q_id stringlengths 5 6 | title stringlengths 3 296 | selftext stringlengths 0 34k | document stringclasses 1
value | subreddit stringclasses 1
value | url stringlengths 4 110 | answers dict | title_urls list | selftext_urls list | answers_urls list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1pqjpu | how is the affordable care act anything but a huge handout to private insurance corporations? | It's not as though some socialized, tax-payer healthcare system has been implemented, correct? Aren't we simply being required to pay for a service from a corporation? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pqjpu/eli5how_is_the_affordable_care_act_anything_but_a/ | {
"a_id": [
"cd4yggh",
"cd4yr2u"
],
"score": [
8,
9
],
"text": [
"It's taking a lot of high risk customers that the insurance company ordinarily wouldn't want and forcing them to be accepted.",
"Benefits to a private insurance company:\n\n* Everyone must enroll\n\nDownsides to a privat... | [] | [] | [
[],
[]
] | |
2vaxfj | is the statistic saying 1 in 5 women are raped accurate? if so how is it not seen as more of a problem? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2vaxfj/eli5is_the_statistic_saying_1_in_5_women_are/ | {
"a_id": [
"cofzz9f",
"cog1ad8"
],
"score": [
5,
3
],
"text": [
"Whenever I've heard the statistic, people always mention that it's that 1 in 5 women had been 'sexually assaulted', a term that includes unwanted groping, grabbing, or threats. While still extremely serious, they are not as ... | [] | [] | [
[],
[
"https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/221153.pdf"
]
] | ||
5qa72q | sanctuary cities | Serious question, I hear a lot of talk about sanctuary cities and I am hoping someone could educate me on what they're all about and who they protect | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5qa72q/eli5_sanctuary_cities/ | {
"a_id": [
"dcxjnyq",
"dcxjtrn",
"dcxuft0",
"dcxzk6i"
],
"score": [
4,
15,
2,
3
],
"text": [
"Imagine this: you are at the playground (your home country). You're playing on the monkey bars (your city), but you want go to play on the jungle gym (America, in a sanctuary city... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[],
[]
] | |
2picvv | the russian ruble crisis | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2picvv/eli5_the_russian_ruble_crisis/ | {
"a_id": [
"cmx7crx"
],
"score": [
3
],
"text": [
"Russian corporations have taken huge loans to develop their business and buy other Russian firms. Those loans are mostly in dollars, some in euros. Now the loans are maturing and they have to be paid back in dollars and euros. However, the fear o... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | ||
9fvubv | how can the remaining battery percentage on a smartphone be displayed, where voltage and current are constant until the battery dies? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9fvubv/eli5_how_can_the_remaining_battery_percentage_on/ | {
"a_id": [
"e5zltho",
"e5zq9j6",
"e5zv0dg"
],
"score": [
14,
3,
2
],
"text": [
"found this article and it seems to explain what you are asking......\n\nThe battery meter in the corner of a phone’s screen might make you think that you’re seeing a perfect, standardized measurement, ... | [] | [] | [
[
"https://thewirecutter.com/blog/why-your-phone-dies-when-it-claims-to-have-battery-left/"
],
[
"https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/lithium_based_batteries"
],
[]
] | |
4zih0p | why is hollywood able to make millions in restricted releases countries like china,korea and japan but fails in india against bollywood movies? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4zih0p/eli5why_is_hollywood_able_to_make_millions_in/ | {
"a_id": [
"d6w6bno"
],
"score": [
2
],
"text": [
"It's a cultural thing. Bollywood movies excel because they exploit the culture of India - traditional musical productions, absolutely ridiculous action scenes, and over-the-top dialogue is what India likes to see, and it's likely because it's wh... | [] | [] | [
[
"https://youtu.be/-WuavCTLCbs"
]
] | ||
743skh | what causes 'house noises', and when does it become dangerous? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/743skh/eli5_what_causes_house_noises_and_when_does_it/ | {
"a_id": [
"dnv9ea9",
"dnvbl40",
"dnvbprf"
],
"score": [
31,
3,
20
],
"text": [
"Homes heat and cool over the course of the day, and the structure of most wood frame houses will creak a bit because the heating and cooling tends to be uneven (it's typically warmer in the upper floo... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[]
] | ||
3o9gdc | why do businesses have to pay tax? the owners are taxed anyway. | I'm aware that through the dividend imputation system (in Australia), any company tax paid is credited on the individual and therefore only counted once.
And companies have been known to change locations, at least on paper, to seek the lowest tax rate (Ireland, various small island nations).
So why tax companies at ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3o9gdc/eli5why_do_businesses_have_to_pay_tax_the_owners/ | {
"a_id": [
"cvv5ici",
"cvv5ps6",
"cvv5qms",
"cvv9jzt",
"cvv9rlp",
"cvve6p6"
],
"score": [
2,
5,
26,
11,
3,
2
],
"text": [
"Because they have special benefits and protections as a business from society and the government and so have to pay for those via taxe... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[],
[],
[],
[]
] | |
4iv4r0 | why are battery arrays (ie: aa-style) designed to alternate the + and the - positions when lined up next to each other? | I mean, in rechargeable packs, you line them up identically, but then you put them in a remote control and they have to alternate. Why?!
Edit: Thanks all! Happy to learn this random bit of information after a lifetime of blindly accepting it! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4iv4r0/eli5_why_are_battery_arrays_ie_aastyle_designed/ | {
"a_id": [
"d31ba7x",
"d31bd23",
"d31f15t"
],
"score": [
5,
63,
10
],
"text": [
"Because wires have to be run from the negative on one battery to the positive on the next battery to form a circuit. The alternating pattern puts the sides that need to be connected closer together.",... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[]
] | |
dal6bp | how does an ischaemic stroke kill someone? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dal6bp/eli5_how_does_an_ischaemic_stroke_kill_someone/ | {
"a_id": [
"f1qinfd"
],
"score": [
19
],
"text": [
"Brain needs oxygen. Blood clot stops blood with oxygen getting to brain. Brain dies. People are brains."
]
} | [] | [] | [
[]
] | |
4vjfn1 | why does car cruise control not work under a certain speed (usually 25 mph)? | I have noticed this in every single car I have ever driven. Is there some sort of engineering reason behind it or is it just arbitrary? Why have a limit at all? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4vjfn1/eli5_why_does_car_cruise_control_not_work_under_a/ | {
"a_id": [
"d5yuw2t",
"d5yvbft",
"d5ywcgu"
],
"score": [
3,
3,
8
],
"text": [
"There is a reason the speed limit is < 25MPH, usually because there are a lot of driveways/side streets. At 60MPH, you don't have to worry as much about people hitting you from the sides.",
"It is ... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[]
] | |
87cdp5 | why smoke isn’t clear? | Some basic chemistry tells you that fires are just combustion reactions. I’ve always learned that the gases produced in these (CO and CO2) are colorless. So why isn’t smoke colorless? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/87cdp5/eli5_why_smoke_isnt_clear/ | {
"a_id": [
"dwbsszn",
"dwbst0v"
],
"score": [
3,
4
],
"text": [
"It depends on what is being burned. A pure gas induced flame from your stove top gives off clear gas.\n\nWheras wood burning gives off black fumes due to the nature of the wood and so forth with chemicals and such.\n\nOr rap... | [] | [] | [
[],
[]
] | |
7149dq | the difference from dram to sram | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7149dq/eli5_the_difference_from_dram_to_sram/ | {
"a_id": [
"dn7yt7y",
"dn7ziv3"
],
"score": [
8,
3
],
"text": [
"Dynamic RAM (DRAM) requires the computer to constantly refresh the data stored in memory. If the power is cut then the memory is cleared.\n\nStatic RAM (SRAM) will maintain the value without having to constantly refresh it. ... | [] | [] | [
[],
[]
] | ||
1js7va | how can publishers afford steam's seasonal sales? | I know that in American retail stores, products are often marked up quite a bit and sales are the stores reducing the price to something that's actually more reasonable than the normal price, but that doesn't seem to be the case with Steam's sales.
