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<|im_start|>user ELI5: If allergies, and especially anaphylaxis, are so common, why do we still need prescriptions for epi pens and such?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant &gt;If allergies, and especially anaphylaxis, are so common, why do we still need prescriptions for epi pens and such? Prescriptions are used to ...
<|im_start|>user Why do we hear that they discovered water on Mars every month? What is different each time? It seems like once a month or so, evidence of water on Mars makes headlines. Why is something that has been known for a while newsworthy? What additional information is being discovered each time? Even just a ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: It is impossible to fully believe trans people *and* claim that gender is a social construct, without logically contradicting yourself When reading about the topic of gender and sex I discovered what I think is a contradiction in some people's worldview. I am therefore curious if this point holds ...
<|im_start|>user How do chemical reactions work on the quantum level? I'm an undergrad student studying chemistry and biology where (especially in organic chemistry) we do a lot of "arrow pushing" (i.e. drawing arrows to signify where electrons travel during a chemical reaction). Earlier today I was watching a video in...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Israel is a settler-colonial state The gradual accumulation of Jewish settlements within the Palestinian West Bank areas aims to slowly but surely assemble a Israeli/Jewish majority before completely annexing the area over time. The reason it hasn't happened already is because if it had, the Arabs...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How exactly does sound travel through walls? Or any other solid, for that matter?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Sound is merely pressure waves of molecules bumping into other molecules, transferring energy. When the wave hits a solid object, some of the energy is transferred to the wall, allowi...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Rule of Law in the US is coming to an end I make this CMV in light of the death of RBG. My view is that the Rule of Law, as we understand it, is coming to an end. With a blatantly ideological SCOTUS, hundreds of young Federalist society judges filling the judiciary, and an attorney general whose ...
<|im_start|>user How much attention does the nature of suffering receive in philosophy? I've recently been exposed to William MacAskill's work about effective altruism, see this conversation [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qslo4-DpzPs), for example. Of which the guiding question seems to be, how can we do the mo...
<|im_start|>user [ATLA] Did each of the four nations only have benders of their respective element? Ex: Were there any earth or water benders living in the Fire Nation legally? If so, why didn't they aid in the war? Earth benders with allegiance to the Fire Nation would have been very useful in breaching the wall aroun...
<|im_start|>user Prof claims first authorship for paper that I wrote 75% of. Hi everyone, I was scrolling through the recent posts, and there was this post about getting screwed out of authorship that generated a great deal of discussion. My story is marginally relevant to that post (also on the issue of authorship) ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is the point of XML? I have a great understanding of database systems, HTML and CSS but I after reading for hours and even watching videos I cant see why anyone would ever use this. It does not seem an appropriate or efficient way to deal with data.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant XML is a ...
<|im_start|>user I believe any argument for or against the existence of a god or deity based on scientific knowledge is irrelevant. CMV My argument is as follows: a. The whole point of a God or Deity is that they are supernatural. b. Science deals with learning things about the natural world. c. Therefore, scientific k...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 What stops the bacteria that rot corpses from eating living things?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Biologist here Our immune system keeps most of them in check. Most of the bacteria that consume a corpse are the bacteria that live and work inside of the body. Once the immune system dies with t...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How Credit Scores Are Determined I get that a 900 is fantastic and a 200 is awful, but what do these numbers mean and how does whoever comes up with them come up with them? **Like I'm Five** ***FIVE***<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The short answer is only the credit bureaus know exactly, but...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do chess computers work?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are two main components, a static position evaluator and a search tree. The position evaluator looks at the current position, and gives it a score, mostly based on material but includes other factors as well. The computer then b...
<|im_start|>user Why does smoke stun bees? Why do bee keepers use smoke to calm bees down? Is there some sort of chemical process involved? How does the smoke affect the bees?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Smoke masks alarm pheromones (which include various chemicals, e.g., isopentyl acetate[1]) that are released by ...
