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mgnx7 | anyone have good ideas on explaining space-time to 1st graders | Anything other than the rubber sheet example?
Here's my idea, feel free to add your own:
I first learned about the concept using the analogy of the rubber sheet, but I figure that if space-time is 4 dimensional, I should find something a little better than a 2D representation.
Hear me out: Jello. First of all it's 3... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/mgnx7/anyone_have_good_ideas_on_explaining_spacetime_to/ | {
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222rz3 | why do people in local commercials often talk very loudly or yell? | I assume it's because they want to get our attention but it has the opposite effect... at least on me. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/222rz3/eli5why_do_people_in_local_commercials_often_talk/ | {
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8ujhzc | what happens when smokers become tolerant of inhaled smoke? | After smoking for a while smokers tend to cough less when inhaling smoke initially as opposed to someone smoking for the first time. Why is this? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8ujhzc/eli5_what_happens_when_smokers_become_tolerant_of/ | {
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z8xpr | why is there only so few female inventors? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/z8xpr/eli5_why_is_there_only_so_few_female_inventors/ | {
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6yymst | how do e-signatures work? couldn't anyone type anyone's name? | I see them on most job applications. A little text box that asks you to "sign your name" by typing in your full name, but couldn't literally anyone type it in? Why even have it in the first place if it has no credibility? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6yymst/eli5_how_do_esignatures_work_couldnt_anyone_type/ | {
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2gzcwt | what is that sensation you feel something is moving under your skin? | Is it the burning of fat? I'm so curious. Thanks :) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2gzcwt/eli5_what_is_that_sensation_you_feel_something_is/ | {
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4d7nof | how is eating grilled chicken not as big an issue as eating fried chicken? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4d7nof/eli5how_is_eating_grilled_chicken_not_as_big_an/ | {
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4zsvuq | variable scope & recursion | I thought that I understood recursion, until I had to implement a counter to keep track of how many times the original method was called.
I prefer Python for coding samples, but Java's cool, too.
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6d6qls | why is bob a funny name to children? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6d6qls/eli5_why_is_bob_a_funny_name_to_children/ | {
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30lfyh | if everything is made out of elements found in the periodic table of elements, does that make humans living thing made out of tiny dead things? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/30lfyh/eli5if_everything_is_made_out_of_elements_found/ | {
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463ruq | how much does my vote matter? | Between gerrymandering, electoral colleges, and (in my case) being in a Republican state, I wonder how much my vote matters in the upcoming election.
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2xnj1e | how do the meteorologists know what the "real feel" is? | Or apps, for that matter? My AccuWeather says there's a temperature of 9C outside, with a real feel of 10C. In the winter, it showed -5C with a real feel of -11C. How is that determined? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2xnj1e/eli5_how_do_the_meteorologists_know_what_the_real/ | {
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2ac97n | do batteries connected in series drain equally or one at a time? | For instance, is the multiple battery system in the Tesla draining equally? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ac97n/eli5_do_batteries_connected_in_series_drain/ | {
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1okkzd | can anyone give an insight on what is happening inside a computer, from the layer of logic gates up to the os? thanks | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1okkzd/eli5_can_anyone_give_an_insight_on_what_is/ | {
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6puiey | why do drops in barometric pressure mess with our bodies (ex: "my bones know when a storm's a-comin'!")? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6puiey/eli5_why_do_drops_in_barometric_pressure_mess/ | {
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4cawz0 | why do we celebrate the birth of jesus on a set date every year but we celebrate his death on different days depending on full moons and the spring equinox? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4cawz0/eli5_why_do_we_celebrate_the_birth_of_jesus_on_a/ | {
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1cmmn1 | what is cloture in connection with the united states senate, how does it work and why do we have it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1cmmn1/eli5what_is_cloture_in_connection_with_the_united/ | {
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16hgwe | how does an atms always dispense the correct number of notes? | When ever I try to take a note off the top of a stack of notes, usually another note comes with it. How are ATMs always able to dispense the correct amount? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/16hgwe/how_does_an_atms_always_dispense_the_correct/ | {
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7100s4 | why do people often think they are less attractive than they are? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7100s4/eli5_why_do_people_often_think_they_are_less/ | {
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19c9lk | why don't i always have the same level of cell phone service in the same spot? | I usually have 5 bars of service and 3G (sometimes even 4G) in my living room, but occasionally I only have 1 bar of service and no 3g. Why is that so? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/19c9lk/eli5_why_dont_i_always_have_the_same_level_of/ | {
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1ovy86 | how can anxiety attacks come out of seemingly nowhere? and why? | I mean this in two ways, so I guess it's two questions.