I'm not sure how much physical video games are marked up to increase p... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1js7va/eli5_how_can_publishers_afford_steams_seasonal/ | {
"a_id": [
"cbhs88f",
"cbhs926"
],
"score": [
2,
10
],
"text": [
"well the kind of people who will pay full price for a game on release day are still going to, if only for early access, the sales give you profits now from people that would usually wait a lot longer for the price to become... | [] | [] | [
[],
[
"http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/174587/Steam_sales_How_deep_discounts_really_affect_your_games.php"
]
] | |
4r4vdf | how do airplanes avoid fireworks? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4r4vdf/eli5_how_do_airplanes_avoid_fireworks/ | {
"a_id": [
"d4ybekd",
"d4ybpa1",
"d4yilfh"
],
"score": [
14,
3,
2
],
"text": [
"It's illegal to set off fireworks near an airport and outside of take off and landing airplanes are far to high to be impacted by fireworks. ",
"Your firework show style shells/rockets only go up t... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[]
] | ||
bzgrwl | what are some huge differences between asian food and americanized asian food? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bzgrwl/eli5_what_are_some_huge_differences_between_asian/ | {
"a_id": [
"eqsaxpx"
],
"score": [
2
],
"text": [
"all the most popular dishes exist in one way or another back in the home countries. but it is usually not the same compared to the american version. in general, americans like their food saltier, more deep fried options, and stronger/more seaso... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | ||
2wb896 | string theory: why do scientists think that it has the shape of a string? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2wb896/eli5_string_theory_why_do_scientists_think_that/ | {
"a_id": [
"cop7682",
"copfvk0"
],
"score": [
14,
5
],
"text": [
"ELI5? The universe is a guitar, you can pluck the string and get a sound. that sound is a frequency. Pluck it harder or change the length and you get more frequencies. Well what if you can get a bunch more strings on your c... | [] | [] | [
[],
[]
] | ||
1fzpl8 | owning the means of production | Hi all,
I have been trying to expand my worldview by studying socialism/communism and I Keep seeing the constant "...workers own the means of production." in anything I find online but the statement is always isolated and the text assumes the reader already has contextual information. Can someone ELI5 to me or give me... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1fzpl8/eli5owning_the_means_of_production/ | {
"a_id": [
"cafcslf",
"caffmmi"
],
"score": [
2,
3
],
"text": [
"Well, in our current capitalist societies, rich people own the means of production. Workers are forced to sell their labour to rich people in order to survive by buying back the products of their own labour in the first plac... | [] | [] | [
[],
[]
] | |
62angz | what is environment genetics? | (looked it up on google i only found things about environment variations and such)
Can someone please explain/give examples of what that is? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/62angz/eli5what_is_environment_genetics/ | {
"a_id": [
"dfl1rcg"
],
"score": [
3
],
"text": [
"Are you refering to Epigenetics?"
]
} | [] | [] | [
[]
] | |
35sky9 | why is "mouthbreather" an insult? | That's pretty much it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35sky9/eli5_why_is_mouthbreather_an_insult/ | {
"a_id": [
"cr7ezyk",
"cr7fxxi"
],
"score": [
2,
8
],
"text": [
"Correct if I'm wrong but it usually refers to someone loudly breathing through their mouths. Like some old guy mouth gaping open breathing like an elephant who is choking",
"I think it's because it's associated with a lo... | [] | [] | [
[],
[]
] | |
87jdxo | whats the difference between soa and restful web services? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/87jdxo/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_soa_and_restful/ | {
"a_id": [
"dwdbxc4"
],
"score": [
11
],
"text": [
"They're not describing the same thing. REST describes a communication protocol. SOA describes a design strategy.\n\nService Oriented Architecture - It's a design paradigm for designing applications where you divide it into smaller services. The ... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | ||
6boi1w | stages of startups. ipo, series a, b, c, seed, angel. what does it mean? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6boi1w/eli5_stages_of_startups_ipo_series_a_b_c_seed/ | {
"a_id": [
"dho9x6v"
],
"score": [
2
],
"text": [
"I will try to answer based on my limited knowledge.\n\nAngel investors are individuals, usually friends or family of the entrepreneur, that invests a one time amount in exchange for some equity in the company. I believe they are referred as \"ang... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | ||
54wrni | why is everyone pushing for no data caps with home internet but no one is pushing for no data caps with cell providers. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/54wrni/eli5_why_is_everyone_pushing_for_no_data_caps/ | {
"a_id": [
"d85kerd",
"d85kfkb"
],
"score": [
2,
4
],
"text": [
"One difference is that there's a lot more competition for wireless carriers. In most areas you have a choice of 4 networks, and T-mobile still offers unlimited LTE data.\n\nAlso, there's a limited amount of wireless spectrum... | [] | [] | [
[],
[]
] | ||
69femm | how hyperpolarization and depolarization within the nervous system and how basic bio-electrical conduction works at a cellular level [warning: a long post and answer required] | Could someone please explain the intracellular process that is going on when cells send electrical signals through the nervous system. I am interested in both the nervous system and electrical conduction within the heart.
I'm not sure I understand how the ions, ion channels, electrolyte, transport molecules, vesicles... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/69femm/eli5_how_hyperpolarization_and_depolarization/ | {
"a_id": [
"dh66lo8"
],
"score": [
6
],
"text": [
"Alright. Disclaimer: The real understanding is much more complex. Since this is the \" Explain Like I am *five* \" thread, I am trying fro a simpler explanation. PM me if you want a more detailed version.\n\n**Physics**: Ions are just fancy names... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | |
4dkf2z | why do some state's primary give all there delegates to one person and others split it up? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4dkf2z/eli5_why_do_some_states_primary_give_all_there/ | {
"a_id": [
"d1rskzs"
],
"score": [
2
],
"text": [
"It depends what the state chapter of that party values. Some states like their state to be unified under one candidate. Others like to proportionally distribute.\n\nIt's the same reason why some states have caucuses and some states have primari... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | ||
324e1k | why do some people handle objects with the tip of their fingers, while the others do so with their palms? | Is there a deeper reason behind such phenomenon? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/324e1k/eli5_why_do_some_people_handle_objects_with_the/ | {
"a_id": [
"cq7ub9w"
],
"score": [
2
],
"text": [
"Out of interest: Could i get an example of what you mean?"
