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<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do you get so hungry when you are high? I was thinking, what makes you so hungry when you are high?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In your body you have an Endocannabinoid system which has a role in appetite, pain-sensation, mood, and memory. It's suggested that THC the psycoactive compoun...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does a person know where their body parts are located, (nose, mouth, etc.) without looking? Such as eating popcorn without taking eyes off movie.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It's called your proprioception sense, and it's provided primarily by 'stretch' receptors in your muscles that tell...
<|im_start|>user When a seed requires 6 weeks of cold weather to germinate, what makes it take so long -- i.e., what happens at week 6 that didn't happen before, or how does the seed "know"? It's not necessarily about freezing, either, as there are seeds that you can germinate in a fridge (staying above freezing).<|im_...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do all vitamin supplements say that their claimed benefits aren't verified. Do we really not have any confirmation of what vitamins do?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant We have confirmation of what vitamins do. What vitamins do and what vitamin supplement sellers want you to believe they do,...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why does air come up from underwater in bubbles instead of a constant flow of air<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When you have air under water, the water molecules would rather be next to other water molecules rather than air molecules. By forming a bubble, the air molecules are able to form a...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: when you take pain meds like aspirin or ibuprofen, does it go treat the pain at the location or is it a general dulling of pain in your whole body? Edit: Thanks for all the great answers guys!<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Once NSAIDs such as aspirin are absorbed, they are widely distributed th...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: Why does a broken neck sometimes kill someone instantly, while other times it is treatable? Also, does this happen in real life the way it does in movies/tv? I'm amazed by the sheer number if action movies that use this as a method of eliminating enemies, and I'm curious if it plays out this way ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How you can figure out what key a song is in.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Depends on how much information you have. If you just have the audio file, try looking up a chord chart or a lead sheet online, and go from there. If you can't find a chart, you'll have to use your ear to find the chord...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why in Australia is Liberal deemed right-wing, when in America it means the opposite? It makes watching American politics on youtube that tiny bit harder.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant To understand this a brief history of liberalism and conservatism is needed. Liberals emerged in opposition t...
<|im_start|>user [All Star Superman] What exactly did Lex Luther see when he had Superman's powers that made him understand how the world works?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Everything. But for a real answer, he saw the connections of the universe. In general most creatures only comprehend a small percentage of th...
<|im_start|>user [Ethical implications of memory manipulation.] A common ethical dilemma regarding telepathy or technology that allows someone access to another person's mind is the manipulation of their memories. Some examples would include: 1. Overwriting someone's memories/personality as an alternative to the death...
<|im_start|>user Can i teach? Is it possible to teach with just a master's degree? I mean i still dont know if I want my phD but I know for sure that I was my master's.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I’m a community college prof with a master’s. In most US states a master’s is sufficient for being CC faculty, but you ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it healthy to strain your heart through exercise, but unhealthy to strain it through stress, caffeine, nicotine etc? What is the difference between these kinds of cardiac strain?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Exercise causes natural vascular dialation allowing the increase in heart rate ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do they use a hose to splash water during high dive competitions?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It makes the surface of the water visible, so the diver can see where it is as they are aligning to go through it. If the water was still, it would be very hard to see where it started. As othe...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:We've all heard the phrase you can't shout fire in a crowded theater, what law are you actually breaking, what is the punishment?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When you ask about law, you really need to specify a jurisdiction. The famous saying about shouting fire in a crowded theater comes from...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does restaurant/on tap coke taste better than bottled coke Or to the same effect. Why does draught beer taste better than bottled beer even if they're the same beer<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A number of reasons: 1. Fountain soda uses local tap water which affects the taste. 2. Fountain...
<|im_start|>user [ELI5] All of the different graphics options for games? I know what resolution and texture quality mean, but what exactly does * Shader Quality * Lighting Quality * Filtering * anti-aliasing * Buffering * FSAA * V-Sync **Edit:** Also, bloom. And all the other random ones that you usually find.<|im_...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does a twin turbo engine actually work? I understand how a turbocharger works, but when a car has two turbos, do they both work the synchronously, or does the second one kick in when more power is required? Are both of the turbos identical?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are a few syst...
