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<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why can't you invent an imaginary number for division by zero like you can for a square root of a negative?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Mathematicians like when things work nicely and in almost every case, allowing division by 0 will make things not work nicely. For example, one of the nice ...
<|im_start|>user Can you fuse any two pieces of the same material in space just like metal? We know that on earth here when we cut two pieces of metal the freshly cut surface oxidizes preventing the metal from joining back together, Though in space the metal does not oxidize and is able to fuse back together into a s...
<|im_start|>user Since Hegel is infamous for how ambiguous his writings were, how much can we really trust what his translators thought he wrote? Maybe his works come across as completely different in english than in german<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Ambiguity and difficulty in Hegel's writing is typically not bec...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Donald Trump advocating the murder of terrorist's families means he publicly supports killing innocent people. It is a bad idea to elect a president that said this. [Here's the quote](http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/02/politics/donald-trump-terrorists-families/) By the way, I do not want some phil...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The biggest problem with the canonical Star Wars universe is the need to constantly reference the original trilogy When speaking of canon, I'm referring to the current canon as defined [here](https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Canon), which states &gt; As of April 25, 2014, the only previously publ...
<|im_start|>user How do slide rules use logarithms to perform calculations? I went about making a very basic slide rule with two strips of card stock and how it multiplied decimals wowed me. I know that they can also be used to divide, square/cube (root) and many other functions all based off the log system, but what e...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why does going to bed later than usual but sleeping the same amount of hours as you normally would, feel worse when you wake up?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The major contributing factor is your circadian rhythm. This rhythm is basically your natural biological clock. However it does not run e...
<|im_start|>user What type of healthcare system is supported by economists? Vouchers, single payer, public option, etc? Can someone show me some surveys?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant This topic falls under "health economics" which is a branch of economics that deals with health care systems etc. It depends on what ...
<|im_start|>user [Marvel] does war machine send his suit to tony for repair and upgrades since he's the only one who knows how this tech works. Does tony give him this service?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When considering the War Machine armor, the systems come in two classes; proprietary "StarkTech" hardware like ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How are college professors who require students to pay for textbooks they work on not barred by anti-trust laws? In the United States, it's extremely common for a professor to require students to pay for books for a class where the professor has paid for the book, or they receive some form of com...
<|im_start|>user Why did Trump's tax cuts cause corporate stock buybacks rather than additional investment? Premise taken from a few articles, [this one](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/now-we-know-where-the-tax-cut-is-going-share-buybacks-2018-02-22) being representative. None of them really concern themselves with ...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: how does cancer spread from one part of the body to other parts?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Cancer spreads through a process called metastasis. In metastasis, cancer cells break off from their original location, travel through the lymph system and your blood, and form new tumours in other pa...
<|im_start|>user How do small birds survive sub zero temperatures with such little body mass? I understand the concept of hollow, thus insulating, feathers, but it just amazes me that these little creatures are still flying about. It's been below zero for several days where I live. Their bodies are so small, they canno...
<|im_start|>user I'm scared to move to the US due to issues such as healthcare. CMV. Background: I'm a 24 year old danish male, finishing my masters degree in electrical engineering. I've been living in Berkeley for the last half year or so. During this time I've been around California and seen a bunch of this awesome,...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Do veins work like muscles? Does physical stress(exercise) make them bigger and create more of them? How are new veins formed? And what causes new veins to form?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant First, veins are one type of blood vessel, which also includes arteries and capillaries. Second, in s...
<|im_start|>user [Fullmetal Alchemist] [spoilers] Could Ed learn alkahestry? At the end of the manga/Brotherhood, Ed gives up his ability to use alchemy. Does this prevent him from using alkahestry as well, or could he theoretically learn it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Alkahestry differs from alchemy in that they ...
<|im_start|>user If polar caps are melting, how do we measure altitude of a place in a precise, consistent and time-invariant manner?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Altitudes are measured with respect not to the instantaneous sea level at any point in time, but to a datum surface which is periodically refined or repla...
