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6t2sdq | how are webcams easily hacked on different devices and what to do to prevent this across all internet connected devices? | My grandparents are using me as "tech support" as they're getting more familiar with technology. They heard about hacking cameras and microphones (and other cyber security risks), and i'm not familiar with how this is accomplished, nor how easily it can be done.
I'm sure a lot of people could benefit from being more a... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6t2sdq/eli5_how_are_webcams_easily_hacked_on_different/ | {
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4yoiqk | what type of math is usually going on when (in movies and tv shows at least) they take up multiple, massive chalkboards? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4yoiqk/eli5_what_type_of_math_is_usually_going_on_when/ | {
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3366v3 | what is the legal procedure that is implemented when a boat full of illegal immigrants washes up in european shores? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3366v3/eli5_what_is_the_legal_procedure_that_is/ | {
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ftu795 | what is drop shipping? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ftu795/eli5_what_is_drop_shipping/ | {
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19itw4 | how did "bitch", which started out as a term of female dog, ends up as being a curse word? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/19itw4/how_did_bitch_which_started_out_as_a_term_of/ | {
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69z1ju | why do we classify venus fly traps as plants? | Fly traps and other plants like is use photosynthesis but they also digest like an animal would. I had been taught that a plant is primarily a plant because of their place in the food chain but when plants start eating animals that place changes. The same question can be asked for naked mole rats who can metabolize fru... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/69z1ju/eli5_why_do_we_classify_venus_fly_traps_as_plants/ | {
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5ko02g | what keeps the bacteria within our intestinal tracts isolated to the tracts? what stops it from moving throughout the rest of the body? | Also, how come some bacteria like E-Coli lives within us and is not harmful in our intestines, but outside of our bodies is possible life threatening? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ko02g/eli5_what_keeps_the_bacteria_within_our/ | {
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8mkvwb | why indigenous ancestry is a source of pride in the us, but a source of shame in latin america? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8mkvwb/eli5_why_indigenous_ancestry_is_a_source_of_pride/ | {
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2gyf5g | how do poor people *legally* immigrate to the united states? | Question sounds crass, but I ask it humbly.
You hear a lot of talk about visa sponsorships for skilled labor jobs, tech jobs, medicine, etc. and even then it's pretty difficult to immigrate. Then there's the porous border for getting in otherwise.
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17y0t6 | what is the difference between a leopard and a cheetah? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/17y0t6/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_a_leopard_and/ | {
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10pp0x | the mormon religion | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/10pp0x/eli5_the_mormon_religion/ | {
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1pe4d9 | why is infra-red radiation considered as heat transfering radiation? | IR radiation has way less energy than radiation in the visible spectrum, x-rays, gamma rays and UV. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pe4d9/eli5_why_is_infrared_radiation_considered_as_heat/ | {
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382jw7 | why do muslims have such a hard time assimilating, even into successive generations, whereas individuals from other cultures/religions/races are essentially totally assimilated by the 2nd generation? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/382jw7/eli5_why_do_muslims_have_such_a_hard_time/ | {
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217f3u | what exactly does an astrophysicist do and how long does it take to become one? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/217f3u/eli5_what_exactly_does_an_astrophysicist_do_and/ | {
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23pbtf | how are we able to use a telescope to see up to millions of light years away, but still can't see if there is a planet in the alpha centauri system, ~4 light years away? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/23pbtf/eli5_how_are_we_able_to_use_a_telescope_to_see_up/ | {
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3ez1dr | why are punishments so severe for drug-related offenses? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ez1dr/eli5_why_are_punishments_so_severe_for/ | {
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7hociw | how does depleted uranium help penetrate armored vehicles? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7hociw/eli5_how_does_depleted_uranium_help_penetrate/ | {
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3ojeoy | why aren't there any yellow laser pointers? | Or light sabers, for that matter. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ojeoy/eli5_why_arent_there_any_yellow_laser_pointers/ | {
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exw9f0 | why do crocs make your feet sweat? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/exw9f0/eli5_why_do_crocs_make_your_feet_sweat/ | {
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8bbjrl | why does older music often play at a lower volume? | Back when I used CDs, I noticed I often needed to turn the volume up to hear older CDs at the same level as recent CDs. The same seems to be true for streaming. I may have to turn up a track from the '80s, but current tracks always sound loud as hell.
