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ey38xk | why do commercials give you a price for “processing and handling” and mail and online orders give you a price for “shipping and handling”? | What’s the difference between processing and shipping, in mail terms? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ey38xk/eli5_why_do_commercials_give_you_a_price_for/ | {
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96oexj | why do videos when loading (like on putlocker or gomovies) stop loading at certain points, as in stop at a point and require me to pause and unpause and wait? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/96oexj/eli5_why_do_videos_when_loading_like_on_putlocker/ | {
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487zur | what does it mean when a city is incorporated or unincorporated and why do they post signs stating "blank city corporate limits"? | I see signs in my travels stating "Blank city corporate limits" what does it mean for a city/town to be incorporated or unincorporated and why are the limits of it important? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/487zur/eli5what_does_it_mean_when_a_city_is_incorporated/ | {
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5ca3hz | what makes the us dollar an international currency? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ca3hz/eli5what_makes_the_us_dollar_an_international/ | {
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95e1p3 | why do some posts say that it has one comment, but when you view the comments section there are no comments? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/95e1p3/eli5_why_do_some_posts_say_that_it_has_one/ | {
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55q2pm | the 'derivatives bubble' and why people are scared of it | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/55q2pm/eli5_the_derivatives_bubble_and_why_people_are/ | {
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50st6z | why do people/companies sue for so much money? | When most lawsuits are filed, why is it for so much money? It's often millions over something trivial.
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2sxcrn | why do larger animals have lesser babies at once? | Mammals like humans only get pregnant with one child at once, but smaller animals such as cats and dogs give birth to multiple child at once, and insects give birth to like 9000 eggs at once. Why? Is it somehow related to their size? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2sxcrn/eli5_why_do_larger_animals_have_lesser_babies_at/ | {
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7ejg6h | why some people can grow beards and others can't? (even if people seem to be the same build ie similar testosterone) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7ejg6h/eli5_why_some_people_can_grow_beards_and_others/ | {
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xonlk | how does a search engine like google work? what kind of brilliant coding takes place behind the programming of a search engine and the internet beyond it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/xonlk/how_does_a_search_engine_like_google_work_what/ | {
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13o4c2 | what's the deal with black friday? how much money are people actually saving on stuff? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/13o4c2/whats_the_deal_with_black_friday_how_much_money/ | {
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166i48 | genetic manipulation | How do scientists alter the DNA of an organism?
Is it extracted out of the organism, altered in a lab and then put back in? Or is it done inside the organism?
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3mvlsf | how drop test youtubers get so many new phones to just destroy them? | You know they have like 3 copies of an expensive phone and apply different tests but how do they get them? I don't think they buy them? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mvlsf/eli5_how_drop_test_youtubers_get_so_many_new/ | {
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3oogim | what are daily activities of a systems engineer? examples of system engineers? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3oogim/eli5_what_are_daily_activities_of_a_systems/ | {
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2rcdxn | why have ink cartridges not been hacked yet? | It seems like there are no hacks for many ink cartridge chips. I would assume that by now somebody would have hacked the printers or the chips to work on refilled cartridges or similar. Is there a reason why the printers or the chips are so hard to crack? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2rcdxn/eli5_why_have_ink_cartridges_not_been_hacked_yet/ | {
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3fhg6g | why are all the smarty pants worried about ais rising up against humans? why do they think humans and their ai creations can't be friends? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3fhg6g/eli5_why_are_all_the_smarty_pants_worried_about/ | {
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4c1iri | why do sets of stairs sometimes have a flat portion in between? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4c1iri/eli5_why_do_sets_of_stairs_sometimes_have_a_flat/ | {
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chlitg | -the distinction between phonetics as in what does ‘phonetically different words’ mean; morphology, orthography, grammar, syntax, phonology and lexis? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/chlitg/eli5the_distinction_between_phonetics_as_in_what/ | {
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6749r7 | why do we not feel our eyeballs rubbing against our eyelids? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6749r7/eli5_why_do_we_not_feel_our_eyeballs_rubbing/ | {
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1cf7la | the difference between a police officer and a state trooper? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1cf7la/eli5_the_difference_between_a_police_officer_and/ | {
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6thkil | why, during a tense sporting event, do we stand up in excitement/anticipation/nervousness? | I don't even realise I'm doing it.