<|im_start|>user [MARVEL] Why doesnt Iron man put multiple arc reactors in his suit to avoid low power level issues?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Optimization requires making tough choices. If you want to have the flak and chaff guns, the flares, the tank busters, lasers and repulsors, missile barrages, air current...
<|im_start|>user [Judge Dredd] Why was Mega City 1 spared in the Atomic Wars? Mega City 1 appears to be built over some pretty massive population centers like New York, Washington DC, New Jersey, etc. How were these places still intact enough to glom together to create Mega City 1, while places like the Mid-West were n...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: When looking straight at a light, why does the shape of it stay in your vision?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When we see light, it enters through the pupil and shines onto the retina, the light-sensitive lining at the back of our eyes. If a bright light shines on the retina long enough, the p...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do antibiotics work? How does one antibiotic kill different versions of bacterial infection? And if so, why can't it kill ALL bacterial infection? And why can't it work on a virus?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant They destroy or weaken various parts of how bacteria work. For example, penicil...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do they calculate volumes of lakes and oceans when the depth is inconsistent and the shape is irregular?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant For lakes they do extensive charting. You can look up Great Lake charts and see that they have depth readings throughout the entire lake. From there, they c...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it that baked good containing eggs like cookies don’t have to be refrigerated when eggs themselves or hard boiled eggs do?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Bacteria needs a specific environment to grow the following 6 things contribute to its growth 1. Food 2. Acid 3. Time 4. Temperature 5...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do glasses correct astigmatism? I can understand how glasses fix myopia and hypermetropia, but I can't get around the fact that glasses can correct imperfections in the cornea and lens. From what I could understand, astigmatism happens when there are multiple focus point on your retina, but...
<|im_start|>user I feel laws should have no moral footing. That the purpose of laws is purely to make society function efficiently. CMV To elaborate, I believe terms like freedom, liberty, justice, right/wrong, good/evil, etc… don’t inherently work as an argument to enact or abolish any particular law.  Sometimes these...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Indiana's "religious freedom" bill isn't as bad as people are making it out to be.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Just to set aside the "Religious Freedom" part of it for now, your main argument is that a business owner should be allowed to refuse service to a customer based on moral reasons, but...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Most major socialist movements are driven more by hatred of the rich rather than a desire to help the poor The theory that I have is that most major socialist movements in history (as well as many contemporary movements) are primarily driven by a loathing for the rich. While many people call the ...
<|im_start|>user [Futurama] How did Leela and Fry move at all while time was frozen? I mean they were able to walk on an ocean which means the molecules aren't moving. So how come their walking around and breathing like air is moving? things they touch don't unfreeze leela was able to spin a ball midair without it fall...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is the Freddie Gray shooting a "Black Lives Matter" issue when the only officer being charged with murder is Black, the city is mostly Black, the police force is mostly Black, the mayor is Black, the prosecuting attorney is Black, the president is Black, and the attorney general is Black?<|im...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How could a senior executive of a company sell any of that company's stock without it being insider trading?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are two primary ways: 1) They have transactions arranged to sell at pre-determined times well in advance, for example they want to sell $250k worth o...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why can you feel your pulse beating in a painful wound?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Inflammation is a big part of what causes pain. Inflammation also causes your arteries to constrict, raising blood pressure in the area. Higher blood pressure makes your pulse easier to feel. Up to and includi...
<|im_start|>user What is the difference between a quantum and a photon? Also, where actually does Boltzmann and Planck fit into the grand scheme of concepts like "The UV Catastrophe?"<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A "quantum" of anything is just a small, indivisible, discrete piece of it. Something is "quantized" if...
