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3cdyd6 | why do many birds risk their lives by flying low and through traffic when they can seemingly fly a few feet higher to avoid such danger? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3cdyd6/eli5why_do_many_birds_risk_their_lives_by_flying/ | {
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4ih86d | how movies can be 'not yet rated' | If a movie can advertise all over TV don't you think it can at least be rated at that point? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ih86d/eli5how_movies_can_be_not_yet_rated/ | {
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4wtebf | what effects would consuming an excess amount of protein do in the long term? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4wtebf/eli5_what_effects_would_consuming_an_excess/ | {
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4bi6z1 | can someone explain to me what forex trading is? and why is it gaining a lot of popularity right now? | EDIT: I am seeing a lot of posts on Instagram and Facebook from people I got to university with. Apparently they are making money out of FOREX and there are a lot of people "recruiting" freshmen students to get into this. What is this exactly? , and is it worth getting into this? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4bi6z1/eli5_can_someone_explain_to_me_what_forex_trading/ | {
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ba2lwj | what defines an island? why is greenland the largest island in the world and not australia? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ba2lwj/eli5_what_defines_an_island_why_is_greenland_the/ | {
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4tgfbv | how do identity thieves not get caught? | If someone uses a piece of personal information, or several, to steal someone's identity, with all the technology that exists, how do these people not get caught? I mean, there are cameras in stores, at ATMs, etc.--can't the authorities track people down based on that? Or is it so widespread and massive that kind of ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4tgfbv/eli5_how_do_identity_thieves_not_get_caught/ | {
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1sn2al | what was happening in the middle east and africa during world war ii? what sides were taken and how were they affected? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1sn2al/what_was_happening_in_the_middle_east_and_africa/ | {
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4l7xsy | why can't we build arrays of solar panels in space and then beam the electricity to earth like cell phone signals? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4l7xsy/eli5_why_cant_we_build_arrays_of_solar_panels_in/ | {
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2pjy0u | microwave popcorn | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2pjy0u/eli5_microwave_popcorn/ | {
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n9e3f | can someone please explain to me what this sentence means? | Someone I know posted this as their FB status asking what it means? I know it's from his field of study which is IT.
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68qv6i | how do elected military positions work in the us? like surgeon-generals? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/68qv6i/eli5_how_do_elected_military_positions_work_in/ | {
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3pl7to | why is auto correct on my phone less accurate when i'm typing with caps lock on? | Auto correct is pretty good with adding apostrophes and being able to predict what words I want to type when I'm typing normally. However once caps lock is on and I try to type quickly I get little to no suggestions or corrections and it renders useless. Why does using caps lock make this feature operate differently? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3pl7to/eli5_why_is_auto_correct_on_my_phone_less/ | {
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1e0956 | why the hair on our arms and neck stand up when we are cold or scared. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1e0956/eli5_why_the_hair_on_our_arms_and_neck_stand_up/ | {
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1uk4va | federal income tax. mandatory or not? why is there confusion over whether it is mandatory or not? | A post I saw on my Facebook news feed prompted me to ask this question. Once and for all, is federal income tax mandatory? If yes, why do people think it is not? If not, why do people think it is?
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5ys3w2 | why is it so popular to drink beverages using a straw in us? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ys3w2/eli5_why_is_it_so_popular_to_drink_beverages/ | {
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8np84z | why is charcoal white when hot but black when cooled? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8np84z/eli5_why_is_charcoal_white_when_hot_but_black/ | {
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2aywfe | why does the usps use jeeps to deliver mail? | Jeeps are notorious for high gas costs, and frequent maintenence, so why does the USPS use them? Isn't there a cheaper alternative?
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6f4jm1 | how do choreographers write out choreography? | Musicians have a notation that they use to write out their music, is there an equivalent for choreographers? How do they keep track of all of the details of the movements that they want to incorporate into their dance? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6f4jm1/eli5_how_do_choreographers_write_out_choreography/ | {
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204xds | mainframe computers | I just seen a book on about the zSeries mainframe. Since I thought mainframes are some kind of obsolete computing system, I was kind of surprised to see the publication date recent. Went to zSeries page and kind of got lost because I don't know much about them.