]
} | [] | [] | [
[]
] | |
5bcnlg | what do intel and the others do to improve their cpu's each year on year? | I get that they shrink the processor (and I get that that is becoming more and more difficult to do) and I understand that it may not be truly double each year on year. However it is a pretty consistent system and each year we can expect faster improvements. My question is that how can they keep doing this? And why doe... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5bcnlg/eli5_what_do_intel_and_the_others_do_to_improve/ | {
"a_id": [
"d9nh20e",
"d9nhvy4",
"d9njahx",
"d9ntsfe"
],
"score": [
3,
11,
2,
2
],
"text": [
"Firstly, Moore's law states that it doubles roughly every 18 months. This is based not only on Intel's work but many other companies, as well as university research programs. It i... | [] | [] | [
[],
[
"http://www.itrs2.net/"
],
[],
[]
] | |
2k4784 | how do big companies (microsoft and sony) run out of products? | They ran out of systems last year. As early as four months before release they had to cancel pre-orders. Are items such as consoles not easily manufactured? What is the limiting item in production? Is it speed, or some material? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2k4784/eli5_how_do_big_companies_microsoft_and_sony_run/ | {
"a_id": [
"clhqroo"
],
"score": [
4
],
"text": [
"There are two main issues driving this: just in time delivery and lean manufacturing. Just in time delivery refers to the method of stocking inventory so the end retailer has only a few days supply of anything on hand, and lean manufacturing is a... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | |
7l9iua | what makes a drug a drug, if a drug has a physiological effect then wouldn't everything we consume be considered a drug? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7l9iua/eli5what_makes_a_drug_a_drug_if_a_drug_has_a/ | {
"a_id": [
"drki5gc"
],
"score": [
6
],
"text": [
" > [A drug is any substance (other than food that provides nutritional support) that, when inhaled, injected, smoked, consumed, absorbed via a patch on the skin, or dissolved under the tongue causes a temporary physiological (and often psycholog... | [] | [] | [
[
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug"
]
] | ||
akrn7h | why do zippers work only when grabbed by the dangling part? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/akrn7h/eli5_why_do_zippers_work_only_when_grabbed_by_the/ | {
"a_id": [
"ef79x7s",
"ef7a7ue"
],
"score": [
2,
5
],
"text": [
"It is possible to manually operate a zipper. But it is much easier with the provided tool. Zippers are constructed in such a way that the two sides can be closed when they both curve outwards from each other but then when yo... | [] | [] | [
[],
[]
] | ||
2a7m50 | when we have an argument in our heads, who are we really having an argument with? as in are we having it with our subconscious and why? | Why do we have conversations, arguements and dialogues with our selves in our heads. Sometimes trying to win an argument, for no apparent reason. Why do we do this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2a7m50/eli5_when_we_have_an_argument_in_our_heads_who/ | {
"a_id": [
"cisa780"
],
"score": [
2
],
"text": [
"You're arguing against your imagination. Think of it like a battle simulator."
]
} | [] | [] | [
[]
] | |
24ocne | why does the candle get shorter, even though the wax rehardens? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24ocne/eli5_why_does_the_candle_get_shorter_even_though/ | {
"a_id": [
"ch92own"
],
"score": [
3
],
"text": [
"The wax is the fuel that is being burned. The flame melts the wax, and liquid wax is pulled up in to the wick, where the flame then vaporizes it. The wax vapor then burns, producing a flame.\n\nThe wax that re-hardens is the bit that has escape... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | ||
5i290y | how do ants decide the physical structure of their colonies? | Does it follow some sort of pattern? How do they decide? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5i290y/eli5_how_do_ants_decide_the_physical_structure_of/ | {
"a_id": [
"db4yhal",
"db526pb"
],
"score": [
89,
6
],
"text": [
"They don't decide in the sense of a conscious, intentional, planned or designed thing. Instead, each one of many individuals of various castes (think occupations) follows a few very simple procedures that collectively resul... | [] | [] | [
[],
[]
] | |
83wxhf | how come when skulls are found, the nose is often missing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/83wxhf/eli5_how_come_when_skulls_are_found_the_nose_is/ | {
"a_id": [
"dvl3e0t",
"dvl3jy9"
],
"score": [
9,
3
],
"text": [
"No bones in the nose. It’s all cartilage. That decomposes and leaves just the bone of the skull. ",
"The nose is actually not made of bone, but of cartilage, which isn't quite as strong or resilient as bone. It decompos... | [] | [] | [
[],
[]
] | ||
4tovem | - why do some people's faces turn red after drinking certain alcohol beverages? | When I drink wine, my face turns red almost instantly. After just a few drinks I begin to feel my cheeks getting hotter. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4tovem/eli5_why_do_some_peoples_faces_turn_red_after/ | {
"a_id": [
"d5j23tc",
"d5jfjgu",
"d5jfkh4"
],
"score": [
8,
3,
4
],
"text": [
"You may have a deficiency in the enzyme that breaks down alcohol.\n\n[Here's a link that might help explain it better than I would.](_URL_0_)",
"The skin condition rosacea can also cause redness in ... | [] | [] | [
[
"https://bsclarified.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/im-not-drunk-i-just-have-a-deficient-enzyme/"
],
[],
[]
] | |
fcrjxu | what is a computational graph? | At university, when we are talking about common machine learning frameworks, we often talk about so-called "computational graphs". I struggle to understand what they are and would be very happy if someone could explain. Thanks in advance! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fcrjxu/eli5_what_is_a_computational_graph/ | {
"a_id": [
"fjclzs5"
],
"score": [
2
],
"text": [
"If you take very basic math computations, for example a*b+c you can organize this computation in a graph, taking into account all the temporary steps taken to find the answer. For that expression we might have\n\n +\n / \\\n * ... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | |
37qk22 | why have some trucks inward- or outward facing wheel hubs? | For clarification, 2 photos.
_URL_1_
_URL_0_ | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37qk22/eli5_why_have_some_trucks_inward_or_outward/ | {
"a_id": [
"crp3i7s"
],
"score": [
2
],
"text": [
"Take a look here: _URL_0_\n\n\nBasically, the inward facing wheels are driving wheels and there's one on the inside which faces outwards. "
]
} | [] | [
"http://i.imgur.com/ylDGols.jpg",
"http://i.imgur.com/uHAClZi.jpg"
] | [
[
"http://www.quora.com/Has-anyone-noticed-that-in-multi-axle-bus-one-chassis-of-rear-tyre-is-facing-outward-and-another-is-facing-inward-Is-there-any-specific-reason-behind-it"
]
] | |
4d0lu7 | what is rational and irrational? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4d0lu7/eli5what_is_rational_and_irrational/ | {
"a_id": [
"d1mse0o"
],
"score": [
2
],
"text": [
"Rational means \"makes sense\". It can also mean \"is logical\" or \"is reasonable\" \n\nIrrational means \"doesn't make sense\". It can also mean \"isn't logical\" or \"isn't reasonable\" \n\nFor simple word definitions and examples, ofte... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | ||
5pv0ti | why exercise is more beneficial than resting when it comes to organs, specifically the heart. | I'm just curious as to why stressing out the heart during exercise makes it stronger and last longer versus a heart that got to rest more. i.e A person that works out versus a person that lays on the couch any chance they get.
