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2mai2a | what makes some lunch meat have a rainbow tint to it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2mai2a/eli5_what_makes_some_lunch_meat_have_a_rainbow/ | {
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35umdf | how did humans evolve going into a coma for months or years to heal their brain? wouldn't that person die before civilization had the means to keep someone alive like that? | there were lots of posts about medically induced comas but I didn't see any post specifically relating to this question. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35umdf/eli5_how_did_humans_evolve_going_into_a_coma_for/ | {
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7v0lvx | why when ink is too dry and unerasable on dry erase board, reinking the dry ink makes it erasable? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7v0lvx/eli5_why_when_ink_is_too_dry_and_unerasable_on/ | {
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2108xs | how do judges/juries know that photographic evidence hasn't been doctored? | With the prevalence of programs like Photoshop, it seems like it would be extremely easy for a person to (or spy someone to) doctor. If someone did, would there be any way for the court to know this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2108xs/eli5_how_do_judgesjuries_know_that_photographic/ | {
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8h7dse | why don’t bariatric surgery patients end up starving to death in the long term? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8h7dse/eli5_why_dont_bariatric_surgery_patients_end_up/ | {
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4e8f38 | why does zoning out feel good? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4e8f38/eli5why_does_zoning_out_feel_good/ | {
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64sgcx | why do people assume everyone wants to/will get married? what's the point? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/64sgcx/eli5_why_do_people_assume_everyone_wants_towill/ | {
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3nzyz8 | why are animals more in tune and able to sense certain natural disasters before humans? at what point in our evolution did we lose/miss out on this and why? | From a TIL post about a tsunami they were saying animals were reported moving to higher ground hours before the event. Why can animals sense disasters earlier than people? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3nzyz8/eli5_why_are_animals_more_in_tune_and_able_to/ | {
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2ar79j | if i spit a string of saliva to a dirty floor, can the germs go up to my mouth? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ar79j/eli5_if_i_spit_a_string_of_saliva_to_a_dirty/ | {
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5q1wpy | why is there little to no atheist representation in us congress? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5q1wpy/eli5_why_is_there_little_to_no_atheist/ | {
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6ohxo8 | why are tennis balls a bright neon-ish green while baseballs are white/ivory? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6ohxo8/eli5_why_are_tennis_balls_a_bright_neonish_green/ | {
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4jhd0w | the location of things in outer space. | Every depiction of outer space seems to be linear in nature, it starts with the sun and side-scrolls right from Mercury on. What's left, up, and down? I know these are relative terms that don't necessarily exist in space, but what happens moving in each direction from the sun? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4jhd0w/eli5_the_location_of_things_in_outer_space/ | {
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8kqyg3 | how come celebrities and public figures aren’t afraid of security when using their signatures in mass media like ads, wikipedia, and other places where it’s publicly accessible? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8kqyg3/eli5_how_come_celebrities_and_public_figures/ | {
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249q5p | why some people have "chemistry" between them and what's happening in the brain that we call "chemistry"? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/249q5p/eli5_why_some_people_have_chemistry_between_them/ | {
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78nghg | how deodorant works and why it "stops working" after a bit | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/78nghg/eli5_how_deodorant_works_and_why_it_stops_working/ | {
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n5c3s | australia | Why does most of the population appear to be completely concentrated in the southeastern part of the continent? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/n5c3s/australia/ | {
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7taofv | why can the human body give a signal when you have to go to the bathroom while sleeping? why do some ppl get the signals and not others? like kids that wet the bed? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7taofv/eli5_why_can_the_human_body_give_a_signal_when/ | {
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9ewbvq | why is it important for us presidents to release their tax returns? when leaders of other nations don't? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9ewbvq/eli5_why_is_it_important_for_us_presidents_to/ | {
