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<|im_start|>user Why is Internet priced by speed, but cell phone priced by amount of data? Illuminati? I dunno. Someone tell me.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Different infrastructures. Cell companies incur a lot of costs from power required to pump signals to your equipment. Less data usage, less signal needed, less...
<|im_start|>user Why does gravity make planets and stars spherical but galaxies thin disks? Also, is there a standard shape to super clusters of galaxies?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Hydrostatic equilibrium. Stars and planets are supported (prevented from collapsing) by the physical pressure of the solids or fluids...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do planes/subs know when missiles have a 'lock'? Or have I been watching too many movies<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Missile systems generally consists of a radar to detect where the target is and send commands to the missile to tell it where to go. The radars have several modes which hav...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is the inside of the palms always white regardless the skin color or tan?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Melanin which colours the skin is in the lower layers of the skin, the skin on the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands needs to be substantially thicker to protect from wear and ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 why can a person's weight change +/- 5-10 pounds a day when they definitely aren't eating 5-10 pounds of food/water a day. Where does this extra mass/wight come from?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Don't underestimate the weight of food and especially water. A half gallon of water (the standard-e...
<|im_start|>user I believe that those arguing against national income disparity without supporting international redistribution are somewhat hypocritical. CMV. To summarize before I begin, I believe the arguments applied by first world inhabitants arguing against high income disparity (i.e. the 1%, etc.) can be applied...
<|im_start|>user [40K]In the opening cinematic of Space Marine, who is having the text conversation? OK, when xenos invade this valuable Imperial forge world, we see [two people texting about it.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9asMbft0QU) It must be someone very powerful, since they're making super high-level strate...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 why a picture that I take with my smart phone or even a decent point-and-shoot camera looks NOTHING like what I see with my naked eye. Generally, I don't get nearly as much content in the photo as I'm trying to capture, which I understand is a limitation of the lenses. But why do the pictures alwa...
<|im_start|>user Why does fire change colour with certain chemicals inside it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The color represents electron transitions between orbitals on the vaporized material (i.e., the fuel, the combustion byproduct etc.) Different materials have different energy levels for their electrons. The t...
<|im_start|>user What effect does reccesions have on black markets? illegal drugs, ect Anyone know?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Overall the black market suffers, but it could also have varying effects depends upon from which side you look. From Sellers POV, as there is no fixed price, at a time fo reduced demand ...
<|im_start|>user Professors experienced in teaching both grad and undergrad students, what are the salient differences? I'm teaching undergrads for the first time in 15 years, have any tips?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It depends on your institution. Mine is not very selective. There is more variance among undergr...
<|im_start|>user Learning academic research skills by yourself? (not satisfied with skills I acquired in psychology) I am nearly finished my degree in psychology. The skills I have acquired relate almost entirely to empirical research - competence in statistics, evaluating the strength of a study based on methodology, ...
<|im_start|>user When a corporation makes a profit, where does that money go? My understanding of "profit" is what income is left over after all expenses are accounted for including all operational costs, legal/service fees, and paying every single employee, so who gets the profit? Also, if corporations are legally pe...
<|im_start|>user [X-Men] why don't mutant inhibitor collars remove physical mutations. Eg. Since Nightcrawlers odd appearance and his teleporting are caused by the x-gene, then why is the collar that nullifies the x-gene only change the teleporting? Why doesn't the collar also make him look human as well as stop him fr...
