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2u6wci | how does a president earn money and who sets his wage? | Economics dummy here. Maybe it's a dumb question lol | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2u6wci/eli5_how_does_a_president_earn_money_and_who_sets/ | {
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2lzb71 | what exactly is the difference between folk and country music? | They kinda both sound the same to me.
D: | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lzb71/eli5_what_exactly_is_the_difference_between_folk/ | {
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31057q | what is tax freedom day? | Apparently it falls on April 24th in the US this year? And that's later than usual? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/31057q/eli5_what_is_tax_freedom_day/ | {
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3eeodo | how did empires and civilizations back in the day, with very limited technology, make swords? | How did they dig so deep to get iron how did they forge it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3eeodo/eli5_how_did_empires_and_civilizations_back_in/ | {
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2tjyh4 | does "space" in space occupy any dimensions? | Is nothingness a lack of dimensions or because it occupies some precense does it have any dimension(s)? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2tjyh4/eli5_does_space_in_space_occupy_any_dimensions/ | {
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2b2oqd | why does a companies share price drop even if they had no involvement in an incident? | Sorry for the vague title but I saw that Rolls Royce's share price drop over night because MH17 (the plane that was shot down over Ukraine) was using Rolls Royce engines. Why would the price drop considering that it wasn't Rolls Royce's fault and they didn't cause it in any way? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2b2oqd/eli5_why_does_a_companies_share_price_drop_even/ | {
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b0f8vm | why does our head hurt when we have to concentrate/think for a long period of time? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b0f8vm/eli5_why_does_our_head_hurt_when_we_have_to/ | {
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2gq9ng | why can't some girls have orgasms? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2gq9ng/eli5_why_cant_some_girls_have_orgasms/ | {
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3s3d0f | why is it that their is a clear accent among the black population in the united states but there isn't one in other countries that have black populations such as britain? | In other words: why is it that black people in America clearly sound different than white people whereas black people in England just sort of sound like English people? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3s3d0f/eli5why_is_it_that_their_is_a_clear_accent_among/ | {
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9dvirp | why do clickbait video names all caps certain words of the name?! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9dvirp/eli5_why_do_clickbait_video_names_all_caps/ | {
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1t3ygv | what is the exact potential of the one ring in lord of the rings | I've always been a big LOTR fan. Read the books and seen the movies. All I've ever gathered from the movies/books is that if Sauron recovers the ring, Middle-Earth is basically in trouble. But I never understood the full power of the One Ring. Can someone explain what exactly the ring can do along with all of its power... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1t3ygv/eli5_what_is_the_exact_potential_of_the_one_ring/ | {
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2duecy | why is it that i can brush my hair a thousand times, until it's completely knot free, then immediately run my hands through my hair and my fingers get tangled up? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2duecy/eli5_why_is_it_that_i_can_brush_my_hair_a/ | {
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3ch6au | why do blenders have to be so noisy? | The one I have is **insanely** loud, but even though I understand that there are high speed blades moving about, why can't they move silently? It's not the food getting diced that's making the noise (onions are soft), it's something else. I've seen high speed motors move silently, so why can't these blenders do the sam... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ch6au/eli5_why_do_blenders_have_to_be_so_noisy/ | {
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augzzb | video editing/ photoshop | I understand standing picture photoshop enough to make funny pictures, is video similiar but frame by frame? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/augzzb/eli5_video_editing_photoshop/ | {
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1vs8x6 | why do japanese still use kanji? | As far as I understand, japanese text remains perfectly readable if all kanji in it are replaced with their readings in hiragana.
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3jxa8h | what is happening to your brain when you can only think of thing obsessively? | This usually happens when you break up with someone, or when you do something stupid in front of people you respect and so on.
What happens or gets "switched" that forces you to relate every last little thought in your brain about that incident or person?
