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8rh9v5 | why do red states tend to have worse socio-economic and educational issues and why do lawmakers strive to maintain this? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8rh9v5/eli5_why_do_red_states_tend_to_have_worse/ | {
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5pyjim | how are syringe needles made? | How are the "holes" in the syringe needle made so fine? How can they make so many in large quantities for so cheap? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5pyjim/eli5_how_are_syringe_needles_made/ | {
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15kj5d | geostationary satellite orbit | I don't quite understand how a geostationary satellite orbit works. I understand that escape velocity of the earth is approx. 17,500 mph, so any object (space shuttle, Atlas V rocket, etc.) must be going at least this speed to achieve low earth orbit.
I also understand that Earth's rotational velocity is appro. 1,040... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/15kj5d/eli5_geostationary_satellite_orbit/ | {
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3e2e7u | why is there no such thing as an electric "cooling element"? | It seems strange to me that with a heating element, such as in a space heater, you can plug it in and increase the temperature in the room, but with an air conditioner, the back of the machine gets as hot as the air is cool and leaving it in the middle of a room would not change the average temperature. Why is there no... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3e2e7u/eli5_why_is_there_no_such_thing_as_an_electric/ | {
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3mtn2r | why do people like other people's handwritings more than theirs? | I dunno if it's a common thing but I've seen it happen a lot in class | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mtn2r/eli5_why_do_people_like_other_peoples/ | {
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12yvg2 | how obamacare actually effects businesses? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/12yvg2/eli5_how_obamacare_actually_effects_businesses/ | {
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341tuv | why hasn't germany suffered a loss of a manufacturing sector like other western nations? | It seems like a large number of western nations have suffered losses in manufacturing jobs since the 1950s, the majority of which seem to have been moved to areas with lower wage costs/slave labour such as China, Taiwan, India etc. Why have the German manufacturers not moved also? How have they not suffered a drain in ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/341tuv/eli5_why_hasnt_germany_suffered_a_loss_of_a/ | {
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f1h4nt | why arent cigs illegal? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f1h4nt/eli5_why_arent_cigs_illegal/ | {
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2egfej | how can some journalists (fe. vice news) hang out with terrorist groups like isis without being killed? | Take [this documentary](_URL_0_) for example.
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5ywv1f | why is it that, with terrorist attacks being less frequent than in the past, people are now more terrified of it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ywv1f/eli5_why_is_it_that_with_terrorist_attacks_being/ | {
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1q4omo | if a person could stop time, would they be able to do anything as is everything else was frozen in time besides them? | pretty much in movies they show the use of time stopping devices as stopping everything besides the person having stopped time.
if time would stop would all molecules stop reacting petty much the person having stopped time could not move and would die with no air.
so how would it really be ? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1q4omo/eli5_if_a_person_could_stop_time_would_they_be/ | {
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1mhk7y | two mirrors. | If you place two mirrors in a room. Both mirrors are opposite each other with the reflective sides facing each other. The light is on, and you see the mirrors reflecting each others reflection, including the light. Then, you turn the light off and the room is dark, will the light being reflected between the mirrors be ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1mhk7y/eli5_two_mirrors/ | {
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2qwsjl | in large medieval battles, how did the soldiers who weren't at the front row fight without crashing into the front row? | Two opposing sides, each with thousands of soldiers lined up in rows charge at each other across a vast field until they clash. In Hollywood it seems to miraculously just work, but in reality I can't imagine how it would work without the back rows just crashing into the first. Would there even be room to swing a sword ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2qwsjl/eli5_in_large_medieval_battles_how_did_the/ | {
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2krogk | can humans induce greater biodiversity if we ever figure out how to bring a species back from extinction? | In my biology class, we talked about how scientists are working on technologies that can bring back extinct species through cloning. In particular, we looked at how scientists in Russia have found a relatively new carcass of a juvenile mammoth, and how the cells can be used to produce clones, with a modern elephant act... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2krogk/eli5_can_humans_induce_greater_biodiversity_if_we/ | {
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69a3ut | why congress can exempt themselves from laws | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/69a3ut/eli5_why_congress_can_exempt_themselves_from_laws/ | {
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2j5038 | why can't i take this entire bottle of multivitamins and become super healthy? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2j5038/eli5_why_cant_i_take_this_entire_bottle_of/ | {
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1jd43b | why can i have a nearly instant video conversation with my family 1000 miles away, but there is a huge delay when a news person interviews someone in a remote studio? | It always seems like there's like a five second delay whenever news people are remotely talking to someone, even if that someone is indoors, in a studio, not in some field in the middle of a 3rd world country.