<|im_start|>user How a non-academic can support someone in the academia, relationship-wise? Hey, I've recently started dating a 33/M who has PhD in Astrophysics and works as a researcher at the university. I (33/F) have no degree (dropped out of four(!) degrees due to previously undiagnosed ADHD), but I haven't ruled ...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: Why do some soldiers wear digital camo, is it actually useful for camouflage or is it just for aesthetic reasons?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Scale variance and insomulance. In 2001 the Canadian Armed Forces developed Canadian Disruptive Pattern (CANPAT) which uses an innovative digital patt...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: How can higher labor costs increase profits? How did Henry Ford's $5 wage per day increase the profitability of Ford's motor company?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant People who feel valued (not exclusively in terms of money!) tend to be more motivated and willing to "go the extra mile", which inc...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: What happens to a child’s schoolwork when they have to go to juvie, rehab, mental hospital, etc.?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Most schools will send your school work to you and you will do it at the hospital/facility. But if you are incapable of even doing that then you will have to repeat th...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: how computers are able to read programing languages<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant They usually don't. ##Assembly A long time ago, programming was done entirely in Assembly, which is a very low-level programming language. Generally, each assembly command is the same as a single instruction that...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Does making eye contact go against your biological instincts (in cases where you're not trying to be threatening)? Throughout the animal kingdom, eye contact is considered a form of aggression. Many human cultures also do not consider eye contact to be an appropriate behavior. However, Western cul...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If disorders like depression and anxiety are chemical imbalances, why are non-chemical treatments like talk therapy effective?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Let's say that the chemical imbalance the person is suffering from is a lack of a brain chemical called X. If the problem is that your bra...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does the beam of the flashlight fade out after a few meters typically, when the light travels much farther?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The beam gets wider as it gets farther from the flashlight, so you have the same amount of light being spread over a larger and larger area. Eventually i...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Instead of removing the testicles and ovaries and uterus, why do so many veterinarians not perform vasectomies and tubal ligations?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It's not only about preventing pregnancy, it's also about behavioral control, cleanliness, cancer prevention, and infection preventio...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Scientifically, what is the difference between color film and black/white film? What changed and allowed film to be in color? What gives? I understand the basics of how film cameras work, but for the life of me I don't understand what changed.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Black and white film ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What exactly is "processed" food? And why is it bad for people?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant "Processed" food means the food has undergone some mechanical or chemical manipulation or "processing" to reach that state it was that would/could not occur naturally. For example, Reddiwhip/Coolwhip a...
<|im_start|>user Can you build a program in C++ to compile any language? I was reading up on how Node.js came about, which lead me to Google V8 and what it was. I know some Java, and not C++, and the "compiling Javascript to Native Machine Code" description, finally made me interested in the JVM, and made me look up so...
<|im_start|>user [Halo/The Expanse] What is the tactical/strategic benefit to having large warships with frigates/destroyer hangar bays, (See MCRN Donnager and UNSC Infinity), as opposed to those smaller ships traveling with them?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A few reasons come to mind: - Large craft can have bigge...
<|im_start|>user CMV: I am going for a degree based on how financially lucrative it is, Instead of chasing a passion. A few more details. I am in my early 30s , never went to college and worked all kinds of jobs and eventually opened small businesses. I have done ok but now want to go for something more stable. I’ve ...
<|im_start|>user When a photon enters an optically dense medium (n&gt;1) does the photons energy decrease? If so where does it go?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When light enters a material, the frequency of the wave does not change. The energy of a photon is E=hf (where h is planck's constant and f is the frequency...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do huge companies bank accounts work, are they literally like the bank accounts we have? also are the bank accounts with Normal banks or specialized banks?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant For most businesses it is more or less just like a personal account. When you start getting into larger c...
<|im_start|>user How much salt would I need to be able to float in my bathtub as if it were the Dead sea, would it work? 1. Can I use kitchen salt? 2. Why would it work? 3. Why wouldn't it work? 4. If the answer to #2 is no, why does it work in the Dead sea?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The general rule of thumb ...
<|im_start|>user [Warhammer 40k] Since the Dark Mechanicus aren't stagnant like the Adeptus Mechanicus are, won't Chaos eventually win through technological superiority? Any more than they already have, I mean - the Imperium today produces more than enough war, stagnancy, plotting and pleasure/suffering to feed Chaos.<...
<|im_start|>user Does the intellectual content/technological advancement in CS progress faster in industry, or academia? It seems like companies are coming up with new things all the time, esp. in data science, machine learning, AI, machine vision, etc. Do these innovations etc. move quicker in industry or academia? If...
