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3j6j2y | how do we know what it will feel to touch something? even things we never touched before? | Kinda scary as shit | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3j6j2y/eli5_how_do_we_know_what_it_will_feel_to_touch/ | {
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875it7 | how do large food/drink franchises maintain perfect taste-matching around the world, all the time? | Wouldn’t things like seasonal conditions affect coffee production and flavor profile, for say, Starbucks? Or the life of a certain farm animal vs. another affect the steaks at, say, Outback Steakhouse? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/875it7/eli5_how_do_large_fooddrink_franchises_maintain/ | {
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3gqaj7 | how does elevation heal broken bones? | I am currently confined to bed because of a broken ankle. It is not the first time I have broken a bone, probably won't be the last either. Every time I have an injury that is hospital-worthy, the doctor tells me the RICE rule. (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) But how does Elevation heal? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3gqaj7/eli5_how_does_elevation_heal_broken_bones/ | {
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1kdc7x | methane is flammable, so would making a spark on a planet with methane for atmosphere cause the planet to light on fire? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1kdc7x/eli5_methane_is_flammable_so_would_making_a_spark/ | {
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1ja8hw | the fed reserve is buying $85b in bonds monthly. how is that benefiting our economy? what could happen when they stop? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ja8hw/eli5_the_fed_reserve_is_buying_85b_in_bonds/ | {
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275joo | why is the shower the "zen garden" where most people contemplate life, the universe, and everything? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/275joo/eli5_why_is_the_shower_the_zen_garden_where_most/ | {
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22d2vy | what happens to my eyes/eye nerves when i daydream? | How come I don't really "see" or don't really process what I'm seeing? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/22d2vy/eli5_what_happens_to_my_eyeseye_nerves_when_i/ | {
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agiwfm | where is the money that a country owns ? does it have a bank account ? | Countrys can have debts, we can "owe money to the state", the state can give us money. But where is that money ? Is there kind of an ccountant ? Does the country have a bank account ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/agiwfm/eli5_where_is_the_money_that_a_country_owns_does/ | {
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3vonip | why do iron and steel change colors when they go from solid to liquid? | Water remains clear/blue-ish regardless of what state it exists in. But taking iron or steel from a solid to a liquid, turns it bright orange or white. Conversely there are also metals like mercury (quicksilver) that just look like metal colored water in liquid form. So ELI5 why Iron and Steel change colors when they c... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3vonip/eli5why_do_iron_and_steel_change_colors_when_they/ | {
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f3yj1h | minimal surfaces | I think these guys are cool but I only have a basic high school education in maths so I don't get all the technical terms and formulas.
I read the other ELI5 on this and I understand how spheres and planes are considered minimal because you can't edit part of them without increasing surface area. Is it the same basic ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f3yj1h/eli5_minimal_surfaces/ | {
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8csd1p | why do some cities have more suburban areas than others? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8csd1p/eli5_why_do_some_cities_have_more_suburban_areas/ | {
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4ajn5p | cat purring. | What is actually happening when a cat purrs? Is it voluntary or involuntary? What are some of the reasons they purr? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ajn5p/eli5_cat_purring/ | {
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5lrya8 | if coughing is your throat's reaction to try to get rid of whatever is in there. how come we cough for days on end after getting sick with nothing coming out and then one random cough after a while the phlegm finally comes out? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5lrya8/eli5_if_coughing_is_your_throats_reaction_to_try/ | {
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dv96n0 | how does an old rotary phone work and how does it register the numbers you put in? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dv96n0/eli5_how_does_an_old_rotary_phone_work_and_how/ | {
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1o8kej | how bulking won't lead to me just being fat | I have always wondered that just doing an hour and a half of weight training and eating a hell lot the rest of the day; how it won't make you fat as fuck. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1o8kej/eli5_how_bulking_wont_lead_to_me_just_being_fat/ | {
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2e5cjf | what would happen if you shined a laser in a room made completely of mirrors? | Would the whole room light up the color of the laser? Would you see the beam bouncing off of the mirrors?
