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4s0k5w | why is sitting for several hours a day said to be killing us? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4s0k5w/eli5_why_is_sitting_for_several_hours_a_day_said/ | {
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3hik6c | how do different media devices interpret a universal remote's input? | I'm guessing most modern devices have similar programming when it comes to remotes, but is there a sort of ISO/IEEE subdivision that oversees this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3hik6c/eli5_how_do_different_media_devices_interpret_a/ | {
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2g741x | how could the solar storm that nasa are predicting actually affect us? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2g741x/eli5_how_could_the_solar_storm_that_nasa_are/ | {
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628w17 | what happens to my stock if a company issues a buyback plan? | A company I have stock in has just announced a buyback of $1B worth of common stock over the next 2 years. What does that mean for the shares I am holding? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/628w17/eli5_what_happens_to_my_stock_if_a_company_issues/ | {
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dw9l4w | why is soap easier or harder to wash off when going to a different place? | When traveling, I've noticed that depending on the location the soap will stick to the skin and will be harder or easier to wash off. I always carry my own soap which takes one element out of the equation. I really find this strange. Why does that happen? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dw9l4w/eli5_why_is_soap_easier_or_harder_to_wash_off/ | {
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2rj45a | how on earth can people control robots that are in mars when the distance between the two planets is millions of miles? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2rj45a/eli5_how_on_earth_can_people_control_robots_that/ | {
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7cjnzz | why is having an overbite a problem? | Are there any actual medical issues or is it just cosmetic? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7cjnzz/eli5_why_is_having_an_overbite_a_problem/ | {
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21hoxn | im european and i can not understand how according to movies and such, the indians have their own jurisdiction system and have the opportunity to start a casino without a licens whatsoever? | help | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/21hoxn/eli5_im_european_and_i_can_not_understand_how/ | {
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fpwigj | why is whistling the exact right notes so easy for almost everyone who knows how to whistle? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fpwigj/eli5_why_is_whistling_the_exact_right_notes_so/ | {
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2rk3q7 | why do threads on reddit have so little upvotes compared to tumblr, 9gag etc. even tho _url_0_ is 29. most visited website in the world and has over 174 mil. registered users? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2rk3q7/eli5_why_do_threads_on_reddit_have_so_little/ | {
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3jisj2 | why did russia proceed to attack and capture the kuril islands from japan in 1945? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3jisj2/eli5_why_did_russia_proceed_to_attack_and_capture/ | {
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3kgq0m | why do we get sick when walking in the rain for a brief time and when we take long showers we don't? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3kgq0m/eli5why_do_we_get_sick_when_walking_in_the_rain/ | {
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2b63ky | why do email/social media sites want my phone number so bad? | What are they doing with it? I don't think it's to make password retrieval easier. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2b63ky/eli5_why_do_emailsocial_media_sites_want_my_phone/ | {
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4gioan | automated jobs | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4gioan/eli5_automated_jobs/ | {
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j3z9h | explain li5 noam chomsky's core views on language. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/j3z9h/explain_li5_noam_chomskys_core_views_on_language/ | {
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3a3rnq | why should bruce jenner be allowed to chose his sex but rachel dolezal can't choose her race? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3a3rnq/eli5_why_should_bruce_jenner_be_allowed_to_chose/ | {
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6fhmjd | why is it that we imagine something how we want to draw it then be completely disappointed when we actually finish the drawing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6fhmjd/eli5why_is_it_that_we_imagine_something_how_we/ | {
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2oa1qo | why do we call some religions “mythologies” (ancient greek, norse, egyptian, etc.) and others religions? is this fair? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2oa1qo/eli5why_do_we_call_some_religions_mythologies/ | {
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3h604l | do different sizes/shapes of ears affect how we hear and what we like to hear? | Like would this explain why I like more treble in my music than a friend's for example? Thanks. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3h604l/eli5_do_different_sizesshapes_of_ears_affect_how/ | {
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4al91w | why do hands and feet get pruny in the bath but my arms, legs, torso, etc do not? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4al91w/eli5_why_do_hands_and_feet_get_pruny_in_the_bath/ | {
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7pcspz | how does stainless steel naturally kill bacteria? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7pcspz/eli5how_does_stainless_steel_naturally_kill/ | {
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27hb2x | how do metrocards work? | More specifically, what happens when they are swiped and what is in/on the black bar that gets swiped. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/27hb2x/eli5_how_do_metrocards_work/ | {
