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6v94np | why are so many steps in car manufacturing still handled by humans? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6v94np/eli5_why_are_so_many_steps_in_car_manufacturing/ | {
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2xn2t6 | what are the details on the us iran deal? why is the israeli president against it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2xn2t6/eli5_what_are_the_details_on_the_us_iran_deal_why/ | {
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195x3o | exchange rates - what makes one currency more favorable to use than another? | I've been researching and trying to wrap my head around this recently, and would just really appreciate it if someone could dumb it down for my pea brain.
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3toln8 | what is it exactly that alcoholics become addicted to? | I can understand addictions like Gambling, drugs and food, because the experience is a high. Alcohol is a depressent though, so I've never understood why people feel compelled to drink. Is it purely chemical, or is it conditioning from past good experiences (like drinking at parties etc)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3toln8/eli5_what_is_it_exactly_that_alcoholics_become/ | {
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do8ypv | how does fishing with mentos, coca-cola and toothpaste work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/do8ypv/eli5_how_does_fishing_with_mentos_cocacola_and/ | {
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2b2siu | why can it be really bright inside and i can see my phone screen just fine but when i'm outside it becomes hard to see? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2b2siu/eli5_why_can_it_be_really_bright_inside_and_i_can/ | {
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3emh82 | why is everyone so into vapes? what makes them so special? are they worth it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3emh82/eli5_why_is_everyone_so_into_vapes_what_makes/ | {
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3ehpiy | why wouldn't a barter system work in today's world? | I mean in the context of the 21st century Western world. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ehpiy/eli5_why_wouldnt_a_barter_system_work_in_todays/ | {
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82ojs0 | how do viruses know what to do despite not being alive? | How do they know to attack cells and stuff if they aren't alive? Is it by chance? Are they mechanical? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/82ojs0/eli5_how_do_viruses_know_what_to_do_despite_not/ | {
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9m2h91 | why is it that thinking sometimes helps you fall asleep and other times it prevents you from sleeping? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9m2h91/eli5_why_is_it_that_thinking_sometimes_helps_you/ | {
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5w8ffn | where did we get the radius and diameter were using to calculate pi? | If Pi is the unknown, then surely the radius and diameter must be known (and can't be calculated using Pi). Since Pi is an irrational number, either the diameter or the radius must also be an irrational number.
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ybmxr | why use virtualization in it environment? | Was talking to a friend about Virtualization and how they have about 1000 Windows virtual servers and a couple hundred Linux Based servers. I did some searching but I can not wrap my head around why you would do this. I went to some Virtualization sites and they talk about saving money. I still don't get why or how thi... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ybmxr/eli5_why_use_virtualization_in_it_environment/ | {
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2y5cjj | what's the no bullshit real harm of vaping? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2y5cjj/whats_the_no_bullshit_real_harm_of_vaping/ | {
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4e0peu | why does reddit detest vapers/vaping so much? if nothing else the nasty cigarette smell is absent right? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4e0peu/eli5_why_does_reddit_detest_vapersvaping_so_much/ | {
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16mbtr | why so many mexicans are sneaking into the usa? | What reasons do they have to risk their lives to sneak into a country where they aren't welcome overall? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/16mbtr/eli5_why_so_many_mexicans_are_sneaking_into_the/ | {
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bmzeuw | why is google search web address so complicated? what's with all the complicated numbers and letters? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bmzeuw/eli5_why_is_google_search_web_address_so/ | {
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3a1d7b | why is google docs unable to copy and paste from the right-click context menu, but can do so using the hotkeys? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3a1d7b/eli5_why_is_google_docs_unable_to_copy_and_paste/ | {
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2jtkku | how has banksy not been unmasked yet ? | Surely being one of the most creative minds in the art and graffiti business he must have hundreds of associates and organising these events he holds must take a team of people working with him, so how in this age where everybody knows everything about anyone, has he managed to stay unknown ? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2jtkku/eli5_how_has_banksy_not_been_unmasked_yet/ | {
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40m61w | in dreams, how does my brain seem to "set up the plot" for real world stimuli that i shouldn't see coming? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/40m61w/eli5_in_dreams_how_does_my_brain_seem_to_set_up/ | {
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4worur | why does singing seem contagious? | I noticed that every time I sing a tune at work, people sitting next to me start singing too. Not immediately but around a few minutes after I stop. It works with me too. When they start singing, I notice that I start humming. Does anyone know why this happens? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4worur/eli5_why_does_singing_seem_contagious/ | {