I'm thinking in terms of a room where there is no space that isn't a mirror. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2e5cjf/eli5_what_would_happen_if_you_shined_a_laser_in_a/ | {
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631gmz | why does one mirror portray a person as if they were flawless, meanwhile another will show every imperfection? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/631gmz/eli5_why_does_one_mirror_portray_a_person_as_if/ | {
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4cfrx6 | what do 0 sugar/ 0 calories do to your body? | Currently drinking a 0 calorie + 0 sugar monster. Curious if this just as unhealthy as regular monsters or not. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4cfrx6/eli5_what_do_0_sugar_0_calories_do_to_your_body/ | {
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43q8oo | why can someone in america be any level of civil servant for the country except president? | It's interesting that someone can be Governor of a state and be born outside the country, but the President HAS to be born on US soil (or some conjecture related to this.) It really draws parallels to a monarchy. A little help here? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/43q8oo/eli5why_can_someone_in_america_be_any_level_of/ | {
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1keoxi | why do football teams make a substitution with 2 minutes left? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1keoxi/eli5_why_do_football_teams_make_a_substitution/ | {
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3a41hx | how do clock speeds and bandwidth work together in a processor? | After browsing around /r/hardware and all of the recent AMD news about HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) I saw [this](_URL_0_) video, specifically looking at 33 seconds. From what I've read HBM is supposed to be 4 times faster than GDDR5 but the clock speed is slower except with a much higher bandwidth. How exactly does tha... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3a41hx/eli5_how_do_clock_speeds_and_bandwidth_work/ | {
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362ei4 | why do people so commonly use straws at restaurants when they so rarely use them at home? | Seems like the default at many restaurants is to use straws to drink many of the same things we would not generally use a straw for at home (e.g. water, soft drinks, lemonade, etc.).
Obviously, a key reason is that restaurants often *give you a straw* whether you ask for one or not. And so, if you have it, you use i... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/362ei4/eli5why_do_people_so_commonly_use_straws_at/ | {
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2i546s | where does the profit that a non-profit hospital makes go? | After the employees are paid, etc. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2i546s/eli5_where_does_the_profit_that_a_nonprofit/ | {
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21h37s | why am i able to crinkle up aluminum foil without immediately burning my hand after it's been in the oven for an extended period of time? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/21h37s/eli5_why_am_i_able_to_crinkle_up_aluminum_foil/ | {
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u7n9i | why do programs "freeze" while my computer is not using 100% of its resources? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/u7n9i/eli5_why_do_programs_freeze_while_my_computer_is/ | {
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9ale6c | 529 plans | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9ale6c/eli5_529_plans/ | {
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5ty8af | from a big height, how do we jump to save our lives? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ty8af/eli5from_a_big_height_how_do_we_jump_to_save_our/ | {
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8xlkr2 | how does a team of programmers divide their work and create a single application using multiple computers? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8xlkr2/eli5_how_does_a_team_of_programmers_divide_their/ | {
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1372gn | how comparable is renewable energy, coal, and nuclear? | Basically these different kinds of energy sources are in the news all the time, but how comparable are they in terms of start up costs, running costs, electricity produced, environmental damage etc? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1372gn/eli5_how_comparable_is_renewable_energy_coal_and/ | {
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8ooels | how does heat in the iss not build up if there is no medium? | So on the ISS there is a constant influx of energy be it food or electricity from solar panels. All of this energy ends up being dissipated as heat. Now on earth this heat can be released into the atmosphere. We can use the air to transfer heat away but in space there is no medium for heat exchange. How do we get rid o... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8ooels/eli5_how_does_heat_in_the_iss_not_build_up_if/ | {
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2j5upw | the black lotus card in magic: the gathering. | Why is this card a big deal and so expensive? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2j5upw/eli5_the_black_lotus_card_in_magic_the_gathering/ | {
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b48qxy | why does storing pasta sauce in tupperware completely destroy it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b48qxy/eli5_why_does_storing_pasta_sauce_in_tupperware/ | {
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4vcwsb | why does hdr require several different shots of the same scene? why doesn't the human eye have to do this but camera sensors do? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4vcwsb/eli5_why_does_hdr_require_several_different_shots/ | {