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3q1kga | is energy conservation a main reason for day light savings time? how much energy do we really save? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3q1kga/eli5_is_energy_conservation_a_main_reason_for_day/ | {
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4h5lb1 | what seperates oceans? why do we have 5 of them and not one that contains all of them? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4h5lb1/eli5_what_seperates_oceans_why_do_we_have_5_of/ | {
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1ou07m | if you're dying of thirst and you drink sea water would you be more or less hydrated | My wife and I were staring at the ocean and this thought popped in my head did a search and Couldn't Find an easy Answer if anyone could help that would be awesome. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ou07m/eli5_if_youre_dying_of_thirst_and_you_drink_sea/ | {
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2lixlq | why isn't squatting considered trespassing? | What are the laws about squatting? It just seems absurd to me that [some people](_URL_0_) are able to just go into someone's home and can't be forced to leave by the police. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lixlq/eli5_why_isnt_squatting_considered_trespassing/ | {
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diya55 | why is the acceleration divided by 2 in “x = xo + vo*t + 1/2 * a * t^2“ ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/diya55/eli5_why_is_the_acceleration_divided_by_2_in_x_xo/ | {
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6c632x | how is it possible to be completely protected against having my identity stolen? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6c632x/eli5_how_is_it_possible_to_be_completely/ | {
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22k72q | howcome my car has sensors for everything and anything, including rain, closed doors and seatbelts, but it will only show an oil warning light when it's approaching dangerously low levels instead of "hey, change your oil somewhere between now and the next 5 months and you'll be fine" ? | I don't understand. My previous car, a 2003 Volvo, was fancy as fuck but when I told the people at the garage I visited because the oil light came on they told me that that's basically too late and if the light comes on you're already in the danger zone... I've since heard the same for my current car - "Don't wait unti... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/22k72q/eli5_howcome_my_car_has_sensors_for_everything/ | {
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8opuyi | how do imitrex and other triptans work to relieve a migraine? why is it so important to take it at the onset of a migraine? | And most importantly, why does it make my scalp burn? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8opuyi/eli5_how_do_imitrex_and_other_triptans_work_to/ | {
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6933lj | telling people not to sleep and to fight loss of consciousness after a serious injury | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6933lj/eli5_telling_people_not_to_sleep_and_to_fight/ | {
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augk38 | how does the water level on earth keep getting replenished? and how come the water levels are rising despite the wide scale consumption by humans and animals and plants? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/augk38/eli5_how_does_the_water_level_on_earth_keep/ | {
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csuz8g | what’s the difference between yeast and fungi? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/csuz8g/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_yeast_and_fungi/ | {
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91myw6 | how are archeologists able to accurately recognize different species of hominids? | When I see videos or pictures of the bones that archeologists recover from dig sites, they are usually small fragments. How are they able to make the distinction between hominids that have very similar bone structure? Humans today have a very wide array of bone structure. Is it possible for bones of one species to look... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/91myw6/eli5_how_are_archeologists_able_to_accurately/ | {
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4yzwv8 | why does a broken neck which causes full body paralysis not cause the heart to stop beating, or the diaphragm to stop pulling air into the lungs? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4yzwv8/eli5_why_does_a_broken_neck_which_causes_full/ | {
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1c4tiv | when a us dollar is printed, who is the first party to receive value from said dollar and why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1c4tiv/eli5_when_a_us_dollar_is_printed_who_is_the_first/ | {
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37fbyx | if humans need salt and water to live, why can't humans survive off of ocean water? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37fbyx/eli5_if_humans_need_salt_and_water_to_live_why/ | {
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8x5aoy | can you stop light from moving | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8x5aoy/eli5can_you_stop_light_from_moving/ | {
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5occmc | what causes those very short extreme bursts of dizzyness we sometimes randomly experience? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5occmc/eli5_what_causes_those_very_short_extreme_bursts/ | {
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c140hn | why does the body have panic attacks and anxiety when it's completely productive (i.e. paralyses the person in the face of a challenge)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c140hn/eli5_why_does_the_body_have_panic_attacks_and/ | {
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3d7d5p | how do robots/computers/electronics/etc. become self-aware? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3d7d5p/eli5_how_do_robotscomputerselectronicsetc_become/ | {
