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13facs | how do google's driverless cars work? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/13facs/eli5_how_do_googles_driverless_cars_work/ | {
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4yjn38 | how does up voting photos in reddit effect their visibility in google searches? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4yjn38/eli5_how_does_up_voting_photos_in_reddit_effect/ | {
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1qitg6 | the religion of jehova's witness | I'm surprised this isn't on here already. I would love to know all the basic fundamental beliefs or just what they would tell me if they came to my door. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qitg6/eli5_the_religion_of_jehovas_witness/ | {
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6298az | why aren't people in congress who took money from people not forced to abstain from a vote? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6298az/eli5_why_arent_people_in_congress_who_took_money/ | {
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155l3i | when you flip your rear-view mirror down in the night time, why do the headlights behind you seem less bright? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/155l3i/eli5_when_you_flip_your_rearview_mirror_down_in/ | {
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sx5r4 | compression of video, photo and audio. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/sx5r4/eli5_compression_of_video_photo_and_audio/ | {
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9ptw3s | what does falconry actually involve? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9ptw3s/eli5_what_does_falconry_actually_involve/ | {
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5cctg1 | what has changed culturally/politically that people believed it when they were warned about the hole in the ozone, but not about climate change now? | I am too young to have really understood the turn around with the ozone, but it seems like it would be as abstract to the layman as climate science is now. But yet, the whole world seems to have gotten on board with getting rid of CFCs and reversing the trend. Why is this not happening with climate change awareness? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5cctg1/eli5_what_has_changed_culturallypolitically_that/ | {
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emils6 | why do phone cameras seem more zoomed out than eyes when looking at the same thing | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/emils6/eli5_why_do_phone_cameras_seem_more_zoomed_out/ | {
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12veh7 | why do international sporting organizations have french names? | I have always wondered why the international sporting organizations for soccer (FIFA), basketball (FIBA) and the Olympics have french names or use French predominately within their respective organizations. Any thoughts? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/12veh7/eli5_why_do_international_sporting_organizations/ | {
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2gcsty | when people gain weight rapidly, do they grow new hairs to cover all the skin, or do they have the same amount of hairs spaced farther apart? | For example on legs and arms... and then if the person lost the weight, would they be harrier afterwards because they still had all of the new hairs? If your body can grow new hairs because you gained weight, why can't it grow new hairs when you bald? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2gcsty/eli5_when_people_gain_weight_rapidly_do_they_grow/ | {
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5toebp | the economics of the cost of private education. | How can a school survive when it charges $50k tuition but says the "real price" to educate a student is ~$90k? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5toebp/eli5_the_economics_of_the_cost_of_private/ | {
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apjzep | how come noise cancelling headphones don't increase hearing loss when there is actually more sound being produced around your ears? | I understand that passive noise cancelling headphones are good for your ears because they have and insulant that keeps some of the sound from outside sources from reaching your ear.
What I don't understand is the active noise cancelling technology that records the audio on the outside of the headphones and produces sou... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/apjzep/eli5_how_come_noise_cancelling_headphones_dont/ | {
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5knfro | are more celebrities dying this year than average? or is it just observe bias or something? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5knfro/eli5_are_more_celebrities_dying_this_year_than/ | {
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jiklb | where do/did words come from? | Having just eaten breakfast, my 5 y/o niece is wondering who the heck came up with the word "banana," how it happened, how the rest of the world found out about the word, and this is how it works for all words.
Then she repeated the word "banana" until the word lost all meaning.
Thanks reddit! haha :) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jiklb/eli5_where_dodid_words_come_from/ | {
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b6cadm | the difference between the degrees and the warm/cold settings on a split system air-conditioner. | Long time lurker, first time poster to ELI5. Apologies if I haven't titled this correctly.