<|im_start|>user Why is the unit "second" defined at 0 Kelvin? According to [the official definition at page 95](http://www1.bipm.org/utils/en/pdf/si-brochure.pdf), the definition of the second is &gt; the duration of 9 192 631 770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine level...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 what do water towers do and how do they work?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Engineer here! Water systems are driven by pressure, through either pumps or gravity. In places where there are hills, a RESERVOIR near the top of a hill will spurs the pressure through a water conveyance system to the...
<|im_start|>user [Superman] I find a rock, paint it green, then spray it to make it glow. Could I use this to placebo effect Supes into giving up? Or would he know the difference between green glowing rocks and kryptonite?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I think it would depend on your distance. IIRC he can feel krypto...
<|im_start|>user How do scientist determine bond angles and bond lengths in chemical compunds?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are different ways, It depends alot on which scale you are working. Macromolecules like proteins are usually investigated with x-ray crystallography. The same method Is used for minerals...
<|im_start|>user [Superman] How exactly does Superman's x-ray vision work? I hear Superman has x-ray vision (as if he didn't have enough powers am I right?) but how exactly does this work? Is he hitting me with radiation if I get x-rayed by him? Furthermore I even heard that he is able to actually see as if he was in t...
<|im_start|>user What is the significance of the successful energy modeling of an H2 molecule by a quantum computer? This was announced recently by what seems like the gauntlet of universities at the cutting edge of technology, but as someone in chemistry who knows little to nothing about computing I feel as though I'm...
<|im_start|>user Is there a way to establish a network? Hi, I would like to know how do you start to establish a network with other researchers. I'm actually an Assistant professor at a top-3 university in Brazil, so I'm already in academia. However, I'm having too much difficulty in establishing a research group/netw...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do movie reviews have such a large influence for some movies, but are ignored on others? There are movies that get bad reviews, but still make a sizable profit, such as many Adam Sandler movies. However, there are also movies like Baywatch that tank due to bad reviews. Why does this happen? ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: how do bugs eyes work….specifically flies and dragonflies. Like what do they actually see and how does it work?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant They have "compound eyes." Their eyes are made up of thousands of tiny lenses. The simplest way to explain how they see is each lens is a tiny portion of...
<|im_start|>user [South Park] Kenny’s Powers If Kenny’s mother were to die would Kenny cease to be immortal?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It’d depend on the nature of the enchantment. If the spell was originally cast on Kenny himself (or rather, his unborn form/soul,) then it’s likely that the next motherly figure ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do broken bones heal?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Bone healing occurs in three stages. The first is the inflammation stage, where clot forms between the fracture. The next is the repairing stage, where the clot is replaced with cartilaginous and fibrous tissues to stabilize the fracture, ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do some drugs, like opiates, develop a tolerance in the user while other drugs, like Prozac, do not? Just wondering why with some drugs the brain adjusts to the new balance of brain chemicals, whereas with SSRIs and such, it doesn't.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant This is a tough question to...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is there depth in reflections? This might be a dumb thing to ask (or a genius thing, idk) but it hit me and I've been thinking about this since. So lets Take [This image](https://i.imgur.com/CIGZw21.jpg) for example. There is quite a distance from the house and the pond. Why is the house' re...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do stealth planes work and why can't radars detect them?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Radar works by shooting out invisible light waves in all directions. That light gets reflected back to the antenna which can detect it and based on any frequency/amplitude changes and signal lost it can d...
<|im_start|>user Why do the water droplets that make up clouds, bunch together into clouds instead of being evenly distributed in the air?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Cloud droplets form in areas where air is cooling, causing water vapor (humidity) to condense into liquid. Usually, this happens because the air is ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Plastic surgery shouldn’t be as stigmatized as it currently is in the US As a Korean American, where the former (Korea) exists on the other end of the spectrum in terms of acceptance of cosmetic surgery in relation to the latter (America), I think that cosmetic enhancements serve society well in n...
<|im_start|>user Are there any good resources to study Foucault's Madness and Civilization? Spark notes leaves out a good amount of content in each chapter and I find it generally lacking in the book. Are there any supplemental resources to hell make sense of what Foucault is saying?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The...
