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212trm
What is the history of the American lawyer's bar exam?
I was discussing the bar exam last night with some lawyer friends and it really seems like an antiquated notion. Clearly it doesn't weed out incompetent attorneys, the number of lawyers that couldn't argue their way out of a paper bag seems to be ever growing. It also does nothing to indicate the ethical implications ...
AskHistorians
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/212trm/what_is_the_history_of_the_american_lawyers_bar/
{ "a_id": [ "cg965v9" ], "score": [ 18 ], "text": [ "Not a historian, but as a law student I feel qualified to give some insight into the reasoning behind the exam.\n\nFirst, passing the Bar shows you're familiar with your state's laws. As many know, states law vary quite widely depending on where...
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92oqw7
what happens in our brains that makes us "like" or prefer one thing over another?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/92oqw7/eli5_what_happens_in_our_brains_that_makes_us/
{ "a_id": [ "e382kef" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "I'm not a professional, but I have heard that whenever you like something, your body makes the hormones dopamine, seratonin, oxitocin, and endorphins. You don't necessarily crave food you like for the taste, for example, just the sensation that c...
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6nksqc
hypnagogia
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6nksqc/eli5_hypnagogia/
{ "a_id": [ "dka89gl" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "That's a popular question here. I hope you find these previous posts helpful.\n\n\n- [Eli5 Sleep Paralysis and Why It Happens...?](_URL_0_)\n- [Eli5 Sleep Paralysis...?](_URL_4_)\n- [Eli5 Sleep Paralysis...?](_URL_3_)\n- [Eli5 How Does Sleep Para...
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t13so
Why are there no true-color pictures of tiny things that are much (!) greater than visible light wavelengths?
i mean i understand you cant get colors from observing a single atom, but what about tiny microbes and bacteria...why are there no true color pics at that scale?
askscience
http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/t13so/why_are_there_no_truecolor_pictures_of_tiny/
{ "a_id": [ "c4in1u9", "c4in267", "c4in2wa" ], "score": [ 3, 5, 2 ], "text": [ "So it depends on how large something is what you can resolve as you already alluded to. Let's make a bacteria a 2.5 um x 2.5 um square. If we take green and crudely put the diffraction limit to be 1/2 t...
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6mj2sb
why does having something on your head (hat, headband, etc) worsen a headache?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6mj2sb/eli5_why_does_having_something_on_your_head_hat/
{ "a_id": [ "dk28xbo" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "To put it simply, headaches are generally skin deep. Pressure on nerves or blood vessels can make it feel worse. Common headache medicines work by reducing inflammation, which reduces that pressure in the inflamed tissue.\n\n_URL_0_\n\n > The br...
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2nd7zh
What were investigative procedures like for crimes committed in colonial America? If I were to have committed murder, how likely was I to get away with it provided I took even the most basic of precautions?
AskHistorians
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2nd7zh/what_were_investigative_procedures_like_for/
{ "a_id": [ "cmd3hqd", "cmd6fko" ], "score": [ 7, 2 ], "text": [ "I can't say much about specifically colonial America, but I have done some reading in the Ratcliff Highway murders, which were somewhat contemporary, and give some insight into the methodology behind early criminal investiga...
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1suluw
Why is redwood naturally rot resistant?
askscience
http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1suluw/why_is_redwood_naturally_rot_resistant/
{ "a_id": [ "ce1g7jd" ], "score": [ 3 ], "text": [ "Compounds known as \"extractives\" cause the wood to be resistant to pests and pathogens. Some of these compounds may be extracted with water; others are soluble in acetone, ethanol, or benzene, and (I suppose) others may be classified based on t...
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2hpwdo
Is it possible to convert the co2 in mars (or similar planets) atmosphere into o2?
Theoretically, as far as my imagination goes, would it be possible to plant trees or other vegetation on the surface of mars, so they can "clean" the atmosphere for humans to breath?
askscience
http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2hpwdo/is_it_possible_to_convert_the_co2_in_mars_or/
{ "a_id": [ "ckux5dh" ], "score": [ 22 ], "text": [ "Yes, and in fact on the next Mars rover, [there will be an instrument that will convert CO2 into O2 in a technology demonstration in preparation for human exploration](_URL_0_).\n\nThe problem with plants on Mars would be the soil moreso than th...
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cbismr
why is science so political? and why does it make you seem left leaning to other people when you don’t deny scientific discoveries?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cbismr/eli5_why_is_science_so_political_and_why_does_it/
{ "a_id": [ "etfrsfe", "etfswru", "etfyw4w", "etggi96" ], "score": [ 15, 4, 5, 2 ], "text": [ "\nI [answered a similar question](_URL_2_) to this on ELI5 around two years ago (and got gilded for the answer!). The previous question was more specific to climate change, but it...
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e8gxzq
How does our body deals or tries to deal with toxic substances such various poisons and specifically heavy metals?
For example, it is said that phagocytes ingest various foreign particles within our body. Does that include toxic substances? When we know what lethal dose is, does that mean that generally speaking anything lower is somehow "dealt" with, or do these substances freely circulate within our body on their own?
askscience
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/e8gxzq/how_does_our_body_deals_or_tries_to_deal_with/
{ "a_id": [ "fac7676", "facdbhx" ], "score": [ 11, 6 ], "text": [ "So phagocytes generally attack bacteria and parasites. Poisons and toxins filtered through the liver and then excreted through the kidneys (for the most part). However if it's a potent toxin like say, curare, which is a pow...
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88oa6t
What motivated León Trotsky to choose Mexico as his place of asylum in 1928?
I am from/in Mexico and , to our shame and demerit, we failed to provide sanctuary to Trotsky after he was exiled by Joseph Stalin's forces in Soviet Russia. Now, I understand that Mexico was sympathetic to communism and spceifically sympathetic to Trotsky, believe you me, I know this very well. My question is, out ...
AskHistorians
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/88oa6t/what_motivated_león_trotsky_to_choose_mexico_as/
{ "a_id": [ "dwmupus" ], "score": [ 5 ], "text": [ "/u/Cozijo answered this question posited slightly differently (as in, why did the Mexican government offer Trotsky asylum and what was the history of Russian Socialist influence in Mexico) [here](_URL_0_) a couple of years ago. You might find the...