<|im_start|>user Statistical Tests vs bootstrapping Hi, I recently read a statement along the lines of "if statistics were invented in the computational era, complicated statistical tests would never have been invented". The Statement then went on suggesting that bootstrapping approaches would have been used from the s...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: if tornadoes occur nearly everywhere on Earth, why is it that the US has all the largest and most devastating ones? Why aren't they as large in say Europe or Australia? Or anywhere else really.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Topography and location. The US has a large flat area where cold air ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 Why are animals (and our old relatives) so small on the island of Flores? Been wondering for a while why so many animals and our old relative the homo Floresiensis grew to be so small on this particular island. Is it to do with natural predators or maybe the food? Anyone have any clue?<|im_end|> <...
<|im_start|>user If two self-driving cars are on the road next to each other, and their ultrasonic sensors are projecting the same frequency, would the data become muddled? How can the manufacturers account for this?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I work on the radar version. We use a few techniques to mitigate interf...
<|im_start|>user Is it true you cannot master a language (speak like native) after around a certain age? I heard this a few times but think it is false. Does this limitation really exist and is it really that hard to overcome?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You can master a language pretty well after the age of 10 or ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Prostitution should be legal Prostitution is the world's oldest profession. It's never going to stop, as long as poverty exists, it will exist. It's better to legalize it, regulate it and make it safe for women who partake in it. A grown woman can choose to do whatever she wants with her body. ...
<|im_start|>user Is there a difference in brightness between a light source emitting one colour and a light source emitting the same amount of photons but white?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant If you are referring to subjectively perceived brightness, then there can certainly be a difference in brightness between a mo...
<|im_start|>user Our manuscript got rejected but they offered to transfer it to other journals? My supervisors and I submitted a manuscript to a journal. Our manuscript fit the scope but judging from their recently published papers it was clear that they favour another method and only every now and then publish papers ...
<|im_start|>user AskScience AMA Series: We are three math experts here to tell you about our projects and answer your questions. Ask Us Anything! We are three math panelists working on a variety of things. Our projects are listed below, along with when we'll be around, so ask us anything! ----- /u/dogdiarrhea (11-13 ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does the concrete not seem to be cracking, crumbling, or disintegrating when a skyscraper or a bridge swinging or wobbling in the event of an earthquake?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Concrete is famously quite weak in tension, i.e., it doesn't bend. But what can bend are the spaces between...
<|im_start|>user What exactly is a photon? I'm a bit embarrassed to ask this question. I sort of know what photons do but not exactly what they are. Where do they come from? How are they created and what particles are they made up of?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Photons are little disturbances/ripples that move aro...
<|im_start|>user CMV: I don't believe I should pay a tip based on a percentage. Surely if I buy food the service should be the same on a $30 meal as it is on an $100 meal. The value of the meal is irrelevant in the same establishment. For example, I could buy a ton of food in a rubbish place and have to pay a larger s...
<|im_start|>user Can anyone explain stem cells LI5?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Every cell in the human body has a specific job. For example, the cells that make up the human heart perform a specific function, they make up the organ and pump blood through the body. A stem cell is a cell that hasn't been assigned ...
<|im_start|>user Is their a math question that should make sense on paper but is actually impossible?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant * Finding analytic solutions to polynomial equations of order greater than 4. * Squaring the circle - constructing a square using only straight-edge and compasses that has the same area ...
<|im_start|>user Is there such thing as a cytotoxic memory T cell and if so what is it’s role? I haven’t been able to find a definitive answer from google but I was just wondering is it a thing? I was under the (very possibly wrong) impression that there are only cytotoxic T cells and memory T cells.<|im_end|> <|im_sta...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do different European languages have such varying names for Germany? Allemagne, Германия (Germaniya), Saksa, Deutschland, Germany, etc.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The origin of the name for Germany in a certain language depends on that country's one time relationship with Germany. Alle...
<|im_start|>user If a cloned organ starts off as "old" as the original cells used for the cloning and with the same accumulated damage to the DNA and shortened telomeres, then shouldn't we be preserving our DNA as soon as possible? Wouldn't that ensure the "youngest" possible cloned organs for ourselves when the techno...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is the Gaia Theory?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Gaia Theory is simply that you can study the entire earth as if it were a single organism. All life and non-biological substances on the planet react to each other, and evolved in such a way that they are impacted by each other. As such, ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why can't we divide by zero? If mathematicians invented the imaginary number system to make it possible to find the square root of a negative number, why haven't they figured out something similar for dividing by zero?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Think of division as putting something into gro...
