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<|im_start|>user ELI5: If a computer only takes an input of 0s and 1s how does it know to expect an image as supposed to text? I get that any symbol is usually 8 characters in binary and that pixels colors in an image range from 0-255 with 255 being 11111111 using binary But how does it actually determine to either loo...
<|im_start|>user Why does normal pain medicine helps you with a headache for a few hours but not make you immune to all pain? I know basic pain medicaments block some kind of chemical reaction in you body for a while, and this reaction is the base of your pain (extremely simply). But why when I use pills for headaches ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If a certain result has a 1/x chance to occur per action, on average which iteration will it first occur on? For example, people usually say that a 1/5000 chance means on average 5000 tries are needed. I was wondering if that was actually true, since on the 5000th try there's only a 0.367~ chance...
<|im_start|>user How will/are human bodies adapt(ing) to increased body fat if obesity continues through many generations? Is there any evidence of human bodies adapting to obesity? If it is true that you can be genetically obese then are those humans better adapted for this? Would the human body be more likely to ad...
<|im_start|>user How do I practice becoming a better thinker? Hello everyone I hope it's appropriate to ask this here since it's not a philosophical question but one about your methods. I just started studying philosophy and I'd like to improve the way I think; to be more precise, more critical - all in all I'd like ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: There is no Reason to Believe that Sexual Promiscuity is Immoral. I saw that there's already a thread about whether sexual promiscuity is "bad" in a general sense, but I believe this is a distinct question. Apart from adherence to religious dogma, I can't think of a logical reason to believe that...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The college education system is antiquated, inefficient, and self-defeating Assuming that the goal of upper education is to educate individuals, I believe that the methods used to achieve this goal in the modern college education system to be very poor and lazy. Instead of college being an enviro...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 - How are height requirements calculated for theme park rides?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant ELI5 answer is that they calculate how short someone would have to be to slip out of the restraints, then add plenty of safety margin to accommodate everyone with different-length torsos, legs, etc. Som...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Python is THE BEST programming language for beginners. There are a couple of things that I believe are essential to a good beginner's programming language. The first and most important thing is **ease of use**, now I'd say this more or less directly translate to a high level of language abstract...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: how they manage to provide reliable high speed wifi to 80k people at the Ethiad Stadium (home of Man City)?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A very large number of access points with narrow beamwidths (each access point covers only a small slice of the total area) with careful ordering of the ava...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What does the claim that we, humans, share 99% of our DNA with chimpanzees actually mean?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant What is *meant* by the claim depends a lot on who is saying it. Some people feel this has philosophical or scientific significance that others don’t agree with. But the claim...
<|im_start|>user Am I right that, fundamentally, any productivity is better than no productivity? And that there should always, in the near future, be at least something for someone to do? Obviously there's a lot of talk about automation and jobs lately. Something that occurred to me is that, anywhere and everywhere,...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do some coins get rejected in vending machines? Sometimes a coin will work first time and with other coins you have to insert it a few times for the vending machine to accept it.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There can be a couple reasons, depending on how the machine identifies coins and w...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Does genetics come into the equation when considering why all humans don't have the same intellectual capabilities?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Its a sensitive subject, but yes it does. Genetics decide your overall potential. You can of course squander it , especially if neglected in the firs...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Using the word “female” to talk about a woman or girl is not sexist/wrong/inappropriate As a female who was in the military, I call every woman or girl a “female” when I’m talking about them. Or when I’m generalizing. There’s nothing wrong with doing this. However, several times on Reddit I’ve b...
<|im_start|>user Why is it mandatory that court judges be treated like royalty? And why isn't the President? For example, "All rise. . . you may be seated," and the like. And while it's standard (i.e. everyone does it) to be just as respectful to the President, it doesn't seem as "forced" or required. EDIT: Atomiktoa...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does gravity exactly work and why do objects increase in speed when falling from different heights? I get the apple theory loosely but I want more understanding.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It's important to *really drill in people's heads* that gravity has two parts, the law and the theo...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do wall sockets only have 1 or 2 plugs? I've always wondered why there were only two. Can't we add more?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There is typically a code (for safety) regarding electrical wiring. There is always the option of running more wires to more outlets, but there is a limit t...