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1d8zh6
can 'they' be used as a singular, third party pronoun?
I've heard many people on each side, and I wanted to know the basic arguments for each side, and the cases when it would and wouldn't be acceptable, as well as why. This will settle so many more second-guesses in my writing, so thanks!
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1d8zh6/eli5_can_they_be_used_as_a_singular_third_party/
{ "a_id": [ "c9o1qf4", "c9o3c2y", "c9o3z6t" ], "score": [ 3, 2, 2 ], "text": [ "In English, like many other languages, there is no genderless singular pronoun (bedsides the rarely used \"one\") so male is used as the default. Recently it has been considered sexist to use 'he' when...
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9w0jbi
why are some roads tan, and others black?
I know that they are made out of different materials Tan probably is concrete, and the black is obviously asphalt. However I want to know the different use case for the different materials. I also seem to notice the tan roads tend to have hight speed limits, more road noise, and appears to have more construction vehi...
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9w0jbi/eli5_why_are_some_roads_tan_and_others_black/
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1p0oiu
how did western european countries end up colonizing the world, instead of some other civilization?
China, India, the Ottoman Empire and parts of West Africa were very rich and powerful before Europeans came along and took over. What gave them the edge over these other civilizations?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1p0oiu/eli5_how_did_western_european_countries_end_up/
{ "a_id": [ "ccxjcyk", "ccxjivx" ], "score": [ 5, 3 ], "text": [ "Short answer. Geography\nLong answer. Go watch guns, germs & steel\nThe basic premise is that because of Europeans ability to grow a large variety of low effort high calorie foods in their temperate climate they gained an ...
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2hyi0g
ups drivers not making left turns?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2hyi0g/eli5_ups_drivers_not_making_left_turns/
{ "a_id": [ "ckx5t00", "ckxauye", "ckxe8m8" ], "score": [ 6, 2, 3 ], "text": [ "This article gives great insight on why it's done. \n_URL_0_", "i wonder if it really saves gas if you have to drive extra just to make a right turn instead of a left... for example: \n\n_URL_0_", ...
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1agnpz
Saint Patrick. Who was he? Why is he celebrated to much - why does he have national holidays and parades around the world?
Canada, and other countries (officially and unofficially) celebrates St. Patricks day today. For the most part, it has become a celebration of wearing green, waving the Irish flag, and getting inebriated off green beer. In other words, it's basically become a feel-good day but with obviously no connection to the gene...
AskHistorians
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1agnpz/saint_patrick_who_was_he_why_is_he_celebrated_to/
{ "a_id": [ "c8x8hy9", "c8xam66" ], "score": [ 2, 16 ], "text": [ "1. St. Patrick was born in what is now england toa well off family but was captured and sold as a slave in ireland. he said his faith grew there and once he escaped came back as a missionary, who is credited with getting ri...
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83a6ji
how is putting files in the recycle bin any different from a regular folder?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/83a6ji/eli5_how_is_putting_files_in_the_recycle_bin_any/
{ "a_id": [ "dvgb0bz", "dvgb3j6" ], "score": [ 2, 6 ], "text": [ "Imagine your computer is a spaceship, you have a bunch of storage compartments. oh this old crap? don't need it anymore, probably, put it in the air lock. \n\nNow instead of having two doors between it and the nothingness of...
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6g6hpr
what is a hung government? and why do some people think it's good for britain?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6g6hpr/eli5_what_is_a_hung_government_and_why_do_some/
{ "a_id": [ "dinwijw" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "It's good because with no one party in charge, they don't get to run the country purely on *their* idea of what's best. They have to run it by the other party/parties and reach a compromise (if the other parties are tough enough to argue their ca...
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1nfxg2
Were shields in the Medieval era really painted with the heraldric symbol of a lord the soldier belonged to?
I'm asking this because in [threads about recognising friend from foe in pitched battles](_URL_0_) i've never seen shields mentioned, which makes me wonder about them. Were shields that were painted expensive to make and maintain? Greeks and Romans had painted shields, Celts, Vikings as wells, so i'm interested about ...
AskHistorians
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1nfxg2/were_shields_in_the_medieval_era_really_painted/
{ "a_id": [ "ccish2k", "ccier2y" ], "score": [ 8, 134 ], "text": [ "Medieval shields were covered with fabric, primed with a plastery chalk paint called gesso, then painted with tempera paints and possibly metal leaf. \nProfessional shield makers made shields and were often governed by gui...
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cmeehd
When a stroke or brain damage causes a person to have to re-learn language, how does the brain typically adapt? Do the damaged parts recover or do other parts of the brain take over, and how does this affect the relearning process?
askscience
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/cmeehd/when_a_stroke_or_brain_damage_causes_a_person_to/
{ "a_id": [ "ew1wa2p", "ew1xnuw", "ew207zs" ], "score": [ 2, 12, 6 ], "text": [ "The damaged parts do not recover. By and large, they are dead. The other parts take over, and there is evidence of some processes, like long distance axon sprouting, that are not thought to normally oc...
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y8qfx
How would our brains function without our five senses?
I've begun to think about cyborgs and this is one of the questions that I thought of. Would it be like a dream state? Sleep? Coma? I'm basically trying to understand how the brain would operate on its own. Edit: I'm asking this in the case of that a person has lived for X number of years (say 40) and then has their s...
askscience
http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/y8qfx/how_would_our_brains_function_without_our_five/
{ "a_id": [ "c5tg1rg" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "I read about an experiment in Mikhail Veller's book (he provided a reference, but I won't be able to retrieve it from work). \n\nHe described an experiment where a physically and mentally healthy volunteer was put in a dark sound-proof room, wear...
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wtn9m
what would have happened if the banks didn't get bailed out?
I'm having an argument with my friend about this, and we realized that neither one of us knows what we're talking about. Help?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/wtn9m/what_would_have_happened_if_the_banks_didnt_get/
{ "a_id": [ "c5gci4l", "c5gd7mi", "c5gdd2p", "c5gfxek", "c5ghkrg" ], "score": [ 44, 12, 11, 3, 2 ], "text": [ "Well, put shortly, the US economy would have collapsed, as liquidity would have disappeared and loans would be non-existent. Other Western economies soon ...
