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nvxgk
why can't cameras recreate a human field of vision?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/nvxgk/why_cant_cameras_recreate_a_human_field_of_vision/
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3wn2mu
how does paying for windows 10 work? what's their plan, im confused by the whole thing.
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3wn2mu/eli5_how_does_paying_for_windows_10_work_whats/
{ "a_id": [ "cxxfgg3", "cxxfgt0" ], "score": [ 2, 2 ], "text": [ "Consumers paying for Windows 10 isn't that useful to them. Most all of their revenue comes from enterprise sales and maintenance. Any sales to the public are just bonuses honestly.", "Microsoft wants everyone in their ...
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8mp4kl
why are highways made using small blocks of concrete one next to eachother, and why aren't all roads made like this?
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explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8mp4kl/eli5_why_are_highways_made_using_small_blocks_of/
{ "a_id": [ "dzpbqrf" ], "score": [ 13 ], "text": [ "Concrete roads always have little gaps in them. That is necessary because the road will contract and expand depending on how hot it is, and a solid concrete surface would crack due to this. Asphalt roads don't need that, since the material is a ...
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1pieci
if some equations are so difficult that only a few people, or maybe even no one at all, can solve, how do we know they are valid functions?
Watching Rushmore, there's the beginning scene with an equation that the professor has never seen anyone solve. How do we even know that someone CAN solve those types of equations? Like in Good Will Hunting as well, they were trying to solve some extremely difficult equations for the first time, but where do these equa...
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pieci/eli5_if_some_equations_are_so_difficult_that_only/
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4ct0kv
how does drawing a black sharpie square and putting your phones flash on it shock you? i don't believe it until my friend did it with two phones and it sparked !
they usually draw the square on their arm
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ct0kv/eli5_how_does_drawing_a_black_sharpie_square_and/
{ "a_id": [ "d1l90rr" ], "score": [ 10 ], "text": [ "It's not a shock. The pigment in the sharpie ink is absorbing the energy from the bright LED flash and heating up momentarily. " ] }
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1zjs4f
why do certain animals' tongues (dogs, bears, etc.) have black patches on their pink tongues?
For example - _URL_0_
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1zjs4f/why_do_certain_animals_tongues_dogs_bears_etc/
{ "a_id": [ "cfug4wm" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "Extra Melanin. Extra pigmentation." ] }
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8e0ays
what's the actual risk of getting pregnant compared to the advertised effectiveness rate of the contraception method?
For exemple, birth control pills are advertised as being 92% effective. What does that mean? That (theoretically) if a user was to have sex 100 times they'd statistically get pregnant 8 times? That seems really high. Else, what does this number mean?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8e0ays/eli5_whats_the_actual_risk_of_getting_pregnant/
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2zswdp
what is this part of the tongue, and what is it used for?
_URL_0_
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2zswdp/eli5_what_is_this_part_of_the_tongue_and_what_is/
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8t9lm7
how can big swimming pools have underwater lamps without risking to electrocute people in the swimming pool?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8t9lm7/eli5_how_can_big_swimming_pools_have_underwater/
{ "a_id": [ "e15r92y", "e15ra4d", "e15rfal" ], "score": [ 3, 6, 3 ], "text": [ "You can think of voltage as the shove electricity gets to push it down wires or through water or whatever. Water requires more of a shove to cross than copper wiring so as long as the lamps work on a lo...
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5ygvq2
does food quality matter? will i gain weight eating 2,500 cal/day of "junk" food? why?
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explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ygvq2/eli5_does_food_quality_matter_will_i_gain_weight/
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3jm1si
the basics of iaas and paas
Just want to understand it better and a basic knowledge of how it all works as I do a lot of work with clients in those areas.
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3jm1si/eli5_the_basics_of_iaas_and_paas/
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3vfs8r
what determines how much memory can fit on an sd card?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3vfs8r/eli5_what_determines_how_much_memory_can_fit_on/
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3472ez
why do license plates expire?
I understand the idea behind getting a new Driver's Licence or new plates when you get a new car/ move to a new state. But I just basically paid money for a sticker that said 3-16 instead of 3-15 (march 2015/2016). Just seems like a good way waste time and money
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3472ez/eli5why_do_license_plates_expire/
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4i74ex
when someone who is short sited wears glasses, why do the glasses not negatively affect that person's short range vision?
