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aq0r7c | how can you tell if the wine you’re drinking is “good” or “bad”? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aq0r7c/eli5_how_can_you_tell_if_the_wine_youre_drinking/ | {
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24e940 | once an individual shies away from fast food and begins to eat a healthy diet, why is he or she turned off by the fast food he or she once craved? | I'm guessing this phenomena doesn't apply to everyone. However, I recently began a regimen of healthy diet and exercise after years of eating fast food or take out every night. Today, I watched a KFC commercial and I honestly felt a little queasy. Is there possibly a mental or physical reason for this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24e940/eli5once_an_individual_shies_away_from_fast_food/ | {
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1qeohx | why can i see ir light on my phone camera, but not with my eyes? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qeohx/eli5_why_can_i_see_ir_light_on_my_phone_camera/ | {
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1fyoqn | how does a life of heavy drinking lead to a red bulbous nose - the "classic" sign of alcoholism? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1fyoqn/eli5_how_does_a_life_of_heavy_drinking_lead_to_a/ | {
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1rhx3d | why are van gogh's paintings considered to be so good? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rhx3d/eli5_why_are_van_goghs_paintings_considered_to_be/ | {
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1k70dm | what is the difference between a celt and a gaul? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1k70dm/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_a_celt_and_a/ | {
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26d39q | why do roller skates have such a negative response from people? | I personally think they're really cool but I get called a faggot wearing "fruit boots" whenever I ride them around here. They were the shit in the 90's so what happened? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26d39q/eli5_why_do_roller_skates_have_such_a_negative/ | {
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370w1y | how do urine drug tests distinguish between illicit drugs and prescriptions? | I've had to do urine tests for employment a few times, and every time, I've been worried that my prescriptions would send off some kind of red flag. And I guess this is really two separate questions, firstly, how do the tests distinguish between street drugs and things that a layman would think might give a false posit... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/370w1y/eli5_how_do_urine_drug_tests_distinguish_between/ | {
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1duhuz | why are some zits, regardless of size, extremely painful, while another bump of the same size can have no pain at all? | Edit: By bumps, I mean non-zits. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1duhuz/eli5_why_are_some_zits_regardless_of_size/ | {
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1i5cv6 | how digital distribution for video games works. | I don't really understand this or physical distribution honestly. How is steam able to sell games so cheap? How is Greenmangaming able to sell things so cheap AND give a 20% off coupon a lot of the time? Are they just paying a fixed amount for the license to sell a game or are they required to sell at a certain price? ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1i5cv6/eli5_how_digital_distribution_for_video_games/ | {
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drvjdw | why do corrosive substances get stored in glass containers? | Wouldn’t they deteriorate with highly corrosive acids/bases like perchloric acid? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/drvjdw/eli5_why_do_corrosive_substances_get_stored_in/ | {
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e1msy7 | what do people mean when they say some thing "is a right, not a priviledge," or vice versa? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e1msy7/eli5_what_do_people_mean_when_they_say_some_thing/ | {
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1ey7xy | why don't planets travel around the sun in a circular trajectory? | Not only the sun, but there are examples of planets being very close to their star at one point and almost twice the distance at another. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ey7xy/eli5_why_dont_planets_travel_around_the_sun_in_a/ | {
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35ntpv | american football: how could a deflated football affect the outcome of the super bowl and why is tom brady being suspended? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35ntpv/eli5_american_football_how_could_a_deflated/ | {
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20hjot | how is it that a tomato isn't poisonous despite being a member of the nightshade family? | And other plants that seem to do this, like the pepper (also part of the Solanceae family). Why is it that a family of plants can have plants that are poisonous and then others that aren't? Are they just part of a rough group of plants but in actuality do not have that much in common? As you can see, plant taxonomy is ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20hjot/eli5_how_is_it_that_a_tomato_isnt_poisonous/ | {
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4nd3tf | why are barns red? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4nd3tf/eli5_why_are_barns_red/ | {
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6000es | why goverments just don't take fingerprints when issuing ids? | I mean it's logical. You can catch criminals quickly and it's easy identification so no Joe Does | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6000es/eli5_why_goverments_just_dont_take_fingerprints/ | {
