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bbdgrk | why didn't lobotomy patients all die from brain hemorrhage? | I just thought that if you would stir around in someones brain like that, there must be numerous damaged blood vessels | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bbdgrk/eli5_why_didnt_lobotomy_patients_all_die_from/ | {
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3t404n | how is a whisper created; what's the difference going on internally in my throat between a whisper and regular speech? | I've noticed some people can sing in tune but not whisper in tune; and when I have a sore throat it can hurt to talk but whispering is ok, so I'm wondering if different muscles are relaxed, or whatever it could be. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3t404n/eli5_how_is_a_whisper_created_whats_the/ | {
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1ak3ns | why do north korean prison camps exist, why are conditions so brutal, and what are the reasons people are sent there? | I know they are terrible, but I just need clarification on why they exist? Are they a substitute for normal prison? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ak3ns/eli5_why_do_north_korean_prison_camps_exist_why/ | {
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79m2ai | are those tv commercials for limited edition coins a scam, or is there an actual value to be had? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/79m2ai/eli5_are_those_tv_commercials_for_limited_edition/ | {
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faqc7c | cpu and system clock | From what ive read, the system clock is the clock that synchronizes all the parts connecred to the motherboard, and the CPU clock is the same but within the cpu itself. The CPU clock is also based on the system clock, and is a multiplier is applied to systen clock to find cpu clock. If this is true, the how does intel ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/faqc7c/eli5_cpu_and_system_clock/ | {
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c11spt | why is it that our internal temperature is 98.6 degrees, but if we touch something that is around that temperature we burn? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c11spt/eli5_why_is_it_that_our_internal_temperature_is/ | {
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1w7k0t | why can't shows like mythbusters show brands in their tv shows? | They always put tape over it or cover it in some other way, I've seen this done in a lot of other shows as well (DigitalRev) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1w7k0t/eli5why_cant_shows_like_mythbusters_show_brands/ | {
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91sj43 | what of a bomb injures/kills people? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/91sj43/eli5_what_of_a_bomb_injureskills_people/ | {
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1u8ryf | why do we hold onto our injuries after we get hurt (holding your head after it hits something) ? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1u8ryf/eli5_why_do_we_hold_onto_our_injuries_after_we/ | {
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3o1gt7 | how does the brain keep itself cool? | Computers have different methods of cooling systems. How does the human brain, doing tasks virtually 24/7, keep itself cool? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3o1gt7/eli5_how_does_the_brain_keep_itself_cool/ | {
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13k396 | why do tvs have speakers coming out of the back? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/13k396/eli5_why_do_tvs_have_speakers_coming_out_of_the/ | {
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7hq5fj | how can medications change one's personality? | I've read some books and articles on how some medications were able to change someone's actual personality... can someone ELI5 how that can happen? (if it indeed can happen.) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7hq5fj/eli5_how_can_medications_change_ones_personality/ | {
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6t46cc | why are the hormones in soymilk bad for you but the hormones in cow's milk are good? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6t46cc/eli5_why_are_the_hormones_in_soymilk_bad_for_you/ | {
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9bpss0 | how do we not become hypoglycaemic and starve during sleep? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9bpss0/eli5how_do_we_not_become_hypoglycaemic_and_starve/ | {
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6pbm26 | why do some birds hatch basically ready to go (like chickens) while others are helpless and need weeks in a nest (like ravens)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6pbm26/eli5why_do_some_birds_hatch_basically_ready_to_go/ | {
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6d5zjd | why do nuts and seeds contain so many calories? | I was just looking at my bag of sunflower seeds and 7 seeds contain *190* calories. How can these little seeds be so packed full of calories? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6d5zjd/eli5_why_do_nuts_and_seeds_contain_so_many/ | {
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1jgldl | what a pimp does and why prostitutes need him. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1jgldl/eli5_what_a_pimp_does_and_why_prostitutes_need_him/ | {
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d3txun | can taking hot baths make you sweat more? |
I don't know if this is the right subreddit but I don't know where else to post this, so... pardon me.