Wouldn't correcting a person's long range vision impact their short range vision? How/why do glasses not affect this? Edit: Sighted not sited. Crap.
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4i74ex/eli5_when_someone_who_is_short_sited_wears/
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3and48
if a bloke has his body missing from the waist down but survives, would he become more feminine due to lack of testosterone from his testes?
Sorry, i don't want this question to come across as insensitive, and also my knowledge of biology/anatomy is horrendous. But, surely if a bloke - presumably a fully grown man, who had already been through puberty - lost the bottom half of his body, and therefore his testes, would he become more feminine?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3and48/eli5_if_a_bloke_has_his_body_missing_from_the/
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9d6c00
what is a lemma (math)
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9d6c00/eli5_what_is_a_lemma_math/
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62dlsl
why the (0-1) infinite bigger than the (0,1,2,3,...) infinite?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/62dlsl/eli5_why_the_01_infinite_bigger_than_the_0123/
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9xhd3j
at an atomic level, why do hot things burn us? isn't it the same particles as when cold only moving faster?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9xhd3j/eli5_at_an_atomic_level_why_do_hot_things_burn_us/
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euxq2g
why does a buzzing sound through my earphones suddenly stop upon static discharge between me and my laptop?
I walk around, presumably building up static electricity in the process, plug in my wired earphones (connected to my laptop), and I hear a distinct buzzing sound. The moment I touch my laptop and feel a static discharge, the buzzing sound stops. I have resisting touching my laptop after plugging in, and the buzzing s...
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/euxq2g/eli5_why_does_a_buzzing_sound_through_my/
{ "a_id": [ "ffs43u6" ], "score": [ 4 ], "text": [ "The static buildup is causing the buzzing in your headphones, and when you touch the laptop it is dissipated into the computer. The buzz stops." ] }
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13coly
why does the sounds made by kid's toys slow down when the batteries start getting low?
i thought the only thing affected by lack of power would be the volume, because the current can't move the speaker's membrane as much as it normally would. i never disassembled a toy, but i don't think there's something rewinded inside, like a walkman.
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/13coly/eli5_why_does_the_sounds_made_by_kids_toys_slow/
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c9h9w9
why has the us historically had trouble winning wars with asian countries?
It seems like the US has pretty much dominated most of the countries its went to war with except for Korea and Vietnam. What is it about Asian countries that makes it so hard for the US to win wars against them?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c9h9w9/eli5_why_has_the_us_historically_had_trouble/
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66g93y
why is it so hard to write code that doesn't have any bugs in it?
And why is it that when a bug is patched out it seems that more appear?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/66g93y/eli5_why_is_it_so_hard_to_write_code_that_doesnt/
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9zlcyx
why is everyone concerned about the enamel coating on my teeth when my dentist will just grind my teeth down to make my bite more comfortable?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9zlcyx/eli5_why_is_everyone_concerned_about_the_enamel/
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3objpk
how is a credit card different to/better than a planned overdraft?
I've never owned a credit card to date, making my way through what money I actually have and in emergencies, using a planned overdraft amount on my bank account. (Biggest POD I ever had was ~£600 while I was temporarily jobless after moving cities.) What I've never understood is why or how a credit card/credit account...
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3objpk/eli5_how_is_a_credit_card_different_tobetter_than/
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5le984
what is happening when one commercial is interrupted by/for another?
When I am watching television and it goes to commercial, occasionally and not too infrequently, I will see what is clearly the first five or so seconds of a commercial, and then it will quickly fade out and be replaced with a commercial on a completely different subject. Why is it that these commercials are being inter...
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5le984/eli5_what_is_happening_when_one_commercial_is/
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1pgu2s
why isn't cryosleep (like in avatar etc.) available (yet?) ?
I mean like in Avatar or Prometheus...
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pgu2s/why_isnt_cryosleep_like_in_avatar_etc_available/
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3n0me1
why are computer generated visuals way more advanced than sounds/voices?
Animated movie characters look so much close to being "human" than voice guided navigation, siri, etc. Also, why is it that most animated movies still employ voice actors rather than creating computer generated voices for characters?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3n0me1/eli5_why_are_computer_generated_visuals_way_more/
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38kc6y
what determines whether a prisoner goes to a minimum, medium or maximum security prison?