<|im_start|>user [Batman beyond] which single animal genes spliced with a human would be most affective to defeat terry. In an episode he fights gene splicers. Which animal would give it's splicer the best chances of beating terry 1v1?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Cats have a well-rounded set of advantages. Enhanced...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Will eating protein before a workout help build my muscles build quicker? I was told If I eat a protein bar or drink a protein drink prior to a work-out 💪it will build my muscles faster. Is this true? And if it’s true, how does it build out muscles? Thank you!<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistan...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do some large military planes use propellers instead of jet engines? I though that jet engines are more powerful and more fuel efficient? How come we don't see any smaller military applications using props?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Jet engines are more fuel efficient at high altitudes ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does WWE work? How fake and how staged is it? How do their performers progress and is there any actual competition? I just watched [this video by Max Landis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYvMOf3hsGA&amp;oref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DVYvMOf3hsGA&amp;has_verified=1) and th...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The biggest mistake of environmentalists is telling people to "save the environment". Environmentalism is about saving ourselves. Environmentalists (politically) made a huge miscalculation by framing their goal as humans vs. environment. As if there is a will, and a "comfortable" spot for the envi...
<|im_start|>user Why does a Faraday Cage work better than a solid object? If I take a radio and put a metal mesh trash can over it, the metal mesh acts as a Faraday Cage and the radio stops working. However, if I take a solid metal trash can and put it over the radio, it continues to work. Why does the Faraday Cage wo...
<|im_start|>user What did early humans do in terms of oral hygiene? Might be a silly question but early humans, they surely got cavities? Did they have a form of brushing, or did they just deal with tooth decay?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I watched a documentary of dentistry awhile back and it had a study a dentis...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What makes non-native English speakers sound foreign when they have good grammar? By "when they have good grammar", I mean that it's good enough that the grammar itself wouldn't be the tipoff that they're not a native, so what is? Edit: I meant over a text-based medium, so also excluding audio ti...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do radar and communications jammers work? Been in the news a lot lately. I’ve always assumed it just overloads an area with some sort of signal, but I know nothing about this kind of stuff so it’s a wild speculation.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Radar signal is a radio wave, which acts ver...
<|im_start|>user ELI5- How are we able to send and receive data so fast through space from places as far as New Horizons reached at Ultima Thule? I understand there is a massive signal station, but 4.5 BILLION miles away? HOW.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant All of this transmitted data is in the form of electromagneti...
<|im_start|>user [40k] I am the governor of a backwater hive world . just 150 billion subjects. 3 months ago a orc waagh made planetfall, we deployed our PDF regiments, they are all but gone now. how do i request reinforcements, from who do i request them and how long till they get here.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do governments care so much about reducing public debt if they are the sovereign issuer of their currency?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I’m not an economist but basically it has to do with supply and demand. These two factors are always more or less balanced. If you pump currency into th...
<|im_start|>user Why do some countries become more secular while other countries become more religious in the same period? For example, Iran is becoming more secular, as exemplified by its headscarf protests, while Indonesia is becoming more religious, as shown by its recently passed law against extramarital sex. This ...
<|im_start|>user [Independence Day] What "language" or symbols was the helicopter trying to communicate use? Specifically the modified copter with big flashing lights that was destroyed.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant a common notion for communication to aliens that we are intelligent is to use patterns of prime numbe...
<|im_start|>user Why isn't Sam Harris a philosopher? I am not a philosopher, but I am a frequent contributor to both r/philosophy and here. Over the years, I have seen Sam Harris unambiguously categorized as 'not a philosopher' - often with a passion I do not understand. I have seen him in the same context as Ayn Rand,...
<|im_start|>user Do you think reality consists of sequences of complex but deterministic events which we currently cannot assess, or do you think there is true randomness? Why? Just for fun, had this conversation with a friend earlier. I think I’m in the deterministic boat.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Another philo...
