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2xpc47 | could we recycle all the plastic that we have made and never need to use oil again to make new plastic for future products? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2xpc47/eli5_could_we_recycle_all_the_plastic_that_we/ | {
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2bnqtf | how come baby apes seem to get around on their own (their neck doesn't need support, they cling to the mother, etc), while human babies are so fragile and weak? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bnqtf/eli5_how_come_baby_apes_seem_to_get_around_on/ | {
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2vbmt0 | when i look at lights, then look away and blink rapidly, i can see the shape of the lights in my line of vision for seconds after? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2vbmt0/eli5when_i_look_at_lights_then_look_away_and/ | {
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2a5b54 | how do municipal water supplies filter water? | We buy water bottles from Aldi and words on the label claim the water inside is from a municipal water supply from Kentland, IN and is filtered through reverse osmosis, ozonation, and 'advanced filtration'. My real concern is that this water may be the same as tap water in that county. Thanks in advance. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2a5b54/eli5_how_do_municipal_water_supplies_filter_water/ | {
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do6bhv | market saturation | I've been in Hanoi, Vietnam now for a couple of days, how is it that they can have street after street with nothing but the same type of vendor on it. None of them seem to be doing anything either. Whether it's metallurgy, or clothing, or anything in between.
Meanwhile, in the UK where I'm from, having two shops of th... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/do6bhv/eli5_market_saturation/ | {
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1lp3ga | where do governments keep their money? | Money goes into the government from businesses for income tax, and out again for all sorts of expenses but where does it sit in the intermediary time?
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59oqu0 | how did we know that mt. everest was the tallest mountain before we had tools like gps? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/59oqu0/eli5_how_did_we_know_that_mt_everest_was_the/ | {
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2a3z8v | would using shampoo all over my body - not just my hair - get me just as clean as using soap? | I typically have some leftover shampoo in my hands after scrubbing my hair, which I then use to lather the rest of my body. Does this get me just as clean as using soap would? Why or why not? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2a3z8v/eli5_would_using_shampoo_all_over_my_body_not/ | {
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253ssh | why do many children hate eating their meals? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/253ssh/eli5_why_do_many_children_hate_eating_their_meals/ | {
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43mf9h | why everyone is making a huge deal about john scott? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/43mf9h/eli5_why_everyone_is_making_a_huge_deal_about/ | {
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9rf11m | ethernet cables and what they do. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9rf11m/elif_ethernet_cables_and_what_they_do/ | {
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2fhica | how can someone who donates a kidney for transplant live with one kidney while the person with the failed kidney needs two? why not just remove the failed organ? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fhica/eli5_how_can_someone_who_donates_a_kidney_for/ | {
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924lnd | why is it enjoyable to be indoors while it’s raining? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/924lnd/eli5_why_is_it_enjoyable_to_be_indoors_while_its/ | {
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2qr231 | with how popular comic book characters are in the media, why do so few stores sell comic books? | If I can go into any Wal-Mart in america and buy a t-shirt or coffee mug with the Superman logo on it, surely they would make a fair bit of money putting the books in the store, too. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2qr231/eli5with_how_popular_comic_book_characters_are_in/ | {
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aaw9u3 | what is the sound you hear when you put a clam to your ear? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aaw9u3/eli5_what_is_the_sound_you_hear_when_you_put_a/ | {
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4ngnlg | can clouds/ air escape the earth's atmosphere due to earth's rotation? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ngnlg/eli5_can_clouds_air_escape_the_earths_atmosphere/ | {
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10f4lb | water- cooled pc's | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/10f4lb/elif_water_cooled_pcs/ | {
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5g4u45 | why do we get words or phrases stuck in our head that we keep repeating to ourselves? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5g4u45/eli5why_do_we_get_words_or_phrases_stuck_in_our/ | {
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1u7wgh | how does a surgeon connect nerves to wires in a prosthetic limb? | I know that nerves carry electrical signals, but how are the nerves connected? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1u7wgh/eli5_how_does_a_surgeon_connect_nerves_to_wires/ | {
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21hx6s | time in science fiction | Okay, this has bugged me for quite some time now and to be honest more than it should have bugged me.
