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m4f6b | the banach–tarski paradox and the axiom of choice. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/m4f6b/elif_the_banachtarski_paradox_and_the_axiom_of/ | {
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2v35ul | how did vanilla come to be associated with white/yellow even though vanilla is black? | EDIT: Wow, I really did not expect this to blow up like that. Also, I feel kinda stupid because the answer is so obvious. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2v35ul/eli5how_did_vanilla_come_to_be_associated_with/ | {
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d47io6 | when is me and my friend acceptable to use instead of my friend and i? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d47io6/eli5_when_is_me_and_my_friend_acceptable_to_use/ | {
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5i0jrx | why does filling a growler at a brewery cost almost 2x as much as buying a 6 pack of the same beer at the grocery store? | Math:
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A six pack of 12 fl oz bottles of the same beer at the grocery store will run you about $9-$10, or roughly $0.12-$0.14 per fl oz.
So if I bring my own reusable growler to the brewery, I save the brewer the cost of bottli... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5i0jrx/eli5_why_does_filling_a_growler_at_a_brewery_cost/ | {
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473k4b | that weird "out of body" feeling | What exactly is that weird kind of feeling you sometimes have when you're standing or walking? It feels like being extremely lightweight or flying. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/473k4b/eli5_that_weird_out_of_body_feeling/ | {
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3tj0of | how do shows like breaking bad get so much money in the show? | As far as I know its illegal to print fake money under any circumstances. So how do they get stacks and stacks of paper bills to appear in the episodes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3tj0of/eli5_how_do_shows_like_breaking_bad_get_so_much/ | {
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2chb6g | why does windows have a refresh feature when mac os x and linux doesn't? what's different in the way they handle things that makes the refresh feature relevant in windows? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2chb6g/eli5_why_does_windows_have_a_refresh_feature_when/ | {
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2teexb | what is the frequency range which is transmissible/functional within the fiber optic cables that constitute the basic infrastructure of the internet, like the undersea cables. | How do these frequencies change, for example do they ever shift gradually, if quickly, or is the information always completely "digital"? Do these systems use binary transmission?
Edit: could you transmit an unencoded analog video signal on these lines? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2teexb/eli5_what_is_the_frequency_range_which_is/ | {
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acmj6t | why is it that when having a sore throat, both very hot (f.ex hot tea) and very cold (f.ex ice cream) substances helps with pain relief? | Currently sick with the flu and this question popped into my head. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/acmj6t/eli5_why_is_it_that_when_having_a_sore_throat/ | {
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1k2ag9 | why my medicine costs 14k for every dose. how is it even possible for a chemical to cost that much? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1k2ag9/eli5_why_my_medicine_costs_14k_for_every_dose_how/ | {
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1m7gj1 | what do djs listen to with headphones on during shows? | If the music is playing, why do they use headphones? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1m7gj1/eli5_what_do_djs_listen_to_with_headphones_on/ | {
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4lrtnw | if our body's age at roughly the same rate how comes romilly in the movie interstellar aged significantly compared to the others? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4lrtnw/eli5_if_our_bodys_age_at_roughly_the_same_rate/ | {
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3ahfy0 | is the iss classified as sovereign territory? if someone was murdered on it, could they be found guilty? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ahfy0/eli5_is_the_iss_classified_as_sovereign_territory/ | {
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bl1m24 | what someone it means to "break up a knot" in a sore muscle? what gets "broken up"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bl1m24/eli5_what_someone_it_means_to_break_up_a_knot_in/ | {
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3y0esy | how do photographers generally make money? | I've just started doing some photography obviously nothing professional and I have no intentions of trying to earn money from it as I just see it as a fun hobby but I was just wondering how professional photographers actually make a living??