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3hd7ci | why is fainting preceded by seeing black? | Why/How does the brain process the information from the eyes that should be giving signals about the actual colour of whatever is in ones field of vision in a way that it seems black shortly before fainting? Why does less oxygen in the brain equal smaller / unclear vision? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3hd7ci/eli5_why_is_fainting_preceded_by_seeing_black/ | {
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17ld7d | how does your phone know when you tilt it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/17ld7d/eli5_how_does_your_phone_know_when_you_tilt_it/ | {
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247wu7 | why isn't mikhail gorbachev seen as a historic hero for his actions transforming the ussr into russia? | Between ending the Cold War, the impending nuclear doom of the world, and being the figure that ended decades of craziness, why isn't Gorbachev seen as a hero? Is he simply seen as right place, right time? I would think that the leader of North Korea that ends all the propaganda and opens the nation's borders would be ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/247wu7/eli5_why_isnt_mikhail_gorbachev_seen_as_a/ | {
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co1y9t | why do people cover their laptop's camera but not their smartphone's? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/co1y9t/eli5_why_do_people_cover_their_laptops_camera_but/ | {
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2btdea | what is preventing terrorists from using nuclear weapons? | Seems like it would have happened by now. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2btdea/eli5what_is_preventing_terrorists_from_using/ | {
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34xq2x | if other primates, such as chimps, evolved alongside humans from a common ancestor, why is their behavior often used as an indicator of our primal past? | Isn't a logical fallacy to assume any of their social habits can explain our social behavior, when their social behavior may have only developed since the split from our common ancestor? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/34xq2x/eli5_if_other_primates_such_as_chimps_evolved/ | {
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e2alch | why have we been able to discover invisible atoms? | Not because they are small, but because they have no color.
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1zz56m | do other languages have a "gay accent"? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1zz56m/eli5_do_other_languages_have_a_gay_accent/ | {
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aqq870 | why do some office buildings have keys for the bathroom? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aqq870/eli5_why_do_some_office_buildings_have_keys_for/ | {
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bfenzg | - what happens when photons hit a molecule? | I know photons are incredibly small and moving very fast, but what happens when it hits a molecule or atom? I know it happens everywhere that’s why we have visible light. But what happens to the molecule? Does anything dramatic change or happen to it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bfenzg/eli5_what_happens_when_photons_hit_a_molecule/ | {
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cjcl7g | why is it that thinking about things to hard makes them harder to do without thinking? (sleeping, swallowing) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cjcl7g/eli5_why_is_it_that_thinking_about_things_to_hard/ | {
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2eqhal | if cocaine is worse than weed, why is cocaine a schedule 2 drug and weed is schedule 1? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2eqhal/eli5_if_cocaine_is_worse_than_weed_why_is_cocaine/ | {
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3o1is5 | why does a cars' value depreciate as soon as you drive it off of the lot, once purchased, yet you can test drive a buick right now for 24 hours with no loss in value? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3o1is5/eli5_why_does_a_cars_value_depreciate_as_soon_as/ | {
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2v3do3 | why are bills lumped together instead of voted on individually. | I understand the concept of saving time, but this has clearly wasted a lot of time lately. If things must be grouped why can't they be similar topics. Lately its clearly a tactic to get something passed that would never have passed on its own, but in practice now nothing gets passed at all, including good things that p... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2v3do3/eli5_why_are_bills_lumped_together_instead_of/ | {
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3mehi1 | why are so many non-catholics going crazy over pope francis when john paul ii was literally a saint? | Or is this something mainly limited to Reddit? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mehi1/eli5_why_are_so_many_noncatholics_going_crazy/ | {
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148w9o | what is the point of the house of representatives? | We have the executive branch, the supreme court, and the senate, what is the point of the house? Do they actually matter? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/148w9o/eli5_what_is_the_point_of_the_house_of/ | {
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2jk979 | how does reddit efficiently store 9 years worth of posts and comments? | The total number of posts and comments across all the subreddits on Reddit during the time of its existence must be ridiculously large at this point. I know that they don't allow new comments on posts after a certain amount of time. But how do they store so much stuff so it is all still searchable? I am assuming it is ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2jk979/eli5_how_does_reddit_efficiently_store_9_years/ | {
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1m5ekz | why do college campuses hate wireless routers? | I live in a dorm on campus and apparently it's pretty common for college campuses to HATE wireless routers in the room. The vernacular reason is "it steals other people's internet" but that doesn't really make sense to me because I've been in places with lots of Wi-Fi networks with no problem. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1m5ekz/eli5_why_do_college_campuses_hate_wireless_routers/ | {
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5lp8q5 | what is the purpose of hands free soap dispensers? | To prevent germs? Every touch to a soap dispense is followed by a mass genocide of germs on your hands | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5lp8q5/eli5_what_is_the_purpose_of_hands_free_soap/ | {