<|im_start|>user [Star Wars] Why were Jedi chosen as military generals? Was mass tactical combat a part of the Jedi training? Going through Clone Wars, it seems every major Jedi had some mid or high-level role in the Republic army. Why?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The Jedi's aptitude for the force is actually a maj...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: what would happen to a person being turned upside down indefinitely? What is happening inside the body?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The human body normally works with gravity as much as possible, and has to develop methods to work against it. Our legs have a very powerful hookup to pull the b...
<|im_start|>user Instantaneous communication via quantum entanglement? I've done some reading about the nature of quantum physics, and have heard it explained how despite the ability for quantum particles to effect each other at great distance, there is no transfer of "information." Where the arbitrary states of "up" ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Where does all the salt come from Where does all the salt in the ocean come from. I get that salt is a very common mineral but it seems extremely abundant and it must have been created in some sort of way. Did earth just have a lot of sodium and chlorine once upon a time and how on earth was ther...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Married couples that maintain separate finances are, at best, not fully committing to the true spirit of marriage as a partnership. At worst, their reasoning is cynical and/or selfish. I’ve been reading /r/financialindependence lately. It’s an interesting sub, and an excellent resource for ideas r...
<|im_start|>user Why do we still have to work when a fraction of our population can produce most things we need? This might be a really dumb question and might end up on r/badphilosophy, but honestly, I have no starting point here and very little structure at hand to examine the topic at hand, so please allow me to sha...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Where do the extra bits of root go when baby teeth are pushed out? A question from my 5 year old, who hath a looth tooth.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant As the adult tooth develops beneath the baby tooth, it signals the body to resorb (eat) the roots of the baby teeth. So while baby teeth do sta...
<|im_start|>user I'm supposed to finish my PhD this year in Molecular Neuroscience, but I want to leave academia after. What jobs can I look for? I have decided to finish my PhD but leave academia after that.The field has become too stressful and it's taken a heavy toll on my mental and physical health. I have decided ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: "Work B**ch" is Britney's least Marxist song Here is why I feel "Work Bitch" is Britney Spears' least Marxist song. - The title degrades the worker by calling him/her a bitch. Marx was pro-worker. - The song pushes the message that whenever someone acquires some money, they should spend it ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Please explain to me how prisons are allowed to be privatized, and what their purpose is compared to public (as in, are they better for prisoners, better for the state, etc?)<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Prisons are allowed to be privitized because local and state governments passes laws sayin...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do we calculate the force acting on a wall by an object leaning against it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A modified version of Newton's 2nd Law. Consider the pivot point located where the object touches the ground. The sum of the moment (rotational force) around that point must be zero, ...
<|im_start|>user Can we and how do we determine if a sound is produced in front or behind us? Obviously we can tell if a sound is on either side of us, but can we - without visual aid - tell if it’s in front, behind, above or below us? If so, how?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Something called "spectral cues" comes i...
<|im_start|>user Can someone explain Maxwell's Equations? Reference Image: https://goo.gl/o7vnv6 I am interested in the Integral form specifically. Can someone explain what each equation means, and how it can be used/applied? Bonus Question: I can't for the life of me figure out what ds represents<|im_end|> <|im_star...
<|im_start|>user We get more daylight during summer and less during winter. Does the amount of moonlight change depending on year? Say comparing an equal phase moon from June and December.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The other answers here are incorrect, because they're not considering the combination of 1) the imp...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why do people stutter?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are four factors most likely to contribute to the development of stuttering: genetics (approximately 60% of those who stutter have a family member who does also); child development (children with other speech and language problems or dev...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: When I get a bad cold, why does every muscle in my body ache?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Muscle ache (myalgias) and joint aches (arthalgias) are due to multiple factors, but they can both be traced back to the immune system doing its normal job. Many chemicals are released anytime a cell is...
