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<|im_start|>user How does cutting work? **NOTE:** This is **NOT** a thread about the self-harm phenomenon known as "cutting." How does cutting work? Example: cutting a piece of paper in two. * Is it a mechanized form of tearing? * What forces are involved? * At what level (naked eye, microscopic, molecular, etc.) do...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: There have been many stories recently about multivitamins being ineffective. But I have a family member who had an iron deficiency, was prescribed an iron supplement, and it worked. What gives?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant What gives is there is a difference between being prescribed medicine t...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why are the ears connected to the throat and nose ?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Hearing involves conduction of sound waves from the outer ear, through the ear canal, across the tympanic membrane (aka ear drum), along three middle ear bones, and then to the inner ear organs which convert the s...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Keynesian economics<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It depends on whether you're talking about the economics of John Maynard Keynes or the modern "Keynesian synthesis" that encompasses virtually all mainstream macroeconomics. The main ideas of Keynesianism were that: - Recessions and other econo...
<|im_start|>user I don't believe the mayor of a major city should be expected to resign simply because he smokes crack. CMV As many have guessed from the title of the post, I'm referring to Rob Ford (current mayor of Toronto), though I think the principle could apply to any mayor of a major city. I disagree with pretty...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The "Good ol boy" system of hiring people you know is in the best interest of the company Say your hiring for a position at the widget factory and you have a friend whose son has some experience making widgets and you know he's a hard worker. Its in the companies best interest to go with the ca...
<|im_start|>user [Iain M. Banks' 'The Culture' series] What is the explanation for the abundance of human species seemingly arising independently throughout the galaxy? There's human species everywhere, at varying stages of development, but no explanation I can find.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Please remember that...
<|im_start|>user Are bees the best pollinators? And could other pollinators take their place? Why are bees held in much higher esteem than other pollinators? Are they the most efficient pollinators? And if so, what gives them the edge over other pollinators? Additionally, if bees dissapeared today would it be possible ...
<|im_start|>user Ask Anything Wednesday - Economics, Political Science, Linguistics, Anthropology Welcome to our weekly feature, Ask Anything Wednesday - this week we are focusing on **Economics, Political Science, Linguistics, Anthropology** Do you have a question within these topics you weren't sure was worth submit...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do TV companies record viewing figures? Surely it must be impossible to gauge an accurate figure with the amount of online viewing services available today.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant TV Viewership is measured under the Nielson system, which returns "ratings" for specific demographics. ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If farmers have to rotate crops every other year to reduce nutrient drain in soil, why can trees and other plants live for so long without doing the same? Trying to post this again. On mobile and fucked up the title.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Farm crops are much faster growing than trees an...
<|im_start|>user [Fallout] Are there any operating educational institutions (other than the Institute) and where are they? In fallout there is an emphasis on science and technology and a lot of characters are experts in these subjects. Some even have the title of “Dr.” Do the doctors of the fallout universe actually ha...
<|im_start|>user [Star Wars] Why are tracor beams not used to rip smaller ships and fighters apart? How come larger ships, like Star Destroyers, don't use multiple tractor beams to smash and crumble hostile targets in close proximity? Or at least hold them still to have an easier time blasting them? Second question; ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:What is it that makes Toyotas so reliable even after many years of use? Large amounts of spare parts made? Manufacturing process? Design differences?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Toyota revolutionized a manufacturing process about 40 years ago that allowed bottom up refinements to address manuf...
<|im_start|>user For every watt of electricity you use inside an air-conditioned building, how many watts of electricity does your air conditioning consume to remove the heat? Technically "for every joule..." would probably be better, but watt makes more sense. What factors are there to consider?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Governments no longer have the power they used to over companies. I believe governments no longer have the power they used to over companies.  Some companies have near bottomless resources and hold monopolies across various sectors and nations. I will refer to these companies as super companies. ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If we have to help animals like horses give birth, then how did they manage it themselves before humans started animal husbandry?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant We don't "have to help" them, but in the case of horses, a lot of time we help in the birthing process because we're invested in the an...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: how do you "reverse engineer" something?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You carefully take something apart, study how the components are put together, and how they interact with each other. For example, if you don't know how to fold a paper plane, you can carefully unfold one to learn what fold...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do they decide the way mountain roads twist and turn?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Many of the mountain roads you may find started out as trails or paths. The path was whatever made sense to the people (or animals, as many started out as deer trails, etc) as the easiest way to get through ...