I was thinking about one thing. I take hot baths everyday and I spend like half an hour/an hour there. I don't know when this started, but I'm always sweating. A lot. And I don't even need to do any physical activ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d3txun/eli5_can_taking_hot_baths_make_you_sweat_more/ | {
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m2mdb | suspension (vehicle) | According to Wikipedia, "Suspension systems serve a dual purpose — contributing to the car's roadholding/handling and braking for good active safety and driving pleasure, and keeping vehicle occupants comfortable and reasonably well isolated from road noise, bumps, and vibrations,etc. These goals are generally at odds,... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/m2mdb/eli5_suspension_vehicle/ | {
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a7zgya | what characteristics of top college football players make them get passed over in the nfl draft? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a7zgya/eli5_what_characteristics_of_top_college_football/ | {
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5u1e3k | when going down a hill in a car, why does the pressure change make it harder to hear? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5u1e3k/eli5when_going_down_a_hill_in_a_car_why_does_the/ | {
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1h82n4 | the distiction between state and federal law in the us. such as marijuana or homosexual marriage being legal in some states but not legal at the federal level. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1h82n4/eli5_the_distiction_between_state_and_federal_law/ | {
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1a2zi9 | the movie primer. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1a2zi9/eli5_the_movie_primer/ | {
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45d55b | how countries letting in refugees from syria do security check | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/45d55b/eli5_how_countries_letting_in_refugees_from_syria/ | {
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30y304 | the differences between filet mignon, sirloin, ribeye, and other cuts of steak. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/30y304/eli5_the_differences_between_filet_mignon_sirloin/ | {
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1hdtxn | whenever there is a race, why do the cars sitting all the way in the back still have to finish first? | I've seen it in multiple races, the cars are lined up down the road from the starting line. Why do the cars all the way in the back have to still finish fist? Aren't they at a disadvantage? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1hdtxn/eli5_whenever_there_is_a_race_why_do_the_cars/ | {
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9rrygg | the science behind dissociative mental disorders like schizophrenia and depersonalization/derealization disorder. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9rrygg/eli5_the_science_behind_dissociative_mental/ | {
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192z57 | why actors and actresses in big movies get paid so much | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/192z57/eli5_why_actors_and_actresses_in_big_movies_get/ | {
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oh4rj | why aren't there more parking garages? | I was watching some of the pre-game shows and it showed an aerial view of the stadium and it was surrounded by a giant parking lot that stretched on for a while.
Why not build a parking garage instead? It would take up less horizontal space, it would make everyone closer to the stadium, and it would protect cars from ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/oh4rj/why_arent_there_more_parking_garages/ | {
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d39wdk | does watching tv from too close or using mobile phone/pc for too long really cause damage to your eyesight(myopia/hypermetropia)?why or why not? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d39wdk/eli5does_watching_tv_from_too_close_or_using/ | {
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mj8zt | li5: the difference between amd and intel processors | Can someone explain the difference between Intel and AMD processors? I know about intel's hyper threading and turbo boost. So can you put more focus on AMD? Also if you are up to it the differences between Intel, AMD, and Nvidia graphics cards.
Thanks!! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/mj8zt/li5_the_difference_between_amd_and_intel/ | {
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fmqn19 | what's the difference between single double quotes? when and where should each be used? | Tried a Google search but it is always someones interpretation through experience as opposed to hard and fast facts about its use. From what I can gather, double is used for a quote and single quotes used for quotes within it, though sometimes I see single quotes used outside of a double quote...
Edit: *Difference bet... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fmqn19/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_single_double/ | {
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1rwarg | can someone explain the glitch in this youtube video? | Here the link to the video - _URL_0_ | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rwarg/eli5_can_someone_explain_the_glitch_in_this/ | {
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1nxtux | how are there different types of hair, like rough and thick vs. thin and smooth? | Does it have to do with variations in oil content and production? Or genetics? Or something else? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1nxtux/eli5_how_are_there_different_types_of_hair_like/ | {
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cl68ci | - how come we feel acceleration but not speed? | ELI5- How come you can feel the force of a car taking off and accelerating up to, say, 60mph, but once you’ve reached 60mph, and are maintaining that speed, you no longer feel “pushed back”? Why doesn’t that feeling persist the whole time you’re going that speed? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cl68ci/eli5_how_come_we_feel_acceleration_but_not_speed/ | {
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2av2dm | why doesn't english have gendered articles when all other languages do? | It seems odd that nearly every other language uses gendered articles in front of their words but English doesn't. For instance, Die and Der in German of El and La in Spanish. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2av2dm/eli5_why_doesnt_english_have_gendered_articles/ | {
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1ousr9 | how does extracting oil affect climate change | My sister just sent me this link _URL_0_, Which has a terrible explanation for why extracting oil is bad for our environment. I know its something to do with the release of CO2 but can someone please give a better explanation.
