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2fg3fz | "rogue cell towers". why is it difficult or not possible to find out who these towers belong to? | apologies if this has been asked or answered but i did not see the specific question being addressed . the recent circulating articles by slashdot and io9 regarding mysterious cell towers. how can something like this just be operating with no one knowing or claiming to know who they belong to or even their purpose? and... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fg3fz/eli5_rogue_cell_towers_why_is_it_difficult_or_not/ | {
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1xyz5w | the 50 new facebook genders - a brief description for each one - list inside.. i.e. the difference between trans male and trans man | Agender
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65065f | is it legal to domesticate any critter as household pets? | I.e. raccoons | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/65065f/eli5_is_it_legal_to_domesticate_any_critter_as/ | {
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3hrlmk | if teachers have to spend so much money out of pocket on school supplies for class why don't they just stop? | Little Timmy forgot his pen and notebook today? Tough shit Timmy. Make some friends and ask them | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3hrlmk/eli5if_teachers_have_to_spend_so_much_money_out/ | {
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rqd41 | what helps and hurts my credit score? | First- is it a rating of how likely I am to repay my debts, or does it rate how profitable I am as a debtor?
For example, I understand that making payments on time helps one's credit score, but what if those payments consistently eliminate remaining balance without racking up any interest?
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4xbp2k | how does gymnastics stunt growth? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4xbp2k/eli5_how_does_gymnastics_stunt_growth/ | {
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yytq9 | why do microsoft and other software companies care which internet browser people use if the software is free? | After reading that in Windows 8 non-IE browsers will be intentionally slowed down, it made me think - why does anyone care what software we are using if we use it for free anyway? I am sure I am missing something. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/yytq9/why_do_microsoft_and_other_software_companies/ | {
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7ago01 | how are proteins important in the nervous system? | Yeah, so I looked this up and it gave me some biochem gibberish or something. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7ago01/eli5_how_are_proteins_important_in_the_nervous/ | {
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2fhy89 | why the dallas cowboys are touted as "america's team" and not the new england patriots? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fhy89/eli5why_the_dallas_cowboys_are_touted_as_americas/ | {
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f5jtmt | how does sarcasm work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f5jtmt/eli5_how_does_sarcasm_work/ | {
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9swyab | although adults constantly tell me all cucumbers are 95% water, why does water taste bitter if i drink it after i had a cucumber? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9swyab/eli5_although_adults_constantly_tell_me_all/ | {
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26i0oo | why do mosquitoes bite the shit out of me but not other people? and why do they only come out at sunrise/sunset? | i hate em | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26i0oo/eli5why_do_mosquitoes_bite_the_shit_out_of_me_but/ | {
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5lvjgk | what makes snapchat a successful messaging platform over competitors? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5lvjgk/eli5_what_makes_snapchat_a_successful_messaging/ | {
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9fxhk8 | how to hear the beat in music. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9fxhk8/eli5_how_to_hear_the_beat_in_music/ | {
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2jxh5t | which file formats respond best to compression, and why? | Sometimes, archives of one type of data get compressed much smaller than archives of another type. Which file formats are compressible, and which are already compressed to the max? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2jxh5t/eli5_which_file_formats_respond_best_to/ | {
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9smkix | how does dust get in closed places like closets and drawers that are rarely opened? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9smkix/eli5_how_does_dust_get_in_closed_places_like/ | {
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5olnu7 | how does a sound stimulate the brain? | Recently, I have started to listen to brown noise while studying to boost my productivity. While listening to it, I could focus and concentrate on studying without being distracted. Being the person easily distracted, this surprised me a lot, so I was just wondering, what is the science behind this?
