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bal9k3 | why do modern vehicles still use a dipstick to check the oil level instead of an automatic gauge? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bal9k3/eli5_why_do_modern_vehicles_still_use_a_dipstick/ | {
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2n69bm | why are cigarette companies and pharmaceutical companies against drug legality? wouldn't legal drugs open up new markets for them, providing a chance for monetary growth? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2n69bm/eli5_why_are_cigarette_companies_and/ | {
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3t7lzm | what is a pole shift and how would it affect us? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3t7lzm/eli5_what_is_a_pole_shift_and_how_would_it_affect/ | {
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efjvdh | how does a cvt transmission operate in manual shift mode? | When I put my car's CVT transmission in manual shift mode it displays what gear I'm in, 1 through 7, and I can use the shift lever to step through the gears.
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42wh1b | why do schools try to find ways to pass and graduate students when they don't deserve it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/42wh1b/eli5_why_do_schools_try_to_find_ways_to_pass_and/ | {
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1zafe9 | cultural background of beowulf | We've got Christian Anglo-Saxons (Grendel's a descendant of Cain) in England writing about heathen Geats invading Frisia at the same time that the Christians are repelling vikings at Lindisfarne. And a viking is a raider, not even necessarily from a particular tribe. Can you clear up the major players and important ev... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1zafe9/eli5_cultural_background_of_beowulf/ | {
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1se8qt | why is string theory such a widely known (possibly believed) theory if there's no evidence for it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1se8qt/eli5why_is_string_theory_such_a_widely_known/ | {
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217cj3 | why is facial hair so stiff while no other hair on the body is? | EDIT: TIL no one else has silky smooth pubes like I | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/217cj3/eli5_why_is_facial_hair_so_stiff_while_no_other/ | {
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2i3c3p | why are calculator numpads vs. phone numpads vertically reversed in number order? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2i3c3p/eli5_why_are_calculator_numpads_vs_phone_numpads/ | {
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2lgn8e | if we know exactly what the human body needs each day, why haven't we created a "meal" incorporating everything necessary | In every sci-fi movie the crew/passengers are given "goop" of some type which gives them all the daily needs of protein fats etc. Why haven't we developed this yet to distribute to 3rd world countries?
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4euj24 | when a rape accusation is made, what are the exact steps of the process from accusation to prosecution? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4euj24/eli5_when_a_rape_accusation_is_made_what_are_the/ | {
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5z5atm | if visible light is on the same spectrum as radio waves, and light is made of photons, what is a radio wave made of? | I've heard of photons acting like a water droplet, bouncing up and down, riding it's own wave, but what is that wave? Is it made of some sort of particle? and if it's not, how can light even be on the same spectrum? What makes light special? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5z5atm/eli5_if_visible_light_is_on_the_same_spectrum_as/ | {
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23knx9 | why are some medications "candy" coated and others aren't | Why are some meds, prednisone, not candy coated? How can this possibly affect the effectiveness of the medication. Advil is coated and it works fine. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/23knx9/eli5why_are_some_medications_candy_coated_and/ | {
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3w50t6 | deodorants | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3w50t6/eli5_deodorants/ | {
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cdbjhl | why does europe have some better laws regarding health, education, social welfare than america? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cdbjhl/eli5_why_does_europe_have_some_better_laws/ | {
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3sng76 | how does wheel size affect gas mileage and co2 emissions? | How does 1" of wheel size difference, affect these things? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3sng76/eli5_how_does_wheel_size_affect_gas_mileage_and/ | {
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1os835 | why do people get so offended by some words? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1os835/why_do_people_get_so_offended_by_some_words/ | {
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5dbrpt | the differences between an undocumented immigrant and an illegal immigrant. | Forgive my ignorance, lot's of people are using these terms interchangeably. For the sake of purely keeping myself and others informed, what are the differences between the two terms? Are there differences? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5dbrpt/eli5_the_differences_between_an_undocumented/ | {
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7vyad1 | how does a.i. learn? | I get that you reward the system for accomplishing a goal, but then isn't the programmer still ultimately controlling what happens? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7vyad1/eli5_how_does_ai_learn/ | {
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1r1en7 | what factors decide which animal falls into what species, genus, phylum, etc. (explained inside) | I know a species is defined as being able to reproduce successfully so why is a Labrador a species and Siamese isn't? Then branching out from there what info would be used to sort them into genus, class, order, etc. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1r1en7/eli5_what_factors_decide_which_animal_falls_into/ | {
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oyreb | singing voices, etc? | I understand (in a very simple way) that everyone's vocal chords vibrate differently, so everyone has a different voice. So how do our ears interpret them and how do our brains file these voices/sounds away as "singing voices"?