<|im_start|>user eli5: Why did the life expectancy for people with down syndrome increase from 25 years in 1980 to 60 years today? I read that it was largely due to the end of the inhumane practice of institutionalizing people with Down syndrome but i don’t really understand what this means.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assis...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do equations explain the universe around us?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Long story short; we have equations for describing the universe because we can measure so many aspects of the universe. Imagine you're going to the shop to get a pie or something. The shop is about one kilometer ...
<|im_start|>user If the earth is a closed system, then how can water be wasted? MIC<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The water available in an aquifer is limited, and rate of replenishment is much less than rate of use for many aquifers (we can pump it out much faster than it can naturally refill) causing them to effect...
<|im_start|>user How can (relatively) slow evolving human immune systems keep up with very fast evolving bacteria? If the generation length ratio of bacteria to humans is something like 20 minutes:20 years, why can't bacteria just outrun the immune system recognition mechanisms, or destruction mechanisms?<|im_end|> <|i...
<|im_start|>user [Project Zomboid, other apocalypse media] In an event like a zombie outbreak, what would be the reasoning behind cutting the phone lines to a quarantine area?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant To prevent pleas for help. If there are no outgoing calls, the government can tell everyone everything is being...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What’s the science behind “sea legs?”<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are several theories about the specific effect but its not important enough to research properly. On a more general level, the human body likes to maintain a lot of "normal" conditions, because it functions best when it h...
<|im_start|>user Is there any evolutionary benefits other than sexual selection in having blue or green eyes instead of brown? And other than Caucasian is there any examples known other than those of mixed race with Caucasian that have had the mutation that causes blue or green eyes?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Lik...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: what is primordial soup?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It's an idea that, once, many many years ago - before there was life - there were pools and lakes and maybe oceans of water that were full of minerals and salts and rich in complex chemicals. The idea is that, through various means, these c...
<|im_start|>user CMV: the age of adulthood should be the same for all rights and responsibilities, and all restrictions thereof It is my view that the inconsistency in the way we treat the age of adulthood (for the purposes of administering people's rights and responsibilities) is causing undue harm in society, both du...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 why is 'Head and Shoulders' shampoo "For men"? Just marketing, or is there more to it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant For most 'drugstore' brands of toiletries like shampoo, soap, and deoderant, the only significant differences between the mens and womens versions of products are: Scent: since ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do you hear about police breaking the law (like strangling the guy in Tennessee) and they just get fired rather than arrested and charged? It seems like this happens a lot. If a member of the public behaved like that we'd get thrown in jail for a long time. A police office does it and they s...
<|im_start|>user It seems like it's possible for consent in sex to be violated without anyone being morally to blame. Does anyone have any reading on this? Fair warning: This post discusses the potential for sexual assault, though in as dry and non-graphic a tone as I can manage. So I've kinda had this idea bouncing ...
<|im_start|>user Can we "fix" our genome so that we can synthesize Vitamin C? So apparently humans (as well as other apes and monkeys) [can't synthesize Vitamin C](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-gulonolactone_oxidase) which is why we get scurvy without proper nutrition. I don't know what we can and can't do these days ...
<|im_start|>user If scientists do not read Newton and mathematicians do not read Euclid, then why do philosophers read Aristotle? Note: obviously this question does not concern those three specific men.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Learning the history of science/maths may be rewarding but they're not required for a...
<|im_start|>user How do we know that the laws of physics are constant?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Almost every physical law has breakdown points. Two common ones are inside black holes and during/before the big bang. A lot of things we know because we can look out in the universe and we can apply our earth-laws ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How are skyscrapers in crowded cities like New York built in such a tight space? Construction in crowded cities seems to happen with minimal disruption to traffic or neighboring buildings. How are cities able to build these huge skyscrapers without spilling over onto nearby streets and taking up ...
<|im_start|>user [LOTR] What extra power does the One Ring by itself grant Sauron? This is a bit basic and has probably been answered before, but it's one thing I never understood in LOTR. The power of the ring comes from the significant portion of himself Sauron poured into it, right? And the reason he created the rin...
