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1vboac | when you close your eyes really hard, why do you see those blurry yellow lines that look almost like tv static? | You can't focus on them, but you still get that visual sensation of yellowish lines buzzing in your eyes. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vboac/eli5_when_you_close_your_eyes_really_hard_why_do/ | {
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3dlabh | why isn't a slice of bread perfectly square? | Why is one side of the bread sometimes bumpy or curved? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3dlabh/eli5_why_isnt_a_slice_of_bread_perfectly_square/ | {
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4gipy6 | why does the uk want to get rid of the european human rights act? torture and slavery isn't a good thing. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4gipy6/elif_why_does_the_uk_want_to_get_rid_of_the/ | {
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5om3yf | how can fish be frozen, then be fully animated after thawing? could this mechanism work with other large organisms? | _URL_0_
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1pmnkq | how come the government takes my taxes away from my paycheck if they're just going to give me some/a majority of the money back? | Why not just NOT take the money out if I'm in a certain tax bracket? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pmnkq/eli5_how_come_the_government_takes_my_taxes_away/ | {
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307iul | what is the fundamental reason(s) that yahoo! has struggled while google has seen such great success? [xpost r/askreddit] | I have been tasked with diagnosing the root cause of Yahoo!'s ailing business. In finding this core problem, I am wondering what has differentiated Google from Yahoo! and allowed the former to be so much more successful. Is it a financial issue? Are costs exceeding revenues, and if so, why? What is Google doing that Ya... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/307iul/eli5_what_is_the_fundamental_reasons_that_yahoo/ | {
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2kp6l6 | how does keeping myself positive actually work on my health? i recently suffered hearing loss and balance issues due to vestibular nerve inflammation. everyone is telling me to be positive, has this been scientifically proven? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2kp6l6/eli5_how_does_keeping_myself_positive_actually/ | {
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2rxjit | how do people start companies up without a large sum of money? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2rxjit/eli5_how_do_people_start_companies_up_without_a/ | {
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1jzb9f | can someone explain blood counts to me? | Apologies in advance if I'm not in the right sub for this/breaking rules, but I really wasn't sure which subreddit would be best suited/could deliver the best answer for me.
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b60apz | why is the duration of anime and tv show intros almost always 1 minute and 30 seconds ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b60apz/eli5why_is_the_duration_of_anime_and_tv_show/ | {
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4mw7zn | reddit's link changes | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4mw7zn/eli5reddits_link_changes/ | {
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13d9by | why can't i use my sprint phone on verizon? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/13d9by/why_cant_i_use_my_sprint_phone_on_verizon/ | {
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2yzu7m | when i get a creepy vibe from someone but can't place my finger on why, what am i subconsciously noticing that makes me feel that way? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2yzu7m/eli5_when_i_get_a_creepy_vibe_from_someone_but/ | {
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2h7ci7 | why do we still have 'business days'? why don't things ship/process on weekends? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2h7ci7/eli5_why_do_we_still_have_business_days_why_dont/ | {
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5ut0ux | how do we remember everything? doesn't our brain get overloaded with information? | I was wondering, how does our brain manage to do it all? Doesn't our brain get overloaded with information when we think and register things to our long-time memory? How does our brain store information? It's space seems to be infinite... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ut0ux/eli5_how_do_we_remember_everything_doesnt_our/ | {
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3o6xe0 | why do people shot in slow motion look so cool? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3o6xe0/eli5_why_do_people_shot_in_slow_motion_look_so/ | {
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7ub6u8 | why do cg movies like coco only get 2k upscaled releases on 4k blu ray? | If it’s all 3D rendering, can’t they just export the original content at 4K resolution? Is it because textures in the original render were only made to look good at 2K? Or because these projects are started so far in advance that they didn’t predict the industry was heading toward 4K? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7ub6u8/eli5_why_do_cg_movies_like_coco_only_get_2k/ | {
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1m7fnv | phantom limbs in people who never had said limbs. | I recently read "Phantoms in the Brain," but I'm still not quite certainly is people have supposed ability in non-existent limbs. Do the neurons that correspond to the limbs still function? Are they re-purposed? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1m7fnv/eli5phantom_limbs_in_people_who_never_had_said/ | {
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fiwzbw | managed funds and how do they work | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fiwzbw/eli5_managed_funds_and_how_do_they_work/ | {
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2duxcn | if we can make hydrogen fusion bombs, can we make helium fusion bombs, berylium, oxygen and so on? also, would the explosive yield be greater? | Could you use hydrogen bombs to power the fusion reaction of a helium fusion bomb? And helium bombs to power the reaction of a berylium fusion bomb? And so on? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2duxcn/eli5_if_we_can_make_hydrogen_fusion_bombs_can_we/ | {
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2hlcpw | how a helium filled hdd affect its overall storage space? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2hlcpw/eli5how_a_helium_filled_hdd_affect_its_overall/ | {
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5noun6 | how do they transport raw fish thousands of miles without freezing it? | I bought a piece of salmon that says it was never frozen. It was raised in Chile. I am in New England. How did it not go bad by now without it being frozen? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5noun6/eli5_how_do_they_transport_raw_fish_thousands_of/ | {
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24rmia | do lobsters 'feel' pain when you cut them open alive or is this just an instinctive reaction/reflex? | I'm marking this as explained.
