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<|im_start|>user [Marvel] How does Quicksilver's body work? Quicksilver unlike most speedsters is a physical speedster. He can run as fast as he does "natural" no "Speedforce" or turning his body into light or any of that. His body is built from the ground up to run at super speeds, so what does that mean? Pietro ha...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: calculating percentile ranking How do you calculate a percentile ranking if you know the national average and your test score? Google isn't helping me<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In order to calculate your percentile for a test you need to know more information than just your score and the av...
<|im_start|>user How do drugs target our cancerous cells, and not our normal cells, when administered? If we have a population of normal and cancer cells, and we give a drug to this population. And lets say this drug induces apoptosis. Usually, the drug would have a detrimental effects on the cancerous cells, but would...
<|im_start|>user Do you need both a -10 and -35 sequence for a promoter to bind? Just a bit of background. I have a DNA sequence I am trying to interpret and there is a -10 sequence for RpoD (regulatory gene regulator) and there is no -35 sequence that matches a promoter for RpoD. However, at the -17 position I have a ...
<|im_start|>user Do plants get climate shock when being moved to the other hemisphere? Like say a full grown tree from the north hemisphere is moved to the south hemisphere during January.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Plants in general have a ton of different receptor pathways to regulate their response due to envir...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does an architectural drawing get translated into a physical building? Who decides how many bolts, the type of material, etc?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I am a plumbing designer. The basic answer is that all the pieces go through many hands before a building is built and it depends on w...
<|im_start|>user I don’t understand why Kant is so influential. Why is Kant’s critique of pure reason considered such a turning point in philosophy? I’ve heard many say that it rendered all previous philosophy obsolete. Is this an overstatement? Is it partially true? If it is true, why should I even bother reading pre ...
<|im_start|>user [Avatar/The Legend of Korra]Why do most Bloodbenders need the full moon to bloodbend while bending the water inside plants is fairly easy?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The moon amplifies the abilities of Waterbenders, allowing even the most novice of waterbenders to do amazing feats, and allowing ma...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: How golf cameras are able to follow the ball on its fly?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It takes a lot of practice but the short answer is very good camera operators. Camera operation is an art unto itself and it demands 100% attention and an incredible ability to multi-task because they have t...
<|im_start|>user [Pacific Rim] Why didn't the Precursors devise a more "implicit" kind of weapon, like advanced virus or mind control? Did it have something to do with their culture? Yes, at some point of the war they tried to infiltrate the mind of an important figure, yet they still use their beloved kaiju just to bl...
<|im_start|>user CMV: all drugs should be legalized, manufactured, and available for public use. My view here stems from 2 ideals, a personal one and a logical one. The more succinct ideal is a personal view that it is not, nor should ever be up to the government to decide what I can or can't do to my body. My logical...
<|im_start|>user Why are good conductors of electricity also good conductors of heat? I understand that good electrical conductors are such because of their free electrons. But why is this correlated with heat conductance?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The microscopic property leading to both is a highly regular atom...
<|im_start|>user The principle of charity How seriously is this principle taken within academic philosophy? One thing that's very easy to see within more popular/non\-academic forms of communication is an almost wilful determination to think the worst of people who disagree with you, or think you're wrong, to the point...
<|im_start|>user CMV: If your hamburger/cheeseburger can't fit in my mouth, it's poorly designed. Listen, if I can't just take a bite of the burger you made me without needing to learn origami to get it down to a manageable size, it's not well crafted, defeats the point of the burger, and detracts from the overall dini...
<|im_start|>user I've seen a lot of criticisms of Monsanto and genetically modified foods. Where does the science currently stand on the harmfulness/harmlessness of it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Genetically modified foods on the market are considered safe. They have undergone testing to show no adverse effects, a...
<|im_start|>user What are the "C languages" useful for? Hey guys! I've recently gotten into html/js coding and so far it's been a generally smooth ride. So I was wondering: what is the use of languages like C, C++ and C#? They seem a bit more convoluted so it would requiere a steeper learning curve, by the looks of it....