In my mind, it seems like someone who is able rest all the time would have a better heart b... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5pv0ti/eli5_why_exercise_is_more_beneficial_than_resting/ | {
"a_id": [
"dcu27jh"
],
"score": [
3
],
"text": [
"The heart is a muscle. Use it or lose it.\n\nLike, if you use your heart often you are training it like any other muscle, so when you have to do some heavy work when you are a couch potatoe you are more prone to heartattacks and what not, because... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | |
a1tb01 | how does electricity pass through a metal heating element without discharging into the water? | Since electricity passes through water and there's no shield between the water and the element. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a1tb01/eli5_how_does_electricity_pass_through_a_metal/ | {
"a_id": [
"eashraf",
"easi2pw",
"easj15f",
"easm6jw"
],
"score": [
6,
5,
5,
2
],
"text": [
"Water is a pretty terrible conductor. Its only a good conductor vs the air. Electrons always choose the easiest path, and metal is way way easier to get through to water.\n\nIts li... | [] | [] | [
[],
[
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichrome"
],
[],
[
"https://youtu.be/cNjA0aee07k"
]
] | |
bm2t4y | how does tickling work? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bm2t4y/eli5_how_does_tickling_work/ | {
"a_id": [
"emtf6st",
"emthnsh",
"emtjoqi",
"emtkq30"
],
"score": [
31,
3,
31,
10
],
"text": [
"IIRC, basically it’s surprise stimulus to the body, which reacts with sudden jerking movements in an effort to “get away” from the stimulus. notice if you try and tickle yoursel... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[],
[]
] | |
fj26gm | when someone has a disease but no symptoms, how is their immune system behaving differently than someone who does have symptoms? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fj26gm/eli5_when_someone_has_a_disease_but_no_symptoms/ | {
"a_id": [
"fkmaxd5",
"fkkhy43",
"fkl51o2",
"fklix11"
],
"score": [
2,
79,
104,
25
],
"text": [
"I have this issue- I have a very low white blood cell count which means I often get viruses, but my body has no ability to fight off the virus, so I get ill but without the sam... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[],
[]
] | ||
cfft24 | if earth is moving at 110000km/hr in space, how do astronauts return back to earth without crashing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cfft24/eli5_if_earth_is_moving_at_110000kmhr_in_space/ | {
"a_id": [
"eu9mnsn",
"eu9muzy",
"eu9qndk"
],
"score": [
10,
9,
2
],
"text": [
"Its because the Astronauts are moving with to the earth when they leave the atmosphere, its like how you can throw a tennis ball straight up and down in a moving car without it zooming off behind you a... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[]
] | ||
5d3hor | can machine learning ever "learn" things intuitively? | Say I'm learning a chemistry concept or whatever. Sometimes, something just clicks or there's an "aha" moment which makes the said concept really lucid, allows you to create a mental model and makes solving problems in that really easy.
Would AI machine learning involve similar processes? Or is it just a process of th... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5d3hor/eli5_can_machine_learning_ever_learn_things/ | {
"a_id": [
"da1g5bj"
],
"score": [
11
],
"text": [
"It \"kinda\" can.\n\nThe most common machine learning approach at the moment (neural networks) is basically a very fancy gradient descent (go down the slope of a hill).\n\nSometimes, a neural net can get stuck in a local minimum (a pool on top o... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | |
406vyy | how does the body handle multiple 'common cold' virus strains at once? are symptoms generally worse, prolonged, or is there no real change? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/406vyy/eli5_how_does_the_body_handle_multiple_common/ | {
"a_id": [
"cys6fv9"
],
"score": [
2
],
"text": [
"Symptoms are getting worse, but not significantly. Our immune systems are able to handle multiple strains because they are similar enough that the same thing works for all of them. The opposite is true if you get a disease you never had before,... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | ||
8gwz37 | what's the point of runway shows? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8gwz37/eli5_whats_the_point_of_runway_shows/ | {
"a_id": [
"dyfc56n",
"dyfc7mh"
],
"score": [
3,
2
],
"text": [
"As far as I can tell runways are to display the concept and the art behind it, elements of the runway show get whittled down into everyday wearable stuff.",
"I think the models are literally displaying art and concepts. ... | [] | [] | [
[],
[]
] | ||
bayyip | why is it harder for guys to urinate when they have an erection compared to when they’re flaccid? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bayyip/eli5_why_is_it_harder_for_guys_to_urinate_when/ | {
"a_id": [
"ekf5nqb"
],
"score": [
9
],
"text": [
"Simply put, there's a series of inflatable chambers around the urine hose from the bladder. When flaccid, these chambers are empty, which allows pee to flow through the hose easily. The erection happens because those chambers are filled with bloo... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | ||
3u0rsl | how did bitcoin go from being nothing into becoming something so expensive? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3u0rsl/eli5_how_did_bitcoin_go_from_being_nothing_into/ | {
"a_id": [
"cxax4qc",
"cxb0b05",
"cxb6qkv"
],
"score": [
19,
3,
3
],
"text": [
"The simplest explanation is that people wanted it.\n\nValue is just a representation of how much someone wants something, and how much they're willing to pay to have it. When Bitcoin was first invented... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[]
] | ||
1iqiyn | what is going on with usa vs venezuela? | Just saw something on the Front Page about them being pissed at us, and remember from back in the 2nd Bush Administration their President(?) [Prime Minister?; Unsure]; made a comment about Bush being the Devil; My point is, the two countries seem to have beef and if someone could explain, that'd be cool; Thank you. :D ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1iqiyn/eli5_what_is_going_on_with_usa_vs_venezuela/ | {
"a_id": [
"cb721xw"
],
"score": [
18
],
"text": [
" I live in the Colombia-Venezuela border, so let me try to answer this as simple as I can: It’s all bullshit. \n\nThat’s the simple answer. As to why is bullshit, we have to get a little more complicated. Venezuela´s economy is broken, a lot of ... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | |
1g4nba | if neanderthals where physically stronger and had larger brains, how did homo sapiens manage to come out on top? | I've been reading some about them today and am totally fascinated. I realize that a bigger brain doesn't necessarily reflect a higher intellectual capability, but they obviously kept up with us for quite some time. What happened to these guys, and why didn't it happen to us? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1g4nba/eli5_if_neanderthals_where_physically_stronger/ | {
"a_id": [
"cagoas9",
"cagobwr",
"cagocc8",
"cagp3rx",
"cagqf1r",
"cagrttj",
"cagsv8b",
"cagtnd8",
"cagu99t",
"caguday",
"cagv537",
"cagvrxz",
"cagwlr9",
"cagwsle",
"cagxgxu",
"cagxw8i",
"cagxzzw",
"cah1u9o",
"cah2t0n",
"cah4k61"
],
... | [] | [] | [
[
"http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/10/121012-neanderthals-science-paabo-dna-sex-breeding-humans/",
"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/05/neanderthal-sex-modern-humans-interbreeding-africa_n_1942142.html"
],
[],
[],
[],
[],
[],
[],
[
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc3QI... | |
2q850l | when will i be allowed to visit cuba? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2q850l/eli5when_will_i_be_allowed_to_visit_cuba/ | {
"a_id": [
"cn3qhaf"
],
"score": [
2
],
"text": [
"You've been able to visit since 2011, when President Obama 1st relaxed rules.\n\nThe recent announcement increased the number of reasons you can give for wanting to visit."
]
} | [] | [] | [
[]
] | ||
23ui0x | how do payday loans work? how long do the recipients typically take to get out of payday loan debt? | First, how do they work?
Second, why do I hear of payday loan recipients taking so long to get out of that debt?