<|im_start|>user [MONSTERS INC.] How do the monsters breed? Are they different species altogether, or variants of the same species, like dogs? Do they have to get with someone of the same 'type'? In Monsters University, Squishy and his mother are both the same 'variant' of monster, and we presume the father is too, lea...
<|im_start|>user [Futurama] How did palm trees get chosen as the replacement as X-Mas trees after pine trees went the way of the poodle and modesty?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Climate change and abundance. As the climate regions shifted the palm tree became more suited for much of America. Following this palm tre...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why is it so easy to fall asleep on your couch even with desperately trying to stay awake, but after dragging yourself to bed, you find yourself wide awake and unable to get back to sleep?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I think this is a psychology rather than biology question. The answer will...
<|im_start|>user [Evangelion] Why is Tokyo-3 built directly above the Geofront and Terminal Dogma? It's not like the citizens had to live on the giant armour plates to make them more effective. Since the residents of Tokyo-3 would be much safer if they weren't in the direct path of the Angels, why isn't the city locate...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 how mirrors seem to be the color of what they are reflecting while also looking silver. I have been wondering this since I was a child and it’s never been explained in a way I can understand. I’m looking at my bathroom mirror and it looks silver. But how is that possible because it’s reflecting w...
<|im_start|>user CMV: College should be free for at least 2, maybe 4, years, like high school. I've made a few generalizations below, of course there are some people who dropped out of high school and are millionaires, and some people that graduated from medical school and have no job. However all of you know just as w...
<|im_start|>user Does the expansion of space apply at all scales? As in, if space itself is increasing the distance between galaxies, is there also a very small increase in the distance between atoms, subatomic particles, quarks, etc.?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant No, the distance between atoms is not increasing bec...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Who contracts a groups like Blackwater and how exactly do they work comparing to armies belonging to countries? Wow thank you all for providing good explanations<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Companies like Blackwater are hired by private individuals and companies. For example, say you've got a ...
<|im_start|>user Is Wittgenstein's concept of family ressemblance still considered valid Hi! I'm a doctoral student in archaeology, and I'm currently preparing a thesis on a certain category of objects that lacks a precise definition in the literature. This means that when people find the objets in excavation, they so...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does the body still feel like it’s moving when in bed after going on a boat or amusement park ride during the day? Is it something to do with the ears?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are several body systems responsible for giving your brain the stimulus that it is moving. The eyes, th...
<|im_start|>user [Die Hard] Did Hans have a Plan B in case the FBI decided against cutting the electricity?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant He knew their standard operating procedures. The only reason the FBI wouldn't have cut the power would have been if they didn't believe it was a terrorist takeover, also known as ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: when you look at the ingredient lists of products like shower gel, conditioner etc. there are often several types of alcohol included...what's the difference between these alcohols? A shower thought of mine haha<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant An "alcohol" is actually a class of molecules that ar...
<|im_start|>user Should I pursue a college degree or stop after high school and study programming by myself? It's just a year left before I graduate in high school and I've been thinking about just not continuing to college for a CS degree and instead just study the essentials in it via my own. Would this decision real...
<|im_start|>user What is the difference between genetic mosaics and chimera?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Mosaics and chimeras are animals that have more than one genetically-distinct population of cells. The distinction between these two forms is quite clearly defined, although at times ignored or misused. In mosai...
<|im_start|>user A lot of nutritional supplements for someone with a reasonable diet have questionable health benefits. Are there any that have rock solid evidence of benefits?t<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Examine.com has a really extensive list of supplements and their supposed benefits with links to studies. It s...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What makes some clothing materials "warm when wet" (like wool) but others not (cotton)?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In the case of wool and cotton it is the individual strands that make the difference. Wool is rather none porous (it's just hair) and ends up coating itself with natural oils ...