The first way is how can I (or any person) get suddenly anxious, as in, say just on reddit and out of now where you feel like you're dying and there was no trigger, it just exploded out of no where to fuck up the day.
The second way, is more like. How can you be h... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ovy86/eli5_how_can_anxiety_attacks_come_out_of/ | {
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2zy14n | humans have a limited audio and visual range. do we also have a limited range of taste? | I've read a little on "impossible colors" or "forbidden colors" and I understand there are many sounds we also don't fully perceive, but what about taste? Are there proven tastes out there beyond sour, sweet, bitter, salt, and savory? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2zy14n/eli5_humans_have_a_limited_audio_and_visual_range/ | {
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3weyer | how organisations such as space-x and nasa are able to identify the exact component that causes an explosive failure | Such as the metal strut causing the Space-X explosion 6 months ago | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3weyer/eli5_how_organisations_such_as_spacex_and_nasa/ | {
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wri1c | eli(foreign)5: why is boy scouts of america such a big deal? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/wri1c/eliforeign5_why_is_boy_scouts_of_america_such_a/ | {
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f6ji65 | why does homeopathy ruin ingredients that might actually work if not diluted? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f6ji65/eli5_why_does_homeopathy_ruin_ingredients_that/ | {
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5pe1vj | why are some people so against protests? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5pe1vj/eli5_why_are_some_people_so_against_protests/ | {
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2g4qk8 | why do my innards hurt after i poop? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2g4qk8/eli5_why_do_my_innards_hurt_after_i_poop/ | {
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1altaf | how does pressure work? why is the pressure in the mariana trench 1000x more than at sea level? | And all other pressure related queries | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1altaf/how_does_pressure_work_why_is_the_pressure_in_the/ | {
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2ag963 | how do knots form from seemingly random movements (such as headphones getting knotted in your back-pack) whereas it requires effort to create or undo them intentionally? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ag963/eli5_how_do_knots_form_from_seemingly_random/ | {
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29fsf9 | why do i get painful bumps on the front of my tounge if i eat something sour or bitter? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/29fsf9/eli5why_do_i_get_painful_bumps_on_the_front_of_my/ | {
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43hjzz | can anyone bullet point the frontrunning candidates' stances for the 2016 election in the u.s? this is my first time voting and it's hard to keep up. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/43hjzz/eli5can_anyone_bullet_point_the_frontrunning/ | {
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88o97z | what are the consequences of sinclair broadcasting group controlling so many stations? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/88o97z/eli5_what_are_the_consequences_of_sinclair/ | {
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64mtfm | what (if any) are the benefits of having grass or moss growing in soil on your roof. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/64mtfm/eli5_what_if_any_are_the_benefits_of_having_grass/ | {
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21qjbc | why don't we just take some of the 31 day months and give their 31st day to february? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/21qjbc/eli5_why_dont_we_just_take_some_of_the_31_day/ | {
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1hwlfy | why it is easier to sit with a hunch than your back straight? and how to sit with back straight without feeling uncomfortable? | How I'm sitting right now:
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c4n929 | do zebras have black skin with white stripes, or white skin with black stripes, or neither? explain please | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c4n929/eli5_do_zebras_have_black_skin_with_white_stripes/ | {
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364lre | how is it that there are commercials that try to sell picture quality? | Sometimes you get commercials that tout the picture quality of a new TV. If I can notice that this new TV looks better, wouldn't that mean my current TV is capable of the same quality? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/364lre/eli5_how_is_it_that_there_are_commercials_that/ | {
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37bxtk | law on not allowing police to search your trunk? | At least here in California, lots of friends and people on YouTube have said that it is not legal for a police officer to search your trunk without a warrant, probable cause, or your consent. While I'm certainly glad that I have this right, I'm curious why it's allowed in the first place. I know I'm going to get hate f... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37bxtk/eli5_law_on_not_allowing_police_to_search_your/ | {
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2grf3x | why is it easier to carry cups of liquid when not looking at them? | Always wondered what the science or reasoning is behind not looking at cups of liquid when walking to prevent them from sloshing around and spilling. My assumption is the focal point has something to do with your focus and balance but would like to hear a more formal explanation. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2grf3x/eli5_why_is_it_easier_to_carry_cups_of_liquid/ | {
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3n50m6 | how do emv chips work and are they actually more secure than the magnetic strip? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3n50m6/eli5how_do_emv_chips_work_and_are_they_actually/ | {
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9vdoqm | why do some animals have distinct male and female members while others have ones that are nearly indistinguishable? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9vdoqm/eli5_why_do_some_animals_have_distinct_male_and/ | {
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bfrhpw | if mother and fetus do not share blood, how do these blood tests to determine a fetuses sex work if it only collects the mother’s blood? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bfrhpw/eli5_if_mother_and_fetus_do_not_share_blood_how/ | {
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1i35ot | how does the existence of derivatives markets contribute to society? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1i35ot/eli5_how_does_the_existence_of_derivatives/ | {
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7rbv47 | why can people drink coffee at the same temperature that can cause burns to the skin? | I know everyone has a different preferred temperature...