Edit: watching, not doing! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6thkil/eli5_why_during_a_tense_sporting_event_do_we/ | {
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10dfja | how do we get traffic estimated times? | I live around around an area that traffic commute is part of the norm. We also have automated signs that reports estimated times to specific parts of the city or areas.
During days when I commute alone and I hit major traffic, expected or unexpected, I also wonder how these signs report good estimated times?
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2g09k6 | when i think, it feels like it is inside my head. is this because thats the location of the brain, or the location of the majority of the sensory (eyes, ears etc) things are? if our brains were in our abdomen, would we feel thought there instead? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2g09k6/eli5when_i_think_it_feels_like_it_is_inside_my/ | {
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20q42l | why a emp wouldn't kill people if the heart operates off the electrical impulse of the right atrium? | Wouldn't the EMP disrupt this function? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20q42l/eli5_why_a_emp_wouldnt_kill_people_if_the_heart/ | {
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4zmbht | how do people that go to jail pay their fines? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4zmbht/eli5how_do_people_that_go_to_jail_pay_their_fines/ | {
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3hyj3n | why do rabbits and other small rodents do this? | _URL_0_ | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3hyj3n/eli5_why_do_rabbits_and_other_small_rodents_do/ | {
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868j4p | why does excessive heat creates problems during takeoff of airplanes? | I read somewhere that airplanes have a hard time taking off from places like Phoenix when it's extremely hot. Is it related to air density? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/868j4p/eli5_why_does_excessive_heat_creates_problems/ | {
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1br9bn | why is economic data "seasonally adjusted"? | What is the importance in denoting economic data as seasonally adjusted? If there are yearly trends economists can discern in economic statistics, what is the purpose of adjusting the information? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1br9bn/eli5_why_is_economic_data_seasonally_adjusted/ | {
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1oer6g | paper warping when wet | (1) why is it that a piece of paper will get all warped after it gets wet, like for example when I put a glass of water down on a pad, and there is some water on the bottom of the glass, and then the top few sheets of pad are really warped?
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6j9mii | why does human genitalia varies so drastically, but animal genitalia is virtually the same within their own species? | I don't mean to sound dumb here, but when it comes to men and women, our genitals shape, color, length, width, etc varies on a huge scale. Unpantsing someone new is like a box of chocolates...you just never know.
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63tjg1 | with such an important vote like appointing a supreme court nomine, why is the senate floor so empty? | it seems like any time there is an important vote there are almost always desks empty? their one job is to be there to vote on measures like this? how can they be allowed to either miss it or allow the vote to precede when not all members or representatives are even present? Doesn't this mean that there are districts... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/63tjg1/eli5_with_such_an_important_vote_like_appointing/ | {
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6z766s | the differences between waldorf and montessori schools | My wife, our twin 3 year old boys and I are living in a beautiful city in a wonderful part of the world, that unfortunately lacks in the state schooling department. Most people who have any money at all join their local Catholic parish and send their children to Catholic schools. I'm not opposed to Catholic schooling, ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6z766s/eli5_the_differences_between_waldorf_and/ | {
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2tl00j | why was oj not charged for fleeing from police? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2tl00j/eli5why_was_oj_not_charged_for_fleeing_from_police/ | {
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6irmgx | why is every microwave so damn noisy and the door closes so loudly? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6irmgx/eli5_why_is_every_microwave_so_damn_noisy_and_the/ | {
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6a8gib | how much better can a food advertisement look than the actual food before it's considered false advertising? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6a8gib/eli5_how_much_better_can_a_food_advertisement/ | {
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4hoyp8 | pulsar map on pioneer plaque. | On the pioneer plaque that NASA has sent out into space, containing all sorts of information about us humans and our anatomy, there is a binary map of our solar system.