<|im_start|>user Is it okay to create and name my own principles in my philosophy paper? I was assigned a philosophy essay with a very traditional prompt. It's pretty open ended and has to be less than 2000 words. I kind of got carried away, becoming passionate about the question and I wrote what I think is a stellar p...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: So there are dominant and recessive genes. Why is the recessive gene recessive? What makes the dominant gene dominant?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Say that the first version of the gene produces X protein, and the second version does not. If you have any copy of the first version, your body ...
<|im_start|>user Is it wrong to use pathos in an argument? I have read up a bit on debating techniques and I am a bit confused, should I use pathos or not? While many sources claim that pathos is a very important part of an argument I have also read that pathos could be considered to be the same as appeal to emotion wh...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How much of a Pixar/Dreamworks movie is actually drawn by a human? I never really understood what the work of the computer is. Are there algorithms for locomotion, gravity, fluid mechanics, etc., or are these things drawn directly on the scene by an artist? Basically, is creating a Pixar scene c...
<|im_start|>user as a layman outsider how do I educate myself in the social sciences? I found some textbooks online (economics, psychology,sociology, statistics) thats a good start, and some youtube tutorials with some bits of research advice. But my problem is: how do I judge if a paper is valid? Besides checking the...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Allowing newborns with life crippling disability to live is immoral and inconsiderate of their future. So, when i was born it was known almost immediately that I would be plagued with medical issues my entire life. I don't wish to get into detail but I still consider myself a lucky case, able to f...
<|im_start|>user Does toasting a loaf of bread alter the nutrition levels?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Food technologist here just finished with university. The short answer is more or less no, the nutrients will not change significantly. You'll get somewhat less water content, but that's not really a nutrient in...
<|im_start|>user What exactly does it mean that a vaccine/booster etc is X% effective?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Typically they are referring to “Relative risk reduction”. Take 100 people and give them vaccine, 100 people who don’t get it (or better, get a placebo). After some period of time, see how many in...
<|im_start|>user How do particle accelerators isolate certain particles if particles are unavoidably everywhere? Aren't there many unaccounted for particles in the way of observation? From my understanding, one of the many things particle accelerators are used for is making two or more particles collide at a high speed...
<|im_start|>user I am making a bank program in java, I'm trying to generate unique bank account numbers So I'm doing homework for a class and I have to make a banking system where you can sign up and make an account. However I have difficulty trying to create an account number that wont repeat itself. Can anyone help m...
<|im_start|>user [Marvel&amp;DC] I'm magically thrown into either of this of these universes, what would be the fastest to get superpowers or a way to not be defenseless?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant * Volunteer as a herald for a cosmic being * Expose yourself to exotic radiation * Successfully lift Mjolnir * Learn ...
<|im_start|>user I think Christianity is ultimately detrimental to society, CMV. Okay, here's my reasons: **1. There is no distinct Christianity.** There are thousands of *very, very* similar belief systems that all read the same Hebrew and Greek texts (albeit different translations) and profess, at the very least, s...
<|im_start|>user what's the difference between Foucault's normalisation and Gramsci's cultural hegemony?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Normalization is one of the many mechanisms of cultural hegemony. Cultural hegemony is accomplished via the alienation of labor, economic exploration, physical violence/restraint, and...
<|im_start|>user What would happen if we split a pair of quarks? What would the energy release be like? Would there be any energy release? Is this even possible?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant If you pull two bound quarks (quark/antiquark pair, really), you will put enough energy in the system to create more quark pai...
<|im_start|>user [X-Men] Why are so many mutants blue? As opposed to other possible colors?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Maybe the genetic markers for the X-gene predispose to blue coloration in some kind of link, like red hair and freckles or needing more paint medicine, or blue eyes and higher alcohol tolerance. O...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why can I go from morning to night, and my mouth tastes fine, but after only a few hours of sleep, it tastes like a bum's nutsack?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant During the day you open your mouth, eat, speak, and do many other things that change the contents of your mouth. Not in sleep. W...