What's that all about?
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7x1wih | why is shakespeare's work always studied in high school? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7x1wih/eli5_why_is_shakespeares_work_always_studied_in/ | {
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3yxczb | downloading vs installing | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3yxczb/eli5_downloading_vs_installing/ | {
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2palmb | is it actually dangerous to expose children to sexuality or is it just our morals? if so, why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2palmb/eli5is_it_actually_dangerous_to_expose_children/ | {
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5615gi | how is it that when dialing 911 it does not connect to another area code and always connects to a local one. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5615gi/eli5_how_is_it_that_when_dialing_911_it_does_not/ | {
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59jtom | why is bad food good and good food bad? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/59jtom/eli5why_is_bad_food_good_and_good_food_bad/ | {
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8akbii | what's the difference between brains of a person who is good at math and who's not? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8akbii/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_brains_of_a/ | {
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x87q6 | how are open source software projects made and maintained? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/x87q6/eli5_how_are_open_source_software_projects_made/ | {
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332fbx | why do people jump backwards in high jump? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/332fbx/eli5_why_do_people_jump_backwards_in_high_jump/ | {
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4302va | can you physically give a person cancer/tumor or another cellular mutation | If you were to take cancer cells out of a person and place them into someone else would they bond with the new person and give them cancer or would the cancer die after it leaves the body | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4302va/eli5_can_you_physically_give_a_person_cancertumor/ | {
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2wr8nn | why is there a difference between attempted murder and murder? | Either way you're trying to kill someone, a lighter sentence for attempted murder seems like a reward for f**king up. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2wr8nn/eli5_why_is_there_a_difference_between_attempted/ | {
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241qeo | what is happening in my brain when i think of a terrible smell or image and feel sick or start gagging without the imagined stimulus actually present? | If I think about a gross smell, or really gross image long enough I can make myself feel sick, and sometimes I can even gag thinking about it.
Another example: One time I drank a few to many IPA's and woke up the next morning violently ill and the most hungover I've ever been in my entire life. From that day on, anyti... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/241qeo/eli5_what_is_happening_in_my_brain_when_i_think/ | {
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4hhgbo | what will the babies with zika virus be like when there grown up? | will they be normal, or lower iq? will they be mentally disabled like down syndrome people? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4hhgbo/eli5what_will_the_babies_with_zika_virus_be_like/ | {
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3m2saz | what makes pope francis so popular? why is everyone so excited for him? what drives these people to see him? | I don't understand why people praise him, nor am I catholic (I'm Christian).