<|im_start|>user How do we get Vitamin D from the sun? Is it like photosynthesis in any way?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Photosynthesis is a process where photon is captured and its energy transported across a chain of molecules for the purpose of storing the said energy. This process is well-controlled at various ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do video game coders optimize their games to boost fps and stability?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The basic method is they look at how long their code takes to perform each function and look to see if there are more efficient ways to perform that function. If you can do the same action wi...
<|im_start|>user [Doctor Strange / Infinity War / MCU] What’s the difference between Doctor Strange’s shields? Throughout the movies, we see him always casting shields to be used on his hands and there always seems to be a new way of casting them. However, they always yield the same orange-sparkly shield. What’s the ...
<|im_start|>user How do housing prices and rent increase simultaneously in areas without significant population growth while a record number of new homes are being built? Edit: To clarify I’m located in the Oklahoma City metro area, according to multiple websites that track population growth, for the last couple years ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are the Paris Catacombs so hard to map.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant First off, they’re dangerous for a number of reasons (the difficulty of navigating/mapping them is just one reason) so there aren’t many professional organizations spending time down there or otherwise devoting major reso...
<|im_start|>user How do we know the actual wavelength of light originating from the cluster of galaxies that are receding away from us when all we observe is red shifted light because of expansion?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Every element has its own characteristic spectrum of light, so we can look for this finger...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it that when you're cold your body creates goosebumps to essentially warm you up, but when you're sick with the flu and get the shivers your body is already hot? Why is your body creating goosebumps in a room temperature or even sometimes a hotter environment?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assista...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why college tuition costs continue to increase at such a fast pace? Thanks in advance!<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Like most questions of the form "why does X cost what it costs" the answer is generally "supply and demand". Basically, schools can charge more without significantly lowering th...
<|im_start|>user How do construction workers determine which type of charge they will use to destroy a structure? When removing a building, how do engineers figure out how to remove a building safely? Once they decide to blow it up, how do they determine which type of charge (I hope this is the correct term) to use? Wh...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are there four pulmonary veins leading back to the heart from the lungs, but only two pulmonary arteries leading out of the heart?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Because the pulmonary veins are a lower pressure system, they need a larger collective diameter to allow for reasonable flow and f...
<|im_start|>user Is philosophy reading a skill you get better at with practice? Does one improve the comprehension and the reading speed if he practices diligently? Or does he basically remains the same in terms of comprehension and reading speed Background: I'm a beginner in reading philosophy and was curious about t...
<|im_start|>user CMV: There is too much stress placed on going to the perfect college. Your success depends on your actions, not your diploma. There is too much pressure on today’s youth to pick an “elite” college. After finishing my senior year and therefore the college application process in the previous year, I felt...
<|im_start|>user Given two complete sets of DNA belonging to father and son, is it possible to distinguish which set belongs to who? You are given two sets of DNA, and told that they belong to a father and son. You are not told which one belongs to the father and which one to the son. Apologies if this is a basic ques...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why is it hard to simulate human mouse movement? I read that Websites can know that you're not a bot by looking at the mouse movement. But why would it be hard to simulate that?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Because an automated system to move and click through dialogs and pages would have to be...
<|im_start|>user CMV: I think smokers are an exploited group. Tax on cigarettes [have been increasing exponentially for years.](http://blog.turbotax.intuit.com/2010/06/22/how-much-is-the-government-making-off-of-tobacco/) There has been nearly a 200% increase since 1997! Some groups still [want to triple the taxes plac...
<|im_start|>user If 2 objects are traveling at 0.5 the speed of light relative to some 3rd object but in opposite directions, would each perceive the other as going the speed of light? What about 0.6 times to speed of light?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In the first case (both objects at 0.5 c), the outcome would be...
<|im_start|>user Do solar panels produce more energy the closer they are to the sun? In my Green Technology class, we are researching UV rays but cannot find how far the rays can travel without losing their efficiency. Does distance affect the energy produced significantly?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Distance affe...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 Why are nutrition facts and ingredients included on bottled water, but not on alcohol?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Because Foods are regulated by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), which requires nutrition information on the packaging; and Alcohol is regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, T...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How can we calculate the mass of the earth?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant We start with the formulas &gt;Weight = m*g and &gt;F_g = GMm/R^2 which is just Newton's second law and Newton's law of universal gravitation. If we equate the two, we get &gt;M=gR^2 /G so if we know the gravitational ...