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57gp8i | there were many search engines prior to google, but google became "the" search engine. why? what made it so much better than all the others? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/57gp8i/eli5_there_were_many_search_engines_prior_to/ | {
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cbq1iv | what is it about human nature that makes us able to become emotionally attached to a person (in a relationship for example) and why does it take so long to "get over" someone? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cbq1iv/eli5_what_is_it_about_human_nature_that_makes_us/ | {
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2pycse | why are dinosaur sized mammals or reptiles nonexistent? wouldn't that be the next step in becoming the top of the evolutionary food chain? | Like, why aren't there dinosaurs? I get that they went extinct but could dinos have been around long enough to evolve into the apex predators of that era? What caused them to get that big in the first place? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2pycse/eli5why_are_dinosaur_sized_mammals_or_reptiles/ | {
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bcauh4 | why are there bones in your ear? what do they do? how do we not break them like, all the time? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bcauh4/eli5_why_are_there_bones_in_your_ear_what_do_they/ | {
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m80f5 | the backstory behind the elder scrolls games. | I'm planning on buying Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and it'll be the first elder scrolls game I've bought. Is there any general storyline I need to know about? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/m80f5/eli5_the_backstory_behind_the_elder_scrolls_games/ | {
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5rr2oo | in many books, why does the first word or two at the beginning of each chapter have a different font (or bold/italics) added to the text that is unlike the rest? | I would post a picture to explain, but I'm currently reading Dune. I've noticed this for a number of other books, as well. I can make an example, here, actually. Each chapter begins and the first few words have a different font or is bold that is not like the rest of the text. On this book, the font is flatter, thinner... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5rr2oo/eli5_in_many_books_why_does_the_first_word_or_two/ | {
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28h6tg | how files can be corrupted on an external memory device if it's just pulled out of the usb port? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28h6tg/eli5_how_files_can_be_corrupted_on_an_external/ | {
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5hy21x | if i were to break open a chunk of fossilized amber containing an insect or plant matter, what would happen to the fossil inside? what properties of its past form would be retained? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5hy21x/eli5if_i_were_to_break_open_a_chunk_of_fossilized/ | {
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3yqi5z | why does pbs use pledges to raise funds rather than conventional advertising? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3yqi5z/eli5_why_does_pbs_use_pledges_to_raise_funds/ | {
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890b5e | who is u/gallowboob and why do people hate him so much? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/890b5e/eli5_who_is_ugallowboob_and_why_do_people_hate/ | {
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6vrg84 | why are there dialects/accents based on geography but no similar thing for handwriting? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6vrg84/eli5_why_are_there_dialectsaccents_based_on/ | {
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j9ygg | what is a treasury bond? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/j9ygg/eli5_what_is_a_treasury_bond/ | {
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4ntoqa | how does tv networks broadcast same show over different time zone without repeating same shows for viewers ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ntoqa/eli5_how_does_tv_networks_broadcast_same_show/ | {
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1m5bof | what is a horoscope? | Many people like to read horoscopes for fun. But some take it seriously to the extent that horoscopes shape how they think about people with different birthdays. Not to be offensive at all, but I have never understood how birth dates, space things, and personality types can possibly correspond.
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404lrf | why are electrolytes so important to the brains many functions? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/404lrf/eli5why_are_electrolytes_so_important_to_the/ | {
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6tkl3s | why do/did automatic gearboxes use planetary gears? | I know that today there are many different types of automatic gearboxes (good ol' classic automatic, all kinds of semi-automatic robotic thingys, cvt:s etc), but back in the day pretty much all automatic transmissions in cars used planetary gears instead of "normal" gears consisting of different cogs.
