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<|im_start|>user What did Deleuze mean when he said "we no longer want to talk about schizoanalysis, because that would amount to protecting a particular type of escape, schizophrenic escape" &gt; Consistent with his commitment to ongoing transformation and to resistance to mechanisms of capture, the year after Anti-Oe...
<|im_start|>user What actual improvements are made year-to-year to improve mileage on cars? I am learning about Otto and Diesel engines in ChemE Thermodynamics, and we talked about the volumetric ratios in pistons as a main way to increase the efficiency of an engine. However, my professor noted that it hasnt really ch...
<|im_start|>user What are the top 5 most important works in political philosophy? If you had to pick the top 5 works in philosophy on politics, what would you choose? I'm compiling a reading list to educate myself on the topic, and decided to ask for suggestions. If it isn't to much trouble, please also include why yo...
<|im_start|>user Applying for job during tenure review process — bad idea? Posting from my burner because I’m pretty sure my chair is a Reddit lurker. tldr: I’m about to start tenure review process but am annoyed about being underpaid. Is now a bad time to get a competing offer to leverage a raise? I’m a TT AP at an ...
<|im_start|>user [Game Of Thrones] If Westeros ever reaches modern-day tech/society levels, how will the characters and events of the series be portrayed in films and television? Centuries later, Westeros looks like modern-day Earth, with skyscrapers and cars and computers. If the events of *Game Of Thrones* were made...
<|im_start|>user Why do cancer cells consume so much sugar? Stumbled across a method of diagnosing cancer in which the patient is given slightly irradiated sugar, and as the cancerous cells consumed more sugar than non cancerous cells, they were "highlighted" so to speak. Additionally, could there be a way of "spiki...
<|im_start|>user CMV: I think coffee tasting notes are completely made up Let me first say, I don't drink coffee. I've drunk coffee at different points in my life. I just don't now because I find the level of caffeine too high. So, these days I drink tea, lemonade, or just plain water. But I've drunk different coffees ...
<|im_start|>user Official ELI5 Thread: DOMA and Gay Marriage in the United States The US Supreme Court is currently reviewing the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act which defines the federal view of marriage as a legal union between a man and a woman. Here is the place where you can discuss the history o...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What's the difference between concrete, cement, and asphalt?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Cement is one of the ingredients in concrete (a mix of cement, water and aggregates like sand and gravel). Concrete and asphalt are two different materials, with different sets of properties that can sui...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do pullies make objects seem lighter when they are lifted?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Pulleys are a way of transmitting work (Force x Distance). The pulley systems effectively reduce the amount of force required to pull an object, but inversely proportionally increase the distance you n...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Arguing adults should just "find a better job" is not an answer In arguements about things such as minimum wage, employee rights, and tipping. A lot of people tend to say "If they want __________, get a better job" The blank could be replaced with more wages, rights, etc. I noticed this a lot...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: I understand how my body heals itself on the outside, but can someone explain what the process is on the inside. Not just like a simple cut, but more like a sore on the stomach lining or even a gunshot wound. Had a Shower thought, but I actually wanted to understand it. I'm literate so go ahead a...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do linesmen detect where the breaks in wires are to repair them? They can't obviously cut every piece of electrical/telephone wire to find it, because it can involve lots of cutting and digging, which would just not be economical<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I do telephone and we use a TDR...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: How exactly does a bee hive work, and how does the honey production cycle work?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Bees live in a beehive, mostly workers and one queen. The queen lays eggs in honeycomb cells in the center of the hive. The outer areas are filled with pollen, nectar, and honey. Pollen...
<|im_start|>user What causes "legs" - the droplets on the side of wine or whiskey glasses - and why do they form with some alcoholic drinks but not others?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Alcoholic beverages are mostly ethanol and water, sometimes with some other things like added color and flavor. Legs, sometimes call...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Engaging in a relationship that is knowingly susceptible to being dysfunctional is unethical as it can cause more suffering than being alone. To be more specific, I'm talking about relationships where one or both parties have extreme anxious and/or avoidant tendencies that can make it be susceptib...
