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9ozrn3 | ny why do cars on the opposite side of a divided highway have to stop for a school bus flashing red lights? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9ozrn3/eli5ny_why_do_cars_on_the_opposite_side_of_a/ | {
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lzxeq | eil5: why is hate speech not protected speech? | I get that hate speech is bad, but what makes it different from normal, protected speech? As far as I understand, in Snyder v Phelps, for example, the Supreme Court ruled that the Westboro Baptist Church could continue protesting because even though what they're doing is bad, it's still speech and is thus protected. So... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/lzxeq/eil5_why_is_hate_speech_not_protected_speech/ | {
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6zfcws | how do dogs know not to jump out of the truck bed when their driver is speeding down the highway? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6zfcws/eli5_how_do_dogs_know_not_to_jump_out_of_the/ | {
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1ly0zp | key pairs and public key cryptography | I've tried reading Wikipedia and HowStuffWorks' articles on public key cryptography but I still don't understand it completely. As far as I know, the public key is for decrypting ciphertext, but what does the private key do, and why is it needed?
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17383i | why is inflation something that japan wants, but the us doesn't? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/17383i/why_is_inflation_something_that_japan_wants_but/ | {
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59avws | why did germany respect neutral status in wwii? | Just curious why they respected the neutral stance of Switzerland and Spain while obviously not caring for any position of the other countries they blitzkrieged through and occupied during the conflict. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/59avws/eli5why_did_germany_respect_neutral_status_in_wwii/ | {
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1rx5jb | why do stores discount their merchandise during the holiday season? that is, why is it advantageous to decrease prices as demand increases, rather than increase prices? | economics is my weak point, but I always thought that prices should increase as demand increases? I'm sure supply also factors in to that equation .. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rx5jb/eli5why_do_stores_discount_their_merchandise/ | {
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7mka8z | why does toilet paper get wrinkly as you near the end of the roll? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7mka8z/eli5why_does_toilet_paper_get_wrinkly_as_you_near/ | {
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8q2g5j | when inhaling deeply, why do you start to struggle, your intake of oxygen gets almost shaky? is this your lungs reaching absolute maximum capacity? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8q2g5j/eli5_when_inhaling_deeply_why_do_you_start_to/ | {
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4330px | plot of the film "the big short" | So, i am the person who doesnt understand most basic economic terms. Plus, english is not my first language, there are a lot of things in USA economy system that just dont exist in my country, so i cant understand the plot of this film. But im very interested in it, i did watch the first 10 minutes of it and then i got... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4330px/eli5plot_of_the_film_the_big_short/ | {
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7cakmq | why waves ? all energy transfer in nature from one point to another happens in waves. light, sound, even gravity travels in waves. which fundamental property of nature is responsible for wave like nature ? are there other non-wave like ways to transfer energy from one point to another ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7cakmq/eli5_why_waves_all_energy_transfer_in_nature_from/ | {
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2m3v7v | why can't phone just film in horizontal all the time if the lenses are circular? | If a camera lense is just a circle, wouldn't you be able to always film in horizontal? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2m3v7v/eli5_why_cant_phone_just_film_in_horizontal_all/ | {
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5iaxc0 | why do many otc pills like tylenol or cold pills have a warning saying not to crush or chew them? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5iaxc0/eli5_why_do_many_otc_pills_like_tylenol_or_cold/ | {
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3orptw | how is an island made artificially? like what china is doing the south sea. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3orptw/eli5_how_is_an_island_made_artificially_like_what/ | {
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330u7p | how is the money calculated from advertisements on a website? is it based on views, clicks or a combination of things? | So me and my friends created a website _URL_0_ because we were bored and are trying to earn a bit of money from advertisements but are not sure where we are earning our money from. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/330u7p/eli5_how_is_the_money_calculated_from/ | {
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6oqy0j | how can a movie be "on film" if all the editing and effects work is digital? | With Dunkirk coming out this weekend in 70mm across the US, what is the point of shooting on film if it's just going to be transferred onto a computer for editing? I wouldn't you lose some of the picture quality? How is this any different than just transferring a movie that was shot digitally onto film for exhibition. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6oqy0j/eli5_how_can_a_movie_be_on_film_if_all_the/ | {
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49ncwe | google's search prediction (aka mind reading) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/49ncwe/eli5_googles_search_prediction_aka_mind_reading/ | {
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40fjhz | how does sizing a turbocharger on a car work? | I apologize if I've already fucked something up, as this is my first post on reddit. Anyway, I've just purchased a 2013 Subaru Impreza WRX. From all of the research I've done, most people have said it's an amazing car, both in terms of reliability and performance. It's a bit too early to tell how reliable it will be, b... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/40fjhz/eli5_how_does_sizing_a_turbocharger_on_a_car_work/ | {