EDIT: I was just watching on NBC News about him leaving the white house. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3m2saz/eli5_what_makes_pope_francis_so_popular_why_is/ | {
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8079g7 | why does color fill our face when praised or put in awkward social situations? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8079g7/eli5_why_does_color_fill_our_face_when_praised_or/ | {
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2i707d | when i get hit by something and a lump forms on my body, what is actually happening beneath the skin? | I do karate and often get hit in the arms/legs. Big hits turn to lumps, then slowly to bruises as the lump subsides. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2i707d/eli5_when_i_get_hit_by_something_and_a_lump_forms/ | {
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40u7us | why are there so many bad commercials? aren't there teams of expert marketers who sign off on them? how can so many people approve something so bad? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/40u7us/eli5why_are_there_so_many_bad_commercials_arent/ | {
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2st5vb | why are bezels needed on electronics like cell phones, tvs and laptops? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2st5vb/eli5_why_are_bezels_needed_on_electronics_like/ | {
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dgs4sm | back in the day, we are not allowed to use the phone while connected to dial-up internet, why is that? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dgs4sm/eli5_back_in_the_day_we_are_not_allowed_to_use/ | {
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5jsbcc | what causes the almost electric and very sudden feeling in the body when things are just about to go wrong? e.g. almost falling down the stairs - is adrenalin really that quickly released in the body? | I tried it earlier today when a couple was just about to walk in front of me while I was biking at high speed - I only just managed to avoid crashing into them and within 1 or 2 seconds that "electric feeling" spread out through my body.
I also recall experiencing it as far back as I can remember if I am about to trip ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5jsbcc/eli5what_causes_the_almost_electric_and_very/ | {
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9qvq59 | what are the differences between saas, paas, and iaas? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9qvq59/eli5_what_are_the_differences_between_saas_paas/ | {
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1fz9am | why does crossing your arms one way feel so much more comfortable than the other? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1fz9am/eli5_why_does_crossing_your_arms_one_way_feel_so/ | {
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2bpc41 | how do unreleased movies like the expendables 3 get leaked? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bpc41/eli5_how_do_unreleased_movies_like_the/ | {
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3iz9kd | how would i pay taxes in the u.s.? | I have no idea how paying your taxes works and I'm 17 and a senior in high school. What are tax exemptions, what percentage does each bracket pay, and how do you actually physically pay your taxes? How would I pay taxes as an adult with a salary. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3iz9kd/eli5_how_would_i_pay_taxes_in_the_us/ | {
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7cotmo | what makes your spit all thick and gloppy? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7cotmo/eli5_what_makes_your_spit_all_thick_and_gloppy/ | {
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2lsi10 | why can't we use the same stylus on a smartphone that we use on a nintendo ds? | The ones for the DS have that firm tip, and the one for my smartphone is a sort of rubbery tip that doesn't seem to work very well. It seems like the smaller, harder tip would work so much better. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lsi10/eli5_why_cant_we_use_the_same_stylus_on_a/ | {
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6346bo | is being choked out unconscious actually dangerous? | Even if the choke is properly applied and immediately let go after the person is out, any some dangers and risks that may occur from being choked out?
Ex: lets say you have a Scenario with 2 guys. Guy A is more skilled than guy B. Every time Guy A gets B in a blood choke, Guy B goes unconscious because he refuses to... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6346bo/eli5_is_being_choked_out_unconscious_actually/ | {
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2jvmi8 | audio quality. with pictures and video there's resolution to measure quality by. what about audio? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2jvmi8/eli5_audio_quality_with_pictures_and_video_theres/ | {
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3rx2dd | how do current senators get anything done for their states when they are running for president? i feel like running a campaign is a full-time job. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3rx2dd/eli5_how_do_current_senators_get_anything_done/ | {
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19pk5m | µtorrent: how does it work, and what does everything mean? | When I say everything, I am referring to seeds, peers and leechers mostly | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/19pk5m/eli5_µtorrent_how_does_it_work_and_what_does/ | {
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20xl16 | why is crimea so strategically important for russia if it already has a border on the black sea? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20xl16/eli5_why_is_crimea_so_strategically_important_for/ | {
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4qblii | how do engines produce different amounts of torque? | What I would expect is that torque would increase with horsepower but from what I've seen it doesn't appear to do so, in a direct relationship at least. Then how do rpm affect torque since, to me, it seems like torque would increase with rpm but then from what I understand, diesel engines have a lot of torque at low r... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4qblii/eli5how_do_engines_produce_different_amounts_of/ | {
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92eysi | how does the disney-fox merge cause 10,000 people to lose their jobs? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/92eysi/eli5_how_does_the_disneyfox_merge_cause_10000/ | {