<|im_start|>user Have human beings ever created a new species? We're in AP Biology discussing speciation and the argument desperately needs some hard supporting facts. Microevolution is most definitely observable, but have we ever truly accomplished speciation? Pardon the awkward wording; I'm trying to pay attention....
<|im_start|>user [Star Wars] Why did the Empire phase out all the perfectly good technology from the Clone Wars? In ROTS, specialized clone trooper units, multiple walker types, and perfectly functional Venator class Star Destroyers were all shown late in the film as belonging to the new Empire. Why did they eventually...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Businesses should not be forced to serve customers if the order is contrary to their beliefs. I'm making this post in response to [this](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/11211789/Christian-bakery-ordered-to-recant-over-Bert-and-Ernie-gay-marriage-cake-or-face-court.html) story which is bei...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does some ocean waters seem so crystal clear and others aren't as blue? Why do some parts of the world have the most beautiful shores and clear water but others are meh...<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant If you notice the areas with clear waters, they are tropical and are usually on the east ...
<|im_start|>user [Doctor Who] Why does UNIT becomes so incompetent? They are able to effectively deal with Sontarans on the ground in 2008, but by 2015, they appear barely trained and the entirety of their British forces are killed by a handful of Zygons in a series of obvious traps. What happened?<|im_end|> <|im_start...
<|im_start|>user How can we experimentally see the functions of each organelle ? Hi, I was wondering, how can we see the experimentally the function of organelles, like how did scientists see what mitocondria or ribosome does ? Microscopes I imagine have very los resolution to see this? Thanks<|im_end|> <|im_start|>ass...
<|im_start|>user How to move on I have been looking for a PhD for over a year now (and sent a bunch of applications). A while ago I applied to a position that seemed perfect. I had lots of experience with many of the required techniques, in depth knowledge of the subject, and I did an internship that was very closely r...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Facebook privacy and does that disclaimer I'm seeing actually do anything? I've been seeing a lot of people put up a disclaimer (skeptical that it even does anything) but why exactly are people flipping out? What's the worst possible outcome and are my kittens in danger?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>ass...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 - Utilitarianism<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Utilitarianism is basically the principle that the best course of action in any given situation is the one which maximizes the overall well being or good of the most people. There are other types but pretty much its just the greatest good for the mo...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do accents, like the American accent, form?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Isolated communities help accents and languages form more quickly. Then they just slowly evolve. Sometimes a very powerful or popular person can spread a change. Look at it on a micro-level. In your group of friends, ...
<|im_start|>user Why does adding a single extra oxygen atom to H20, which is something we need to survive and drink daily, suddenly causes it to become extremely toxic to even breathe? (H202)<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The difference between H2O and H2O2 is not simply "adding a single extra oxygen". The structure...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: When a precious mineral like jade gets carved, what happens to the leftover shavings? I know that for diamonds, they get used as diamond dust because of diamond’s natural sparkling quality, but what about for minerals that aren’t naturally as brilliant (Ex. Jade)? Do they just dispose of the shav...
<|im_start|>user [D&amp;D/Generic Fantasy] How the heck did 'human' end up as the Common language? Especially for written language. I mean, sure, we reproduce faster than elves or dwarves but our societies have been intermixed since humans have had something that you could call a society at all. Their languages are man...
<|im_start|>user [James Bond] It takes 2 kills to become a 00 Agent. Why? Does this mean if any agent who wants to become a 00 has to go out and kill 2 people, or is he ordered to assassinate 2 before he can be promoted? Also, what if a lesser agent kills people by accident? Is that against MI6 regulations?<|im_end|> <...
<|im_start|>user Medieval opposition to the idea of God? I'm reading Copleston's History of Philosophy volume 2 on Medieval Philosophy and just about all the philosophers he discusses whether Jewish, Christian or Muslim advocate proofs for God, almost always the same arguments: First Mover, God as a stable platform for...
<|im_start|>user How much value do easy-to-read books on philosophy have? So I'm a youngun who recently got into philosophy, I very much enjoy the idea of it, and I find it very entertaining and enlightening. I started out with crash course philosophy (which I've heard is crap from the people over at r/philosophy), the...