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7lns9u | why are some countries considered to be “developing” when they have a higher gdp per capita than “developed” countries. for example, malaysia has a higher gdp per capita than greece but is considered to be a developing country and greece is considered to be a developed country? | This question came to me as I was reading the Wikipedia article below
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4ktqsy | if you put your ear close to a plugged-in power cord, you can hear a slight buzzing. what causes that noise? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ktqsy/eli5_if_you_put_your_ear_close_to_a_pluggedin/ | {
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7hegc5 | how does the police force work in the uk? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7hegc5/eli5_how_does_the_police_force_work_in_the_uk/ | {
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15n57u | why do olympic runners have pretty big and muscular arms too? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/15n57u/why_do_olympic_runners_have_pretty_big_and/ | {
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fhevyp | how do people sleep with their eyes open? are their eyes still sending visual stimuli to the brain? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fhevyp/eli5_how_do_people_sleep_with_their_eyes_open_are/ | {
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3a0s2r | how can a country become a tax heaven?/ why are there no more countries that are tax heavens? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3a0s2r/eli5_how_can_a_country_become_a_tax_heaven_why/ | {
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760m2q | how do stars make gold? | How do stars make gold? And does mankind have a shot of making it whether it's cost effective or not? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/760m2q/eli5_how_do_stars_make_gold/ | {
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37q7js | what is the riemann hypothesis and why is it important? | I hear about it all the time in different book/show references but Wikipedia wasn't helpful. Why is this problem so famous/important? Also if there is an explanation for the Riemann zeta function that would be great as well. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37q7js/eli5_what_is_the_riemann_hypothesis_and_why_is_it/ | {
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j6xmr | explain art. | Why are the works of Jackson Pollack, Piet Mondrian, Mark Rothko, Franz Kline considered great art? And I just can't understand why Jeff Koons is so popular. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/j6xmr/eli5_explain_art/ | {
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38hcwi | why do most people have such negative feelings towards tickling? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38hcwi/eli5_why_do_most_people_have_such_negative/ | {
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a8af7i | how probabilities work when there are multiple instances. | For example, if I have a 15% chance of something happening 5 times, what are my overall chances of it happening even once? How is this calculated? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a8af7i/eli5_how_probabilities_work_when_there_are/ | {
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2381zn | the idea of intelligent design and how it determines the existence of a creator. | Was involved in a conversation regarding it today but a lot was going over my head, could someone please explain it like i'm 5!
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4fvbln | even though the fox network and fxx have some pretty decent shows (like simpsons, it's always sunny.., ahs, new girl, family guy etc) watched mainly by a younger, slightly liberal demographic... why is the fox news channel a complete opposite in terms of viewer demographic? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4fvbln/eli5_even_though_the_fox_network_and_fxx_have/ | {
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27k1lt | why now that pennies don't "exist" in canada, do stores still use prices like $19.99 as opposed to making everything a multiple of 5 cents like $19.95? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/27k1lt/eli5_why_now_that_pennies_dont_exist_in_canada_do/ | {
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1px47x | if a person was floating in the air why wouldn't they travel due to the rotation of the earth? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1px47x/eli5_if_a_person_was_floating_in_the_air_why/ | {
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1733rg | why are there insurance commercials on nickelodeon? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1733rg/eli5_why_are_there_insurance_commercials_on/ | {
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4nmlq0 | why did some nations, like turkey, brazil, and canada, change their capital to a relatively minor city compared to the previous capital? | Turkey, historically, has their capital in Istanbul, a major, world stage, city since roman times, but their capital is Ankara, which is in the middle of Turkey and less populous than Istanbul. It currently has 5 million inhabitants, but when it was first made the capital it had less than 100,000 inhabitants. Why was t... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4nmlq0/eli5_why_did_some_nations_like_turkey_brazil_and/ | {
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2e6f2a | why are non-independent 'nations', like wales and scotland able to compete in the football world cup? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2e6f2a/eli5_why_are_nonindependent_nations_like_wales/ | {
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2q6yob | if self posts don't get you karma, then how come starting a post with "upvote if..." is against intergalactic law? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2q6yob/eli5_if_self_posts_dont_get_you_karma_then_how/ | {
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3luoux | invest in yourself | I've been advised by my counselor that I need to invest in myself. Only I have no idea what that means or ways to go about it. I'm a walking country song at the moment and she suggested that it might help if I invested in myself, so I'm asking for advice! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3luoux/eli5_invest_in_yourself/ | {
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3mgzp5 | why don't cars have a dedicated battery just for starting? | It seems totally insane to me that you can get stuck somewhere due to an empty battery because you left your headlights on or spent too long listening to radio. Why does all this non critical crap share the same resource required to start the car? Why don't cars have one battery just for all that, and another small bat... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mgzp5/eli5_why_dont_cars_have_a_dedicated_battery_just/ | {
