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7p84j7 | what is the digital dark age? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7p84j7/eli5_what_is_the_digital_dark_age/ | {
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2ikwwv | how much of what's portrayed on shows like "house of cards" and "scandal" actually happens in government? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ikwwv/eli5how_much_of_whats_portrayed_on_shows_like/ | {
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260f53 | eli: why are sales taxes only enforced when shopping stores and online? | Why do we pay sales tax in stores but aren't obligated to pay those same taxes if we pay a buddy say $5,000 for a car? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/260f53/eli_why_are_sales_taxes_only_enforced_when/ | {
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20ihdt | how do striated muscle cells work? | There are so many explanations that are way over my level of understanding. If anyone cares to answer, please, ELI5. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20ihdt/eli5_how_do_striated_muscle_cells_work/ | {
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42y26a | what could the church possibly gain from not punishing sex offenders in the clergy? | I know this is a loaded question, and to keep things as neutral as possible I don't want to imply whether or not the Church as a whole is actually doing these things. But when people accuse the popes of ignoring sex abuse, what could the pope's motives be? I get hiding it would preserve the honor of the Church, but why... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/42y26a/eli5_what_could_the_church_possibly_gain_from_not/ | {
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5uhdbn | why do heaps of birds swarm past my house at 6am then again at sunset? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5uhdbn/eli5_why_do_heaps_of_birds_swarm_past_my_house_at/ | {
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59ae0z | why are vegans allowed to eat honey? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/59ae0z/eli5_why_are_vegans_allowed_to_eat_honey/ | {
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76kw96 | if the sun stopped producing more heat how long would it take to dissipate the heat it currently has and how would that effect earth? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/76kw96/eli5_if_the_sun_stopped_producing_more_heat_how/ | {
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4rhayk | why is there a galileo's plaque and some lego minifigures on the juno spacecraft, when nasa plans to crash the whole thing into jupiter at the end of the mission? | I mean, couldn't they add more science stuff or save on fuel/money if those things weren't on board? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4rhayk/eli5_why_is_there_a_galileos_plaque_and_some_lego/ | {
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7r4kif | what do astronomers use as a reference when plotting stars or other celestial bodies? do they use a traditional x y z system? do they take the earth as an origin? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7r4kif/eli5_what_do_astronomers_use_as_a_reference_when/ | {
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340bbd | why does paper make such loud noises when i rip it? | Sitting in the office unpacking my breakfast from the bakery and it's just loud as hell.. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/340bbd/eli5why_does_paper_make_such_loud_noises_when_i/ | {
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48g559 | the differences between cisc and risc architecture | [TITLE] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/48g559/eli5_the_differences_between_cisc_and_risc/ | {
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9sq94c | how do parachutes jumpers know they won’t just blow away with the wind? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9sq94c/eli5_how_do_parachutes_jumpers_know_they_wont/ | {
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55ucuq | how did the sun come into existence (i.e did it just ignite one day and how did it become to resemble a sphere)? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/55ucuq/eli5_how_did_the_sun_come_into_existence_ie_did/ | {
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1kmd6e | workers unions | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1kmd6e/eli5_workers_unions/ | {
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8jna53 | why does a planet need to have traces of water for it to be able to carry life? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8jna53/eli5_why_does_a_planet_need_to_have_traces_of/ | {
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6yv04z | how can the average joe be hurt by the equifax security breach? is there anything that can be done now to prevent further damage (i.e. lifelock, etc)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6yv04z/eli5_how_can_the_average_joe_be_hurt_by_the/ | {
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3eg3vg | why the videogame industry does'nt do "remakes"? | I am installing pillars of eternity right now, and during the install there are ads of all the all time great RPGs Obsidian made during the last 2 decades and started wondering why, why no one decides to just redo the NWNs or the Baldur's or Torment, etc... use the awesome histories but with up to date technology, holl... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3eg3vg/eli5_why_the_videogame_industry_doesnt_do_remakes/ | {
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2njg7c | neckbeards | Why the fuck would somebody grow one? They're ugly, probably uncomfortable, and almost universally ridiculed, but I was doing some thanksgiving shopping today, and I saw at least three guys with one. What could possibly be the appeal? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2njg7c/eli5_neckbeards/ | {
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5doz9y | how does the way optic nerve works compare to the way we send video by a cable like hdmi? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5doz9y/eli5_how_does_the_way_optic_nerve_works_compare/ | {
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2no9no | why are successful female singers generally much more attractive than the average woman? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2no9no/eli5_why_are_successful_female_singers_generally/ | {
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4fqj2z | why do we still need a bible in the courtrooms? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4fqj2z/eli5_why_do_we_still_need_a_bible_in_the/ | {
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618dlk | what makes something seem creepy? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/618dlk/eli5what_makes_something_seem_creepy/ | {
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syluk | this whole r/srs banning business, and r/srs in general. | I only just heard about r/SRS when browsing through r/WoW and seeing [this post](_URL_0_) and reading in the comments about how they SRS is banning basically any one they don't like, could someone elaborate? I've never been on r/SRS but from what a lot of people say it sounds worse than r/gaming and r/atheism combined. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/syluk/eli5_this_whole_rsrs_banning_business_and_rsrs_in/ | {
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1rkq9z | the plot to bioshock infinite | I loved this game, and think I have a good grasp on it, but I would love to hear an ELI5 version! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rkq9z/eli5_the_plot_to_bioshock_infinite/ | {
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au0o7x | what is solipsism? | I stumbled somehow across the r/solipsism subreddit and saw the content though I’m not quite entirely sure what it means.