& #x200B;
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861cqc | why do pigments look like another colour when they’re a powder? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/861cqc/eli5_why_do_pigments_look_like_another_colour/ | {
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2xovey | when the supreme court rules on gay marriage, what will happen to the lower court rulings, and the states, if the supreme court decides that states can constitutionally ban gay marriages? | I'm curious at what could happen if SCOTUS in June by some surprising 5-4 vote up hold bans on gay marriage. Would this effectively reinstate bans in every state where District and Circuit judges have ruled in favor of gay marriage? And if so, will marriages that have taken place in those jurisdictions still count? An... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2xovey/eli5when_the_supreme_court_rules_on_gay_marriage/ | {
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49c375 | why is mp3's still ripped in 128kbp/s and not simply in either 320kbp/s or straight flac? | I have never understood this. Maybe it doesn't matter if you listen on some shit speakers like beats by dr dre or such but theres really no excuse anymore. Theres so much hd space available for cheap that the filesize really can't be an excuse anymore either. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/49c375/eli5_why_is_mp3s_still_ripped_in_128kbps_and_not/ | {
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6lajev | how does facebook (and other social media sites) compile a creepily accurate suggested friends list even when you are a new user and have given the site minimal personal information? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6lajev/eli5_how_does_facebook_and_other_social_media/ | {
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khqen | why we use rms to express ac voltages | I understand DC voltages pretty easily. AFAIK "120v AC" means that circuit pushes out 120 volts just like 12v DC pushes 12 volts. But where and how does RMS factor into all of this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/khqen/eli5_why_we_use_rms_to_express_ac_voltages/ | {
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7fjm2c | why does the us federal reserve want to raise intrest rates if unemployment falls below 4%? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7fjm2c/eli5_why_does_the_us_federal_reserve_want_to/ | {
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5f6xej | how are not-for-profits/nonprofits allowed to pay their workers? isn't salary profit? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5f6xej/eli5_how_are_notforprofitsnonprofits_allowed_to/ | {
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2kcts8 | why do american's take halloween and costumes so serious? why is it such an important event in the year? | UK here. Can someone explain why Halloween holds such significance with Americans? Why they try so hard with costumes?
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1uata8 | what is happening when i can tell someone is looking at me from across a busy room? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1uata8/eli5_what_is_happening_when_i_can_tell_someone_is/ | {
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446mww | why do gas stoves start at the highest heat setting instead of the lowest? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/446mww/eli5_why_do_gas_stoves_start_at_the_highest_heat/ | {
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1ojad6 | how does land/property pass from public too private ownership? | I'm curious about how land originally passes from being owned by the state too being owned by individuals, In what circumstances is it allowed? Does it cost as much as buying from the market? Why doesn't the government sell more/people buy more? How are settlements formed when no-one private entity owns the land? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ojad6/eli5how_does_landproperty_pass_from_public_too/ | {
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2req40 | if we can do our own taxes online, why can't we register a new car, transfer a tag to a new vehicle online? or any other dmv task for that matter?? (besides issuing licenses...) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2req40/eli5_if_we_can_do_our_own_taxes_online_why_cant/ | {
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21xuwd | why it's legal for fox news to make stuff up and sell it as news? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/21xuwd/eli5_why_its_legal_for_fox_news_to_make_stuff_up/ | {
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c4ihfp | what is the sun's spectrum and how does it work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c4ihfp/eli5_what_is_the_suns_spectrum_and_how_does_it/ | {
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2ch2f8 | why is katsaridaphobia (fear of cockroaches) so common? | First of all-yes, I did a search and the [last post](_URL_0_) was not helpful.
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9e5ybd | what's preventing me from randomly guessing someone else's software product key, especially for physical copies of stuff? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9e5ybd/eli5_whats_preventing_me_from_randomly_guessing/ | {
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f6m1yo | how did someone as insane as nero become emperor? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f6m1yo/eli5_how_did_someone_as_insane_as_nero_become/ | {
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2xngf6 | if scientists can tell that their best atomic clock loses 1s every 16 million year, why not use what ever they're using to measure the clock's accuracy as a clock itself? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2xngf6/eli5_if_scientists_can_tell_that_their_best/ | {
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jrap5 | why food cools off faster in my 98.6 degree mouth than at room temperature. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jrap5/eli5_why_food_cools_off_faster_in_my_986_degree/ | {
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lxik2 | what digital technology is and how it differs from whatever we used (analog?) before it | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/lxik2/eli5_what_digital_technology_is_and_how_it/ | {
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26ohjm | why doesn't society like loners? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26ohjm/eli5_why_doesnt_society_like_loners/ | {
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9zgs5e | why can’t people sue internet and financial companies for data breaches and why aren’t people behind bars? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9zgs5e/eli5_why_cant_people_sue_internet_and_financial/ | {
