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qf1ht | twin peaks | Did a search, couldn't find it. ELI5: Twin Peaks please. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/qf1ht/eli5_twin_peaks/ | {
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er84q7 | why do eyes get red when watching tv or a screen for a long time | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/er84q7/eli5_why_do_eyes_get_red_when_watching_tv_or_a/ | {
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fggy8d | does an older phone battery (less capacity) charge faster than a new phone with brand new battery? and if it’s using a portable battery, will it use less of that portable batteries “juice” to charge than a new phone? | and if it’s using a portable battery, will it use less of that portable batteries “juice” to charge than a new phone? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fggy8d/eli5_does_an_older_phone_battery_less_capacity/ | {
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6ma8vu | why do our bodies produce phlegm when we run/exert ourselves? how did making it harder to breathe help our ancestors? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6ma8vu/eli5_why_do_our_bodies_produce_phlegm_when_we/ | {
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2rutiy | when a mosquito bites me, does it take enough blood for the night or does it come back for seconds? | This is kind of showerthought-sy but I've been wondering all day.. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2rutiy/eli5_when_a_mosquito_bites_me_does_it_take_enough/ | {
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72espf | why did america put a term limit in place after such a successful president | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/72espf/eli5_why_did_america_put_a_term_limit_in_place/ | {
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9wzqcy | why do governments subsidise fossil fuel companies when they are so rich? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9wzqcy/eli5_why_do_governments_subsidise_fossil_fuel/ | {
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1zj0dx | how does a car jack work? | I had to change my first tyre the other day, and I was amazed when I pulled this little clunky piece of metal to jack the whole car. Yet with no real pressure or strength, I turned and turned and turned and here this little piece of metal began to lift the back end of the car off the ground
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36q7ct | how do airlines get my bag to my destination? | I flew from Philly to L.A. today, and while making a connection in Dallas, I realized that everyone on the plane needs their checked baggage to get to another place in the airport within 20-40 minutes (either another plane or the baggage claim). How do airlines do this with (what seems like) a high amount of accuracy ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/36q7ct/eli5_how_do_airlines_get_my_bag_to_my_destination/ | {
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4rc6xl | how does wifi and cell service get slow when too many people are visiting my town of 1500 people? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4rc6xl/eli5_how_does_wifi_and_cell_service_get_slow_when/ | {
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16p5q9 | why charging someone more money for insurance based on age isn't considered discrimination. | I understand companies do studies to gauge what age groups are more likely to have a car accident and their insurance for their car is priced correspondingly. I just don't understand how this is legal. If a study came out that said white people were more accident prone than other races and companies started pricing ins... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/16p5q9/eli5_why_charging_someone_more_money_for/ | {
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7kbxsx | how do two brown haired people create a blonde baby? | My baby came out super blonde, which was shocking as both my husband and I are brunettes, all our parents and siblings are brunettes, and our first kiddo is a brunette. The only non dark haired person in my descendants was a grandmother who had light brown hair. Yes, I'm the mom, and yes, my husband is the daddy. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7kbxsx/eli5_how_do_two_brown_haired_people_create_a/ | {
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3ddh7f | do cats and dogs 'like' their owners, or is it simply an intrinsic sense of security that draws them to their human companions? | Title | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ddh7f/eli5_do_cats_and_dogs_like_their_owners_or_is_it/ | {
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232bd4 | whats that thing i see when my eyes are closed, while i press the top of my eyes side to side? | Not sure if anyone else sees this. So when you close your eyes, and "scratch" the top of your eyes, side to side, you can see a figure on the bottom. Something like this: _URL_0_ | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/232bd4/eli5_whats_that_thing_i_see_when_my_eyes_are/ | {
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4f9n8i | how do statistical websites count enormous numbers such as the birth and death count, or the population of the earth, or even money spent on illegal drugs? | Stats like the ones on this website:
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2p4qy9 | how can bill clinton almost get impeached for lying to congress, yet hayden and other intelligence agency officials do so regularly and nothing happens? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2p4qy9/eli5how_can_bill_clinton_almost_get_impeached_for/ | {
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3erqaf | how do you really know sites like duckduckgo aren't stealing your info and selling it? | They claim not to be pulling a Google on you, but how can you actually tell they're living up to their word? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3erqaf/eli5_how_do_you_really_know_sites_like_duckduckgo/ | {
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1sx5pt | why aren't planets or the moon declared property of a country? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1sx5pt/eli5why_arent_planets_or_the_moon_declared/ | {
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2yraaa | who were the first to harness the power of advertising? who figured out that concept? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2yraaa/eli5_who_were_the_first_to_harness_the_power_of/ | {
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89ub1g | - how do so many sportstars, actors, etc. that make millions of dollars end up in debts? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/89ub1g/eli5_how_do_so_many_sportstars_actors_etc_that/ | {
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d60idd | could memory loss make you "forget" you have depression, or any other mental illness? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d60idd/eli5_could_memory_loss_make_you_forget_you_have/ | {
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7gamwl | why is some food "aged" and still edible while others are rotten and tossed out? | Basically the title, why do we age some foods (some cheeses, wine, some meats) and it's still edible or even delicious, but other foods are thrown out when they hit two days old? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7gamwl/eli5why_is_some_food_aged_and_still_edible_while/ | {
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o16r1 | what exactly causes paranoia? | Why do we fixate over irrational things and what makes the body react the way it does when we do fixate... (ie. loss of sleep/appetite/concentration)
Maybe if I knew what caused it, I could learn to switch off.