Could someone explain it to me? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/au0o7x/eli5_what_is_solipsism/ | {
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6s1022 | what happens to the dashboard when airbags deploy | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6s1022/eli5_what_happens_to_the_dashboard_when_airbags/ | {
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1wdfux | eve online. how is it played? why are the matches so big? why do the matches cost thousands of dollars? | I have been on r/gaming recently and there are many posts about EVE Online and I was curious as to why I have never really heard of it in depth because it looks awesome! Are there only a few mega matches a year? Are there smaller matches? Why do I see articles that say thousands of dollars in ships have been lost in th... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1wdfux/eli5_eve_online_how_is_it_played_why_are_the/ | {
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1shc81 | from the point of view of a college, how do student loans work? | There's $1 trillion in outstanding student loans in the US right now, heading up to $1.2 trillion. So who bears the burden of the outstanding debt? When a loan is taken by a student, does the college get paid by the loan-bearing agency immediately or do they wait to pay? Or does the college get a small fraction? Search... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1shc81/eli5_from_the_point_of_view_of_a_college_how_do/ | {
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d1cmlw | when you buy something mass produced from a supermarket that claims to contain 'wild mushrooms', what mushrooms are you actually getting? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d1cmlw/eli5_when_you_buy_something_mass_produced_from_a/ | {
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1t8ka7 | what is opengl, opengl es, opencl and directx? what do they actually do? | I've been a longtime gamer, but has always been confused by what they actually do. I've never really thought about it until I can across this comment on the new MacPro Workstations (which I don't know what they actually are as well) on _URL_0_. This is the comment that sparked my curiosity:
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6e4trf | is russia not communists anymore? what's going on over there? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6e4trf/eli5_is_russia_not_communists_anymore_whats_going/ | {
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aajyev | why do doctors wear white coats instead of something like black coats that would mask blood and fluids better? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aajyev/eli5_why_do_doctors_wear_white_coats_instead_of/ | {
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37ajjf | what is the purpose of the vice president outside of the senate and why doesn't the position have more say? | It seems like other than presiding over the senate he doesn't do much. Was the position meant for more than to replace the president? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37ajjf/eli5_what_is_the_purpose_of_the_vice_president/ | {
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19cvxn | voting rights act | What is the portion of the voters right act which is being questioned by the state of Alabama and under review by the supreme court? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/19cvxn/voting_rights_act/ | {
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4wmx8o | what happens to computer hardware when it lags? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4wmx8o/eli5_what_happens_to_computer_hardware_when_it/ | {
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fl30ll | why is it bad if companies buy back their own stock? why should companies getting a bailout be banned from doing so or allowed to fail? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fl30ll/eli5_why_is_it_bad_if_companies_buy_back_their/ | {
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39t0gx | why isn't the public allowed to read the details of the ttp trade deal? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/39t0gx/eli5why_isnt_the_public_allowed_to_read_the/ | {
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3hiuxc | why do little watch batteries last much longer than aa or aaa batteries? | I've had a digital watch for nearly ten years, still running on it's original battery. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3hiuxc/eli5_why_do_little_watch_batteries_last_much/ | {
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2r8ro6 | why can't you erase what's on a burned cd? | When you burn a CD, you usually have 2 options. One lets you add and remove stuff willingly, but usually doesn't work on CD players, only computers. The other will work on almost anything, but once you burn stuff onto it, you can never erase what's there and burn different songs onto it or whatever. Why is that? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2r8ro6/eli5_why_cant_you_erase_whats_on_a_burned_cd/ | {
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bf3zvo | why do i/people faint at the sight of a cut/injury? | Hello guys , firstly i would like to say I love gorey films with blood,chopped off heads and i have no problem with my own blood or wounds.However today my dad cut himself on the thigh , not too bad but requires couple of stitches. For 25 minutes i was looking at the doctor stitching it up , no problem . But at the las... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bf3zvo/eli5_why_do_ipeople_faint_at_the_sight_of_a/ | {