<|im_start|>user [Harry Potter] what makes a wizard powerful?... scientifically speaking, of course. okay. So the magic in the *Harry Potter* series is probably pretty unintelligibly subjective, right? To the extent that (I'd imagine at least) it's difficult to talk about clearly, since magic includes weird abilities, ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why do we grab our chest when we are startled? "Oh my God you scared me"<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I just did a quick google a managed to find a little info that may help The responses of people to a startling incident vary widely between the fight, fly, or freeze options. When startled, p...
<|im_start|>user Is there a word for when organisations or political movements change ideology but retain the same name?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In classic organizational theory there are the dual concepts of ‘mission creep,’ where organizations change focus in response to external pressures (e.g., Zald and Den...
<|im_start|>user What is responsible for some people being lonely or socially isolated despite humans being social animals? What are differences from normal humans that make someone vulnerable to be socially isolated or left alone?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Not an expert, but asking a clarifying question: Do you...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Vocational school is just as difficult as a university (relatively speaking) Why is vocational school often recommended for people who aren't college material/ intelligent? Trades and vocational school are still difficult and require intelligence. Whether it be electrical, welding, HVAC, etc it st...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is collecting rainwater illegal in some states? Claiming that rainwater harvesting is "illegal.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Water can be hard to some by in some places. Collecting rain water means that you are interfering with the replenishment of the natural water supply, or artificially...
<|im_start|>user I think that the Paralympic Games directly contradicts the idea of 'not being defined by one's disability' CMV While watching the Sochi Olympics with some sports buff friends of mine, I got into a discussion over Oscar Pistorius [(link)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Pistorius) and whether his par...
<|im_start|>user How is redline on a car chosen? Why do some cars rev-up to 6k while others go to 9k before hitting redline?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Comparing two engines with the same capacity, the one with more cylinders allows for lighter moving parts and thus a higher redline. On a 4 stroke usually the firs...
<|im_start|>user [LOTR] How common was interracial marriage in middle-earth?? How common was it for a person to marry and have children with a person of another race?? Like what would a child between an Elf and a Dwarf look like.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant &gt; How common was it for a person to marry and have chil...
<|im_start|>user How do gender roles influence emotional expression? At least in the western world (I don't know too much about other cultures) it is common to think that women are more emotional than men. The idea that men don't like to talk about their emotions while women do, and so on. While I have the idea that th...
<|im_start|>user CMV: If you are playing a game fairly within the defined rules, you cannot act unethically/immorally as it regards to play. As a small preface, this discussion mostly pertains to MMORPGs that have a competitive auction house system in place. However I feel that my view does in fact extend to all games ...
<|im_start|>user Is an MA in Medieval Studies a waste of time and money? Hello and sorry for the long post. I would like to get some fresh insight about whether it's worth following an academic path in Medieval Studies in the UK. I hold a BA in English and I absolutely loved doing my dissertation on medieval literature...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why does "the big, red, house" sound much more correct than "the red, big, house"?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant While not everyone follows them, generally in English if there are multiple adjectives, they are done in a particular order: * Quantity or number * Quality or opinion * Size * Age *...
<|im_start|>user CMV: I think that when asked about something from a child (less than 10) we should try our best to not lie to them. EDIT: Okay people my view has been changed now stop flooding my inbox and get off my lawn! Okay so to start off i'm not a parent, i'm a senior in high school, but I do have a younger...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: When many people read, we see the story played out like a movie in our minds instead of the words on the page... What is the neurological explanation of this? How does it happen?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Our mind's eye is the connection between our conscious and subconscious thoughts. When...