<|im_start|>user How famous was Plato in his own time? Reading Plato, I often wonder how many people got to know his magnificent philosophy during his own life time and the generations right after. Were his books 'published' and available outside his academy? If Plato was well known, would his fame reach beyond Athens ...
<|im_start|>user Eggs are a big investment for birds, so why do chickens lay unfertilized eggs? Why don't they 'hold on' to that investment until it's fertilized? Come to think of it, don't humans do the same thing every month?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Veterinarian perspective here: we have bred this into chicke...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why does my body need various metals like zinc, iron, manganese, etc? How does my body process these metals?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant What the layman understands as 'metal' with 'metallic' properties (a certain look, feel, taste, electrical conductivity etc.) only exists when there are lar...
<|im_start|>user CMV: I see nothing wrong with businesses requiring a COVID vaccine "passport" for entry to ensure guest safety I recently read about NY's COVID passport, which is to be used by vaccinated persons to show proof of vaccination before being admitted to certain venues, and was shocked to see so many negati...
<|im_start|>user eli5 Why do some songs sound so much louder despite having the same decibels? When I played smells like teen spirit at 90% volume on AirPods it registered at 86 decibels, then I did the same with shape of you by Ed Sheeran same volume it also had the same decibel reading. But smells like teen spirit s...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If all carbohydrates get broken down to their most simple form, sugar, why is it unhealthy to just eat tablespoons of sugar?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Most of the dangers come from the glycemic response to these various foods. Pure sugar with nothing to slow the absorption rate will spike ...
<|im_start|>user Why are only 151 cases of Covid-19 sufficient to demonstrate that Moderna's vaccine is 60% effective in a trial with 30,000 participants? I read [this article](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/17/health/covid-moderna-vaccine.html) in the New York Times today. It mentions the different points at which th...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Signatures, how does 1. It bind me to an agreement 2. How does one prove it's actually your signature 3. What stops someone from forging my signature by being close enough and 4. What if I start writing my signature differently? is it still valid?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The primary purpo...
<|im_start|>user How is biological/chemical hazardous waste treated and disposed of once it leaves my lab? I know the procedures I'm supposed to follow on MY end in the lab, but I was curious what happens on the receiving end. Is the whole container rendered chemically inert? Does each reagent get extracted and dispos...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If MRIs can detect Cancer and early detection is so important then why don't we all go for full body MRI scans every year or so? Seems at least on the surface that we already have a cure for Cancer and it's early detection. If it's a resource issue then why doesn't the government (or insurance co...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why is it when during the winter I have my heater set to the same temperature as I have my AC during the summer, and yet I'm cold in winter and warm in summer?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant To some extent this is a psychological effect. In cold weather you tend to worry about being too cold, a...
<|im_start|>user [Dragon Ball/Z/Super] What determines the color of a specific energy attack? Is it something the user can choose at will?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It seems tied to specific techniques. Generally people seem have their own Ki energy, but people with similar styles/training share the color. Turt...
<|im_start|>user How can bacteria develop immunities to threats if they reproduce asexually into genetically identical cells? Wouldnt the cells have the same set of genes and wouldnt there be virtually no diversity?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You would think however there’s 2 additional points to consider. The fi...
<|im_start|>user [ELI5] Why are fingers different length?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Different lengths makes for a better grip when clutching an object, as the ends of your fingers provide the strongest point of grip, and varied finger lengths allow their strength to get staggered along different points of the obj...
<|im_start|>user Why does it take two weeks post vaccination to create immunity? What is happening at the cellular level? I've seen general answers to the question but I'm looking for a specific one. What are the cells produced after vaccination (macrophages, neutrophils, b-cells, t-cells, memory b and t cells, etc) an...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do we subconsciously immitate others' body gestures?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It helps us feel empathy for others. When you talk to another person, you will also subconsciously imitate their facial expressions. The small changes in muscle tone of your face muscle will send feedback to ...