<|im_start|>user eli5: If good habits are rewarding and healthy, why is it easier to keep falling into bad habits? I’ve been trying to sleep earlier lately because i genuinely feel great in the morning, and have a productive day. But I keep falling into the habit of staying up too late and feeling tired in the morning....
<|im_start|>user Why is radiation contagious? I understand radioactive decay and how that can damage cells by polarizing the DNA. What I don't understand is how a non-radioactive material can become radioactive to a dangerous point. I would think that the material would get hit by the decaying particles, get damaged ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 Why do animals go grey/lose follicle pigmentation around their mouths before other parts of their body? Both humans and other animals seem to go grey around their mouths before other parts of their body, why is that?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Melanocytes, which produce pigment, are unevenly ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What drives people to falsely confess to major crimes? Every true crime podcast/documentary deals with this. Someone is killed or kidnapped. The press release details. The public immediately calls in false information and, even more baffling, fake confessions. What drives so many people to do thi...
<|im_start|>user [WH40K] What is the proper etiquette in the Empire of Man?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It really depends on who you are, where you are ect ect. But im going to assume you meant a civilian, which narrows it down a bit. There is still a lot of variation, so this is the general picture. Don't questi...
<|im_start|>user "You don't understand something unless you can say it clearly." Do you agree with this thought? If so, why?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I think that explaining something clearly is a sufficient condition for understanding it, but not a necessary one. In the context of teaching, it might be a helpfu...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do some foods seem to "go right through you"? I think Taco Bell would be the place that comes to mind most with this title but why do some foods seems to slide right through you when others seems to take your normal digestive cycle to be processed? EDIT: WOW! Thank you for my first award! A...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are different sleeping positions comfortable for different people? Does it have to do with how we were comfortable in our mother's womb?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It definitely isn't related to how we were in our mother's womb, but many factors can influence how people are comfortable. ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: In humans, what is the functional difference between wide, flat noses and narrow, pointed noses? Or is there a difference?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The various shapes of noses appear to be tied to adaptations to climate. The nose must properly heat and humidify the air that you breathe. I...
<|im_start|>user eli5: Why are there no large Native empires in North America the way the Mayan and Aztec were in Central/South America? From North America - traveled to Central and South America and saw these big beautiful ruins of the past. A bit of research shows that these vast empires existed but were (wiped out b...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: How do amateurs keep long exposure astonomy shots from blurring? I keep seeing all these posts "I took this 10 hour exposure of the sky and wow look at many stars:O". How do you do that at home and keep it from getting blurry? I mean, the earth (in this case the sky) moves, how do you keep that ...
<|im_start|>user Does the surface tension of water affect the rate of evaporation? If so, would adding a surfactant speed up evaporation?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Evaporation is basically describing the statistical probability that a molecule has enough kinetic energy to escape bonds with its neighbors. As the t...
<|im_start|>user [Mad Max] Is there any evidence that the rest of the world is in the same situation? Is there any information on Europe, Africa and America?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Not much information directly tied to the other continents but plenty of circumstantial information. During the events of mad Max ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If the earliest humans only arrived 1-2 million years ago, and the last dinosaurs were 65 million years ago, then what exactly was walking the earth for all those millions of years in between? What i'm really getting at is, What was occurring during those millions of years in between the dinosaur...
<|im_start|>user [Star Wars] Are there any other "special" Force powers like Force Lightning?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Certain bloodlines in the force have specializations or weaknesses. For example, Corran Horn, Jedi Master and Scion of the Corellian Halcyon Jedi. His bloodline was notoriously weak at telekin...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is texture so important in our enjoyment of a food? I just had pad thai. Why is it that it wouldn’t taste as good if I put it in a blender and then ate it? It would contain all the same flavors and nutritional components. What is it that makes texture so important and therefore, makes food li...