<|im_start|>user ELI5: The game of cricket, and how/why can the games go on for days As an American I've always been curious, but without any media coverage it's hard to understand both the rules and gameplay. Especially how games can have such huge scores and go on for such long times.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant ...
<|im_start|>user Is there something like a Lagrangian point for a galaxy? Space is expanding. Two objects will have an acceleration relative to another dependent on how far apart the two are. If two galaxies are close enough, however, like the Andromeda and Milky Way are, their gravity can accelerate them together fast...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 how does sound travel through a cable? this is absolute witchcraft to me.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Information can be transferred as long as the sender and receiver agree what certain symbols/actions mean. If someone read aloud a letter or email, does that mean the sound was transferred in ...
<|im_start|>user [MCU] Do the Infinity Stones work in alternate universes? Traditionally, in the comics, Infinity Gems from different universes don't work outside their home dimension. For example, there are several alternate Reed Richards who have acquired their world's Infinity Gauntlet, but they can't come help him ...
<|im_start|>user [Jack and Jill (not the movie)] Why is a water source at the top of a hill?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant While normally considered to be a well in many illustrated iterations of the story, careful analysis of the text reveals no specificity about the nature of the water source. There is no reason th...
<|im_start|>user Why does continental philosophy appear more relevant to personal experience? In my reading of philosophy, it's usually the continentals who speak more directly to the experience of being a human in the world. I'm aware that analytic is more popular and academically valued, but whenever I read it, I'm l...
<|im_start|>user [Avatar the Last Airbender] Why was Firelord Ozai not mad at Azula for lying about the Avatar's death? I understand that Azula said that Zuko was the one to take him down but she still said that he died which turned out to be a lie, and that's a pretty big thing to lie about. So why was Ozai not mad at...
<|im_start|>user [Star Wars] What possible reasons could the Trade Federation have for continuing to employ such an incompetent droid army? An obvious advantage to a droid army would be a lack of traditional supply lines, you don't need food, water, or shelter. But you would need constant maintenance, parts, and power ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: I believe that doing an accent is not racist no matter who you are and what accent you are doing. I believe this for one main reason. Accents and language are part of culture. Not race. While the two may be connected, it is important to make the distinction. When somebody is doing an accent, they ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why turning your phone sideways takes a wider angle shot. Isn't the camera the same size no matter what angle its on?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A camera has two main parts: - A circular glass called a lens, which focuses light. - A rectangular light catcher, called a sensor. The first is ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do electric utility companies (in the US) subsidize the cost of LED light bulbs? In many places in the US, you can buy LED light bulbs for rather cheap. They are heavily discounted over their actual price because the local electric utility subsidizes the cost. Sometimes you'll see signage on ...
<|im_start|>user If studies that are not successful in proving their hypothesis are generally not published, then how do we know what didn't work out. In other words, why don't scientists make the same mistakes over and over?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant 1. Word of mouth. There are scientific conferences, people wi...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are so many news websites formatted so badly? It seems like it's intentional.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant They're designed around two things- making you click on ads, and making you click on more articles. The confusing layout is, indeed, somewhat intentional. They don't want you to just ...
<|im_start|>user [Star Trek] Why is Genetic Engineering in humans frowned upon, but admitted for human-alien hybrids? Über-humans like Khan cause a fit of outrage, but human-alien hybrids like Spock - people who need genetic engineering to be produced in a viable way - are seen as ok. Why is the Federation so selective...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is being transgender, and how can there be more than two genders? I'm confused, do transgenders consider themselves to be another gender? I also saw people on tumblr saying how stupid it is to think there are only two genders. Thanks for the help!<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I'll attempt...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is heart cancer so rare compared to other types of cancer?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Cancer is a failure in growth regulation that results from mutations. The way tumors develop is these damaged cells divide and make daughter cells that are likewise damaged. Cells that divide a lot ar...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do we communicate with robots we send to alien planets? What kind of lag is there and is it the same way we would communicate with astronauts on those planets?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant &gt; How do we communicate Radio &gt; What kind of lag is there Well it depends on where you are. ...