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3djakr | what would be the evolutionary advantage for dinosaurs to develop wings without being able to fly? | Why would the dinosaur in this post (_URL_0_) develop wings? Do we know what the evolutionary advantage of having wings was before the ability to fly was developed? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3djakr/eli5_what_would_be_the_evolutionary_advantage_for/ | {
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3biayy | how do the cardboard tubes we shoot aerial fireworks out of not explode when the firework shoots out of it? | When the gasses expand to propel the firework towards the sky, how does the cardboard tube not burst as well? There needs to be a lot of force to make a mortar fly, right? I know the tubes usually end up a few feet or inches from where the wick was lit, but how does an easily tearable substance like cardboard not explo... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3biayy/eli5how_do_the_cardboard_tubes_we_shoot_aerial/ | {
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3djr3w | how does sound travel on the iss | If the astronauts on board are moving faster than the speed of sound, how does sound travel from the back to the front, basically exceeding the speed limit for sound travel? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3djr3w/eli5how_does_sound_travel_on_the_iss/ | {
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440h7l | why the nfl doesn't create brand new teams for la and las vegas instead of moving existing franchises? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/440h7l/eli5_why_the_nfl_doesnt_create_brand_new_teams/ | {
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1j1e5c | the credit market and the significance it has on the economy. | Just want to know how the credit market works and know that it has great affect on the economy, but I don't understand why | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1j1e5c/eli5_the_credit_market_and_the_significance_it/ | {
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3n7uii | how to cable cars pass support structures? | The cars hang from the cable, the cable rests on a pylon/support structure - how does a car go past the pylon?
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14hzx2 | why can't dogs eat chocolate? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/14hzx2/eli5_why_cant_dogs_eat_chocolate/ | {
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kesdn | why does drinking a lot grape soda turn my shit green? | I don't do it often, but, 3 cans a day for 2 days, and I will eclipse any day-after-st-patty's, in greenness, by a long shot. It makes no sense.
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foe56e | why do power lines buzz? | Out on an essential walk and I just walked under some power lines, why do they make that loud buzzing sound? Thank you! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/foe56e/eli5_why_do_power_lines_buzz/ | {
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7pz5gi | at what point does one start gaining fat exactly? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7pz5gi/eli5_at_what_point_does_one_start_gaining_fat/ | {
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16bnka | how do teams work in bicycle racing? | A race is all about who crosses the finish line in the least amount of time, but I know that all the top racers are part of teams. Why don't the other members of Lance Armstrong's team get as much credit as he does for winning the race? How do they decide who gets to be the "main" rider, and what does that entail tha... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/16bnka/eli5_how_do_teams_work_in_bicycle_racing/ | {
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670jls | how can it rain or hail when there are no clouds above? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/670jls/eli5_how_can_it_rain_or_hail_when_there_are_no/ | {
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7klb9l | how does the brush bring shine to a shoe after polishing and conditioning? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7klb9l/eli5_how_does_the_brush_bring_shine_to_a_shoe/ | {
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ag7r9k | how was wire made in medieval times? | Thin metal wire for making the links of chain mail and nails? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ag7r9k/eli5_how_was_wire_made_in_medieval_times/ | {
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3s2vyz | why does a circular thing (coin, wheel, hoopla hoop) fall easily while standing still but stays up if it's rolling? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3s2vyz/eli5_why_does_a_circular_thing_coin_wheel_hoopla/ | {
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520zsi | religion. why? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/520zsi/eli5_religion_why/ | {
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20uf9h | why are websites containing illegal content or assisting illegal activities able to continue running? | A few examples of what I mean; Streaming TV/Films, child pornography, music downloaders/converters, racism/extermism | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20uf9h/eli5_why_are_websites_containing_illegal_content/ | {
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4wt5ph | why can't we make robots that walk like people? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4wt5ph/eli5_why_cant_we_make_robots_that_walk_like_people/ | {
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3e257z | why is there so much emphasis on early-voting states like iowa, new hampshire, and south carolina in the presidential race? don't the votes of later-voting states matter just as much? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3e257z/eli5_why_is_there_so_much_emphasis_on_earlyvoting/ | {
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8xx2le | why do tv shows use a different software on the cell phones that have different softwares in real life? | I was watching Dynasty earlier today on Netflix and somebody used their cell phone (which was an iPhone) but it did not have the same software (IOS) as iPhones. I noticed that this happens in a lot of TV shows when I thought about it, and I was just wondering about it. I was thinking it might be some copyright issue bu... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8xx2le/eli5_why_do_tv_shows_use_a_different_software_on/ | {