/u/Vakinox explained it thouroughly [a bit further down](_URL_0_) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24rmia/eli5_do_lobsters_feel_pain_when_you_cut_them_open/ | {
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4f58te | how does window tint work? why is it harder to look in but easier to look out? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4f58te/eli5_how_does_window_tint_work_why_is_it_harder/ | {
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1ujro2 | what's the difference between boiling water at sea level and on top of a mountain? | I know that water boils at a different temp at sea level and on top of K2, and cakes bake at lower temperatures in the mountains. But why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ujro2/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_boiling_water/ | {
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3c3sop | why do women soccer players "fake fall" so much less than the men? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3c3sop/eli5_why_do_women_soccer_players_fake_fall_so/ | {
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mavt7 | how does a company like google make all it's money from advertising that nobody clicks on? | And how does it have enough to give a cut to youtube video makers, for example. How has this become the leading form of money making on the net? And I'll quantify nobody with "nobody I know" | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/mavt7/eli5_how_does_a_company_like_google_make_all_its/ | {
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2gkxca | how can large metal pots hold molten metal? how did we melt those pots into those moulds? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2gkxca/eli5how_can_large_metal_pots_hold_molten_metal/ | {
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1rwdbu | how does yogurt accumulate on the bottom of the foil lid and why is its texture different from the rest of the yogurt in the container? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rwdbu/eli5_how_does_yogurt_accumulate_on_the_bottom_of/ | {
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4uqu9w | bracing for impact | I have a question about the effects of bracing and when to do it, and when not to.
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43iapg | if the evidence for hillary breaking federal law is so strong and clear, why isn't she in jail or at least being investigated? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/43iapg/eli5_if_the_evidence_for_hillary_breaking_federal/ | {
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3d5rgx | when people talk about country a owing a certain amount of debt, who owes it (banks, government, people)? and to whom do they owe it? if they owe country b and country b owes country a something, can they just cancel it? | Obviously, the issue of national debt is rearing its head in Europe especially largely at the moment. Which makes me wonder the thing about which I've always been unclear. The media, pundits, people in general will talk about "Greece owes x amount to creditors". Is this the government owing? If so, why do the banks clo... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3d5rgx/eli5_when_people_talk_about_country_a_owing_a/ | {
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4jgn89 | how are sound effects created, for example the iphone "new mail has arrived" sound and various windows sounds? what is their original source -real-life sounds, or digital noise? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4jgn89/eli5_how_are_sound_effects_created_for_example/ | {
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8dtq6b | what is it about the process of oxidation that makes foods change color and/or go bad? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8dtq6b/eli5_what_is_it_about_the_process_of_oxidation/ | {
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cnve6k | when a pen seems like it’s out of ink, how does drawing circles with it (or writing on a different texture of paper) make it work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cnve6k/eli5_when_a_pen_seems_like_its_out_of_ink_how/ | {
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5ldd1v | why is ♡ considered a heart when a heart doesn't look like that? also, how does it relate to love? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ldd1v/eli5_why_is_considered_a_heart_when_a_heart/ | {
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2f5k5c | is there a caveat in the law to allow you to hire specific races/genders/etc in actors? | Here in the UK, and I assume most Western societies, there are laws that prevent you from hiring someone (or not hiring them) based on their colour/gender/race/etc. But surely for certain jobs (acting, etc), a specific person may be required? I.e you'd need a black guy to play Mike Tyson, a woman to play Maggie Thatc... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2f5k5c/eli5_is_there_a_caveat_in_the_law_to_allow_you_to/ | {
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ab11it | if nuclear submarine fuel lasts 20+ years, why can't we use this technology to power cities? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ab11it/eli5_if_nuclear_submarine_fuel_lasts_20_years_why/ | {
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b5aol6 | ad blockers are common for computer applications, (adblock+) why is it uncommon to find working ad lockers for mobile phones? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b5aol6/eli5_ad_blockers_are_common_for_computer/ | {
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afqhtt | do doctors get sick more often because of exposure to germs, or do they get sick less often because that exposure leads to a strong immune system? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/afqhtt/eli5_do_doctors_get_sick_more_often_because_of/ | {
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7m9nbq | the difference between a deisel engine and a petrol engine | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7m9nbq/eli5_the_difference_between_a_deisel_engine_and_a/ | {