<|im_start|>user Is there any reasonable argument for the coexistence of both free will and an omniscient higher power/creator? This is one of the big flaws of Christianity and some other religions that I just can't wrap my head around. I know that with the rigor applied to these religions, I can't be the first one who...
<|im_start|>user Does the body all die at once if the brain dies first? Or do things shut down at different times?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There is both a scientific and an ethical/practical answer to this question. As far as brain death goes, multiple parts of the “higher brain centers” that carry out cerebral...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does it feel cold when I set my air conditioning to 70 degrees in the summer, but when I set my heat to the same temp in the winter it is nice and toasty warm? Just wondering why the same temp feels so much different.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Your body acclimates to the seasonal normal...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How did the states get their shapes? I actually searched for this and surprisingly it wasn't on /r/eli5 . I googled it also and just came up with a TV show and no real answers. I guess my question is. Was it just who claimed the land while the states were being formed? Or is it a real reason beh...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Working class white people in America are not being left behind or victimized in any way **tldr; There is no justification for working class white people to feel victimized by society, specifically the left, for recent events highlighting social and racial tension in America. That is, unless those...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: Why do very salty foods dehydrate you but drinks like Pedialyte and Gatorade, which have a lot of sodium, rehydrate you?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Electrolyte-rich drinks are typically balanced between their salt and water levels. Salty foods have practically no water of their own, so our p...
<|im_start|>user How can one get a sense for the "hottest" (most popular) and "newest" (most recently posed) problems in philosophy? How can one get a sense for the "hottest" (most popular) and "newest" (most recently posed) problems in philosophy? **Edit**: Just to add an extra question: Is it important to get a sens...
<|im_start|>user What is the best way to study for computer science? I am struggling in some of my classes. I can do the programming projects with 100% score, but when it comes to tests that dig deeper into the language, I flunk them everytime. What is a good way to study for these and how can I start getting myself re...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do directions work in space?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant They're either relative to the orbit that the ship is on(prograde, retrograde, normal, anti-normal, radial in, radial out) or relative to a fixed set of reference points(Earth, moon, or sun) which you can then use up/down or north/s...
<|im_start|>user Thorium has no risk of a nuclear meltdown, enough material to power civilization for 1000 years, cannot be used to create a bomb, and produces 1000 times less waste than uranium. Is there a scientific reason why it isn't being used right now? All these holy grail of clean energy technologies seem to ha...
<|im_start|>user According to wikipedia "Current generations of nuclear submarines never need to be refueled throughout their 25-year lifespans" How much of that is true? The citation doesn't mention anything about 25 years lifespan: http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/astute/<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Naval...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: how are we able to put information on radio waves? I know how radio waves travel, but how do we get info on them like music or news?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are two* ways to get information onto light (which is what radio waves are): change the brightness (amplitude modulation or AM...
<|im_start|>user CMV: If Hillary Clinton is president, I don't think she will lead a transparent administration. Obama has been a disappointment in this regard, after promising to be the most transparent president. I believe Hillary will be even worse, because even as she is running for president and apparently trying...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why do some scientists believe that we are living in a simulation?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant We think it should be possible to create convincing simulations of our universe within our universe using computers. Why, then, must we be at the "top" of the simulation stack? When you consider that...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does irradiation work for non-humans? (Trees, for example) I watched Chernobyl by HBO and have some basic understanding of what radiation poisoning does to human cell structure. But what about plants? Why does the Red Forest still exist? Why there are grass and, probably, flowers all around t...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 - Why do we have moles on our skin? And why do some people have more than others?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant 1. Natural carcinogens in the environment (e.g. UV from the sun) cause mutations in your skin cells. 2. Some of these mutations cause those cells to grow unnaturally crazy (think firs...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How British royal titles work (lords, ladies, princes, dames, barons, etc) Who gets the titles? How can someone today earn a knighthood or a title (like actors, musicians, etc)? Do they come with any special privileges or perks in this day and age? What the heck are barons and counts and dukes...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How exactly do movies and tv shows work when an actor or actress starring in them is also the one directing it? I am referring to major roles, not just cameos. For example Aziz Ansari directed a few episodes of Master Of None and he is the main character.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In cases ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do white blood cells "chase" something? Like I get how they move, but how do they know the thing is there without eyes? And how do they make decisions to follow it without a brain? I've seen videos of white blood cells chasing down various bacterium or whatever and they appear to be distinct ...