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47dlwh
Was the Mongolian composite bow a better weapon than the English longbow?
AskHistorians
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/47dlwh/was_the_mongolian_composite_bow_a_better_weapon/
{ "a_id": [ "d0c867a", "d0ccdy8" ], "score": [ 2, 24 ], "text": [ "I feel this is an odd question. The two bows might be somewhat similar in effect (i.e. shooting an arrow across a distance), but have different purposes. It's like asking if a sniper rifle is a better weapon than an assault...
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18vyal
This might sound like a silly question, but would is it possible to fly through a rainbow?
I've always wanted to get close to one, but they're so far away, mostly. I know it's just light reflecting off water, so would it disappear the closer we got to it or would there be a definitive edge to the rainbow itself?
askscience
http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/18vyal/this_might_sound_like_a_silly_question_but_would/
{ "a_id": [ "c8ik6zd", "c8is30q" ], "score": [ 8, 3 ], "text": [ "No, a rainbow doesn't exist at a definite location like you are thinking. They are an optical phenomenon that always appear up at a specific angle (about 40 to 42 degrees) away from the line from the sun through your head."...
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lbt7n
how computer languages like c and c+ are developed and how they work with the computer?
I've always wondered this. So there is a blank computer and someone decides to write a language for it. How does the computer know what to do with that language? Thanks! EDIT: Awesome thanks everyone! Super interesting and helpful
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/lbt7n/eli5_how_computer_languages_like_c_and_c_are/
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1wmhdb
timeshares? something for rich people or something ?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1wmhdb/eli5_timeshares_something_for_rich_people_or/
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6s5582
why do most of us have one common fear?
Such as Spiders, clowns, heights. Etc
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6s5582/eli5_why_do_most_of_us_have_one_common_fear/
{ "a_id": [ "dlaa8tu" ], "score": [ 5 ], "text": [ "Instinct. Phobias like heights, scuttling insects, snakes are common because these were very common ways to be injured and killed in our past. Depictions of monsters and the supernatural all share common traits across the planet, like big sharp t...
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bxnkw8
how do diuretics work?
ELI5: how is it that a liquid like coffee gives you the urge to pee much faster than water, for example?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bxnkw8/eli5_how_do_diuretics_work/
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4pw1uu
why aren't there nitinol motors?
I have seen older videos using waste heat and nitinol to create a motor. Can someone correct my ignorance with information?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4pw1uu/eli5_why_arent_there_nitinol_motors/
{ "a_id": [ "d4oaeck", "d4odr36" ], "score": [ 3, 4 ], "text": [ "Nitinol motors are just a kind of Stirling Engine. They just don't provide enough power to be useful in most applications. There just aren't that many applications where you need a small amount of power, have a ready source ...
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ytvwa
Question about the temperature inside
I live in Ontario. I am currently living without air-conditioning, and the temperature indoors gets hotter throughout the day and maxes before I am about to go to bed. Why isn't the house cooling down at night? During the day (12:00 to 4:00) It can be as cool as 26C, but can reach up to 30C at night. It makes it hard t...
askscience
http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ytvwa/question_about_the_temperature_inside/
{ "a_id": [ "c5yrll1" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "There's a delay because your house is storing heat in the floors, air, etc. You might try cooling your house with convection. If you have a two-story house and window fans, set them up to blow air in on the ground floor, and blow it out of the up...
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1vl4o9
How far back in history do we see the use of patents?
When did the idea of intellectual property become tangible? How were these rules enforced?
AskHistorians
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1vl4o9/how_far_back_in_history_do_we_see_the_use_of/
{ "a_id": [ "cetca3x" ], "score": [ 5 ], "text": [ "Although actual patent laws which were actively enforced by the state are generally thought to have started with the Venetian Statute of 1474, much earlier precedents do exist. In 500 BC in the Greek city of Sybari, culinary innovators were able ...
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18fhhg
Why is the relationship between time and light as it is, and why does it break classical space-time for anything to travel faster than it?
askscience
http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/18fhhg/why_is_the_relationship_between_time_and_light_as/
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m5e8c
What are the effects of Heavier then Earth Gravity on a human?
What are the effects of heavier then earth surface gravity (say x2) on a human? If a human were put on a planet that has double the strength of earth's surface gravity would that human be able to adapt and become stronger? Or would the human die, due to the heavier gravity? Also what would be the effects on a human g...
askscience
http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/m5e8c/what_are_the_effects_of_heavier_then_earth/
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1xwnct
why do people "share" porn over social media like reddit or twitter? possible nsfw
I am not saying "Why is porn on the internet", but why is it shared among friends and strangers alike? I feel that when people show each other sexy pics of their SO, it is a way to brag as well to validate their partner, but just images of porn stars they have never met makes no sense to me along those lines. Why brag ...
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xwnct/eli5_why_do_people_share_porn_over_social_media/
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4boele
during hitler's rise to power, did people in germany debate whether or not he was fascist and anti-semitic or was it widely accepted?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4boele/eli5_during_hitlers_rise_to_power_did_people_in/
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6zf6bx
Do pencil markings make your paper heavier?
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https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6zf6bx/do_pencil_markings_make_your_paper_heavier/
{ "a_id": [ "dmw23ud" ], "score": [ 11 ], "text": [ "Yes, since you're just rubbing small amounts of graphite onto your paper. The same goes for ink markings from pens or markers. You are adding matter, so you are increasing mass. However, since you're adding such a tiny amount, it would be diffic...
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1edv2p
How long does it take for a population III star to form?
Hi, briliant minds of askscience, Let me begin by saying im just a guy who whants to learn the truth about the universe and i am by no means a scientist or have a PhD so maybe you guys can help me out with solving this question, well actually questions. So here we go: How long does it take for a population III star ...
askscience
http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1edv2p/how_long_does_it_take_for_a_population_iii_star/
{ "a_id": [ "c9ziq3q" ], "score": [ 3 ], "text": [ "Hi there - your English is good!\n\nWe're not exactly sure how population III stars formed, but we expect it would be quite different to star formation in the present day, because the interstellar medium was much warmer, denser, and not yet ionis...