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660zif | considering all the different elements of sound, how is audio translated into binary so that a computer can understand what it's processing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/660zif/eli5_considering_all_the_different_elements_of/ | {
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3wsp1c | why is it that most people write in blue, but we print all books etc. in black? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3wsp1c/eli5why_is_it_that_most_people_write_in_blue_but/ | {
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2bqr6k | why are atheists so passionate? | Atheists often claim that they embrace science and secularlism. However, when you encounter many(not all) atheists they appear to be very emotional regarding the claims of Deity. Often times, I have observed very strong emotional responses to theistic claims or apologetics. From a distance, it also seems that they hav... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bqr6k/eli5why_are_atheists_so_passionate/ | {
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ewo8bx | is there really a security difference between http:// and https://? should i not browse http:// sites unless i’m in incognito mode? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ewo8bx/eli5_is_there_really_a_security_difference/ | {
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4lbqp4 | why gay females have "lesbian" as a term, but gay males don't have a specific term? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4lbqp4/eli5_why_gay_females_have_lesbian_as_a_term_but/ | {
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9kzuse | why is the keyboard qwerty instead of abc? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9kzuse/eli5_why_is_the_keyboard_qwerty_instead_of_abc/ | {
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1pimj1 | how does fusion work in stars? | What I thought I understood about fusion in stars is apparently wrong, so can someone explain the process that goes on in the core of stars throughout it's life cycle? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pimj1/eli5_how_does_fusion_work_in_stars/ | {
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5nrdj1 | how come the weather predictions often say today's high temperature will be one amount, when the current high has sometimes already exceeded that amount? | I live in Vegas. The weather prediction will say what the high today will be, and they'll display that information all day, even after it's reached higher temperatures. I am always confused at the sentences such as "today's high will be 82, it's currently 85".
Is this just laziness to update the numbers or is somethin... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5nrdj1/eli5_how_come_the_weather_predictions_often_say/ | {
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3b2623 | on d-day, why didn't the allies just bomb the beach from the sea with ships before storming with people? | I mean, they had the ships, why not just shoot them to pieces from the battle ships with their huge cannons, and there after storm the beach?
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2w3a71 | how does tea brew? | Yes, I am English. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2w3a71/eli5_how_does_tea_brew/ | {
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88n9ap | how can penn jillette and kevin smith lose more than 1 pound a day if most advice is that only 1-2 lbs a week can be safely lost? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/88n9ap/eli5_how_can_penn_jillette_and_kevin_smith_lose/ | {
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4lm1r7 | why do balloons deflate in the sun? | I work for a liquor store and we put balloons on our sign out front. Within 8 hours they almost seem as if we just gently blew in and left them there. Why do they deflate like that? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4lm1r7/eli5_why_do_balloons_deflate_in_the_sun/ | {
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6hk2o5 | why do humans grow strange hairs and their smell changes as they age? | Why does our smell change (more stinky sweaty, just worse generally even with good hygiene)
Why do we grow strange long hairs (nose,ears,eyebrows)
What changes in the body? Are these things related to age? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6hk2o5/eli5_why_do_humans_grow_strange_hairs_and_their/ | {
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2k04ut | if the proper term for a person who practices islam is "muslim," why do people keep calling islam-following terrorists "islamists"? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2k04ut/eli5_if_the_proper_term_for_a_person_who/ | {
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2cl8es | why is cheese safe for consumption but milk that goes off for just a couple of days is bad? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2cl8es/eli5_why_is_cheese_safe_for_consumption_but_milk/ | {
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l70n1 | - how does a valve amplifier work? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/l70n1/eli5_how_does_a_valve_amplifier_work/ | {
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3nfkrs | what happens when we dig inside the earth's core? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3nfkrs/eli5_what_happens_when_we_dig_inside_the_earths/ | {
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51galn | how are musicals written with separate people handling music and lyrics? | Are melodies written without knowing for sure which words they'll be linked to? Or vice versa? Do the writers just collaborate simultaneously and split the credits? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/51galn/eli5_how_are_musicals_written_with_separate/ | {
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2jej79 | when you first start a diet and lose "water weight" that first week, what's really going on? | Why would my body decide that because I quit eating so much I suddenly need to retain less water? Is there some secret water-to-food ratio that my body tries to keep or something?