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2a0sl5 | why is calling obama a socialist considered an insult? what's so wrong about that type of government anyways? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2a0sl5/eli5_why_is_calling_obama_a_socialist_considered/ | {
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1xj0z1 | what is the onion magazine? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xj0z1/eli5_what_is_the_onion_magazine/ | {
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6jc1qa | so i bought 'new' listerine with no alcohol. what's left in it that kills germs? do i need the alcohol? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6jc1qa/eli5_so_i_bought_new_listerine_with_no_alcohol/ | {
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13qo6b | grover norquist is just some guy. why do politicians behave as if a pledge to him is sacred? | One would think that their allegiance would be to their country, not some random guy. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/13qo6b/grover_norquist_is_just_some_guy_why_do/ | {
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6xgixf | why was cavalry so effective against infantry without spears? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6xgixf/eli5_why_was_cavalry_so_effective_against/ | {
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6f3wvd | what does it mean for an actor to be executive producer on a tv show? | What kind of direction do they give? How does this affect the production? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6f3wvd/eli5_what_does_it_mean_for_an_actor_to_be/ | {
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9gwxcj | why are we certain there wasn't a technological civilization before humans here on earth? | It took only some 10000 years from being cavemen to going to space. It is a tiny interval in evоlutiоnal and geological scale. How can we be certain that say 30000 or 50000 years ago there wasn't another technological civilization here on earth? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9gwxcj/eli5_why_are_we_certain_there_wasnt_a/ | {
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5b289m | gradient descent algorithm | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5b289m/eli5_gradient_descent_algorithm/ | {
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2h87ob | why did the us government have no trouble prosecuting microsoft under antitrust law but doesn't consider the comcast/twc merger to be a similar antitrust violation? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2h87ob/eli5_why_did_the_us_government_have_no_trouble/ | {
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66kr94 | - recently scientists observed negative mass. what is the significance of this? is this anti-matter? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/66kr94/eli5_recently_scientists_observed_negative_mass/ | {
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5zgszh | after a snow storm, why does the sky emanate a pink/gray hue throughout the entire night? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5zgszh/eli5_after_a_snow_storm_why_does_the_sky_emanate/ | {
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87ixvq | what's happening when my back "pops" and is it bad? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/87ixvq/eli5_whats_happening_when_my_back_pops_and_is_it/ | {
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bvig0h | why can my laptop pick up my wifi very well, but my phone, on the same desk, hardly connect at all? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bvig0h/eli5_why_can_my_laptop_pick_up_my_wifi_very_well/ | {
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3tb3yr | what policies and systems are (or aren't) in place to help veterans? who is responsible for the aid and implementation? why do so many vets seem to end up homeless or worse? how can people help them? | This is regarding US vets. Sorry rest of the world. Though feel free to add what systems are in place in your country as well. I was just wondering because so many people are bitching about why we should help veterans before refugees and it had me wondering about these questions and how I can help. As that little girl ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3tb3yr/eli5_what_policies_and_systems_are_or_arent_in/ | {
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zzwin | - how does my body know how to do things that i can't control? | How does my heart know how to beat, my blood knows to respond to a wound. Is it possible to take control of these things? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/zzwin/eli5_how_does_my_body_know_how_to_do_things_that/ | {
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35uoc5 | in what order should you brush, floss and mouth wash? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35uoc5/eli5in_what_order_should_you_brush_floss_and/ | {
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30x7s0 | is it possible to amputate your own leg/arm and use that as food? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/30x7s0/eli5_is_it_possible_to_amputate_your_own_legarm/ | {
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5yr3pb | ! how can a country go bankrupt.? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5yr3pb/eli5_how_can_a_country_go_bankrupt/ | {
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f4nj7y | what is the difference between a "good" and a "bad" bottle of wine? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f4nj7y/eli5what_is_the_difference_between_a_good_and_a/ | {
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2wrygw | why do companies such as nintendo region lock certain products? what exactly is region locking? | I read the Wikipedia page for it but am still having trouble understanding the reason. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2wrygw/eli5_why_do_companies_such_as_nintendo_region/ | {
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3h657q | how my cpap senses my breathing in and out. | I have a Phillips cpap and it has an SD card that collects data on its useage. Is it literally sensing my breaths in and out? Is some circuit being broken or created by the air pressure? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3h657q/eli5_how_my_cpap_senses_my_breathing_in_and_out/ | {
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6kzbe1 | can you guys help me understand this paragraph | This is one of the questions from south korean SAT equivalent test prep book (English reading section) and I've been struggling with this for 2hours lol I don't know if I'm too stupid to understand this paragraph , I need help.