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6l8tal | when a surface is between both of our arms how are we able to pinpoint where our other hand is on the other side? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6l8tal/eli5_when_a_surface_is_between_both_of_our_arms/ | {
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624gnl | what is dissolved carbon dioxide? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/624gnl/eli5_what_is_dissolved_carbon_dioxide/ | {
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55v7gy | why do storms have "eyes" and what exactly is going on in the middle of them? | We often hear about the "eye of the storm," but what exactly is an eye and why do they form? I understand that in general the eye is much calmer, but why? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/55v7gy/eli5_why_do_storms_have_eyes_and_what_exactly_is/ | {
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5covzr | why do we instinctively lift up our shoulders and tense up when we're cold? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5covzr/eli5_why_do_we_instinctively_lift_up_our/ | {
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33ztxq | why do people on reality survivalist shows bring firestarters instead of a lighter? it seams that a disposable lighter would work much easier and last more than the 30 or so days that they are in the wild. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/33ztxq/eli5_why_do_people_on_reality_survivalist_shows/ | {
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4pxe55 | after a vote, how do we know the voters' stats such as age group, social class, etc, when the votes are anonymous? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4pxe55/eli5_after_a_vote_how_do_we_know_the_voters_stats/ | {
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chqnmg | how do people develop eating disorders? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/chqnmg/eli5_how_do_people_develop_eating_disorders/ | {
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pfetk | why does my internet get slower when more people are using it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/pfetk/why_does_my_internet_get_slower_when_more_people/ | {
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ecnc43 | why does it take so long for the body to kill a virus? | Specifically the Influenza virus. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ecnc43/eli5_why_does_it_take_so_long_for_the_body_to/ | {
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9a4om7 | what makes soap (bar or liquid) a disinfecting agent? is there a difference in efficacy? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9a4om7/eli5_what_makes_soap_bar_or_liquid_a_disinfecting/ | {
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3w1n3v | why do politicians want to ban encryption? | Big corporations like banks and tech companies obviously want to keep encryption. Educated people want to keep encryption. So who's supporting the ban? Are there actually that many stupid people in the US? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3w1n3v/eli5_why_do_politicians_want_to_ban_encryption/ | {
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a7l2fr | why is it that sometimes when we wake up suddenly in the middle of the night, we are physically unable to lift our upper-body up for 10-20 seconds or so? | Title | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a7l2fr/eli5_why_is_it_that_sometimes_when_we_wake_up/ | {
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2dhm2a | the back of my mouthwash says "alcohol 21.6%", could you get drunk from mouthwash then? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2dhm2a/eli5_the_back_of_my_mouthwash_says_alcohol_216/ | {
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e35edc | why do some shoes crease and show signs of wear more than others, despite the same amout of usage? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e35edc/eli5_why_do_some_shoes_crease_and_show_signs_of/ | {
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2n7i5g | why do we yell "boo!" to show our disapproval? | And is there another word (or sound or something?) for this in other languages that people use in similar situations. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2n7i5g/eli5_why_do_we_yell_boo_to_show_our_disapproval/ | {
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fxpm55 | how did sex’s pleasure “diversify” from a mere motive nature has provided us with to help pass our genes to being obtained by different kinds of kinks and fetishes which do not involve or even prohibit fertilization in some cases? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fxpm55/eli5_how_did_sexs_pleasure_diversify_from_a_mere/ | {
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38jmu9 | what would happen to your body if you had chronic diarrhea? | I understand there is a possibility you can get dehydrated. That can also happen for many different reasons, because of the different kinds of diarrhea. Say that wasnt a problem.