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2ng5km | - how do good actors portray characters that are bad actors? how do they intentionally act poorly while still managing to be good at acting poorly? | Examples:
Sweet Dee from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Tobias from Arrested Development
Many other "struggling actor" archetypes
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5u0c2c | is literally every organic thing made out of carbon? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5u0c2c/eli5_is_literally_every_organic_thing_made_out_of/ | {
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2jyoaq | why are people who write plays called 'playwrights' and not 'playwrites'? | Well? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2jyoaq/eli5_why_are_people_who_write_plays_called/ | {
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6f78jt | when someone in a movie is shown to have a cocain overdose, their nose is bleeding before they die. is it really like that and what causes this? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6f78jt/eli5_when_someone_in_a_movie_is_shown_to_have_a/ | {
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5sgtv1 | why are japanese game titles often just strings of arbitrary words? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5sgtv1/eli5_why_are_japanese_game_titles_often_just/ | {
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34fr8w | why isn't singapore part of malaysia? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/34fr8w/eli5_why_isnt_singapore_part_of_malaysia/ | {
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4ctfwe | why is it the older i get, the less significant i feel compared to the rest of society? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ctfwe/eli5_why_is_it_the_older_i_get_the_less/ | {
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5j8csv | why do we pay health insurance companies so much money, yet they refuse to cover the cost of a medical expense that's usually less than half of what we've given them over the life of the account? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5j8csv/eli5why_do_we_pay_health_insurance_companies_so/ | {
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adccib | if the amazon echo doesn’t start processing audio until you say “alexa”, how does it know when you say it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/adccib/eli5_if_the_amazon_echo_doesnt_start_processing/ | {
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2he4gw | whenever i am alone, why does my mind always go straight to making up scenarios where people i love die? | I'm not a depressed person. In fact, I'm very emotionally stable. But for some reason, whenever I am alone, without anything to preoccupy my mind, these thoughts make their way into my head leaving me close to tears. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2he4gw/eli5whenever_i_am_alone_why_does_my_mind_always/ | {
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3henqc | what makes a post a circle jerk? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3henqc/eli5_what_makes_a_post_a_circle_jerk/ | {
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a0q0ve | type 1a supernova | What is it and how does it happen? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a0q0ve/eli5_type_1a_supernova/ | {
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68y02h | why do the pages of some books change color after they've been read | The entirety of pages did not change color rather when looking at the books tail while closed there's a distinct difference in color between the read and unread pages. The read pages are darker compared to the unread. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/68y02h/eli5_why_do_the_pages_of_some_books_change_color/ | {
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d652lm | pork rinds are incomplete protein and are labeled "not a good source of protein" but beans are also an incomplete protein and do not have this same label. why? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d652lm/eli5_pork_rinds_are_incomplete_protein_and_are/ | {
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26waam | dieting when losing weight, dieting when building up muscle | What's there to say, I'm young, I'm chubby, and I'm motivated to turn my life around. I also have around 0 experience with anything but I'll look up exercises and such myself. As you may have already guessed I looked up diets already, but there are a lot of different kinds, each saying something different, and I'm kind... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26waam/eli5_dieting_when_losing_weight_dieting_when/ | {
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3njtwz | how is gun control not a good idea? | I'm a Brit, and from my perspective it's astonishing that in the U.S further gun controls haven't been put in place yet. I can't see what might be the argument against a licensing model for weapons like we have in the UK, but the counter arguments must exist - and must be pretty good to withstand the general outcry fol... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3njtwz/eli5_how_is_gun_control_not_a_good_idea/ | {
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26ke7d | how do astronomers describe the location of objects (stars and spacecraft) in the universe? | For example, when using a telescope, how do they store the "coordinates" of where to look? Is the same system used when describing the position of spacecraft? Or do they use another method to describe where in the Universe (solar system) they are located? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26ke7d/eli5_how_do_astronomers_describe_the_location_of/ | {
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9d5u9w | whats the difference between compact bones and spongy bones? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9d5u9w/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_compact_bones/ | {
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5wwwv4 | how did people maintain and change hairstyles before barber shops were widespread? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5wwwv4/eli5_how_did_people_maintain_and_change/ | {