Is it just likelihood for them to try to escape? Does the severity of the crime factor into it? Length of sentence? Risk to the prisoner from others?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38kc6y/eli5_what_determines_whether_a_prisoner_goes_to_a/
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3a39sc
what is the difference between the equations "ke=1/2mv^2" and "e=mc^2".
I get that they're both energy, but how can energy simultaneously be equal to half the mass times velocity squared and just the mass times velocity squared? Is it something to do with mass increasing towards the speed of light?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3a39sc/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_the_equations/
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5nbt8o
why does wind go faster over the sea rather than over lands?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5nbt8o/eli5_why_does_wind_go_faster_over_the_sea_rather/
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45zzvq
what's holding us back from utilizing a breathalyzer-like test for thc?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/45zzvq/eli5_whats_holding_us_back_from_utilizing_a/
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3qlg4j
when/how did the "swedish women are blonde and attractive" stereotype come about?
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explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3qlg4j/eli5_whenhow_did_the_swedish_women_are_blonde_and/
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163cd4
how does this aluminum melt this ice so quickly?
_URL_0_
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/163cd4/eli5_how_does_this_aluminum_melt_this_ice_so/
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anu7rz
if humans can only hear as low as 15 hz, then why do some headphones go down to 5 hz?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/anu7rz/eli5_if_humans_can_only_hear_as_low_as_15_hz_then/
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9cyttq
equality of outcome vs equality of opportunity?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9cyttq/eli5_equality_of_outcome_vs_equality_of/
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fj6fhq
- how did nazi concentration camp guards stay healthy when infectious disease ran rampant among the prisoners?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fj6fhq/eli5_how_did_nazi_concentration_camp_guards_stay/
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3zw478
how can a 4k video look clearer on a 1080p display even though there aren't as many pixels on the 1080p display to show more detail in the 4k video?
Long title, but yeah, how is it possible.
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3zw478/eli5_how_can_a_4k_video_look_clearer_on_a_1080p/
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1n0yoe
why do certain subreddits use the word "porn" for interesting pictures? (earthporn, winterporn, historyporn, etc) surely they aren't sexually gratifying, are they?
por·nog·ra·phy 1. printed or visual material containing the explicit description or display of sexual organs or activity, intended to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic or emotional feelings. I'm just curious. I'm probably sheltered or perhaps callings everything "porn" just bothers me. Couldn't find a straight a...
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1n0yoe/eli5_why_do_certain_subreddits_use_the_word_porn/
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1p8s5h
what is a parallax?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1p8s5h/eli5_what_is_a_parallax/
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1zh4r0
if space is a vacuum, what would a giant tube that extended between space and our atmosphere do?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1zh4r0/eli5if_space_is_a_vacuum_what_would_a_giant_tube/
{ "a_id": [ "cftlhl4" ], "score": [ 3 ], "text": [ "Nothing, really.\n\nWhen you suck soda through a straw, basically what's happening is you're reducing the pressure in your mouth, and the greater atmospheric pressure pushes the soda through the straw. Once the straw gets long enough, though, the...
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25a86m
power and knowledge of the church during the middle ages
Just how far could and did the extent of the power of The Church reach back in its hay day? More importantly to me, did the higher ups within The Church whole heartedly believe in the things that its preached or were they more interested in the money and power that The Church held?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/25a86m/eli5_power_and_knowledge_of_the_church_during_the/
{ "a_id": [ "chf8d74" ], "score": [ 3 ], "text": [ "In its prime, the Catholic Church was an incredibly powerful political and social entity. The Papal States (territory owned by the Church) covered much of Italy, and actually had their own army. They weren't quite super powers, but even without a...
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3dqvsu
what do catholics believe with communion? do they believe it actually turns into the body and blood of christ, or do they believe it's symbolic?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3dqvsu/eli5_what_do_catholics_believe_with_communion_do/
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95kkn9
why does alcohol make animals violent
Humans as well as wasps sometimes get drunk and become violent, but when I'm drunk I'd rather sleep or talk. Why does alcohol consumption cause violent behaviour? When wasps eat fermented fruit and become drunk, they will sometimes chase you (as good as their drunken flying allows them) and fight you, for no apparent r...
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/95kkn9/eli5_why_does_alcohol_make_animals_violent/
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aw7hlt
why do our voices get higher when speaking to people we don’t know well or just met?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aw7hlt/eli5_why_do_our_voices_get_higher_when_speaking/
{ "a_id": [ "ehkhctt" ], "score": [ 3 ], "text": [ "Low pitch = big animal = more threatening.\n\nHigher pitch = smaller animal = less threatening.\n\nUsing a higher pitch could indicate that you're not interested in posing a threat to the newcomer, creating a more welcoming atmosphere.\n\nI don't...