EDIT: It is not the extracting that i'm interested in, its more what role does the use of oi... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ousr9/how_does_extracting_oil_affect_climate_change/ | {
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o7gu8 | why is mexico's flag so similar to the italian flag if they were colonized by spain? | When I was really young, I was super into geography and the flags of world. I asked my second grade teacher why, if Spain colonized Mexico, does their flag so closely resemble Italy's, but I never got an answer. Does anyone here know why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/o7gu8/eli5_why_is_mexicos_flag_so_similar_to_the/ | {
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f5arlr | how do tress know to grow in certain shapes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f5arlr/elif_how_do_tress_know_to_grow_in_certain_shapes/ | {
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97p0c9 | how does lowering brightness work on electronic screens? | Are they changing the tone of each pixel? Or are they reducing the amount of power provided to each one? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/97p0c9/eli5_how_does_lowering_brightness_work_on/ | {
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2xeofi | considering sometimes we have 2 organs, limps etc | Why dont we have 2 hearts or 2 brains considering how important they are. and why dont our 2 lungs work separately so one can continue on if the other cant?
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bfajno | how come most of the time we do things like blink and breathe subconsciously but we can also control them consciously? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bfajno/eli5_how_come_most_of_the_time_we_do_things_like/ | {
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8lt99v | why is the concept of men's rights so controversial? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8lt99v/eli5_why_is_the_concept_of_mens_rights_so/ | {
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2r25tg | why game developers don't completely redo graphics when remastering the hd version? | For example, the Jak and Daxter collection. Now, don't get me wrong, that game was beautiful remastered and I loved it. But when you compare that to Naughty Dog's other projects (Last of Us, Uncharted, other stuff), they're such high quality. Why would it be so difficult to take that detail and redo those games? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2r25tg/eli5_why_game_developers_dont_completely_redo/ | {
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4mglea | what is the risk of damaging electronics during a storm? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4mglea/eli5_what_is_the_risk_of_damaging_electronics/ | {
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yjpwi | why facebook's stock is going down the drain. | Please. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/yjpwi/eli5_why_facebooks_stock_is_going_down_the_drain/ | {
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96faq4 | how can you tell where a cyber attack is coming from? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/96faq4/eli5_how_can_you_tell_where_a_cyber_attack_is/ | {
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2lwji6 | how can google afford hiring people to drive around on every road in the road for google street view? | They even got my entire neighborhood covered and I live on a mountain up in the north.
ps. Winter is coming. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lwji6/eli5how_can_google_afford_hiring_people_to_drive/ | {
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3inkf7 | with the audio technology we have today, why can't you understand what the pilot/flight attendants are saying? | With all of the technology and capabilities we have in audio equipment...why does every pilot and flight attendant sound so muffled and mumbled? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3inkf7/eli5_with_the_audio_technology_we_have_today_why/ | {
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171k5f | what makes a "great tasting" vodka? | I don't understand how brands like Grey Goose are praised for their superior taste. Fundamentally isn't vodka just ethanol and water? I would think that the better the distillation process the fewer impurities, the less taste a vodka should have. Can someone who knows something about vodka fill me in please? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/171k5f/what_makes_a_great_tasting_vodka/ | {
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7h4p2b | how do the tv commercials about medications for rare diseases make financial sense? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7h4p2b/eli5_how_do_the_tv_commercials_about_medications/ | {
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3b3fle | why is it ok to express "black pride", "latino pride", "gay pride", but it is not ok to express "white pride"? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3b3fle/eli5why_is_it_ok_to_express_black_pride_latino/ | {
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9a46ky | why hiv/aids or any other std continues to thrive? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9a46ky/eli5_why_hivaids_or_any_other_std_continues_to/ | {
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2vam36 | what is the attraction of having higher price items in computer games such as cs:go and dota 2 | Why do people want to spend up to thousands of dollars to buy cosmetic items that have no benefits to gameplay? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2vam36/eli5_what_is_the_attraction_of_having_higher/ | {
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15st2x | am i more likely to get fat if i eat 2,000 calories of junk food in a day than if i eat 2,000 calories of a balanced diet? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/15st2x/eli5_am_i_more_likely_to_get_fat_if_i_eat_2000/ | {
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9hmsb5 | why does random walk in 3d not have a probability of returning to the origin when given infinite time? | I was told that random walk in 2D is guaranteed to return to the origin given infinite time (probability = 1). However, random walk in 3D doesn't not guarantee a return to the origin when given infinite time.