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49rjf6 | why do data-transmitting cables have different amounts of wires within them? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/49rjf6/eli5why_do_datatransmitting_cables_have_different/ | {
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dogpuy | what is eulers number and what does it do? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dogpuy/eli5_what_is_eulers_number_and_what_does_it_do/ | {
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5c562n | why are there fields of dead corn that haven't been harvested? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5c562n/eli5why_are_there_fields_of_dead_corn_that_havent/ | {
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3vqzix | what do radicalized muslims interpret differently from the quran , in comparison to moderate, peaceful muslims? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3vqzix/eli5_what_do_radicalized_muslims_interpret/ | {
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dduy3d | why do some vhs tapes have fucked up bottoms like this? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dduy3d/eli5_why_do_some_vhs_tapes_have_fucked_up_bottoms/ | {
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460ot6 | why does the law allow companies to purchase or merge with other companies? why aren't all purchases/mergers viewed as a consolidation within an industry and a step closer to monopolization? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/460ot6/eli5_why_does_the_law_allow_companies_to_purchase/ | {
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erf4d9 | how do mess free markers/paint work? | ELI5: My kids just received a Crayola mess free paint set for their 3rd birthdays. Once batteries are installed you basically just have to tap the brush on the lid of the "paint" color you want - then dip the paint brush into this gel stuff - then when you paint the gel onto the special paper it comes out as the color ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/erf4d9/eli5_how_do_mess_free_markerspaint_work/ | {
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eh0adn | why are hypotheses used when doing research? | If the point of doing research is to figure something out, then why does the scientific community care about your guess before you ever do any experiments? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/eh0adn/eli5_why_are_hypotheses_used_when_doing_research/ | {
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2n4cgf | what's going on when you get that tingling feeling in your body after seeing/hearing something you feel is profound? | It's kind of difficult to explain but whenever you hear some very good lyrics in a song or you see a movie trailer that absolutely hooks you this feeling starts. Almost like a kinda good tingling feeling in your head and body, also my peripheral vision will start to fade when this happens. What is my body actually do... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2n4cgf/eli5_whats_going_on_when_you_get_that_tingling/ | {
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4uyn32 | why phone can barely load a gif from imgur, but will play netflix at 480p no interruptions | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4uyn32/eli5_why_phone_can_barely_load_a_gif_from_imgur/ | {
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1fxx3x | why is cursing so satisfying? | When you stub your toe or something why dont we say 'banana' or 'korea'? Why does saying 'FUCK' help us? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1fxx3x/eli5_why_is_cursing_so_satisfying/ | {
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2dgoyn | if coldness is a lack of kinetic energy and salt lowers the melting temperature of ice, then why does the salt and ice challenge burn you more than normal ice? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2dgoyn/eli5_if_coldness_is_a_lack_of_kinetic_energy_and/ | {
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3me0w5 | how can the skeleton of a fat person hold all that weight? | If a fat person doesn't exercise and eat right (I'm talking a pretty stagnant 300lb+ person), then I'm guessing they have very little muscle mass. With all of the fat piled onto weak muscles, how do the joints, spine, rib cage, etc manage without just giving in? Is the human skeleton really that strong even when it's n... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3me0w5/eli5_how_can_the_skeleton_of_a_fat_person_hold/ | {
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3e6riu | why do people's eyes change after they die | I am currently a Physical Therapy Graduate Student and in our first class we get to dissect a cadaver. Last week we dissected the muscles and such of the eye and after looking at the eye I noticed it was super foggy and didn't look like a real eye. It kind of looked like the eyes of the walkers in The Walking Dead. C... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3e6riu/eli5_why_do_peoples_eyes_change_after_they_die/ | {
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4lluru | how do we know life on other planets will be of the same type as life on earth? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4lluru/eli5_how_do_we_know_life_on_other_planets_will_be/ | {
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4acyp6 | if nixon abused his office so blantently, why did president ford pardon him without fear of looking corrupt? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4acyp6/eli5_if_nixon_abused_his_office_so_blantently_why/ | {
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3de4op | electric cars and batteries are cool and all, but how to we dispose of them when they break down? | I share the love for Telsa and environmental battery powered transport techniques, but aren't batteries bad for the environment? What happens in case of accident or just end of battery life? wouldn't we be stuck with a landmass of dead batteries after a while? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3de4op/eli5_electric_cars_and_batteries_are_cool_and_all/ | {