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ff7lr0 | why do planets have such varied rotation periods? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ff7lr0/eli5_why_do_planets_have_such_varied_rotation/ | {
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uc873 | hedge funds | How are they started? How are they grown? How are they managed? Can I start my own? How do they get so much money in so little time? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/uc873/eli5_hedge_funds/ | {
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3lkpig | why are there so many extremely wealthy arabs? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3lkpig/eli5_why_are_there_so_many_extremely_wealthy_arabs/ | {
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kzfhi | why do i have to poop after drinking coffee? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/kzfhi/eli5_why_do_i_have_to_poop_after_drinking_coffee/ | {
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bmfdsm | how do you know what good poetry sounds like? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bmfdsm/eli5_how_do_you_know_what_good_poetry_sounds_like/ | {
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6er0pp | how come when the holocaust is brought up people immediately think of jewish genocide but forget that polish and gypsy folk were also killed alongside them? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6er0pp/eli5_how_come_when_the_holocaust_is_brought_up/ | {
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60ej3v | what is the evolutionary reasoning for knee-jerk reactions (aka patellar reflex)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/60ej3v/eli5_what_is_the_evolutionary_reasoning_for/ | {
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85t8v1 | why reddit is not worth more than facebook, twitter etc | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/85t8v1/eli5_why_reddit_is_not_worth_more_than_facebook/ | {
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6c7l0l | why do we let lobbyists/entities to influence congress with money? why can't they just provide reasoned debate and evidence to support their interests? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6c7l0l/eli5_why_do_we_let_lobbyistsentities_to_influence/ | {
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3mth5g | how can a signature prove anything? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mth5g/eli5_how_can_a_signature_prove_anything/ | {
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3pv3xg | why did "soap operas" always seem to have a higher definition picture than regular tv programming? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3pv3xg/eli5_why_did_soap_operas_always_seem_to_have_a/ | {
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26ms33 | why hasn't my earring hole healed after 8 years and why does it still have foul smelling white puss in it | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26ms33/eli5_why_hasnt_my_earring_hole_healed_after_8/ | {
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2o1egg | predicting a typhoon's path for several days from now. | So a typhoon is coming and it's going to make a landfall in my country on Dec. 5. How did they predict it's path in the next coming days like this: [Typhoon Hagupit](_URL_0_) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2o1egg/eli5predicting_a_typhoons_path_for_several_days/ | {
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pfhf4 | why do film studios still make movies in film spindles and not in digital media? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/pfhf4/eli5_why_do_film_studios_still_make_movies_in/ | {
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z7po5 | area 51 and why it's so secretive | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/z7po5/eli5_area_51_and_why_its_so_secretive/ | {
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1vwuxa | how are we running out of antibiotics | Just what goes into making them that we can't get anymore | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vwuxa/eli5_how_are_we_running_out_of_antibiotics/ | {
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34fpgc | when you download a picture into your pc, it usually comes with names like 5fqodgl.jpg or usnfg4s.jpg or something like that. how are those names generated? or is it just random gibberish? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/34fpgc/eli5_when_you_download_a_picture_into_your_pc_it/ | {
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a0rt9i | why does nasa always seem to use fisheye lens in space? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a0rt9i/eli5_why_does_nasa_always_seem_to_use_fisheye/ | {
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66l8kf | why do humans hate being lied to? | What is it about being lied to that we tend to take personally? Even if it's a white lie? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/66l8kf/eli5_why_do_humans_hate_being_lied_to/ | {
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3epy1r | why do we pronounce "o'clock" when referring to time, and how did this expression start? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3epy1r/eli5why_do_we_pronounce_oclock_when_referring_to/ | {
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ddi7ps | can bullet proof vests actually increase your chance of dying? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ddi7ps/eli5_can_bullet_proof_vests_actually_increase/ | {
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944bzy | why isn’t health insurance sold like car insurance, or is it? | Geiko, Nationwide, All-State, Progressive, etc. all go out of their way to advertise their advantages and draw in customers. And they bend over backwards to offer other services/type of insurance. In general, the more you pay the more you get. Why isn’t health insurance sold the same way? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/944bzy/eli5_why_isnt_health_insurance_sold_like_car/ | {
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dbnu0f | how could modern monetary theory work? | From what I understand, the idea is to keep the Total Debt/GDP ratio under a certain amount. A deficit can be run indefinitely as long as it doesn’t surpass the accepted ratio.