<|im_start|>user RNA vaccines question: Could be used to regenerate tissues? I am reading about the new covid rna vaccine, and I saw the following comparison: &gt;Brosh said that this does not mean the vaccine changes people’s genetic code. Rather, he said it is more like a USB device (the mRNA) that is inserted in...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why did it used to be harder to sail over deep ocean, compared to shallow waters<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It is more to do with being far from land. Land does a few things for a sailor. First, it is a convenient reference point; if you keep the shore to starboard, you know where you are an...
<|im_start|>user CMV: "There is no evidence that God DOESN'T exist" is not a valid argument against atheism. The lack of evidence of a god is probably one of the most compelling arguments that atheists have in their favor. In response to this argument theist will often argue that atheists don't have evidence either. ...
<|im_start|>user How is Virtue Ethics not just Consequentialist with a different value system? As I understand it, consequentialism is a normative ethical framework that judges the value of an action based on its outcome. Virtue ethics propose that the the character of the actor should be the measure of ethical value...
<|im_start|>user How can the universe be 150 billion light-years across and only 13.7 billion years old? A coworkers and I had this discussion Friday and we may very well have confused ourselves into missing something obvious. Taking the fact that the universe is 150 billion light-years across and estimated to be 13.7...
<|im_start|>user If memory cannot be passed on genetically how does instinct work? My kids will not know what I know. Given that then how are dogs born knowing how to swim. How can a baby know how to find milk. How are instincts passed on if memory isn't<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Well, there are certain genes tha...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How are nutrition facts calculated? I always imagine Karen's machine from SpongeBob lol<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are many different chemical methods that are used for this. For macronutrients (water, fat, protein, carbohydrates, and ash) the specific method is dependent on the produc...
<|im_start|>user How cold is cold plasma? I heard someone who I'm pretty sure is a knucklehead saying that temperatures in the Van Allen Belt are around 2000 degrees Celsius. This didn't sound right to me because there shouldn't be enough matter to contain that sort of thermal energy. I did some reading and apparently...
<|im_start|>user Understanding algorithms and data structures, but not being able to implement them? Just a bit of background information: I'm currently in high school, and I'm taking a course about algorithms on Coursera. I do have previous programming experience. I'm able to understand the concept behind algorithms ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: The difference in programming languages. Ie what is each best for? HTML, Python, Ruby, Javascript, etc. What are their basic functions and what is each one particularly useful for?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Every single programming language serves one purpose: explain to the computer what w...
<|im_start|>user Will learning logic tech me how to reason? Will logic teach me how reason (better), if so how will it do that and where should I start in learning logic?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Formal logic will help you reason *better,* but it won't finish the job. The main thing it's going to be doing for yo...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Comunism is an unreacheable utopia I have been interested in the topic for years and I have disscuss and debated it with several activist and members of various socialists organizations, through all of it and their different perspectives one thing remain for me and that is the fact that the societ...
<|im_start|>user How come glow in the dark objects are easier to see using peripheral vision? I have a few glow in the dark things in my room, but I usually cannot see them glow when I stare directly at them. When I look away, their intensity increases and I can see them using only my peripheral vision. What is going o...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How can instruments be in a key? Background on me: I am a classically trained trombonist who struggles with music theory. I know that a trombone is in the key of Bb, but what does that mean? The key is determined by the piece your playing? Additionally, a trombone with an F trigger is shifted in...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 why x^0=1. I know the math and can explain it easily with limits but my friends and I couldn't figure out how to explain it to a child easily. Any ideas?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant To get x^2 from x^3, divide x^3 by x. To get x^1 from x^2, divide x^2 by x. By this logic, you can see that x^...