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55a3r4 | what are the point of peanuts? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/55a3r4/eli5_what_are_the_point_of_peanuts/ | {
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aklc4q | if current through a wire creates an electromagnetic field doesnt that mean the human body would create one too since the nervous system is essentially just electrons going through thr nervous system? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aklc4q/eli5_if_current_through_a_wire_creates_an/ | {
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9rw4ch | what did the regulations put in place after the 2008 financial crisis do? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9rw4ch/eli5_what_did_the_regulations_put_in_place_after/ | {
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3f7dlm | why doesn't gatorade taste salty with so much salt in it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3f7dlm/eli5_why_doesnt_gatorade_taste_salty_with_so_much/ | {
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263z66 | so if chinese written language is picture characters, how do they write complicated words like "methyl hydroxy acetate"? | Surely they don't have words for every possible complicated scientific word?
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7e24kw | if the presumption of innocence is a legal right then why are people arrested and why are some people kept in jail for years before their trial? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7e24kw/eli5_if_the_presumption_of_innocence_is_a_legal/ | {
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238tcs | what's happening when someone lifts heavy weights and then promptly passed out after setting them down | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/238tcs/eli5_whats_happening_when_someone_lifts_heavy/ | {
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q39qr | the difference between religion and spirituality. | Is it possible to be one without the other? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/q39qr/eli5_the_difference_between_religion_and/ | {
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1mvvxt | faster than light travel | In this thread :[ELI5: How can the universe already be infinite if its still expanding](_URL_0_) it was stated a few times that objects at the edge of the known universe are moving away at a speed faster than that of light. How? Isn't light supposed to be the supposed "universal speed limit" that nothing can travel fas... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1mvvxt/eli5faster_than_light_travel/ | {
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cwl6mg | what does it mean for the uk government to ask the queen to suspend parliament? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cwl6mg/eli5what_does_it_mean_for_the_uk_government_to/ | {
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dcmala | why do prison sentences vary so drastically for the same crime in the us? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dcmala/eli5_why_do_prison_sentences_vary_so_drastically/ | {
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6nhvyf | how does gravity sort work? | I've recently become addicted to watching sorting algorithm videos, and I understand most of them. However, one confuses me: Gravity Sort. How does it work? I checked Wikipedia, but I'm not smart enough to understand any of it. Can somebody please explain it to me? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6nhvyf/eli5_how_does_gravity_sort_work/ | {
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1udzpz | why does it feel more comfortable when i cross my one leg over the other while sleeping? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1udzpz/eli5_why_does_it_feel_more_comfortable_when_i/ | {
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1strs5 | why do most us schools have children get up before the crack of dawn to go to school? | Seems like a simple question. I know people that get up as early as 4-ish to get to school. Isn't this unhealthy? Doesn't it make more sense for school to be from like 9 to 5 instead of 7 to 2 (at least where I'm from)? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1strs5/eli5_why_do_most_us_schools_have_children_get_up/ | {
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2rmuic | why should you not watch tv/be on a computer etc before going to sleep, and why are those worse than doing other activities before sleeping? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2rmuic/eli5_why_should_you_not_watch_tvbe_on_a_computer/ | {
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57cxaq | how exactly do our vocal cords work and what it is in how they're formed that makes us all sound different? how does our voice become our voice? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/57cxaq/eli5_how_exactly_do_our_vocal_cords_work_and_what/ | {
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755d01 | entropy of space | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/755d01/eli5_entropy_of_space/ | {
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2u78ud | why are escalators so narrow? | I never see wide escalators, similar to wide staircases where multiple people can move at different speed. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2u78ud/eli5_why_are_escalators_so_narrow/ | {
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61jrih | why isn't there technology to mimic voices? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/61jrih/eli5_why_isnt_there_technology_to_mimic_voices/ | {
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d0togf | how do bus routes and time schedule got planned and designed by the government in big cities? | I believe there should be an algorithm or using statistics of some kinds to plan the route for the buses as well as determining the frequencies of the buses. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d0togf/eli5_how_do_bus_routes_and_time_schedule_got/ | {
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9lvpms | why do archeologists normally dig to find stuff? how did they get buried in the first place? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9lvpms/eli5_why_do_archeologists_normally_dig_to_find/ | {
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2appcp | how do the mental processes of people with down syndrome differ from people without it? | (serious) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2appcp/eli5_how_do_the_mental_processes_of_people_with/ | {
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92levf | what makes a stomach a "weak stomach" or a "strong stomach"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/92levf/eli5_what_makes_a_stomach_a_weak_stomach_or_a/ | {
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28j94e | why can't we just irrigate deserts with canals? | After reading about how much of present day Iran, Iraw and Afghanistan were extensively irrigated with canals before the Mongol invasion, I can't understand why we can't just repeat what the ancients did?