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3jbzf5 | what are the benefits of using premium unleaded fuel in my car? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3jbzf5/eli5_what_are_the_benefits_of_using_premium/ | {
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3bgdpi | why can't spacex do what has been done so many times before? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3bgdpi/eli5_why_cant_spacex_do_what_has_been_done_so/ | {
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3eo0g1 | what keeps dogs from jumping out of open car windows at stop lights, stop signs, etc.? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3eo0g1/eli5_what_keeps_dogs_from_jumping_out_of_open_car/ | {
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eu3xei | why is dj khaled considered a musical artist? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/eu3xei/eli5_why_is_dj_khaled_considered_a_musical_artist/ | {
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36dww8 | what is happening in my mouth when i whistle? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/36dww8/eli5_what_is_happening_in_my_mouth_when_i_whistle/ | {
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8rdew6 | why does reggae music seem to mention zion and babylon a lot? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8rdew6/eli5_why_does_reggae_music_seem_to_mention_zion/ | {
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4k0079 | how can i safely stick my hand in a 400 degree oven, but get burned in a 212 degree pot of water? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4k0079/eli5_how_can_i_safely_stick_my_hand_in_a_400/ | {
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5utqb4 | why does light need to consist of particles to explain the photo effect? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5utqb4/eli5_why_does_light_need_to_consist_of_particles/ | {
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22n2sm | how can cops prove you were speeding? | Didn't know how to word the title; but my question is if you were to take a speeding ticket to court how would a cop prove that you were speeding? Do speed trackers take pictures/record when they are pointed at your car? Or would it just be the officers word against yours? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/22n2sm/eli5how_can_cops_prove_you_were_speeding/ | {
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26aoa5 | (usa) if you're 16 and can work - why can't you vote? | Always been curious. Isn't that taxation w/o representation? They are able to work and earn a paycheck and their wages get taxed, but they get no say in where their tax money goes? Help me out here... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26aoa5/eli5usa_if_youre_16_and_can_work_why_cant_you_vote/ | {
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848r9a | how to live studio audiences work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/848r9a/eli5_how_to_live_studio_audiences_work/ | {
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awmzp6 | why do ncaa basketball players wear arm sleeves and white tights? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/awmzp6/eli5_why_do_ncaa_basketball_players_wear_arm/ | {
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bt7eff | why does alcohol stop tasting like alcohol when you're drunk? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bt7eff/eli5_why_does_alcohol_stop_tasting_like_alcohol/ | {
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xaqts | the visual acuity aka 20/20 system | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/xaqts/eli5_the_visual_acuity_aka_2020_system/ | {
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1ivymm | supernovae, neutron stars, and black holes. | What causes each one to happen, How are each possible, and different from each other? It seems like they all occur due to gravity, but how doesn't a neutron star form a black hole? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ivymm/eli5_supernovae_neutron_stars_and_black_holes/ | {
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67yc3o | what the difference is between a galaxy, a cluster, and a galaxy cluster. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/67yc3o/eli5_what_the_difference_is_between_a_galaxy_a/ | {
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8z0jpx | why do luxury car companies change their designs much less frequently than more standard car companies? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8z0jpx/eli5_why_do_luxury_car_companies_change_their/ | {
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ce0w55 | why do women have periods for 3-7 days, why can’t it just all bleed out at once? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ce0w55/eli5_why_do_women_have_periods_for_37_days_why/ | {
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aivh0a | how do states like texas, florida and nevada have no state income taxes and survive ? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aivh0a/eli5_how_do_states_like_texas_florida_and_nevada/ | {
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a5xr12 | why are more developed countires less religious (think western europe , japan etc) whereas poorer countries tend to be more religious. if religion is equally "free" what explains this? | What explains the difference in religious affinity between Rich and poor parts of the world. Why are poor regions more ferverent and religious? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a5xr12/eli5_why_are_more_developed_countires_less/ | {
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5i6rdb | why food heats faster if i double the oven temperature? | Why food heats faster if I double the oven temperature. Or if I want to cool down coke can, why it cools down faster in -60 celsius than -2 celcius. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5i6rdb/eli5_why_food_heats_faster_if_i_double_the_oven/ | {
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5znfoa | atoms and us | My son asked me if his skin was made of Atoms, and I said Of Course. Anyone that has kids knows it doesn't stop there, and he got me thinking.
I understand atoms, and how they make up everything. but skin for example as he asked...
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oiffl | what is going on in myanmar? | Aung San Suu Kyi and many other political prisoners were released, Clinton visited... are we seeing real change here? Should we be hopeful?