EDIT - Before this goes all weed-based on my ass, that wasn't all I was going for. I meant paranoia in gen... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/o16r1/eli5_what_exactly_causes_paranoia/ | {
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2rkrr8 | why is there an android vs ios "feud" among consumers. | I understand why at a corporate level this dispute would exist, they are competing for sales.
However the internet seems to have a never ending squabble not only over which product is better, but how stupid, uncultured, and treasonous you are if you don't have the *correct* device.
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173ia0 | how do slow songs like lullabies induce sleep? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/173ia0/how_do_slow_songs_like_lullabies_induce_sleep/ | {
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254sj7 | who owned ancient artifacts before they were in museums, assuming most museums were built in the 20th century? | -If you've visited the MET in NYC you've seen the Egyptian section. I'm having trouble wrapping my head around Egypt ever willingly selling tombs. How was a price set? Did archaeologists essentially claim it and steal it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/254sj7/eli5_who_owned_ancient_artifacts_before_they_were/ | {
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2f0uq0 | why do countries import and export the same product, like crude oil, or chicken? | This has always confounded me. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2f0uq0/eli5_why_do_countries_import_and_export_the_same/ | {
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g3n98x | in the world of trading stocks, what is margin buying power? | Is there margin buying power only when the investor already owns securities? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/g3n98x/eli5_in_the_world_of_trading_stocks_what_is/ | {
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54cno7 | why are ultrawide monitors 21:9 and not 7:3? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/54cno7/eli5_why_are_ultrawide_monitors_219_and_not_73/ | {
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6p86aq | can a sea creature that lives in deep sea swim to the surface? | So I just saw the video about the giant squid that has been found lately.I know that if a human swims too deep the water pressure kills the _URL_0_ does the water pressure works both ways?Could a sea creature that usually lurks thousands of meters below the sea level swim to the surface or would it explode(or implode,i... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6p86aq/eli5can_a_sea_creature_that_lives_in_deep_sea/ | {
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305lae | what do the +/- tracking controls do on a vcr? | I just saw an old VCR remote and realized I never knew what those controls did. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/305lae/eli5_what_do_the_tracking_controls_do_on_a_vcr/ | {
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3sr4lf | why are some muslims so radical? what is written in the koran that makes them lash out to such extremes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3sr4lf/eli5_why_are_some_muslims_so_radical_what_is/ | {
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1r8jb1 | since i learned so much in the detroit discussion, what happened to cleveland? | I currently work here and I'm from New Jersey so I don't offhand know the history of the area very well. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1r8jb1/eli5_since_i_learned_so_much_in_the_detroit/ | {
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5p458x | if sociopaths make up a sizable portion of the population, why aren't mass murders more common? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5p458x/eli5_if_sociopaths_make_up_a_sizable_portion_of/ | {
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adtr5t | how is it possible for comets to continually “shed” themselves for hundreds, if not thousands, of years and never run out of comet dust? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/adtr5t/eli5_how_is_it_possible_for_comets_to_continually/ | {
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1ja3lm | why aren't people buying the $1 houses in detroit? | I know there's no jobs in Detroit and nobody wants to live there, but surely there has to be some value to having a house there right? Even for the slight chance that property houses might rise in the next 100 years?
Houses like this one: _URL_0_ | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ja3lm/eli5_why_arent_people_buying_the_1_houses_in/ | {
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4gcm3x | why do d-day landing crafts open at the front? | Was rewatching Saving Private Ryan, the landing craft just opens the door at the front, leading to the deaths of all the soldiers before they even ran out of the vehicle.