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5rt1s3 | why do you have to wait a few seconds before starting a diesel engine car? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5rt1s3/eli5_why_do_you_have_to_wait_a_few_seconds_before/ | {
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2bmnue | how is it that companies like tropicana can sell fresh orange juice in the middle of winter? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bmnue/eli5_how_is_it_that_companies_like_tropicana_can/ | {
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3faytn | is there a reason to expect the same kinds of advancements in technology we had on the 20th century? | Many times I see people saying about how incredible humanity is and how the 20th century is proof of that. We went to the moon and created computers that expanded our capacity to discover things immensely (such as finding planets trillion of miles away, computing over 13 trillion digits of pi, and, of course, the inter... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3faytn/eli5_is_there_a_reason_to_expect_the_same_kinds/ | {
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anchf5 | there are hundreds and thousands of pieces of space debris, most of which are travelling at enormous speeds, have huge amount of kinetic energy and ranging in size from full-on satellites all the way down to flecks of paint. how do we manage to track them all from earth? please eli5! thanks! | I think, like most people, i understand the basic principle of radar. You send out a radio wave of a certain frequency and you wait for a return caused by the radio wave bouncing off a solid object and finding its way back to the receiver. You can change the wave length to suit the requirement and you can then, from t... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/anchf5/eli5_there_are_hundreds_and_thousands_of_pieces/ | {
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2akocw | when you fall backwards out of your chair, what is that feeling you get and how does it work? | Like that tiny skip of a heartbeat. What is that feeling and how is it created within your body. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2akocw/eli5_when_you_fall_backwards_out_of_your_chair/ | {
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jmpfu | why is the estate tax referred to as double taxation? | As I understand it, the estate tax is a tax on a person's assets when they die. What about this is doubling another tax?
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9bzwp8 | why dont front windscreens of cars have defogger lines like the rear window? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9bzwp8/eli5_why_dont_front_windscreens_of_cars_have/ | {
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1343y5 | why we don't know what the federal government will do in response to the legalization of marijuana in washington and colorado | Why hasn't someone at the federal level commented on it at all? Like the head of the DEA? Surely you think she might have something to say about it. I find it bizarre that such a major issue can continue being so uncertain. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1343y5/eli5_why_we_dont_know_what_the_federal_government/ | {
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byzh7l | what's the difference between a number 2 pencil and a pencil that isn't labeled number 2? and if number 2s are almost always required why not just only make number 2 pencils? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/byzh7l/elif_whats_the_difference_between_a_number_2/ | {
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zjnod | why softcore porn (like cinemax movies) does everything they can to avoid showing a penis? | Are they even having sex, or is it supposed to just look like it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/zjnod/eli5_why_softcore_porn_like_cinemax_movies_does/ | {
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2vs12t | why is the search for "intelligent life" so widely talked about and seems to be a prominent goal for nasa? | Surely even the discovery of a worm-like creature, an organism would be completely ground-breaking in itself? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2vs12t/eli5why_is_the_search_for_intelligent_life_so/ | {
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ekm52e | why do drug commercials warn you not to take that drug if you're allergic to that drug? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ekm52e/eli5_why_do_drug_commercials_warn_you_not_to_take/ | {
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2ph539 | kabbalah | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ph539/eli5_kabbalah/ | {
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cteizg | why do you sometimes wake up feeling warm, “happy” and well rested while other times almost the opposite, even though you slept the same amount of time? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cteizg/eli5_why_do_you_sometimes_wake_up_feeling_warm/ | {
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47bhzl | can an electrical engineer do everything an electrician can do? | Same thing with mechanical engineers and mechanics? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/47bhzl/eli5_can_an_electrical_engineer_do_everything_an/ | {
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bt9t1f | how do bugs’ legs stick and unstick to everything? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bt9t1f/eli5_how_do_bugs_legs_stick_and_unstick_to/ | {
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9e18im | why do engineers or planners design winding roads for hills and mountains? why can't we just go up and over in a straight or straightish line? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9e18im/eli5_why_do_engineers_or_planners_design_winding/ | {
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1467qh | how can games such as planetside 2 have so many players online without lag? | How can games such as Planetside 2 have literally thousands of players on the same server with virtually no latency and games like halo 4,for example, lag consistently in a 16 player big team battle? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1467qh/how_can_games_such_as_planetside_2_have_so_many/ | {
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2telic | why do our eyes dilate when we're in pain? | This is not a question of whether they do or don't. I just don't understand the instinctual reaction and how we benefit from it.