& #x200B;
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4fhqva | why didn't the cold war go hot, and is world war iii still a possibility today? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4fhqva/eli5_why_didnt_the_cold_war_go_hot_and_is_world/ | {
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1jmnuz | 4k televisions | Are they going to be the next generation of TVs? Will cable boxes and such need different connectors to connect to the TVs? Will HDMI be supported? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1jmnuz/eli5_4k_televisions/ | {
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6yl6vc | why are there so many diss tracks? where and why did it start? | E.G; Swish Swish by Katy Perry, Look What You Made Me Do by Taylor Swift, Logang DISS TRACK by Jake Paul - to name a few (there's some earlier ones I don't remember) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6yl6vc/eli5_why_are_there_so_many_diss_tracks_where_and/ | {
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459rol | does eating animals that were poisoned kill you? | I know that some tribes in the amazon use arrows dipped in the poisons of bright tree frogs. If someone were to consume an animal killed in this way could they get sick or die? If this is the case, at what point does the amount of poison used to kill the animal become dangerous once ingested? I hope this makes sense. T... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/459rol/eli5does_eating_animals_that_were_poisoned_kill/ | {
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294vyg | elit: what is the deal with the mpaa and reddit? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/294vyg/elit_what_is_the_deal_with_the_mpaa_and_reddit/ | {
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1rzid0 | why do men in straight porn get paid a fraction of what a female does, when maintining an erection under pressure is so much harder? | It seems that a female could get by with some lube and lousy "acting" whereas a man has to achieve and maintain an erection all the way to orgasm under time constraints, people watching, etc.etc?
shouldn't it follow that the level of difficulty be compensated with higher pay?
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2jtbuy | what happens to your eye's lens when you make your vision entirely blurry? | From what I can recall of Biology lessons at school, looking at far away objects flattens your lens and looking at nearby objects makes it thicker. But what happens to it when you 'unfocus' your eyes so that everything, both near and far in your field of vision is blurry? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2jtbuy/eli5_what_happens_to_your_eyes_lens_when_you_make/ | {
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547242 | the different .txt file encodings (ansi vs unicode vs unicode big endian vs utf-8) | What are key differences?
Advantages/disadvantages of each.
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4nwsl4 | how come sport cars in general do not use the technology of a (cvt) continuous variable transmission? wouldn't it make it more economical and have more torque when it's needed? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4nwsl4/eli5_how_come_sport_cars_in_general_do_not_use/ | {
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4izpwu | galaxy gn-z11 is the oldest discovered galaxy at 13.4 billion years old. however its distance is said to be over 32 billion light years. how is light from that far reaching the hubble space telescope? | I get that the universe is also expanding so it is possible that a 13.4 billion year old galaxy is 32 billion light years away, but how is its light reaching across that distance in the timeframe of the age of the universe? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4izpwu/eli5_galaxy_gnz11_is_the_oldest_discovered_galaxy/ | {
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a1z6u8 | how a cuttlefish change patterns and colors at will | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a1z6u8/eli5_how_a_cuttlefish_change_patterns_and_colors/ | {
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1zh5ez | do any animals get dumped by their mates, like when we break up with each other? | I know that praying mantises will do the whole head-biting-off thing, which is quite the red flag, but I was wondering if any animals experience a mate choosing to leave them, resulting in expressed discontent by the one broken-up with. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1zh5ez/eli5_do_any_animals_get_dumped_by_their_mates/ | {
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89cfen | how does whatsapp gains money if it is totally free? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/89cfen/eli5_how_does_whatsapp_gains_money_if_it_is/ | {
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11sjfp | why do i not hear things after i'm exposed to them for a long period of time? | I have fire alarms in my house, and they make this high pitched beep every minute or so. When I first moved in, they really annoyed me, but now I don't hear them at all. Why is this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/11sjfp/why_do_i_not_hear_things_after_im_exposed_to_them/ | {
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2xip9e | why do car manufacturers put rpm meters in automatic cars? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2xip9e/eli5why_do_car_manufacturers_put_rpm_meters_in/ | {
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5n0a62 | why would your body's reaction to hypoglycemia be vomiting? shouldn't your body attempt to maintain what little food it has? | My 4 year old recently suffered from hypoglycemia, his body's response was to expell everything from his stomach. In what way would vomiting be a useful response to low blood sugar? Shouldn't the body attempt to hold onto whatever food it has? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5n0a62/eli5_why_would_your_bodys_reaction_to/ | {
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a5yh5v | how does outside influences (i.e. prescriptions, turmeric, etc.), effect how the body fights infections? | There is a wonderful video from [Kurzgesagt](_URL_1_) on Youtube (link below) that breaks down in an illustrated way how your body fights off a bacterial infection. This was very informative, but left me with questions.