But what happens during recessions, where GDP growth falters? Keynesian economic theory calls for increased spending during down times. How wo... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dbnu0f/eli5_how_could_modern_monetary_theory_work/ | {
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7q3qk6 | how can there be millions of remote car keys in the world yet there is a limited frequency range? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7q3qk6/eli5_how_can_there_be_millions_of_remote_car_keys/ | {
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1603om | common ground between anthropology of art and surrealism? | Hi,
I am writing a paper on this question, but having so many troubles answering it. If anyone could possibly advise on the way I should answer this question - and whether or not there is any common grounds between the two, would be so helpful! I know I have to read Gaugin, Evans-Pritchard and other scholars, but if an... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1603om/eli5_common_ground_between_anthropology_of_art/ | {
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5uiyl6 | why is it easier to sleep in class than at home? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5uiyl6/eli5_why_is_it_easier_to_sleep_in_class_than_at/ | {
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1lsx8e | why did the rupee crash? | **Edit:** i said explain like i'm 5, not explain like *you're* 5.
idiots. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lsx8e/eli5_why_did_the_rupee_crash/ | {
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7sssjr | if we can colour calibrate our computer monitors. what is the point of paying more for the colours being "accurate" | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7sssjr/eli5_if_we_can_colour_calibrate_our_computer/ | {
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6bpptd | why do some establishments and government departments not upgrade their computer's os? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6bpptd/eli5_why_do_some_establishments_and_government/ | {
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cbknuk | why is it when a screens loading does the loading bar stop and start at certain times? i.e. a lot of times it will take a second at the beginning and then load the rest really fast. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cbknuk/eli5_why_is_it_when_a_screens_loading_does_the/ | {
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bswz2p | image sizes. if the camera settings stays the same and the image is stored as a set of pixel values, why does the image size change? | On my smartphone, the largest image is around 8mb and the smallest in the same camera settings is around 2mb (images of different objects though). Why is there such a huge difference in image size? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bswz2p/eli5_image_sizes_if_the_camera_settings_stays_the/ | {
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18ulce | object permanence | "is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched". Completely flies over my head. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/18ulce/eli5_object_permanence/ | {
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8njokw | why and when do book pages turn yellow, especially at the edges? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8njokw/eli5_why_and_when_do_book_pages_turn_yellow/ | {
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1kj991 | how come health insurance companies do not drive down the cost of health products and services? | So in a free market, competition should drive down the price of goods and services. I recently heard a [case](_URL_0_) made that consumers do not see the cost of these health services, which results in no competition to drive down the price. This does not make sense to me since consumers indirectly see the price throug... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1kj991/eli5_how_come_health_insurance_companies_do_not/ | {
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4pcfof | how do super rich people make huge purchases? | Like how does a super rich person pay for a 100 million dollar house? the same way we would, with a bank load/ mortgage?
furthermore, how did Steve Ballmer pay for the clippers? No way he had 2 billion in cash, what kind of bank can put up 2 billion dollars?
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5m9hrz | if someone has dual citizenship, are the individual countries aware of it? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5m9hrz/eli5_if_someone_has_dual_citizenship_are_the/ | {
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3ea84n | why do people love to complain about bad drivers but never consider themselves as bad drivers themselves? | Example: _URL_0_ | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ea84n/eli5why_do_people_love_to_complain_about_bad/ | {
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9ezifs | how, if possible, is it possible for this battery to blow up if overcharged? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9ezifs/eli5_how_if_possible_is_it_possible_for_this/ | {
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eep6k5 | how does "hardness" work in regards to things like diamond? | Do these minerals/matter/whatever always naturally form this hardness when they're pure enough? Can we build something harder than diamond?
Could you break a diamond in half with your hands if it's thin enough? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/eep6k5/eli5_how_does_hardness_work_in_regards_to_things/ | {
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71lio9 | why is alcohol such an amazing carrier for extracting flavor and smells? | Everything from perfume to baking, alcohol seems to be a universal way of extracting and preserving flavors and scents from any source.