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4vi5dk
what is the 'birds and the bees' story, and how is it meant to be an accurate, child-friendly explanation of sex?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4vi5dk/eli5_what_is_the_birds_and_the_bees_story_and_how/
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2b67k9
Compromise of 1790
I'm currently reading "Empire of Liberty" by Gordon Wood. In the Compromise of 1790 he says that basically the location of the nation's capital was moved in exchange of debts being turned over to the federal government. My question is, how important was it to move the capital at that time? Was it a psychology victor...
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http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2b67k9/compromise_of_1790/
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l9l3u
yeast
Just what the hell is it? And where does it come from? Do we mine yeast? Do we farm it? Is it 'alive'? Yeast!
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/l9l3u/eli5_yeast/
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54cigs
what is the biological difference between a queen ant and a regular "worker" ant?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/54cigs/eli5what_is_the_biological_difference_between_a/
{ "a_id": [ "d80qn6h", "d80t0f0" ], "score": [ 8, 6 ], "text": [ "The queen is capable of mating and laying eggs. That is about the only actions she does. The worker ants are infertile and vary in body type based on task in many colonies. Some colonies will have 4-5 different types of work...
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arshi7
how does alexa work so quickly and accurately when it supposedly isn't listening-in at all times?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/arshi7/eli5_how_does_alexa_work_so_quickly_and/
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guky2
Could it ever be possible to record somebodies dreams in audio or video format?
askscience
http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/guky2/could_it_ever_be_possible_to_record_somebodies/
{ "a_id": [ "c1qhupp" ], "score": [ 8 ], "text": [ "So this thread is full of non-responses and incorrect responses.\n\nAnd nearly all of them are infuriating me.\n\n\nWhat you're asking is analogous to \"uploading/downloading\" in the brain. The answer is no. We have had countless threads about t...
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3f3teh
why does air travel (especially us airlines) have such a low rate of failure?
In terms of major crashes or large passenger aircraft, why is there such a low chance that the plane will crash? Obviously we don't want that to happen. But there seem to be so many variables involved, the airlines have done a good job in keeping planes in the sky. Is it the engineering practices? Standards? Other...
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3f3teh/eli5_why_does_air_travel_especially_us_airlines/
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41ffvb
Why did "Nationalist" China collapse in the face of "Communist" China so easily?
I often read about Kai-shek and how his government was corrupt and a failed institution. Why did China implode and come out the way it did in the 50s? Were there any key moments that could've changed it? I read something about a kidnapping of Kai-shek, but otherwise remain ignorant.
AskHistorians
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/41ffvb/why_did_nationalist_china_collapse_in_the_face_of/
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1kicer
how do our bodies convert the food we eat into feces?
Or any animal. What is the process? We consume many, many different foods, but our feces is almost always brown. Why?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1kicer/eli5_how_do_our_bodies_convert_the_food_we_eat/
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35gp4y
when our brains find something funny, why don't we just think it's funny. why do we often expel air through our noses, or laugh out loud?sometime to the point we can hardly breathe.
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35gp4y/eli5when_our_brains_find_something_funny_why_dont/
{ "a_id": [ "cr4ehpr" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "Humor is a really important social tool. \nIt's likely we wouldn't experience humor if it weren't communicated in some way." ] }
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bvygoj
the amounts of elements formed during supernovaes
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explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bvygoj/eli5_the_amounts_of_elements_formed_during/
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2jchpg
Why did King or Emperors use so many titles?
If we look at say Francis II the last Holy Roman Emperor even after his abdication after the 30 year war used the following: > [Francis the First, by the grace of God Emperor of Austria; King of Jerusalem, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Galicia and Lodomeria; Archduke of Austria; Duke of Lorraine, Sal...
AskHistorians
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2jchpg/why_did_king_or_emperors_use_so_many_titles/
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93wehx
What is the most dangerous part of car exhaust for the human body, the gases or particulate matter?
askscience
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/93wehx/what_is_the_most_dangerous_part_of_car_exhaust/
{ "a_id": [ "e3jcvqu" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "Carbon monoxide is the most dangerous component of exhaust. It has a binding affinity for hemoglobin something on the order 100x that of oxygen, so the CO molecules bind in your blood over O2 and you are unable to transport oxygen within your bod...
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d7jdm6
why can you die from using methamphetamine and having anthesisa performed on you?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d7jdm6/eli5_why_can_you_die_from_using_methamphetamine/
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5gu7t7
what's an easy way to describe gap insurance?
I've been told and read about it, no one gives examples, easy examples. Please help.
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5gu7t7/eli5_whats_an_easy_way_to_describe_gap_insurance/
{ "a_id": [ "dav2h9b" ], "score": [ 3 ], "text": [ "GAP insurance covers the difference between the actual cash value of a vehicle (what your insurance will pay if it is totaled) and the balance still owed on the financing (car loan, lease, etc.). GAP coverage is mainly used on new and used small ...
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6s5osv
why does a small private plane such a cessna cost so much more than the materials and labor?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6s5osv/eli5_why_does_a_small_private_plane_such_a_cessna/
{ "a_id": [ "dla7nmn", "dla8oe8" ], "score": [ 7, 2 ], "text": [ "Several reasons.\n\n- The material are actually more expansive. For a car you can use normal steel, you don't need high end material unless you make a high end car. But you can't use that for a plane of it will be way too he...
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3t3hem
Are there many examples of sieges throughout the 20th century, which lasted for months or years like mediaeval sieges?
I'd also be interested in knowing why we don't seem to hear about sieges in 20th century or modern warfare any more. Starving your enemy out of a city seems like a very effective strategy.
AskHistorians
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3t3hem/are_there_many_examples_of_sieges_throughout_the/
{ "a_id": [ "cx2txn2" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "The Siege of Leningrad in WWII lasted 872 days, and was one of the most destructive sieges in history.\n\nThe Germans and the Finns besieged Leningrad. The Russians defended. The siege was rarely complete, as supplies (in small numbers) could s...
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42xs7d
how do comedians verify if their jokes are original?
With all the backlash that Amy Shcumer is getting over plagiarizing jokes, wondering how comedians could possibly know if their material is original.