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66b078 | why is apple just sitting on the largest capital in the world? why not use it to invest, innovate, acquire etc.? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/66b078/eli5_why_is_apple_just_sitting_on_the_largest/ | {
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1j1wca | why some people sleep walk/talk and other don't | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1j1wca/eli5_why_some_people_sleep_walktalk_and_other_dont/ | {
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4n7daz | when a program on my computer freezes, and i click "close the program" in the error message, why does it sometimes not close? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4n7daz/eli5_when_a_program_on_my_computer_freezes_and_i/ | {
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1s64el | how does a radio station that transmits in different areas send the broadcast to other stations? | Like, when a station has multiple wavelengths, how does it send the broadcast if not by radio towers. And why do they use different wavelengths in different areas. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1s64el/eli5how_does_a_radio_station_that_transmits_in/ | {
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490mjs | establishment and anti-establishment in u.s. politics | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/490mjs/eli5_establishment_and_antiestablishment_in_us/ | {
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zb1d9 | what happens in the brain of a schizophrenic? | How is it different to a "normal" brain? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/zb1d9/what_happens_in_the_brain_of_a_schizophrenic/ | {
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d6cw6x | what is exploit development? | I want to know what exactly is Exploit development in a real job. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d6cw6x/eli5_what_is_exploit_development/ | {
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2h6kal | how are vitamins and supplements, that the body makes naturally, man-made? | I was drifting off into space while staring at my bottle of melatonin and started thinking. What are these things even made out of? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2h6kal/eli5how_are_vitamins_and_supplements_that_the/ | {
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5g6y08 | why taiwan and united states have severed diplomatic ties. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5g6y08/eli5_why_taiwan_and_united_states_have_severed/ | {
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1nlzkm | why would a business limit the amount of products a person can buy? (e.g. "maximum 5 per customer") | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1nlzkm/eli5_why_would_a_business_limit_the_amount_of/ | {
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485jgq | why are nascar tracks an oval as opposed to something like a figure 8 so they can make right turns as well. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/485jgq/eli5_why_are_nascar_tracks_an_oval_as_opposed_to/ | {
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4x0c5s | why is cantonese treated as a dialect by the hong kong government? | Hong Kong's official languages are Chinese and English. I'm aware of the British's influence on Hong Kong that created the need for inclusion of English as well as the fact that Mandarin is the predominate Chinese language used in Chinese media, so I can understand why the entire language family would be included as it... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4x0c5s/eli5_why_is_cantonese_treated_as_a_dialect_by_the/ | {
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48saaq | how can movie producers hire actors of a specific race or sex without it counting as racial/sexual profiling? | "White male receptionist wanted for hire" - illegal
"White male actor for roll in new film wanted" - legal
How do these laws work?
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9kkp6y | the cholesterol in egg and just how much it impacts cholesterol levels. | Debating with a friend over egg being healthier than McDonalds, but she won't believe me. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9kkp6y/eli5_the_cholesterol_in_egg_and_just_how_much_it/ | {
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8is2ju | what is the feeling when your balls shoot into your stomach? | You know that feeling, when you see something so painful that it feels like a hollow opening is in your lower intestine and it feels like your balls have shot upwards. Every guy knows this type of pain, but what exactly is happening. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8is2ju/eli5_what_is_the_feeling_when_your_balls_shoot/ | {
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2d7zf7 | how some less muscular people can lift a lot heavier weights than much muscular people? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2d7zf7/eli5_how_some_less_muscular_people_can_lift_a_lot/ | {
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4hkoqv | how end to end cryptography works? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4hkoqv/eli5_how_end_to_end_cryptography_works/ | {
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9nqb9s | do adults have more skin than newborn babies? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9nqb9s/eli5_do_adults_have_more_skin_than_newborn_babies/ | {
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5g5pcy | wastewater treatment and city water systems | I guess I'm just wondering how much of the water that goes down the drain in the shower, sink, washing machine, etc. is actually wasted. What percentage comes back through my city water pipes to use again? I try not to use up a lot of water but I realized I don't exactly understand what my efforts are doing. I live in ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5g5pcy/eli5wastewater_treatment_and_city_water_systems/ | {
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2o3ds4 | wrestling, it's scripted, but is it staged? is that happening in the ring a real fight or are wrestlers really good stuntsmen? and why sometimes blood happens? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2o3ds4/eli5_wrestling_its_scripted_but_is_it_staged_is/ | {
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3ib2i7 | how does one get into preforming magic if magicians dont share their secrets? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ib2i7/eli5_how_does_one_get_into_preforming_magic_if/ | {
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2i9w25 | i have a lisp, but in my head it sounds like i'm pronouncing it properly. why is this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2i9w25/eli5_i_have_a_lisp_but_in_my_head_it_sounds_like/ | {
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8tjvfl | why are things that are distant (1 mi+) have a blueish fog? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8tjvfl/eli5_why_are_things_that_are_distant_1_mi_have_a/ | {
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eyuapz | how are there as many even numbers as there are numbers? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/eyuapz/eli5_how_are_there_as_many_even_numbers_as_there/ | {
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144tos | what is washington d.c, and why is it the capital if it is not even a state. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/144tos/what_is_washington_dc_and_why_is_it_the_capital/ | {