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51qqa3
how a person gets addicted to an action?
Like gambling, compulsive doing something, everything that doesn't include drugs or alcohol.
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/51qqa3/eli5_how_a_person_gets_addicted_to_an_action/
{ "a_id": [ "d7e1acx" ], "score": [ 6 ], "text": [ "First, Classical Conditioning is a very strong force (and not just in Humans). It's very easy for us to associate an action we always do with something unrelated, and then have the unrelated action trigger the response the original action trigger...
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5g8h0t
why is cryopreservation thought to be unethical?
I ask in light of the 14-year-old cancer patient who got her body frozen.
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5g8h0t/eli5_why_is_cryopreservation_thought_to_be/
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8vh63u
why does friction work differently on wheels than on normal surfaces?
Normally friction isnt influenced by the size of the surface but dragsters and race cars use wider wheels for more friction. Why is this?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8vh63u/eli5_why_does_friction_work_differently_on_wheels/
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4foz3o
why do some helicopters have an "internal" rear rotor?
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explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4foz3o/eli5_why_do_some_helicopters_have_an_internal/
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29wol6
why do people's eyes water when getting hit on the nose?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/29wol6/eli5_why_do_peoples_eyes_water_when_getting_hit/
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29ct77
why are there no realistic drawings from ancient times?
i mean, why are there no straight up portraits of people from ancient times, everything is stylized. Btw i'm as far from an artist as can be so i might say some stupid shit about drawing and art, forgive me.
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/29ct77/eli5_why_are_there_no_realistic_drawings_from/
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3af3ml
why are ncaa football stadiums usually bigger than nfl football stadiums?
By this I mean capacity.
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3af3ml/eli5_why_are_ncaa_football_stadiums_usually/
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3erhg3
why do the mega-rich hoard their wealth?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3erhg3/eli5_why_do_the_megarich_hoard_their_wealth/
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26pm0n
why is it that you can get chicken pocks once and never get it again, but other sicknesses keep coming back?
Don't know what else to add to this. Been pondering this in the shower lately.
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26pm0n/eli5_why_is_it_that_you_can_get_chicken_pocks/
{ "a_id": [ "cht9dgl", "cht9jov", "chtfj2w", "chtftiz" ], "score": [ 12, 34, 5, 3 ], "text": [ "Oh but you CAN get chicken pox again. It's called shingles, in latter life.", "Chicken pox is a virus in the herpes family. And like all herpes viruses, once you get it, it...
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1sbcjy
why do i have to follow the law? i have not signed any paper to agree on the laws.
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1sbcjy/eli5_why_do_i_have_to_follow_the_law_i_have_not/
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as6lep
why does bath water seems so hot when it’s usually body temp?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/as6lep/eli5_why_does_bath_water_seems_so_hot_when_its/
{ "a_id": [ "egs5iop", "egs5q4x", "egslzuy" ], "score": [ 6, 3, 2 ], "text": [ "That's because you body is usually on room temperature, also your body temperature varies (if you ever say those movies where they show infra-red vision) - its naturally coldest on the outside. (Which i...
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6qincn
the petrodollar - is it true that the usd owes its value due to its use as the standard unit of exchange for all international oil sales?
Frequently seen this term used, usually during general tirades against US foreign policy and how that got the US administration entangled in Saudi Arabia. I've hardly ever seen this issue addressed in anything close to an academic source. Is there truth to this? ad if so why hasn't there been serious institutional oppo...
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6qincn/eli5_the_petrodollar_is_it_true_that_the_usd_owes/
{ "a_id": [ "dkxjmg4" ], "score": [ 7 ], "text": [ "No, it's not true. The US dollar does get a bit of extra strength due to its use in oil sales, but it's also the native currency of the world's most productive economy and one of the most stable currencies in existence, which is where it gets th...
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52hd56
why will a microwave make bread rubbery or limp whereas a toaster will make bread nice and crisp?
How does radiation from a microwave differ from thermal radiation from a toaster? edit: Several flairs can work for this question, but I like physics, so I chose physics.