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/42xs7d/eli5_how_do_comedians_verify_if_their_jokes_are/
{ "a_id": [ "czdv2hn" ], "score": [ 5 ], "text": [ "They don't.\n\nIf you come up with it on your own and it just happens to be similar, thats not stealing a joke. Some comedians may try and vet that to hopefully not get accused but most people understand that happens. \n\nYou have to actually put...
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a7os23
how are non-organ, donated body parts prepared to be transplanted such as skin?
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explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a7os23/eli5_how_are_nonorgan_donated_body_parts_prepared/
{ "a_id": [ "ec4kawf" ], "score": [ 6 ], "text": [ "Skin *is* an organ. \n\nSkin harvested from body donations is used for transplants, and in that case it is called a *cadaver skin transplant* or *allograft* to differentiate it from a transplant of one's own skin.\n\nA device known as a *dermatom...
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1i5gdn
Was the CSA doomed to be ruled by the most powerful states?
Is there any sort of a historical parallel between the end of the Holy Roman Empire, which was torn apart by the two powerful states of Prussia and Austria, and the CSA? Was their confederation lose enough to allow, for example, Virgina to annex or invande parts of other states, and so on, as happened in the HRE?
AskHistorians
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1i5gdn/was_the_csa_doomed_to_be_ruled_by_the_most/
{ "a_id": [ "cb15eq7", "cb165c6" ], "score": [ 3, 3 ], "text": [ "Well, this is all what-ifs and hypothetical, but I don't think that larger states like Virginia would begin to annex neighboring states for a few reasons.\n\n1. Whereas the Holy Roman Empire was once comprised of hundreds of...
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912vye
Was the Medici family actually corrupt?
Common knowledge is that the Medici family was a gang of rich bankers who were incredibly corrupt. They are treated like an earlier Italian version of the Rothschilds, and anything with their name on it must stink. However, the Medici family was also huge proponents of art and are, in part, the reason why we have many...
AskHistorians
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/912vye/was_the_medici_family_actually_corrupt/
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qd3zo
How does human space exploration stack up against robotic exploration? (Voting optional)
Why don't robots get more historical love for their space exploration accomplishments. Notice on this poll that Neil and Buzz still get the votes, despite some pretty amazing unmanned feats (_URL_0_ - you have to vote to see results) So, historians, are robots that boring?
AskHistorians
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/qd3zo/how_does_human_space_exploration_stack_up_against/
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58vlsa
After divorcing or beheading 80% of his wives at that point, what did Henry VIII's last wife expect to happen to her?
AskHistorians
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/58vlsa/after_divorcing_or_beheading_80_of_his_wives_at/
{ "a_id": [ "d93oo0a", "d94f4t1" ], "score": [ 462, 7 ], "text": [ "I understand where you are coming from, but the question far oversimplifies the politics and reality facing Henry VIII during the early sixteenth century. Let's take a look at this one wife at a time.\n\nKatherine of Arago...
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5s8w45
Why do the Chinese hate the Dalai Lama so much?
I have a colleague in the UC system right now who is going berserk over the fact that His Holiness is invited as a commencement speaker at UCSD. I fully understand why people in the West love and adore him. I also understand on a basic level why the Chinese hate him. But I'm not understanding the details of how Chines...
AskHistorians
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5s8w45/why_do_the_chinese_hate_the_dalai_lama_so_much/
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7f591g
how does the human ear discern between a quiet noise and a distant noise?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7f591g/eli5how_does_the_human_ear_discern_between_a/
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4uj7tc
why do men need stimuli for an ejaculation? wouldn't it be better if you could do it actively like moving a muscle?
Wouldn't it be advantageous in wild nature (This is what humans are supposed to live in, after all) to be able to ejaculate as quickly as possible, or even do it completely conscious like moving an arm? So: in - inject - out. This would reduce mating time drastically and so the time you are exposed to predators. I g...
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4uj7tc/eli5_why_do_men_need_stimuli_for_an_ejaculation/
{ "a_id": [ "d5q32lw", "d5q3s71", "d5q6eln" ], "score": [ 14, 3, 2 ], "text": [ "There needs to be a positive feeling associated with sex to make sure we do it. If it was like flexible your arm, then you would not go out and look for it. Its like working out. We know we should, but...
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4s04yl
What were some of the factors that lead to the city of Atlanta to be settled and grow as large as it has?
I was recently in Atlanta and curious why they picked that spot to settle and what factors made people want to settle there? There's no coast, I don't think there's any river for shipping routes, I'm always surprised the city is so big. What factors contributed to its growth when it isn't like a typical American city...
AskHistorians
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4s04yl/what_were_some_of_the_factors_that_lead_to_the/
{ "a_id": [ "d55jdmc", "d55nnsq" ], "score": [ 3, 14 ], "text": [ "That's an interesting question. I wonder that about a lot of cities. I don't want to hijack your thread but I'm interested in the reconstruction of the city after it burned as well.", "Atlanta native here.\n\nThe simpl...
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1uuq52
When did the NBA become considered a major league in America?
_URL_0_ Just asking this after reading this entry about Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point game. The way people talk about it now, it seems like one of the greatest and most celebrated events in sports history. But it seems like it wasn't a big deal at the time, as major newspapers barely gave it any coverage. Plus, the ...
AskHistorians
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1uuq52/when_did_the_nba_become_considered_a_major_league/
{ "a_id": [ "cema9nv" ], "score": [ 3 ], "text": [ "Well the important thing to remember about that game is that it turned into more of a farce than one of the \"greatest and most celebrated games\". Kinda like those [DIII schools that set scoring records by centering their offense on one player a...
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1hxh80
how sound works?
I read a post where someone said that there is no sound in space. I wanted to know why? What causes sound to be heard?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1hxh80/eli5how_sound_works/
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zd9mm
When a body is in motion, its mass increases relative to an observer at rest. Why?
askscience
http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/zd9mm/when_a_body_is_in_motion_its_mass_increases/
{ "a_id": [ "c63nona" ], "score": [ 4 ], "text": [ "First off, it doesn't. This is called relativistic mass, and it is a mis-understanding of relativity. What actually happens is that as objects approach the speed of light it's momentum increases faster than Newton's momentum equation, p = mv, wou...