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3kn44h | why do there seem to be more stars out when it's colder outside? | As in why does there seem to be more stars out in winter months than in summer months? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3kn44h/eli5_why_do_there_seem_to_be_more_stars_out_when/ | {
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6c08x7 | why us special forces teams (delta, seals etc.) don't seem to wear face/ski masks to protect their identities, like their counterparts in other countries do? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6c08x7/eli5_why_us_special_forces_teams_delta_seals_etc/ | {
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8d1yd7 | how do pilots perform emergency/forced landings? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8d1yd7/eli5_how_do_pilots_perform_emergencyforced/ | {
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2eqq5a | why does china, north korea, and cuba get more hate for being "communist" than vietnam? | I'm not too acquainted with world politics, but I was surprised to read that Vietnam was a socialist, one-party republic. Yet, whenever I see people on the internet calling people Commies because they are Chinese, Cuban, or from North/South Korea (misinformation there), I've never seen Vietnamese people given the same ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2eqq5a/eli5_why_does_china_north_korea_and_cuba_get_more/ | {
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2xeevi | how do website analytics know the demographics of the visitors/viewers? | In website analytic sites such as Alexa, how do they know the gender of the viewers for each website? Let alone many other personal details, such as how educated they are. YouTube also is also able to reveal similar demographics about a certain video's viewers. How can such details be known? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2xeevi/eli5_how_do_website_analytics_know_the/ | {
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237d4g | reddit moderation. | Do they get paid? How are they chosen? Who moderates them? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/237d4g/eli5_reddit_moderation/ | {
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78xrce | how can japan be so far ahead in some technological areas? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/78xrce/eli5_how_can_japan_be_so_far_ahead_in_some/ | {
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2n3pnt | what exactly is happening in mexico city right now? | I have done SOME research, so I understand that Mexico's capitol building has been set on fire (or something along those lines) and there's has been a lot of protesting, which is escalating into violence.
I understand there is also something having to do with 43 students missing, are they being held in prison or somet... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2n3pnt/eli5_what_exactly_is_happening_in_mexico_city/ | {
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82bpfn | is it possible to change the atomic structure of something? | What I'm saying is, can you change the number of protons, neutrons and electrons of an atom to convert it into another material? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/82bpfn/eli5_is_it_possible_to_change_the_atomic/ | {
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84gmiq | is a true utopian society actually possible? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/84gmiq/eli5_is_a_true_utopian_society_actually_possible/ | {
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j3hua | explain li5 internet neutrality issues. | What kinds of laws are they trying to pass on this issue? What are the risks? What should I do about it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/j3hua/explain_li5_internet_neutrality_issues/ | {
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4qs44f | are there serious hurdles, specifically for tech companies, that deter employers from facilitating work from home options? | I work with a National tech company that's quite large and having my department relocated to another place in the country. So I'm asking from that perspective for what it's worth.
I'm also oblivious to the intricacies of mega corporations and the only thing I can think of is possibly taxes, most of us are fairly unsu... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4qs44f/eli5_are_there_serious_hurdles_specifically_for/ | {
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203sge | how do radioactive metals, such as radium, cause illness? | What can a rock to do my body by being near it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/203sge/eli5_how_do_radioactive_metals_such_as_radium/ | {
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6exhnl | why do all laundry baskets have holes in them? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6exhnl/eli5_why_do_all_laundry_baskets_have_holes_in_them/ | {
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5jnhre | why are ligers infertile? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5jnhre/eli5_why_are_ligers_infertile/ | {
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512u4w | why do stretch marks feel soft? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/512u4w/eli5_why_do_stretch_marks_feel_soft/ | {
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3bnneb | why don't sodas that come out of a vending machine explode from carbonation when you open them? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3bnneb/eli5_why_dont_sodas_that_come_out_of_a_vending/ | {
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2eug1b | how do nations such as finland afford to supply university education for free? | Are the taxes significantly higher? Or do they cut funding elsewhere? I have searched this but haven't found too much. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2eug1b/eli5_how_do_nations_such_as_finland_afford_to/ | {
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cyagkp | why do our bodies tend to automatically wake up earlier than normal after a night of drinking? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cyagkp/eli5_why_do_our_bodies_tend_to_automatically_wake/ | {
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a2el1f | how can scientists distinguish extinct species from millions of years ago? | Background to this question.