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/52hd56/eli5_why_will_a_microwave_make_bread_rubbery_or/
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35gu5f
what's so special about the solar eclipse of june 1, 2087?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35gu5f/eli5_whats_so_special_about_the_solar_eclipse_of/
{ "a_id": [ "cr4aamx" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "According to my Google searches, absolutely nothing. It will be your standard partial solar eclipse. Could you be more specific perhaps? Why should it be special?" ] }
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2qrg3s
why do businesses store my credit card number, and why can't i opt out?
When ever there is a security breach in a business, and credit card numbers are leaked, I always wonder why they store the credit card numbers in the first place. I've done a couple merchant account integrations for businesses in the past (software level), and I don't recall ever having to store the credit card number...
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2qrg3s/eli5_why_do_businesses_store_my_credit_card/
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67kfn9
what's with the stigma against jury nullification in courtrooms?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/67kfn9/eli5_whats_with_the_stigma_against_jury/
{ "a_id": [ "dgr327u", "dgrwpnl" ], "score": [ 8, 2 ], "text": [ "Law should apply to all equally. Jury Nullification is in an awkward area where, technically, they would be capable of doling out verdicts based on any criteria. Popular people getting away with crimes because they are popul...
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4w7c8i
why fans can spin at different noise levels without being more/less powerful
Was curious how a powerful fan can spin faster and quieter than a weaker fan. Sorry if I'm not being descriptive enough, first time asking and all that
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4w7c8i/eli5_why_fans_can_spin_at_different_noise_levels/
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4org85
how do plants/trees react to their environment if they don't have a nervous system?
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explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4org85/eli5_how_do_plantstrees_react_to_their/
{ "a_id": [ "d4ez52i" ], "score": [ 6 ], "text": [ "Plants work on a purely chemical basis. How exactly venus flytraps work is not well understood, but the theories with the most evidence to support them say that an insect moving along the leaf triggers tiny hairs that release a chemical into the ...
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369q6p
how does dubai get there drinking water? given its location in a desert ecosystem. compare that to the california drought.
I feel like it rains more in California than it does in Dubai yet Californians are struggling with water
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/369q6p/eli5_how_does_dubai_get_there_drinking_water/
{ "a_id": [ "crbzmms" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "Dubai uses desalinization plants to supply its drinking water from the abundant sea water they have access to." ] }
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58mv5e
why do shadows look so different in space as opposed to on earth?
For example: _URL_1_ versus _URL_0_
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/58mv5e/eli5_why_do_shadows_look_so_different_in_space_as/
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314v98
if a syphon can be created with tubing, why when i suck through a straw does the liquid not continue to flow through the straw when i stop?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/314v98/eli5_if_a_syphon_can_be_created_with_tubing_why/
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7lpzto
how is it possible for ac current to move from point a to point b?
If the electrons keep switching directions, how do they travel from point A to point B?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7lpzto/eli5_how_is_it_possible_for_ac_current_to_move/
{ "a_id": [ "dro25h2", "dro3low", "droe5su" ], "score": [ 5, 8, 2 ], "text": [ "The electrons don't, current does. Think of hose filled with water, the water is the electrons, but when you turn the water on it instantly flows out the other end, the water didn't instantly travel the...
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aw3zg6
can someone please explain to me what exactly is iot? i read about it a lot but i still couldn't really get it.
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aw3zg6/eli5_can_someone_please_explain_to_me_what/
{ "a_id": [ "ehjqmyp", "ehjrtkp", "ehk4abt", "ehk7q6e", "ehk8pvt" ], "score": [ 10, 142, 2, 7, 2 ], "text": [ "It stands for Internet of Things. basically everything is connected to the internet,even your hoo-haa rattler.", "Internet of Things.\n\nBasically, the...
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f36vtg
how do bowlers in sports such as cricket and baseball make the ball curve so much?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f36vtg/eli5_how_do_bowlers_in_sports_such_as_cricket_and/
{ "a_id": [ "fhgy3u4", "fhgz0hp" ], "score": [ 2, 2 ], "text": [ "I play baseball and I ve studied physics so I think I can explain that.\n\nWhen you throw a curveball you make it spin with the \"top\" half going in the same direction as the baseball so the \"bottom\" half will go in the o...
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4z597a
what's the point of giving people ludicrous amount of jail time, like 5000 years?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4z597a/eli5_whats_the_point_of_giving_people_ludicrous/
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3yy6xv
why do objects break?