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31pzww | why is it that alot of people seem to feel the most comfortable with their leg hiked up on a person/pillow? | As im lying here trying to fall asleep, I grabbed my pillow to put between my legs. I can't seem to fall asleep without a pillow between my legs, or else without one of my legs being hiked up to nearly my stomach. I actually know a lot of people the same way. Why is it that a lot of people feel the most comfortable wit... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/31pzww/eli5_why_is_it_that_alot_of_people_seem_to_feel/ | {
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40a47w | why do we measure weight and mass with the same unit (kg or g) when they are different things? | Maybe I'm just going crazy, or I'm really dumb, but how is this possible? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/40a47w/eli5_why_do_we_measure_weight_and_mass_with_the/ | {
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8hkjoh | is there other factors that limits the “resolution” of a tattoo than the skill of the artist ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8hkjoh/eli5_is_there_other_factors_that_limits_the/ | {
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1vdxlm | why don't people who take adderall or other amphetamines for add/adhd experience typical addiction/withdrawal symptoms like typical "chronic" users? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vdxlm/eli5_why_dont_people_who_take_adderall_or_other/ | {
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7w4986 | why is it easier to talk when we move hands? | I see it all the time during speeches. I noticed I was doing it the other day and it made my flow of speech better. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7w4986/eli5_why_is_it_easier_to_talk_when_we_move_hands/ | {
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1kmdt1 | why is everything so cheap in usa compared to scandinavia? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1kmdt1/eli5why_is_everything_so_cheap_in_usa_compared_to/ | {
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7yl8td | how does artificial rainmaking work? | It just rained today and people were saying that the government made it artificially to clean the air. I searched online and it said something about salt powder, but I don't quite grasp it. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7yl8td/eli5_how_does_artificial_rainmaking_work/ | {
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1gwml6 | why are americans so un-trusting of their government? | Or is it just reddit that's skewing my opinion? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1gwml6/eli5_why_are_americans_so_untrusting_of_their/ | {
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80zz41 | how do bomb disposal teams decide which wire to cut on a bomb and how do they pinpoint where a bomb is? | I’m referencing towards “The Hurt Locker” film. The scene where Sgt. James finds one bomb which leads to several other bombs, how did he know the first one was there and know which wire to cut? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/80zz41/eli5_how_do_bomb_disposal_teams_decide_which_wire/ | {
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2a07p5 | why do we have to swallow? | When we drink water, we have to physically swallow. Why is it that we have to? Why doesn't water just flow from our mouth to our stomach right away? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2a07p5/eli5_why_do_we_have_to_swallow/ | {
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4616hr | how can mayonnaise sit on a shelf but once you open it, it must be refrigerated or else? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4616hr/eli5_how_can_mayonnaise_sit_on_a_shelf_but_once/ | {
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7kpmv2 | what's the difference between an anti-hero and a villain? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7kpmv2/eli5whats_the_difference_between_an_antihero_and/ | {
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46482r | in american football, when the kicker kicks the ball for the other team to receive, why they sometimes catch the ball and run it, sometimes let it fall, and sometimes catch it and take a knee? | I'm a casual football fan- mostly high school games- and I've never been able to make sense of why they do one thing versus another. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/46482r/eli5_in_american_football_when_the_kicker_kicks/ | {
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4g3nzq | why do we sometimes taste blood when we see we're bleeding? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4g3nzq/eli5_why_do_we_sometimes_taste_blood_when_we_see/ | {
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3btwbj | what does putting chalk on my pool stick actually do? and is it stupid not to use it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3btwbj/eli5_what_does_putting_chalk_on_my_pool_stick/ | {
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497br3 | when film earnings are being calculated, especially big releases that break all sorts of "biggest opening weekend" and such, is inflation taken into account when comparing these numbers to older films? | With cinema ticket prices being more than they were 10-20 years ago etc. does this effect the final numbers? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/497br3/eli5_when_film_earnings_are_being_calculated/ | {
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5rawj0 | how did the culture of "work before life" start in america? | Whenever I read about work culture in many European countries, the culture is you go to work, you work, you come home, and don't do anything work-related until the next work day. That's *your* time to live *your* life. Plus they have SO much more vacation and paid-leave days because they realize people have lives out... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5rawj0/eli5_how_did_the_culture_of_work_before_life/ | {
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9lrfve | if oceans are salty and rivers are connected to oceans, how come rivers aren't salty? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9lrfve/eli5_if_oceans_are_salty_and_rivers_are_connected/ | {