I learned that two species can be distinguished if they can't produce valid offspring.
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vrpi3 | i already have insurance. what does the new healthcare reform mean for me and my family? | I guess I haven't either followed the bill long enough, or maybe I don't know all the pieces, but I just plain and through don't really understand it yet.
I know it's requiring everyone to have some sort of health insurance, and for insurance companies to no longer deny anyone insurance based on a pre-existing conditio... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/vrpi3/eli5_i_already_have_insurance_what_does_the_new/ | {
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2avtgl | what is "de-extinction science"? how can we bring back things that are extinct, and if this is possible, is jurassic park plausible? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2avtgl/eli5_what_is_deextinction_science_how_can_we/ | {
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20u08k | why can't we stop mining the penny (not quite the same question that's usually asked) | I checked the first few pages of search results, and none were asking the question in quite this way:
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a9i2ci | how does a turbofan differ from a turbojet? | I’ve heard that Turbofans are much more efficient, and powerful compared to a turbojet which is why airliners use them, if this is true, why does something like an F-18 or even the F-35 use a turbojet? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a9i2ci/eli5_how_does_a_turbofan_differ_from_a_turbojet/ | {
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ftvaj2 | the difference between volume and gain. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ftvaj2/eli5_the_difference_between_volume_and_gain/ | {
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bcwbw0 | how do live broadcast numbers, like poker pots, update so quickly? | So I've been watching a little bit of poker, and the bets, pots, and percentages and poker generally update within 1-2 seconds of the event happening. How is this being updated so quickly? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bcwbw0/eli5_how_do_live_broadcast_numbers_like_poker/ | {
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uvxad | should i get health insurance (usa) and how would i even know where to begin? | I'm almost embarrased about my complete lack of understanding of health insurance. I was obviously on my parents plan up until the time I joined the Army and when I got out I never really even thought of getting health insurance, so I now find myself about to turn 28 without really a grasp of what to do.
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8bz03h | difference between audio jacks | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8bz03h/eli5_difference_between_audio_jacks/ | {
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zgr53 | why ministers (in the uk anyway) who have no qualifications or background in an area of expertise eg heath/education are allowed to dictate how that area is run? | Eg David Cameron has just made a man who believes in homeopathy in charge of health, in fact most ministers studied law or politics and have had nothing to do with the areas they are supposed to be in charge of. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/zgr53/eli5_why_ministers_in_the_uk_anyway_who_have_no/ | {
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1jgr6p | bourbon, scotch and whiskey | What are the differences and why does it seem like there are combinations like "scotch whiskey" as opposed to just plain "whiskey"?
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2r9ujj | the boston marathon bombing brothers trial is starting soon. why does it take so long for the trials to start? it's been about 20 months since the incident. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2r9ujj/eli5the_boston_marathon_bombing_brothers_trial_is/ | {
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axggmt | in baths/showers, why does the little knob you press down release water when you’re done, where is that water from? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/axggmt/eli5_in_bathsshowers_why_does_the_little_knob_you/ | {
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16zi6v | eli'mfive: how and why does an astigmatism affect my vision? | I apparently have a slight astigmatism, paired with horrible vision in general and never really understood. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/16zi6v/elimfive_how_and_why_does_an_astigmatism_affect/ | {
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5kapc5 | why does it seem like such a monumental effort to do moderately complex arithmetic in one's head? | I've always wondered, why is it when one is presented with a math problem like multiplying two digit numbers, one's brain finds the prospect of hammering out the answer itself so unattractive? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5kapc5/eli5_why_does_it_seem_like_such_a_monumental/ | {
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1oq9c1 | does calorie counting work? specifically, does eating 2000 calories really have the same effect as eating 2200 calories, and then 'working off' the 200? | Do things get trickier if you eat something fatty like say, a doughnut and work off the calories of a doughnut vs. not eating it nor exercising? Much thanks! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1oq9c1/eli5does_calorie_counting_work_specifically_does/ | {
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a6ytmz | why does gas exchange in the lungs depend on partial pressure of oxygen and not its concentration as in simple diffusion? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a6ytmz/eli5_why_does_gas_exchange_in_the_lungs_depend_on/ | {
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8workx | why are trucking weigh stations always closed? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8workx/eli5_why_are_trucking_weigh_stations_always_closed/ | {
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1ycsyu | runner's high, what does it do in, and to the body? | I previously searched for it, and only one time has this been asked with one comment...