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5n8xgh | why can't my front windshield have those defroster lines my rear window has that defrost the rear window really quickly? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5n8xgh/eli5_why_cant_my_front_windshield_have_those/ | {
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4wusjy | when an image is too large for a screen, how does the computer decide which pixels to display? | 2000x2000 image fit entirely on a 1000x1000 screen. Is there any interesting logic behind fitting the image onto the screen, or is it just a formula that consistently eliminates pixels across the image equally? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4wusjy/eli5_when_an_image_is_too_large_for_a_screen_how/ | {
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7udjh7 | malaria and sickle cell anemia and why natural selection hasn't eliminated sickle cell disease. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7udjh7/eli5_malaria_and_sickle_cell_anemia_and_why/ | {
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2j1nzg | why should people have the "right to be forgotten?" | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2j1nzg/eli5_why_should_people_have_the_right_to_be/ | {
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4gs3ub | what is the real impact of neanderthal dna and how would "pure" homo sapiens be different than what we are today? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4gs3ub/eli5_what_is_the_real_impact_of_neanderthal_dna/ | {
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306qjn | how was the taliban able to mostly eliminate the country's heroin production? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/306qjn/eli5_how_was_the_taliban_able_to_mostly_eliminate/ | {
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2vxr33 | how did we come about unleaded gas? | Why was it originally invented/implemented? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2vxr33/eli5_how_did_we_come_about_unleaded_gas/ | {
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2go0bc | when i fill up on gas, why does it always slow down when about a dollar away? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2go0bc/eli5_when_i_fill_up_on_gas_why_does_it_always/ | {
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4jsv20 | how does quicksand form, and what causes its texture? | How does sand become [this](_URL_0_)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4jsv20/eli5_how_does_quicksand_form_and_what_causes_its/ | {
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763wgv | do wolves have different ways of governing their packs, like how we have different types of government? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/763wgv/eli5_do_wolves_have_different_ways_of_governing/ | {
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fb15m9 | when you "catch" a sneeze before it happens, what's happening inside your nose? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fb15m9/eli5_when_you_catch_a_sneeze_before_it_happens/ | {
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373hqy | why are cats attracted to things like strings and cords? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/373hqy/eli5_why_are_cats_attracted_to_things_like/ | {
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51s413 | in developing countries, poor people tend to be thinner than rich people. but in developed countries, rich people tend to be thinner than poor people. what explains the discrepancy? | Edit:
Poor Americans/Brits, and rich Chinese/Russians, are fat.
Rich Americans/Brits, and poor Chinese/Russians, are thin.
Why?
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4lhzxi | why did it take 1 year to construct the empire state building in 1930 but 7 years to construct one world trade center in modern times? | Shouldn't modern technology speed up the construction process? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4lhzxi/eli5_why_did_it_take_1_year_to_construct_the/ | {
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3b2f4s | people are complaining that average wages at companies aren't going up. but wouldn't that just cause inflation and they wouldn't really make more money after all? | With complaints of minimum wage, and complaints that the average workers pay remains the same, aren't market prices set according to how much those people earn? In other words, isn't an ideal economy where everyone is paid the same forever and prices don't go up? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3b2f4s/eli5_people_are_complaining_that_average_wages_at/ | {
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7f4ii7 | what exactly are the economic benefits behind black friday for companies and consumers? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7f4ii7/eli5_what_exactly_are_the_economic_benefits/ | {
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2s0xaa | what happens to people who can't afford treatment for cancer? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2s0xaa/eli5_what_happens_to_people_who_cant_afford/ | {
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aw8o3o | why is something blurry if it’s only a couple of cm’s away from my eyes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aw8o3o/eli5_why_is_something_blurry_if_its_only_a_couple/ | {
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4xafys | how do apple stop its employees from leaking projects that they are working on? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4xafys/eli5_how_do_apple_stop_its_employees_from_leaking/ | {
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3br1lo | corporate governance | I understand that it is how the stakeholders at a company act towards each other, but I want to know the bigger picture. How does everything happen?