Specifically the ones that photograph models that I see all over Instagram (... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3y0esy/eli5_how_do_photographers_generally_make_money/ | {
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eivq59 | pumpjacks, how do they pump oil | so i recently looked up how pump jacks worked, i just couldnt understand it, so how do pumpjacks pump up liquids like oil. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/eivq59/eli5_pumpjacks_how_do_they_pump_oil/ | {
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2ufbjf | why do people bully? | Why does our natural beheaviour include discrimination/bullying of others? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ufbjf/eli5_why_do_people_bully/ | {
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z73n1 | what hitler's motives were | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/z73n1/eli5_what_hitlers_motives_were/ | {
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71piz0 | how do the likes of aldi get away with clearly copying branded products labelling? | You go to Aldi and the washing powder looks just like a leading brand. The cakes look like mr kiplings etc etc it's clearly meant to be misleading but they don't stop it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/71piz0/eli5_how_do_the_likes_of_aldi_get_away_with/ | {
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413une | what is the point of the 1 and 2 gears on my automatic transmission minivan? | I never use them and have no idea when using them would even be appropriate. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/413une/eli5_what_is_the_point_of_the_1_and_2_gears_on_my/ | {
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5tjvsv | what did people use to make game sprites back in the 8 bit days? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5tjvsv/eli5what_did_people_use_to_make_game_sprites_back/ | {
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1ig22u | state machines | What are they, how are they useful, when are they used? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ig22u/eli5_state_machines/ | {
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1sqbjf | why there are still gold bars and why they don't appear to be used for anything. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1sqbjf/eli5_why_there_are_still_gold_bars_and_why_they/ | {
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ma9m3 | why do we become addicted to substances that harm and eventually kill our body and/brain? | I'm thinking about all mind altering substances: tobacco, alcohol, cocaine, heroin, etc. I know that we get psychological feedback, but why has evolution not stepped in and stopped us from killing ourselves slowly?
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3qdof4 | how our parents became so unanimously convinced that their children should take out massive loans to pay for college? | ELI5: How did our parents become so unanimously convinced that their children should take out massive loans to pay for college? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3qdof4/eli5_how_our_parents_became_so_unanimously/ | {
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62q9kd | at what point did humans come up with the concepts of first and last names? what was the purpose of last names, since many others shares the same last names as each other? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/62q9kd/eli5_at_what_point_did_humans_come_up_with_the/ | {
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1rf8u9 | computers: how do you go from a bunch of 1's and 0's to everything we can do? | By "everything we can do" I mean like browse Reddit, play video games, watch movies, write papers etc. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rf8u9/eli5computers_how_do_you_go_from_a_bunch_of_1s/ | {
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4gi3gv | why do we call ph.d. grads doctors but don't call anyone master or bachelor | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4gi3gv/eli5_why_do_we_call_phd_grads_doctors_but_dont/ | {
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5q0cnx | what do all of these executive orders actually mean for our system of checks and balances? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5q0cnx/eli5_what_do_all_of_these_executive_orders/ | {
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74i362 | why is it that some men can grow really long/thick beards but have receding hairlines? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/74i362/eli5_why_is_it_that_some_men_can_grow_really/ | {
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350jzd | what is a xkcd link and why does everyone say "hold my ___, i'm going in"? i'm on mobile so i'm confused. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/350jzd/eli5_what_is_a_xkcd_link_and_why_does_everyone/ | {
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2fko8n | how come when i haven't eaten (fasting) i still have bowel movements? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fko8n/eli5_how_come_when_i_havent_eaten_fasting_i_still/ | {
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lzre5 | what exactly is "due process"? | I've tried googling it, but it's just making me confused. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/lzre5/eli5_what_exactly_is_due_process/ | {
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atpw5w | how do cars have cameras that broadcast the top of the car and the surrounding area? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/atpw5w/eli5_how_do_cars_have_cameras_that_broadcast_the/ | {
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wdvc5 | evolution/speciation question- why do extinct species don't come back through evolution? | Okay, I was walking home and I thought about this randomly, but I was wondering; if the entire human race was wiped out (just humans, no other species), given enough time, wouldn't evolution take its course again and have the same mutations that produced humans at first to re-occur? And so wouldn't the same thing happe... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/wdvc5/eli5_evolutionspeciation_question_why_do_extinct/ | {
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8n2cwl | why do the headlights of cars turn yellow and opaque? | Also why does it happen to some cars more than others. And how come my headlights are perfectly clear but I’ve seen the same model car I have with yellow lights. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8n2cwl/eli5_why_do_the_headlights_of_cars_turn_yellow/ | {
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1acvh0 | is hiv actually "cured" or not? | There have been a lot of posts in News and Science and stuff like that about new cases of HIV being "functionally cured." What does this mean? Is it a solution, or just a first step towards a solution? Does the treatment work all the time, or occasionally? Do we know yet? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1acvh0/eli5_is_hiv_actually_cured_or_not/ | {
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367lzk | why don't we get rid of cash and only deal with credit instead? | It would also eliminate the danger of bus/taxi drivers getting robbed | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/367lzk/eli5_why_dont_we_get_rid_of_cash_and_only_deal/ | {
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5nfdpp | tire pressure in the winter | So I've heard two different things about car tires in the winter and traction. I've heard first that tires should be set just a tad lower in the winter because more surface area touching the road equals more grip. But I've also heard that tires should be set just a tad higher because there is more pressure being applie... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5nfdpp/eli5_tire_pressure_in_the_winter/ | {
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3tdi2p | why are muslim women ok with being apart of a religion that treats them as second-class citizens? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3tdi2p/eli5_why_are_muslim_women_ok_with_being_apart_of/ | {
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5sb6q2 | why is talking on your phone (not texting) while driving more dangerous than talking to a passenger? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5sb6q2/eli5_why_is_talking_on_your_phone_not_texting/ | {
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5l5za8 | for records like "most album sales of all time", how do we know it's not just because of the increasing population and globalization? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5l5za8/eli5_for_records_like_most_album_sales_of_all/ | {
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1ptfrc | in a nuclear explosion why do things get vaporized? | I've visited a Nuclear test site and seen lots of video of before and after nuclear bomb tests. Structures and things at ground zero are inevitably destroyed but I've been curious what exact process causes the destruction.