How is it that in science fiction everybody seems to be using the same measurements of time we use on earth? Seconds, minutes, hours, days, years, etc. We as human beings have started using these fixed moments based ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/21hx6s/eli5_time_in_science_fiction/ | {
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1bp0j1 | why black widow anti-venom can only be taken once in a person's life | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1bp0j1/eli5_why_black_widow_antivenom_can_only_be_taken/ | {
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3l6ghv | what is the difference between retina display and a normal hd screen? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3l6ghv/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_retina/ | {
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2b7gh4 | why hasn't anyone/won't anyone take militarized action to secure the ukraine crash site and investigate, with so many countries having had citizens who died in the mh-17 incident? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2b7gh4/eli5_why_hasnt_anyonewont_anyone_take_militarized/ | {
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58fr8l | what is the liquid that forms on yogurt and sour cream after you have opened the container and taken some out? | I have always just dumped it down the drain because it grosses me out. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/58fr8l/eli5_what_is_the_liquid_that_forms_on_yogurt_and/ | {
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3szcrs | mexico has the 11th highest gdp per capita in the world, but does not have a high standard of living. why? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3szcrs/eli5_mexico_has_the_11th_highest_gdp_per_capita/ | {
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cxlxz3 | how do games "generate" what you see in-game, and tell graphics apis (like opengl) where/how to draw it? | Sorry if the title made no sense but this hopefully will, I guess the first question would be:
How do games "generate" the view of the game (aka what you see in the game, like in minecraft it could be trees, blocks, grass, etc)? What methods do they perform to somehow squeeze (based on maybe camera angles, FOV, etc) a... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cxlxz3/eli5_how_do_games_generate_what_you_see_ingame/ | {
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3htsyf | why are all of the downs syndrome people i see overweight? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3htsyf/eli5_why_are_all_of_the_downs_syndrome_people_i/ | {
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2sxem9 | since phone batteries must be so slim nowadays why can't phones just have two batteries and essentially double battery life? | Why can't say an iPhone just have another battery since they are so thin anyway which would essentially double the phones battery life? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2sxem9/eli5_since_phone_batteries_must_be_so_slim/ | {
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dufrq9 | the psychological process behind people immediately doing the opposite of what they’re told | Why is it that when someone tells you how much they hate it when people put their feet up on the coffee table or chew with their mouth open, your first instinct is to do exactly that? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dufrq9/eli5_the_psychological_process_behind_people/ | {
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3vsr8g | when i'm holding down the trigger to a gas pump why does it "click" from time to time and stop pumping gas? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3vsr8g/eli5_when_im_holding_down_the_trigger_to_a_gas/ | {
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ae2pcf | how do website servers work and how do you access data from it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ae2pcf/eli5_how_do_website_servers_work_and_how_do_you/ | {
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407dtd | world stock markets lost billions of dollars this week. was actual currency lost, or where does it actually go? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/407dtd/eli5_world_stock_markets_lost_billions_of_dollars/ | {
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422swv | how did inorganic matter combine to form the first life on earth, and have we been able to do it ourselves yet? | It seems to me that, providing that life arose spontaneously from elemental chemicals, we should be able to recreate those conditions and do it again, why haven't we? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/422swv/eli5_how_did_inorganic_matter_combine_to_form_the/ | {
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2953s0 | what kills the people who jump off the golden gate bridge? | I'm no doctor. I would imagine hitting water at that speed would do some damage, so how? Yeah they could drown, then they might as well just walk into the water from a beach or ladder.
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235x25 | in movies such as the time machine or good will hunting, when you see a genius doing math on a chalk board, what kind of math is it and how would it apply to real life? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/235x25/eli5in_movies_such_as_the_time_machine_or_good/ | {
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cm8jme | how are underwater tunnels for cars reinforced to make them safe from the incredible water pressure above and more importantly how are the monitored to ensure they aren’t weakening? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cm8jme/eli5_how_are_underwater_tunnels_for_cars/ | {
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1m1hph | whats the difference between linking batteries in series and in parallel? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1m1hph/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_linking/ | {
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aco3qt | why people think a wall is a bad/good idea when 1) we already have one and 2) we aren’t the only country who does. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aco3qt/eli5_why_people_think_a_wall_is_a_badgood_idea/ | {
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26ket5 | how are the same sea turtle species present on both sides of costa rica--hell--pretty much around the world? | I'm heading off this summer for a service project in Costa Rica, and I've been looking up a few turtle species, just to know what wildlife I might encounter. Multiple sources (read: Wikipedia pages) have stated that the the same species (ex: loggerhead turtle) can be found on both sides of the country, and their range ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26ket5/eli5_how_are_the_same_sea_turtle_species_present/ | {