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e8o0wm | how does potassium balance out sodium in maintaining a person's blood pressure? i've read that it has something to do with osmosis across the cell membrane. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e8o0wm/eli5_how_does_potassium_balance_out_sodium_in/ | {
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1ri1fo | intentional grounding in the nfl | Sometimes they call it, sometimes they don't. What is the deal? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ri1fo/eli5_intentional_grounding_in_the_nfl/ | {
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csjpzi | every so often i get the great idea to stay awake 24 hours to reset my sleep schedule. why is it so difficult to accomplish this? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/csjpzi/eli5_every_so_often_i_get_the_great_idea_to_stay/ | {
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j6xru | speakers and headphones? what makes a cone + magnets produce amazing sound? | Also if anyone wants to add how that sound travels through a small wire (ex, headphones)? Fuckin magnets man, how do they work? ( < -- jokes)
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a5i1lw | how were maths formulae like pythagoras and area of a circle discovered millenia ago - way before people had access to pens, papers, rulers, calculators, computers, a standard maths education etc? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a5i1lw/eli5_how_were_maths_formulae_like_pythagoras_and/ | {
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1w9kes | when i am taking a bath (or in a body of water), why do hundreds of tiny bubbles collect under my arms, legs and bottom? | I love running my hands under my legs and watching the bubbles rise and listening to the sound they make. It's almost like soda carbonation; but what causes this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1w9kes/when_i_am_taking_a_bath_or_in_a_body_of_water_why/ | {
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1r5gjp | why wouldn't the united states adopt an isolationist stance and save themselves billions of dollars by staying out of war zones? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1r5gjp/eli5why_wouldnt_the_united_states_adopt_an/ | {
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tb2tt | how do physics and philosophy relate with each other? | Hey Reddit. Please explain to me how physics and philosophy relate - I hear it all the time, and have even read about college courses specifying in this subject. Are there any notable examples of physics that have philosophical implications along with it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/tb2tt/eli5_how_do_physics_and_philosophy_relate_with/ | {
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1cs1u2 | how come we name storms but not other natural phenomena like earthquakes or tornadoes? | À la Tropical Storm X, Winter Storm Y, Hurricane Z.
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1i6lam | why does dry ground "flood more quickly" than ground that is a little moist? | EDIT: Adding the clarifying question: "Is this a cohesion thing?" | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1i6lam/eli5_why_does_dry_ground_flood_more_quickly_than/ | {
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3debn0 | how the words for the phonetic alphabet were chosen | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3debn0/eli5_how_the_words_for_the_phonetic_alphabet_were/ | {
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50xt6e | how does dunking a hot metal in cold liquid make it harder? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/50xt6e/eli5_how_does_dunking_a_hot_metal_in_cold_liquid/ | {
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3qdr6b | why does it seem like people go to jail longer for drug charges than murder? | I read about people getting like 10 years for drugs, but then murder/man-slaughter/drunk driving related deaths sometimes get out after only about a year. How? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3qdr6b/eli5_why_does_it_seem_like_people_go_to_jail/ | {
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s4lj3 | okay, i know fighting zombies is kind of a fun concept. but how to explain the incessant rash of zombie-related everything that struck america in the past few years? | Seriously. Without looking anything up, I came up with Shaun of the Dead, 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, Romero's Dawn of the Dead, Romero's Land of the Dead, Zombieland, Resident Evil 1-5, publication of the popular Zombie Survival Guide, The Walking Dead graphic novels and now TV series...
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6342cc | why can't old people climb stairs | Why is it that most elderly need to use handrails/ canes to get up steps? Is it more linked to the range of motion necessary to lifting a leg that high or is balance the limiting factor, aka is it more decline in the vestibular system versus muscular decline? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6342cc/eli5_why_cant_old_people_climb_stairs/ | {
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38migp | why do conservatives claim to detest the government's abuse of power but often defend police brutality? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38migp/eli5_why_do_conservatives_claim_to_detest_the/ | {
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fv4k4c | why are tears, sweat, and nasal (whatever the right term is) salty? what is the purpose and function? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fv4k4c/eli5_why_are_tears_sweat_and_nasal_whatever_the/ | {
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3cs9uq | why does the us government which doesn't have the security to prevent 21.5 million employees from being hacked want to put backdoors into all programs? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3cs9uq/eli5_why_does_the_us_government_which_doesnt_have/ | {
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bk4dip | why do variety packs of food always include the most of the worst flavor? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bk4dip/eli5_why_do_variety_packs_of_food_always_include/ | {
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1v3w1l | what is platonic idealism? | I keep reading posts all over the internet about it (lately) and I can't seem to wrap my head around it (at all). Please help. I know it has something to do with the theory of forms? but I can't even understand that. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1v3w1l/eli5_what_is_platonic_idealism/ | {
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d2pzoz | what is the point of three cameras on the new iphone? two makes sense but three seems excessive. what difference does it make? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d2pzoz/eli5_what_is_the_point_of_three_cameras_on_the/ | {
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6nkj6z | why you can listen to something with only one earbud in and it sounds fine, but if you have both in and a video only plays sound through one, it suddenly is annoying. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6nkj6z/eli5_why_you_can_listen_to_something_with_only/ | {
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9vedfp | why do muscles get sore and damaged from low-intensity exercise? [biology] | From what I understood, your muscles get tiny micro tears from exercising, and this causes the muscle to get sore. Lactic acid doesn't actually damage the muscle or cause pain.