Why do objects break over time, does it have something to do with the stress placed on them, and does this cause bonds to break at a molecular level?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3yy6xv/eli5_why_do_objects_break/
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2kmpy8
how can nasa's rockets fail, or explode?
When there's so much at stake, the world's best engineers on staff, doesn't their construction/measurements get checked 1000x over?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2kmpy8/eli5_how_can_nasas_rockets_fail_or_explode/
{ "a_id": [ "clmr9w1", "cln491y" ], "score": [ 3, 2 ], "text": [ "They do... but the people in question are... human. Therefore they make mistakes and are imperfect.\n\nOn top of that let's not forget what we are trying to do. We created what is (more or less) a bomb and are trying to se...
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aky4xl
- why does lifting weight on a bar feel so much more awkward than lifting the same weight on dumbbells?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aky4xl/eli5_why_does_lifting_weight_on_a_bar_feel_so/
{ "a_id": [ "ef8wxs6" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "Because it's shared between both arms having to work in conjunction rather than separately. It also means that if your dominant (usually stronger) arm pushes harder than your non-dominant arm then you'll cause an imbalance. " ] }
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1kjy78
where did dogs originate from?
Was it one breed of wild dog and with selective mating we have all the different breeds? Or is there a jungle in like southeast asia where Pomeranians and Shitzus roam free?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1kjy78/eli5_where_did_dogs_originate_from/
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8vuoso
in the us, people pay insurance companies each month and then when they incur healthcare costs, the insurance companies cover the costs for them. where does the huge us government spending on healthcare come into it?
I know the US government spends huge sums on healthcare, but if insurance companies cover the costs for US citizens, where does the government's spending on healthcare actually go?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8vuoso/eli5_in_the_us_people_pay_insurance_companies/
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9shox3
what is the migrant caravan heading to the united states?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9shox3/eli5_what_is_the_migrant_caravan_heading_to_the/
{ "a_id": [ "e8ov6gy" ], "score": [ 6 ], "text": [ "There aren't suddenly so many people. These caravans have been coming for years now.\n\nThere was a fairly-recent coup in Honduras (2009, which is almost a decade ago, but still pretty recent; civil unrest has been happening since before then and...
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2mietz
why do palm trees grow in southern european countries like croatia and greece but they don't grow in places like maine or connecticut even though they are about the same distance from the equator?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2mietz/eli5_why_do_palm_trees_grow_in_southern_european/
{ "a_id": [ "cm4jmpy" ], "score": [ 11 ], "text": [ "Temperature is influenced by air and ocean currents. In general, the eastern and central parts of North America are significantly colder than Western and southern European countries that are about the same latitude. Then if you go east of west...
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1kge55
why are schools allowed to conduct random backpack and locker searches?
If previous supreme court cases (i.e. New Jersey v.s. T.L.O) have decided that school staff need reasonable cause to search student's property, then why are random backpack and locker searches still performed?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1kge55/eli5_why_are_schools_allowed_to_conduct_random/
{ "a_id": [ "cbonk1t", "cbonvzl" ], "score": [ 7, 2 ], "text": [ "That's literally the opposite of what the case you cited says. The court decided that probable cause is *not* required to search a student's personal possessions; the school only needs to meet a vague standard of reasonablen...
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2bw67s
why does everyone attack walmart for paying their associates minimum wage when almost every other store does the exact same thing?
I live in Ontario Canada and the minimum wage here is $11/hour which is shit yeah and that's what I get paid as a part-time Walmart cashier. I knew what I was signing up for obviously when I chose to work there. What really confuses me is people bash on Walmart *all the time* oh they are horrible, they don't pay their ...
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bw67s/eli5_why_does_everyone_attack_walmart_for_paying/
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6e4d4i
why do some names, like mabel or ebeneezer, seem old-fashioned while other names, like william or mary, seem timeless?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6e4d4i/eli5_why_do_some_names_like_mabel_or_ebeneezer/
{ "a_id": [ "di7jhlg" ], "score": [ 4 ], "text": [ "Names like Ebeneezer people have associated with specific times. Thus when you hear that name you think of the 1920s or something. They were also somewhat \"fad\" names that became popular and then died out. Names like Williams were never \"fad\"...