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3c22r3 | if philadelphia is the birth place of the united states, why is it not the capital of it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3c22r3/eli5_if_philadelphia_is_the_birth_place_of_the/ | {
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3xxvbv | why do coals (like in a wood fire) look like they have flames inside them when hot, but then turn black when they cool? | The embers have a mesmerizing glow to them when they're hot, but then turn to that black burnt wood color when they're cold. What makes that happen? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3xxvbv/eli5why_do_coals_like_in_a_wood_fire_look_like/ | {
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za4xt | was bill clinton impeached? | Was Bill Clinton impeached? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/za4xt/was_bill_clinton_impeached/ | {
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esp804 | does ketosis burn through fat at a faster rate once your in a calorie deficit with it, than your metabolism would normally burn through fat once your in a calorie deficit without keto? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/esp804/eli5_does_ketosis_burn_through_fat_at_a_faster/ | {
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53aian | convenience fees when you purchase tickets to an event. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/53aian/eli5_convenience_fees_when_you_purchase_tickets/ | {
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5px08v | if biological fathers do not have the right to object to or be notified of an abortion, why must he be forced into child-support payments if he did not agree with bringing the child to term? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5px08v/eli5_if_biological_fathers_do_not_have_the_right/ | {
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246lwq | lenght contraction, how does it "work"? | I'd like a brief explanation and an example if possible. My teacher is a bit unpedagogic and I'm bad at understanding things unless they're thoroughly explained. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/246lwq/eli5_lenght_contraction_how_does_it_work/ | {
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4agv2h | how are homes in poor areas of nyc still 400-500k, like in jamaica, brownsville certain parts of the bronx. how do these low income residents afford their homes/rent? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4agv2h/eli5_how_are_homes_in_poor_areas_of_nyc_still/ | {
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3totma | time zones and dates | There are 24 hours in a day. There are (at least) 24 time zones. So then, shouldn't there be one hour out of every day during which the whole world is on the same day? For instance, if the time and date of the "first" time zone is 23:02, November 21, then the time and date of the "last" time zone should be 00:02, Novem... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3totma/eli5_time_zones_and_dates/ | {
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8gmb9k | how do things like radio or wifi transmit different types of data if they are always on the same frequency? | I know this essentially works with electromagnetic radiation, but how in the world does that transmit data or fluctuations? How does your router or the cell tower or the radio tower take data from someplace up in the sky, convert it into electromagnetic radiation, and make it readable for your phone? (details are welco... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8gmb9k/eli5how_do_things_like_radio_or_wifi_transmit/ | {
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3ju7qb | the various possible ways a company can be acquired, "bought out" even if it doesn't want to be. | I got the idea for the question from this post:
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emccqm | if the fact that stomach acid is the strongest acid ever is true, why aren't we melting from the inside out? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/emccqm/eli5_if_the_fact_that_stomach_acid_is_the/ | {
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em3oi3 | how is a face wash containing salicylic acid doing anything when it’s literally on my skin for like 10 seconds before being washed off? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/em3oi3/eli5_how_is_a_face_wash_containing_salicylic_acid/ | {
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r55uq | diabetic socks | How do they make the socks that "promote blood flow" to the feet? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/r55uq/eli5_diabetic_socks/ | {
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1rxykn | what does alcohol do to my brain, that i become aggressive, although i am a very nice person sober. | So the past couple of months, i have noticed, that whenever i drink (specially with my girlfriend) i can become really aggressive. I have never hurt her, but i am really scared that one day i will, or hurt another person. While I'm sober, i am a social and nice person, i hate fighting.
But when i drink it changes comp... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rxykn/eli5_what_does_alcohol_do_to_my_brain_that_i/ | {
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45z9eq | how do immigrants "take our jobs," and what actually happens when we allow immigrants to freely work, in the us? | I see the argument that immigrants simply take the jobs away from American citizens, but I've also attempted to research the topic and have found that they actually increase some wages. Is there any truth to the argument of them taking our jobs? What actually happens when we freely allow immigrants to work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/45z9eq/eli5_how_do_immigrants_take_our_jobs_and_what/ | {
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av33mu | how do we know that there aren’t undiscovered elements elsewhere in the universe? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/av33mu/eli5_how_do_we_know_that_there_arent_undiscovered/ | {
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1xn89f | issues in creating new programming languages | I'm an amateur programmer myself, having studied Commodore BASIC, Visual Basic, C, C++, C#, and Java. There are of course similarities and differences among all of them. I've become curious about what all goes into designing a programming language, which I think would help me understand how to write better code.
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603uaa | if an object accelerates in space without slowing, wouldn't it eventually reach light speed? | Morning guys! I just had a nice spacey-breakfast and read your replies! Thanks!