Wouldn't it be better if they could just exit from the side? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4gcm3x/eli5why_do_dday_landing_crafts_open_at_the_front/ | {
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6bu2i7 | sovereign citizens. why do people think they are not required to follow the law? what is this based on? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6bu2i7/eli5_sovereign_citizens_why_do_people_think_they/ | {
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4v35ar | how does a computer read keystrokes from a keyboard? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4v35ar/eli5_how_does_a_computer_read_keystrokes_from_a/ | {
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e17gp0 | why it's bad when car batteries go completely dead/once they go dead they can't/rarely can be recharged to full strength? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e17gp0/eli5_why_its_bad_when_car_batteries_go_completely/ | {
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7pyk4o | what are the characteristics that define the market as either a bull or bear? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7pyk4o/eli5_what_are_the_characteristics_that_define_the/ | {
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80t1h1 | might sound dumb, but what's a rational number? | Can anyone explain it clearly to me please
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5xoods | why does urinating on a lemon tree help it grow? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5xoods/eli5_why_does_urinating_on_a_lemon_tree_help_it/ | {
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ce3ehq | why can all the areas in our mouths repair itself with new skin, but our gums can not? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ce3ehq/eli5_why_can_all_the_areas_in_our_mouths_repair/ | {
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3dwrnv | if i open the car window is there an equal but opposite breeze outside? | Edit for clarification: Breeze exiting the window. My understanding is that the air outside of a car is stationary and the air inside of a car is also "stationary" though moving at the same speed as the car. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3dwrnv/eli5_if_i_open_the_car_window_is_there_an_equal/ | {
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26iihu | what happens after we die? (i.d, saving accounts, property, etc) | I am not asking about afterlife or things like that. I want to know what will the government, banks, cops, hospitals, or related parties will do with me and my stuffs if I die all of a sudden.
Like......
1. If I am employed to this company, is it considered as a "resignation"?
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ex8y2f | what happens if you take a stimulant and a depressant at the same time? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ex8y2f/eli5_what_happens_if_you_take_a_stimulant_and_a/ | {
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9dz70c | how does nuclear materials make it possible to split the atoms to make a nuclear bomb possible. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9dz70c/eli5_how_does_nuclear_materials_make_it_possible/ | {
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3ev93b | how did germany manage to take so much of europe during wwii despite its central geographic location? | It seems like they held out for a long time despite being surrounded by so many other countries. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ev93b/eli5_how_did_germany_manage_to_take_so_much_of/ | {
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6gfdwn | how did jordan maintain relative stability during and after the arab spring, and how is jordan still maintaining the relative stability with the state the middle east is in right now? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6gfdwn/eli5_how_did_jordan_maintain_relative_stability/ | {
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8gm7sm | how is profit margin a useful metric when a company can just reinvest all of their money back into the company? | Let's say a company has $50 million in revenue, and simply running the business cost them $40 million. They've made $10 million in profit.
Then that company turns around and spends $10 million on some R & D projects.
Isn't their profit now $0, which looks bad, but is actually a really good sign? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8gm7sm/eli5_how_is_profit_margin_a_useful_metric_when_a/ | {
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3xdurq | what are foreign currency reserves and why are they important? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3xdurq/eli5what_are_foreign_currency_reserves_and_why/ | {
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360ccz | with all the wealth, resources, and technology in the world today, how does everyone not have a basic education, food, water, and shelter? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/360ccz/eli5with_all_the_wealth_resources_and_technology/ | {
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966vi2 | how do procedurally generated video games work? how are players not constantly stuck in a situation where they can no longer progress due to the level generation? | Are procedurally generated levels given guidelines they must abide by? Ex. No platforms over this height, no jump distance further than x, etc. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/966vi2/eli5_how_do_procedurally_generated_video_games/ | {
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4nqp5s | why isn't the orlando shooting on my front page? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4nqp5s/eli5_why_isnt_the_orlando_shooting_on_my_front/ | {
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6lfyn2 | how do power outages happen when too many people are using electricity? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6lfyn2/eli5_how_do_power_outages_happen_when_too_many/ | {
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a7c7bd | if an spf50 sunscreen increases my skin's natural resistance to uv rays from 5 to 250 minutes, does its effectiveness wear off after 250 minutes even if i spend them in the dark, or does it only wear off during sun exposure? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a7c7bd/eli5_if_an_spf50_sunscreen_increases_my_skins/ | {
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77eu4i | breastfeeding and immune system | Breastfeeding provides a mother's antibodies to her baby based on the viruses and bacteria present in their saliva to give them the building blocks of an immune system, and temporary immunity. Other than societal taboos, is there a reason why a wet nurse isn't used to help those who are immunocompromised due to canc... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/77eu4i/eli5_breastfeeding_and_immune_system/ | {
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2lo04t | how do non-human primates look after their teeth and why do humans need dentists? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lo04t/eli5_how_do_nonhuman_primates_look_after_their/ | {
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1bb3fv | fair use of copyrighted material. | Sub-question: If I used a Beatles song in a Youtube video, which country's fair use laws would it fall under? My country, the website's or the band's? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1bb3fv/eli5_fair_use_of_copyrighted_material/ | {
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564h0c | what would happen if 2 hurricanes ran into each other? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/564h0c/eli5_what_would_happen_if_2_hurricanes_ran_into/ | {
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lun0m | magic the gathering rules/strategy | Just bought a "starter pack" (in total about 300 cards) and I've heard it's really fun, but I still don't understand the concept of the styles and lands and stuff like that..