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6pmasf
how come if milk is poured in to a pint glass, that when ever beer is poured into the same pint glass it will become flat?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6pmasf/eli5_how_come_if_milk_is_poured_in_to_a_pint/
{ "a_id": [ "dkqg2yt" ], "score": [ 8 ], "text": [ "That is a myth. Beer will always go flat once it is not under pressure (keg, bottle, or can) so it will go flat in any glass that it is poured into. \n\nNow the kernel of truth that exists is that if you pour beer into an unwashed milk glass it w...
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9pg2gt
what optical property allows a projector to project a coherent image onto a surface while simply pointing an lcd screen at surface only produces a blurry image?
I've always found this difficult to understand. When you point an LCD screen at a surface, the projected image is usually blurry even when the surface is very close. However, a projector does project a coherent image onto a screen. What specific optical property is allowing a projector to do this? Also, is the reason ...
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9pg2gt/eli5_what_optical_property_allows_a_projector_to/
{ "a_id": [ "e81j095" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "A projector has a series of lenses on the inside that focus the image. You can adjust these lenses to focus the image, where as a lcd screen is light scattering in any direction with no organization. " ] }
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5hb0bt
how do companies like gj wentworth work?
I assume they don't just give you one lump some of cash.
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5hb0bt/eli5_how_do_companies_like_gj_wentworth_work/
{ "a_id": [ "daysm5y", "dayspdm" ], "score": [ 23, 7 ], "text": [ "When you win a lawsuit or settle it in your favor, the person you won the money from usually doesn't have to pay you all at once. Instead, there is a payment plan. When you agree to such a payment plan, instead of having a ...
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2t9b69
Does sharing drinks, eating things that were on the floor, etc actually improve the immune system?
askscience
http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2t9b69/does_sharing_drinks_eating_things_that_were_on/
{ "a_id": [ "cnxj3y0" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "In the sense that you increase the number of antigens your body encounters, and thus the number of different kinds of antibodies you produce, yes.\n\nIn the sense that you won't get sick or that you might not accidentally encounter some bacteria,...
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bb7rrz
Are there linking species between sexual and asexual reproduction? They just seem so discrete
askscience
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/bb7rrz/are_there_linking_species_between_sexual_and/
{ "a_id": [ "ekh58w5", "ekh85g1", "ekiz7am" ], "score": [ 16, 6, 2 ], "text": [ "Just speaking generally, there are species (I know of single cell organisms for sure) that can reproduce both sexually and asexually. If the organism gains a competitive advantage from sexual reproduct...
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811xr8
Why is WW2 considered to be a major catalyst in the advancement of women in America when they had been a large part of the workforce since factories became mainstream?
The recent post and answers regarding OSHA got me thinking about women and children working in textiles factories and whatnot. Was there a shift in roles from employee to traditional homemaker then back to employee again?
AskHistorians
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/811xr8/why_is_ww2_considered_to_be_a_major_catalyst_in/
{ "a_id": [ "dv5cy7o" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "There are two sides to this answer.\n\nOne side is that World War II did see (in America and elsewhere) an explosion of women a) performing jobs that had traditionally been coded masculine, such as laborers in factories making munitions and machi...
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[ [ "https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/profiles/chocolatepot", "https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/profiles/sunagainstgold" ] ]
2dm88p
how does live cd work?
I consider myself an adequate Linux user, and have a general layperson's understanding of computer systems. However, I still don't understand how Live CD works. Specifically, I noticed that you can still create new files (such as using apt-get to install packages), but since the system image and other files are suppos...
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2dm88p/eli5how_does_live_cd_work/
{ "a_id": [ "cjqu6y9", "cjqwma0" ], "score": [ 3, 2 ], "text": [ "Yes, AFAIK live system create in-memory file systems. _URL_0_\n\nI don't think you can run those if the main memory is too small.", "Instead of mounting the file systems on to persistent storage, such as a hard disk, the...
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99stce
how does going to a malacious website help the people behind it spy on you and take your personal information?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/99stce/eli5_how_does_going_to_a_malacious_website_help/
{ "a_id": [ "e4q5xfm" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "They can look at your cookies, which are bits of info that search engines like Google use to find ads that suit you. Companies can look into these to find out things such as your age, gender, and use that to track you further. I'm not an expert, ...
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fwquy9
how gear ratios, long and short gears work.
Half a year ago I got my licence, which made me want to know as many things as I can about cars. The physics behind the working of a vehicle is the most interesting part for me. I've read many articles, and watched videos, therefore I now know quite a lot about the topic, but gears, gear ratios is something that I defi...
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fwquy9/eli5_how_gear_ratios_long_and_short_gears_work/
{ "a_id": [ "fmpvec8", "fmpwyay" ], "score": [ 2, 3 ], "text": [ "lets say you have a gear with only say 10 teeth, against a gear with say 20. the constant in this case is that spinning through one tooth (36 degrees) on the first cog, moves through one tooth (18 degrees) on the second cog....
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tgsnd
which is more powerful the suck of a fan or the blow of a fan or are they the same?
An interesting question my older brother just asked me. I'm not totally sure how to answer. Any help?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/tgsnd/which_is_more_powerful_the_suck_of_a_fan_or_the/
{ "a_id": [ "c4mhfsp" ], "score": [ 13 ], "text": [ "Imagine a lot of people entering the Disneyland through the turnstiles. They are very uneducated people so they don't have the habit of queuing. Instead, they just congregate near the entrance as they move slowly through the turnstiles one by on...
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8szciv
why are different kinds of disinfectants used in different situations?
i’m specifically thinking of iodine hydrogen peroxide and rubbing alcohol ex. rubbing alcohol is used for shots iodine for surgeries and hydrogen peroxide for at home use on cuts and scrapes and i’m just wondering why they are used this way (my last post was removed for this so i would just like to clarify that i am in...
askscience
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8szciv/why_are_different_kinds_of_disinfectants_used_in/
{ "a_id": [ "e140ekc", "e15c0vp" ], "score": [ 3, 2 ], "text": [ "This can be a big deal--there are often specific guidelines on how to clean for certain diseases and equipment. C diff infections are notoriously hard to kill, and require crazy amounts of cleaning in a patient's room to mak...