Here it is :
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36v1sl | if my pc freezes why are my sound keeps playing? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/36v1sl/eli5_if_my_pc_freezes_why_are_my_sound_keeps/ | {
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b6tot2 | why are humans so drawn to the water? (srivers, seas, ocean,...) | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b6tot2/eli5_why_are_humans_so_drawn_to_the_water_srivers/ | {
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3sdh8e | how hard is it to survive on minimum wage? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3sdh8e/eli5_how_hard_is_it_to_survive_on_minimum_wage/ | {
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235e4w | what defines a song's genre? | Is there a technical defenition for each genre or is it just whatever genre the artist says it is? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/235e4w/eli5_what_defines_a_songs_genre/ | {
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4kjd0x | what causes your vision to become gradually worse? are video games and/or continual staring at phones a factor in today's society? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4kjd0x/eli5_what_causes_your_vision_to_become_gradually/ | {
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1lgr3j | how can photon travel at light speed with so less/negligible energy. | Living organisms (humans/animals) have huge amount of energy as compared to photon. I know that our mass is also significantly higher.
But a photon can travel at light speed with so less energy! And other living things are barely moving on Earth as compared to photon.
I understand that gravity has a lot of impact on o... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lgr3j/eli5how_can_photon_travel_at_light_speed_with_so/ | {
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acxzk2 | why is john lennon's death generally referred to as an "assassination" and not just a murder? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/acxzk2/eli5_why_is_john_lennons_death_generally_referred/ | {
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29ln3y | how do texting apps generate a phone number that hasn't already been claimed? | Is this a legal method? To not be paying service to a phone company, but to have a phone number linked to an APP on your tablet? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/29ln3y/eli5how_do_texting_apps_generate_a_phone_number/ | {
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3cajlp | why does drinking water on an empty stomach hurt? | Sometimes when I'm hungry, I'll drink some water and it kills. It feels like someone is wrenching my stomach. The pain is fairly debilitating, so I want to know what's happening? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3cajlp/eli5_why_does_drinking_water_on_an_empty_stomach/ | {
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27cgp8 | meta: why does it seem like the same questions get asked every hour? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/27cgp8/eli5_meta_why_does_it_seem_like_the_same/ | {
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1daray | why and how laundry detergents are used in the drug community. | [This thread](_URL_0_) popped up on /r/wtf and from what everyone is saying, detergent is used in the drug community.
I get it's used for trading and stuff like that, but I don't understand why, or exactly how everything works the way it is said to.
Can somebody explain this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1daray/eli5why_and_how_laundry_detergents_are_used_in/ | {
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a58adl | how did scientists identify humanity's common ancestor? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a58adl/eli5_how_did_scientists_identify_humanitys_common/ | {
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25hbwl | are there any laws against independent space travel without government consent? | If Red Bull wanted to try and send a man to the moon and wanted to privately fund it, could they attempt to actually do their own moon landing? I bring this up because it blows my mind that we haven't been back to the moon. Supposedly the tech in our iPhones is equal to or better than the computers and hardware in the ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/25hbwl/eli5_are_there_any_laws_against_independent_space/ | {
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38bzih | do websites make absolutely no money off ad block users? | like not even a cent? or do they make some but not as much as a non adblock user? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38bzih/eli5do_websites_make_absolutely_no_money_off_ad/ | {
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8jmlln | is the air around me packed full of atoms, like peas in a can, or is there space between? how can i see through it? are atoms transparent? | I know that an atom is mostly empty space, but every atom has a "solid" particle at the center, doesn't it? There must be gazillions of those things all around me. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8jmlln/eli5_is_the_air_around_me_packed_full_of_atoms/ | {
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4nthjg | why does weather move from west to east, but wind can be blowing from any direction? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4nthjg/eli5_why_does_weather_move_from_west_to_east_but/ | {
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d53zhy | how does the electric company categorize my usage? | I have service with Duke / Progress energy. Every month I receive a breakdown of what categories I’ve spent my electricity on - lighting, cooking, cooling, etc - how can they know this information? Is it based on usage cycles, or some kind of per-breaker tracking? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d53zhy/eli5_how_does_the_electric_company_categorize_my/ | {
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1h0xnk | how can you measure the speed of light if nothing goes faster than its speed? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1h0xnk/how_can_you_measure_the_speed_of_light_if_nothing/ | {
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1lchfc | what determines if you are burning fat, muscles or calories? | Does it depend on your hart rate or what you had to eat before or after working out? Does the type of workout matter?
Edit: Thanks everybody, a lot of useful anwers in here! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lchfc/eli5_what_determines_if_you_are_burning_fat/ | {
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2vhig6 | what is a computer script? | Are there different types of scripts, and if so what are the best uses for each type?
How does one go about learning to write scripts?