Anyone? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/lun0m/eli5_magic_the_gathering_rulesstrategy/ | {
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2fjrdr | what's my computer doing for the last 1% of an upload? | If I upload a file to the web, I can see the counter ticking up nice and quickly from 1 to 99% or even 100%, then it sits on 100% seemingly doing nothing.
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4mkarh | how are professional rugby players able to tolerate such physical punishment seemingly with little injury where as soccer, basketball and protected american football players seem to have devastating injuries quite frequently? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4mkarh/eli5_how_are_professional_rugby_players_able_to/ | {
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2vhet6 | how does planting trees in drier areas increase rainfall? | Or does it at all? I've been reading on /r/permaculture and watched the short "The man who planted trees" and I've been wondering how this works. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2vhet6/eli5_how_does_planting_trees_in_drier_areas/ | {
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2neohv | the heat of our body...what is producing the ''warm'' side of our body? and why are some animals cold blooded like frogs? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2neohv/eli5the_heat_of_our_bodywhat_is_producing_the/ | {
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45mwhp | how do aquatic animals know how far they should go down in the water? ex. blue whales can only go so far down, what prevents them from going further? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/45mwhp/eli5_how_do_aquatic_animals_know_how_far_they/ | {
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36s9py | how do we keep track of locations in space? | On earth we have GPS coordinates to specific locations. But in space with motion being relative: our planet moving around the sun, sun moving around our galactic core, our galaxy doing a dance with the other galaxies in our galactic cluster. Not to mention there is no central point in space, but rather space is expandi... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/36s9py/eli5_how_do_we_keep_track_of_locations_in_space/ | {
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1yhjap | why is kim dotcom wanted by the us government? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1yhjap/why_is_kim_dotcom_wanted_by_the_us_government/ | {
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3sihdb | why do your bones "crack" when you stretch in the morning? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3sihdb/eli5_why_do_your_bones_crack_when_you_stretch_in/ | {
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kwmm0 | why does my phone take longer to charge than the actual time of me using it? | Unless it's simply my phone: EVO 3D. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/kwmm0/eli5_why_does_my_phone_take_longer_to_charge_than/ | {
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3vved1 | what happens to my digital media if the distributor goes bankrupt? | I have a pretty heavy Steam library and frequently buy tv series and movies on Amazon. If Valve or Amazon were to (somehow) go completely bankrupt tomorrow, am I just SOL? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3vved1/eli5what_happens_to_my_digital_media_if_the/ | {
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49b2sc | why does everyone use q-tips to clean ear wax when the box specifically tells you not to? where did that start from? and what should be used instead? | Did the box always tell us not to and we ignored it? Or did we do it first, then the box suddenly said not to? Which came first?? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/49b2sc/eli5_why_does_everyone_use_qtips_to_clean_ear_wax/ | {
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18820w | how is redbox in business? | Why is it that u can 'rent ' a movie from nearly anything connected to the internet and blockbusters closing up shop everywhere yet there is a 20 min line at a redbox kiosk at the grocery store? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/18820w/how_is_redbox_in_business/ | {
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a0evw0 | how does rock climbing work? how do people get the ropes set up at the top of the rock/cliff? can you climb any rock face you want or does it have to already be set up for all the equipment to work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a0evw0/eli5_how_does_rock_climbing_work_how_do_people/ | {
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6ll0hv | does a charge of attempted murder include all of the crimes that go into the attempt? | If you say try to murder someone by kidnapping them, beating them up and then stabbing them several times, is the kidnapping and beating and stabbing included in the attempted murder charge or are all actions charged in addition to the attempted murder?