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fkqn17 | what would be the technical hurdles to modifying a cpap into a makeshift ventilator? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fkqn17/eli5_what_would_be_the_technical_hurdles_to/ | {
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1x2fcp | how do we know how long light has been traveling from a star until it reaches earth? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1x2fcp/eli5_how_do_we_know_how_long_light_has_been/ | {
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ecjmu9 | why does it take some time for our eyes to see normally again after closing the lights? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ecjmu9/eli5_why_does_it_take_some_time_for_our_eyes_to/ | {
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l2rkw | why do dogs that know me still bark at me? | Whenever I come home, my land lords dogs bark at me. The gate to the backyard faces the walkway that I use to enter the guest house where I live. They are nice when I pet them and I've bought them doggy treats and what not but they still bark at me when I come home. Why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/l2rkw/why_do_dogs_that_know_me_still_bark_at_me/ | {
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8tecth | why does getting whipped with a wet towel hurt so much? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8tecth/eli5_why_does_getting_whipped_with_a_wet_towel/ | {
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5eum4e | why are carlights in the distance still very blinding even if they have no visible impact on the surroundings. | Its dark here and a carlight just blinded me from a Mile away even if nowhere near myself could any illumination be witnessed.
Same goes for flashlights.
is there any explanation for this?
thank you in advance. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5eum4e/eli5_why_are_carlights_in_the_distance_still_very/ | {
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4b4sa8 | if the earth is rotating and also orbiting around the sun. why do long exposure pictures of distant stars/galaxies work? | Wouldn't the movement of the planet distort the final image? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4b4sa8/eli5_if_the_earth_is_rotating_and_also_orbiting/ | {
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azhud2 | how come inhaling steam doesn't flood your lungs or make you drown? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/azhud2/eli5_how_come_inhaling_steam_doesnt_flood_your/ | {
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1wmcfg | hot/cold water piping. what made it so flushing the toilet while somebody was in the shower got hit with either really hot or really cold water, and how that is fixed in modern places. | Diagrams might be helpful if you have them too :) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1wmcfg/eli5_hotcold_water_piping_what_made_it_so/ | {
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2h8smn | why is it that when i put my finger in front of my eye in a horizontal position, the light just above the surface of my finger gets distorted? | Its very slight but I defiantly see the picture getting bent. Any explanations? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2h8smn/eli5_why_is_it_that_when_i_put_my_finger_in_front/ | {
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6rd7qy | how come the usa ranks among the lowest countries for deaths by air pollution when it is among the highest co2 emitters in the world? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6rd7qy/eli5_how_come_the_usa_ranks_among_the_lowest/ | {
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4i3d0j | how do directors like joe/ anthony russo (directors of the two most recent captain america films) get such big name action movies to direct with no previous action movies in their résumé? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4i3d0j/eli5how_do_directors_like_joe_anthony_russo/ | {
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29mmkb | by only looking at the movie, how do people recognize that a movie has a good director? | How do people say that a director has done a good job, when it could be attributed to the screen play writer, or the guy in charge of the camera, etc?