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ujqd2 | communism, socialism, and why i hear people use "socialist" as an insult | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ujqd2/eli5_communism_socialism_and_why_i_hear_people/ | {
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97nklg | why can we use our touch screen smartphones only with our fingers? why doesn’t it work if we use a pencil for example? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/97nklg/eli5_why_can_we_use_our_touch_screen_smartphones/ | {
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4td66a | how do blisters form? and what is the purpose of the liquid inside of the blister? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4td66a/eli5_how_do_blisters_form_and_what_is_the_purpose/ | {
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2308te | pushing a car to start it? | I recall as a kid pushing the family car to get it started. Never knew why, and don't remember if it was standard or automatic. What problem does the pushing solve? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2308te/eli5_pushing_a_car_to_start_it/ | {
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3dd87y | what is the difficulty with anything travelling faster than the speed of light? | I understand that the speed of light in a vacuum is 299792458 m/s, also referred to as "c" and that it is pretty damn fast. it's not the fastest thing imaginable though, that would be infinite. Why does nothing travel faster than this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3dd87y/eli5what_is_the_difficulty_with_anything/ | {
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1kgy88 | how scientists can freeze/store light for 60 seconds with electromagnetically induced transparency. | I read [this](_URL_0_) article, but I still don't totally understand. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1kgy88/eli5_how_scientists_can_freezestore_light_for_60/ | {
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2nfcjb | how, if there's nothing to push against in space, do the iss's thrusters work? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2nfcjb/eli5_how_if_theres_nothing_to_push_against_in/ | {
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dqmbcj | what determines the storage a usb or hdd etc. can hold ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dqmbcj/eli5_what_determines_the_storage_a_usb_or_hdd_etc/ | {
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3h9p6y | how do tv shows 'play'? | When I'm watching TV, I'm obviously watching a pre-determined series of programs, but what is the process of getting them onto the television?
Does the channel transmit a 'playlist' every day, or every week, or does someone in a studio somewhere hit the play button when the ads finish?
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4todiv | why does something like water require a nutritional label, but fruit does not? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4todiv/eli5_why_does_something_like_water_require_a/ | {
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2rpgii | have we scientifically explained "imagination" and how we lose it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2rpgii/eli5have_we_scientifically_explained_imagination/ | {
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4x7nf9 | space - instead of traveling to other planets why can't we just stop and wait? | The Earth rotates around the Sun and the Sun is moving through the galaxy. The Galaxy is spinning around the galactic center, and the entire galaxy is moving through space. The speeds are "astronomical". Why can't we leave earth and stop moving and wait for the next system of planets to travel to us? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4x7nf9/eli5_space_instead_of_traveling_to_other_planets/ | {
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6t45c2 | what makes my brain go "i don't know how to do this therefore i don't want to do it"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6t45c2/eli5_what_makes_my_brain_go_i_dont_know_how_to_do/ | {
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3ceo80 | what's all this talk about "september 2015" and how something bad (i.e. doomsday, an economical crash) is going to happen? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ceo80/eli5_whats_all_this_talk_about_september_2015_and/ | {
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7e3c3f | how can we breathe in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide almost immediately after? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7e3c3f/eli5_how_can_we_breathe_in_oxygen_and_exhale/ | {
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41hsnp | how do rockets use fuel so efficiently? | Thinking about the Falcon stuff, they put a rocket in space using a shit load of fuel, then still had enough to make a landing... And enough to make it explode from tipping over.
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12qdto | musical instruments - why are some in concert pitch and others in f, eb etc | Even took music theory and sight singing in college and never understood why when I played a C on the flute, the clarinets played a Bb. Why are they not ALL in C? And if you play an instrument that is not in C - does it make guessing pitches hard? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/12qdto/eli5_musical_instruments_why_are_some_in_concert/ | {
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csfczz | how does earth spin so fast but we don't notice ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/csfczz/eli5_how_does_earth_spin_so_fast_but_we_dont/ | {
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2i07vs | what would happen if you never swallowed again? | Let's say hypothetically you receive your nutrition intravenously and you spit your saliva out instead of swallowing it. What would the effects on your body be? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2i07vs/eli5_what_would_happen_if_you_never_swallowed/ | {
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1oxqoe | what is "hubbles law" and how does it effect our universe? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1oxqoe/eli5_what_is_hubbles_law_and_how_does_it_effect/ | {
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55wc4h | how are withdrawals triggered from using a small amount of a substance even though the person is no longer using the substance? | I'm thinking of heroin (based on TV) and benzo withdrawals, but alcohol or others may have the same effect.