Train of thought: I should go make dinner. She would love this... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3jxa8h/eli5_what_is_happening_to_your_brain_when_you_can/ | {
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58ge7o | are human voices one of kind like thumbprints or are there possibilities for 2 people to sound exactly the same? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/58ge7o/eli5_are_human_voices_one_of_kind_like/ | {
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176dgw | carbureted vs fuel injected vs direct injected engines | What exactly is the difference between all of these? Why are carbureted motors not used anymore? Why are "direct injected" engines more popular in performance cars and why is that different from fuel injected motors? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/176dgw/eli5_carbureted_vs_fuel_injected_vs_direct/ | {
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a47tq0 | why do pc drives always default to c: as the boot drive? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a47tq0/eli5_why_do_pc_drives_always_default_to_c_as_the/ | {
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2l99vd | why is it a big deal that taylor swift pulled her music from spotify? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2l99vd/eli5_why_is_it_a_big_deal_that_taylor_swift/ | {
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5meepo | what do people mean when they say "you just dont understand art"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5meepo/eli5_what_do_people_mean_when_they_say_you_just/ | {
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25gtmn | why is there such a big deal about halal meat? | I understand completely that halal is important to people who follow Islam, and it's part of their religion. The part I don't get is why it's made out to be so controversial for non-Muslims, like we're accidentally eating halal meat like it's poison.
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j2hzk | li5 different types of us elections. | I'm not from the US, this information is probably available on the internet somewhere but I imagine it won't be compiled all together with the links between different sections made clear. Also, new to this subreddit (like everyone else) so i'm not certain my formatting is correct, forgive me if it isn't. Anyway, on to ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/j2hzk/li5_different_types_of_us_elections/ | {
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3cecfh | why does a 2 vector cross product work for 3 dimensions and 7 dimensions, but not any other numbers? | I used to think that cross products were only defined for 3 dimensions, but I recently learned that it's also defined for seven dimensions. I don't understand this at all. Please eli5? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3cecfh/eli5_why_does_a_2_vector_cross_product_work_for_3/ | {
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6krv4w | why and how exactly does an air cored solenoid pull an iron core into the center and keep it there if it started at the edge of the solenoid. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6krv4w/eli5_why_and_how_exactly_does_an_air_cored/ | {
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368sim | why can a cop give me a ticket for not wearing a seatbelt when neither side can prove whether or not a seatbelt was worn. | I just got pulled over for pushing my seatbelt a little bit to the left of my colar bone (I have a strange fear of things touching it) and I'm confused why I can get pulled over for not wearing a seatbelt at 2am when I have been.
How can this kind of thing be prevented? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/368sim/eli5_why_can_a_cop_give_me_a_ticket_for_not/ | {
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9mpt3u | what happens to our ability to form coherent sentences when we are drunk? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9mpt3u/eli5_what_happens_to_our_ability_to_form_coherent/ | {
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cnhklp | how is water desalinated? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cnhklp/eli5_how_is_water_desalinated/ | {
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b7l4xs | what makes fertilizer so dangerous? over the past several years i have seen multiple fertilizer plant fires and it appears they just let them burn out and play defense instead of offensively attacking them. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b7l4xs/eli5_what_makes_fertilizer_so_dangerous_over_the/ | {
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55zo0e | why do saudi princes and princesses have diplomatic immunity? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/55zo0e/eli5_why_do_saudi_princes_and_princesses_have/ | {
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6ae47y | why in some countries like india or philippines one can install washer-dryer (for clothes) at any house or apartment, while in countries like us or canada, not all houses or apartments has washer-dryer? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6ae47y/eli5_why_in_some_countries_like_india_or/ | {
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4489px | how do water saving faucets and shower heads work? | We recently had the plumber in (for unrelated reasons) and it got me thinking about water pressure and all the allegedly water-saving measures my roommate has installed in our house. For example, we have a certain aerator on the kitchen sink that she is basically married to, with one of those "shutoff valves" on it. I ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4489px/eli5_how_do_water_saving_faucets_and_shower_heads/ | {
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4f6nrl | why, after decades of charitable work, do so many people in countries like africa still not have access to clean water? | I don't quite know how else I could word the question. Charities have been donating clean water, building wells and raising awareness in these areas for decades. So why is the number of people without access to clean water still so high? Why has no progress been made?