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36bcb1 | why don't many useful or popular apps like shazam or instagram have an version for laptops or desktops? | I can get Microsoft Word for my Samsung S4, but I must be NUTS to want to Snapchat someone from my laptop? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/36bcb1/eli5_why_dont_many_useful_or_popular_apps_like/ | {
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1o6ghm | how does a locking wheel nut work? | They have saved my alloys many a time, but i just don't get it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1o6ghm/eli5how_does_a_locking_wheel_nut_work/ | {
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f2q61a | what's it like to hear voices? is it inside your head or does it hear like someone is actually talking? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f2q61a/eli5_whats_it_like_to_hear_voices_is_it_inside/ | {
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25caya | how is it possible that i can completely forget how to do something that i've done hundreds of times, even immediately after successfully doing it once? | Scenario: I'm getting dressed, and I tie my tie. Its a bit too short, so I undo it and begin again...only this time I stand there with the ends in my hands like an 8 year old who has never even seen a necktie. I try several things - none of which work - give up, and skip the tie for the day. Perhaps later on in the day... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/25caya/eli5_how_is_it_possible_that_i_can_completely/ | {
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3ev5yi | why are f1 cars so much safer than normal road cars? | It seems to me that the survival rate for an F1 crash is a lot higher than it is for a normal car on the highway, and F1 cars can travel 3 or more times the speed. Is there a specific reason? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ev5yi/eli5why_are_f1_cars_so_much_safer_than_normal/ | {
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68b21i | why do most fill-in-the-bubble systems require you to use a #2 pencil? | I've encountered some that also make you use a blue or black pen. What does it matter to the scanner what utensil I use? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/68b21i/eli5_why_do_most_fillinthebubble_systems_require/ | {
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1xrmz0 | why are you legally responsible for hospital costs accrued while you are unconscious? | Let's say you're walking and get hit by a car. You hit your head pretty hard and are knocked out instantly. You wake up two days later to find out you only have a bad concussion and a few broken bones, but the EMT's felt you needed to Medevaced out of there so now you are stuck with a $50,000+ hospital bill. Come to fi... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xrmz0/eli5_why_are_you_legally_responsible_for_hospital/ | {
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28f13h | when looking up a song on youtube on my phone, why do all the results end up only being live versions? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28f13h/eli5_when_looking_up_a_song_on_youtube_on_my/ | {
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ai53ql | why has the average height of humans drastically increased over the past 100 years? how tall will humans be in 100 years? what about the year 3000? is there a height that our bodies will definitely cap out at? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ai53ql/eli5_why_has_the_average_height_of_humans/ | {
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6lsd0q | why are multi-level marketing (mlm) companies, like herbalife, allowed to continue their business when they operate like a pyramid scheme? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6lsd0q/eli5_why_are_multilevel_marketing_mlm_companies/ | {
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o2k21 | why doesn't google come out with chrome for android? | Whats up with that? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/o2k21/eli5_why_doesnt_google_come_out_with_chrome_for/ | {
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37q4pf | why is it acceptable to shame smokers but fat shaming gets you in a lot of trouble, when lead to health problems? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37q4pf/eli5_why_is_it_acceptable_to_shame_smokers_but/ | {
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14fxdd | can someone please eli5 the functions of independent, dependent, and standardized variables in the scientific method? | i'm in college and i've taken science classes since elementary school, but no matter how many times i've had to learn this shit i still don't get it. i'm studying for my bio final next week. somebody please help me. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/14fxdd/can_someone_please_eli5_the_functions_of/ | {
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19s8xn | from a technical standpoint, how are hackers able to "crack" online passwords? | I'm told I need to create strong passwords when I create new Internet accounts, and I do, using a password program (1Password in my case).
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3dlm4r | how do golfers hit such a small ball so accurately? | hitting something that small into an area that's only a few feet in radius from hundreds of yards away seems impossible when you describe it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3dlm4r/eli5_how_do_golfers_hit_such_a_small_ball_so/ | {
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4wokgg | what makes the "shampoo foam" appear? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4wokgg/eli5_what_makes_the_shampoo_foam_appear/ | {
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l7og0 | what exactly is the dream act? | In California, it's make a huge hubbub. The conservative right are against because of taxes and that citizens have to pay for it and the supportive side supports it because it gives equal opportunity, but what does it actually do?