Third, did you know anyone who took out payday loans? What stories do you have to tell about it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/23ui0x/eli5_how_do_payday_loans_work_how_long_do_the/ | {
"a_id": [
"ch0p7lb",
"ch0p7mn"
],
"score": [
2,
3
],
"text": [
"Hey there - payday loans are basically loan sharks but with more glitzy ads! I would not recommend it as the interest is an absolute killer and could land you in a whole mess of debt! Better than a payday loan would be a cre... | [] | [] | [
[
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvgYl1JiuWw"
],
[
"http://www.stepchange.org/Mediacentre/Pressreleases/Paydayloanrise.aspx"
]
] | |
e9pacq | the differences between germs and bacteria. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e9pacq/eli5_the_differences_between_germs_and_bacteria/ | {
"a_id": [
"fakf0f2"
],
"score": [
10
],
"text": [
"Germs are tiny organisms, or living things, that can cause disease.\n\nGerms include bacteria, but germs can also be viruses, fungi, and protozoa, which are different from bacteria.\n\nBacteria is one type of germ.\n\nBacteria are tiny, one-cell... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | ||
7newdk | fibonacci sequence | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7newdk/eli5_fibonacci_sequence/ | {
"a_id": [
"ds197nl",
"ds19etc",
"ds1a5mg",
"ds1kpk2",
"ds22g3k"
],
"score": [
9,
4,
98,
12,
6
],
"text": [
"The first two numbers are 1 and 1, and each subsequent number is the sum of the previous two numbers.\n\nSo 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34 and so on.\n\nEdit:... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[],
[
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahXIMUkSXX0",
"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/FibonacciChamomile.PNG"
],
[]
] | ||
60j2j9 | why do emotionally/ mentally exhausting events or situations tend to leave you feeling physically fatigued as well? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/60j2j9/eli5_why_do_emotionally_mentally_exhausting/ | {
"a_id": [
"df6sknx",
"df6ug6u",
"df7kqpo"
],
"score": [
6,
6,
2
],
"text": [
"Events like that tend to produce a surge in adrenalin amongst other things. That causes the body to prepare for an instinctive fight or flight reaction. This drives the blood pressure up as well as cau... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[]
] | ||
1piwgd | how come fairly deep cuts on your skin make it bruise yellow? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1piwgd/eli5_how_come_fairly_deep_cuts_on_your_skin_make/ | {
"a_id": [
"cd2sj6n"
],
"score": [
2
],
"text": [
"Cuts sever blood vessels. A shallow cut will sever vessels that have room to bleed out of the wound and outside the body. Deeper cuts may accumulate lost blood because the cut is partially closed, and because your blood's coagulation factors (c... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | ||
5eeocn | is it better to have a diet consisting of really healthy and really unhealthy foods, or mediocre foods? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5eeocn/eli5_is_it_better_to_have_a_diet_consisting_of/ | {
"a_id": [
"dabvjoq"
],
"score": [
8
],
"text": [
"There is no such thing as healthy or unhealthy foods. There are healthy and unhealthy *diets*, and if a diet is healthy or not depends on the person and their activity.\n\nFor example the person who eats 3500 calories a day that are high in prote... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | ||
256jh3 | why is the food choice normally peanuts/pretzels/popcorn at a bar. does it have to do with the ease/cost of acquiring/serving...or does it serve a purpose e.g. assisting in alcohol consumption, etc... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/256jh3/eli5_why_is_the_food_choice_normally/ | {
"a_id": [
"che6p9e",
"che7cqq",
"che9nr8",
"che9xrf"
],
"score": [
5,
5,
2,
3
],
"text": [
"Peanuts, pretzels and popcorn are salty.\n\nSalt makes you thirsty\n\nThirst makes you buy beer\n\nBeer makes money\n\nMoney buys peanuts, popcorn and pretzels.",
"Some states ... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[],
[]
] | ||
46b6vk | if i moved to a very hot / sunny country, would i need to wear sun cream forever? why would my skin not naturally adjust? | I am from the UK and my skin would burn if I wore no sun cream on a hot English summer's day (approx 27 C or higher).
If I moved to a country with a hot climate, would I need to wear sun cream every day for the rest of my life? If so, why would my skin not naturally adjust over time? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/46b6vk/eli5_if_i_moved_to_a_very_hot_sunny_country_would/ | {
"a_id": [
"d03pto0",
"d03puzq"
],
"score": [
3,
3
],
"text": [
"Your skin will naturally darken (getting tan) which will gradually cause your skin to become more and more resistant to sunburn.",
"No. I'm from Australia, and although the Sun gets pretty hot here during the summer, it'... | [] | [] | [
[],
[]
] | |
9se0oz | what is the difference between intermittent fasting and skipping breakfast? | I've always heard/read "don't skip breakfast, it's the most important meal of the day", because it supposedly helps you make better choices when eating subsequent meals throughout the day. However, since intermittent fasting has become more popular and I've been reading about it, they usually suggest starting off slow ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9se0oz/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_intermittent/ | {
"a_id": [
"e8o0yfi",
"e8o1gte",
"e8o2b2c",
"e8o91nn",
"e8oan8l",
"e8oby49",
"e8og4zz"
],
"score": [
244,
11,
7,
2,
53,
3,
6
],
"text": [
"Literally none. The whole \"breakfast is the most important meal of the day\" schtick is bogus. You'll be hung... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[],
[],
[],
[],
[]
] | |
43x5ut | so i found out that space telescopes capture "colors" that weren't there to begin with and see in black and white. what colors are really present in our universe? | EDIT:
To clarify, the Hubble colorizes white and black images by adding colors to represent the spectrum. I'm just wondering "what colors are really present in our universe," as in, what colors are actually out there in space? Not how they color it. That's my bad. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/43x5ut/eli5_so_i_found_out_that_space_telescopes_capture/ | {
"a_id": [
"czlo00m",
"czlp1uc",
"czm49vx",
"czmak4b",
"czmnvt4"
],
"score": [
16,
3,
3,
2,
2
],
"text": [
"You might be mistaking a few things, lots of telescopes CAN capture colour, others do not. When you see a false colour image it isn't that the microscope is ... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[
"http://i.imgur.com/JRaDEGx.jpg"
],
[
"http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc42a.htm",
"https://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im0685.html",
"http://seleani.me/?p=2208",
"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap970726.html"
],
[]
] | |
4e7sj6 | how do nuclear bombs manage to cause so much damage on the ground when most of their energy appears to be wasted in the upward travelling fireball / mushroom cloud? | So obviously the primary immediate physical damage (not counting radiation, actual blast damage) of a nuclear weapon is caused by the shockwave rippling out from the explosion and essentially flattening or severely damaging anything in its path. But aren't nuclear bombs actually very inefficient with their energy? The ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4e7sj6/eli5_how_do_nuclear_bombs_manage_to_cause_so_much/ | {
"a_id": [
"d1xqkrq",
"d1xqyqc",
"d1y0l2o",
"d1y4zlp",
"d1y62y9",
"d1y8z4j"
],
"score": [
26,
17,
3,
5,
3,
3
],
"text": [
"Imagine a bomb exploded in the air with no land anywhere around it. The force would expand out in every direction equally. When a bomb... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[],
[],
[],
[]
] | |
5m6754 | let's say i'm an alien and i have a magical telescope that sees the surface of the earth, would i see dinosaurs or humans? | When we look into space, we basically see the past, right? Because the light of a star that leaves it today, doesn't reach us for (a few million) years. We see this star how it was in the past.