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1yzkv1 | why would legalizing drugs in the u.s. would defund the mexican cartels? | I know that the legalization of would cripple the Cartels funding. Although allowing drugs such as Meth and heroin in to the country cause more problems than solve. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1yzkv1/eli5_why_would_legalizing_drugs_in_the_us_would/ | {
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2r26vh | how come when i breathe out all the air i can from my nose, i can still breathe out through my mouth? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2r26vh/eli5_how_come_when_i_breathe_out_all_the_air_i/ | {
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1ddii9 | why games are so expensive compare to movies? | Multimillion movies cost us about $22-$25 for a ticket or about $30 on bluray but a brand new game can go up to $100. Why is that? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ddii9/eli5_why_games_are_so_expensive_compare_to_movies/ | {
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2zmg4g | what are proteins, and why is "folding" them is important for future of medicine? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2zmg4g/eli5_what_are_proteins_and_why_is_folding_them_is/ | {
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36i1b6 | why is 2^-1=1/2? | I learned this in math class but I dont know why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/36i1b6/eli5why_is_2112/ | {
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40dbze | why do some bubbles in bubble wrap 'pop' and others 'mush' | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/40dbze/eli5why_do_some_bubbles_in_bubble_wrap_pop_and/ | {
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2j3uw2 | why hasn't sega made a new console in the past 10 years? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2j3uw2/eli5_why_hasnt_sega_made_a_new_console_in_the/ | {
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10qhqu | why is clapping our hands the universal sign of group approval. it's a little weird. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/10qhqu/eli5_why_is_clapping_our_hands_the_universal_sign/ | {
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3t5wt0 | if jesus was all about jerusalem and nazareth, why is the vatican in rome? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3t5wt0/eli5_if_jesus_was_all_about_jerusalem_and/ | {
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2y20jq | why is it legal for our food and drinks to be wrapped/packaged with bpa? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2y20jq/eli5_why_is_it_legal_for_our_food_and_drinks_to/ | {
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1u31vy | why do we need to re-type our password? | What is the significance of doing so? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1u31vy/eli5_why_do_we_need_to_retype_our_password/ | {
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d9bhgv | why does a blood pressure readout have two numbers? | I've always wondered why it's a fraction, and what number I should pay attention to. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d9bhgv/eli5_why_does_a_blood_pressure_readout_have_two/ | {
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2bapz5 | random bad radio signal spots. why? | We've all been there: Driving along, jamming to a crystal clear radio signal, when all of a sudden you stop at a red light, and your radio signal gets all sorts of static. However, you have room to pull up a few inches, and so you do, and the radio signal is crystal clear again! What causes this? I've driven by an 18-w... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bapz5/eli5_random_bad_radio_signal_spots_why/ | {
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5fk2ro | where do electrons get their energy to spin from, and how does such continuous motion not violate the law first law of thermodynamics? | On a related note, how can a magnet break an object out of a state of inertia without violating that law? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5fk2ro/eli5_where_do_electrons_get_their_energy_to_spin/ | {
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eis1se | why do fine cuts not cause as much pain as duller cuts? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/eis1se/eli5_why_do_fine_cuts_not_cause_as_much_pain_as/ | {
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2wa4t4 | how does wool get converted into long fibers to weave into sweaters? alpacas get shaved, but the material isn't all connected, is it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2wa4t4/eli5how_does_wool_get_converted_into_long_fibers/ | {
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2ui8hv | why arent there dead insects all over my house? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ui8hv/eli5why_arent_there_dead_insects_all_over_my_house/ | {
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4g6ugz | why is paris known as the most romantic city of the world? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4g6ugz/eli5_why_is_paris_known_as_the_most_romantic_city/ | {
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dl7mx3 | how does international law work? who is holding countries accountable and what real punishments can be enforced on a nation's government/people? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dl7mx3/eli5_how_does_international_law_work_who_is/ | {
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fya9kt | . why is male sperm sticky. | I've been curious to know, what is that factor which makes sperm so sticky. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fya9kt/eli5_why_is_male_sperm_sticky/ | {
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535gc0 | why do images lose their quality from being reposted multiple times? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/535gc0/eli5_why_do_images_lose_their_quality_from_being/ | {
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m4aor | statute of limitations (a different question from the archives) | So I understand in general why statute of limitations is good. But regarding the Texas judge who abused his daughter - given that there is video evidence, why can't statute of limitations be overturned? Regardless of whatever else was going on at that point in their lives, there is physical and undeniable evidence th... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/m4aor/eli5_statute_of_limitations_a_different_question/ | {
