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2obf34 | why does nasa launch spacecraft from florida when it has some of the stormiest weather in north america? | It seems every time there is a major launch it get delayed time and again! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2obf34/eli5_why_does_nasa_launch_spacecraft_from_florida/ | {
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35pf9q | how come teeth in living humans are so fragile and prone to fall out, and yet, we see skulls, hundreds/thousands of years old still have teeth intact? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35pf9q/eli5_how_come_teeth_in_living_humans_are_so/ | {
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2n6vd2 | what are the 'professional homeless' and how do they stay in money? | I saw a post about this on r/rage but I've never heard of it before and there's nothing much about it on the internet. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2n6vd2/eli5what_are_the_professional_homeless_and_how_do/ | {
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93wifr | why is pixelated camouflage so popular despite its unnatural pattern? | Additionally, why has it become so popular as recently as it has? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/93wifr/eli5_why_is_pixelated_camouflage_so_popular/ | {
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2egs7p | why is it that when a word is is repeated in a sentence our brain ignores it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2egs7p/eli5_why_is_it_that_when_a_word_is_is_repeated_in/ | {
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38t4l5 | why can't i remember something on the spot but "i'll know it when i see/hear it"? | For example, if someone asks me the name of a person I spoke with, I can't recall on the spot but when they start rattling off names I'll instantly know which one is right the second they say it | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38t4l5/eli5_why_cant_i_remember_something_on_the_spot/ | {
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t4k1i | the great purge | Why did Stalin do this ?
Why would anyone listen to him?
Why did he kill officers who supported him?
Why would this ever be a good idea?
He lost finland because of this right? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/t4k1i/eli5_the_great_purge/ | {
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1e7m5w | what do chartered accountants (ca) do? | I am finished my degree (not in business). I am thinking of pursuing a CA because I loved math and accounting in high school (problem-solving stuff). I already know high school has nothing to do with real life.
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3c1hnf | how do some games like world of warcraft allow you to play them before the download is finished? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3c1hnf/eli5_how_do_some_games_like_world_of_warcraft/ | {
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1u60or | why is wifi limited to 11 (12) channels? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1u60or/eli5_why_is_wifi_limited_to_11_12_channels/ | {
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3f88fd | if i instantly transported to a location a light year away from earth, and had a device which allowed me to view earth, would i be able to see earth 1 year into the past? | There was a picture of the milky way on the front page and one of the comments to the post was "Just think about the Milky Way being ~100,000 light years away. So you're actually viewing 100,000 year old light". When I look up at the sky to something a light year away, isn't it basically like looking at something x mil... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3f88fd/eli5_if_i_instantly_transported_to_a_location_a/ | {
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90ga55 | how do humans and other animals “feel” and predict changes in the weather? i.e rain. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/90ga55/eli5_how_do_humans_and_other_animals_feel_and/ | {
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4usuoi | why do people get gas when nervous/get butterflies? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4usuoi/eli5_why_do_people_get_gas_when_nervousget/ | {
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6hdwvn | why is it that discs(cd's and dvd's) need to spin at a very high speed in order for data to be read/written on them ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6hdwvn/eli5_why_is_it_that_discscds_and_dvds_need_to/ | {
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9u33oz | why dot and cross products exist? and their link with real life? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9u33oz/eli5why_dot_and_cross_products_exist_and_their/ | {
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8i3wrm | why has delhi, a deeply inland city, managed to grow so big and become the capital of india? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8i3wrm/eli5_why_has_delhi_a_deeply_inland_city_managed/ | {
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10obll | how is digital/electronic money created? what data is associated with a piece of digital money other than just the value (e.g: $1 = 1.00), and what's stopping joe schmoe from somehow creating counterfeit digital money? | Answered! Thanks for all the incite, everybody. Collectively you have explained a ton of shit very well | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/10obll/how_is_digitalelectronic_money_created_what_data/ | {
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lmyfx | how does internet advertising work? | How do people with websites make money? I pretty much know how Google makes it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/lmyfx/eli5_how_does_internet_advertising_work/ | {
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3s6ytj | why are nachos and salads always better at a restaurant? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3s6ytj/eli5_why_are_nachos_and_salads_always_better_at_a/ | {
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3vodkr | what does it mean to be a shakespearean actor? | I've heard this term often, but I'm curious as to what it entails. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3vodkr/eli5_what_does_it_mean_to_be_a_shakespearean_actor/ | {
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abibt0 | when in a group or crowd, why do sounds/noises come off as one collective murmur rather than various individual sounds from separate conversations? | Sorry in advance for any irregularities. Happy to clarify where necessary. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/abibt0/eli5_when_in_a_group_or_crowd_why_do_soundsnoises/ | {