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3qzcip | why does low frequency sound require more power to sound equally loud? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3qzcip/eli5_why_does_low_frequency_sound_require_more/ | {
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2s9m2n | does "military grade" actually have a standard, or is it just a marketing term? | For example, the commercial for new Ford F-150 stated it is made of "Military grade aluminium." What makes something "Military Grade"?
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9xos0r | the new si base base units | Wikipedia wasn't much of help here. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9xos0r/eli5_the_new_si_base_base_units/ | {
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a36lnn | how does a secret recipe stay secret? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a36lnn/eli5_how_does_a_secret_recipe_stay_secret/ | {
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clqxx2 | what exactly is glass? how is it clear? could you 3d print glass? | Is glass a naturally occuring thing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/clqxx2/eli5_what_exactly_is_glass_how_is_it_clear_could/ | {
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3bex6x | why are disc brakes more effective than drum brakes? | As far as I know they work using the same principle, calipers pressing against a surface linked to the wheel to slow it down, just disc brakes compress against a disc and drum brakes expand out on a drum. Why is it usually more efficient to use disc brakes if the technology is the same? Shouldn't they both be equally a... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3bex6x/eli5_why_are_disc_brakes_more_effective_than_drum/ | {
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41yugy | why can't solar panels on a home provide energy without connecting to the public energy grid? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/41yugy/eli5_why_cant_solar_panels_on_a_home_provide/ | {
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3eqzrv | why do people like avoiding studying? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3eqzrv/eli5_why_do_people_like_avoiding_studying/ | {
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sqeex | inflation and hyperinflation | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/sqeex/eli5inflation_and_hyperinflation/ | {
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1ynu5i | why does every reality show now appear to be scripted? are there currently any that are truly unscripted? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ynu5i/eli5_why_does_every_reality_show_now_appear_to_be/ | {
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2na4f9 | assume the universe is infinite, is there then other realities in which everything is almost exactly the same as on earth? | For example, EVERYTHING in the past up until now on earth happens the same way, except in this alternate universe, you are eating an apple now as opposed to reading this post without the apple / whatever you are doing now.
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2r8l88 | how would nasa describe the location (coordinates) and bearing/range of a spaceship traveling to mars or elsewhere in the solar system? | Oh and speed, relative to what? To earth, Mars, sun? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2r8l88/eli5_how_would_nasa_describe_the_location/ | {
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m5jzd | why is staring at a computer screen more exhausting than staring at a tv screen? | I get tired far quicker from watching something on a computer compared to a TV. Is it just because typically a computer screen is closer? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/m5jzd/eli5_why_is_staring_at_a_computer_screen_more/ | {
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3ghryf | why do some drinks have sodium in them (like gatorade, iced green tea, etc) and what is the difference between sodium and salt? | I am drinking Kirkland brand Diet Green Tea with Citrus right now and it has 0g/mg of anything in it except it has 100mg Sodium. It tastes pretty salty too, so my question is, what is the difference between sodium and salt and why would you want your soft drink to be salty? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ghryf/eli5_why_do_some_drinks_have_sodium_in_them_like/ | {
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bcx2hb | do other galaxies in the sky move? | Since the Earth spins, the sky appears to rotate around us throughout the year. Our galaxy is also spinning, so do objects beyond our galaxy (other galaxies and nebulae) rotate relative to the stars (in our galaxy) we can see in the sky? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bcx2hb/eli5_do_other_galaxies_in_the_sky_move/ | {
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357s6l | all of a sudden, the famous video of "leeroy jenkins" has become distorted. how does this happen to a video that (i assume) hasn't been tampered with and has been fine for years? | Or maybe it's been happening for a while, progressively getting more and more distorted to the point where it's noticeable? I wonder if the whole video will eventually will become a mess of jumbled noise? Still confused how it could happen in the first place. Thanks!