<|im_start|>user Why are do most medications have HCl in it? For example: Tramadol HCl, Sertraline HCl, Oxycodone HCl Does the HCl stabilize the medication?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant First of all, many chemicals used as drugs contain a nitrogen atom. Not all nitrogen-containing chemicals are basic, but many ar...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why towels and clothes get stiff when you dry them in the sun?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Domestic water is not usually pure water, it often contains salts and other minerals. As the clothes dry, these salts and minerals are left behind in the threads of the fabric forming crystals. Air-dry...
<|im_start|>user [Star Trek] Why are the so many humanoids? I know of the progenitors (I think), who believed they were the only sentient species, long ago and didn't want to be alone, so they seeded many planets in their likeness. But we have seen many other species that were not created by them, along with quite a fe...
<|im_start|>user Why does asphalt turn lighter over time? What is in it that loses its black color and becomes gray?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Asphalt used to pave roads and driveways is a mix of Asphalt (bitumen) and stone aggregate. The Asphalt acts as a binder for the aggregate. The aggregate mixture depends...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why your vision becomes grainy when you're in a dark room or when you close your eyes Repost since my post got ''[removed]'' when I did not remove it myself nor did I receive a message as to why so I am going to assume it was a glitch on Reddit. Like tiny fine dots that change colors and are red...
<|im_start|>user Got rejected to the phd project I wrote myself. Do I have any rights, anything I can do? Context: I contacted a prof in a uni in the UK and talked to him about my ideas (aug). He was very positive, asked me to find funding and write a phd proposal. I was not able to find any funding but wrote a nice pr...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What's the reason for absurd jail sentencings like 300 years? What's the logic and method for calculating that many years of jail time?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The first explanation is that judges simply calculate the number of crimes committed times how many years the sentence is for eac...
<|im_start|>user Why don't microwave ovens heat up air? When I open a regular oven, a wave of hot air rushes out because the entire interior of the oven has been heated up. Yet, when I open a microwave oven, the only thing that's hot inside is my food. Why is this? Do microwaves only heat certain substances?<|im_end|> ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 what causes trees to split? Do they just decide at 5 feet to say fuck it Imma head out?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It's because trees want to take a shape that works for them. Basically trees have five main things in mind. Keep anchored (which is the job of the roots), suck up water and f...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The "cars kill more people than guns" argument is completely invalid when talking about the merits of gun control I often see in discussions about the merits of gun control, people utilise the argument that "more people die in car crashes than from guns, should we ban cars too?" People dying in ca...
<|im_start|>user ELI5How is water retained in various materials when soaked? What makes something retain water better (I.E. Sponge)? ^^^<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The chemical property of the surface determines how well water sticks to it. That is because water molecules are polar - they are slightly positively c...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Which would cause more damage: 2 equal sized cars ramming head on, both going 60mph OR 2 equal sized cars, 1 parked, the other going 120mph?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Roughly the same. One major postulate of physics is that all reference frames are equally valid. So there is no difference ...
<|im_start|>user Do tree rings always correspond to a year? I don't know why - but that just doesn't seem right to me. I've been taught that each ring corresponds to a year, but is it true? Are there variations? What's so special about a year? How would seasons affect it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Forest ecolog...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: why are the majority of wealthy/developed countries concentrated into the northern hemisphere of the world? It seems that the northern half of the world contains most to all of the developed countries in the world. Why is this? My best guess is that explorers from Europe never settled too far sou...