It looks like this: [Image](_URL_0_)
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54ik8e | the rules of the first presidential debate? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/54ik8e/eli5_the_rules_of_the_first_presidential_debate/ | {
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ja8pn | explain to me like i'm five what hair is and what are its main purposes. | Human hair, facial, body, etc. Even nostrils, eyebrows, everything! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ja8pn/explain_to_me_like_im_five_what_hair_is_and_what/ | {
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3mzqtr | how do taxes work for people whose source of income is coming in from many different countries, such as musicians | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mzqtr/eli5_how_do_taxes_work_for_people_whose_source_of/ | {
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16bm31 | what happens when i forget something i was thinking of a split second ago? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/16bm31/eli5_what_happens_when_i_forget_something_i_was/ | {
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9uca2l | why do some jobs have a much much higher salary than others, even if the jobs are equally necessary for society? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9uca2l/eli5_why_do_some_jobs_have_a_much_much_higher/ | {
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5wxf1n | why do so many restaurants/bars that always seem to be busy and popular then fail? | I feel like various eateries in popular locations, that are always booked or busy often close down. I assume that this can't always be the choice of the owner, so something else must cause them to close. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5wxf1n/eli5_why_do_so_many_restaurantsbars_that_always/ | {
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4khbec | how do digital battery chargers know the charge percentage of the batteries? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4khbec/eli5_how_do_digital_battery_chargers_know_the/ | {
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7014ak | central banks' interest rate | Why do they matter? Who do they lend to? What does it translate into for ordinary citizens? What about for businesses? Do I have to be worried about Central Banks increasing or decreasing the interest rate as a layperson? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7014ak/eli5_central_banks_interest_rate/ | {
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323vkd | can you defend yourself from an assaulting police officer? | Looking at everything happening with police overusing force, a theoretical situation - policeman od duty suddenly opens fire at you. Can you fire back?
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1wu9th | why commercials are so complex/ridiculous. | I feel like every time I see a new commercial for things like fast food restaurants they always try to employ current popular trends in various aspects of entertainment (music, people, etc), say Michael Phelps slaughtering his opponents in The Hunger Games by piloting a flying orca with a unicorn horn (no, not a narwha... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1wu9th/eli5_why_commercials_are_so_complexridiculous/ | {
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3puvli | if you had no senses (i.e. sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch) what would your thoughts be like? could you even think at all? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3puvli/eli5_if_you_had_no_senses_ie_sight_hearing_smell/ | {
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2s8w35 | why do multistory office buildings and skyscraper like buildings keep their lights on all the time? | Can someone explain why we aren't saving tons of money by cutting these damn office lights off at night? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2s8w35/eli5_why_do_multistory_office_buildings_and/ | {
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24qmil | why do hangover farts smell worse than regular farts? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24qmil/eli5why_do_hangover_farts_smell_worse_than/ | {
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26be5m | what process makes dna able to decide the physical traits of a being? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26be5m/eli5_what_process_makes_dna_able_to_decide_the/ | {
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29p4f3 | how come no other species took the evolutionary leaps that our ancestor apes took? | I'm sure there had to be other intelligent species millions of years ago. How come only apes developed technology and evolved to our present selves. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/29p4f3/eli5how_come_no_other_species_took_the/ | {
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359roa | why does ending a process close a program so much faster than ending the task? | When you Cyril-alt-del, why does ending task take time for the program to close while ending the process always seems to close it immediately? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/359roa/eli5_why_does_ending_a_process_close_a_program_so/ | {
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686p6f | will climate change make water toxic to drink? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/686p6f/eli5_will_climate_change_make_water_toxic_to_drink/ | {
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kkq6k | artificial gravity | So I'm in a space station shaped like a torus/cylinder/sphere and it's spinning fast and I fly against the wall.
I'm reading Rendezvous with Rama and I don't really get it. Why is there zero-g in the center of the cylinder and "gravity" increases towards the walls? Would it work if it were air-evacuated?
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1d1sc0 | do humans have a natural affection towards family? | Does our love for our family come biologically, or is it something we learn? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1d1sc0/eli5_do_humans_have_a_natural_affection_towards/ | {
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5yljdm | dungeons and dragons | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5yljdm/eli5_dungeons_and_dragons/ | {
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48po5i | how do onions regrow from full or partial bulbs? | If you have the bottom bit of an onion you cut up and try to grow it what is the entire process like?
If you have a full onion that starts to sprout is it going to grow more bulbs attached to it or does it split off?