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3mppv9
would i die if i drank the water found on mars?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mppv9/eli5_would_i_die_if_i_drank_the_water_found_on/
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5hl9u2
why was john d rockefeller, the richest man in history, so successful?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5hl9u2/eli5why_was_john_d_rockefeller_the_richest_man_in/
{ "a_id": [ "db10x8t", "db11v74" ], "score": [ 5, 3 ], "text": [ "John D Rockefeller became successful due to the nature of the time period he lived as well his business strategies. He was born in 1839 and founded Standard Oil in 1870. During this time period, the United States ran pretty ...
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1elmef
what makes subway bad for me.
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1elmef/eli5_what_makes_subway_bad_for_me/
{ "a_id": [ "ca1f9ys", "ca1g0y3", "ca1gn0h", "ca1gq5l", "ca1iwrc" ], "score": [ 3, 4, 2, 7, 3 ], "text": [ "The meat and bread are of poor quality and made from highly processed ingredients. ", "Why are you convinced it's bad for you?", "It *can* be healthy,...
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3nj3pp
our buttholes are the rarest parts of our body that see sunlight, why are they also the darkest parts of our body?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3nj3pp/eli5_our_buttholes_are_the_rarest_parts_of_our/
{ "a_id": [ "cvojt3d" ], "score": [ 4 ], "text": [ "Copied from the last time this appeared and was deemed the correct answer :\n\n\"Copied from askscience:\nThe expression of Androgen receptors is greater in melanocytes located in the areolas and genital area. Thus, Androgen stimulation promotes ...
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1vrme8
how does reddit differ the 'top' posts and the 'hot' posts?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vrme8/eli5_how_does_reddit_differ_the_top_posts_and_the/
{ "a_id": [ "cev3ri4" ], "score": [ 5 ], "text": [ "Hot posts are posts that are popular weighted against how old they are. A post with a relatively small score can be front page if it is also a very young post.\n\nTop posts are strictly score based, regardless of when they were submitted. That is...
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5sfzd6
video game development- how do you get from lines of code, to a playable and graphical game?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5sfzd6/eli5_video_game_development_how_do_you_get_from/
{ "a_id": [ "ddeqisb" ], "score": [ 5 ], "text": [ "In addition to lines of code there's an enire graphics/art department. That department is designing 3d models and making pictures to skin those models.\n\nThe code takes the models and places them in the world. It creates the situations to know...
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kt2vq
art historians: eli5 why it took so long for people to be able to to draw/paint well.
More specifically, why did it take so long for the techniques for drawing things with consistent scale, perspective, depth and lighting to develop? Or were they always around, but not fashionable to use? For an example, this is the closest thing I could find to a good representation of what the Talbot Hound looked li...
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/kt2vq/art_historians_eli5_why_it_took_so_long_for/
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es3w96
why do arabic words, when written in phonetics for learners, have numbers in them?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/es3w96/eli5_why_do_arabic_words_when_written_in/
{ "a_id": [ "ff7nhtv", "ff7p0x4" ], "score": [ 5, 5 ], "text": [ "Don't really do much of that but the reason is to represent the Arabic letter. The numbers used are the closest thing that look like the letter. \n\nFor example 3 looks like the Arabic letter ع‎ (ayn).", "They are used t...
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ct8w38
why does engine power peak in the middle of an engine’s rpm range?
Why wouldn’t a higher RPM lead to more power? Why does a torque / horsepower curve peak below redline?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ct8w38/eli5_why_does_engine_power_peak_in_the_middle_of/
{ "a_id": [ "exjciur", "exjdivr", "exjf5r8", "exjhsfn" ], "score": [ 5, 3, 6, 2 ], "text": [ "Engines are usually optimized for mid-range power output. No sense in optimizing a car for high revs when your average driver rarely takes it that high.", "Engines are more eff...
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1tdfcw
why does salt melt ice on the road even when its well below 32 degrees? i understand salt lowers the melting point of water but even when it's 10 degrees out the salt still succeeds.
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1tdfcw/eli5_why_does_salt_melt_ice_on_the_road_even_when/
{ "a_id": [ "ce7gemh" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "Because there is different types of \"salt\".\nThere is just regular Sodium Chloride. Thats just plain salt.\nThere is Mag-Clor. Magnesium Chloride.\n_URL_0_ Then there is stuff like Ice Slicer, which I use at work. It melts down like 5* or s...