<|im_start|>user CMV: While I believe systemic racism is real, I don't believe it is a big factor that determines an individual's success in life. I think this comes down to values and culture far more. I found this link the other day and was blown away: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_ethnic\_groups\_in\_the...
<|im_start|>user I support free migration, and believe that all immigration restrictions are unjust. CMV Counterarguments to common arguments against open borders: * "Immigrants would take jobs that should go to natives." Regardless of whether immigrants are taking jobs that would otherwise have gone to natives (the e...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Towards the end of every X-Men movie I can't help but absolutely side with the humans. Spoilers. So yesterday I saw Logan and I got my girlfriend really mad at me because, to me, it's really clear that those children are horribly dangerous monsters that absolutely needed to be stopped and Dr Rice ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If corporations are considered Legal Persons, and legal persons are required to pay income tax, why aren't profitable corporations like Merck, GE, and Verizon paying any income tax?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Business expenses are tax deductible. When you're a business, every expense is a bu...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: The Price is Right $1 Bidding - Why people do it and why people hate it.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant From a game theory perspective, there are only three rational ways for the higher bidder to bid: 1. If you believe all other contestants overbid, bid $1. 2. If you believe all other contesta...
<|im_start|>user CMV: I do not think that "Let's Plays" (videos of people commentating over video games) should be considered fair use. I'd like for someone to successfully change my view on this. I've seen people get really passionate about let's plays being fair use, and I can't help but feel like I'm missing somethi...
<|im_start|>user Do you have to take into account atmospheric pressure when calculating the upward acceleration of rockets? Hi, If yes, do you have to apply the force of gravity and the force of atmospheric pressure separately?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Yes! Drag is a major consideration during early stages of a ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why is driving so exhausting? I can understand that you dont have to make physical effort to feel tired, because I work as a computer programmer and I feel tired after making mental effort, but this effort seems way bigger than the one required to drive, yet, after 4,5 hours of driving I feel way...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Would it be possible to make a sandbox style game using Google Streetview as a template for a real city? So I know very little about game design (as much as a five year old, one might say). Could the images generated for Streetview be used to generate a gameworld for a GTA-style game?<|im_end|> <...
<|im_start|>user CMV: When arguing about the certainty of anything, including politics, it is important to use logic. Logic is basically the rules of valid cognition; we think using our words, and say what we think. Truth is the identity of logic. Propositional logic consists of tautological axioms that basically defin...
<|im_start|>user Are professional philosophers continuously mailing arguments, essays, and questions to other professional philosophers they trust before they publish their final works? Is this something that actually happens, or is it mainly a secretive project where each philosopher just does all the thinking in thei...
<|im_start|>user Can someone explain to me how exactly Linux makes everything so much easier versus Windows? How does it work? I'm just curious since I've never used Linux before..<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There's the Unix terminal for one, which makes it easy to do anything you could want to do quickly and effi...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What qualifies as a religion under the freedom of religion protection laws? Recently I've been reading on reddit that it's not possible to do anything against scientology because of freedom of religion laws. I've also read the large number of cases of parents with unvaccinated children that can d...
<|im_start|>user (Star Trek) Could a ship with two warp cores activate the second one while in subspace and go into a second, deeper level of subspace? Sorry if this question is silly and points to my ignorance of warp technologies.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Subspace is a catch-all term for any number of differen...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is the "Censor Bleep" tone so consistent across most media?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Traditionally audio equipment is tested by using a reference tone. This is just a generated sound wave, usually with a frequency of 1000 Hz, because that seems like a good enough number as any. Somet...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do grains have so many more carbs than other plant foods, like nuts or lettuce? Googling isn't helping, because the results are all from health and diet pages. I'm trying to find a science answer. \[Request\] Please try and actually explain this to a 5-10yo. I have a kid in that age range wh...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is wider speakers required for deeper sounds?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The deeper a sound is, the longer its wavelength. The longer the wavelength, the more the energy in the wave is damped (which means to reduce, like the way a shock absorber on a car smooths out the bumps in the road...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: what is the difference between a proposition and a proposal<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant "proposition" is a word with a lot of meanings. It can mean proposal (especially in a political or business setting). But in an academic setting it's an opinion/judgement. Generally the difference is tha...