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550ar8 | how does congress override a presidential veto? what stops them from doing this more frequently? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/550ar8/eli5_how_does_congress_override_a_presidential/ | {
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bkz6d4 | what's the difference between center of mass and center of gravity? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bkz6d4/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_center_of_mass/ | {
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3591eo | if rust is just a slow burning process, why does water cause it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3591eo/eli5_if_rust_is_just_a_slow_burning_process_why/ | {
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2jep9v | without slavery, would black people be in america? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2jep9v/eli5_without_slavery_would_black_people_be_in/ | {
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39gmyn | why do we use the petrodollar exclusively for global oil trade? | Explain like I'm five, why we use the petro dollar backed by the USA federal reserves for Middle Eastern oil trade, why not use something like the Euro or Ruble? I'm sure the world has its reasons.
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cedadk | why is the kilogram redefined as equal to the mass of 1.4755214 x 10^1040 photons when photons have no mass? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cedadk/eli5_why_is_the_kilogram_redefined_as_equal_to/ | {
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2ssqlc | what made einstein so regarded as a genius? | Please don't tackle me here, I'm not trying to be provocative. I'm actually really dumb in this area. I know Einstein is regarded as a genius of course, and I know he came up with the theory of relativity. But I'm horrible at science and I wanted to know why in simpler terms, Einstein is considered much smarter than al... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ssqlc/eli5_what_made_einstein_so_regarded_as_a_genius/ | {
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5pqjfl | the double-slit experimet. how can simply "watching" the electron cause it to stop being a wave? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5pqjfl/eli5_the_doubleslit_experimet_how_can_simply/ | {
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4u88hj | if things like google now and siri are so good at voice recognition, how come youtube automatic annotations are so terrible? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4u88hj/eli5if_things_like_google_now_and_siri_are_so/ | {
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b8id7z | what’s happening to fat cells as a body uses them during weightloss? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b8id7z/eli5_whats_happening_to_fat_cells_as_a_body_uses/ | {
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6b5dd8 | how is dubai (economically) sustainable? | I just got back from a trip to Dubai and my number one unanswered question was how is *this* sustainable?
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8wggsl | please explain all levels of degrees, bachelors, masters, etc. | Literally i have no idea why i'm not catching onto this... Please help. Literally explain like im a 5 year old cause i feel like one. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8wggsl/eli5_please_explain_all_levels_of_degrees/ | {
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7a7p15 | why does eating simple foods like toast help with nausea? | If vomiting is caused by your stomach trying to get anything bad out (like a virus), why does it matter if it's rice or if it's a steak? Wouldn't any food be gotten rid of, not just bland ones? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7a7p15/eli5_why_does_eating_simple_foods_like_toast_help/ | {
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o7z2g | what exactly is medicine (capsules/pills) made from? | I know they use plants and extracts, but where does the matter come from that forms the bulk of the pill? Capsules feel like plastic! Am I swallowing plastic? :( bummer | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/o7z2g/eli5_what_exactly_is_medicine_capsulespills_made/ | {
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1lj26r | why are their distinctions between different seas when they are all a part of the same single body of water? | For example, the island of Barbados is surrounded by both the Carribbean sea and the Atlantic, but what seperates the two seas from one another, where are the distinctions? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lj26r/eli5why_are_their_distinctions_between_different/ | {
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4fxt0u | quantum entanglement swapping | In [this](_URL_0_) article the journalist talks about entanglement swapping, a "trick" to entangle two pairs of maximally entangled particles(A-B and C-D) even if A and D didn't coexist at the same time. How is it possible?
Moreover, is it possible to entangle pairs that coexist in time?