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4o9w0t | what is the chiral molecule and what does it mean for us? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4o9w0t/eli5_what_is_the_chiral_molecule_and_what_does_it/ | {
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1kmo4y | why do ants come when i drop a piece of food on the floor, but not when the same piece of food is put into the trash bin only a few feet away? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1kmo4y/eli5why_do_ants_come_when_i_drop_a_piece_of_food/ | {
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1yv0n4 | why can't i just tell my arm to stop hurting? or tell my stomach to stop being hungry? or turn of my nose when i smell something bad? why don't i have full control of my body? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1yv0n4/eli5_why_cant_i_just_tell_my_arm_to_stop_hurting/ | {
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5rsqos | why do car radios turn to static in road tunnels and not go silent? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5rsqos/eli5_why_do_car_radios_turn_to_static_in_road/ | {
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669s9c | how do recycling businesses make profit if they pay customers 5 cents for every bottle and can they receive? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/669s9c/eli5_how_do_recycling_businesses_make_profit_if/ | {
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2fyu8o | the different types of patents | Utility, provisional, design, etc. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fyu8o/eli5the_different_types_of_patents/ | {
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1hu6gg | how do we understand languages? | I get how we can understand physical objects like apes, but what makes us able to understand concepts, adjectives, and the like? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1hu6gg/eli5_how_do_we_understand_languages/ | {
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45fs3d | why does practically every website still have trouble handling high traffic volumes even when they're expecting it? | It seems like everytime I go somewhere to buy tickets, watch an event stream, etc. the site hosting the sale/stream/etc. crashes. How is this still the case in 2016? Can they not prepare servers for increased volume ahead of time?
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3p91k9 | so we always worry about a big asteroid slamming into the earth, but what would happen if a big asteroid smashed into the moon? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3p91k9/eli5_so_we_always_worry_about_a_big_asteroid/ | {
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14ia6t | how does taxes impact economic growth? | I see lots of things on reddit that 1) debunk Republicans' claims that lower taxes create economic growth and 2) higher taxes paradoxically creates higher economic growth.
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97xijk | why is listening to someone else’s phone conversation so much more annoying than listening to a live conversation? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/97xijk/eli5_why_is_listening_to_someone_elses_phone/ | {
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1ijf8h | why is it illegal to sell your own organs? | Edit: Full disclosure- my dad was a doctor and one of my mom's close friends has been on dialysis since he was in his 20s, so even though there is a very real possibility for abuse this seems like it would be very beneficial for people waiting for donations. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ijf8h/eli5why_is_it_illegal_to_sell_your_own_organs/ | {
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8hy24e | how come computer screens use rgb, but the paint colour wheel has three primary colours of red, yellow and blue? in addition, why do printers use cmyk rather than either of the other two, when inks can be mixed like paints? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8hy24e/eli5_how_come_computer_screens_use_rgb_but_the/ | {
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7vlmji | jordan peterson | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7vlmji/eli5_jordan_peterson/ | {
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1ri6zz | how does satellite radio work? | I wonder about this and I also wonder why people haven't started building their own receivers for it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ri6zz/eli5_how_does_satellite_radio_work/ | {
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6pksug | after sitting/laying down for a while, why do we feel dizzy or nauseous after standing up? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6pksug/eli5_after_sittinglaying_down_for_a_while_why_do/ | {
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j393m | can someone explain http like i'm five? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/j393m/can_someone_explain_http_like_im_five/ | {
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3m62id | what's going on with vw right now? | I do not fully understand what's happening and I'd like to know. Thanks :) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3m62id/eli5_whats_going_on_with_vw_right_now/ | {
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7bryqp | i have some questions regarding orphanages in 1980's-90's america for my novel. i have trouble finding answers online, some help? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7bryqp/eli5_i_have_some_questions_regarding_orphanages/ | {
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