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flhogm | how do 'dry' wines taste dry when they're a liquid? | I never knew what people meant when they said dry wines until I drank one recently and it definitely tastes dry. It's a liquid though and I'm curious how this works. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/flhogm/eli5_how_do_dry_wines_taste_dry_when_theyre_a/ | {
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1huxi9 | why singapore is doing better (economically) than its neighboring countries | Singapore's at the top: _URL_0_
I get that Singapore's smaller, but what else? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1huxi9/eli5_why_singapore_is_doing_better_economically/ | {
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1pt6qp | how are weather percentages determined? | Yesterday had been marked as 100% chance of precipitation all day for the last week, and then we received a little rain at night, otherwise a pretty dry day. How are these percentages determined? They are something that has always confused me. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pt6qp/eli5_how_are_weather_percentages_determined/ | {
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24glzo | what are "zoning laws" and "neighbourhood commities". they're either a tiny thing or not a thing at all in the uk | It seems crazy? That some people can come a long and just say what you can and can't do. Is there a way out of it or do you somewhat agree to follow the rules when you move there or something? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24glzo/eli5_what_are_zoning_laws_and_neighbourhood/ | {
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1jorh5 | lbw in cricket | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1jorh5/eli5_lbw_in_cricket/ | {
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5352eo | how can idle clicker games that offer little to no gameplay become popular? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5352eo/eli5_how_can_idle_clicker_games_that_offer_little/ | {
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1pnc0d | the reddit policy against self promotion | So I run a YouTube channel. Recently I created a video that received a very positive response. Realizing that I had found a new market for my videos I began working on new content. Not spamming mind you, I made sure to allow a gap of at least 3-4 days between videos or posts.
However, I am now running up against th... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pnc0d/eli5_the_reddit_policy_against_self_promotion/ | {
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28yjek | can blind people even understand the concept of color? | I've always been curious (in the case of people who have been blind their whole lives and never enjoyed a single second of sight) as to whether or not they can grasp or understand explanations about visually derived phenomena like color, visually descriptive terms like gloomy, brilliant, etc?
There are so many things ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28yjek/eli5can_blind_people_even_understand_the_concept/ | {
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5nbd6g | why is taking an aspirin before the surgery harmful? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5nbd6g/eli5why_is_taking_an_aspirin_before_the_surgery/ | {
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58j9ts | what exactly makes ramen noodles so unhealthy, and if you eat ramen often, will you have a shorter life expectancy? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/58j9ts/eli5_what_exactly_makes_ramen_noodles_so/ | {
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3uphh2 | why is the media so selective about the things they report? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3uphh2/eli5why_is_the_media_so_selective_about_the/ | {
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5057wz | why is ac better than dc ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5057wz/eli5_why_is_ac_better_than_dc/ | {
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3sssxi | how come light doesn't go through objects like walls of their atoms are made of mostly empty space as proved by the gold foil experiment? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3sssxi/eli5_how_come_light_doesnt_go_through_objects/ | {
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50hzlv | what is data mining? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/50hzlv/eli5_what_is_data_mining/ | {
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2v904m | why can't spacex let the used rockets land in the ocean, then retrieve them rather than trying to land on a barge? | Seems like there should be a cheaper, more cost effective alternative, but I'm sure someone can explain. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2v904m/eli5_why_cant_spacex_let_the_used_rockets_land_in/ | {
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zw8mj | why can places like newegg ship ups for free when it costs regular people so much money? | I bought a Storm Trooper computer case a while back, and for those who don't know, this is a huge 45-pound steel case. Newegg offered free 3-day shipping via UPS. Now I'm trying to sell it, and UPS wants a minimum of like $50 to ship it. Are they just losing money on places like Newegg or am I getting ripped off? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/zw8mj/eli5_why_can_places_like_newegg_ship_ups_for_free/ | {
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84n0oz | what would be the environmental issues with sinking large quantities of trash into the mariana trench? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/84n0oz/eli5_what_would_be_the_environmental_issues_with/ | {
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3o261t | if drunk people are unable to consent, what happens when both parties are equally drunk and have sex? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3o261t/eli5if_drunk_people_are_unable_to_consent_what/ | {
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32wxcx | why were people like the nazi ss able to such horrible things without remorse? | I've been looking at the various massacres committed by the SS during WWII, and I really can't wrap my head around the idea of a group of people committing mass murder. In one of the massacres, they ate lunch outside the burning church with hundreds of bodies inside. (Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre)
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5ij57u | if the energy is consumed at the time it is produced how come there is always electricity at the electrical outlets ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ij57u/eli5if_the_energy_is_consumed_at_the_time_it_is/ | {
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