Edit: mmmm, thinking about it, I kinda answered my own question. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5m6754/eli5lets_say_im_an_alien_and_i_have_a_magical/ | {
"a_id": [
"dc12gnv"
],
"score": [
3
],
"text": [
"Depends how far away you are. If you were on a star 65 million light years away (this would be in very distant galaxy) you could see dinosaurs. If you were on the closest star to Earth you would see things that happened 4 years ago. "
]
} | [] | [] | [
[]
] | |
m2y5h | how can the us government run up so much debt? how much money does the government get from the fed? |
How can the US Government run up so much debt?
I guess if I have a credit card and I reach the limit, I can't spend any more. Does such a limit exist for the Government?
How much money does the government get from the Fed?
If the government has a 1 trillion dollar budget, I assume during the course of the year, ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/m2y5h/how_can_the_us_government_run_up_so_much_debt_how/ | {
"a_id": [
"c2xnhtv",
"c2xoax5",
"c2xoinv",
"c2xnhtv",
"c2xoax5",
"c2xoinv"
],
"score": [
2,
3,
3,
2,
3,
3
],
"text": [
"this might help you.\n_URL_0_",
"Governments can carry debt. The US, because of our economy, can carry more than others. \n\nThere i... | [] | [] | [
[
"http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Jjv-MtGpj2U"
],
[],
[],
[
"http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Jjv-MtGpj2U"
],
[],
[]
] | |
38el47 | can you still blink if you've lost an eye? | Watching through a show where a character has lost an eye, and I was wondering would he be able to still have control over that eye lid with the eye being gone? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38el47/eli5_can_you_still_blink_if_youve_lost_an_eye/ | {
"a_id": [
"crufksq"
],
"score": [
2
],
"text": [
"Generally, yes. Your eye is separate from your eyelid and associated muscles/nerves. It's entirely possible to lose an eye and keep eyelid function like blinking/winking. \n\nI personally know a few people with prosthetic eyes, they all blink/win... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | |
edu6lo | why is it so hard to spot your own typos? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/edu6lo/eli5_why_is_it_so_hard_to_spot_your_own_typos/ | {
"a_id": [
"fbkzw03",
"fbl0bbg"
],
"score": [
4,
4
],
"text": [
"Probably bc you already know what your about to read and skim over words instead of reading each one individual ly. Try printing the pages and read it on paper. You will be amazed how much more you see.",
"The human mind... | [] | [] | [
[],
[]
] | ||
38e0l4 | how many hydrogen bombs exist and how do they work? is it the same as a nuke? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38e0l4/eli5_how_many_hydrogen_bombs_exist_and_how_do/ | {
"a_id": [
"cruaw2q"
],
"score": [
6
],
"text": [
"There are two ways to create a nuclear explosion: fission and fusion. Fission occurs when you take a heavy atom (plutonium and uranium are used in nuclear weapons) and split its nucleus. This process releases a huge amount of energy, in the form ... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | ||
348eyr | how are internet ads still profitable, considering there're so many of them and no one pays attention to them? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/348eyr/eli5_how_are_internet_ads_still_profitable/ | {
"a_id": [
"cqs88dc",
"cqs95d7",
"cqs9bic",
"cqs9iy1",
"cqsa1oz",
"cqsada6",
"cqsazjh",
"cqsdk9m",
"cqsdrlx",
"cqsecb8",
"cqsf4j4",
"cqsf5ta",
"cqsf9al",
"cqsfk72",
"cqsfnrz",
"cqsfnuq",
"cqsg10r",
"cqsgqhl",
"cqsj9ad",
"cqsn3r5"
],
... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[],
[],
[],
[],
[],
[],
[],
[],
[
"google.com"
],
[],
[],
[],
[],
[
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inbound_marketing"
],
[],
[],
[],
[]
] | ||
34q0li | pendulum waves - specifically, the math/science behind why it happens | I saw a really cool [bowling ball pendulum wave project](_URL_0_), and while the person who posted it *did* tell how/why it works, I wonder if anyone can super-simplify it for me. I happen to know some young boys who are interested in math and science and I'd like to be able to tell them what's going on in my 'avoided-... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/34q0li/eli5_pendulum_waves_specifically_the_mathscience/ | {
"a_id": [
"cqx0fu9"
],
"score": [
2
],
"text": [
"The natural frequency(# of cycles per second, assuming you don't disturb it) of a simple pendulum is ω=sqrt(g/L) where g is the acceleration due to gravity(9.81m/s^2 on Earth) and L is the length. So g doesn't change, but you can change L. If you... | [] | [
"http://celophoto.blogspot.com/2012/03/last-bowling-ball-pendulum-post-i.html"
] | [
[
"https://www.desmos.com/calculator/vct2by0cia"
]
] | |
comdks | why does expired fruit taste like alcohol? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/comdks/eli5_why_does_expired_fruit_taste_like_alcohol/ | {
"a_id": [
"ewjduuk",
"ewje0hk"
],
"score": [
12,
4
],
"text": [
"Because the insides are fermenting naturally into alcohol. Google search for drunk birds or other animals, they get drunk off fermented fruit. Also, it is popular knowledge that prisoners use fruit to make their own swill... | [] | [] | [
[],
[]
] | ||
23kxee | why do i want to study least when i need to the most? | It would be a lot simpler if motivation was proportional to need for study. Unfortunately there seems to be an inverse relationship. Why do so many people not like working? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/23kxee/eli5_why_do_i_want_to_study_least_when_i_need_to/ | {
"a_id": [
"cgy0pdd",
"cgy5wx5"
],
"score": [
8,
5
],
"text": [
"By the time you need to study very hard, it's likely you have been falling behind. It's daunting for that reason.",
"I think I've figured out that, for me, I like to be in control and be able to come and go as I please. ... | [] | [] | [
[],
[]
] | |
a25y3s | what is tge difference between a normal differential in a car and a limited slip differential | Out of curiosity really | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a25y3s/eli5_what_is_tge_difference_between_a_normal/ | {
"a_id": [
"eaver4q"
],
"score": [
3
],
"text": [
"Your two simplest types of differential are locked and open\n\nIn a locked differential, both wheels that are connected to it *must* spin at the same speed, they're physically connected. This is good for slippery situations as both wheels will a... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | |
4p6llv | why despite not being absorbed by the body, containing zero calories, no effect on teeth and literally having the potential to save millions in healthcare, why have artificial sweeteners not replaced sugar? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4p6llv/eli5_why_despite_not_being_absorbed_by_the_body/ | {
"a_id": [
"d4igr0s",
"d4ih9qf",
"d4ihpot"
],
"score": [
7,
3,
3
],
"text": [
"Because we don't know exactly what the long term health effects may be yet. Apart from saccharin which is about 130 years old (and banned in many countries for being carcinogenic), all the other sugar s... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[]
] | ||
aqg70k | how does tempering glass make it stronger? | I was reading about how it introduces compression stress to the outside of the glass and tension to the inside but I don't understand why adding stress makes it stronger