My question is: ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6tkl3s/eli5why_dodid_automatic_gearboxes_use_planetary/ | {
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24c4v3 | why is the convention for indicating wind direction to report the direction that the wind is coming from, not the direction the air is actually moving? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24c4v3/eli5_why_is_the_convention_for_indicating_wind/ | {
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6nhuf8 | how do sports brands like nike and adidas make profit? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6nhuf8/eli5_how_do_sports_brands_like_nike_and_adidas/ | {
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4wvpqo | what is the difference between bipolar disorder ii and major depressive disorder? | Some depressed people are diagnosed with MDD and some are with BP-II. What is the difference on biochemical level(if any)? If someone is misdiagnosed and recieves treatment for BP-II having actually a MDD(and vice versa), would it go worse or would the treatment help? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4wvpqo/eli5what_is_the_difference_between_bipolar/ | {
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ba3p41 | why do food products under sanctions need to be destroyed instead of being given to those in need for free? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ba3p41/eli5_why_do_food_products_under_sanctions_need_to/ | {
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49mkpi | why is it that dandruff was not a big deal in the past (decades/centuries) and nowadays we have to use some anti-dandruff shampoo regularly? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/49mkpi/eli5_why_is_it_that_dandruff_was_not_a_big_deal/ | {
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1xpej2 | how is raising the debt ceiling not just a cop out? | Seems to me that whenever the debt ceiling is close to being reached, we just say "well now we have more credit". How is this not just a cop out or way of making it up as we go along? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xpej2/eli5_how_is_raising_the_debt_ceiling_not_just_a/ | {
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1r3dgm | why does a country frequently seen as the most developed (norway) have such poor public transportation? | My source for this is the [World Economic Forum](_URL_0_).
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4dyjmq | the difference between speeding up a sound where the pitch increases and where the pitch is left intact. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4dyjmq/eli5_the_difference_between_speeding_up_a_sound/ | {
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dnloq2 | what do carbohydrates become when we eat them? i understand sugar and fiber but this leaves most carbohydrates unexplained in food. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dnloq2/eli5_what_do_carbohydrates_become_when_we_eat/ | {
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60d1qs | why recording video in slow motion better than slowing down regular recordings. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/60d1qs/eli5_why_recording_video_in_slow_motion_better/ | {
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1s8z6k | who gets this "stimulus" the federal reserve's been pumping into the economy every month for so long now? | And how much do they get every month? And how is it distributed? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1s8z6k/eli5_who_gets_this_stimulus_the_federal_reserves/ | {
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3577lt | marijuana is becoming legal in a lot of places. how have large companies who test for drugs kept up with these law changes/altered their hiring processes? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3577lt/eli5_marijuana_is_becoming_legal_in_a_lot_of/ | {
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4lvaq5 | why is suicide stigmatized so much by society as opposed to a natural death? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4lvaq5/eli5_why_is_suicide_stigmatized_so_much_by/ | {
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589n20 | how can apple devices know that my lightning cable is 'not certfied'? and how do cheap cable companies bypass these? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/589n20/eli5_how_can_apple_devices_know_that_my_lightning/ | {
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1wefb6 | when watching video streams why video can sometimes stop for a few seconds when there are connection problems, but audio doesn't? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1wefb6/eli5_when_watching_video_streams_why_video_can/ | {
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60vipq | how was germany during world war 2 able to build so many ships and uboats in such a short span of time? | Today building ships takes so much time, but Germany was able to churn out so many ships an u-boats for in the war in mere 15 - 20 years. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/60vipq/eli5_how_was_germany_during_world_war_2_able_to/ | {