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59etmw | who's buying our personal data, and why is it so valuable? | I know the basics, of how they use it to target marketing, etc - but I don't understand the deeper implications of how they're using our info. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/59etmw/eli5whos_buying_our_personal_data_and_why_is_it/ | {
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1j7kez | why can't we crush microbes and bacteria? | Cockroaches can be crushed. Flies can be crushed. Mosquitoes can be crushed. At what point does something become uncrushable and why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1j7kez/eli5_why_cant_we_crush_microbes_and_bacteria/ | {
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1p4rmd | why do computer applications open faster the second time you open them? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1p4rmd/eli5_why_do_computer_applications_open_faster_the/ | {
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5cidy5 | how is bass in songs differed from normal sound and sent to the subwoofer? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5cidy5/eli5_how_is_bass_in_songs_differed_from_normal/ | {
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1p2obc | how do they do the censored for tv dubs for curse words (i.e. motherclucker instead of motherfucker)? do actors go into a studio and record audio for explitives? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1p2obc/eli5_how_do_they_do_the_censored_for_tv_dubs_for/ | {
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4jg26u | why do multivitamins have 5% daily value for some vitamins/nutrients and 1500% for others? | Why is there such a wide range of daily values? I can understand calcium being 5% for flavor or pill size reasons, but why even bother to have 1500% of something like thiamin? Would it be possible to engineer a pill that is 100% for everything? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4jg26u/eli5_why_do_multivitamins_have_5_daily_value_for/ | {
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1j8ihp | how and why did evolution not kill off giant pandas a while ago? | _URL_0_
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322sel | why does america arm its police forces when other similar countries such as england, new zealand and norway have all proven that its not necessary to do so? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/322sel/eli5_why_does_america_arm_its_police_forces_when/ | {
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2tp7ss | why does it seem the eurozone is hated? | Please also indicate if it is advisable for African Union countries to go the Euro route. Thank you | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2tp7ss/eli5_why_does_it_seem_the_eurozone_is_hated/ | {
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24ry85 | as someone born in 1972, and a non-american, explain the 'war draft'. | I guess I was lucky enough to be born after the major conflicts that precipitated the draft. Exactly how did it work, what made you eligible, what would keep a person out of it, how long were you 'available/eligible', commitment length if drafted etc, and what was the anxiety like waiting to hear if you/family were go... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24ry85/eli5as_someone_born_in_1972_and_a_nonamerican/ | {
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2v12an | why do people walk with their shoulders shrugged when it rains? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2v12an/eli5why_do_people_walk_with_their_shoulders/ | {
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5ifd8k | why can't tech companies like yahoo protect their data from hackers? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ifd8k/eli5_why_cant_tech_companies_like_yahoo_protect/ | {
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7twl8w | how is light a longitudinal wave? | What property of photons is it that allows them to oscillate perpendicular to the direction of their wave? For most substances it's a result of the motion vector through the medium that carries the wave, but a photon seems to just *move* in a wave pattern for what seems like no particular reason. Why does it do that? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7twl8w/eli5_how_is_light_a_longitudinal_wave/ | {
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3pg9eb | what does justin trudeau's election as prime minister mean for the future of canada? is the liberal/conservative distinction the same as the one in the us? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3pg9eb/eli5what_does_justin_trudeaus_election_as_prime/ | {
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45w2c9 | how does astronomical triangulation work? | EDIT: I am (as well as everybody) very excited about GW discovery. But because of the fact that LIGO had only to labs it is impossible to get precise location of those black holes. So my question is more about how would third lab help to get the location more precisely? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/45w2c9/eli5_how_does_astronomical_triangulation_work/ | {
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1ihirp | bioenergetics | You can make it more conplex than 5 if need be but what is it? Is there a benefit to doing "bioenergetic movements"? What does it do for tbe body? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ihirp/eli5_bioenergetics/ | {
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2un130 | what's the difference between pubs and bars? and where do pubs get their names? | Just a thought that has crossed my mind a couple times - I also wondered why so many pubs have the same, or similar names? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2un130/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_pubs_and_bars/ | {
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2f3xqa | how does a server from one continent communicate with a server on another? | They're not all connected via huge transatlantic cables are they? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2f3xqa/eli5_how_does_a_server_from_one_continent/ | {
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1egw2w | how are pharmaceuticals made - does prozac or, say, acetaminophen start as a plant somewhere? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1egw2w/eli5_how_are_pharmaceuticals_made_does_prozac_or/ | {
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3toxx3 | why do bugs and viruses in people seem to become more common in winter? how does the colder weather not make them less potent, or is it all a big myth? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3toxx3/eli5_why_do_bugs_and_viruses_in_people_seem_to/ | {
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