EDIT: Countries in Africa* | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4f6nrl/eli5_why_after_decades_of_charitable_work_do_so/ | {
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6wo82g | cotton candy grapes... just.... how? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6wo82g/eli5_cotton_candy_grapes_just_how/ | {
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1928xb | if i flip a coin 100 times, what are the chances i get 50 heads and 50 tails? | I just finished watching a Khan Academy video on probability. Salman explained that, the more times that you flip a coin, the closer your results will likely be to 50/50.
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98wgpw | the air that's inside the bubbles of bubble-wrap made overseas: is it the exact air that was trapped during its manufacture... literally air from china, or wherever? or, does it somehow get replaced with "other" air when in transit? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/98wgpw/eli5_the_air_thats_inside_the_bubbles_of/ | {
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22awnn | why do we blink/breathe manually whenever we think of it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/22awnn/eli5_why_do_we_blinkbreathe_manually_whenever_we/ | {
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3uxw1t | why do certain nba team remain powerhouses year after year yet nfl teams seem to fluctuate so much. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3uxw1t/eli5_why_do_certain_nba_team_remain_powerhouses/ | {
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3s45ug | my university (mizzou) has particular organizations for minority groups. with equality in mind, why does the university allow for the creation of organizations that cater only to students of specific racial backgrounds? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3s45ug/eli5_my_university_mizzou_has_particular/ | {
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jmswu | what do the numbers on motor oil mean? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jmswu/what_do_the_numbers_on_motor_oil_mean/ | {
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4bq6kl | if the gop and democratic party aren't officially government entities, how can state governments make it so registered independents can't vote for a candidate in one of the said parties? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4bq6kl/eli5_if_the_gop_and_democratic_party_arent/ | {
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2pkono | how can we be expected to follow the law? | How can we be expected to follow the law? Nobody has ever given me a copy of it - I can't even find a copy to download. Even if I could find it, I doubt it would be possible for an average person to read (due to the complex language) or practical to read (due to its long length). So how can we be expected to comply wit... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2pkono/eli5_how_can_we_be_expected_to_follow_the_law/ | {
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3rd6ea | probability and statistics. apparently, if you test positive for a rare disease that only exists in 1 of 10,000 people, and the testing method is correct 99% of the time, you still only have a 1% chance of having the disease. | I was doing a readiness test for an Udacity course and I got this question that dumbfounded me. I'm an engineer and I thought I knew statistics and probability alright, but I asked a friend who did his Masters and he didn't get it either. Here's the original question:
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2wtubb | most refrigerators are set at 37 degrees fahrenheit. why is it that when i open the door to the fridge and stick my hand in, it isn't as cold as when i open my front door and stick my hand out to 50 degree weather? | Title. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2wtubb/eli5_most_refrigerators_are_set_at_37_degrees/ | {
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308v94 | why do we still use wood as the internal frame for most of our habitable buildings like houses or offices? you'd think after all this time we'd come up with a way to utilize a different, more accident resistant material or develop one on our own. | I was commuting to work and I saw a newly completed wood frame of an apartment complex made from - well you guessed it - wood! Nothing crazy. We build shit with wood all the time. Seems just like standard fare at this point.
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72emb2 | how widespread was the accceptance "soviet" nationality in the ussr in contrast to the ethnicity? | I heard that similar to how today Russia has two identity concepts, the ethnicity and the nationality (*ruskiy* "Russian ethnicity", *rossiyanin* "Russian nationality"), the USSR had something similar, but for the whole union, which would make it supra-national in a sense.