What's stopping us from making the Sahara and inland Australia arable? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28j94e/eli5_why_cant_we_just_irrigate_deserts_with_canals/ | {
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ecz4w9 | why is the bread crust healthier and why do people tell others to eat it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ecz4w9/eli5_why_is_the_bread_crust_healthier_and_why_do/ | {
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1s2cza | how do master keys, 'bump' keys and lockpicking work? | Been playing a lot of Skyrim, and this came in mind.
I know how regular locks and keys work; the key pushes the tumblers in the right way so that it can turn, thus releasing the lock latch.
^^I'm ^^not ^^a ^^shady ^^person ^^I ^^swear. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1s2cza/how_do_master_keys_bump_keys_and_lockpicking_work/ | {
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7x5003 | why does the consumption of certain food causes our excretory substances (e.g. urine) to smell? | Such as the bitter bean or Petai (Parkia speciosa) in the South-east Asian region. I ate that for dinner, and my urine smelt of the exact same odour the day after. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7x5003/eli5_why_does_the_consumption_of_certain_food/ | {
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4gqxcj | why do we eat certain foods at points in the day? (i.e cereal for breakfast not lunch) is there any nutritional reason or something? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4gqxcj/eli5_why_do_we_eat_certain_foods_at_points_in_the/ | {
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b4vrt6 | what’s the physical difference between a low end budget speaker and a high end pro one? | More specifically I’m wondering about the speaker cone itself. Is it anything to do with speaker cone materials, shape, design, testing, etc, or is the biggest difference found in the drivers? (I realise brand and to a lesser extent quality of electronics makes a difference to price.)
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3r92nm | why do construction workers essentially ruin the road before they pave it? | The road near me was fine, but they torn it apart and made it bumpy and unpaved and terrible so that they can pave it again.
I don't understand that. Why do they have to tear the whole thing apart? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3r92nm/eli5why_do_construction_workers_essentially_ruin/ | {
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3n1e3m | why can musicians rip off the instrumentals of older songs, change the lyrics, and release it as a new song without being sued? | I'm thinking of songs like "Kid Rock - All Summer Long" and "Zac Brown Band - Toes".
Did these artists purchase the rights to the instrumentals of "Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama" and "Rupert Holmes - Escape" or was there some sort of legal loophole they were able to utilize? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3n1e3m/eli5_why_can_musicians_rip_off_the_instrumentals/ | {
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973oqr | what is the practical help to use of having a map of the human genome if everyon's dna is different? | I know there's a ton of overlap between people, but if everyone is truly unique in their DNA then how can using a genome help us figure anything out? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/973oqr/eli5_what_is_the_practical_help_to_use_of_having/ | {
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6x3ak8 | the difference between steroids and nsaids. | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6x3ak8/eli5the_difference_between_steroids_and_nsaids/ | {
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klzbx | the concept of rhetoric. | I hear the word so much and I try to understand it, but it is over my head, I guess. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/klzbx/eli5_the_concept_of_rhetoric/ | {
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4r806w | why does it seem like an incredibly disproportionate amount of "classical music" is german or russian? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4r806w/eli5_why_does_it_seem_like_an_incredibly/ | {
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5ekbt8 | can you explain "insecure attachment" theory? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ekbt8/eli5_can_you_explain_insecure_attachment_theory/ | {
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1rimmo | how come undercover police operations (particularly those where police pretend to be sex workers) don't count as entrapment? | I guess the title is fairly self-explanatory? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rimmo/eli5_how_come_undercover_police_operations/ | {
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g0t14p | why is it that when it comes down to the final minute on a dryer there like 5 mins long? | I've sat and timed my new dryer when it reached 1 minute for it to end it took 5 mins why do they even bother saying theres one minute left when it's more like five every dryer I've had does this and I'm so confused. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/g0t14p/eli5_why_is_it_that_when_it_comes_down_to_the/ | {
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96dw54 | how does imagining conditioned stimulus create a conditioned response? | Experiencing conditioned stimulus (CS) causes a conditioned response (CR).