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peoql | mithraism | I've been researching this old religion and all I can come up with is that it was mystical and somewhat like Christianity. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/peoql/eli5_mithraism/ | {
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7hqg3h | what exactly is “american exceptionalism?” | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7hqg3h/eli5_what_exactly_is_american_exceptionalism/ | {
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ajs5cl | why do you lose consciousnes within seconds due to oxygen deprivation when air pressure drops rapidly? | I often read that, for example, in airplanes at 11 km height, if the pressure drops to outside values you can lose consciousnes within seconds because of oxygen deprivation.
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23bzuk | when people say the universe before the big bang was the size of a marble, how accurate is that depiction? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/23bzuk/eli5_when_people_say_the_universe_before_the_big/ | {
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5xg3bg | what goes into starting an airline company? | I thought about it the other day. What staff is part of airlines, what staff is part of the airport? How do routes get planned? How does buying planes work? What about ticketing logistics (like overselling of seats etc.)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5xg3bg/eli5_what_goes_into_starting_an_airline_company/ | {
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9stmzx | why are women’s beach volleyball and gymnastics uniforms so much more sexual than men’s? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9stmzx/eli5_why_are_womens_beach_volleyball_and/ | {
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65okmb | why we tend to look uglier right after we wake up, or at least think we do? | If you ask most people, they'll agree that they look awful in the mornings right after waking up. I know bedhead contributes but I'd like to know other reasons. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/65okmb/eli5_why_we_tend_to_look_uglier_right_after_we/ | {
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4xfkv3 | how do we know that the emails released from wikileaks are real and not at all fabricated or edited? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4xfkv3/eli5_how_do_we_know_that_the_emails_released_from/ | {
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74nsxx | why does wifi fail to permeate elevators, but cell service is just fine? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/74nsxx/eli5_why_does_wifi_fail_to_permeate_elevators_but/ | {
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24bznp | do any other countries have military bases around the world, as the united states does? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24bznp/eli5_do_any_other_countries_have_military_bases/ | {
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cxjjj9 | how do those cassette tapes that you would use in the car that were plugged into your personal cd player work to transmit your cd over your car’s stereo by using the cassette tape option only? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cxjjj9/eli5_how_do_those_cassette_tapes_that_you_would/ | {
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4l8tgj | why do companies give away free stuff to new customers but i get bugger all as a loyal customer? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4l8tgj/eli5_why_do_companies_give_away_free_stuff_to_new/ | {
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m35lo | what is religion? | My kid, who happens to be five, asked me this. How do I answer? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/m35lo/what_is_religion/ | {
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5axj30 | a "tax holiday" | I've been hearing quite a bit about people supporting a "tax holiday", while I understand it has something to do with corporate tax I need a more simplified definition. Also, what are the pros and cons, and could it help the U.S. with their national debt? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5axj30/eli5_a_tax_holiday/ | {
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e6gf0z | how do optometrists manage to work out what strength glasses you need ? after all the different lenses you try your eyes get real tired by the end yet they get it spot on | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e6gf0z/eli5_how_do_optometrists_manage_to_work_out_what/ | {
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5yxtu6 | what does it mean when people say humans are 2-3% neanderthal? don't humans share like 50% of their dna with bananas or 98% with chimps? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5yxtu6/eli5_what_does_it_mean_when_people_say_humans_are/ | {
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7kcauy | where does the feeling of "being high" come from? | Whether it's from powerful drugs and their different effects, exercise, crying, a nice meal (usually loaded with sugars), etc. we all know these sensations must come from neurotransmitters acting on the brain. Yet, while the brain itself has no nerve endings to write home about I myself can usually point to "where" I f... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7kcauy/eli5_where_does_the_feeling_of_being_high_come/ | {
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5zumu2 | how did so many people end up left behind by the decline of the coal industry? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5zumu2/eli5_how_did_so_many_people_end_up_left_behind_by/ | {
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3owxwj | now that same sex marriage is legal, could a catholic church perform a gay wedding or are they restricted from orders from the vatican? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3owxwj/eli5_now_that_same_sex_marriage_is_legal_could_a/ | {
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rs4t1 | - sound system feedback | Whenever there is the high pitched screetch coming through speakers when the microphone is on. What's happening? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/rs4t1/eli5_sound_system_feedback/ | {