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1q24vo | how does "geothermal energy" work? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1q24vo/eli5_how_does_geothermal_energy_work/ | {
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fwbc3n | why does newborn baby's iris colors change as we get older? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fwbc3n/eli5_why_does_newborn_babys_iris_colors_change_as/ | {
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qctv2 | if the odds increases by, say 17%, what does that really mean? | Im used to seing odds in a 7-1 format, and not in %. I encounter ths while trying to figure out logistic regression, and how to interpret the results. If the odds that the-thing
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5y3386 | how do relatively less educated laborers successfully execute the precise designs of highly educated engineers when constructing buildings or roadways? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5y3386/eli5_how_do_relatively_less_educated_laborers/ | {
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1wdx0q | why is it that the closed caption text is sometimes different (even adding in a sentence) than what is said on a tv program? are these old scripts that got mixed up and sent to the cc offices? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1wdx0q/eli5_why_is_it_that_the_closed_caption_text_is/ | {
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jjkd4 | why does fiji water taste better than regular water? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jjkd4/why_does_fiji_water_taste_better_than_regular/ | {
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65uavb | what turns human genes on or off? what reaction results thereafter? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/65uavb/eli5what_turns_human_genes_on_or_off_what/ | {
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2g1j4p | why does warm water from faucets freeze clearly, while cold water freezes with a cloudiness in the center? | Title. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2g1j4p/eli5_why_does_warm_water_from_faucets_freeze/ | {
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5yv7tb | why dont countries just give africa food? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5yv7tb/eli5_why_dont_countries_just_give_africa_food/ | {
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3paoca | how can shows like game of thrones shoot an hour long episode with a budget of $6 million, but it costs an average of $200 million to shoot an hour and a half long theater film? | I recently read that each episode of Game of Thrones has an average budget of $6 million but the average feature film costs roughly $200 million. How is there such a major difference between the budgets of TV shows and movies, yet TV often has the same production standards of any movie? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3paoca/eli5_how_can_shows_like_game_of_thrones_shoot_an/ | {
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3x1hca | how did internet provider monopolies, such as comcast, form in the first place? what's keeping the competition out of certain areas so that comcast is the only option? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3x1hca/eli5how_did_internet_provider_monopolies_such_as/ | {
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3iqhuo | black holes don't last forever (due to hawking radiation) but crossing the event horizon does takes forever (due to time dilation), so the black hole will no longer exist as you cross the event horizon? | This question was asked and answered, but not in a way I'm satisfied with.
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69kyp7 | how can someone be your cousin's sister and not be your cousin? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/69kyp7/eli5_how_can_someone_be_your_cousins_sister_and/ | {
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6uzvvo | why does the exact same product vary in price so much between countries? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6uzvvo/eli5_why_does_the_exact_same_product_vary_in/ | {
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1m80hl | how do pharmacies work in getting your prescription? | Ex: I took 2 prescription in to get filled. They told me one will be ready in 10 minutes the other one would be 20. One was this cream and the other pills. Do they just have every ingredient back there to make them on the spot? The cream even came out in it's own branded box and tube so why'd that take 10 minutes? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1m80hl/eli5_how_do_pharmacies_work_in_getting_your/ | {
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2resmq | what does the 1.2w = 10w on led lightbulbs mean? | [Here's what I'm refering to.](_URL_0_) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2resmq/eli5_what_does_the_12w_10w_on_led_lightbulbs_mean/ | {
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3f82ga | how do portable wifi devices work? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3f82ga/eli5_how_do_portable_wifi_devices_work/ | {
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np2lp | how does norad track santy claus? | EDIT: [GUI Tracking Santa](_URL_0_)
EDIT: Past Marshall Islands and Fiji. At NZ, 12 hours to UK.
EDIT: WTH is a Vanuatu?
EDIT: Eastern Russia
EDIT: Spotted with a bag of pressies down under
EDIT: Stopping in Indonesia
EDIT: Happy Father Christmas Time in the Land of the Rising Sun | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/np2lp/eli5_how_does_norad_track_santy_claus/ | {
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2o5dty | how can you use hydrogen as energy? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2o5dty/eli5_how_can_you_use_hydrogen_as_energy/ | {
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7fs3sk | the mathematics behind the notation to understand large numbers. | When I watched numberphile's video on Graham's number, I was already pretty mind-blown. Then I learned of TREE(N) where TREE(3) makes G64 look like zero.
Delving into the rabbit hole, there are even bigger numbers eg Loader's Number, Rayo's Number, BIG FOOT, and Little Bigeddon.