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[ [ "https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/pdf/guidelines/disinfection-guidelines.pdf" ], [] ]
1yxyh1
how does a html5 video load instantly (even on a phone), never buffers, and has amazing quality, when the same video in a gif takes 30 seconds to load, stutters, and looks like shit, and a flash video buffers and pauses all the time, and why isn't everyone using html5?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1yxyh1/eli5_how_does_a_html5_video_load_instantly_even/
{ "a_id": [ "cfoto4v" ], "score": [ 4 ], "text": [ "Easy:\n**GIFs** are basically a series of images strung together, created decades ago. They are really simple files. Long gifs are made up of quite a few hundred images that you have to load and as such you can imagine they are quite slow.\n\n**F...
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30oilp
After a nephrectomy, how does the body fill the empty space where the kidney was?
askscience
http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/30oilp/after_a_nephrectomy_how_does_the_body_fill_the/
{ "a_id": [ "cpv1k96" ], "score": [ 5 ], "text": [ "The kidney is retroperitoneal, which means it is under the peritoneal cavity. There is a small amount of blood which eventually gets resorbed. But apart from that the body doesn't do anything with the extra space. " ] }
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2zrbtr
why do we most often focus on economic growth in absolute gdp terms instead of gdp per capita?
It's always bugged me that I read about economic growth in real GDP terms being the same primary metric of economic success for countries with high population growth (like Lebanon) as it is for countries with low or negative population growth (like Japan). Why isn't economic growth always discussed in per capita terms...
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2zrbtr/eli5why_do_we_most_often_focus_on_economic_growth/
{ "a_id": [ "cplkxzd" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "GDP isn't meant to be used as an employment statistic, you're absolutely right about that. It's supposed to measure a nation's ability to participate in a war through the creation of useful goods and services, and it's overall purchasing power to...
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fstna3
during the therapy of a person, what's the goal of a psychologist?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fstna3/eli5_during_the_therapy_of_a_person_whats_the/
{ "a_id": [ "fm3dfhr", "fm3hi9m" ], "score": [ 2, 6 ], "text": [ "The goal of the therapist is to help the client find their own goals and support them as they work towards those goals.\n\nSafety is also the top priority, so sometimes assessments of SI or SIB need to happen.\n\nBut overall...
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54elst
Were the Romans aware that an eclipse of the Sun was caused by the Moon blocking its light?
I'm just reading Augustine's City of God, and he argues that the darkening of the Sun mentioned in the gospel accounts could not be explained by a lunar eclipse, because the crucifixion occurred at passover which is always a full moon, and eclipses always occur during the "last quarter" of the moon. Firstly, what does...
AskHistorians
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/54elst/were_the_romans_aware_that_an_eclipse_of_the_sun/
{ "a_id": [ "d8172iu" ], "score": [ 8 ], "text": [ "The Greeks reportedly knew how to predict them as far back as 585 BC. Herodotus gives an account in *The Histories*:\n\n > ...just as the battle was growing warm, day was on a sudden changed into night. This event had been foretold by Thales, th...
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12t7u6
Does cooling really account for 30% of all CO2 production by humanity?
Today, my professor for thermodynamics claimed that 'it is estimated that cooling (i.e. airconditioners, refrigerators and other cooling devices) account for 30% of humanity's CO2 production. It sounded like quite a bold statement to me, so I wonder: is there any truth to this claim?
askscience
http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/12t7u6/does_cooling_really_account_for_30_of_all_co2/
{ "a_id": [ "c6xxq6b", "c6xzkmt" ], "score": [ 3, 2 ], "text": [ "Ask him to provide a source for that statistic next time you see him. \n\nThe number seems high, but not outside the realm of possibility considering [this](_URL_0_) site claims 40% of energy consumption is from buildings. H...
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19numt
Are there any notable examples of history vindicating someone? Perhaps an action that was not popular but proved instrumental later?
I'm just curious, I really like tragedies that turn into happy endings, eventually. They say that the worst plight of history is an unjustly sullied name.
AskHistorians
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/19numt/are_there_any_notable_examples_of_history/
{ "a_id": [ "c8q2fes" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "Must resist username joke...\n\n[Seward's Folly](_URL_0_) is probably the most obvious in terms of a standard high school history class. Not everyone thought buying Alaska for two cents an acre was a good idea. I'd say that he was vindicated.\n\n...
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40g1dw
Did the Russo-Finnish Winter War actually encourage Germany to attack Russia?
I've been reading about the Russo-Finnish Winter War lately, and was very interested to read that the war might have convinced Hitler to invade Russia (due to the Soviets' poor performance). On Wikipedia it states: "Perhaps more importantly, the very poor performance of the Red Army encouraged Hitler to think that an...
AskHistorians
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/40g1dw/did_the_russofinnish_winter_war_actually/
{ "a_id": [ "cyty492" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "Hiya!\n\nThe short answer is yes, the appalling performance of the Red Army in the Winter War was absolutely influential in convincing Nazi Germany, and indeed other states, that the USSR would be incapable of defeating a German invasion. I've di...
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tqash
Have there been many incidences of a country re-locating their government in the face of invasion?
To clarify, I don't mean a government-in-exile, but a case of the govenment moving from their capital to a more defencible location when an invading army came too close to the capital. I know, for example, that when the French invaded Russia in 1812, that the Russians did not surrender when Napoleon captured Moscow. In...
AskHistorians
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/tqash/have_there_been_many_incidences_of_a_country/
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4wvrkv
Can Pauli's exclusion principle be violated?
askscience
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4wvrkv/can_paulis_exclusion_principle_be_violated/
{ "a_id": [ "d6aa0a6" ], "score": [ 111 ], "text": [ "No. There are a few steps along the logical progression that lead to Pauli's principle, and they're all more or less iron-clad.\n\nFirst, if you have a wavefunction representing multiple identical particles, Ψ(x*_1_*,x*_2_*,...,x*_i_*,...,x*_j_...
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30qdq3
Judas's betrayal of Jesus and Roman law
Why did the Romans have Judas betray Jesus? Specifically, how did that benefit the case they were building against him? I'm likely going to get some details wrong as I'm not a student of either the Bible nor Rome. His "betrayal with a kiss" happens when he tells the Roman guard to arrest Jesus. Were they that likely ...