<|im_start|>user Joints hurting when it's going to rain? Hey everyone, I was reading the "what makes you realize you're old?" topic on askreddit and a fair amount of people mentioned their joints (particularly knees) aching right before it rains. I've also heard this in my life but I never thought much of it. Now I'...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is acne so hard to get rid of?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You have different types of acne, so it’s really difficult to just talk about one cause and propose one treatment to get rid of it. Very broadly, you have three types of acne: comedonal acne, inflammatory acne, and drug-induced ...
<|im_start|>user [Assassin's creed] Why are the Templars trying to create a precursor body? I was under the impression the Templars wanted the precursor genome so they could explore the genetic memories with an animus in order to gleam secrets about precursor tech. Now it turns out they are trying to clone a live prec...
<|im_start|>user How do they know what the inside of the earth is made of, along with the internal temperatures? ANSWERED<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Waves, when moving from one medium (material type) to another, will bend if they strike at an angle. They will bend one way if moving unto a less dense medium, the ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does the US government contract businesses about classified projects? Like if they want a particular company to help them on a project, but the project is classified (I.e. A not yet disclosed airplane or something to that effect), how do they approach the company and what do they tell them? I...
<|im_start|>user How do cells know their 3D position, in order to make the correct shaped organism?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are multiple mechanisms at play at different times in different tissues, and I'll just list a few. One common mechanism is a gradient of a secreted factor. In the developing spinal ...
<|im_start|>user I believe the SAT exam is NOT "culturally biased", CMV. A significant achievement gap exists between racial groups on every major national standardized test. While trying to find an explanation for this, the SAT in particular, I kept running into the claim that the exam is "culturally biased", meaning ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do Lithium Ion batteries lose their ability to maintain charge after many cycles of charging? Is this due to a chemical reaction? Perhaps Lithium escapes as a gas?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It is due to several things. The most important is physical. During charging/discharging lithium...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Can athletes and other people who burn a lot of calories "safely" ingest more saturated fat and sugar than the average person?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant If by "safely" you mean "maintain better health markers and quality of life," then yes. If you are predisposed to heart disease or diabet...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why are certain species (like Tigers &amp; Lions) able to interbreed but others are not? Just curious about the genetics of interbreeding.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Basically, the term species is a convenient kludge. It is not as based on solid biological differences as people tend to thin...
<|im_start|>user [Disney] What would Maleficent have given Aurora if the king and queen hadn't neglected to invite her?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant She would have offered to personally tutor the young princess in the ways of sorcery and true power. If the king and queen refused, she could take umbrage and curse th...
<|im_start|>user [Star Wars] If Naboo is an elective, term limited monarchy...why on earth did they elect a child to be their Queen?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Naboo culture considers youthful innocence and enthusiasm to be very positive traits. Many on Naboo believe that a young ruler will be less inclined to cor...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is there only one internet? With all of the problems with our current internet, why are we unable to just "create a new one"?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Think of it like roads. Roads connect locations to each other, much like the internet connects computers and networks. You can get fro...
<|im_start|>user How does e.g. MS Word copy and paste formatted text, but you can still paste the plain text in other programs? For example, in MS Word I can copy some text, then paste somewhere else in the document and choose "keep formatting" and it will remember the formatting the text had when I copied it. So I ass...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why "size" and "size on disk" is different? While looking at a size of folder on my PC, I see it very often. Is it because of some overhead used by my SSD that takes more size than the files does themselves? Thanks everyone. Got my answer!<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Your teacher tells you t...
<|im_start|>user Why are so many medications something-hydrochloride? Meaning, is there some metabolic property (for example) of HCl. Or some sort of chemical stabilizer?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Some medicines are organic compounds that are unable to be dissolved in water or acidic solutions (like the environme...