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27yv3m | how can some companies refuse to accept cash? what happened to "good for all debts public and private"? | I'm specifically talking about the company that manages my apartment complex and airlines that now refuse cash for on-board purchases. I was under the impression that cash could be used to settle any debt and could not be refused for another form of payment. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/27yv3m/eli5_how_can_some_companies_refuse_to_accept_cash/ | {
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4at6ze | why are/were ethernet crossover cables ever needed? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4at6ze/eli5_why_arewere_ethernet_crossover_cables_ever/ | {
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3afgg6 | why do digital cameras use a lossy format like jpg instead of something lossless like png? | I know about camera Raw format, but for an end user these files are hard to use, and they are also quiet large. But why don't camera manufacturers use a lossless format such as PNG instead that has comparable file sizes but also don't lose quality (lose more on consecutive saves). | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3afgg6/eli5_why_do_digital_cameras_use_a_lossy_format/ | {
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6lzpsc | how come it is so common for people to have this urge to do everything they need to do at 4am lying awake in bed, and then in the day get nothing done? and rinse and repeat | What is the key to making that night time motivation last? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6lzpsc/eli5_how_come_it_is_so_common_for_people_to_have/ | {
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fpqp9w | why does having the tv on when we’re home alone comfort us? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fpqp9w/eli5_why_does_having_the_tv_on_when_were_home/ | {
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b1i2tf | manifolds! | I'm learning about manifolds, but I can't seem to find a more introductory understanding definition. Most of them use a lot of mathematics that I'm not familiar with. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b1i2tf/eli5_manifolds/ | {
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1jja8x | why are firing squads considered an inhumane form of execution? | If a single shot to the head is an instantaneous and painless death why were firing squads abandoned in favor of methods such as lethal injection, which has sparked controversy over whether or not it's actually painless? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1jja8x/eli5_why_are_firing_squads_considered_an_inhumane/ | {
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4dj4x7 | how do manufacturers keep making tape/glue "stronger" without making it a permanent bond? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4dj4x7/eli5_how_do_manufacturers_keep_making_tapeglue/ | {
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239wt3 | why don't televisions and other screen resolutions use "rounded" aspect ratios, e.g. 2000 by 1000 instead of 1920 by 1080? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/239wt3/eli5_why_dont_televisions_and_other_screen/ | {
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31nshe | when i zoom in text on a website, why does it look like a completely different typeface? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/31nshe/eli5_when_i_zoom_in_text_on_a_website_why_does_it/ | {
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3n97k3 | there are lots of recordings on youtube of how early and middle english would have sounded, but how do we know? are we just guessing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3n97k3/eli5_there_are_lots_of_recordings_on_youtube_of/ | {
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217r40 | what are the students protesting against in taiwan currently which resorted to them "invading" the cabinet compound of their government? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/217r40/eli5_what_are_the_students_protesting_against_in/ | {
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2e05ss | why do some countries not mint their own currency? | Israeli shekel is minted in South Korea, and Canada mints coins for a bunch of other countries. Is there a reason why (security or otherwise) some countries mint their currency abroad? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2e05ss/eli5_why_do_some_countries_not_mint_their_own/ | {
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5114p0 | why can't adblockers block pop up windows and stop websites from opening new tabs and such? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5114p0/eli5_why_cant_adblockers_block_pop_up_windows_and/ | {
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18nivd | why do malls and businesses not have peaked roofs like you see on houses? | I remember hearing about a store collapsing from too much snow collecting on the roof. Is there a reason not to have a peaked roof to prevent this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/18nivd/eli5_why_do_malls_and_businesses_not_have_peaked/ | {
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koszq | can someone explain carbon trading and how it works? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/koszq/eli5_can_someone_explain_carbon_trading_and_how/ | {
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2ugdyy | why would a woman who waits until marriage to have sex and only has sex with her husband need to get an hpv vaccine? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ugdyy/eli5_why_would_a_woman_who_waits_until_marriage/ | {