How does prescription antibacterial medicine effect this process?
How does the natural route (Turm... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a5yh5v/eli5_how_does_outside_influences_ie_prescriptions/ | {
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1ixkt6 | can someone explain how homosexuality is beneficial to a species? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ixkt6/eli5_can_someone_explain_how_homosexuality_is/ | {
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1ql953 | what are those bastardly little tongue sores you get from eating too much salt or sugar, and how do you get rid of them? | After I eat too many sweets or salty snacks, sometimes I get a little bump (in rare cases, a few) near the tip of my tongue. Grazing it against my teeth or gums is almost itchy, but it's slightly painful if I apply harder pressure. What are these things called, how exactly do they form, and are there any reliable met... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ql953/eli5_what_are_those_bastardly_little_tongue_sores/ | {
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xkd4u | why can't america hire it's unemployed and increase wages/decrease the cost of everything? | A title was hard to come up with, and so I feel it is vague. I'm basically asking why can't we (here in America, where I'm from) hire our unemployed and give the already employed shorter hours. Then everyone will have a job.
And, to make up for everyone working much less time (I was thinking like 20 hours a week avera... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/xkd4u/eli5_why_cant_america_hire_its_unemployed_and/ | {
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56p1j8 | why do strong acids 'dissolve' or burn materials. do strong bases do the same? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/56p1j8/eli5why_do_strong_acids_dissolve_or_burn/ | {
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22k4zv | notarization/notary public | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/22k4zv/eli5_notarizationnotary_public/ | {
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13bwe3 | why when a show is cancelled it's not usually allowed to run its remaining episodes | ABC just cancelled Last Resort and 666 Park Avenue, but they'll be allowed to run all 13 episodes they have filmed.
But when NBC cancelled Animal Practice earlier this season, it was ripped from the air completely.
Just examples, I don't care about any of those shows. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/13bwe3/eli5_why_when_a_show_is_cancelled_its_not_usually/ | {
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aaq8df | how do scientists determine the possible habitability of exoplanets? | With the search for possible Earth analogs in our universe going on still, how to scientists determine whether or not a planet is habitable even tho often times they can't physically see the planet? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aaq8df/eli5_how_do_scientists_determine_the_possible/ | {
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1gatde | foucault, deleuze, derrida, zizek | What are they talking about? I don't understand a thing! If their philosophies could be distilled into a few sentences, that would be helpful. I was curious about what they spoke about, but upon reading any of their works, I can't contextualize or understand anything.