<|im_start|>user Is an increase in population necessary for sustaining pensions in an ageing nation? This applies to many countries but I'm using the UK as an example. The source for all claims in this post is the [Office for National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarria...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Copyrigtht lasting longer than the lifetime of the creator stops more creativity than protect it. Copyright is a brilliant thing, protecting the ideas of an artist, writer or director. With that they are encouraged to produce something and sequels to successful stuff. But no person on earth can p...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why do words sometimes begin to "sound weird" or not like words at all, after we repeat them over and over in our heads or out loud?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant This is called semantic satiation. It's basically your brain messing up slightly due to certain things up there happening repeatedly...
<|im_start|>user When you see a shockwave what are you actually seeing?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Air at different densities refracts light differently, like when heat waves coming off the pavement or a grill create pockets of air at different densities. The shockwave has different densities of air ahead of and...
<|im_start|>user eli5: What are the benefits of digitigrade vs. plantigrade feet?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Plantigrades are generally more stable and able to bear more weight. That's because the weight goes basically straight down the leg to a relatively large surface area. Digitigrades are essentially walking...
<|im_start|>user I don't believe the patriarchy exists, and is simply used as a tool to silence criticism of feminism. Alright, I would like to start this CMV by stating that I do think feminism is necessary in our society. Girls everywhere are faced with discrimination due to their gender in overt and covert forms, an...
<|im_start|>user Why do people get sick from eating contaminated food? Wouldn't the bacteria/virus be broken up by stomach acid?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The capacity of microbes to survive the acidic environment of the stomach is largely dependent upon a few variables: \-The microbial load: The number of or...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do they re-attach severed limbs? How do they re-attach severed limbs in surgery? Also, if you just physically reattach your severed finger by securing it with tape/stitches, would your finger reattach itself?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When body parts are reattached, the most important t...
<|im_start|>user CMV: People who are Pro-Life or Anti-Abortion (specifically those who oppose abortion at any stage) have an obligation to adopt at least one child. **Note:** *I do not want to argue on whether a fetus should be considered a human or at what stage a fetus is considered alive and has the right to life.* ...
<|im_start|>user Why do CRT monitors work differently in the Northern and Southern hemispheres? My supervisor was telling me today about how the psych department at my uni has to spend huge amounts of money on getting CRT monitors in (they're still the gold standard in perception research because you can display things...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: In open world games like GTA V, is the entire world constantly running the simulation, or is it just the parts where the playable character resides?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant To be efficient with resources, the game only loads in the chunks where the player is present, or where a relevant e...
<|im_start|>user eli5: How do historians know that ancient people actually believed in things like demons or spirits, and that it wasn’t just like the Boogeyman or Santa to them?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Mostly through ritual evidence. Believing in Santa is one thing, but sacrificing an animal or part of your ha...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Bernie Sanders wants to 'break up' the big 6 corporations on Wall Street.... What does this actually mean?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A large corporation has many business units. For example GE makes many consumer electronics. They make electrical components, they make military equipment, th...
<|im_start|>user [Buffy] Inconsistent magical help for physical injuries I never quite understood why Xander's facial injuries in the last season never got magical help. Buffy got magical help when a demon tore off some of her skin. I'm theorizing that skin -tries- to grow back so that might have been it but I'm wonder...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is Category Theory?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant As math progressed through the 20th Century, we kinda realized that there were tons of relationships between various mathematical objects that looked the same but weren't actually related at all. This was a bit because we tend to look at th...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: how does the internet live forever and what would it take to completely shut it down and lose all archives of it<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant the internet is the set of connections between various computers. compare it to the network of roads in your country. you can block all roads leading ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do some water bottles 'hiss' when you open them similar to soda, even though they arent carbonated?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Some are still pressurized with a neutral gas, like nitrogen, to help preserve freshness. Others may have simply pressurized from the air and water warming, caus...
<|im_start|>user What happens to aquatic life when a lake freezes over? Do the animals and plants somehow hibernate, or do they find a way to live under to ice? Where would they get oxygen?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It really depends on the organism in question. Many fish remain isothermic with the water, and do ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do people in India know which caste I am? I'm an American of Indian ancestry and reading news about intercaste violence. If I visit India, how will I be viewed in the caste system? I don't even know which caste I am.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In modern times it can get blurred, people f...