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dmng1c
how do we know where our body parts (for example our hands) are when in complete darkness?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dmng1c/eli5_how_do_we_know_where_our_body_parts_for/
{ "a_id": [ "f52x3th", "f52xo5u", "f53fztl" ], "score": [ 32, 5, 2 ], "text": [ "Proprioception. Basically your brain pays attention to what all the body's senses are telling it: balance, touch, etc etc and integrates that into the sense of where your body parts are and what they'...
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2lcp8t
how do they give an address to new houses or business on an existing street? the buildings are sequenced.
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lcp8t/eli5_how_do_they_give_an_address_to_new_houses_or/
{ "a_id": [ "cltiyub", "cltj34c" ], "score": [ 6, 3 ], "text": [ "I can't speak for the US (I'm living here at the moment, and the house numbers are often confusing), but in the UK they usually just add a letter, so if the new house is placed between 414 and 415, the house would be named 4...
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1v2wd0
how can there be liquid water on titan when it's on the far side of our suns "goldilocks zone"?
They found an oxygen rich atmosphere, and liquid water (albeit under the surface) of one of Saturn's moons, Titan. How is this possible since it's outside of the "Goldilocks zone" or the distance from our sun where it's not too hot or not too cold for water to take a liquid form? Doesn't that kinda break the idea of t...
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1v2wd0/eli5_how_can_there_be_liquid_water_on_titan_when/
{ "a_id": [ "ceo6kud", "ceo6r4i" ], "score": [ 12, 6 ], "text": [ "Titan doesn't have a water ocean - Enceladus is the one with the water ocean, if I recall correctly. Titan's oceans are hydrocarbons.\n\nThe reason it can have a subsurface ocean is the same reason there can be geysers in t...
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20r9th
what if we extinguished the need for currency?
Is currency the only thing holding us back for consuming faster then we already are
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20r9th/eli5_what_if_we_extinguished_the_need_for_currency/
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1vsyds
in the long term, how did the breakup of at & ts bell system benefit consumers?
I was reading about it, and of the 9 children, only 3 remain. And of those 3, 2 purchased all of the rest, including AT & T Corp and MCI, the company that was instrumental in breaking up AT & T to begin with. So, instead of 1 company we have 2, but how did the consumer benefit? What am I missing that occurred betwee...
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vsyds/in_the_long_term_how_did_the_breakup_of_atts_bell/
{ "a_id": [ "cevknc5" ], "score": [ 2 ], "text": [ "Before the breakup, every telephone in the United States was connected to one company, and one company decided what services that phone would offer and what price you would pay to use those services. The focus of that company were: first - prote...
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3sduqb
how older cartoons were colored.
I know that the backgrounds and such were all done with traditional media, like pens and paint, but how do the characters all have such even color? You don't really see brush strokes or anything like that unless it's a mistake or a stylistic thing.
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3sduqb/eli5_how_older_cartoons_were_colored/
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v6ctt
the european union - what does it do and how does it work?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/v6ctt/eli5_the_european_union_what_does_it_do_and_how/
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1401zd
in regards to the mit study post, what would happen if the world economy collapsed? what would this mean for the average person?
The article in question is here: _URL_0_ MIT believes that the world economy will collapse by 2030. Regardless of if it's true or not, what would happen if the world economy did in fact collapse? What would it mean for the average Joe? Should I start learning how to farm and hunt?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1401zd/eli5_in_regards_to_the_mit_study_post_what_would/
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fwqzzq
how do insects continue to live and function without their heads?
I just saw a video of a decapitated wasp clean it's wounds and fly away with its head. I can wrap my head around how it could still "move" without a head but I can't figure out how it's still moving with "purpose" (such as cleaning, grabbing its head, and then flying away with it)
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fwqzzq/eli5_how_do_insects_continue_to_live_and_function/
{ "a_id": [ "fmpzybz" ], "score": [ 23 ], "text": [ "Unlike humans, insects do not use their head to breathe, and their brains only control a few things. They have a nervous system throughout their body controlling many functions that the human brain would. They also will not die of blood loss bec...
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bv94wh
who were the protestants, why is there still such a divide between them and catholics, and how was henry viii involved?
explainlikeimfive
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bv94wh/eli5_who_were_the_protestants_why_is_there_still/
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31gfq5
what makes fancy ketchup fancy? is it different from regular ketchup?
explainlikeimfive
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/31gfq5/elif_what_makes_fancy_ketchup_fancy_is_it/
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