<|im_start|>user Can somebody explain LI5 why computer/calculator random number generators supposedly aren't truly random<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Computers simply follow instructions that tell it what to do: add these two numbers together, check if this number is bigger than that number, and things like that. C...
<|im_start|>user Trailing spouse options Hi everyone! Looking for some advice regarding options for a trailing spouse headed to Champaign, IL (UIUC). It sounds like there are many options there, though might be tricky for a foreign national who may need a work visa. Has anyone had experience with UIUC’s dual career pro...
<|im_start|>user Does a computer display use more energy displaying white pixels rather than black pixels?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It depends on the specific display technology and implementation. As a general rule of thumb, if a display tech is emissive, it most likely uses more power as the picture gets brig...
<|im_start|>user [Avengers Infinity War] What effect would Iron Man's new armor have if it can be applied on other forms of technology? After watching Infinity War and seeing Tony Stark's new armor, I was wondering what kind of effect on society and economy would such a tech have if it was on the market. It can obvious...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: In developing countries, poor people tend to be thinner than rich people. But in developed countries, rich people tend to be thinner than poor people. What explains the discrepancy? Edit: Poor Americans/Brits, and rich Chinese/Russians, are fat. Rich Americans/Brits, and poor Chinese/Russians...
<|im_start|>user Moral Realism: How can the normative affect the non-normative? How can we know of the normative by non-normative means? Similarly to substance dualism within the philosophy of science debate, moral realism seems to invoke a sort of dualism. There are normative ("Killing is wrong") and non-normative p...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: When a migrant illegally enters Europe and has no ID, how will Europe know where to deport him?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are many ways. The simplest is to ask the migrant "Where are you from?" Beyond that, it's generally not hard to determine what country someone is from based on th...
<|im_start|>user CMV: There is nothing wrong with the idea of trigger warnings I'm usually very skeptical of concepts related to intersectionality, such as mansplaining, safe spaces or cultural appropriation. However, perhaps the most mocked aspect of the movement (and the origin of the often abused term "triggered")...
<|im_start|>user In a double slit experiment, is there a minimum necessary distance between the photon (or other particle) source and the slits in order to see interference? If we put the laser/source right up against one of the slits, surely we wouldn't get two slit interference, no? If there is a minimum distance...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why Is The NFL Draft So Popular Compared To The NBA/MLB/NHL Drafts?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are a number of reasons. * It's the most popular professional league in the US by a longshot. * It has a sweet spot for the number of rounds--7. Hockey has this as well but it's less popul...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 How do EnChroma glasses work? What does it look like if someone who isn't colour blind puts then on?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Color Blindness (one of many kinds) is overlap of the visible colors in the eyes of the color blind person. So the person can't distinguish between certain colors. ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does leaving food in the freezer for a long period make the food taste like 'freezer'? ...even if the food is in original, unopened packaging?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Frozen foods keep their fresh flavor because of flash freezing, where the water solidifies so fast that molecules don'...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: how does the moon gravity only affect tidal forces and not anything in the land?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It does affect the things on the land, but water is a more fluid substance than rocks and people, so it is capable of being pulled up higher than something more rigid. This is because...
<|im_start|>user CMV: You should not be required to visit a primary health care provider for an acute problem. I have a ruptured eardrum and I had to wait 3 days for an appointment with the VA primary care doctor, who I knew would have to give me a referral to ENT. Sure enough, she said I had a ruptured eardrum and she...
<|im_start|>user How long is too long to wait to get into your degree field? So I graduated from college 3 years ago now with a bachelors degree In Biology. I had high hopes of getting into the environmental field as a starting job. After 6 months of applications to over 80 positions I heard nothing back and needed to ...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: If you're dehydrated and then you drink water, how long does it take to get where it needs to go? How does it get there?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When you drink water, it gets absorbed through your intestines (like food), gets into your blood, and then travels to where it needs to go. If ...