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7oue5l | why won't they sell contact lenses to you if your eye prescription is expired? am not not supposed to be wearing my old contacts and glasses once the prescription expires? /s | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7oue5l/eli5_why_wont_they_sell_contact_lenses_to_you_if/ | {
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bi9j6y | with all the money poured into the movie industry nowadays, why is titanic, which was made in 1997, still the second highest grossing movie of all time? | With all the money poured into the movie industry nowadays, why is Titanic, which was made in 1997, still the second highest grossing movie of all time? It doesn't really make any sense with all the blockbusters. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bi9j6y/eli5_with_all_the_money_poured_into_the_movie/ | {
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3paklq | why do they call it faping? | I've been curious | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3paklq/eli5_why_do_they_call_it_faping/ | {
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9576pj | do scare crows even work? | And if so how do they work? Like not just “to scare crows,” but like actually how to they prevent crows from a place? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9576pj/eli5_do_scare_crows_even_work/ | {
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2bwp4b | how did scientists figure out that the lungs absorb oxygen? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bwp4b/eli5_how_did_scientists_figure_out_that_the_lungs/ | {
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76oc6w | - why do some people see the color orange while others view it as red? | My boyfriend has this pillow right? Well today he referred to it as red while I clearly see orange. Why? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/76oc6w/eli5_why_do_some_people_see_the_color_orange/ | {
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bj0ebc | why do some animals have red blood and others don’t? | I saw someone cut a penis fish for sashimi in a youtube video and was thoroughly shook when it had red blood. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bj0ebc/eli5_why_do_some_animals_have_red_blood_and/ | {
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6bbjvk | how do animals regulate their growth to accommodate the size of their environment | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6bbjvk/eli5_how_do_animals_regulate_their_growth_to/ | {
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ysjmq | entire saw series | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ysjmq/entire_saw_series/ | {
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s1g99 | who glenn beck is and why he is so controversial. | I'm not from the states and I recently printed a copy of cards against humanity. A few of the cards make reference to him.
E.g. "Glenn Beck convulsively vomiting as a brood of crab spiders hatches in his brain and erupts from his tear ducts" | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/s1g99/eli5_who_glenn_beck_is_and_why_he_is_so/ | {
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5fd840 | what would happen to all the actively cooled nuclear waste if civilization collapsed? | I thought a lot of it was constantly cooled with water, so what would happen to it if that stopped, a nuclear meltdown? And how much is actively cooled vs stored in a barrels somewhere else? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5fd840/eli5_what_would_happen_to_all_the_actively_cooled/ | {
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2aem3u | how do billions of tiny water particles form a uniform rainbow? | I completely grasp the concept of refraction and how different colored light breaks up when it crosses a medium. Like how a sold prism makes one solid rainbow from a light source. But how do the individual water particles form a uniform rainbow. Why don't we just see a bunch of tiny circular rainbows from every individ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2aem3u/eli5how_do_billions_of_tiny_water_particles_form/ | {
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fceoqv | why do mules tend to be larger than both horses and donkeys? | I would think it would be more in the middle, on average. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fceoqv/eli5_why_do_mules_tend_to_be_larger_than_both/ | {
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2gefzs | why does it seem like so many british people are joining isis? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2gefzs/eli5why_does_it_seem_like_so_many_british_people/ | {
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1o685u | if oil is wet, and you fry foods by immersing them in oil, why do fried foods not come out of the frier all soggy? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1o685u/eli5_if_oil_is_wet_and_you_fry_foods_by_immersing/ | {
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6vv6d1 | why is meth commonly portrayed as a white drug, and crack is portrayed as a black drug? is there any truth to those portrayals? | In entertainment media, meth addicts are commonly portrayed as white, shirtless hillbillies and toothless rednecks in movies/cartoons (see: South Park). Crack addicts, on the other hand, are often portrayed as black, shifty, and scurrying around in the dark in bad neighborhoods (see: Chappelle Show).