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57bn78 | what is kratom, and why is the dea so interested in banning it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/57bn78/eli5_what_is_kratom_and_why_is_the_dea_so/ | {
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9d9f99 | are there negative consequences to having the ability to rapidly flush lactic acid from your system? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9d9f99/eli5_are_there_negative_consequences_to_having/ | {
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4qsypx | how can we hear sound from other planets like jupiter? | So just read the news about Juno Spacecraft hearing strange sounds coming from Jupiter. What I understood from reading online is that is the sound they get from detecting superimposed vibrations in EM waves coming from the planet. Please correct me if I am wrong. First question is how can sound vibrate a light wave? Yo... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4qsypx/eli5how_can_we_hear_sound_from_other_planets_like/ | {
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dj8t8w | what, anatomically, causes us to sometimes roll our ankles out of nowhere, when just walking on flat ground? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dj8t8w/eli5_what_anatomically_causes_us_to_sometimes/ | {
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x378v | euclidean space | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/x378v/eli5_euclidean_space/ | {
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81x7gt | the difference between source code, and what we download when we buy a game | I'm not even sure I'm asking this question correctly; that's how far removed I am. I remember reading that someone had found starcraft source code and the internet lost their minds when he turned it in. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/81x7gt/eli5_the_difference_between_source_code_and_what/ | {
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**"Why is it more dangerous to look directly at the sun during an eclipse?"**
Let us make this absolutely clear:
# **It is never, ever safe to look directly at the sun.**
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662rkx | doesn't light's speed being the fastest in the universe mean that we probably are a part of a simulation with a speed limited to that of the speed of light ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/662rkx/eli5_doesnt_lights_speed_being_the_fastest_in_the/ | {
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5l5qn0 | if year 0 is the birth of christ, why do we all follow it and why do other people follow other religions if our year count is based off one religion? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5l5qn0/eli5_if_year_0_is_the_birth_of_christ_why_do_we/ | {
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zjpg3 | how are qubits (quantum bits) better for handling massive amounts of information since they collapse to a '0' or '1' upon being "observed", essentially making them a regular bit? | I realize that qubits will be the "future of computing", but I don't understand how they're so useful when its output of '0' or '1' is no more advanced than a regular bit. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/zjpg3/eli5_how_are_qubits_quantum_bits_better_for/ | {
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7zpvvu | internet explorer is universally regarded as terrible. edge is not used by anyone. why does microsoft keep trying? there must be a reason? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7zpvvu/eli5_internet_explorer_is_universally_regarded_as/ | {
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17xdex | why can't we use micro sd cards (or the technology it uses) to create ultra small - high capacity hard drives? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/17xdex/why_cant_we_use_micro_sd_cards_or_the_technology/ | {
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1o2nbh | in response to a front page til, how can money from the roman empire (or any other old currency) be translated into "today's money"? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1o2nbh/eli5_in_response_to_a_front_page_til_how_can/ | {
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2hcs78 | why do nfl teams only play 16 games per season, but nhl teams play 82 games - with arguably the same amount of physical contact and energy? | Even if NHL teams only exerted half of the energy NFL players exerted, the proportions still would not make sense. Am I missing something about the NFL? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2hcs78/eli5_why_do_nfl_teams_only_play_16_games_per/ | {
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38ngez | is it possible for a human to build up a resistance to toxic fumes, if they encounter non-dangerous amounts of it daily? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38ngez/eli5_is_it_possible_for_a_human_to_build_up_a/ | {
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1vydac | how do all of the satellite waves and waves that connect your phone to 4g internet not affect the body? | I understand that there are different types of waves and wavelengths that may not affect the body on a large scale, but I still don't understand how it doesn't have any local effects on health. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vydac/eli5_how_do_all_of_the_satellite_waves_and_waves/ | {
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5j6hrg | english is spoken all over the world by so many people, but why do we english-speakers seem to not speak any other language fluently but english? is it only because other countries are forced to learn english in school? | Why do people all over the world speak English so well, but Americans and Englishpeople seem to not speak any other language but English? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5j6hrg/eli5_english_is_spoken_all_over_the_world_by_so/ | {
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1keaf0 | how was firefly cancelled when it has such a seemingly large fan base, even now? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1keaf0/eli5_how_was_firefly_cancelled_when_it_has_such_a/ | {
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a53z37 | how do financial crises differ between developed and developing countries? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a53z37/eli5_how_do_financial_crises_differ_between/ | {
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3tyw47 | why do some people have such a difficulty remembering names? | I have real difficulty remembering names of people. It is really frustrating sometimes. Someone could introduce themselves, and halfway into the conversation, I would forget their name. I have friends who are able to instantly remember name that was mentioned once in a conversation and recall it years after.