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1f9ly6 | how the syrian group taking over a news outlet's twitter, and posting the president was injured mad the dow drop 100 points? | *made | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1f9ly6/eli5how_the_syrian_group_taking_over_a_news/ | {
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dqvpf4 | how is it that we can force the hairs on our body to grow in a certain direction? specifically on our head and face. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dqvpf4/eli5_how_is_it_that_we_can_force_the_hairs_on_our/ | {
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1sxe8w | what are the tiny strands of rubber that are on bicycle tyres? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1sxe8w/eli5_what_are_the_tiny_strands_of_rubber_that_are/ | {
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5jjyil | why do many doctors work in crazy 24-36 hours shifts? | Shouldn't they be more prone to make a mistake because they're tired? Isn't that dangerous? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5jjyil/eli5_why_do_many_doctors_work_in_crazy_2436_hours/ | {
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1o9tbt | how does the us borrow money from china and what will happen to the us and china if the us defaults? | How should I explain this in simple terms? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1o9tbt/eli5_how_does_the_us_borrow_money_from_china_and/ | {
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1f6kpm | why don't prisons actually try to make people better? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1f6kpm/eli5_why_dont_prisons_actually_try_to_make_people/ | {
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422a5j | how do people who are too obese to leave their bed go to the bathroom, especially when they live alone? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/422a5j/eli5how_do_people_who_are_too_obese_to_leave/ | {
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3qdez2 | how do they change an ice rink into a basketball court? what do they do with the ice? | I'm at my first Hawks game and need to know... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3qdez2/eli5_how_do_they_change_an_ice_rink_into_a/ | {
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3ykv5r | why when there is pain in my mouth do i feel the urge to hurt it more? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ykv5r/eli5_why_when_there_is_pain_in_my_mouth_do_i_feel/ | {
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1lga3a | what is going on when my brain takes fifteen to twenty seconds to remember something? | No filing cabinet analogies, please. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lga3a/eli5what_is_going_on_when_my_brain_takes_fifteen/ | {
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3gb2jq | how come in the event of a pregnancy the father has essentially no say in whether the child is kept or not, but can still be forced by the courts to provide for the child? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3gb2jq/eli5_how_come_in_the_event_of_a_pregnancy_the/ | {
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4x5qee | how can a heart operate for such a long time without faltering. | It just amazes me how we can have a pumping muscle that barely fails in the space of 50-70 years. I am a missing something obvious to how it can operate for so long? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4x5qee/eli5_how_can_a_heart_operate_for_such_a_long_time/ | {
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33mt28 | what is going on with the british election right now? | Here's what I can cobble together from across the pond: (1) Conservatives currently control through a coalition with the Liberal Democrats; (2) Labor and Conservatives are polling neck-in-neck without considering the other parties; (3) Liberal Democrats' stock is way down while UKIP's stock is way up; (4) there are pre... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/33mt28/eli5_what_is_going_on_with_the_british_election/ | {
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4uq7ck | if a shockwave from an explosion levels a house nearby, is that the "sound" destroying it, or some other force caused by the explosion? | In FiveThirtyEight's article "The Loudest Sound in the World Would Kill You on the Spot", the author makes the following claim:
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7dcbmc | why do we start to imitate how other people speak the longer we spend time with them? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7dcbmc/eli5_why_do_we_start_to_imitate_how_other_people/ | {
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324bxb | whenever i get sick i stop smoking, but how come i don't have any withdrawal symptoms? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/324bxb/eli5_whenever_i_get_sick_i_stop_smoking_but_how/ | {
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1k096c | green tea | I've heard that green tea "burns" fat, but how exactly does it do this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1k096c/eli5_green_tea/ | {
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3b8zha | why is the heart associated with the part of the brain responsible for emotions? | For example, why do people say things like "follow your heart" or "do what your heart wants", when in fact, those decisions should be made in the brain? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3b8zha/eli5why_is_the_heart_associated_with_the_part_of/ | {