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8lypke | as hawaii get's more and more covered with molten rock how does cleanup even start? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8lypke/eli5_as_hawaii_gets_more_and_more_covered_with/ | {
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9vlat3 | why do our body clocks tend to creep forward, but not backwards? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9vlat3/eli5_why_do_our_body_clocks_tend_to_creep_forward/ | {
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30vcnn | why are really bad public universities still allowed to operate and receive state funding? | I had to write a paper for my Econ class proposing how to fix the student loan crisis, and I ended up writing about how it would be beneficial to close down really underperforming public universities because they're not worth it and often prey on low income, underperforming students. Students who often enough don't eve... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/30vcnn/eli5_why_are_really_bad_public_universities_still/ | {
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1mdgux | why does ice work so well to remove blood stains? | I would get nose bleeds for no reason as a kid. This was my mom's tried and true method for getting out the occasional blood stain, but I've never known how it works. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1mdgux/eli5_why_does_ice_work_so_well_to_remove_blood/ | {
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7hwqva | why do people tell you not to "lock your knees" when standing for a long time and what does it mean? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7hwqva/eli5_why_do_people_tell_you_not_to_lock_your/ | {
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6hnvp1 | if there isn't any sound in space and you've managed to get away from an exploding spaceship in a spacesuit and are watching it from a distance, would there be any sound when the explosions force reaches you and the air within your suit? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6hnvp1/eli5_if_there_isnt_any_sound_in_space_and_youve/ | {
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3m8osp | is there anyway to reverse search a phone number for free? if so can anyone explain how to do it? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3m8osp/eli5_is_there_anyway_to_reverse_search_a_phone/ | {
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57sm7o | why do we spend so much money on defense? | (Americans) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/57sm7o/eli5_why_do_we_spend_so_much_money_on_defense/ | {
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7vs25d | what is the general jewish (religion) philosophy on the afterlife and the *point* of religion? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7vs25d/eli5what_is_the_general_jewish_religion/ | {
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6lymy3 | why do soda and water bottles have the words no refill on them, where would you even get a refill. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6lymy3/eli5_why_do_soda_and_water_bottles_have_the_words/ | {
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24knl5 | why is dc current (pretty much?) exclusively in use in electronics? | I know that AC current is brought to a transformer, but inside electronics, it is exclusively DC current.
Why is that?
Isn't AC more efficient?
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wcl4t | why do helicopters hover, rather that continuously accelerating? | If a helicopter had a mass of, say, 1Kg; so it had a downward weight of 9.8 N.
And it's rotor spun fast enough to create an upward force of 10N.
It would rise into the air, right?
So... if the resultant force remains, why does the helicopter stop rising at a certain point, rather than constantly accelerating upwards?
... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/wcl4t/eli5_why_do_helicopters_hover_rather_that/ | {
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1xnczs | the difference between combo guitar amplifiers and stack guitar amplifiers, and what 'tubes' are. | I'm getting a new amp soon, (moving up from a 15W Spider IV). I'm in a band now, and I need something that sounds much better and is loud enough for gigs. My play styles vary from alt rock (like Black Keys) to metal (like Parkway Drive). | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xnczs/eli5_the_difference_between_combo_guitar/ | {
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2hk55v | what are the revelations in the recently leaked goldman sachs tapes and what are the implications? | Link for reference: _URL_0_ | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2hk55v/eli5_what_are_the_revelations_in_the_recently/ | {
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1wni6o | how can earth's resources become owned?(more in text) | How can resources like gold, oil, lumber etc. be owned and monopolized by a group or an individual when they come from the earth which is collectively owned by all its inhabitants? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1wni6o/eli5_how_can_earths_resources_become_ownedmore_in/ | {
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2p8hp9 | what do the sleeves on hot pockets do? | I just had a moment as I type. My entire life I have been eating these and without question have been putting on these sleves per the directions. Me being a man who likes to challenge authority what is it exactly that these sleeves actually do and how do they affect the cooking process? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2p8hp9/eli5_what_do_the_sleeves_on_hot_pockets_do/ | {
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5310me | why the nuclear weapons tests are less dangerous for the enviroment than the nuclear dissasters like fukushima or chernovil? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5310me/eli5_why_the_nuclear_weapons_tests_are_less/ | {
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7ha776 | if the nucleus is held together by a strong force, then how do atoms gain or lose neutrons (and radioactive atoms lose protons)? | I have learnt that the strong force is very hard to break so losing protons to charge an atom is almost impossible but then how do atoms become isotopes by gaining or (mainly) losing neutrons. Also how do radioactive atoms lose protons to become another element? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7ha776/eli5_if_the_nucleus_is_held_together_by_a_strong/ | {