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1uq7gj | how do foods with an awful taste become delicasies? | For example the [century egg](_URL_1_) or [Surstromming](_URL_0_). I always thought it had to do with people in different places being raised with different diets, but as far as I can tell these are unarguably disgusting. So what makes these foods delicasies? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1uq7gj/eli5how_do_foods_with_an_awful_taste_become/ | {
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4p2tpb | how, and where do they grow those fancy twisted bamboo and other house plants like at ikea/other home stores in mass quantities. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4p2tpb/eli5_how_and_where_do_they_grow_those_fancy/ | {
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8md33s | how do we know how the inside of our body works? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8md33s/eli5_how_do_we_know_how_the_inside_of_our_body/ | {
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1tzt2w | why does a big sheet of thin metal make wibbley wobbley sound? | As stated in the title, why do big sheets of thin metal make a wub wub sound when manipulated? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1tzt2w/eli5_why_does_a_big_sheet_of_thin_metal_make/ | {
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44e5y8 | how do you "look up" words in languages that do not use the latin alphabet? chinese and japanese do not have an "alphabetical order" so how does one look up a meaning of a word or character? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/44e5y8/eli5_how_do_you_look_up_words_in_languages_that/ | {
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7dsie3 | why does water burn skin at far lower temperatures than air does? | For example, a human can easily endure a 90 °C (198°F) sauna for 15 minutes. Whereas human skin will burn in just two seconds in just 65°C (150°F) water.
ELI5 please.
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breegk | what is the physical discomfort in your chest, that accompanies severe anxiety, caused by? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/breegk/eli5_what_is_the_physical_discomfort_in_your/ | {
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4k4zvv | why animals try and keep themselves awake, when they could easily just sleep. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4k4zvv/eli5_why_animals_try_and_keep_themselves_awake/ | {
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vyjlm | how is the wwe and other wrestling companies scripted behind the scenes? | We all remember the day we found out that wrestling was fake. I was actually never curious until now as to what really makes it fake.
Are all scripts and matches made up before every fight in the ring? Do they just fight, and go with the flow but know in their minds who really has to win and how they need to win?
May... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/vyjlm/how_is_the_wwe_and_other_wrestling_companies/ | {
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40msc0 | if trans women use hormone therapy and grow larger breasts, could i, as a cis woman, do the same to make my breasts larger? | And would there be any side effects (if any) if I were to be able to get a prescription? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/40msc0/eli5_if_trans_women_use_hormone_therapy_and_grow/ | {
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1zemxs | what happens if a dna test is done to test who a child's father is and the father has an identical twin? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1zemxs/eli5_what_happens_if_a_dna_test_is_done_to_test/ | {
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1vug1k | why are people protesting in ukraine? | Edit: Thanks for the answer, /u/GirlGargoyle! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vug1k/eli5_why_are_people_protesting_in_ukraine/ | {
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2kkf5d | how did old vaccum tube computers work? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2kkf5d/eli5_how_did_old_vaccum_tube_computers_work/ | {
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5jt9u4 | a new anti ticket bot law has been passed in the us, but how have scalpers been able to defeat seemingly sophisticated and up-to-date anti-bot measures deployed by sites like ticketmaster, such that tickets for major events consistently sell-out almost instantaneously? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5jt9u4/eli5_a_new_anti_ticket_bot_law_has_been_passed_in/ | {
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c07121 | why isn’t light noisy? it’s going faster than the speed of sound, so why doesn’t it make a sonic boom? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c07121/eli5_why_isnt_light_noisy_its_going_faster_than/ | {
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4a0vjb | if music is just a series of sound waves, why does sad music (arbitrary sequence of sound waves) make me sad? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4a0vjb/eli5_if_music_is_just_a_series_of_sound_waves_why/ | {
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4phobe | why is it better to pass semi-trucks/lorries on the left side rather than the right side? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4phobe/eli5_why_is_it_better_to_pass_semitruckslorries/ | {
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45c36x | what are the security issues associated with java? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/45c36x/eli5_what_are_the_security_issues_associated_with/ | {
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2n0qy9 | for electronics that require double-a batteries, why do they typically require them to be reversed? | For example, one end of the battery will face one way and the other the other way. Ironically, some devices DON'T do it this way, like Apple Ids | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2n0qy9/eli5_for_electronics_that_require_doublea/ | {
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26yvd4 | is it physically possible to bring a dead body back to life? | I'm not talking about hospital scenarios but say someone dies from like drowning or choking, Why can't we revive them? Also, what's the point in freezing bodies? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26yvd4/eli5_is_it_physically_possible_to_bring_a_dead/ | {
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3dwj76 | are x-rays 'real' images? if not, what are they and how do they work? | Also, I noticed that on some X-ray photos of broken arms, the folds of their skin are visible? Why is that? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3dwj76/eli5_are_xrays_real_images_if_not_what_are_they/ | {
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28bfiz | how does my personal water consumption affect the rest of the world? | I live in NC and I don't think we're in any kind of a drought right now. We're encouraged to conserve water. The explanation given is that it helps the planet and those who do not have much water available AKA places in a drought.