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3kom2y | how do solo concert performers memorize such long pieces of music | [example, Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1 ](_URL_0_) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3kom2y/eli5_how_do_solo_concert_performers_memorize_such/ | {
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5l6mw6 | how do digital thermometers (such as in cars) display the correct temperature? how are they programmed to measure temperature? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5l6mw6/eli5_how_do_digital_thermometers_such_as_in_cars/ | {
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51yb3p | why does apple constantly run out of iphone's on launch date? | I get that it could happen a couple of times, but come on, it's been almost 10 years of the same story, **iPhones sold out** I would think that Apple would figure to just make more of these by now... Or maybe the increase in demand year-to-year is so big that there's just no way manufacturing can keep up with all the n... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/51yb3p/eli5why_does_apple_constantly_run_out_of_iphones/ | {
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9n5h22 | if we cna raed wehn teh ltetrs are lkie tihs, why can’t we understand easily when speech is run backwards or scrambled? | (If we can read when the letters are like this” referencing the fact that it is relatively simple to read a word when the first and last letters are in place but the rest are mixed up) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9n5h22/eli5_if_we_cna_raed_wehn_teh_ltetrs_are_lkie_tihs/ | {
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94agps | how is measured the thermical sensation, the temperature that we feel | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/94agps/eli5_how_is_measured_the_thermical_sensation_the/ | {
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b94mr8 | how does cool sculpting work to freeze away fat | I've been seeing a lot of advertisements for different methods of freezing your fat away. i.e - cool sculpting. Can't be that easy to get rid of fat.. can it?
& #x200B;
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6azcwx | why does hydrogen peroxide works so well as a disinfectant? how does a substance necessary for life turns into another that easily becomes toxic? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6azcwx/eli5_why_does_hydrogen_peroxide_works_so_well_as/ | {
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5t6j3y | what is the difference between butter and margarine? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5t6j3y/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_butter_and/ | {
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1plnen | why do mother, father, and daughter end with -er and son doesn't/seems so different from the other three? | Mother, father, and daughter seem similar to me while son seems to differ from the other three so much.
The online entymology dictionary may as well be Mandarin for as much sense as it makes to someone who didn't study English or Linguistics. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1plnen/eli5_why_do_mother_father_and_daughter_end_with/ | {
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5umnpy | what does it mean to "optimize" a game? | In response to this post: _URL_0_
I get the general idea of what it does, but what do developers actually "do" when they optimize something? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5umnpy/eli5_what_does_it_mean_to_optimize_a_game/ | {
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3kgkg8 | why is the indian stereotype so common in "comedy" tv-shows? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3kgkg8/eli5_why_is_the_indian_stereotype_so_common_in/ | {
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70cpb5 | have we ever found a 'sleeping t rex'? i mean, what did a tyrannosaurus look like sleeping? are they more like horses or dogs? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/70cpb5/eli5_have_we_ever_found_a_sleeping_t_rex_i_mean/ | {
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454txx | what would happen to the sun if it was dowsed in water | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/454txx/eli5_what_would_happen_to_the_sun_if_it_was/ | {
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5woe50 | why can't we just cover a proportion of the desert with solar panels to provide the world with energy? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5woe50/eli5_why_cant_we_just_cover_a_proportion_of_the/ | {
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1zfgmi | why is youtube getting steadily worse? | try to click back to rewatch something? frozen, need to reload page
try to click ahead to skip crap? frozen, need to reload page
try to change video quality? ignores you until you reload page and then resets to the default quality anyway
spend 10mins trying to find the option to set subtitles and annotations default... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1zfgmi/eli5_why_is_youtube_getting_steadily_worse/ | {
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3ao2b6 | please explain to me how prisons are allowed to be privatized, and what their purpose is compared to public (as in, are they better for prisoners, better for the state, etc?) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ao2b6/eli5_please_explain_to_me_how_prisons_are_allowed/ | {
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41wsgf | why is vanilla considered the "neutral" or "natural" ice cream flavour? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/41wsgf/eli5_why_is_vanilla_considered_the_neutral_or/ | {
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3gtlt1 | how is it that during wwii, many european landmarks like the eiffel tower or westminster abbey survived years of bombings? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3gtlt1/eli5_how_is_it_that_during_wwii_many_european/ | {
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e74v45 | how do companies benefit from giving [x amt.] dollars off coupons? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e74v45/eli5_how_do_companies_benefit_from_giving_x_amt/ | {
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ezajbp | exactly how does a tesla valve work? | I saw an image of a Tesla valve and decided to investigate how it works. When I did a search, what I found was a lot of engineering technical terms and more questions than answers. Hopefully I can get this answered. Thanks in advance
Edit: Corrected my auto-correct | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ezajbp/eli5_exactly_how_does_a_tesla_valve_work/ | {
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3nzx26 | can the us declare bankruptcy? | If this is a yes, how would they go about it and how badly would it hurt the world economy?