<|im_start|>user What happens to light when it is absorbed? Certain lights are reflected and absorbed. So what happens to light that is absorbed?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant If light hits an electron, the incident photon is absorbed and its energy transfered to the kinetic energy of the electron. With a higher ki...
<|im_start|>user Is human morality getting in the way of Natural Selection? As human beings, we are now conditioned to overlook physical deformities/defects when it comes to finding mates, causing unfavorable species traits to be passed down through reproduction. Is this sentient morality counter-intuitive to species e...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it that the liver can (to an extent) regenerate but other vital internal organs cannot?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The liver itself is made of individual hexagonal units called hepatic lobules made of liver cells (hepatocytes), blood vessels, and connective tissue that all together pe...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 : Why does a little bit of water provide grip, while a lot of water provides lubrication.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Water has a surface tension to it that can lightly adhere to irregular surfaces. It increases the surface area of the contact which has an adhesive force. A lot of water acts...
<|im_start|>user Can a person with high blood pressure donates blood? Let's say his/her blood pressure was high but still donates blood anyway. What would happen to him/her?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Blood pressure is usually checked before every donation and there are limits to how high it can be. But there are ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do we breathe faster after physical activity instead of deeper?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Increasing your breathing rate will expel more CO2, which will decrease the acidity that has built up from exercise. That’s why when you hyperventilate your blood becomes too basic because you’re e...
<|im_start|>user Like a gravitational field, does a strong electromagnetic field also affect the flow of time? Does it also dilate time or work in the opposite way and speed it up?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The energy in an electromagnetic field does contribute to the energy tensor which is the source of gravity....
<|im_start|>user [Zombies] Zombie animals, do they only occur on meat eating animals or could there be zombie birds/squirrels etc? We’ve seen zombie hounds, i was curious to know if other animals can get infected and wouldnt it be insane if a falcon or a fast running rabbit swoops in and bites you?<|im_end|> <|im_start...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If Homo Sapiens were capable of interbreeding with Neanderthals (and apparently did), why are they considered different species?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Because ability to interbreed is not the only measure of a species. As a general rule 'can't breed and produce fertile offspring' is a...
<|im_start|>user [Fictional training] What sort of training would various characters do? I mean, how do they keep so intense? People like the Batfamily, Assassin’s Creed, various comic “peak humans” and the like. Super powered heroes and villains too. What do these people do to train? Do they? What do they even eat, if...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it okay to stream or upload yourself playing/watching a game, but not a movie? How is the creative content different? Why is one illegal but the other not? I didn't pay to watch or "consume" the content of the games on twitch, at all.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Because the game involv...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If your body is dehydrated why do you have to pee so quickly after drinking water? You would think if your body is dehydrated that it would keep as much water as possible instead of eliminating some of it.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Part of being dehydrated is that your body refrains from pr...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Can some please explain Perceptual Control Theory Really struggling to understand this. What is the basic theory behind PCT and could you please give me a human example to go with it (not a cruise control system on a car)?! Thanks<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant So, PCT is basically recognizing e...
<|im_start|>user Our brains outside of our body I’m new to this subreddit but i was curious about the possibility of our brain still working outside of our body. If say, we were able to keep our brain alive after death (but just by itself, meaning not put into a “robot” body of some sort) would our brain still act as o...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If before the universe there was nothing, then the universe was created, shouldn't there be a field of nothing at the possible edge of the universe?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A common misconception about the expansion of the universe is to imagine it's expanding in all directions in three d...
<|im_start|>user What's the reason behind countries choosing different voltage standards? For example, USA has 110/120 V while UK/India has 220/240 V. Is it a deliberate choice? or an after-effect of something else? Just realised that it is quite stark and was curious to know the reason. Let me know if this is not ...
<|im_start|>user I believe forcing high schoolers to read the "great works" of literature is a waste (and only turns them off from reading in general) because they lack the life experience to appreciate them. CMV. Hey CMVers. I think the "great works" of literature are meant for adults. Stories require the reader to fe...