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2rf02r | how could science prove or disprove the existence of afterlife? | Just thinking if this was to be proved how could science do it, without using "eye witnesses" What type of thing would and could they do? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2rf02r/eli5_how_could_science_prove_or_disprove_the/ | {
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8mhqyn | why is an artist’s record label sometimes different from their music publisher? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8mhqyn/eli5_why_is_an_artists_record_label_sometimes/ | {
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3mtx1o | how can ryan adams release "1989" on spotify if taylor swift doesn't allow them to play her music? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mtx1o/eli5_how_can_ryan_adams_release_1989_on_spotify/ | {
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3lgakg | how free programs like adblock, flux, etc., make money with no advertisements | Some freeware definitely comes with advertisements and limits, but other ones don't. Why do people make and market them? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3lgakg/eli5_how_free_programs_like_adblock_flux_etc_make/ | {
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4yr82f | when two seemingly unrelated people have the same last name, what does that mean in the history of the name? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4yr82f/eli5_when_two_seemingly_unrelated_people_have_the/ | {
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6uo4ii | deep heat and other such creams. when you apply them, what is actually happening to give that intense hot feeling? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6uo4ii/eli5deep_heat_and_other_such_creams_when_you/ | {
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u3vtx | the difference between evolution and natural selection. | They both seem very similar to me, and every example I read about evolution seems like it can be explained by natural selection as well. So my only guess is that I don't fully understand the difference. Can anyone ELI5? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/u3vtx/eli5_the_difference_between_evolution_and_natural/ | {
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cidkn5 | why did my head hurt like hell after blowing my nose while holding it closed on a plane. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cidkn5/eli5why_did_my_head_hurt_like_hell_after_blowing/ | {
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3qjrdq | how does my computer know how to interpret data? | So my computer might recieve a bunch of data over Ethernet. This datastream might look something like this:
0101111101100011000011111111010110010100110011010110
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2eg4ry | whenever i turn up the volume from 1 to 15, what exactly am i "turning up"? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2eg4ry/eli5_whenever_i_turn_up_the_volume_from_1_to_15/ | {
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70p3zr | why do electronic devices, like tv remotes that are relatively the same size and perform the same function require different size batteries? what determines the type of batteries required? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/70p3zr/eli5_why_do_electronic_devices_like_tv_remotes/ | {
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a6u86b | how do big games like gta not get everything leaked before the game comes out? | How do things not get leaked when you have hundreds of people working on the game? Shouldn't nearly everything get leaked like the story and weapons on games since there's so many people working on it and telling people like their friends and stuff? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a6u86b/eli5how_do_big_games_like_gta_not_get_everything/ | {
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3puua0 | why is it taboo for veterans to talk about what they did/saw in the war and how many people they killed? | It's just odd. Those are unpleasant thoughts I know, but we almost seem to try and block real-life violence out of our public consciousness. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3puua0/eli5_why_is_it_taboo_for_veterans_to_talk_about/ | {
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5phzdg | how are dollar stores able to sell everything for a dollar and make a profit? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5phzdg/eli5_how_are_dollar_stores_able_to_sell/ | {
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6ko77i | why is it not possible to grow taller after puberty? | Any tricks to force the body to grow in the early 20's? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6ko77i/eli5_why_is_it_not_possible_to_grow_taller_after/ | {
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1o6pwz | why do my coughs sound raspy when i'm sick? | What causes the rough coughing sound when someone has a cold/bronchitis? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1o6pwz/eli5_why_do_my_coughs_sound_raspy_when_im_sick/ | {
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3tgymr | how are some workers in america paid below the federal minimum wage? | Just read this news article in the Washington Post about airport workers going on strike demanding wage increases. The article says that some airport workers are working for as low as $6.75 /hr. The federal minimum wage is $7.25/hr. As far as I know, these are not seasonal or tipped employees. Can someone explain what ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3tgymr/eli5_how_are_some_workers_in_america_paid_below/ | {
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3pb4u9 | i've heard shower sex is uncomfortable, why is water such a bad lubricant? | I've never understood and NSFW | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3pb4u9/eli5_ive_heard_shower_sex_is_uncomfortable_why_is/ | {
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35lkvx | why is there such a huge variance in tire prices? | I was looking at tires for a 2008 Hyundai Sonata. 215/60R16. Normal car, nothing special. The prices range from $50 to almost $300. Even factoring in the mileage warranty there is still a huge disparity. Is there really that big of a difference between $100 tires and $200 tires in terms of performance/noise/ride/tracti... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35lkvx/eli5why_is_there_such_a_huge_variance_in_tire/ | {
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3d4u2f | please explain to me why tony abbot is cutting spending on green energy like i am five. | Yeah the title explains the question. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3d4u2f/eli5please_explain_to_me_why_tony_abbot_is/ | {
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