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66tnl5 | how are traffic light sequences decided and programmed? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/66tnl5/eli5_how_are_traffic_light_sequences_decided_and/ | {
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8k0l0z | how does s thermos/cooler keep things hot/cold and why do the high end ones, like yeti work better? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8k0l0z/eli5_how_does_s_thermoscooler_keep_things_hotcold/ | {
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6kkks2 | how do actors and actresses vomit for movies and television? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6kkks2/eli5_how_do_actors_and_actresses_vomit_for_movies/ | {
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1u5tom | how can a single wire in coaxial cable carry so much information? hundreds of channels, internet, and voip service in my case. | The single wire hooks into the cable box and it sees like a thousand different channels; it hooks into the modem and handles all the internet traffic from as many devices as I can attach to my network. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1u5tom/eli5how_can_a_single_wire_in_coaxial_cable_carry/ | {
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2nlzx9 | how is it possible for the kinder morgan pipeline in bc to still an issue after various local communities have rejected the proposal ? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2nlzx9/eli5_how_is_it_possible_for_the_kinder_morgan/ | {
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e0el6y | when some 'runs across america' or does some stunt for charity. how's does it actually benefit any charity? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e0el6y/eli5_when_some_runs_across_america_or_does_some/ | {
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1y1aq8 | why do people like warren buffet continue to try and make as much money as possible, when they have so much that they could never spend it all? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1y1aq8/eli5_why_do_people_like_warren_buffet_continue_to/ | {
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16s1lt | why is being "cisgender" bad? | An internet term that has been around for a while suggests that being cisgender (identifying yourself as the same gender as you biologically are) bad from the perspective of a trans-person. Why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/16s1lt/eli5_why_is_being_cisgender_bad/ | {
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1fwc2u | why don't military aircraft use "sky" camouflage? | I don't understand why ground soldiers wear the green and brown camo to blend in with trees and bushes, and those in the desert use desert camo (even the vehicles) but aircraft and watercraft don't use camo that more suits their surroundings? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1fwc2u/eli5_why_dont_military_aircraft_use_sky_camouflage/ | {
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c0meio | why is depth perception messed up in low light? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c0meio/eli5_why_is_depth_perception_messed_up_in_low/ | {
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2gtw4e | when the milky way and andromeda collide, what will happen to their supermassive black holes at their centers? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2gtw4e/eli5_when_the_milky_way_and_andromeda_collide/ | {
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9catw0 | why does parallel parking only work when reversing at the start? | edit: Thank you all for your explanations. I believe I now have a firm grasp of why reversing is easier to complete a parallel parking maneuver. Thanks everyone again :) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9catw0/eli5_why_does_parallel_parking_only_work_when/ | {
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b3g9tz | how do stealth fighters like the f-22 or f-35 work? | How does the stealth technology in these aircraft work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b3g9tz/eli5_how_do_stealth_fighters_like_the_f22_or_f35/ | {
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3z8tt4 | how do "entrepreneurs" develop their potentially lucrative ideas without having them stolen by others at any point in the process? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3z8tt4/eli5how_do_entrepreneurs_develop_their/ | {
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8zh1a8 | why do eyes have that awesome pattern around the pupil and what is the purpose of the coloring? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8zh1a8/eli5_why_do_eyes_have_that_awesome_pattern_around/ | {
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2ylgzh | why do nfl players trade or let their players leave so frequently and so easily? | The Saints Traded Jimmy Graham. He's awesome. Top 2 TE. Eagles let Maclin sign with another team. Do you think the original team knows they aren't worth the money?
The movement -cuts, free agents, trades seem so much more blockbuster in the NFL than other pro sports. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ylgzh/eli5_why_do_nfl_players_trade_or_let_their/ | {
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2ltgbw | why do some people get bit by mosquitos much more often than others? | I went on a hike with about 10 friends. I was the only one to be bitten. By the end of a 2 mile hike I had 5-10 huge welts on my arms and neck. No one else had a single bite. So what gives? Is it body temperature? Is it my blood type. Is it my scent? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ltgbw/eli5_why_do_some_people_get_bit_by_mosquitos_much/ | {
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5o8idn | can you really not catch a cold from being cold? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5o8idn/eli5_can_you_really_not_catch_a_cold_from_being/ | {
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