<|im_start|>user Can someone please provide a good explanation of logarithms to me? I've been using logarithms for some time now I always have to look up exactly what I need to do before I perform any calculations. Their concept never sticks in my mind as easy as other mathematical operations do. Could someone provide...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it so much easier to kill a fly with a flyswatter or newspaper than with your hand?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Flies are highly sensitive to changes in air pressure and/light. When you attack it with a newspaper or swatter, you are using a flicking motion with your wrist that causes i...
<|im_start|>user [Warcraft] How do you imprison classes that can teleport/generate portals? Mages, Druids, Death Knights, Monks and Shamans. Also, what's stopping a bunch of warlocks from casting Ritual of Summoning to bust people out of prison?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Magical barriers are regularly used to i...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do password manager work? What is the best one and does it work on mobile as well?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Password managers are a secure vault to store your passwords and other sensitive information in. They work by storing your usernames and passwords in a way that can be retrieved ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why does so many things cause cancer. Take smoking cigarettes, everyone says that causes cancer. But how? I thought cancer was just a malfunction in the cells? I know I'm wrong it just doesn't make sense to me<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The chemicals inhaled during smoking interact with your ...
<|im_start|>user Are humans instinctually inclined to forming dominance hierarchies? I know human societies can have tiers, but hunter-gatherers are generally egalitarian. My interest is on the smaller-scale, whether humans have alpha, betas, gammas, etc like chimps or wolves.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant If you lo...
<|im_start|>user It's possible to explain the gravitational force with geometry, as the curvature of spacetime. Is it possible to explain other forces (like electromagnetic force) with geometry too?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Yes. The mathematical framework is gauge theory. In particular, the fundamental forces of...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why can sports teams, sports channels on TV, or sporting news on the internet reveal the exact details of sports players' injuries if HIPAA exists? I thought there existed patient-doctor confidentiality? Why don't you see players suing journalists, teams, websites, newspapers, etc. over violatio...
<|im_start|>user [Superman] NASA asks for Superman's help How quickly would we advance in space exploration? What would be the main tasks NASA have for Superman?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Most tasks would involve bringing vehicles and supplies into the upper orbit. Even if they paid him a million per trip, that'd...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is energy? What technically is energy, not how it is measured, used, or converted into different forms. I am looking for what energy actually is.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Energy is the capacity to do work. Many forms of energy can't be used to do work we would think of as practical (...
<|im_start|>user CMV: OnlyFans should change their age minimum to 21 and not 18. A lot of people see OnlyFans as more similar to Instagram than to a cam site or other selling sex sites. Influencers are promoting their OnlyFans on Instagram to their millions of young followers and with the popularization of sex positi...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: how is it that gravity is strong enough to hold the massive body of water around the globe, yet we can move freely without feeling any pressure from the force of gravity?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant This question is best answered with another question. What force is pulling the oceans off of...
<|im_start|>user [Marvel] I heard that Juggernaut was at one time powered up enought to break dimensional barriers, can someone illuminate me on the subject? How did he get so strong? How was he stopped? How strong was he? He could break dimensional barriers, is that superboy prime level?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistan...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: I was always told/heard the my Toyota will run until the the engine falls out of the car. What is different about them that makes them more reliable then american made cars? Pretty Self Explanatory<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant This is surprisingly difficult to explain like you're five, as the ...
<|im_start|>user Is it possible to slow down a particle until its momentum is 0 if the universe has a finite size? I was just wondering about Heisenberg's Δx * Δp ≥ h/4π. If you can make p (and therefore Δp) arbitrarily low, then its Δx gets infinitely big. But if the universe is finite, then so is Δx, meaning p can'...