*Imagining* a CS also causes a CR.
How does this happen biologically?
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3g07ms | why do so many politicians in the us want to reject the deal with iran? | The deal was negotiated and reached by 6 countries, so I have a few questions:
* When they say they want a better deal, what is their solution to get Russia, China, the UK and Germany back to negotiating table?
* What grounds do they have to go to war with Iran when the other countries seem to be fine with the deal?
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5x5n4z | how can nascar say they use "stock cars" when the cars used are far from being "stock"? | As far as I can tell, they only way they resemble a stock car is in the shape of he body (vaguely) and possibly the frame. Everything else seems to be modified or changed in some way. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5x5n4z/elif_how_can_nascar_say_they_use_stock_cars_when/ | {
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5izf8t | how do we get food poisoning from the bacteria toxins in food that's been out for 5 hours, but not from any bacteria that's been in our own mouths for that long? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5izf8t/eli5_how_do_we_get_food_poisoning_from_the/ | {
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ad2fnd | the sahara desert and other large deserts around 30 degrees north are said to be caused by the persistent high pressure in the horse latitudes. however, some extremely fertile areas like the american south, india, etc. are also near the same latitude. how is this possible? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ad2fnd/eli5_the_sahara_desert_and_other_large_deserts/ | {
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7ugsp3 | why aren’t all currencies valued at the same rate? wouldn’t it be easier if they were all valued the same? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7ugsp3/eli5_why_arent_all_currencies_valued_at_the_same/ | {
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7sjzx3 | is this experiment real or fake? | If real can you ELI5 how is this possible?
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72crl6 | why is it that during the last eclipse i could see the moon moving across the sun but on a normal night i can't see the shadow of the earth move across the moon? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/72crl6/eli5why_is_it_that_during_the_last_eclipse_i/ | {
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6xqknq | why do some commercials/ads name drop their competition/competitors while some ads use a generic saying like "those other guys"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6xqknq/eli5_why_do_some_commercialsads_name_drop_their/ | {
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nw447 | why muhammad is such a popular muslim name, even though its the name of their prophet (i'm 5 years old) | Edit: Is it also Common for people of Hindu faith to name their child after one of their many gods? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/nw447/why_muhammad_is_such_a_popular_muslim_name_even/ | {
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3lw3vy | - how is there no generic for daraprim? | Now that the price of Daraprim has been raised from $13.50 / pill to over $700, I am wondering how a drug that has been around for over 50 years does not have a generic version available. I have generics for meds that are WAAAY newer than that. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3lw3vy/eli5_how_is_there_no_generic_for_daraprim/ | {
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2757r9 | why rain doesn't hurt when it hits you. | It's falling from such a great height and if gravity is 9m/s^2^2 then why is it not going fast enough to hurt but when you are driving fast and stick your hand out the window, the rain stings. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2757r9/eli5_why_rain_doesnt_hurt_when_it_hits_you/ | {
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2ef5l7 | how do companies and colleges search people's facebooks? | From what I've heard, privacy settings aren't an obstacle, and even if you delete it they can still find stuff.
Edit: I'm not asking how to be invisible, I have nothing to hide, I'm just confused how they can view it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ef5l7/eli5_how_do_companies_and_colleges_search_peoples/ | {
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57bqyo | why does some food become diarrhea? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/57bqyo/eli5_why_does_some_food_become_diarrhea/ | {
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4ok3pl | how can the shingles virus still be in us even decades after having chicken pox? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ok3pl/eli5_how_can_the_shingles_virus_still_be_in_us/ | {
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