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78vfgw | how do you win a publisher's clearing house contest? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/78vfgw/eli5_how_do_you_win_a_publishers_clearing_house/ | {
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4tq1ef | why do we get dizzy when we spin. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4tq1ef/eli5_why_do_we_get_dizzy_when_we_spin/ | {
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5u0ezs | why do products have such seemingly arbitrary numbers and letters? what goes into the naming convention? e.g "hp pavilion 15-bc200" or "sony bravia kd-55xd8505". | Like why is it called "Sony Bravia KD-55XD8505" instead of just "Sony Bravia" or "Sony Bravia X" or something? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5u0ezs/eli5_why_do_products_have_such_seemingly/ | {
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ar1q7s | why does stormy weather trigger pain, such as migraines, arthritis, and joint pain? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ar1q7s/eli5_why_does_stormy_weather_trigger_pain_such_as/ | {
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40vwb3 | how common are non-repeating, non-terminating decimals? is pi a lucky coincidence? | Is it just chance that we have pi to give us such a great example of a non-repeating, non-terminating numbers our are they pretty common? If they are rare, is there some reason that the ratio of circumference to radius would cause this to happen or is it just a coincidence? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/40vwb3/eli5_how_common_are_nonrepeating_nonterminating/ | {
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7e5x4z | what’s a manifold? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7e5x4z/eli5_whats_a_manifold/ | {
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2i1vuf | why i shouldn't be scared of the ebola virus. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2i1vuf/eli5_why_i_shouldnt_be_scared_of_the_ebola_virus/ | {
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jbdr2 | ....minecraft | I know it's a game, but....what is it? People here rave over it, and I hear a lot about it, but when I looked it up it looked kind of simple and unexciting (Though I'm sure there's a lot I'm missing) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jbdr2/eli5minecraft/ | {
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5vl7ic | how would nasa detect water on an expoplanet? | I read that NASA currently has no detection of water on the 7 habitable planets they just discovered. By "currently", does that mean they have the technology to detect it? How would you go about that from so far away? Thanks | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5vl7ic/eli5how_would_nasa_detect_water_on_an_expoplanet/ | {
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2h4se3 | comcast just tried to trick me into agreeing to raise my rates over the phone, how is this legal? | 2 months ago I ordered service from Comcast for 79.99 for a 2 year cable/Internet contract. Cool.
So early this morning I get a call from one of their reps saying "I see you ordered service from us recently, I just wanted to get a verbal agreement from you for your contract terms of $79.99 for the first year, and $... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2h4se3/eli5_comcast_just_tried_to_trick_me_into_agreeing/ | {
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56mjfg | how do filmmakers make a movie sound like it was made way back in the past? | The most recent example I found where they used this techniques was in Terry GIlliam's *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas* (1998)
Here is a scene from the film where you can clearly listen that it the sound design feels as if it were actually made in the 70s (the film takes place in 1971).
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2k0mh1 | how can it be cheaper to buy a flight ticket from a travel agent than the airline itself? | For me it does not make sense that it is almost always cheaper with the added middle man between me and the airline. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2k0mh1/eli5_how_can_it_be_cheaper_to_buy_a_flight_ticket/ | {
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24cuyv | what other uses are lethal injection drugs used for? | They keep on saying that the drugs used for lethal injection are made in Europe and that these laboratories have stopped selling them to correctional institutes if they're going to be used for executions, but if these drugs kill, then what else can they be used for? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24cuyv/eli5what_other_uses_are_lethal_injection_drugs/ | {
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2fzbkz | power loss from electrical transmission lines. | How much electricity is lost during the transmission process. How many KW need to be generation at the power plant to get 1 KW where it will be used (home or office). | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fzbkz/eli5_power_loss_from_electrical_transmission_lines/ | {
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1xvyem | how is torrent download different from other forms of download ? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xvyem/eli5how_is_torrent_download_different_from_other/ | {
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do740p | why are app developers allowed to promote their games using ads that are not representative of the actual game/scenario (ex: homescapes)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/do740p/eli5_why_are_app_developers_allowed_to_promote/ | {
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29fha7 | what are the black dots that flashes on the screen when watching an old movie? | I'd really love a good explanation.