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6knjck | how is the volume of highly complicated 3d bodies calculated? | Bodies that are highly irregular, odd patterns of many other bodies, bodies with weird surfaces, and so on. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6knjck/eli5_how_is_the_volume_of_highly_complicated_3d/ | {
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2a864s | why does everyone have a problem with gifs, especially _url_0_? | I know they load slower than HTML5 equivalents, but there seems to be an incredible amount of rage over GIFs on reddit, especially GIFs hosted on _URL_0_. Why? I never seem to have a problem with them, not even on my phone... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2a864s/eli5_why_does_everyone_have_a_problem_with_gifs/ | {
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9nmqsf | how does orly bonder rubberized base coat nail polish work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9nmqsf/eli5_how_does_orly_bonder_rubberized_base_coat/ | {
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5mpwj4 | how does ransomware work and what makes it hard to deal with? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5mpwj4/eli5_how_does_ransomware_work_and_what_makes_it/ | {
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b0208i | when you eat citrus or anything that strips away the enamel on teeth, your teeth get sensitive. i learned that enamel does not grow back, so how is it that over time your teeth are no longer sensitive? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b0208i/eli5_when_you_eat_citrus_or_anything_that_strips/ | {
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5xl2de | why and how do the owners of nonprofit/not for profit organizations earn salaries. | I don't see a problem with it I'm just curious how it works. I understand that the money might go back into the organization bt I've heard of some owners/execs of nonprofits who are making far more money than needed to run the business. Ie a salary. So? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5xl2de/eli5_why_and_how_do_the_owners_of_nonprofitnot/ | {
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9l0xsa | when there are high winds in an area, like a sporting event, why does the sound wave from our voice carry with it? making it hard to hear if you aren’t in that direction | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9l0xsa/eli5_when_there_are_high_winds_in_an_area_like_a/ | {
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4ofc7d | how do documentaries like attenborough's "africa" get perfect shots of insects fighting other insects in the depths of tall grass, etc.? how do they know where to set it up to capture these moments? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ofc7d/eli5_how_do_documentaries_like_attenboroughs/ | {
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z9dpt | why tires appear to be spinning the opposite way | I always notice that when a car is going fast enough, the wheels look like they're spinning backwards instead of forwards, and was wondering if there is an explanation for this. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/z9dpt/eli5_why_tires_appear_to_be_spinning_the_opposite/ | {
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45f7ua | why did high school grads look so 'adult' back in the 60's, 70's, & 80's, but today they look so child-like? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/45f7ua/eli5_why_did_high_school_grads_look_so_adult_back/ | {
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158d7n | why does it take a few days after working out my legs to feel the burn, but lifting with my upper body causes almost immediate soreness? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/158d7n/why_does_it_take_a_few_days_after_working_out_my/ | {
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20yqy6 | why are researchers still able to test on animals? | This seems like exactly the kind of thing someone would latch onto and make into a huge controversy. This has happened before: someone sees that a person whose job they know nothing about is doing something they think they shouldn't do. It gets shut down because of the massive wave of people following everyone else, ba... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20yqy6/eli5_why_are_researchers_still_able_to_test_on/ | {
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2hup3q | why we perform lobotomies and extreme medication instead of euthanasia | Rain Man kid used to drag his head on the ground. He was so broken the doctors heavily recommended his parents get him a lobotomy. Instead, they put him on sedatives for a decade.
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20j6wz | if electrons are the outermost subatomic particle in an atom, and they are negatively charged, are objects ever actually touching? if so, how? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20j6wz/eli5_if_electrons_are_the_outermost_subatomic/ | {
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1iyr3c | why nasa is building a new rocket instead of re-using the saturn v design. | The new rocket (Space Launch System) can carry just over 8% more cargo than the old Saturn V. I understand that the old Apollo capsule and lunar lander are unsafe and have less modern technology, but not much has changed in rocket design. Why are we spending money making a new rocket? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1iyr3c/eli5why_nasa_is_building_a_new_rocket_instead_of/ | {
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65as3c | severe water shortages | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/65as3c/eli5_severe_water_shortages/ | {
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2hyv9t | if you can skip periods using birth control, then what happens to the eggs that aren't being released every month? if they aren't being released, does that mean you're postponing menopause? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2hyv9t/eli5_if_you_can_skip_periods_using_birth_control/ | {
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61f5x3 | why fusion reactions stops when final product is iron ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/61f5x3/eli5_why_fusion_reactions_stops_when_final/ | {
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3fzapy | why is the retirement age 59 and a half in the us? | What's the deal with the half? Wouldn't it be simpler to just have it be 60 years old, which is a well rounded number? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3fzapy/eli5_why_is_the_retirement_age_59_and_a_half_in/ | {
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9scnte | why are injuries caused by acid considered burns when it has different effects on human flesh from heat? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9scnte/eli5_why_are_injuries_caused_by_acid_considered/ | {
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7kvzxz | what is the difference between forward and reverse osmosis? | I see "reverse osmosis water" on a lot of products these days and I'm curious how reverse osmosis is different. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7kvzxz/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_forward_and/ | {
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37aiq6 | how come we never wake up when we turn or move in our sleep, but if somebody nudges us, we usually tend to wake up. | I go to sleep on my back, I wake up on my side. How come my movement didn't wake me up, but when my wife softly nudges me, I wake up right away? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37aiq6/eli5_how_come_we_never_wake_up_when_we_turn_or/ | {
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1hz8ot | a clockwork orange | Such a borderline abstract movie, I understand the idea that a psycho cult goes around, commiting crimes, and the such, only to be rehabilitated (under a hypnotist-esque trance) and then re-released into a socially new world. But what is the overall point to the movie?