<|im_start|>user What are some good econ papers for beginners? I have a friend who told me I should read some econ papers if I wanted to know if I should pursue a degree in Economics, however, I am unfamiliar with where to get them and what are some good ones for people who haven't read them at all, or even if I should...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Having a child after illegally coming into the U.S. should not affect whether or not you're deported. The Fourteenth Amendment states that if you are born on U.S. soil you are an American citizen. I'm not about to challenge the Fourteenth Amendment. I also understand that most illegal immigrants...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do we know the visible universe is 4% and not more or less? I always hear how the visible universe as we know it is only 4% of everything else... but how do we know the visible universe is 4% and not more or less? And how do we know the non-visible universe is 96% if we can't see it? Wher...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why do companies push to install their mobile app when you visit their website? What sort of information they get from their app vs a web visit?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In a lot of cases, it's not as much about collecting information on you as it is getting you to use their electronic pres...
<|im_start|>user What's the moral ground/argument for caring about animal life but not insect life? Any texts or schools of thought surrounding this? I'm familiar with animal right activism and their grounds, but I'm interested in knowing what response activists have towards insect life. If killing a dog is cruel, why...
<|im_start|>user Why aren't the *sub*species of brassica rapa just considered different *species*? I guess the question is, what's the difference between subspecies and species, at least in the plant world? *Is* there even a clear distinction?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant One really important thing to understand is ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do doctors perform 20+ hour surgeries? Don't they get mentally and physically exhausted? I wouldn't want a tired doctor performing surgery on me. Do they get rest cycles with other doctors? Do they have places where they can "pause" the surgery to take a nap?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant M...
<|im_start|>user Visiting Assistant Professor at alma mater versus elsewhere? Hello all, I'm a fresh PhD with two job prospects and I'd like some advice. Both jobs are visiting assistantships lasting one year, with similar enough levels of pay that the financial situation doesn't make much of a difference to me. My alm...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: The 'derivatives bubble' and why people are scared of it<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Insurance is an easy kind of derivative to understand - you give actual value to a company in exchange for a contractual agreement that if X happens, you'll get Y from them. Futures (the kind the derivatives ...
<|im_start|>user Aristotle's metaphysics vs Heidegger's being How exactly is Heidegger's question of being related to Aristotle's quest in the Metaphysics? Aristotle argues that all beings are related to substance (once he expands his notion of a genus to a pros hen way) and that all beings are related in so far as the...
<|im_start|>user How do countries decide how much money there needs to be? Are there calculations they can make, or do they essentially estimate and then course correct as inflation is under/over target? Or something else?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I think its important to clarify that there are multiple types of...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do older cars have a kind of line pattern on the headlights and it is a little blurry while newer cars have nice and transparent headlights?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Normal driving light (not high beam and not parking lights) has to be asymmetrical, meaning the beam of light needs to l...
<|im_start|>user How do you use "a priori" properly in a sentence?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are a few ways of using it. * "'2+2=4' is a priori knowable" : here it works like an adverb, meaning independently of experience. * "'2+2=4' is a piece of a priori knowledge" : here it works like an adjective, mean...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The reinstated Los Angeles mask mandate is a bad move **Background** Los Angeles reinstated its mask mandate at 1159 yesterday. [http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phcommon/public/media/mediapubhpdetail.cfm?prid=3240](http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phcommon/public/media/mediapubhpdetail.cfm?prid=...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do aircrafts know when they are being targeted?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Two basic ways: Sensors on the aircraft detect the targeting radar of a ground installation or missile being pointed at the aircraft. Radars depend on hitting a target with energy and then detecting the energy as...
<|im_start|>user [Warhammer 40,000] What was our glorious Emperor doing during the Dark Age of Technology? I was poring over the ancient chronicles of the Unification Wars, relishing in the Emperor's godlike exploits, when I was struck with a question: Why did our God-Emperor not reveal himself when mankind was at its...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do Webpages on mobile devices especially still jump around frequently while loading? It goes as far as you cannot reliably trust what you about to hit will be still there when hitting it. Can't there be a load order that prevents that?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Scripts load at various t...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does salt give food flavor?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Salt performs a number of functions; it unlocks the aromatic compounds in foods, reduces our perceptions of bitterness, enhances sweetness. All of which enhance the overall flavour and subsequent enjoyment of food. Salting foods (in...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:How were modern day scholars able to translate works written in archaic English (e.g. The Canterbury tales) so accurately when the language used is so different from the English today?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You have a lot of texts written in Old English, Middle English, Early Modern Engl...