Edit: typo | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aqg70k/eli5_how_does_tempering_glass_make_it_stronger/ | {
"a_id": [
"egfvrhg"
],
"score": [
5
],
"text": [
"Windshields are not tempered glass. They are two sheets of glass laminated to a sheet of vinyl in between. Since it is so common for windshields to get hit with rocks etc, and because many airbags inflate into the windshield they need to stay i... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | |
8zhxmc | why isn’t there a meal replacement drink or pill at the grocery store that can provide all your daily nourishment with out any extra calories? is the technology not there yet or is there not a market for it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8zhxmc/eli5_why_isnt_there_a_meal_replacement_drink_or/ | {
"a_id": [
"e2iv5b4",
"e2ivbgf"
],
"score": [
5,
2
],
"text": [
"[Here](_URL_0_) is a meal/food replacement called soylent, probably the most well known brand of this category. There are a handful of companies making it out there, its just not popular. They are basically vitamin/protein s... | [] | [] | [
[
"https://www.soylent.com/"
],
[]
] | ||
8k9w2q | how does hiv/aids transmission work? | Just curious ... like does it transmit faster during anal sex or other forms of "excitement" or does it also transmit besides having sex? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8k9w2q/eli5_how_does_hivaids_transmission_work/ | {
"a_id": [
"dz60jh4",
"dz60su9"
],
"score": [
3,
3
],
"text": [
"The virus can only live in substances like blood and semen. So if blood or semen with HIV in it gets into someone else's blood, the virus can be transmitted. This can happen through sex, through blood transfusion, or any oth... | [] | [] | [
[],
[]
] | |
65yfa6 | why youtube cannot make app for mobile which will go on even when the screen is locked (i mean the sound of video)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/65yfa6/eli5_why_youtube_cannot_make_app_for_mobile_which/ | {
"a_id": [
"dge53o6"
],
"score": [
3
],
"text": [
"FYI you can do this in the Firefox browser. YouTube doesn't do this with their app because they want to force you to buy YouTube Red for this functionality"
]
} | [] | [] | [
[]
] | ||
atmxf7 | how do people retain their sense of direction while driving while others struggle? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/atmxf7/eli5_how_do_people_retain_their_sense_of/ | {
"a_id": [
"eh24h7b"
],
"score": [
2
],
"text": [
"The retention comes from actually paying attention. Imagine simply driving with your mind occupied and hearing “make a left turn in 1/2 a mile” You’re probably not going to get lost even if you make that left turn everyday. \n\nHowever if you dri... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | ||
3imq6i | how will background checks prevent people who do not disclose their mental health status from buying a gun? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3imq6i/eli5how_will_background_checks_prevent_people_who/ | {
"a_id": [
"cuhrd7e",
"cuhrpls",
"cuhz8wg"
],
"score": [
8,
5,
2
],
"text": [
"They wont.\n\nAll background checks will do is check to see if someone has been caught in the past with mental health problems or a history of violence.",
"The background check is only looking for p... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[]
] | ||
1aheag | new sidebar! | So the mods have been wanting to implement an improved sidebar for a while now. We finally did it. If you're on mobile, click [here](_URL_0_) to view the sidebar.
There aren't really any major rule changes. If there's any ambiguity in the new format, please do not hesitate to discuss it here, and if it's urgent then m... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1aheag/new_sidebar/ | {
"a_id": [
"c8xez7k"
],
"score": [
3
],
"text": [
" > When possible, keep post broad titles and ask any more specific questions in the body of the post.\n\nThis doesn't seem to flow correctly.\n\n\n > Try not to speculate, and if you do so logically, please note that you are not 100% sure in yo... | [] | [
"http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/about/sidebar"
] | [
[]
] | |
8vrx5c | why, when seeing a wheel turn at such a speed that it is only a blur and an object pass rapidly in front of it, can we see for a moment the pattern on the wheel (provided the wheel has big patterns like holes on it). | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8vrx5c/eli5_why_when_seeing_a_wheel_turn_at_such_a_speed/ | {
"a_id": [
"e1prqdq"
],
"score": [
2
],
"text": [
"Unlike a camera your eyes continuously process light. This causes spinning objects to blur.\n\nWhen the pole passes between you and the car wheel then your eye is left with the last image of the car wheel for a few milliseconds until it reappears... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | ||
4hdc7y | why does southeast asia have such a high concentration/reputation for lady-boys in regards to the rest of the world? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4hdc7y/eli5_why_does_southeast_asia_have_such_a_high/ | {
"a_id": [
"d2p643k",
"d2p64xd",
"d2pa9n0"
],
"score": [
57,
17,
3
],
"text": [
"First, that area (Thailand in particular) has a long history of cultural acceptance toward transgenderism. Or, at least, more social acceptance than more countries. Transgender people are more free to... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[]
] | ||
367q1t | why is the fluorescent light in my bedroom annoyingly loud when i turn it on? | I have an incandescent light as well, and its very much silent for the most part. I am almost always trying to use it, because the fluorescent light hurts my ears. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/367q1t/eli5_why_is_the_fluorescent_light_in_my_bedroom/ | {
"a_id": [
"crbh489"
],
"score": [
5
],
"text": [
"You need to replace the ballast. Pretty easy to do, should take about 15 minutes tops if you are even remotely handy. "
]
} | [] | [] | [
[]
] | |
26h9f4 | why do some lakes have rocky beaches and some have sandy?(literally asked by my 6 year old) | Like Lake Michigan vs Lake Superior, they are approximately the same age. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26h9f4/eli5_why_do_some_lakes_have_rocky_beaches_and/ | {
"a_id": [
"chr16ot"
],
"score": [
2
],
"text": [
"The only lakes I've been to with sandy beaches have man made sandy beaches. I have never been to the Great Lakes so I wouldn't be able to tell you if this is always the case. Sand is created by waves grinding the rocks into powder and also dead s... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | |
24tuf1 | how can extreme damage to the body kill someone instantly if it doesn't destroy or even damage the brain? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24tuf1/eli5_how_can_extreme_damage_to_the_body_kill/ | {
"a_id": [
"chalp70",
"chalyk7",
"cham0j3",
"chamm93"
],
"score": [
3,
5,
6,
2
],
"text": [
" * Destroy the heart\n\n * A blast can cause such massive shock that your vital systems shut down like someone flicked off the light switch\n\n * The blast can burst your veins",
... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[],
[]
] | ||
fyjtls | what does it mean when it’s said that information is physical? | I was reading a super interesting article about the flow of time and intuitionism and of all the stuff in that article, I didn’t quite understand what they meant by information occupying space.