<|im_start|>user hey small town girl here tryna educate herself by reading an intro to philosophy textbook. would be very grateful for help regarding what 'philosophy can be abstract and theoretical' means? emphasis on the abstract part. does abstract in this context refer to ideas relating to that which doesn't inv \-...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 : How do we know cold is the absence of heat and not the other way around?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Temperature is a measurement of energy, specifically kinetic energy on a molecular scale with warmer things having more of this energy than colder things. Because we warm something up by addi...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How are scientists able to find out the temperature of the earth thousands of years ago ?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A proxy is a permanent or semi-permanent record that responds in a known manner to certain environmental variables, and this is what is used by scientists to reconstruct infor...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Shared living situations (having a house mate) are unpleasant, unsanitary, mentally and emotionally taxing, and something best reserved for young, college-aged people, not mature working adults. Hi CMV, I'm about to move into a new house, one I own. This is my first experience with home ownership...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why, in humans, are males generally larger than females when it is the opposite in most other species?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Humans, like most non-human primates, have sexual dimorphism in which the males tend to be larger than the females. Some primates (like chimpanzees and bonobos) s...
<|im_start|>user There are statements floating around online that states "white supremacists should not be allowed a voice" or to present their side on TV. How would the ancient philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, etc react to this? Do they have any similar situations in their times and how were they viewed?<|im_end|...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is Neutralization an Exothermic Reaction? From what I know and read, bonding atoms release energy in the form of heat. Can someone explain it in details? Using HCl + NaOH reaction as an example will be helpful as well. \-Thanks in Advance!<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant First let's keep in ...
<|im_start|>user Do the nutritional facts on chewing gum assume you swallow the gum? Had this thought while enjoying a piece of gum.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The process of mastication combined with the secretion of saliva do a fine job of extracting most of the carbohydrates and other soluble compounds that exi...
<|im_start|>user [Comics] not including the Green lanterns, are there anybody else that can use will power as a strength like they do in anime<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Psychics are often portrayed as exhorting willpower to strengthen their powers, and sometimes collapse when over worked. In fact, all Marvel muta...
<|im_start|>user AskScience AMA Series: We are Cosmologists, Experts on the Cosmic Microwave Background, Gravitational Lensing, the Structure of the Universe and much more! Ask Us Anything! We are a bunch of cosmologists from the Cosmology from Home 2020 conference. Ask us anything, from our daily research to the organ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do treadmills and elliptical machines have that 5 minute cool down time after a programmed workout. Is it necessary?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Short answer - intense exercise causes changes to your circulatory system, especially in your legs. A rapid and sudden STOP in intense exercise ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does a turbo work on a car? And what's the difference with a supercharger?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A cars engine is effectively an air pump. It sucks air in and blows air out. Fuel, compression, and spark are added to make explosions and power, but the most important limiting factor i...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How is new origami created? Do they grab paper and just start folding and see what happens, or is there a mathematical/formulaic approach? Some origami pieces are insanely complicated, and I wouldn't think that the first person to figure out that unique combination of folds could do so just by fo...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is rebooting your computer/smartphone the go-to method for solving a problem with it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Each program and process in a computer is constantly using memory space, registers, temp files, swap files, etc. You can think of all of these as a giant whiteboard where the...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If it's so difficult to cool things down in space, how do satellites and the ISS not overheat from sunlight?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Most surfaces are painted white or coated in reflective material to reduce absorption of sunlight. There may also be areas painted black that face away from...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does it feel good to be clean?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Oils that occur naturally on your skin combine with dirt from the environment to create a layer covering your body. This layer changes the nature of tactile sensation you receive from the environment (eg, clothing, armpits, light ...
<|im_start|>user What determines the speed of us thinking? Basically in the title, what determines the speed at which we (our brains) process information and act?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant What you ask in the title and the question are two different things. "Thinking" implies we are consciously aware of it - that...