AskHistorians
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/30qdq3/judass_betrayal_of_jesus_and_roman_law/
{ "a_id": [ "cpuw5c1", "cpuwr7i" ], "score": [ 8, 2 ], "text": [ "I think you’ve misread some basic details in the Gospels. I recommend at least reading through Matthew 26-27 and John 18-19.\nThe accounts we have do not have Judas betraying Jesus in relation to Roman Law, but in relation t...
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1u6l7q
why do i sometimes hear a really high-pitched noise in one of my ears then go deaf in that ear for a minute?
It happens once every couple weeks and lasts anywhere from a few seconds to a couple minutes
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1u6l7q/why_do_i_sometimes_hear_a_really_highpitched/
{ "a_id": [ "cef0fv1", "cefe76r" ], "score": [ 3, 8 ], "text": [ "You could have [tinnitus](_URL_0_).\n\nYou should see a doctor if you want any further information, since asking for medical advice is not allowed in this forum.", "WebMD says you have Cancer." ] }
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3oxe2i
why is north korea generally not considered to be a monarchy?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3oxe2i/eli5_why_is_north_korea_generally_not_considered/
{ "a_id": [ "cw1b60y" ], "score": [ 3 ], "text": [ "Because it's not a monarchy, it's a single-party state.\n\nBasically, the government consists of the Worker's Party of Korea, which is led by Jim Jong Un as the Secretary of the Worker's Party (and commander of the military).\n\n" ] }
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5lq6ku
How did early computers display characters in languages where the letters are more complicated than English-type (and languages that use the same characters)?
Like with [Japanese characters](_URL_0_), was it difficult to fit all the little markings of each character? Even with [English characters](_URL_2_) in very [basic fonts](_URL_1_), it seems like there is little wiggle room and that the characters had to be carefully designed (and yes I know the characters are not speci...
askscience
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5lq6ku/how_did_early_computers_display_characters_in/
{ "a_id": [ "dby2aqz", "dby2lsh" ], "score": [ 4, 3 ], "text": [ "I can say a bit about how it worked for Japanese in particular. For early computers there are actually two problems: one is that, like you say, there is not really enough pixels on the screen to display legible characters. A...
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3lhh5j
the difference between headphones
I'm considering looking for a new pair of headphones, and I am nowhere remotely close to an audiophile. But I do think a new pair of headphones would be nice because I've had my pair for years. Thing is, the prices confuse me when I know nothing about sound quality and the descriptions offer no help. So ELI5: How do an...
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3lhh5j/eli5_the_difference_between_headphones/
{ "a_id": [ "cv6c7z4" ], "score": [ 13 ], "text": [ "Please for the mother of god, go to _URL_0_ and make a new post. Tell them what type of music you listen to and if you play games or not. Tell them if you like bass or not, or if you even have a preference. Explain the types of instruments th...
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b2um7w
Does having a fast metabolic rate cause your body to generate heat faster?
I have a sonic fast metabolism and every night I get bad night sweats, also I am fine in the very cold but anything above 80 is much much too hot for me.
askscience
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/b2um7w/does_having_a_fast_metabolic_rate_cause_your_body/
{ "a_id": [ "eixwt64" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "Your metabolic rate is the energy you use per unit time, and as we all know energy can come in different forms, including heat. Individuals that have a slower metabolism can feel a bit colder, although not too normal, it can occur as well as vise...
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be71hq
Why was Opeartion Barbarossa so sucessful at first and how did the soviets stop it later?
As the title says, I would like to know why was the german offensive so successful in the first stages of opeartion barbarossa. Were the soviets not expecting an attack or was the red army simply too weak to stop them at first? What changed when they finally halted the offensive?
AskHistorians
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/be71hq/why_was_opeartion_barbarossa_so_sucessful_at/
{ "a_id": [ "el3yk4s" ], "score": [ 8 ], "text": [ "The initial success has a number of factors. For one, the Great Purge took out a huge proportion of the most senior staff- Marshalls, Corps commanders, admirals, etc. While not all were killed, and some were eventually \"rehabilitated\", this mea...
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[ [ "http://tankarchives.blogspot.com/2013/03/battle-of-raseiniai.html?m=1" ] ]
o6ijx
Who was the first monarch?
AskHistorians
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/o6ijx/who_was_the_first_monarch/
{ "a_id": [ "c3eru2v" ], "score": [ 41 ], "text": [ "The oldest monarch almost certainly lived in ancient Mesopotamia or Egypt.\n\nThe oldest datable monarch that we can be certain existed historically is currently [Lugalzagesi of Umma](_URL_2_) (2341-2316 BCE) who was the first city-ruler of an a...
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7xp7qa
what would happen if we didn't remove the air bubble from syringes?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7xp7qa/eli5_what_would_happen_if_we_didnt_remove_the_air/
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3yl1uh
in the united states why is it legal for me to home brew beer but illegal for me to distill spirits?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3yl1uh/eli5_in_the_united_states_why_is_it_legal_for_me/
{ "a_id": [ "cyebxa3", "cyedgbe", "cyedgvh", "cyedtyc", "cyejyae" ], "score": [ 38, 15, 9, 20, 5 ], "text": [ "Chances of adult soda go boom not very high. Chances adult spirits go boom much, much higher", "Search turns up a few prior discussions, including one ...
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ecjcth
how did studios able to upgrade old mv to 4k on youtube (especially last christmas by wham)?
How difficult is the conversion?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ecjcth/eli5_how_did_studios_able_to_upgrade_old_mv_to_4k/
{ "a_id": [ "fbbrjha" ], "score": [ 6 ], "text": [ "Actual 35mm has a expected resolution of approximately 4K so it's just a matter of doing a new transfer from the film to digital media. So there's really not a whole lot involved it's just a matter of scanning the film in at the higher resolution...
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3i7hdp
what is going on with the hugo awards
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3i7hdp/eli5_what_is_going_on_with_the_hugo_awards/
{ "a_id": [ "cudxi69", "cudxnak", "cudxux5" ], "score": [ 2, 2, 2 ], "text": [ "This was asked previously at _URL_0_.\n\nI thought the article relatively straightforward, but I was already familiar with the basic Hugo process. Perhaps if you started a new thread asking specificall...
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