Is it even water that's getting lost? I don't understand.
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2wjy1s | why did the palestinians give up their own country to the jews instead of germany giving up a piece of their country? | Considering where the Jews lived at that time and what the Germans have done to them, that would have been a logical choice or am I wrong? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2wjy1s/eli5_why_did_the_palestinians_give_up_their_own/ | {
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21vze8 | how come an electron microscope has greater magnification than optical microscopes, if photons are smaller than electrons? | I dug through [other threads](_URL_0_) about electron microscopy and it seemed like a explainlikeimaphysicsmajorwhospecializesinmicroscopy to me. I'm confused to why the same principle (using electron beams and measuring interaction) couldn't be done with photons. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/21vze8/eli5_how_come_an_electron_microscope_has_greater/ | {
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6so2zi | if my car is on cruise control, what allows the car to remain at a constant speed while moving downhill, without using the brakes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6so2zi/eli5_if_my_car_is_on_cruise_control_what_allows/ | {
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2q6qi8 | why can phones pick up a human voice easily but they can't pick up sound from computer speakers unless it's really loud? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2q6qi8/eli5_why_can_phones_pick_up_a_human_voice_easily/ | {
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3hmyn2 | if a file is 500mb in hard drive space, why does it take more than 500mb of ram to open and run the file? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3hmyn2/eli5_if_a_file_is_500mb_in_hard_drive_space_why/ | {
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343vtf | why aren't the violent protesters in baltimore considered/charged with terrorism? | Are they not inciting terror on home soil? I feel like this would be taken more severely | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/343vtf/eli5_why_arent_the_violent_protesters_in/ | {
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3tbhnq | ¿why doesn't the english language use the inverted ¡ and ¿ symbols like in spanish? | ¿Or is spanish the exception and other languages do it right? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3tbhnq/eli5_why_doesnt_the_english_language_use_the/ | {
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nph6d | why does my bathroom scale fluctuate between 20-30 lbs a day even though i don't eat nearly that much and my waist doesn't change drastically? | Title pretty much says it. I wake up weighing about 210, afternoon I'll be around 230 and by bed I'm down to 220. Is it because I bought a cheap Walmart scale, or something else?
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817pvm | what is refeeding syndrome and why is it so dangerous for malnourished/starved people? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/817pvm/eli5_what_is_refeeding_syndrome_and_why_is_it_so/ | {
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qvdrv | that effect caused by half plugged headphones? | If you pull your headphones out slightly - still plugged in - it sounds like it's being played in an empty hall. Why is that? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/qvdrv/that_effect_caused_by_half_plugged_headphones/ | {
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5oxe7m | how did ancient peoples make it to hawaii and other geographically disparate islands centuries before reasonably modernized shipbuilding? | I'm not talking about riding a ship over a few dozen miles. I'm asking how people navigated thousands of miles of treacherous open ocean before sails were even commonly implemented. Ships in the 1400's and 1500's were still dodgy risks. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5oxe7m/eli5_how_did_ancient_peoples_make_it_to_hawaii/ | {
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2aurti | binaural tones. how do they work? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2aurti/eli5_binaural_tones_how_do_they_work/ | {
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9of1jh | the difference between pipe tobacco and the tobacco that is in cigarettes. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9of1jh/eli5_the_difference_between_pipe_tobacco_and_the/ | {
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5xt8p7 | how and when did we realize stock trading was something we needed? what prompted the first companies to issue stock for outsiders to buy shares in their company? | Since the whole sector from the outside looks really silly (it isn't), how did the first few pioneers in the sector realize there was a need for it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5xt8p7/eli5_how_and_when_did_we_realize_stock_trading/ | {
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1o9v45 | what is the difference between a good photograph and a bad photograph? | I can distinguish between unskilled photography and skilled photography, but I can't identify the elements taken into account that create something aesthetically pleasing versus something bland and average. What makes a good photo a good photo? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1o9v45/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_a_good/ | {
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17fvvq | why do i need a license to get married? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/17fvvq/eli5_why_do_i_need_a_license_to_get_married/ | {
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3n950s | why has tonya parker who refused to marry heterosexual couples not seen any jail time as opposed to kim davis? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3n950s/eli5_why_has_tonya_parker_who_refused_to_marry/ | {