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dk74zt | what are nuetron stars ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dk74zt/eli5_what_are_nuetron_stars/ | {
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5khnve | what was the "reagan era" and why do people consider it to be such a great time? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5khnve/eli5_what_was_the_reagan_era_and_why_do_people/ | {
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anh0im | can an event like the big bang theory happen again? (assuming the big bang theory is how the universe was created.) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/anh0im/eli5_can_an_event_like_the_big_bang_theory_happen/ | {
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3hufr8 | what makes leica cameras so expensive? | I have a basic knowledge of photography and equipment but i need an eli5 explanation regarding specifics.
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7im9dr | why are the rules for elections for federal offices allowed to vary between different us states? | Different states have different voting hours, eligibility rules, ballot access requirements... why is this not standard for Congress and the Presidency nationwide? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7im9dr/eli5_why_are_the_rules_for_elections_for_federal/ | {
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4bnjq3 | why does removing the dead skin around a paper cut seem to alleviate pain? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4bnjq3/eli5_why_does_removing_the_dead_skin_around_a/ | {
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7tg674 | how does speciation occur if interfertility is determined by a matching number of chromosomes? | Firstly I'd like to clarify that I'm not a creationist.
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7je4jl | why did spanish become so widespread in spanish colonies, while french turned into various creoles languages? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7je4jl/eli5_why_did_spanish_become_so_widespread_in/ | {
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29yo46 | how did people like adam and eve, and noah and his family procreate in the bible? wouldn't their children be deformed due to the close genetics? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/29yo46/eli5how_did_people_like_adam_and_eve_and_noah_and/ | {
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123k7h | why changing amplitude in a simple pendulum has no effect on frequency | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/123k7h/eli5_why_changing_amplitude_in_a_simple_pendulum/ | {
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77fxdu | why is two neutron stars colliding considered important? what are the implications of this? | Other than sounding really bad-ass, my non-sciencey brain can't wrap around why two neutron stars colliding with each other billions of years ago is seen as a game changer. Unless just the mere fact that this awesome thing occurred is *why* people are excited about it. But I also wondered what other science/theories th... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/77fxdu/eli5_why_is_two_neutron_stars_colliding/ | {
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afqwqx | what does cancer acutely do? | I dont mean to be offenseive or ignorant to the situation I've just been curious as to what different types of cancer do to the body that are so detrimental and incurable. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/afqwqx/eli5_what_does_cancer_acutely_do/ | {
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1hfgdm | why do people hate big banks like bank of america? | I have an account at Bank of America and friends are constantly telling me to close it, "because of corporate America" and, "because they are evil". What's the real deal here? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1hfgdm/eli5_why_do_people_hate_big_banks_like_bank_of/ | {
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5u3p5x | this casino strategy and the math behind it | _URL_0_
So basically, this seems... sketchy, to say the least. How does this work? Why is it only doable in online casinos?
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25brcx | why is that when i'm driving and blaring music, i turn it down to help me see better? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/25brcx/eli5why_is_that_when_im_driving_and_blaring_music/ | {
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2arn0p | why can't we sleep when we're nervous? for example, the night before a big exam, the thing we need most is sleep. | Or before a new job, a marriage proposal, etc. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2arn0p/eli5_why_cant_we_sleep_when_were_nervous_for/ | {
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2rr6fp | quantum wave function collapse due to observation? | I've asked. So far one theory is the act of observation interferes. That an electron say from an electron microscope is colliding and interfering with the superposition; therefore fixing a position of the particle in question.