<|im_start|>user [Star Trek] How do private citizens get spaceships? Assume I am your average Federation citizen. I didn't go to/didn't graduate from Starfleet Academy, so I'm not serving on a ship or station. Now, however, I want to see the galaxy in a runabout, or start a shipping company or something. Does Starfleet...
<|im_start|>user [Star Wars] What was the "Force" like in Medieval Times? Is the Force something that only comes into existence in a futuristic society? If not, how would "Force" users be seen in Medieval (or earlier) times.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The force exists in many societies that are not technologically...
<|im_start|>user Why do economists not look at income data at the individual level? Edit: Please ignore my claim that the UK provides long term income data at the percentile level- I misspoke (aka was stupid and wrong) and the closest I can find to this now is annual income by decile. Apologies for any issues/trouble. ...
<|im_start|>user CMV:Immigrants who are illegal and/or do not pay taxes, should not get any public service that come from tax money This includes any sort of welfare assistance, health care, etc. I honestly don't care if they come to America or not. They do some good, and they do some bad. But they shouldn't get the be...
<|im_start|>user eli5, How do ant tunnels not collapse? How do ant tunnels not collapse? Our mines always have supporting beams, but do ants so the same?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant By being very very small and a bit sticky. There are two things in effect here. Firstly, small things are much more structurally sou...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do conservatives classify healthcare, education and infrastructure as "big government" but not the police and military? Giving the state authority to shoot people and deprive them of their liberty on an arbitrary basis isn't an overreach of their authority but providing essential services isn...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does the milk in my coffee not spoil after hours in my thermos?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The spoiling of milk products is due to the growth of certain strains of microbacteria that cause fermentation byproducts. It takes a reasonable amount of time with the ideal conditions (room tempe...
<|im_start|>user Why does glass appear transparent? It's made from solid matter and even when very thick appears clear. What's the transparent property? And do other animals also see it as transparent?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Glass is transparent to visible light. Matter will be opaque when it is made up of ato...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Tipping culture promotes the wrong mindset: that every good action must be rewarded in some way Tipping culture is bad because it creates a mindset that you should always be rewarded if you're being nice. For Restaurants. They should just pay fairly and let their staff also have a bad day. Norma...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is Chinese Social Credit, and how does it affect the lives of the citizens? I was curious because I was certain it was a hoax, but I wanted to be sure.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The end goal is meant to be a national system that enables a person or company to have a particular score th...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why can we take hi-def photos of galaxies light-years away, but yet can only get little pixel pictures of Pluto?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant With a pair of binoculars you will be able to view huge skyscrapers from miles away. But you can't see a gnat on a car just 50 yards away. Same idea bas...
<|im_start|>user What can the James Webb telescope see that hubble can't? uh<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant JWST will be able to see different wavelengths of light. The Hubble observes in the near ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared (0.1 to 1 μm) spectra, the JWST will observe in a lower frequency range from lon...
<|im_start|>user CMV: We should move away from income taxes, sales taxes towards carbon taxes, land value taxes A person’s labor belongs to themself but this planet belongs to everyone. This is really good way to look at property rights, from a moral and practical perspective. It definitely looks like the current econo...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How is information inferred from mathematical formulas?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Let's use gravity in space as an example. We know (based on experiments on Earth) how gravity works. You release a ball, it falls towards the Earth. We also know that the larger the planet is, the more force ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Who notifies Google about newly made roads for their maps? Do they keep tabs on that sort or thing, or do they wait for their yearly map imaging to add it in?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are companies specialized in this sort of thing. They monitor local government announcements, planni...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Marijuana. I have grown up all my life surrounded by massive propaganda campaigns against the use of marijuana, all of them asserting its dangerously harmful effects and how it's a detriment to society. As such, I always perceived marijuana-usage to be largely taboo, something only done in a civi...
<|im_start|>user [DUNE] If interstellar travel without spice is impossible, then how did they find/get to Arrakis in the first place? Arrakis is clearly not where humans came from. In fact, I think in this universe they came from Earth.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Advanced artificial intelligence computers and blin...