Edit, [here’s the article I’m referring to](_URL_0_) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fyjtls/eli5_what_does_it_mean_when_its_said_that/ | {
"a_id": [
"fn0debj",
"fn0hy41"
],
"score": [
2,
2
],
"text": [
"That's a little vague. It could refer to physical books or the fact that everything saved digitally technically has mass. Link to the article for more specific context?",
"Information boils down to the properties of phys... | [] | [
"https://www.quantamagazine.org/does-time-really-flow-new-clues-come-from-a-century-old-approach-to-math-20200407/?utm_source=pocket-newtab"
] | [
[],
[]
] | |
16usk9 | what makes the sounds when a car starts? | Sometimes it sounds like it would be bad for the car too | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/16usk9/what_makes_the_sounds_when_a_car_starts/ | {
"a_id": [
"c7zkpss"
],
"score": [
3
],
"text": [
"You could be referring to the Starter.\n\nWhen you turn the key in the ignition, the starter is powered by electricity from your battery. The starter pushes out a pinion which is a gear or sprocket. This meshes with the flywheel. It turns the fly... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | |
468fny | how is reddit so spam-free and why did it get much worse recently? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/468fny/eli5_how_is_reddit_so_spamfree_and_why_did_it_get/ | {
"a_id": [
"d035qzl",
"d035ydh"
],
"score": [
18,
4
],
"text": [
"I agree with you completely! Are you sick of spam? Do you want to go back to the old days? Do you want a bigger penis in just 2-4 weeks? Just email me at 4realofferz@mailmail.com!",
"The reason Reddit has(d) so little s... | [] | [] | [
[],
[]
] | ||
7zh5ed | how do matches work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7zh5ed/eli5_how_do_matches_work/ | {
"a_id": [
"dunxcf0"
],
"score": [
2
],
"text": [
"The tip of a match is dipped in phosphorus. Phosphorus burns when it is really hot.\n\nYou swipe a match on a rough strip, which creates friction. Friction becomes heat.\n\nThe heat causes the phosphorus to burn. The fire then uses the wooden mat... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | ||
7kvjll | how can the universe be finite? if it has a putter boundary, doesn’t there have to be something (even empty space) beyond it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7kvjll/eli5_how_can_the_universe_be_finite_if_it_has_a/ | {
"a_id": [
"drhhro4",
"drhi8w6",
"drhifne",
"drhixbi"
],
"score": [
4,
17,
4,
18
],
"text": [
"I think when people say finite they mean that if you go a googol light years away, you'll actually be in 'empty space', but there will be a discrete 'finite' universe that may st... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[],
[]
] | ||
66rx5p | why do american baseball and football teams mostly use regular plural nouns while american soccer teams don't? | American Football and Baseball teams generally pick a regular noun, and pluralize it. Ravens. Patriots. Blue Jays. Brewers. Even Red Sox and White Sox is kind of a pluralization of "socks."
Contrast this with soccer clubs. Chicago Fire. New England Revolution. LA Galaxy. Even the "rapids" in Colorado Rapids is singul... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/66rx5p/eli5_why_do_american_baseball_and_football_teams/ | {
"a_id": [
"dgl5ywb"
],
"score": [
2
],
"text": [
"It's like any naming fashion, it follows trends, this trend seeming to peak just as Major League Soccer was born.\n\nThere are older examples (like the Crimson Tide), but the current trend for singular pro team names in the U.S. seems to have sta... | [] | [] | [
[]
] | |
64spy7 | why does everybody go to work when the stores are open, and the stores close when everyone has time to go shopping? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/64spy7/eli5_why_does_everybody_go_to_work_when_the/ | {
"a_id": [
"dg4p0sw",
"dg4sgt4",
"dg4uz1e",
"dg4wocj"
],
"score": [
14,
10,
3,
2
],
"text": [
"Business hours. Businesses want to operate during normal hours that banks are open allowing ease of operations and communication with other companies and within their own. Reta... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[],
[]
] | ||
fk02no | today the s & p 500 shed 2 trillion dollars. where did that 2 trillion dollars go? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fk02no/eli5_today_the_sp_500_shed_2_trillion_dollars/ | {
"a_id": [
"fkq010l",
"fkq052s",
"fkq3c53",
"fkrkvox"
],
"score": [
15,
6,
3,
2
],
"text": [
"Some people lost money but not 2 trillion. Market lost 2 trillion from it's value. Imagine you have an apple and I offer to buy it for $1 (you don't sell), then I offer to buy it ... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[],
[]
] | ||
tqtrb | nielsen rating | How Nielsen ratings work? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/tqtrb/nielsen_rating/ | {
"a_id": [
"c4oyku5",
"c4p5d6w",
"c4p844b"
],
"score": [
9,
4,
3
],
"text": [
"They use a telemetric system by installing a device on your TV. That device captures the freq. of your TV (what channel is turned on) and stores that data (which channel do you watch most and at what ti... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[]
] | |
c0opny | how do these computers work at a library where you put stacks of items on a shelf and it automatically checks them in or out without scanning barcodes? | What witchcraft is this? No barcode scanning and I've done up to 5 at a time no problem.
Image for reference: _URL_0_ | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c0opny/eli5_how_do_these_computers_work_at_a_library/ | {
"a_id": [
"er6aimb",
"er6nf5i"
],
"score": [
17,
4
],
"text": [
"RFID. \n\nThe books have a thick sticker, probably in the back cover, with an antenna programmed to that book. \n\nThe shelf reads those tags. \n\n\nSource: worked in library that made the transition to those tags. Tagged s... | [] | [
"https://imgur.com/XvNJRW4"
] | [
[],
[]
] | |
3s7twx | what is the "fourth wall" in television, and how is it used? | Also, where did it originate? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3s7twx/eli5_what_is_the_fourth_wall_in_television_and/ | {
"a_id": [
"cwuuseb",
"cwuut8f",
"cwuv8u8"
],
"score": [
2,
4,
3
],
"text": [
"The fourth wall is the imaginary \"wall\" between the set and the viewer. Usually, where it's referred to, it's being \"broken\" - the vanilla example would be Malcolm of \"Malcolm in the Middle\" narra... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[]
] | |
5sm3s4 | what would happen if a nuclear power plant was hit by an airstrike? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5sm3s4/eli5_what_would_happen_if_a_nuclear_power_plant/ | {
"a_id": [
"ddg2039",
"ddg2k43",
"ddg2v2l",
"ddg81tk",
"ddg8lqh",
"ddgdhpk",
"ddgdo6r",
"ddgewag"
],
"score": [
151,
29,
26,
9,
5,
3,
5,
3
],
"text": [
"There is an emergency failsafe where the boroñ control rods are suspended by electromagn... | [] | [] | [
[],
[],
[],
[
"https://youtu.be/jKNREZ_u8E8?t=8",
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHtn1AQCyoA"
],
[],
[],
[],
[]
] | ||
4503zp | how do they know who won the primary with less then 10% of votes in | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4503zp/eli5_how_do_they_know_who_won_the_primary_with/ | {
"a_id": [
"czu7853",
"czu7b79"
],
"score": [
3,
3
],
"text": [
"They don't, they are predicting it. If the 10% represent a broad constituency (old,young, employed, unem... voters) it's very likely that it won't change much anymore. Statistics can be very powerful tool for predictions if ... | [] | [] | [
[],
[]
] | ||
7g2ijh | when phones run out of battery, how are they still able to display that you are actually out of battery. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7g2ijh/eli5_when_phones_run_out_of_battery_how_are_they/ | {
"a_id": [
"dqg36de",
"dqg3cja"
],
"score": [
3,
3
],
"text": [
"The battery isn't completely dead, it just doesn't have enough juice in it to run the device. The designers decided it was safer to not allow your phone to power up if the battery is too low so they don't have to worry abou... | [] | [] | [
[],
[]
] | ||
8p83z1 | why do only some displays display hdr? isn't a display just a series of pixels that display different color values? what makes an hdr display different? | To clarify, if my normal LCD display does not display HDR, what makes it different, hardware wise, from an HDR compatible one? I understand the HDR process when taking a picture, and the layering of differently exposed images, but then how can I view the HDR image on my non-HDR phone? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8p83z1/eli5_why_do_only_some_displays_display_hdr_isnt_a/ | {
"a_id": [
"e097lnx",
"e098wvq"
],
"score": [
3,
14
],
"text": [
"The tldr is true HDR needs super high brightness or nits. Normal monitors are capable of 100-300 nits. True HDR monitors are capable of 1000-2000 nits. \n\nSo looking at a HDR image of the sun is almost as looking at the su... | [] | [] | [
[],
[]
] |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.