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dxizj4 | what causes us to "feel" tension or stress in a room? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dxizj4/eli5_what_causes_us_to_feel_tension_or_stress_in/ | {
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65m752 | what's the point of stove range hoods that don't vent outside? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/65m752/eli5_whats_the_point_of_stove_range_hoods_that/ | {
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64slfk | why do people think that killing someone with chemicals is sp much worse than other ways of killing | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/64slfk/eli5_why_do_people_think_that_killing_someone/ | {
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2tprhu | why do dogs love sticks? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2tprhu/eli5_why_do_dogs_love_sticks/ | {
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b1xzy1 | what is synthetic identity theft, how does it differ from "ghosting" and identity theft and why isn't it as widely publicized as identity theft? | **Disclaimer**: This is not a question about endorsement of illegal activity or how to carry out criminal activity. It is simply an ELI5, as I have searched and no results for this topic. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b1xzy1/eli5_what_is_synthetic_identity_theft_how_does_it/ | {
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4thm0m | do sperms come with pre-installed intelligence and character or are all sperms the same and develop these traits later? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4thm0m/eli5_do_sperms_come_with_preinstalled/ | {
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715ksa | why can bands use child nudity on their cover art, and not get slammed with a "child pornography" label? | It just struck me when I was listening to Pandora, that there are artists that use naked pictures of children on their albums. How can they get away with this when they're distributing this all over the world for a price, and it's technically child pornography is it not?
& nbsp;
Some that I can think of off th... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/715ksa/eli5_why_can_bands_use_child_nudity_on_their/ | {
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60bixq | how do they put sponsors under the ice rink? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/60bixq/eli5how_do_they_put_sponsors_under_the_ice_rink/ | {
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1umx6r | what nvidias g-sync and amds freesync is | Allright, so i get that it stands for GPU synchronisation, and that it syncs your GPU with your monitor in some way. ANd that NVidias has some sort of chip inside of the monitor, whilst AMDs is free.
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5toffo | why are horizontal and vertical speeds independent of each other? | Working on physics homework and read that if you roll a ball off a table, it's speed doesn't effect the time it takes for the ball to hit the floor. So, horizontal and vertical speeds are independent of each other. This doesn't make sense to me. Hoping someone can explain it in a way that helps me understand. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5toffo/eli5_why_are_horizontal_and_vertical_speeds/ | {
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1xznw9 | the unspoken rules and social conventions in england. | Thinking about moving to England in a few years. I wouldn't want to be perceived as rude or a tourist. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xznw9/eli5_the_unspoken_rules_and_social_conventions_in/ | {
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23t3pf | how do people get max high scores on mobile games? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/23t3pf/eli5how_do_people_get_max_high_scores_on_mobile/ | {
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370tuo | why is nobody making a a huge deal about the helium shortage in mainstream media? | Even more so, why is it still legal for helium to be wasted on stuff like party balloons? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/370tuo/eli5_why_is_nobody_making_a_a_huge_deal_about_the/ | {
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82t7tv | is there a physiological or psychological reason why people look up when they're exasperated or frustrated? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/82t7tv/eli5_is_there_a_physiological_or_psychological/ | {
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a3v240 | how does the zero-gravity life affect one's respiratory, digestive, and nervous system over time? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a3v240/eli5_how_does_the_zerogravity_life_affect_ones/ | {
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1p03vt | earlier today i tripped and scraped my knee. the skin broke and bled but my tights remained intact. how does this happen? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1p03vt/eli5_earlier_today_i_tripped_and_scraped_my_knee/ | {
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4eh64c | how powerful are us states? | I'm doing some studying around, how much power US states have compared to the federal government and I'd love it explained simply. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4eh64c/eli5how_powerful_are_us_states/ | {
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2sl480 | the point of "flat-billed" hats and leaving the stickers on them | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2sl480/eli5_the_point_of_flatbilled_hats_and_leaving_the/ | {