<|im_start|>user CMV:Children/Teenagers with ANY mental disabilities should not be put on the same standard as children/teenagers without. I am currently a 15 year old in high school and it is so hard for me. I have Bipolar disorder, Depression, and terrible social anxiety. I have been at the same level at people like ...
<|im_start|>user How do we know it's 'quantum' uncertainty, and not uncertainty in measurements or interference from unknown factors? Firstly, I don't mean to suggest that I don't believe the quantum interpretation. When I read articles about quantum mechanics, there is always a bit that says that a particle's position...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: why are a lot of the designs from 50s so good and considered timeless? Clothes, cars, sunglasses, architecture, and others All seem to have good designs back in the 50s, not saying that other decades have bad designs it's just that it's either a hit or miss, what made the 50s so timeless?<|im_end...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Universities should not be able to take 50% of scientific grant money, just to funnel it into slush funds for the rest of the university. It should be required to stay in the department. I feel like a lot of people don't know this, but when an investigator at a research university gets a grant, ty...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why is it freezing in space if there is no matter in the vacuum to transfer body heat into?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Heat can be transferred two basic ways. One is conduction, like when your body is in contact with cold air. As you realize, you need something to conduct the heat *to* for ...
<|im_start|>user [Green Lantern] When GL casts his constructs, what does an observer who's color blind to the green spectrum see? Maybe I don't properly understand GL's ring or color blindness for that matter, but would someone who's unable to see the green spectrum see anything? Would there be an outline to the object...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it so easy for many people to be able to go cross eyed, but much more difficult to look left and right at the same time?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant As your eyes/brain have adapted to follow things coming towards your face, that increases your depth perception. But once your eyes are f...
<|im_start|>user [General] Say I found a genie...what if I asked it to give me the ability to warp reality to my desire? Basically, what if I asked the genie to give me the powers of a genie without the limitations? Is that the one, true unstoppable, unfuckable, and still ultimately useful wish? I haven't wasted it, ca...
<|im_start|>user [Star Trek] What is the Borg’s criteria for being worthy of assimilation? The Borg are picky with who they assimilate. I.e. in Voyager the Kazon who are a space faring race are deemed as being of little interest (I know this was a wink to the audience) but then the Borg are willing to time travel back ...
<|im_start|>user I think taxes are good for freedom, and libertarians have been tricked by the rich. CMV There was a long facebook thread on this point after the Pope started shit talking capitalism, and it made me realize something. I no longer understand people who tell me that they think taxes should be radically lo...
<|im_start|>user Is it ever reasonable to accept an explanation that is more complicated than it needs to be?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I remember asking a professor about this and they said that Occam’s Razor (if this is what you are referring to) should only be applied when comparing to equally plausible explan...
<|im_start|>user To cut college costs, students should be given the option to teach themselves. CMV Basically, I think that by the time you are out of high school, you should have mastered the ability to read, study, take notes, and ultimately teach yourself the material. A teacher was necessary in childhood for helpin...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do old people die from old age?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Often times their organs (heart, lungs, digestive system...etc.) just straight up stop working. Causing them to die. Things, unfortunately, deteriorate over time. Same goes for our bodies. That is, if disease/medical problems,...
<|im_start|>user Terrible professors - why can't teaching and research be separated? I'm doing a masters course in Europe and I'm honestly shocked at the number of terrible professors teaching me here. Out of all the courses I've taken this year, maybe one had a prof who I'd call a good teacher. My university isn't som...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Do raw ingredients for baked goods share the same nutritional value as the final product? It seems too "easy" to just add up the total calories, fat, etc from each of the individual ingredients due to any chemical reactions that happen during the actual baking process from the combined ingredient...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do red clothes appear gray / black underneath red lights?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant If the room is only illuminated by red light, bright red pigment is indistinguishable from white pigment: they’re both reflecting nearly 100% of light falling on them (all of which is red). If you have ...