However, I had assumed that the act of observation was passive, not actively interfering i... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2rr6fp/eli5_quantum_wave_function_collapse_due_to/ | {
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beo806 | how can facts interfere with ongoing prosecutions? | In terms of the law how can facts interfere with ongoing prosecutions? Are there examples of historical cases where facts have interfered? It seems as objective truth can only serve to aid fair prosecutions. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/beo806/eli5_how_can_facts_interfere_with_ongoing/ | {
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1zltmg | what does it mean in movies when someone asks "do you validate parking?" | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1zltmg/eli5_what_does_it_mean_in_movies_when_someone/ | {
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2lx28c | why can't citizens fire public officials? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lx28c/eli5_why_cant_citizens_fire_public_officials/ | {
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3u1rak | how do they show people videos or have them listen to music during an mri? | common sense would dictate the electro magnetics would interfere with the headsets and screen. I also know they use mics to comunicate to their doctors during these procedures. shouldnt those have interference too? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3u1rak/eli5_how_do_they_show_people_videos_or_have_them/ | {
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9hsp6m | during the vietnam conflict why didn't american forces fill north vietnamese tunnels? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9hsp6m/eli5_during_the_vietnam_conflict_why_didnt/ | {
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4njqnx | commercials for companies like boeing | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4njqnx/eli5_commercials_for_companies_like_boeing/ | {
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oeux2 | what exactly is the money raised during a candidates campaign used for? | You hear of politicians raising millions of dollars for their campaigns, but what exactly is that money really for? Just their commercials and traveling?
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6hmlvp | why, when closing your eyes on a train, can you convince yourself you're traveling in another direction? (backwards or forwards) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6hmlvp/eli5_why_when_closing_your_eyes_on_a_train_can/ | {
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691wpz | why does hot air look like fog when the surrounding temperature is freezing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/691wpz/eli5_why_does_hot_air_look_like_fog_when_the/ | {
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a7dmtb | how can we accurately estimate the number of trees on the planet at any given time? how accurate is our estimation? | I see articles that compare the number of people on the planet to the number of trees on the planet and I'm wondering how we could possibly know that number? We have done census surveys for population but estimating the number of trees seems like a complete guessing game | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a7dmtb/eli5_how_can_we_accurately_estimate_the_number_of/ | {
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bltdl0 | how does a snake that eats something significantly bigger than it digest the food and eventually return to normal size? | Was watching a show and this crossed my mind. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bltdl0/eli5_how_does_a_snake_that_eats_something/ | {
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9p404o | how do insects stick to smooth surfaces? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9p404o/eli5_how_do_insects_stick_to_smooth_surfaces/ | {
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3k8ijq | debt as the dollar inflates/deflates | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3k8ijq/eli5_debt_as_the_dollar_inflatesdeflates/ | {
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5ug38f | why is the president allowed to appoint people to their positions without any prior or relevant experience? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ug38f/eli5_why_is_the_president_allowed_to_appoint/ | {
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8ffozm | why do some fire alarms rattle/buzz your ears? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8ffozm/eli5_why_do_some_fire_alarms_rattlebuzz_your_ears/ | {
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ag98p8 | why are different people's "attention span"/ the amount of time the commit to something different? and how can i improve mine? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ag98p8/eli5_why_are_different_peoples_attention_span_the/ | {
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2lgyar | when a us judge rules something as unconstitutional, why is it not automatically the same ruling for all other states? all states have the same constitution right? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lgyar/eli5_when_a_us_judge_rules_something_as/ | {
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4cy88m | why is space "ordered" horizontally? why are planets (roughly) in a straight line and never above or below each other? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4cy88m/eli5_why_is_space_ordered_horizontally_why_are/ | {
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cgl10d | many of the japanese anime are adapted from light novels or manga. why is there so few western cartoons adapted from books? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cgl10d/eli5_many_of_the_japanese_anime_are_adapted_from/ | {
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4e3v7q | how do pipe organs (especially fairground organs) read those reels of paper and play music automatically? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4e3v7q/eli5how_do_pipe_organs_especially_fairground/ | {
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45rz7e | which cyclist gets down from hill faster, heavier or lighter? | Hello,
What I'm asking is that we have 2 cyclists, with same bikes, going down same hill. They only go as fast as they can without pedaling.