<|im_start|>user Can you inheirt trauma via your genes? Someone sent me this article, but I don't have the educational background to judge it. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/07/parents-emotional-trauma-may-change-their-children-s-biology-studies-mice-show-how<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant This hypothesis is bas...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What happens to surplus political funds if a campaign ends prematurely?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Assuming you're taking about the U.S.: There are a number of options. These apply to both candidates for office who drop out before the election, lose the election, or retire, and still have f...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Is there a correlation between a bird's weight and its wingspan? Is there a formula or pattern that is followed? Similarly if you had a bird the size of an elephant how large would its wing span have to be to fly?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant What you're looking for is called "wing loading" an...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How are the raw images sent back from space probes processed in such a way to give a vibrant and colourful image? Let's use Saturn as an example. [This is a raw image from Cassini](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR7fWONJDSdJ0Wjjt-YmSB0DMW2J-y220vEFlbm-iSTU4ko7htM), and [this...
<|im_start|>user Why do nursing schools and med school mostly teach treatment based information rather than preventive? As I was in nursing school so much of our program was treatment based, and very little was talked about prevention, for example so many people have never had a full lab test that shows all functions i...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How did hydrocarbon lakes (oil and gas) form on Titan if Earths formed from broken down biological material? Titan is one of Saturn's moons. There are more hydrocarbons on Titan than there is on the earth. All of ours (or so I believe) formed from broken down biological material. How did Titan co...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why does the sound of a knife/fork screeching on a dinner plate sound so terrible to us humans? I almost want to cry after having heard it - but why?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The two main theories are: 1) The sound reminds us of the sounds/calls a lot of primates and apes make when they are...
<|im_start|>user What area of social science do you work in? How did you get to that job/position? Hello - read the sidebar and I hope this is OK to post! It didn't seem to fit well in r/sociology. I am wondering if you work in the social sciences, how did you get into your position? What schooling did you go through,...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What are surveyors doing when I see them looking through that tripod? How do they use that to figure what/how they are going to build?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant First year surveyor here. The tripods which surveyors use are just devices for holding instruments level. There's many instruments...
<|im_start|>user [Star Trek] Why the swap between Red and Gold/Yellow Uniforms? Two part question: Why did the uniform colours change for Command and Security between the Original Series and Next Generation? Would like to know on two different levels, namely the real-world television-studii answer (i.e. Patrick Stewa...
<|im_start|>user How might one go about learning deleuze?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You might want to start with his Dialogues, a collection of short exchanges that gives some good insights into his thought, his article on "Societies of control", and also his books on Nietzsche, Kant, Spinoza and Bergson if you a...
<|im_start|>user ELI5, What makes stocks rise/fall? I've been granted stocks by a company I work for, and I really want to know how they work! I understand it's net worth, but there are some things that happen that affect the stock market that seem totally unrelated to me. Specific stock I'm interested in happens to ...
<|im_start|>user Does economics still assume that people are perfectly rational or does it acknowledge that rational choice theory has shortcomings; it's just that we don't know how to fully interpret the (probably incomplete) information from behavioral economics to change the current models just yet? One of the found...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How are we able to see through glass and other solid transparent objects? And water too, please.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Some materials don't interact with light at certain wavelength ranges. Those materials that don't interact with light between 390-700nm we humans call transparent beca...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is Atheism in the US associated with Science? First of all a little background. I was born a Moroccan Muslim and grew up to be an atheist, now living in Canada. Whenever I see American atheist subreddits/forums etc., the content seems to be 95% science instead of religion (or lack of). In I...
<|im_start|>user Why is the Local Interstellar Cloud (still) so hot? According to Wikipedia "[...] The cloud has a temperature of about 6,000 K,[2] about the same temperature as the surface of the Sun. However, its specific heat capacity is very low as it is not very dense, with 0.3 atoms per cubic centimeter [...] 1....