I am talking about things like - would I have a lower chance of butt cancer because I have more water cleaning things out, would my bowels ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38jmu9/eli5_what_would_happen_to_your_body_if_you_had/ | {
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24neyu | why can i use bootcamp to run windows on a mac, but not osx on a pc? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24neyu/eli5_why_can_i_use_bootcamp_to_run_windows_on_a/ | {
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1wh019 | why is it that certain missing children are given enormous media attention, whilst the rest are not documented in the media at all? | It must be incredibly distressing if your child were to disappear at the same time of a hugely represented case. (Madeline McCann for example.) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1wh019/why_is_it_that_certain_missing_children_are_given/ | {
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1v7tsq | what does a share do other than go up and down in value, and sometimes paying out a quarterly dividend? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1v7tsq/eli5_what_does_a_share_do_other_than_go_up_and/ | {
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2n0b4x | how does it work when i'm on the verge of falling asleep, with body still awake, but i'm already dreaming? | Hi,
I googled around for 'dreaming while awake' and found that it might be a pre-sleep state called [hypnagogia](_URL_0_), and I found some ELIs here that seem to confirm it, but I don't get how the hypnagogia works in this case.
So I don't know how often this happens to you guys, but I get it quite often when I ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2n0b4x/eli5_how_does_it_work_when_im_on_the_verge_of/ | {
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bv0ueg | why does using more of your credit limit hurt your credit score? | According to my bank it's best to use less than 10% of my limit, good if I use less than 30% and bad if I use more than 60%.
Because of this my credit score goes down if I use up more of my limit, even if I pay in full every month.
In my understanding someone who shows that he/she can pay back 100% of a bigger amount... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bv0ueg/eli5_why_does_using_more_of_your_credit_limit/ | {
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75bf7w | just watched platoon, the deer hunter, and apocalypse now. wow. was the vietnam war really that bad? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/75bf7w/eli5_just_watched_platoon_the_deer_hunter_and/ | {
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3la6cy | why can't we use a giant magnifying glass to use the sun to vaporize garbage? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3la6cy/eli5why_cant_we_use_a_giant_magnifying_glass_to/ | {
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3a4wbo | why i find baby animals adorable but feel absolutely nothing for babies? | If I look at a kitten, puppy, duckling, etc, I have an emotional response that makes me want to care for it, cuddle it, love it, etc etc. But if I look at a human baby I feel none of these things. Why is this? Shouldn't it be the other way around? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3a4wbo/eli5_why_i_find_baby_animals_adorable_but_feel/ | {
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23m4p9 | survivorship bias or survivors fallacy... what is the most simple and easy way to explain this to someone? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/23m4p9/eli5_survivorship_bias_or_survivors_fallacy_what/ | {
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919xpv | how does the flushing mechanism work? on the surface it looks like water ia simply poured into the toilet seat. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/919xpv/eli5_how_does_the_flushing_mechanism_work_on_the/ | {
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1wvgsw | how does a company like at & t determine the type of internet traffic to your home? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1wvgsw/eli5_how_does_a_company_like_att_determine_the/ | {
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f6hqtu | are identical twins and clones genetically the same? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f6hqtu/eli5_are_identical_twins_and_clones_genetically/ | {
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2xvms5 | what happens to old phone numbers? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2xvms5/eli5_what_happens_to_old_phone_numbers/ | {
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421di0 | would somebody be able to swim in mercury and if so what would it feel like? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/421di0/eli5_would_somebody_be_able_to_swim_in_mercury/ | {
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10nst7 | please eli5 why mormons wear special underwear? | why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/10nst7/please_eli5_why_mormons_wear_special_underwear/ | {
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2z1ffi | if criminal law has a higher burden of proof, why do all the big restitution payouts come from civil cases? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2z1ffi/eli5_if_criminal_law_has_a_higher_burden_of_proof/ | {
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c3auf8 | how does the tide increase/decrease the water level when the net amount of water stays the same? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c3auf8/eli5_how_does_the_tide_increasedecrease_the_water/ | {
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5xpdaf | why do we stop enjoying some things we used to enjoy when we were younger? | I keep noticing the more I grow older, the less I enjoy things I used to like a few years ago. I feel that my emotions keep flattening out that I don't get the same pleasure I used to get from playing a video game or from watching a certain movie. Why does that happen? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5xpdaf/eli5_why_do_we_stop_enjoying_some_things_we_used/ | {
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2gmayy | why did no great civilizations form in sub-saharan africa | I get that its not the most hospitable place on earth, but what about the great African lakes? It seems like sub-Saharan Africa was not even mentioned in history class until the scramble for Africa. And even today it is the least developed region in the world and burdened by poverty, starvation and violence. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2gmayy/eli5_why_did_no_great_civilizations_form_in/ | {
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5swmb4 | how can the human brain be considered more "powerful" than a modern computer? what is used to measure this? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5swmb4/eli5_how_can_the_human_brain_be_considered_more/ | {
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5irhm0 | how are some diners able to serve everything in those 10-page menus that contain basically every dish there is? do they throw out tons of food? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5irhm0/eli5_how_are_some_diners_able_to_serve_everything/ | {
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33ldyq | how did marijuana become stigmatized and largely illegal in the early 20th century when its international use prior to that is well-documented? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/33ldyq/eli5_how_did_marijuana_become_stigmatized_and/ | {
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176h0s | with north korea's nuclear testing threats targeted for the united states, why can't the u.s. or any other nation in the un take them down while they don't have nuclear weaponry? | The same question could apply to Iran, except they haven't blatantly stated that they are planning to attack anyone. Why doesn't anyone just get rid of the threat while it's easy. (And i mean just remove the government, not bomb the whole country).