Which gets down fastest and why? How inertia affects velocity comparing both of them? How friction affects them considering heavier cyclist is also bigger in size?
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5tft0n | why are younger children from tribes that get photographed not considered illegal photos when they are naked? | I saw a post of some pictures from some of the last native tribes around the world and with some tribes they wear little to no clothes. Why is having pictures of underage children okay when it's of them? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5tft0n/eli5_why_are_younger_children_from_tribes_that/ | {
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18ip9l | why poverty stricken africans still reproduce? | I'm not trying to be offensive. I just can't understand why a starving mother would still be sexually active. I see alot of heart breaking pictures on the internet of skeletal mothers holding their skeletal children and I think are they all products of rape? How does she even carry a baby to term when she's so malnouri... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/18ip9l/eli5_why_poverty_stricken_africans_still_reproduce/ | {
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6csj7r | what does it mean for people that have rh- blood? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6csj7r/eli5_what_does_it_mean_for_people_that_have_rh/ | {
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9yxcue | does brain activity correlate with heart rhythm? | I was thinking the other day about how blood flow follows the rhythm of your heart and since your brain relies on blood flow, is your thought process aligned with the rhythm of blood flow? Do we think in a rhythm? am I misunderstanding how blood flows completely? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9yxcue/eli5_does_brain_activity_correlate_with_heart/ | {
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2rw7yc | why are booths seated first at restaurants? | It seems like no matter what, I'm always offered or seated a booth no matter what restaurant I go and no matter how many tables are open. There could be ten open tables and a single booth and the stupid booth is offered first. Why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2rw7yc/eli5_why_are_booths_seated_first_at_restaurants/ | {
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2z65p9 | why do most bubble wands have that rough edge around the bubble making hole? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2z65p9/eli5_why_do_most_bubble_wands_have_that_rough/ | {
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6cyqub | 5: why hasn't saudi arabia had sanctions imposed on it for its horrific humans rights record? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6cyqub/elif5_why_hasnt_saudi_arabia_had_sanctions/ | {
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5hflif | how did people get water to drink in ancient venice? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5hflif/eli5_how_did_people_get_water_to_drink_in_ancient/ | {
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1v6tc2 | why is it that when you jump on an airplane, you land where you started? | If the airplane is moving at about 500 MPH, wouldn't jumping on an airplane send you flying to the back since the airplane continues to the move while you're mid air? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1v6tc2/eli5_why_is_it_that_when_you_jump_on_an_airplane/ | {
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8vxagy | how does "airing out" an open wound help the healing process? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8vxagy/eli5_how_does_airing_out_an_open_wound_help_the/ | {
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fhiu2t | how do humans learn the meaning of words that aren't nouns? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fhiu2t/eli5_how_do_humans_learn_the_meaning_of_words/ | {
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1eapo2 | what is the difference between a legitimately demanding game and a poorly optimized one? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1eapo2/what_is_the_difference_between_a_legitimately/ | {
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1qq1n4 | why can delivery trucks just stop in the middle of the road and block traffic? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qq1n4/eli5_why_can_delivery_trucks_just_stop_in_the/ | {
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3x905x | why can you only use a #2 pencil on a scantron sheet? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3x905x/eli5_why_can_you_only_use_a_2_pencil_on_a/ | {
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n9se9 | why public opinion polls, such as the gallup poll, are considered to accurately reflect the opinion of the sampled population? | Quick list of reasons this confuses me:
1) They never call people with unlisted phone numbers, which means no one who has a cell phone but no land line, such as myself.
2) They never call people who are out of the country, such as virtually anyone in the military or students studying abroad.
3) They never get answers f... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/n9se9/eli5_why_public_opinion_polls_such_as_the_gallup/ | {
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2xo7mp | why do pharmaceutical companies tell you to ask your doctor about a specific drug? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2xo7mp/eli5why_do_pharmaceutical_companies_tell_you_to/ | {
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1pp5il | sony just confirmed that ps4 used hardware based upscaling as opposed to software based? what's the difference | _URL_0_ | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pp5il/eli5sony_just_confirmed_that_ps4_used_hardware/ | {
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