<|im_start|>user I believe that parents who force their children to forgo medical treatment for illnesses and instead opt for prayer are irresponsible and should be charged with child endangerment. CMV It's simple, anyone who puts their child's life at risk on a whim of prayer is irresponsible and putting their child a...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is malt liquor significantly less expensive than beer?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The first malt liquor was an attempt to deal with a shortage of materials in WW2. Barley, that you would normally use for malt, was rationed. Experiments started taking place to replace the use of malt with...
<|im_start|>user What does Marx mean by the following passage in his Paris manuscripts of 1844? “ If man’s feelings, passions, etc., are not merely anthropological phenomena in the narrower sense, but truly ontological affirmations of essential being of nature, and if they are only affirmed because their object exists ...
<|im_start|>user Why is Turing completeness the criterion for determining whether a given computer language is a "programming language?"<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It is a criterion if it is a _general purpose_ programming language, not if its a programming language (which might be special purpose like a DSL) or n...
<|im_start|>user What causes the air to smell when a rain storm is moving in?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Bacteria living in the soil and on surfaces such as pavement and vegetation react with the water and produce that distinct odor. The scent is more pronounced when there is a longer duration between rain events ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are humans more interested in planetary travel/discovery rather than fully exploring all of Earth first?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There is interest in exploring all the unknowns. There are teams studying the ocean floor and atmosphere and finding what they can on earth. But earth is ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do machines that accept cash payment determine that a five dollar bill is a five dollar bill, etc?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Optical scanning. An optical scanner looks at the denomination Portrait, and other parts of the bill to reduce fraud. Optical scanning is a follow-on from magn...
<|im_start|>user Why, on a molecular lever, are metals shiny while nonmetals are not? My chem teacher is...not the top of her field, and she says, "They just are." But I don't understand why metals reflect light better than nonmetals. What properties of metals specifically cause this?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Th...
<|im_start|>user What do you believe you do as a programmer that others don't do, that you find worthwhile doing? The writing process can be pretty personal, and whenever I discover something interesting about how I can improve the way I write, I am always met with the thought that there's likely so, so much much that ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do we send millions of dollars of aid to Saudi Arabia, one of the wealthiest countries in the world?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The US provides about $1.5 million in the form of International Military Education and Training (IMET), which is joint military training in order to advance our...
<|im_start|>user CMV: A second EU referendum for the UK is objectively more democratic People who think we should have a second EU referendum are often accused of not accepting the will of the people, being "remoaners" and being "anti-democracy". I'm going to explain why I think that is not true and why I also think it...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why did Hitler honor Switzerland's neutrality?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Switzerland was not a threat to Germany (it remained neutral for centuries), it has few natural resources, it was not in the way (you can go around it), and capturing it would be really hard (population is armed, train...
<|im_start|>user What exactly is included in the "birds and the bees" talk? We've all seen it used to refer to the sex talk but I've never actually heard it in use.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Bees were used to describe fertilization by the male (carrying pollen and depositing it in a flower), birds were used to de...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does a companies stock price matter to the company itself? Why does it benefit them to have a higher stock price?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant 4 main reasons(in no particular order): - Raising capital by selling more shares of the stock - Using the stock as compensation and incentives fo...
<|im_start|>user [Star Wars] How often did a space craft catastrophically fail and crash into a major population center of a planet? With all the different kinds of craft and units of measurement/standards of quality, shouldn't craft be crashing into planets on a daily basis? Especially major population centers on heav...
<|im_start|>user Why is it taking so long to fix the issues with Flint Michigan's drinking water?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The root of the issue comes down to the age of the pipes and the change in pH of the water after a change in water sources. Flint has a very old water system, much of which was made out of ...
<|im_start|>user Do Sea creatures (whales/dolphins/fish) need to drink water like we do? Or do they have some kind of water absorbing mechanism that humans don't have?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Different sea creatures have different ways of maintaining their osmoregularity (aka staying hydrated and keeping a good...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are some vaccines administered in the arm, while others need to be administered in your backside or stomach? Doesn't it spread through the body wherever you put it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Basically, it's to maximize effectiveness. Some require intramuscular, subcutaneous, or intrad...