<|im_start|>user If mass is the source of gravity, and energy is proportional to mass, can we gravitationally attract objects with energy alone? If mass is energy, do high-energy fields/particles/etc. create gravity? I know E = mc, and c is huge, so it would require huge energy, but is it reasonable to say that suffici...
<|im_start|>user Do we expect that "unsolvable" differential equations would have an analytical solution if we simply knew more math? In my engineering studies and while reading the book [Chaos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos:_Making_a_New_Science), I see a lot of mentions of complicated differential equations wit...
<|im_start|>user Is it possible to quantify the impact of Wikipedia the world economy?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Sure, but probably it can't be done well. Probably, the most reasonable approach to doing something like what you may be asking about would involve sorting out the following: 1. How valuable is Wikipe...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How were cartographers able to make increasingly accurate world maps as early as in the 16th century, when we weren't even airborne?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant They used *triangulation*, or measuring triangle shapes. You start by picking two places, and measuring, with a measuring chain, rod...
<|im_start|>user Is concrete a heterogeneous or homogeneous mixture?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In a chemical point of view, from most scales, entirely heterogeneous. Concrete is, by definition, a mixture of cement (a paste that could in certain scales be considered homogeneous) and rocks. They do not, in optima...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do US cities expand outward and not upward?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant They expand upward when land is scarce or expensive, and they expand outward when the opposite is true. In most cases, it is the later. The US is _huge_ and available land is not a problem that we have to deal with....
<|im_start|>user ELI5: do laser beams have a ending when pointing them at the sky? I have a green one and point it at the sky at night and it looks short but idk if it really is.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Another factor is diffusion. Lasers are a focused beam of, ideally, a single light wavelength. In actuality...
<|im_start|>user If philosophers really determine their position by evaluating the best available arguments and evidence, why do so many defend the same position for their entire career and so few change camps? Many career academics start research at the age of 22-24 get their PhD at the age of 26-27 or so and publish ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are allergies more common in Eastern, Western and European countries but nearly non existent in Africa? I'm from Africa and have had the opportunity to travel and meet a lot of people throughout the African continent but I have not met anyone during this time that has a food allergy and is a ...
<|im_start|>user [Marvel] Why did The Super Soldier Serum increase Rodger's height ? Why didnt it just increase his musculature physique and stats ? Could he not have been peak human at his former height ? Did the experiment really need to make him 6'2"-6'4" to be a super soldier ? Cant he just be the peak human/enhanc...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: centuries ago, how did they find the other planets in the solar system? Also, is there a possibility that there are other planets in our solar system that we have not yet found?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are visible to the naked eye and have been kno...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What are you seeing in a person's eyes that let's you know they are "staring into space" rather than into the distance or at a specific point?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant We are _very good_ at reading whether we're being looked at - eye contact is a critical element of our communication (and ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are hairs that grow out of moles so much thicker and deeper rooted than the other hairs?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant moles are skin tissue that has the capability to grow quickly. thats why there are usually hairs sticking out of them. deeper hair roots mean the hair has is more establish...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are personnel in agencies like the FBI called "Special" Agents and not just 'Agents'? What makes them 'Special'? For reference, check out the end of this article: http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/01/bayonne_cop_beat_man_with_flashlight_and_lied_on_r.html "U.S. Attorney for New Jersey...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do banks no longer offer the interest rates on savings accounts as they did in the 80s and 90s? How do banks make money? Why do banks no longer offer the interest rates on savings accounts as they did in the 80s and 90s? How do banks make money?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant As others have ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are most homeless people male?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant * homeless women often maintain a lower profile due to the dangers of living on the street and being greater targets * women in need are typically perceived in a more sympathetic light than men, are more able to receive aid from f...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 why do pens dry out if you leave the cap off even though most caps have holes in the top?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant **TL;DR:** Air, humidity, and heat circulation levels. Air has two ways of drying out stuff. The first is through simple "Brownian Motion" - the effect where absolutely sti...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 how a smoke detector can detect smoke If it detected air quality, which is what would make sense to me, how does it specifically know that there is smoke and not something else?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant it depends on the type of smoke detector. Ionization smoke detector uses a radioactive ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:whats an algorithm?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant An algorithm is basically the recipe, the step-by-step guide, to solving some problem in maths and programming. Algorithms can have names, like "the Quicksort algorithm" or "the Bogosort algorithm", and each one is a series of defined steps to so...