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25j6gg | why are you always "on" public transport, but "in" private transport? | For example;
"I'm on a bus"
"I'm on a plane"
"I'm on the subway"
"I'm in the car"
Obviously it doesn't make sense to say "I'm in the bus", but why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/25j6gg/eli5_why_are_you_always_on_public_transport_but/ | {
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2xkdco | why is our saliva so ineffective at preventing chapped lips and why is lip balm so much more effective at it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2xkdco/eli5_why_is_our_saliva_so_ineffective_at/ | {
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bd2pxf | why are some colors more pleasant to look at than others? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bd2pxf/eli5_why_are_some_colors_more_pleasant_to_look_at/ | {
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3c3y4l | why aren't trains controlled remotely? | Considering trains just follow set paths and the only manoeuvring they need to do is forwards and backwards, I see no real reason for there to be a human in control of them. If anything, having a human controlling them increased human error and overall costs.
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35i5w7 | why has homosexuality become so much more accepted in the west? | I support gay rights as much as anyone but, why has the West become so much more accepting of homosexuality over the past 20 or 30 years? What has changed so that gay marriage and being openly gay is considered much more normal? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35i5w7/eli5_why_has_homosexuality_become_so_much_more/ | {
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5obwem | why are most erasers pink? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5obwem/eli5_why_are_most_erasers_pink/ | {
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28u64k | how come i can't force myself to fall asleep wherever i please? | Edit: Whenever* | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28u64k/eli5_how_come_i_cant_force_myself_to_fall_asleep/ | {
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cykr9h | why do our arms and legs have two sets of bones? for example, legs have femur up top and fibula/tibia, and arms have humerus up top and radius/ulna on the bottom. | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cykr9h/eli5_why_do_our_arms_and_legs_have_two_sets_of/ | {
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1ykka9 | the purpose/advantage of hoa fees when buying a condo | We are looking to buy a townhome and don't understand what HOA fees are for. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ykka9/eli5_the_purposeadvantage_of_hoa_fees_when_buying/ | {
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"HOA fees go into a community account that pays for maintenance and upgrades to the condos and the complex. In most places you, as the owner, are responsible for anything that happens \"inside\" the structure. The property o... | [] | [] | [
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7da40i | why when you transfer money from one bank to another bank, it will show the money taken out of the one bank, days before it actually arrives at the other? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7da40i/eli5_why_when_you_transfer_money_from_one_bank_to/ | {
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"In the olden days (ie pre-computerisation), it genuinely took a long time to process such transfers and make sure the customer really had the money before it could be sent to the next bank. these days, this time gap is a massive con. The money si... | [] | [] | [
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3ryjyx | highway hypnosis | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ryjyx/eli5_highway_hypnosis/ | {
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5my6k3 | how far are we looking? | Let's say you are standing at the edge of the beach and looking outwards into the horizon. How far is this "horizon" and what are we looking at? I understand that there is a curvature to the earth, so does that mean that I'm looking into the sky? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5my6k3/eli5_how_far_are_we_looking/ | {
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