Edit: I'm kinda new on his sub so I apologize if this is a frequently ask question. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/29fha7/eli5what_are_the_black_dots_that_flashes_on_the/ | {
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33ogi9 | why does youtube tell me "_url_0_ is now in fullscreen" when i can clearly tell that it is already in fullscreen because i clicked on the button to indicate that i want to watch the video in fullscreen? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/33ogi9/eli5_why_does_youtube_tell_me_youtubecom_is_now/ | {
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eqqf3w | why are humans so susceptible to foodborne illness compared to other animals? | I understand dietary differences come into play (vultures have systems designed to be able to process food without contracting sickness from eating rotten meat for example) but I don't understand how humans get sick so easily from, for example, drinking from a stream while pretty much any other animal is able to do so ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/eqqf3w/eli5_why_are_humans_so_susceptible_to_foodborne/ | {
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3q4lfs | why is it that when viewing a cartoon, it's clear, based on color shading, that we know what object the character is going to interact with? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3q4lfs/eli5_why_is_it_that_when_viewing_a_cartoon_its/ | {
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2pory7 | what causes the urge to "hug" a pillow while sleeping? | I know this is a very common thing for children to do, but I've met a large number of adults that cannot sleep without a second pillow to hold on to while sleeping. Is there some psychological reasoning behind the inclination to "hug" things while sleeping? Is it evolutionary? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2pory7/eli5_what_causes_the_urge_to_hug_a_pillow_while/ | {
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bvdlwf | why is the land west of the nile greener than the east? | I've been looking at maps of ancient civilization lately, and while looking at modern Egypt on Google Earth, I noticed that there's significantly more green on the west side than the east, and is also greener on the southeast of the Faiyum, between it and the Nile, than it is on the other side. I also recently played A... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bvdlwf/eli5_why_is_the_land_west_of_the_nile_greener/ | {
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7tadzn | why do americans have two front doors? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7tadzn/eli5why_do_americans_have_two_front_doors/ | {
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1tr0oi | how does the weight of a city not throw off the earth's rotation? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1tr0oi/how_does_the_weight_of_a_city_not_throw_off_the/ | {
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1i1hkf | what's so great about oculus rift? | Disclosure: I like gaming and I like the idea of VR, but I've never used an Oculus, let alone been near one. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1i1hkf/eli5_whats_so_great_about_oculus_rift/ | {
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3g61u8 | why are the plugs for different voltages and power sockets interchangeable, including the ones that can't handle it? why wouldn't they all be designed to fit differently? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3g61u8/eli5_why_are_the_plugs_for_different_voltages_and/ | {
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5kgqlz | why do regular foods taste significantly better than their low-fat, low-calorie, or low-sugar versions? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5kgqlz/eli5_why_do_regular_foods_taste_significantly/ | {
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24x2gm | what is about turning lights on and off that makes it more efficient to just leave them on 24/7? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24x2gm/eli5_what_is_about_turning_lights_on_and_off_that/ | {
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dqibzj | why are fingernails and hardware nails called nails when they look nothing alike? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dqibzj/eli5_why_are_fingernails_and_hardware_nails/ | {
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1xo4yd | if you theoretically had an object very long ~several light minutes or so, and you pushed it, wouldn't it break the speed of light? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xo4yd/eli5_if_you_theoretically_had_an_object_very_long/ | {
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3r0jkq | how does rhyming differ among languages? | I am primarily wondering about whether other languages have rhyming in the same sense as traditional English rhyming where the end of the words rhyme. I mean, is that just an English thing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3r0jkq/eli5_how_does_rhyming_differ_among_languages/ | {
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9tl0jy | how is it possible that there is more debt for every dollar created than actual monetary value? | I read that there is interest owed on every dollar in existence...so if the entire currency supply was used in an attempt to pay off our national debt, it would be impossible by the nature of the US monetary system -- everything would go into a deflationary collapse. Is this possible? How is this possible? How is this ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9tl0jy/eli5_how_is_it_possible_that_there_is_more_debt/ | {
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36w7n6 | dns records | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/36w7n6/eli5_dns_records/ | {
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3irp64 | why will my skateboard stop when hitting an object with it's front wheels, like a rock or crack, but the back wheels can roll over that same object successfully? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3irp64/eli5_why_will_my_skateboard_stop_when_hitting_an/ | {
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