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1e55po | how can people who cause miscarriages (cleveland kidnapper, dui car accidents) be charged with murder when the law doesn't look at unborn fetuses as people in any way, shape, or form given its stance on abortion? | Edit: Thanks for the answers. I understand that the implied legal reasoning in states with both fetal homicide laws and legalized abortion is, "well yes abortion is the killing of a person, but the woman's right to her body takes priority over that and nullifies what could theoretically be a murder charge."
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17e0jo | how some banal paintings can be worth millions of dollars | Probably the best example is the one of the most expensive paintings ever sold, which is [this one](_URL_0_).
WHY?!
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5yvsti | why do we normally say god/jesus vs an actual name like yeshua or yahweh? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5yvsti/eli5_why_do_we_normally_say_godjesus_vs_an_actual/ | {
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3ylipj | how come there are no noise cancelling apps out there? cell phones have the necessary inputs and outputs. i would think someone would have done it a while ago. | edit 1: Latency and microphone placement. Got it. Thanks guys! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ylipj/eli5_how_come_there_are_no_noise_cancelling_apps/ | {
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9ldkny | why do apples seem to produce burps? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9ldkny/eli5_why_do_apples_seem_to_produce_burps/ | {
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61w61q | how do chef judges on shows like top chef or chopped judge food when it has ingredients they just don't personally like? | If I were a celebrity judge, I would have a hard time judging dishes with ingredients I don't like, like avocados or coconut. Everyone has their preferences, so how to the judges keep themselves neutral or look past flavors that just don't sit well with their palates? Are they just trained not to have preferred flavors... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/61w61q/eli5_how_do_chef_judges_on_shows_like_top_chef_or/ | {
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7mveyk | if i have a 1/50 chance of winning and i try 50 times, why is a win not guaranteed? what would the actual odds be? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7mveyk/eli5_if_i_have_a_150_chance_of_winning_and_i_try/ | {
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61kizi | why do some smokers smell disgusting, and some you'd have a hard time guessing they smoke? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/61kizi/eli5why_do_some_smokers_smell_disgusting_and_some/ | {
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bvuhp2 | what is it exactly that determines the frequency of a piezoelectric material? | Why is it that the frequency gets smaller the larger the crystal instead of the opposite? You would think that the more ions, the more energy, the louder something gets so the higher the frequency. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bvuhp2/eli5_what_is_it_exactly_that_determines_the/ | {
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4u03t0 | what is negative energy? | I know we don't know how to make it, but what exactly is it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4u03t0/eli5_what_is_negative_energy/ | {
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7omb6u | why is ketchup always watery when you first use it if you continually squirt the water out? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7omb6u/eli5_why_is_ketchup_always_watery_when_you_first/ | {
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3q8hpg | why didn't dinosaurs evolve to intelligent beings when they were here for millions of years but humanity evolved in a short amount of time? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3q8hpg/eli5_why_didnt_dinosaurs_evolve_to_intelligent/ | {
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1l48su | a way to visualize potential energy? | I understand the concept of potential energy, in that if a ball's on top of a hill it has potential energy, which is converted into kinetic as it rolls downhill, but...ever since I first heard about it in elementary school, I've been unable to *completely* understand what potential energy is. Can someone help me visual... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1l48su/eli5a_way_to_visualize_potential_energy/ | {
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1mpgz7 | how can a cell somewhere in your body have a completly diffrent function than a cell elsewhere in the body even though they contain the same dna? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1mpgz7/eli5_how_can_a_cell_somewhere_in_your_body_have_a/ | {
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1lb9mf | why do humans feel the need to chew foods like ice cream and pudding? | They're soft, nearly liquid foods already. Why does it feel unnatural to swallow a spoonful of one without chewing it, when we can't really liquefy it any more than of already is? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lb9mf/why_do_humans_feel_the_need_to_chew_foods_like/ | {
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5pwozf | why do bugs and colds commonly appear during winter? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5pwozf/eli5_why_do_bugs_and_colds_commonly_appear_during/ | {
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1sm4ca | what is the crackling noise my ear makes at random times? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1sm4ca/what_is_the_crackling_noise_my_ear_makes_at/ | {