<|im_start|>user Are pacemakers able to adjust their "heart rate" based on the exertion of the person they belong to? Do they support a feedback system with the body? I was thinking about this today, since someone's heart rate fluctuates even as they just stand up, do pacemakers have a way of dealing with such fluctuat...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How can cancer be "cured" or "stopped"? You hear talk from cancer charities etc. of "curing" cancer or a point where "no one will die of cancer", but if cancer is basically the body's natural processes going haywire, how can it be stopped? I understand there are reactive treatments for it with va...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement won't be as disastrous as people say. Lots of people on Reddit are saying TPP can moot huge areas of U.S. law, or allow foreign companies to sue the U.S. for doing anything that hurts them financially. I've been trying to wade through analyses of TPP but eve...
<|im_start|>user CMV: My mindset of "time is money" has made me miserable. Setting: I am currently a college student finishing up my last year. Age 22. Background: I am a typical Asian-American and I grew up in a traditional Asian family. My parents immigrated from Asia to give their children (me) a better future in...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are movie scripts formatted like they are? Is it because of tradition, or efficiency? The typical movie script is *very* [spaced out](https://pbblogassets.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/12/Screenwriting-Websites-Cover-Image.jpg). Why are they like this? I understand how this may have started...
<|im_start|>user Why is the outside of the human body symmetrical while the inside is not?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The organs, muscles etc. are 'packaged' super efficiently. If it were symmetrical, then nothing would be able to fit, as every organ would have to be set out in a straight line (unless there were 2...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Is animal milk healthy for adults? Or is it harmful? Looking information about milk being healthy on internet is an absolute chaos, every article is different to each other, and while some will tell you about how good it is other will consider it absolutely pernicious. So, without join in ethica...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does risk of Down Syndrome increase with the mother's age? If the woman has all her eggs at birth, then why does the risk of Down Syndrome increase with age? I assume the eggs would have no reason to replicate, so how does the mutation occur? I searched ELI5 beforehand but found nothing. Tha...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do insects/arachnids with such tiny brains have lightning-fast movements and reflexes compared to larger organisms?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Weight increases cubically while size increases linearly. This means that the power to weight ratio of smaller creatures is much higher than larg...
<|im_start|>user Is De Morgan's Theorem true for more than two things? De Morgan's Theorem states that (not A) and (not B) is equal to not (A or B) (or, if you prefer that, A nor B), and vice versa. My question is, is this also true for more than two things? For example, does (not A) or (not B) or (not C) equal not (A...
<|im_start|>user Didn't the person who wrote world's first compiler have to, well, compile it somehow?Did he compile it at all, and if he did, how did he do that?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Early on in the history of computing, programs would be written as a sequence of operations in assembly language, which basic...
<|im_start|>user [ELI5] Why do fossil fuels not replenish themselves? So, according to wiki, the theory is that fossil fuels formed from the fossilized remains of dead plants by exposure to heat and pressure in the Earth's crust over millions of years. So are fossil fuels constantly being recreated by new plants dying?...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is the difference between brightness, contrast, and gamma?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant These are terms relating to video, both analogue and digital. They are settings that affect how a TV or other display device shows the video information it's receiving. Let's say the video has the ra...
<|im_start|>user What exactly makes a question philosophical? What exactly makes a question philosophical? What defines the bounds of "philosophy" and "not philosophy"?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Typically, that it's a question that pertains to the typical concerns of philosophers. That is, to issues of norms, ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does an insect's mind function relative to our own in terms of "thoughts," motivation, and instinct? Watching "Microcosmos" on Netflix and just wondering with the complex mechanics of insects and their activities, they must think on some level, but how does it work?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assi...
<|im_start|>user How do eyelash microorganisms get to a newborn? All people have eyelash microorganisms, but I don’t think they are born with them. How do they populate a newborn? Edit—I was referring to the mites that exist near eyelashes, but I’m also curious about other microorganisms as well! Thank you for all of ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are objects floating in water attracted to each other?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It can depend on what kind of objects you use. If you've looked at a glass of water from the side you see the water creeps up the side of the glass slightly (meniscus) from the surface tension. If you fl...