Thanks! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1gatde/eli5_foucault_deleuze_derrida_zizek/ | {
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bbg5f8 | how do brands like smartfood pop their popcorn so that it's so much fluffier than what i make at home? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bbg5f8/eli5_how_do_brands_like_smartfood_pop_their/ | {
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2dmm1g | why does the heavier end of a falling object hit the ground first? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2dmm1g/eli5_why_does_the_heavier_end_of_a_falling_object/ | {
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28u6j8 | why does my skin perceive a breeze as a cooler air temperature? | I stared at my ceiling fan and contemplated this: why is my skin perceiving the gust of air as a cooler temperature than it actually is? Generally speaking, the air that's being forced down is a *higher* temperature than the ambient around me. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28u6j8/eli5_why_does_my_skin_perceive_a_breeze_as_a/ | {
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z9g6d | what does the hot pocket sleeve actually do? | I made a hot pocket without it, and it came out just fine, so what does the sleeve do? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/z9g6d/what_does_the_hot_pocket_sleeve_actually_do/ | {
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bc48fe | how come obvious spam emails continuosly slip by the spam filter? | I've recently noticed a surge in spam emails (probably my email being leaked somewhere), and the spam has a few things in common... First off, they are mostly about "cheap loans" and crap like that, but what baffels me are the adresses they're sent from. Generally it's something like "qworqwrfijanlvsawzxckknlefz@scam._... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bc48fe/eli5how_come_obvious_spam_emails_continuosly_slip/ | {
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6eacbp | why do we naturally have a tendency to smell our hands after scratching near our sweaty nether regions? and why is the scent of ball-sweat so unique? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6eacbp/eli5_why_do_we_naturally_have_a_tendency_to_smell/ | {
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d50din | what are mirages? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d50din/eli5_what_are_mirages/ | {
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5and8r | my mother received a significant percentage of an ethnicity in her dna test, while i received no percentage of that ethnicity in mine. does that mean i'm still that ethnicity and my specific dna coding just didn't show it? or am i not that ethnicity at all even though my own mother is? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5and8r/eli5_my_mother_received_a_significant_percentage/ | {
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2v1a3x | on a donation site (ie:kickstarter) what keeps people from taking the donation money and running? | I make a great idea, get funded millions of dollars, and run with it. what stops me? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2v1a3x/eli5_on_a_donation_site_iekickstarter_what_keeps/ | {
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twiic | how do digital cameras work? (ccd - charge-coupled devices) [v | So in accordance with the new (and great suggestion) I bring to you a question with an answer! After watching the Engineer guys' new video on youtube, I'm looking for an easier way to understand this concept. In my head I somewhat get it, but in no way would I be able to explain it.
[Here's](_URL_0_) the video for re... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/twiic/how_do_digital_cameras_work_ccd_chargecoupled/ | {
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3k51yk | why isn't the infinite monkey theorem definite? | I was reading about the IMT, and Wikipedia stated that it isn't a definite for the "monkey" to type a Shakespeare piece, even with an infinite amount of time, due to the fact that it may be doing a sequence, for example abaabbaaabbbaaaaabbbb etc, and it has no reason to leave this sequence, and that's what confuses me,... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3k51yk/eli5_why_isnt_the_infinite_monkey_theorem_definite/ | {
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5ver4b | how can someone i know end up in a stock photo? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ver4b/eli5_how_can_someone_i_know_end_up_in_a_stock/ | {
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5axpps | how can my phone die if it's turned off? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5axpps/eli5_how_can_my_phone_die_if_its_turned_off/ | {
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2a87x1 | what does it actually mean when they something is "filmed in imax" ? | Just curious, does that mean all things shown in iMax cinemas have be filmed using a different technique to regular filming and what are the technical implications of filming something in iMax | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2a87x1/eli5_what_does_it_actually_mean_when_they/ | {
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3vx2bp | why do viruses often kill or weaken their host (humans, animals, etc.)? wouldn't they want their host to live as long as possible so they could survive as long as possible? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3vx2bp/eli5_why_do_viruses_often_kill_or_weaken_their/ | {
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5wsb3n | what makes rape so traumatic? and why does it's emotional effects stick for so long? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5wsb3n/eli5_what_makes_rape_so_traumatic_and_why_does/ | {
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39enc3 | ; what purpose do human blood sucking insects (like woodticks and fleas) serve in our ecosystem? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/39enc3/eli5_what_purpose_do_human_blood_sucking_insects/ | {
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3xnhpq | the concept of an automatic watch. | I'm an oblivious teenager who's dad is giving me his old automatic watch which runs on kinetic energy from my movement. However, I am unable to grasp the idea of why I would want a watch that stops "working" when I'm not walking. Or is my idea of it completely wrong? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3xnhpq/eli5_the_concept_of_an_automatic_watch/ | {
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"It doesn't stop working when you're not walking. The motion winds a spring that stores energy for when it's not moving. The advantages are you don't need to change the battery or manually wind it up.",
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27fylp | if listening to loud music is bad for your hearing, when you're in your car and roll the windows down the volume is less. does the same volume level still hurt your hearing, or does the amount of space opened negate the fact? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/27fylp/eli5_if_listening_to_loud_music_is_bad_for_your/ | {
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