Why does this happen and how can we show a deeper appreciation for this magical elixir? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/71lio9/eli5_why_is_alcohol_such_an_amazing_carrier_for/ | {
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emwwhd | how does 8d music work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/emwwhd/eli5_how_does_8d_music_work/ | {
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1qrgls | when pushing together magnets of the same polarity, they push back with force. what exactly is happening at the molecular level? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qrgls/eli5_when_pushing_together_magnets_of_the_same/ | {
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sj510 | why does reddit have to fake the upvotes and downvotes to "trick the bots"? | Are there Bots that just go around voting all Willy nilly? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/sj510/eli5_why_does_reddit_have_to_fake_the_upvotes_and/ | {
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1jxpl8 | why does nintendo always get the shaft from third party developers? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1jxpl8/eli5_why_does_nintendo_always_get_the_shaft_from/ | {
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3iocu4 | number of beers vs. intoxication level | Why is it that sometimes, having one beer will have a more intense effect than having two beers? I know about the drinknig on an empty stomach thing but pretty sure thats not an issue in this instance.
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a584rq | in american football, a popular adage is the defense is “getting tired out there” the longer they stay on the field, which will make them play poorly. why is this not true for the offense as well, where production drops the longer they are on the field? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a584rq/eli5_in_american_football_a_popular_adage_is_the/ | {
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d5os2z | what is the difference between lumens and ansi lumens? i was looking at projectors and i will see some will say they have like 2000 or 3000 lumens but others will have like 4000 ansi lumens. i feel like they are not the same and get confused as they only ever have one or the other and not both | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d5os2z/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_lumens_and/ | {
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345jhp | just before making a phone call on my cellphone i will often have a few bars and a 4g or 3g connection showing, but then as soon as i try and make the call all of the bars suddenly disappear and it says 1g, why? | I meant **1x**, not 1g | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/345jhp/eli5_just_before_making_a_phone_call_on_my/ | {
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4h3t2z | why do computer programs have to be written in 'computing languages'? isn't there a way to write programs with convention written language? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4h3t2z/eli5_why_do_computer_programs_have_to_be_written/ | {
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4zj60w | when animals die in captivity, what do they die of? why is mortality so high? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4zj60w/eli5_when_animals_die_in_captivity_what_do_they/ | {
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6k47o4 | why so many prescription drugs lower your risk to fight infections | As we are constantly being warned during commercial breaks... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6k47o4/eli5_why_so_many_prescription_drugs_lower_your/ | {
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rg21z | why was thomas jefferson's idea to re-write the constitution every 19 years never put into action? | I just saw a TIL today that said Thomas Jefferson stated, "The earth belong always to the living generation...Every Constitution, then, and every law, naturally expires at the end of 19 years"
So who/what/why stopped this from happening? I understand that this cannot be done now seeing that so much time has passed, b... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/rg21z/eli5_why_was_thomas_jeffersons_idea_to_rewrite/ | {
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1lngp3 | tim tebow's situation | I'm reading a lot about Tim Tebow being let go everywhere. Why has he been fired by 3 teams? Why won't anyone take him? And why, for the love of God, do we care? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lngp3/eli5_tim_tebows_situation/ | {
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ew54t0 | how expirey and best before dates work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ew54t0/eli5_how_expirey_and_best_before_dates_work/ | {
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176ek9 | the types of nuclear strategy and how they are supposed to work in theory and practice. | Try to compare nuclear strategy to something else like, business or video games. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/176ek9/eli5_the_types_of_nuclear_strategy_and_how_they/ | {
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pmgo0 | what's the difference between a router and a repeater? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/pmgo0/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_a_router_and_a/ | {
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z4qz0 | the american television system. | I understand that NBC & CBS for example are networks, but whats the difference between a network and an affiliate?
Does everyone get networks for free? How?
Does HBO have adverts?
Etc etc.
Thanks. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/z4qz0/eli5_the_american_television_system/ | {
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bxp9jm | if i mix 2 parts pure ethanol with 3 parts water, how is that not exactly the same thing as vodka? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bxp9jm/eli5_if_i_mix_2_parts_pure_ethanol_with_3_parts/ | {
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2wczb6 | if the earth and us and the big bang were formed from the collision of various molecules and particles. (please excuse my rusty science) how did these particles and molecules form in the first place? | I cant remember science at school but the smallest particle must be made of something, what does it consist of?
And how did it come into being? I understand particles and molecules collided to make various things which became the Earth and us and everything.
But what collided to make these particles and molecules to ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2wczb6/eli5_if_the_earth_and_us_and_the_big_bang_were/ | {
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35o9gj | why if i have my ceiling fan light on for a while does it stay glowing a dim green for a few minutes after it has been turned off? | I am pretty sure it isn't because im staring at the light, I tried not looking at the light until I turned it off and it still glowed for a few minutes. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35o9gj/eli5_why_if_i_have_my_ceiling_fan_light_on_for_a/ | {
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3nn37s | how do professional boxers not get a broken nose every fight? do they? o.o | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3nn37s/eli5_how_do_professional_boxers_not_get_a_broken/ | {
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nv4c0 | the "equal employment opportunity" survey at the end of job applications | It asks your race and sex, but strongly indicates you don't have to do it. Who uses this information? What is it used for?