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zqlq1 | the fairtax system promoted by libertarian candidate gary johnson. | Tax codes mystify me anyway, and this idea seems like a radical change. How does it work? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/zqlq1/eli5_the_fairtax_system_promoted_by_libertarian/ | {
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x35ls | why i like music that i like | What makes certain genres more appealing to me than others? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/x35ls/eli5_why_i_like_music_that_i_like/ | {
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azlzwe | why is florida not a true southern state? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/azlzwe/eli5_why_is_florida_not_a_true_southern_state/ | {
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36mg6m | why does it seem like nobody knows what's going on in north korea when we have satellite imagery that can everything on the ground? | Manufacturing, weapons testing, food production, military exercises and training, etc. I assume these all have to occur outdoors and we'd be able to see exactly what the North Koreans are up to. Why all the talk about "secrecy" and "mystery" surrounding the country? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/36mg6m/eli5_why_does_it_seem_like_nobody_knows_whats/ | {
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4tgp28 | how does the un general assembly enforce its decisions? | title | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4tgp28/eli5how_does_the_un_general_assembly_enforce_its/ | {
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2ozwx7 | are the police killing more civilians than other years or is the media just choosing to focus on this now? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ozwx7/eli5_are_the_police_killing_more_civilians_than/ | {
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3d7f4i | how is it possible that fibonacci spirals are found almost everywhere in nature? | I hope my question is understood. If not, I can explain. Look at this Google search
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2mk803 | why are pop songs generally about 3 mins long? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2mk803/eli5_why_are_pop_songs_generally_about_3_mins_long/ | {
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1y2gzd | if a person who is infected with hiv kept isolated, will he continue to survive? | I've read that HIV only damages your immune system and does not cause death directly. Death is caused by usually mild diseases. So would isolation help? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1y2gzd/if_a_person_who_is_infected_with_hiv_kept/ | {
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a3mccq | why is it when we're sleep deprived we can sleep almost anywhere & anytime immediately but not if we're not sleep deprived? | Is it a form of narcolepsy? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a3mccq/eli5_why_is_it_when_were_sleep_deprived_we_can/ | {
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30fwvk | why are there so many cell phone stores? | I live in an urban area in the United States, and it seems like there is a cell phone store almost every block. Who is buying all those cell phones? How do they stay in business? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/30fwvk/eli5_why_are_there_so_many_cell_phone_stores/ | {
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1t1sy3 | why does the jolly fat man dressed who delivers presents at christmas get referred to as 'santa claus' by some, and 'saint nick' and 'father christmas' etc. by others? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1t1sy3/eli5_why_does_the_jolly_fat_man_dressed_who/ | {
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g39ksx | how does washing up liquid turn into loads of bubbles when water is poured on it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/g39ksx/eli5_how_does_washing_up_liquid_turn_into_loads/ | {
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ct3kpq | how can a woman go full term without knowing she's pregnant? does her belly not grow? does the baby not move in her belly? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ct3kpq/eli5_how_can_a_woman_go_full_term_without_knowing/ | {
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6i2fzn | how does spotify and iheart radio get away with paying songwriters .005 cents per stream when radio airplay pays .05 to .07 cents for each play? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6i2fzn/eli5_how_does_spotify_and_iheart_radio_get_away/ | {
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27gy0s | why is it protocol to stay in our vehicle when pulled over by the cops? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/27gy0s/eli5_why_is_it_protocol_to_stay_in_our_vehicle/ | {
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476z7d | how come some songs on the radio sound like they have been pitch-shifted up or down? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/476z7d/eli5_how_come_some_songs_on_the_radio_sound_like/ | {
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6z5a3a | why is a 1hp engine rated at 1hp when a single horse (the animal) is still so much more powerful than that mechanical engine? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6z5a3a/eli5_why_is_a_1hp_engine_rated_at_1hp_when_a/ | {
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2x49rh | what does lossy mp3 mean? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2x49rh/eli5_what_does_lossy_mp3_mean/ | {
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