<|im_start|>user Does the body store protein for muscle building, like it stores energy as fat for later use? If so, how does it do this?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Amino acids are 'tied up' in protein structures in the body. It should be noted that proteins in the body refer to a wide variety of different biologi...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: vitamin letters and numbers like B6 B12.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The B vitamins are a set of vitamins that were originally all thought to be a single vitamin (in early attempts to separate the vitamins, they tended to separate under the same conditions) and were then later discovered to b...
<|im_start|>user Why is it that when talking about Philosophy, people often come accross as arrogant? Also, how can this be avoided?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I've noticed a general attitude on the part of non-philosophers that because philosophy concerns topics which everyone ostensibly cares about and even talk...
<|im_start|>user How do astronomers know the "red shift" is coming from the Doppler effect and not from static stars producing light at a red wavelength? Would scientists not need a benchmark to know what wavelength the star is emitting and then what it is received at? If so, how do they determine the emitted wavelengt...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why do countries/territories have a zigzag boundaries and not a straight line and how did they set it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Often they follow a natural border like a mountain range or a river, so that one side is one country and the other side is the other country and a bridge or simila...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why hasn't the evolutionary process made childbirth easier?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Because the things making childbirth more difficult (larger cranial capacity, narrower hips for walking upright) have a larger positive effect on reproduction than the negative effect of the difficulty of ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is war not a war crime? Where do you draw the line? Torture? Mustard gas? Why not killing? Nukes?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In theory, war itself is a diplomatic state between two nations, where in those two nations will use their respective militaries to sort out what ever disagreement...
<|im_start|>user Why do men grow beards and women don't? Did women grow beards at one time? Bonus question: why do some races of people hardly grow beards at all?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Women produce less of Androgens and Testosterone, which are responsible for secondary sexual characteristics. Some races of w...
<|im_start|>user With the following fictional assumptions, how can I make my tactical space game realistic? I'm currently in the middle of a personal project of building a tactical space combat game. In order to create the type of world and gameplay I'd like I need to make a number of assumptions/ground rules. With the...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are most of the herbivores mammals like elephants, rhinos, hippos, giraffe, etc. so big in size? Even in the jurassic era the largest dinosaur was a herbivore.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It's a matter of resources, and how to obtain them. There is a lot of plant matter, which is relative...
<|im_start|>user If Karl Marx isn't making moral claims about capitalism, what kind of claims is he making? I'm aware that Marx and other socialist theorists don't want their ideas to be seeped in what is morally good or bad, but when Marx or anyone else talks about exploitation or landlords being parasites what do the...
<|im_start|>user What are the possible solutions for a slow reader? I am a very slow reader when I try to read an article. I never can make things simple therefore it is natural to have such a problem for me. I actually normally do not care about being slow because I want to understand the things in depth but because ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why speeding up the video on youtube doesn't change the pitch but when the same thing is done using some other software the audio starts sounding like an alien? Edit : Its how instead of why.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Sound is in the form of waves. Lower pitch is longer waves and higher pitc...
<|im_start|>user Is it possible for animals to make sounds other than the ones they do? For example, could a cow say "milk" if it were trained to? Why don't animals make a variety of noises/why do they sound the way they do? Sorry, I know this is a jumble of questions, but I just walked in on my sister-in-law asking he...