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fc9jgf | why is it bad to refreeze leftovers? and why is it bad to reheat it to many times? | Yup, that's it | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fc9jgf/eli5_why_is_it_bad_to_refreeze_leftovers_and_why/ | {
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edjmh1 | can energy be extracted from constantly falling objects in orbit? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/edjmh1/eli5_can_energy_be_extracted_from_constantly/ | {
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3ql45l | how did ben carson emerge as a possible gop candidate for president, having never held a political position before? | I personally don't see him as a viable candidate, but know that many do. I would like to know how he got to the point that he is now, having never held a political position before? He was a neurosurgeon, but how that qualifies for the Presidency, I don't understand.
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28ivy7 | why are some copyrighted movies not taken off of youtube while others are? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28ivy7/eli5_why_are_some_copyrighted_movies_not_taken/ | {
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1b1gnl | how a beamer can project blacks that are (seem?) darker than the white screen it's projecting on | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1b1gnl/eli5_how_a_beamer_can_project_blacks_that_are/ | {
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1pda3k | how capacitors, inductors, and diodes work? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pda3k/eli5_how_capacitors_inductors_and_diodes_work/ | {
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36maoj | how can 1 light bulb have two switches that turn it on and off? | My house has a hallway with a light switch at either end. How does one turn the light on whilst the other switch is breaking the circuit? Is there an IC involved somewhere? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/36maoj/eli5_how_can_1_light_bulb_have_two_switches_that/ | {
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y5usl | the status quo of the global economy | Was just reading stuff online and every article is painting a gloomy picture regarding the economic health of US, China and the Euro zone (of course). What is happening? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/y5usl/eli5_the_status_quo_of_the_global_economy/ | {
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21im99 | what would it take for russia to be expelled from the un and specifically the security council? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/21im99/eli5_what_would_it_take_for_russia_to_be_expelled/ | {
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5lxf0t | how are the quantity of standard si units determined? | Is there some sort of worldwide agreement, or using an object, etc? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5lxf0t/eli5_how_are_the_quantity_of_standard_si_units/ | {
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abqjfv | what's the difference between negative terminal and ground? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/abqjfv/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_negative/ | {
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9sf2be | thinking with a fever | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9sf2be/eli5_thinking_with_a_fever/ | {
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abomfw | how does the tax cut benefit "1%" families over middle class families? | I see a lot of posts saying that couples with a household income of $500k+/year will see bigger refund than those with say $100k/year. Is this true?
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6fprer | how do police identify the criminals by using cctv | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6fprer/eli5_how_do_police_identify_the_criminals_by/ | {
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1kszph | evolutionary history of pandas? | So after reading a reddit thread about pandas, it finally registered how utterly terrible they are at life. It seems everything they do is contrary to survival, so how did they survive as a species at all? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1kszph/eli5_evolutionary_history_of_pandas/ | {
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3n7t1w | what aspect of 'nutrition' allowed human beings to grow taller in the past 150 years | Human beings have grown an average of ~10cm over the past 150 years in industrialised countries. The consensus seems to be the predominant factor is nutrition.
Which part of nutrition is now that much better?
Was it missed meals? (In which case why weren't/aren't rich people that much taller?)
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251nlf | how come you can be at a point where you have to poop so bad it is almost completely unbearable, but after a few excruciating minutes that feeling just 'goes away'? does the poop literally go back up the intestine? what happens? | Sorry to be vile - legit question, just not sure how to phrase! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/251nlf/eli5_how_come_you_can_be_at_a_point_where_you/ | {
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3gfv80 | what is 'magnetic moment' | i've recently been reading up on Saturn, and came across a term called Magnetic Moment. After reading the wiki article, i sort of understand it, however the terms used i dont understand. So i come here today to ask for a simple explanation of Magnetic Moment in general. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3gfv80/eli5_what_is_magnetic_moment/ | {
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73wp03 | decayed molar tooth hurt when im not doing anything | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/73wp03/eli5_decayed_molar_tooth_hurt_when_im_not_doing/ | {
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udcsj | why do things with lower resolutions look bad only after seeing something higher in resolution? | Allow me to elaborate.