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dgp9d3 | is it actually too late to save the planet ? can we "reverse" the damage we made ? are we at a point where we might fix it or is that far behind us already ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dgp9d3/eli5_is_it_actually_too_late_to_save_the_planet/ | {
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2mrckt | how is the 911 emergency call center able to locate where the phone originated from? | I know land lines are registered to an address, but if you use a cellphone, do they have special software or contracts with phone providers to find you? If they are capable of that, then they should also be able incorporate that technology into finding missing cellphones, which is a major problem in our everyday lives
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3iz8if | how do animals who were supposedly extinct for hundreds of years somehow reappear today? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3iz8if/eli5_how_do_animals_who_were_supposedly_extinct/ | {
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21i8gv | what is the psychological cause of our annoyance with simple grammatical errors (their vs. they're, then vs. than, etc.) | What is the psychological cause of our annoyance when we see these simple grammar errors. It seems logical that we would be able to move past it pretty easily, but it really gets into our heads. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/21i8gv/eli5_what_is_the_psychological_cause_of_our/ | {
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2uliem | what do modern russian spies sent to live in the west, actually spy on? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2uliem/eli5_what_do_modern_russian_spies_sent_to_live_in/ | {
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72v0vu | why do colleges stick with the ncaa, instead of starting a new association that allows them to pay their athletes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/72v0vu/eli5_why_do_colleges_stick_with_the_ncaa_instead/ | {
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1ry46p | why are we so concerned about losing languages? | I was listening to a story on NPR today about how the Chinese government is pushing Mandarin and that people are concerned about losing their local dialects. Other than the generic "it's part of the culture", why is this such a problem. Why are all these different languages so important? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ry46p/eli5_why_are_we_so_concerned_about_losing/ | {
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23fjye | why are most of the top posts on reddit almost 2 years old, despite the sites popularity growing since then? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/23fjye/eli5why_are_most_of_the_top_posts_on_reddit/ | {
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1o4icy | why can't i sharpen colored pencils in an electric pencil sharpener? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1o4icy/eli5_why_cant_i_sharpen_colored_pencils_in_an/ | {
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432tcx | what causes those sudden moments when you realize you exist? | Every once in a while I will suddenly have an existential moment where in the space of few seconds I remember that I am me and that I am alive and exist etc, etc. They don't appear to be triggered by anything as I could just be playing Fallout or something and then, boom, I'm gonna die and I'm made of atoms and shiz. W... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/432tcx/eli5_what_causes_those_sudden_moments_when_you/ | {
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98d3zt | how can forests grow indefinitely without depleting the soil | Trees grow by extracting nutrients from the soil. How come these nutrients never gets depleted? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/98d3zt/eli5how_can_forests_grow_indefinitely_without/ | {
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39g3yr | why are human beings inclined to hate (or reluctant to instantly accept) what is different? | OR unknown? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/39g3yr/eli5_why_are_human_beings_inclined_to_hate_or/ | {
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1rinre | why am i hungry an hour after eating chinese food? | does it have anything to do with the high Na (salt) levels? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rinre/why_am_i_hungry_an_hour_after_eating_chinese_food/ | {
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3e62qe | why do bus lines have random 2 or 3 digit numbers instead of following a chronological sequence? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3e62qe/eli5_why_do_bus_lines_have_random_2_or_3_digit/ | {
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chgnm5 | why does wifi in a house or office still suck in an age where we can have a drone transmit a wifi hd video signal from a mile away? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/chgnm5/eli5_why_does_wifi_in_a_house_or_office_still/ | {
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d21lof | how are music videos lip synced when the video is shot in slow motion? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d21lof/eli5_how_are_music_videos_lip_synced_when_the/ | {
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"What do u mean the video is shot in slow mo?",
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"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G025oxyWv0E"
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