<|im_start|>user How do we know what the Milky Way Galaxy looks like if we're stuck on the inside looking out? While watching Cosmos last night, it dawned on me that all the pictures we see of the Milky Way must be artistic representations, since it would be impossible to view ourselves from a third person perspective....
<|im_start|>user ELI5: When you block one end of a straw why does the liquid stay in place/in the straw?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are three main forces at work here. The first is a force called capillary action. In short, this is the tendency for a cohesive fluid (cohesive meaning it's sticky to itself an...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 Why is radiation visible on cameras? like a radioactive object would have loads of white dots around it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Cameras operate either by having pixels on something like a CCD, or grains of light-sensitive chemicals embedded in a film. In both situations the actual radiati...
<|im_start|>user How come nitrate is common but tetra-oxygen isn't? Nitrate is NO3−, a nitrogen and 3 oxygens with an overall negative charge of -1. I always like to think of ions as the next element over when drawing lewis structures, makes it easier than thinking of them as an element + or - electrons. So I look at n...
<|im_start|>user [Star Trek] what are the primary sources of energy for the Federarion?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Mostly fusion for planetary and station needs. Starships have a combination of fusion reactors and m/am reactors. Starships need massive power output to travel at warp and one way to do that is a ...
<|im_start|>user Why are bugs attracted to the light? Never really thought about it honestly, and this summer i've been sitting outside and the spot lights are on and all the bugs keep dive bombing it.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Moths navigate and orient themselves by using the sun as a guide. For example, Mr. Sam...
<|im_start|>user Why do most objects in the night sky (stars and planets) look to be the same size relative to our naked eyes?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant To be able to tell the difference, by sight, that something is a disc rather than a dot, your eye needs to be able to detect the difference in angle between ligh...
<|im_start|>user When an electron in an atom is excited, does its probability distribution instantly change from one shape to another, or is there a transitionary period? If the latter, what does the distribution look like as it is shifting and how long does it take?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The electron's proba...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The electoral college is undemocratic in the sense that certain citizens votes are "worth" more than others depending on what state they live in. Unless I misunderstand, an individual New Yorker's vote is worth less than the vote of someone living in North Dakota because of electoral vote distribu...
<|im_start|>user Why is there a tidal bulge on the side of the Earth facing away from the moon? There are two high tides per day, but we face the moon only once. Even when there is a new moon and the sun and moon are aligned in the sky, there are still two tides per day. How?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant This proble...
<|im_start|>user Physicists have transmitted data via quantum entanglement. Shouldn't this be huge news? https://phys.org/news/2017-07-physicists-transmit-earth-to-space-quantum-entanglement.html This seems like a monumental achievement. This potentially opens the door for instantaneous communication and data transfer...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: how do illegal streaming services work? I don't understand. Why are there several servers per episode? How do they get the media? Who's behind those servers? How can we find EVERYTHING from ANYWHERE in some illegal streaming websites?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Those services work by making ...
<|im_start|>user How cold would it have to be to slow data packets transmitted over wire? Does temperature even have an effect on this? My friend and I were joking about the cold weather in Canada. I remarked that it was "so cold packets were freezing and ping was timing out." While humorous, it got me thinking -- is ...
<|im_start|>user How is .999999999 ad infinitum exactly equal to 1?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are a number of ways you can demonstrate this. Using fractions: 1/3 = .333... 1 = 1/3+1/3+1/3 = .333... + .333... + .333... = .999... The method of extracting a fraction from a repeating decimal: x ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why can juicy fruits like watermelon be grown in regions of the world that have horrible water pollution, but it doesn't seem to affect the people who eat it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Plants absorb water through ultra-fine membranes made of plant tissue. Some chemical pollutants can indeed...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Nutritional Value How do companies and chefs determine the fat, carbs, fiber, ect. of their products and dishes?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You can burn things to determine calorie content, and you can also separate things by weight with a centrifuge (after blending) which can separate, for ...