What would be the major theme?
What was Stanley... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1hz8ot/eli5_a_clockwork_orange/ | {
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5mlzc6 | what is ethereum? and why and how is it mined? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5mlzc6/eli5_what_is_ethereum_and_why_and_how_is_it_mined/ | {
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5z79ei | what causes 'bugs' in computer code over time? | I understand a little about computer programming, but this part has always made no sense to me. I get how if you introduce new programs or new code into an environment, you can get errors. But how come the same program, using the same code, can just 'go wrong' when it gets old? It's the same lines of code; how have thi... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5z79ei/eli5_what_causes_bugs_in_computer_code_over_time/ | {
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31lyra | where does time go? | I'm guessing the answer is 'time isn't a thing, it's a concept, what's wrong with you?'.
It may be the dumbest question I will ever ask, but I'm asking on the off chance that someone has a surprising answer.
I realise it's not a substance, or a reel of tape on a projector projecting our likeness onto reality, but if... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/31lyra/eli5where_does_time_go/ | {
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2bcfxn | why is the us involved in the mh17 crash investigation? | With an international airliner, over foreign soil, with no US citizens on board, why is the US government getting involved in the investigation of the downed airliner? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bcfxn/eli5_why_is_the_us_involved_in_the_mh17_crash/ | {
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15181b | why did the basalt at the giant's causeway in northern ireland form into mostly hexagons? | I realise that they aren't perfect hexagons but the shapes seem very geometric. Is this a normal feature of basalt?
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465kyy | when a video doesn't load properly, why does the video turn different shades of green? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/465kyy/eli5_when_a_video_doesnt_load_properly_why_does/ | {
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5iq93e | why is there no downside/punishment to voter suppression? or is there something underused? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5iq93e/eli5_why_is_there_no_downsidepunishment_to_voter/ | {
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4r5g0v | why do black holes distort their background? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4r5g0v/eli5_why_do_black_holes_distort_their_background/ | {
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6y3f9a | why do file checksums on a download page make the downloads more secure? | If a hacker somehow modified the files, couldn't they also modify the checksums on the download page?
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1ahxyi | ram, hdd memory, graphics cards and processors. | I'm comfortable with computers but useless when it comes to discussing specs. I have no idea if a NVidia is better than an AMD card, etc. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ahxyi/eli5_ram_hdd_memory_graphics_cards_and_processors/ | {
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d8no0r | what is that film on the bottom of your nail? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d8no0r/eli5_what_is_that_film_on_the_bottom_of_your_nail/ | {
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18x39k | death tax | My grandmother just passed away, and before she did, she decided to let it be known that my brother and I get her house.
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ce4p3s | what does a “vote to condemn” actually do? and what ramification(s) would it have? | It really seems like a “bad on you” | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ce4p3s/eli5_what_does_a_vote_to_condemn_actually_do_and/ | {
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c8yesx | why do some songs list the name of the dj as the artist, rather than the person actually singing the song? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c8yesx/eli5_why_do_some_songs_list_the_name_of_the_dj_as/ | {
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fyku8x | why is the “standard” color for cardboard brown? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fyku8x/eli5_why_is_the_standard_color_for_cardboard_brown/ | {
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31nrlx | why do the elderly prefer cars with styles such as the crown victorian and the grand marquis? am i missing something? | One style of the most preferred car by elderly people would be cars that look similar to the Crown Victorian. Where I live I see about 70% of elderly people in cars similar. Do they prefer that style because it's simpler? Is the car secretly amazing and I'm not realizing it? What's the deal with these cars? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/31nrlx/eli5why_do_the_elderly_prefer_cars_with_styles/ | {
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6h5ga4 | why do many people enjoy crab, lobsters, and shrimp as food, but find the idea of eating tarantulas and large insects disgusting? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6h5ga4/eli5_why_do_many_people_enjoy_crab_lobsters_and/ | {
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