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evsuph | how do wikipedia pronunciations work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/evsuph/eli5_how_do_wikipedia_pronunciations_work/ | {
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4d3da2 | eve online's new great war | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4d3da2/eli5_eve_onlines_new_great_war/ | {
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214zea | how does my water bottle get green stuff in it even though i haven't used it in days? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/214zea/eli5_how_does_my_water_bottle_get_green_stuff_in/ | {
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2byme3 | why doesn't the us fly drones over iraq and bomb isis members? | Surely the US has the capability to do so, and the ISIS wouldn't really be able to stop the drones, so why isn't the US doing it?
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2i2p7f | why does the head of the islam not distance their religion from terrorists? | When there are scandals in the Christian church, the pope always apologizes but somehow we never hear apologies from the head of the Islam | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2i2p7f/eli5_why_does_the_head_of_the_islam_not_distance/ | {
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49l8n2 | why is home distilling illegal in the us, but homebrewing and home winemaking are not? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/49l8n2/eli5_why_is_home_distilling_illegal_in_the_us_but/ | {
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3oanuv | the fashion trend where people wear an army jacket with a german flag on the side? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3oanuv/eli5_the_fashion_trend_where_people_wear_an_army/ | {
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5t5icj | why is the moon so much closer near the horizon than at its apex? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5t5icj/eli5why_is_the_moon_so_much_closer_near_the/ | {
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6uoz2a | if hangovers are due to dehydration, why are you not thirsty for the duration? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6uoz2a/eli5_if_hangovers_are_due_to_dehydration_why_are/ | {
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7sm3xa | if i pour two liquids of the same density together without stirring, will they eventually mix by themselves? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7sm3xa/eli5_if_i_pour_two_liquids_of_the_same_density/ | {
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8pfsez | why do suction cups lose grip at altitude? | I work at sea level, and sometimes drive a couple hours away to about 5000ft altitude. Every single time without fail, the suction cup on my radar detector falls off the windshield when i get back to my car at the end of the day. Otherwise it stays put no problem normally. Why does this happen?
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ddy2fh | why is it necessary to twist the mouth in a definite shape to whistle while no sound comes out if you whistle without twisting your mouth? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ddy2fh/eli5_why_is_it_necessary_to_twist_the_mouth_in_a/ | {
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1csnvg | the rationale and the end game for terrorists | Omitting the Boston bombings because it's probably too soon to really grasp a full understanding of the situation. I'm not sympathizing with terrorists by any stretch of the imagination, but I don't understand what blowing up or killing a bunch of innocents accomplishes. It happens in the US few and far in between but ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1csnvg/eli5the_rationale_and_the_end_game_for_terrorists/ | {
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66rfne | why is coal apparently so bad for the environment that people celebrate a coal free day? is it any worse than natural gas or oil? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/66rfne/eli5why_is_coal_apparently_so_bad_for_the/ | {
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26tv9f | llc vs llp | Can someone please explain the difference to me? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26tv9f/eli5_llc_vs_llp/ | {
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3ytz2j | why are there a 10 digit isbn and a 13 digit isbn? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ytz2j/eli5_why_are_there_a_10_digit_isbn_and_a_13_digit/ | {
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6yaisw | why if i were to shut a box made of mirrors in a light room, and then open it again in a dark room will no light come from the box? | There must be a good reason that I just can't think of, but shouldn't in theory the light just keep bouncing from mirror to mirror until the box is opened? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6yaisw/eli5_why_if_i_were_to_shut_a_box_made_of_mirrors/ | {
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2l5jd0 | what is going on with the uk and the eu? | I live in England but don't have a TV and following the news is difficult, can somebody catch me up and explain how the UK has to pay so much more in Membership fees, why we might leave and all that? Thanks in advance. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2l5jd0/eli5what_is_going_on_with_the_uk_and_the_eu/ | {
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5sxsbl | 65% of people worldwide are lactose intolerant, especially in africa and asia, where rates of 90% aren't uncommon. but i've eaten cheese-covered pizza all over the world with people of all national origins and never once has anyone had a problem...how? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5sxsbl/eli5_65_of_people_worldwide_are_lactose/ | {
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317pm7 | why aren't digital movies way cheaper than dvd's? | For example: Say a movie cost $12.99 on Itunes or Google Play. Why? They no longer have to have a dvd manufactured which requires a factory and workers or have it shipped (trucks, drivers) or pay for overhead such as a store with employees to sell it. I realize there is still going to be some overhead cost but it seems... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/317pm7/eli5why_arent_digital_movies_way_cheaper_than_dvds/ | {
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