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1pxgf3 | how do leap years work, calendar vs. reality? | Or more specifically, how does the extra 24 hours in a leap year not push a day off by six hours every year for four years? (e.g. how does 12 noon not shift 6 hours every year until a leap year puts it back on noon?) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pxgf3/eli5_how_do_leap_years_work_calendar_vs_reality/ | {
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e08o7m | how did different sentences (ending with ., ?, !) start to get attenuated the way they are? was it always same through history and in different civilisations? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e08o7m/eli5_how_did_different_sentences_ending_with/ | {
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1jo0qy | why do some t-shirts drape so well while others just, well... you know, suck? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1jo0qy/why_do_some_tshirts_drape_so_well_while_others/ | {
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q7ciy | why was there no evidence of osama bin ladens death? | The only photo I've seen was a photoshop, and the US saying that DNA evidence showed that it was 99.9% sure it was Bin Laden isn't any more convincing. How is that any different than them just telling us they killed him and dumped his body in the ocean? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/q7ciy/eli5_why_was_there_no_evidence_of_osama_bin/ | {
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3cuv6t | how do small businesses which rarely seem to get patrons provide their owners a living wage? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3cuv6t/eli5_how_do_small_businesses_which_rarely_seem_to/ | {
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lsgie | as someone from the uk, why are there only 2 main political parties in the us? | In Europe/most of the world, there are lots of political parties, but the US has 2, why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/lsgie/eli5_as_someone_from_the_uk_why_are_there_only_2/ | {
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With Robots i mean those research robots that we send to planets for research | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9t9lj5/eli5_how_are_we_able_to_control_space_shuttles_or/ | {
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3bpg52 | why aren't more (non-recreational) drugs snorted? | As far as I can tell, only nasal sprays and smelling salts (not really a drug) are administered...nasally? But why aren't more drugs and medicines snorted? As a solid (powder, etc.), that is.
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6hx83z | what is a "head" as in units of measurement, is it a literal head (ex. rin is two heads shorter than john)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6hx83z/eli5_what_is_a_head_as_in_units_of_measurement_is/ | {
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62ru6q | why can't we teach a language to a chimpanzee so that he can talk with us, humans? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/62ru6q/eli5_why_cant_we_teach_a_language_to_a_chimpanzee/ | {
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4awt8t | why are pharmacists necessary? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4awt8t/eli5_why_are_pharmacists_necessary/ | {
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cfxzfc | how does swatting your hand towards your face in a hot day provide cold breeze instead of hot air? | Or how any fast moving object also provides cold air | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cfxzfc/eli5_how_does_swatting_your_hand_towards_your/ | {
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4hmhg5 | what is the "juice" that comes with beef and other meats. is it blood, water? how come it isn't thick as blood usually is? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4hmhg5/eli5_what_is_the_juice_that_comes_with_beef_and/ | {
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6hogwg | why does milk need to be pasteurized | Why does cows milk (all milk?) need to be pasteurized? I under stand it is too kill the bacteria in it but why is there bacteria in it in the first place? Is it gut bacteria for the calf or does it just get in it easily? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6hogwg/eli5_why_does_milk_need_to_be_pasteurized/ | {
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9d7wfd | why is the color red considered erotic? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9d7wfd/eli5why_is_the_color_red_considered_erotic/ | {
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1u3jal | i have social anxiety. why do i yawn excessively (a ridiculous amount) when it acts up? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1u3jal/eli5_i_have_social_anxiety_why_do_i_yawn/ | {
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1nolt2 | when watching a game/fight how do they and who is in charge of switching from camera to camera for the best shot. | When watching a football game or a fight how or who controls switching from camera to camera to get the best shot. Is it the tv station? I'm just curious about the whole idea. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1nolt2/eli5_when_watching_a_gamefight_how_do_they_and/ | {
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1b289l | the quote "no good deed goes unpunished"...how does that make sense? | Why would good deeds be punished?
Is this another example of a quote that devolved into an idiom people mean to say that bad things tend to get punished but strayed from the original interpretation?
This doesn't make much sense to me.
| explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1b289l/eli5_the_quote_no_good_deed_goes_unpunishedhow/ | {
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