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28jjaa | how do states/countries like monaco survive without taxes? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28jjaa/eli5_how_do_statescountries_like_monaco_survive/ | {
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5v24s1 | in the west, when did respect for soldiers turn into near-hero worship in nations like england, the us, new zealand and australia? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5v24s1/eli5_in_the_west_when_did_respect_for_soldiers/ | {
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brv4yg | how does your dna know where it is in your body and which body part to grow into? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/brv4yg/eli5_how_does_your_dna_know_where_it_is_in_your/ | {
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37518v | why do countries and their governments refuse to use the term "genocide" when describing conflicts that fall under the definition? | .. I read on another post in anther thread say, Hilary Clinton and other world politicians don't like using that term and was confused why | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37518v/eli5_why_do_countries_and_their_governments/ | {
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df2zk5 | the movie "joker" seems to have very bad critic ratings but at the same time it's breaking box office records , why is this so? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/df2zk5/eli5_the_movie_joker_seems_to_have_very_bad/ | {
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eyeul1 | how were the nyc subways built? | ELI%: I know they were built around 1900, and that the city was not as populated, nor had as many buildings as today. I also know that train tunnels were built with dynamite to get through mountains. But Manhattan is an island. How did they create what is a massive rabbit warren under it? An elderly friend remembers t... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/eyeul1/eli5_how_were_the_nyc_subways_built/ | {
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3jjbhe | why does the nfl handle disciplining it's players so poorly? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3jjbhe/eli5why_does_the_nfl_handle_disciplining_its/ | {
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2jjnb0 | why some people believe that ebola is a hoax? | I have a few Facebook friends posting about how everything has been faked. I get that most conspiracy theories don't require tons of logic but I'm finding this particularly hard to follow as to my understanding their isn't even an Ebola vaccine?
Edit to say I am wondering more what the hoax believers think the people... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2jjnb0/eli5_why_some_people_believe_that_ebola_is_a_hoax/ | {
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2w5f8o | star wars episode 1-6 universe politics that will prepare me for the next trilogy. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2w5f8o/eli5_star_wars_episode_16_universe_politics_that/ | {
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9shck8 | how does the brain associate a place to a feeling? | Like when you are tired in bed, or excited at an amusement park. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9shck8/eli5_how_does_the_brain_associate_a_place_to_a/ | {
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1lioyq | how did living beings or life evolved from what was once, only chemicals? | Or in other words, How did a living single cell organism came into being from chemical reactions? And can we reproduce this in a lab? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lioyq/how_did_living_beings_or_life_evolved_from_what/ | {
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2pqygd | why are radon levels so ridiculously high in iowa, minnesota and near philadelphia? | Radon is an odorless, naturally-occurring gas that's radioactive and can be very dangerous in large quantities. The biggest threat is usually a higher chance of certain kinds of cancer.
What's interesting about radon is that it's not very prevalent in the United States with the exception of a few very specific locatio... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2pqygd/eli5_why_are_radon_levels_so_ridiculously_high_in/ | {
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1zaw2n | why is autonomy so important to southeastern europe? | Serbia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Croatia, etc. I just don't really understand how people that live right next to each other who look similar and have similar religious beliefs can be so hostile towards each other because of their supposed ethnic differences. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1zaw2n/eli5_why_is_autonomy_so_important_to_southeastern/ | {
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xgpff | what is the ego ? | Also, what is the difference between Id, ego and super-ego? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/xgpff/eli5_what_is_the_ego/ | {
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3r2rcy | why are there only purple raisins marketed and not green ones? | Surely there must be some love for the green grapes! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3r2rcy/eli5_why_are_there_only_purple_raisins_marketed/ | {
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3gd85k | red blood cells | How does evolution explain how red blood cells came to exist? Were they endocytosed? Or did evolution evolve to create them or some other way? Since if they were free living they would be bacteria(?) I think or would they be something else since they carry oxygen. Or am I over thinking this?
Tldr; explain how science ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3gd85k/eli5_red_blood_cells/ | {
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kln3g | why metals are the best conductors | Does it depend on the number of electrons the element has? If so, would something heavy like uranium or meitnerium make a good conductor? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/kln3g/eli5_why_metals_are_the_best_conductors/ | {
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