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3vwc4p | how does the new "hey siri" update on the iphone 6s work? | If you don't need to push any buttons for the phone to hear you does it mean that it's always listening? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3vwc4p/eli5_how_does_the_new_hey_siri_update_on_the/ | {
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6ojtg7 | how was 9,192,631,770 cesium transition cycles chosen as the definition of one second? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6ojtg7/eli5_how_was_9192631770_cesium_transition_cycles/ | {
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17gqu7 | since pandas have a carnivores digestive system, and get so few nutrients from bamboo, why don't they eat meat? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/17gqu7/eli5_since_pandas_have_a_carnivores_digestive/ | {
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311td1 | why do car doors bounce-back when you open one? | Chevy Malibu (2008) but true for other cars as well. When you open the door it swings back with some 1 or 2 intermediate stops in between. Why doesn't it swing smoothly like a regular door and just stay in place if I'm on a flat surface/parking-lot?
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fa74l2 | why are the oceans not boiling from the heat of the earth's core | So I just heard about kola superdeep bore hole which reached 12000 feet approx and their equipment started melting. The bottom of the hole was still roughly 28 km from the mantle but the ocean is only about 8 km from the mantle. (Not sure if my numbers are completely accurate I used random google sources). Anyways I ne... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fa74l2/eli5_why_are_the_oceans_not_boiling_from_the_heat/ | {
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z5xtw | why can some math problems be solved and others not? | What makes the six millennium math problems so much hard to solve than the one that is already solved? Can't we just work through the math, like when my teacher says that 1 + 1 = 2? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/z5xtw/why_can_some_math_problems_be_solved_and_others/ | {
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88s3tu | why you sometimes get discouraged when someone ask you to do something and what’s it called | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/88s3tu/eli5_why_you_sometimes_get_discouraged_when/ | {
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44rg7s | why do some presidential candidates remain in the race even when polls show that they are not very popular? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/44rg7s/eli5_why_do_some_presidential_candidates_remain/ | {
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32oywh | why does dentistry seem so archaic, while other medical fields have advanced so far? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/32oywh/eli5_why_does_dentistry_seem_so_archaic_while/ | {
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90mwyv | what causes the sensation in your bones when we stretch? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/90mwyv/eli5_what_causes_the_sensation_in_your_bones_when/ | {
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204orj | would movements of "titans" or other huge creatures really appear slow to us, like in all those video games/movies? | Or is it just a hollywood-thing?
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5ybfra | fire door occupancy, what is it? and why it's important? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ybfra/eli5_fire_door_occupancy_what_is_it_and_why_its/ | {
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1rkmxp | why do so many people on here support tesla when they only provide cars for the wealthy? | I don't quite understand it since they received a government to create vehicles but these vehicles are only for the wealthy.(which i know they paid off) I would hope to see if a company were receiving money from the government and creating a eco friendly vehicle they would make it available for the working class? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rkmxp/eli5_why_do_so_many_people_on_here_support_tesla/ | {
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6hzmif | why is snapchat so popular and what do people actually use it for? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6hzmif/eli5why_is_snapchat_so_popular_and_what_do_people/ | {
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11enmu | do deer have depth perception? | and furthermore, what causes the "deer in headlights" phenomena? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/11enmu/do_deer_have_depth_perception/ | {
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51i119 | why is it that we tend to turn the music down when looking for house numbers or street names? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/51i119/eli5_why_is_it_that_we_tend_to_turn_the_music/ | {
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1sagle | what's stopping a cop from singling a person out for speeding even if they were going the speed limit? | Say you asked to see the gun which takes the measurement but he got a higher reading off another vehicle before you and wanted to target you specifically for any reason. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1sagle/eli5_whats_stopping_a_cop_from_singling_a_person/ | {
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5alb80 | how do similar medications using the same active ingredients and doses (ibuprofen, caffeine, etc.) claim to treat different conditions? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5alb80/eli5_how_do_similar_medications_using_the_same/ | {
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