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4v1jw6 | what it means to be a territory of the usa | So as a simple Australian, I find this concept very confusing. What I'm talking about it the territories of the US such as Puerto Rico. Does the US 'own' PR? Are you an American citizen if you are from PR? Why is PR not a state? Is PR in fact it's own country? From an Australian perspective, is it comparable to the Bri... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4v1jw6/eli5_what_it_means_to_be_a_territory_of_the_usa/ | {
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3zlqjl | why do nfl teams keep bouncing to and then from los angeles? do they want to be there or not? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3zlqjl/eli5why_do_nfl_teams_keep_bouncing_to_and_then/ | {
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do73dm | if store bought apples can be many months old yet look and taste perfect, why do they start going bad a few days after i buy them? what causes this? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/do73dm/eli5_if_store_bought_apples_can_be_many_months/ | {
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6oyx66 | why do people reading a script or speech often completely alter their speaking patterns and seemingly forget how their speaking tone usually sounds? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6oyx66/eli5_why_do_people_reading_a_script_or_speech/ | {
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42mzhx | why do we find north and go towards it when we are lost? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/42mzhx/eli5_why_do_we_find_north_and_go_towards_it_when/ | {
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4ar063 | triangle offense in basketball | What is it? What types of players fit it best? What don't? etc. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ar063/eli5_triangle_offense_in_basketball/ | {
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1kjq6y | why do we sweat during nightmares? | Just seems weird, how we're not REALLY experiencing what happens. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1kjq6y/eli5_why_do_we_sweat_during_nightmares/ | {
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fvnlip | how do people isolate specific audio tracks from a file without access to the master tapes? such as when someone makes an isolated vocal or bass track of a song or when someone makes a mashup of instruments from one song with the vocals from another. | Such as when people make "isolated bass/vocal," tracks of popular songs or make a meme mashup of one song with he vocal line of another over it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fvnlip/eli5_how_do_people_isolate_specific_audio_tracks/ | {
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823tb5 | - why don’t people patent certain things? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/823tb5/eli5_why_dont_people_patent_certain_things/ | {
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vsyy6 | i am trying to understand how html5 works vs flash | ELI5: Please don't be mean, I am just trying to make sense of everything so I can explain this to old businessmen in my blog. I would love to give credit to the person who understands this better. Is HTML5 a version of web programming language or is it part of the browser itself. Is it the code that a web developer wou... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/vsyy6/i_am_trying_to_understand_how_html5_works_vs_flash/ | {
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b0taix | if cathedrals have such a significant architecture, why aren't we building memorable like that anymore? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b0taix/eli5_if_cathedrals_have_such_a_significant/ | {
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b57x4b | why does your brain shut down whenever you read something boring? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b57x4b/eli5_why_does_your_brain_shut_down_whenever_you/ | {
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12fj9s | we hear about black holes in terms of gravity, are there analogous singularities for other types of forces? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/12fj9s/we_hear_about_black_holes_in_terms_of_gravity_are/ | {
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1w4ej7 | how come you can get sick from e-coli from other animals even though you already have it in your system? | I recently got E-coli from work, i work with cows all day, i was wondering if some one can explain it to me better then my boss trying to in broken english. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1w4ej7/how_come_you_can_get_sick_from_ecoli_from_other/ | {
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4i2uum | how do astronauts get wifi in space? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4i2uum/eli5how_do_astronauts_get_wifi_in_space/ | {
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5us6k7 | why do the tips of our fingernails get smooth as they grow even though we did not cut it smoothly? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5us6k7/eli5_why_do_the_tips_of_our_fingernails_get/ | {
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1fbde5 | why do baked goods (bread, brownies & cookies) become hard as a rock after being heated in a microwave? | I have lost many a tasty brownie and I was just wondering what caused it and if there is any way to prevent it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1fbde5/why_do_baked_goods_bread_brownies_cookies_become/ | {
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5x251m | what's the difference between hypocrisy and cognitive dissonance? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5x251m/eli5whats_the_difference_between_hypocrisy_and/ | {
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3fjv9u | why did us prohibited alcohol and repealed the ban just after 13 years? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3fjv9u/eli5_why_did_us_prohibited_alcohol_and_repealed/ | {
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4z7lp1 | why is horse meat used as "filler"? | Every few months, it seems, there's a new scandal where some kind of meat (often beef) is revealed to be horse meat. Why horse? Since they aren't raised for slaughter in the same numbers, why is their meat so often connected with being "filler" or "cheaper"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4z7lp1/eli5_why_is_horse_meat_used_as_filler/ | {
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