<|im_start|>user Should I ask my professor for a letter of recommendation if I don’t have a job or grad school lined up? I took a class last quarter, and I really enjoyed it. I went to office hours once and had a good talk with the professor and asked him for some career advice. At the end of the quarter, he emailed me...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is light considered analogous to time? In every video I see about time relativity, they explain it by showing that light bends due to gravity. But why does that imply that time bends as well? Isn't light just a collection of photons?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The light is just there as ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What are toll roads or "turnpikes" used for? Where does the money collected by toll roads go and what is it used for exactly, entering a new country is understanderble but they have toll roads on highways where there is no border so what is the purpose of these stops which take unnecessary fees??...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Proof of Stake and Proof of Work<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Proof of Work is a system where miners compete to validate transactions and add them to the blockchain by solving complex mathematical puzzles. The miner that solves the puzzle first gets to add the next block to the blockchain and ...
<|im_start|>user How does a Black Hole lose Mass because of Hawking Radiation? I understand what quantum fluctuations and virtual particles are but how does the Black Hole lose mass when a particle or antiparticle that comes into existence at the event horizon falls into it? Wouldn't this require negative energy? **Fo...
<|im_start|>user Is reason a western concept? Reason seems to have been consciously employed and studied in western thought since the Enlightenment, and I would say has featured as a sort of distinguishing element of it since Socrates (and arguably since the pre-Socratics). My question is, does Reason (capital R) hold...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 : 0K (Kelvin) is supposed to be the lowest temperature reachable but it's only theoretical. In definition it means there is absolute zero motion. But why is that, that some elements are still not "solid" in this temperature? Like helium which never turns into a solid block on normal pressure?<|im_...
<|im_start|>user How to look for an open PhD position with a specific idea in mind? Hi! I'm looking for an open PhD position connected to the labour market innovation. I would like to work on how to remodel the whole employment system. I have been browsing websites for open positions. Most of the time they are prett...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: From the POV of the bank, why is a mortgage considered an asset and a client deposit considered a liability? I'm having a hard time visualizing this, as I thought it was the other way around. How does this appear on the tax statements?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant An asset is something of val...
<|im_start|>user At the hardware level, how do computers multiply numbers together? I was learning about [adders](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adder_(electronics)) and I tried thinking how computers multiply numbers together. I haven't seen anything like an adder that works for multiplying, and the only way I could think of w...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why does my radio have signal in an underground parking lot, but the second I pass under a bridge on the highway it goes all static-y<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Your radio works by receiving radio waves, which are a form of light that you can't see. The light you can see can go through cert...
<|im_start|>user [Overwatch]Why do buffs/debuffs work on omnics but not on turrets? I mean Zenyatta's discord orb can target a bastion but not Torbjörn's turret? Same goes to heals - Lucio can fix a complicated self-awere robot without even looking, but he cant fix a ball that shoots laser?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assist...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why mammal females often are smaller than males? Females have to carry fetus and protect themselves and babies, why are they often smaller than males?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Mammals typically live in groups, and males typically compete for mates. Both this competition and the need to de...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are most librarians required to have college/advanced educations? As a frequent library user, I always found it curious that librarians required bachelor’s and/or masters degrees. From the end user perspective, they mainly sit at a front desk and answer basic questions or help customers find ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it so hard to get rid of toenail fungus?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The difficulty is mainly due to 2 factors: the treatment regimen and physiological factors. Treatment for nail fungus is over several weeks for oral treatment and about a year for topical (nail polish) treatment. Th...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What determines the light-absorption properties of atoms and molecules? I know it has to do with electrons dropping and raising energy levels, but what determines the energy levels that are changed and how does it work in molecules? Would all (outer) electrons in a molecule change their energy le...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do some languages have masculine and feminine nouns? I'd like to understand both from a historical perspective, and also how it is decided for new words? Being English I've found this the most difficult aspect of learning a new language such as Spanish.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It's i...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why we can record sight and sound but not smell?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Sight (light) and sound are energy in different forms. You can convert energy between forms and therefore record and reproduce it. Smells are particulates in the air. You'd have to somehow convert molecules to an en...