If this is a no, why not? If there's a debt, should they not be allowed to file that bankruptcy? Seeing how business can do it fairly easy, shouldn't a country be able to as well? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3nzx26/eli5_can_the_us_declare_bankruptcy/ | {
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5rns6z | why is it that while at work, i feel like i have to constantly use the bathroom, but at home at night, i rarely do? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5rns6z/eli5_why_is_it_that_while_at_work_i_feel_like_i/ | {
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2yeu36 | why do people go to college to get an art degree? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2yeu36/eli5_why_do_people_go_to_college_to_get_an_art/ | {
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txqo3 | the point of viruses. | Not computer viruses, I'm talking real-life viruses, why do they exist and what's the point of them?
**EDIT**: Ok, it sounds bad asking what the point of them is, what I meant to say was: What do they gain as a life form when they infect others? Why do they do it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/txqo3/eli5_the_point_of_viruses/ | {
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l56iq | why the us has troops in germany and japan. | I just heard about it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/l56iq/eli5_why_the_us_has_troops_in_germany_and_japan/ | {
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2ur4qz | why does relaxing/removing drug laws lead to a decrease in drug use? | Time Magazine just published an article calling the complete decriminalization of all drugs in Portugal a "resounding success", showing decreases in usage of most drug types, and one of the key points I've taken away from coverage of the topic of marijuana in Colorado, is that use of the drug by teenagers is down.
Th... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ur4qz/eli5_why_does_relaxingremoving_drug_laws_lead_to/ | {
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3149ts | i assume seeds have no scent, and birds can't smell them. how do they ever stumble upon bird feeders? | My lady friend and I just hung a bird feeder outside of our window. How do birds locate the seed? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3149ts/eli5_i_assume_seeds_have_no_scent_and_birds_cant/ | {
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e3sfts | what is an induction motor? | This is Wikipedia's definition - _URL_0_
'An induction motor or asynchronous motor is an AC electric motor in which the electric current in the rotor needed to produce torque is obtained by electromagnetic induction from the magnetic field of the stator winding'
I know that a motor is a machine designed to convert on... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e3sfts/eli5_what_is_an_induction_motor/ | {
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5qhf3k | people when they get old seem to be shorter than when they were young with at least a few inches. why?? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5qhf3k/eli5_people_when_they_get_old_seem_to_be_shorter/ | {
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31l5j0 | why and how do i sometimes sneeze when i'm turned on? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/31l5j0/eli5_why_and_how_do_i_sometimes_sneeze_when_im/ | {
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q6s1b | continued fraction arithmetic | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/q6s1b/eli5_continued_fraction_arithmetic/ | {
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1ytct4 | how or why is it legal for companies like comcast and time warner cable(usa) or rogers and bell (canada) to have such obvious control over almost the entire market? | I get the whole concept of oligopolies being legal whereas monopolies are not (at least in Canada - or as my brief understanding of business and economics) but surely an exception should be made for such an extreme case of an oligopoly which may as well be considered a monopoly?
Thanks | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ytct4/eli5_how_or_why_is_it_legal_for_companies_like/ | {
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206jhf | what are the scientifically proven causes of cancer? | I feel like the majority of what I hear is speculation. What have we learned so far that we KNOW causes cancer? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/206jhf/eli5_what_are_the_scientifically_proven_causes_of/ | {
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1qmm6c | what actually happens to the body during chemo and radiation treatments? | My father was recently diagnosed with cancer of his lymph nodes, and is currently going through chemo and radiation. He's explained a little bit of what the effects on his body will be, but he didn't tell me everything because he doesn't want to scare me.
I don't want to be surprised by any changes the next time I see... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qmm6c/eli5_what_actually_happens_to_the_body_during/ | {
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or3zk | why is business broadband much more expensive than residential? | At AT & T, for instance, 3 MB download is $38 / month, whereas, a similar plan (with just a dynamic IP) is $55/mo. What's up with that?
_URL_0_
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4h3h3v | how do the battery meters in phones/laptops/other electronics 'adapt' to changing battery life as a device ages? | For example, a phone with a 5-hour battery life decreases to having a 2-hour battery life after 1000 charging and discharging cycles. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4h3h3v/eli5how_do_the_battery_meters_in/ | {
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66h2wx | liberalization in terms of economics and trade | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/66h2wx/eli5_liberalization_in_terms_of_economics_and/ | {
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5vy6f7 | if there's no air in space, that mean there should be little to no friction. why can't we just reach the speed of light by burning fuel in a particular direction for a while? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5vy6f7/eli5_if_theres_no_air_in_space_that_mean_there/ | {
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