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crs8mn | who decides the size of parking fines and how? | I noticed a sign locally that threatened an odd parking fine to the tune of $97.50 or something. It made me wonder why not $100, and then wondered why not something like $5000. Surely this would be more of a deterrent and also more profitable? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/crs8mn/eli5_who_decides_the_size_of_parking_fines_and_how/ | {
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3lpsex | torrent ratios | I read about torrent ratios and how many people wants it to be 1:1 - What is torrent ratios and where do I see mine and how does it affect me? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3lpsex/eli5_torrent_ratios/ | {
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45gxcg | what do cisc and risc type processors do and how do they compare? | I'm researching this for an assignment and I'm stumped due to the amount of unknown jargon on the info websites. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/45gxcg/eli5what_do_cisc_and_risc_type_processors_do_and/ | {
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m5dsg | evolutionary hybrids? | My uncle (an ex atheist) brought up an interesting point while we were discussing evolution. He mentioned that there are a lot of evolutionary steps going from an ape to a modern human (Correct). There should be thousands of hybrid species between apes and humans. We have fossils of this evolutionary process. But the o... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/m5dsg/evolutionary_hybrids/ | {
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wbztb | just wondering how the berlin wall worked if it surrounded west berlin and not the soviet controlled east berlin. | My understanding is that the Berlin Wall was build with the intention of keeping East Berliners within East Berlin. Couldn't East Berliners just head north, south or west to leave the city and escape to the West? Wouldn't it also mean West Berliners were trapped inside their part of the city by the Soviets? t is rather... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/wbztb/eli5_just_wondering_how_the_berlin_wall_worked_if/ | {
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8i0syh | what is post truth? | The first time I heard this term was in the explanation for the plot of Interstellar, and now recently I've seen this pop up once again. Admittedly, I have somewhat of an idea but lack the foundational basics to fully grasp what idea this term is encompassing. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8i0syh/eli5what_is_post_truth/ | {
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b2vqm7 | why do (game) companies wait so long to announce that they're working on a new title/product? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b2vqm7/eli5_why_do_game_companies_wait_so_long_to/ | {
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4672ib | why we cant domesticate wolves or tigers and etc. even if we raise them from birth? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4672ib/eli5_why_we_cant_domesticate_wolves_or_tigers_and/ | {
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1ilz78 | why do comments with ~3000 net karma have a ton of upvotes, but also a ton of downvotes? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ilz78/eli5_why_do_comments_with_3000_net_karma_have_a/ | {
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c79n32 | why do some phone batteries 'die' before reaching 0%? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c79n32/eli5_why_do_some_phone_batteries_die_before/ | {
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b6n3i8 | what discourages corruption in the fbi? | It seems like the people who investigate crimes in goverment could leverage that towards their own agenda if they wanted. What prevents/discourages this in the US. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b6n3i8/eli5_what_discourages_corruption_in_the_fbi/ | {
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o1zg2 | difference between pitch and frequency | If someone could also provide audio supplements that would be great. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/o1zg2/eli5_difference_between_pitch_and_frequency/ | {
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4yfu85 | why do nuts and bolts not have their sizes written on them? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4yfu85/eli5_why_do_nuts_and_bolts_not_have_their_sizes/ | {
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3zc19e | surviving falling out of a plane without a parachute | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3zc19e/eli5_surviving_falling_out_of_a_plane_without_a/ | {
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1ojxm0 | how does a virus work, and how can it be "exterminated"? | I believe I read that they are non living. But when I really think about it, that boggles my mind to think there are billions of non living, evolving things in the world. So an explanation on how they work, what they are, and how we become immune to them and destroying them. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ojxm0/how_does_a_virus_work_and_how_can_it_be/ | {
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5bp9af | how do we end up with a word having two completely different meanings? for example: bark | Why didn't we just come up with another word? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5bp9af/eli5_how_do_we_end_up_with_a_word_having_two/ | {
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4efbw0 | how did the mob lose control of las vegas to the corporations? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4efbw0/eli5_how_did_the_mob_lose_control_of_las_vegas_to/ | {
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6h0bmu | why are electronic language translators so bad at their jobs? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6h0bmu/eli5why_are_electronic_language_translators_so/ | {
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28vj3u | why can you easily remove pieces of shell from cracked eggs with another piece of shell, but not with a fork, your fingers, etc? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28vj3u/eli5_why_can_you_easily_remove_pieces_of_shell/ | {
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