<|im_start|>user Ask Anything Wednesday - Economics, Political Science, Linguistics, Anthropology Welcome to our weekly feature, Ask Anything Wednesday - this week we are focusing on **Economics, Political Science, Linguistics, Anthropology** Do you have a question within these topics you weren't sure was worth submit...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do different races have different hair textures?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Hair texture is based on the protein composition of your hair and how those proteins interact together. Proteins are encoded by genetic information, which is hereditarily passed down. I'd assume that at some poin...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 How does toothpaste protect for 12 hours? Does it set up some sort of barrier?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant the fluoride binds with the minerals in your tooth enamel and makes them protected against acids. this allows them to re-mineralize and be stronger. you can even put fluoride toothpaste ...
<|im_start|>user How come we often squint our eyes in order to see more clearly? It seems to have the desired effect but why? I've noticed myself doing this more often, especially in order to see things further away. It seems to make objects appear clearer... but how?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Reducing the apertu...
<|im_start|>user ELI5, how someone who earns money through stocks creates jobs.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Let's say you run a little ice cream company. Your ice cream shop is doing great! You want to build more space to make more ice cream and give out more cones to your friends! (hopefully their parents will pay...
<|im_start|>user What do PhDs in Philosophy do? Hi all, If I were to get a PhD in, say, Math or Science, I would have to take an unsolved problem and solve it sufficiently cleverly to earn a PhD thereby extending the boundary of knowledge. What about Philosophy? What are its unsolved problems and what counts as solvi...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How can water vaporise at every temperature if it requires heat from outside? What about below 0 Celcius, or when you put some water that's colder than the room's temperature( before the temperature of water and room equals)?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant What happens when water (or any other l...
<|im_start|>user Why do animals have different lifespans? This seems like a really stupid question but here goes: My dog is 7 and she's obviously gonna die much younger than I will. That got me to wondering, since she's a mammal like me, with roughly the same batch of parts, why do we have such different lifespans? Al...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why can't babies drink water until they are six months old? I have read that babies shouldn't drink water until they are six months old. So what changes in babies from infancy and six months later?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Newborns receive all their nutrition from breast milk or formula. T...
<|im_start|>user I believe that the Federation's laws against genetic enhancements are ridiculous. CMV First of all, for those of you who do not know, the controversy in the Federation about genetic augmentation spawned from "the Eugenics Wars" in the late 20th century Earth. Some augmented super humans took control of...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does some food taste better when it’s hot?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Your “Sense of Taste” is actually a combination of how you perceive food molecules with your tastebuds and with your nose. When you heat food, water in the food turns to steam which carries more food molecules to your ...
<|im_start|>user [Pokémon] How does a gym leaders Pokémon not gain experience points? after every pokemon battle, a pokemon gains experience points, enough experience points, and they then gain levels which make them stronger, allow them to learn more moves and even evolve. So how does the gym leaders pokemon not gain ...
<|im_start|>user does philosophy education diminish interest in the sciences? Before taking philosophy classes, I had thought of science as the pinnacle of the potential of the mind &amp; investigation. I was especially interested in astronomy as it was the means of exploring the outer space, the cosmos. After learning...
<|im_start|>user Why are cars so expensive in Europe? I came across various articles saying that profit margin for car companies are the highest on European sales. Why is that so? What are the relevant diffrences compered to the US or China?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant &gt; What are the relevant diffrences compered...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 why Mayor Bloomberg banned food donations to the poor<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Aid organizations prefer donations of money to donations of goods in general, since they have a much better idea of what they need to do to serve the people they're trying to help than the general public does. In...