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1i6eau | the ability to be vague in the "ingredients" list on certain foods | I can't think of exact specifics, but we've seen them. Sometimes they say things like *"assorted spices"*. Sometimes on tiny packages they'll even have things like *"and other ingredients*". Sometimes they won't expand on a subset and other times they will *"complex ingredient (complex ingredient's subingredients)"*
I... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1i6eau/eli5_the_ability_to_be_vague_in_the_ingredients/ | {
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230x2k | the "helicopter" sound when rear windows are rolled down. | You know when your driving down the highway or whatever, and you have the front windows down a bit, or even shut, and you roll down the backseat windows, we get that annoying noise, that kind of sounds like a helicopter. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/230x2k/eli5_the_helicopter_sound_when_rear_windows_are/ | {
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qa8wn | what's the deal with the district of columbia? | I know it's not a state. It gets electors in the Electoral College but no vote in Congress. Why is this? What holds this city-state-thing together? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/qa8wn/eli5_whats_the_deal_with_the_district_of_columbia/ | {
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49djm0 | where does the first person each season catch the flu from? | I know the flu is seasonal (influenza flu) - but it HAS to start somewhere each season. Where does that unlucky person catch it? As I understand it, the virus doesn't live too long outside of a human.
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17m8m4 | how does the tsa continue to function despite the 4th amendment? | The fourth amendment protects from unreasonable search and seizure and yet the TSA can take your liquids if they're not clear and are larger than a certain size, can pat you down, you have to go through the body scanners, etc. How are these not considered a violation of the 4th amendment?
Note: I'm not necessarily aga... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/17m8m4/how_does_the_tsa_continue_to_function_despite_the/ | {
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4433xb | if the earth can be used to ground charged objects, why is dirt not a good conductor? | And where do the electrons go, if dirt doesn't conduct electricity? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4433xb/eli5_if_the_earth_can_be_used_to_ground_charged/ | {
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7jpogq | why is it not possible to have drugs like mdma in the body indefinitely so you can have good feelings and keep the serotonin levels high? | The effects lasts for hours but is it possible to feel euphoria permanently?
> Because the levels of this feel good chemical increase well beyond its normal threshold, when the drug leaves the body, the levels of serotonin plummet, often leaving the drug user in withdrawal.
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9ymtbu | why does copyright last so long if companys dont make money from their old products anymore since they're most likely discontinued? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9ymtbu/eli5_why_does_copyright_last_so_long_if_companys/ | {
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7d6omo | to what extent, if any, does the large amount of space debris around earth affect global warming? | I was watching a space debris video here...
> _URL_0_
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4g9sxg | why do many people, when in a rested position, rapidly tap their feet? | I find many people (including myself) tapping away at their feet seemingly uncontrollably while they sit or lie back. Is it something to do with ADD? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4g9sxg/eli5_why_do_many_people_when_in_a_rested_position/ | {
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6wui5z | with all of the flooding in texas how are people not being electrocuted staying in their houses, standing in water near electrical outlets? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6wui5z/eli5_with_all_of_the_flooding_in_texas_how_are/ | {
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x4x2e | automobile turbochargers & intercoolers, and how they work together. | I know the basic principles, but to hear it again from someone else would be benficial.
Turbo's force fuel into the engine, and the intercooler recycles the air that's being expelled?
Thanks. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/x4x2e/eli5_automobile_turbochargers_intercoolers_and/ | {
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qom1q | the differences between vga, dvi, and hdmi | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/qom1q/eli5_the_differences_between_vga_dvi_and_hdmi/ | {
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162wie | polysexuality | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/162wie/eli5_polysexuality/ | {
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4j8rje | how is an ollie even possible with a skateboard? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4j8rje/eli5_how_is_an_ollie_even_possible_with_a/ | {
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a8r2fj | how did we human know what bacteria and virus cell made up of? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a8r2fj/eli5_how_did_we_human_know_what_bacteria_and/ | {
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bsw6gt | how does electrocution in water work? | It’s well known that it’s deadly if you drop a toaster in a bathtub, but what happens if someone drops it in a large swimming pool? What happens when lightning strikes the ocean? Will it kill fish or people in the nearby vicinity? Also why does this electrocute you in the first place? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bsw6gt/eli5_how_does_electrocution_in_water_work/ | {
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