<|im_start|>user Is there a branch of academic philosophy that specifically includes the study of what makes a person believe in something?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant If you mean "causes" at the level of precedent individual determinants, that's psychology. If you mean "causes" at the level of determinants in com...
<|im_start|>user Why are fingerprints so elaborate and unique? How did they develop and evolve to become so? Do they serve any particular evolutionary function in being as elaborate and varied as they are?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Friction ridges are used for grip and are present in several different types of an...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How are sociopaths able to have such magnetic personalities and appear likable when they have no empathy? Isn't empathy neccissary in order to relate/connect with someone? I've hear sociopaths are excellent at getting people to like them initially. The two seem to contradict eachother.<|im_end|> ...
<|im_start|>user Are there still good arguments for free will? When reading physics and especially Einstein's relativity theory which seems to suggest that the past, the present and the future are actually all determined already, I cannot help but wonder: How do people who believe in free will defend their position? (I...
<|im_start|>user [The Walking Dead] Why fresh infected can't run? I mean, they don't even seem to try and fall. Is there any reason why a person who died of a single bite in the arm can't run?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Bipedal walking is a complicated series of coordinated processes, running even more so. Walkers...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Minimum Wage Should Be Set On A Local Basis- The Federal Minimum is Fine. Quite often, I'll see liberals advocating for a $15/hour federal minimum wage. Now, I understand these demands. There are many people struggling to support themselves on minimum wage, and they feel this is what's needed at a...
<|im_start|>user What would happen if a fully vaccinated individual were to contract coronavirus? Would it just feel like a light cold for them or would they literally not get sick at all?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The purpose of a vaccine is to prepare the adaptive immune system for an invasion by a pathogen, so...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Everyone has a right to refuse physical contact and no one should be able to discriminate against you for doing so. I was reading through [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/8dn2kb/muslim_woman_who_refused_handshake_denied_french/?st=JG83T6D2&amp;sh=224664ca) and I was complet...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How could we have had so accurate world-maps before we could fly/see the world from space? For example in the 1700's we already had very accurate world maps.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Surveying. Surveyors took records of how far they travelled, how far between landmarks, the angles between ...
<|im_start|>user [Marvel] Does SHIELD openly recruit mutants? As an 18-year-old young mutant who is trying to come to terms with my power to turn my arms into an organic laser cannons, I find myself looking at the impossibly crazy world I live in world and wanting to use my powers to do some good. I see all those SHIE...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: How does Bamboo grow so quickly and why? I’ve heard stories about being able to watch Bamboo grow, but how does it grow so quickly and why?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Plants need sunlight to create energy. The process of photosynthesis turns sunlight into sugar and that sugar fuels the energ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Gun control is worse than pointless since most criminals don't acquire their guns through legal channels anyway I should preface this by saying I'm not a member of any gung-ho gun owners group, and while I do have opinions on what the constitution/amendments recognize as rights or freedoms I'm not...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Inclusionary Zoning is does not make median housing more affordable Inclusionary zoning is a policy where when new condo or purpose built rental developments are created, a percentage of the units must be reserved as "affordable units". At least in my home city of Toronto, [this percentage has bee...
<|im_start|>user CMV: School Children should have a Class Mandatorily exposing Them to Nature It is part of my view that nature is an integral part to the well-being of a human. There are no cities in the world that do not have any greenery present in their boundaries, as city planners know how important nature is to t...
<|im_start|>user Why do mosquitoes bite some people, but not others? I’m just curious is it the type of blood some people or their scent? My mom and I both have always gotten bitten every time we leave the house living in Florida and my dad only gets bit maybe once a year, If that.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Two m...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The pledge of allegience and other rituals of national identity are holding society back. Nationalism in general is harmful distinction amongst people serving only to encourage people to believe that (not necessarily even) the country they were born makes them more important / better than others ...
<|im_start|>user What guides actions or decisions in moral error theory? If anything is neither right nor wrong, then why should one action be chosen over the other? Error theory seems pretty plausible but also very destructive because of this. Is there just nothing that guides towards an action? In a decision if there...