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d7lh4j | how does breaking one part of a screen mess up the picture of the whole thing? | Screen being a tv, computer monitor, etc. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d7lh4j/eli5_how_does_breaking_one_part_of_a_screen_mess/ | {
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185et0 | is it possible for unskilled workers to form unions? | People with trades and skills, such as automobile mechanics, construction crews, welders, blacksmiths, etc. - I understand how these individuals would have the leverage to form unions and improve their working conditions/pay.
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liy9b | why does licking a 9v battery zap you, but touching it to your skin not? | I know it isn't related to the presence of water, because a battery on wet skin still does nothing. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/liy9b/eli5_why_does_licking_a_9v_battery_zap_you_but/ | {
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q9gyp | why is the daytona 500 so important in nascar? | I live 30 minutes south of Bristol VA so I deal with NASCAR fans regularly. I even lived not terribly far from Daytona for a while. But what the fuck actually makes this oblong race different from the other oblong races they do almost all year long?
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3cpt9a | if a dj is truly mixing and not "pressing play", how does the lighting team sync lights to the music? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3cpt9a/eli5_if_a_dj_is_truly_mixing_and_not_pressing/ | {
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54igb9 | what are particle accelerators trying to achieve when the particles collide? | Some background on how they work would also be amazing. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/54igb9/eli5_what_are_particle_accelerators_trying_to/ | {
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620b4a | do i have to be worried about isps selling my information? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/620b4a/eli5do_i_have_to_be_worried_about_isps_selling_my/ | {
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b3dhrm | how do electric cars work so it supplies enough energy to the car? | To my knowledge normal gas cars have to make continuous explosions (via the otto cycle) to make energy to make a car run, while electric cars dont (or so I'm assuming) so I'm wonder how much power does an electric car need to make it function? Also gas cars have a battery, so why cant that thing be used to power a whol... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b3dhrm/elif_how_do_electric_cars_work_so_it_supplies/ | {
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41y6p4 | how is sarah palin such a high profile political figure? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/41y6p4/eli5_how_is_sarah_palin_such_a_high_profile/ | {
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6aouhq | how can a company "take over" another one? and how is this different from a sale of a company? | I keep seeing articles about Tesla being a target of Apple for a takeover. How can a company just "take over" a company? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6aouhq/eli5_how_can_a_company_take_over_another_one_and/ | {
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b7taly | how and why was america chosen as the name of the original uniting colonies? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b7taly/eli5_how_and_why_was_america_chosen_as_the_name/ | {
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1gz03u | what is a centromere? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1gz03u/eli5_what_is_a_centromere/ | {
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5ny66i | why do powerful drag racing engines sound so terrible when they're in idle? | Maybe it just sounds terrible to me but it's really loud and sounds like it's going to cut off. As opposed to a regular car that runs fine. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ny66i/eli5_why_do_powerful_drag_racing_engines_sound_so/ | {
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dawpij | why does light oscillate? | Maybe this is a stupid question, but I dont understand what force is driving photons in light beams to go up and down, making a sine wave. How often in which it oscillates determines the frequency yeah, but why does it do that in the first place? And why is it that when light is emitted, instead of scattering like indi... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dawpij/eli5_why_does_light_oscillate/ | {
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3klx1i | url shorteners and why can't webs just use it "natively"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3klx1i/eli5_url_shorteners_and_why_cant_webs_just_use_it/ | {
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4n1e3v | why do we put gnomes in our gardens? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4n1e3v/eli5why_do_we_put_gnomes_in_our_gardens/ | {
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1trfqn | why is there such a high education requirement for menial jobs? | Edit: [Example](_URL_0_) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1trfqn/eli5why_is_there_such_a_high_education/ | {
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6aif8t | what does it mean to testify before (us) congress? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6aif8t/eli5_what_does_it_mean_to_testify_before_us/ | {
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8pkl25 | if tv remotes emit infra-red rays, then why does camera lens pick violet rays being emitted from the remote? | Normally I can't see any light being emitted from remotes, but when I use a mobile camera for viewing I see a bright violet-ish light coming from the remote | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8pkl25/eli5_if_tv_remotes_emit_infrared_rays_then_why/ | {
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b4px7u | why is it necessary to shoe and maintain shoeing horses, but wild ones are fine? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b4px7u/eli5_why_is_it_necessary_to_shoe_and_maintain/ | {
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1l9ng5 | how can social security be in trouble when people pay through a social security tax to fund it. | I do not understand how SS could have funding issues if people get benefits that they have already paid into. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1l9ng5/eli5how_can_social_security_be_in_trouble_when/ | {
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