<|im_start|>user What is it about light that attracts insects at night? Hello, r/askscience! Longtime lurker, first time inquirer. A question to all the biologists/entomologists out there, what is it about light that is so enticing to insects (moths, flies, etc.) at night? What is the evolutionary utility of being attr...
<|im_start|>user What can I do to advance the cause of open access?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Opt to publish open access whenever possible. Educate your colleagues on open access. Refer them to apply for editorial boards on open access journals. To me, the biggest barrier is old school thinking, which can change...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does night vision work, and why is it green?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Different models work in different ways. A typical 1980s-2000s night vision monacle will amplify all of the light that goes into it. It's essentially just a camera and a screen. They're green for various reasons....
<|im_start|>user [Firefly] Where are all the Chinese people? I realize this may be casting oversight... but it seems pretty genius to have all these former Earthlings speaking Mandarin, yet the whole idea falls short when they're underrepresented otherwise. I suppose some people are supposed to be mixed (i.e. the surna...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What's the difference between US and UK language settings? I see these different English settings on devices and sites all the time but I never could tell what the difference was. Is it just some words spelled differently or is there something I'm missing?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Depends ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: what’s the science behind the difference in the nasal spiciness of horseradish/wasabi etc and the mouth spiciness of chillis?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Different chemicals. The spiciness in chili and other peppers is caused by capsaicin, which stimulates the heat sensing receptors in your ...
<|im_start|>user what is the Difference between fluid intelligence and creativity? I have read that creativity is the ability to perceive something in a novel manner and thus create something new out of it while intelligence is the ability to acquire knowledge and utilise it accordingly. This means you can be intellige...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: From a legal standpoint, how much does diplomatic immunity actually allow a person to get away with?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Absolutely anything, theoretically. In practice, it completely depends on the relationship between the two governments. Libya has gotten away with shooting a Britis...
<|im_start|>user [The Culture] Why is Contact allowed to intervene in more primitive civilisations? In the State of the Art, Earth is visited by a Culture vessel in the 1970s, and the possibility of contact is on the table, but our planet is ultimately left alone as a control group. In Surface Detail, it is clearly sta...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do fancy people touch shoulders when they shake hands?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There's a lot at play psychologically. Crusco and Wetzel (1984) found that a touch on the hand or shoulder significantly increased patrons' tipping. The effect was particularly strong when the touch was rel...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:What exactly is shadow banking?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Shadow banking is the collective term for organizations that offer bank like services, but aren't regulated as banks. Because banks take deposits from the public, they allow multiple people to have a claim on the same money. This ...
<|im_start|>user Does it require more, or less energy to climb stairs two steps at a time as opposed to one?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant From a physics standpoint as long as you are going up to the same height you are always doing the exact same amount of work. If you lift one pound ten feet in 10 seconds or in 1...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why did it take so long for artists to find out about vanishing point and foreshortening? This sounds like a straightforward concept but maybe just because we already know it<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It’s not so much a case that it took a long time for people including artists to be aware ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: if plants age, how can you plant a cutting and still get a normal growth like it was a plant from seed?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Most plants are indeterminate growers, meaning that if they properly care for they can continue to grow for a very long time. A reason a plant might die of "old ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 why in movies they tell the soldiers not to fire until they get closer Wouldn't I want to start taking them out as soon as I can?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Letting the enemy get closer is advantageous in several ways: A. It allows more accuracy in a ordinance-expended-to-kill ratio, being t...
<|im_start|>user [ELI5] What happens to food that makes freezing twice a no-no ? I at least have always been told it is a very bad things to do, with no further explaination. How bad is it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Freezing, it, reheating it, and then freezing it again exposes the food to the perfect conditions ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do cold/flu symptoms get worse at night? Fevers spike, cough and congestion gets worse, body pain intensifies. Is it about the circadian rhythm?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Your immune system's inflammatory response is heightened at night. Sleep is when the body and brain do work to repai...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do we have baby teeth?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Short version: It's advantageous to have matching upper and lower teeth. This is hard to do if you always regrow teeth, like sharks. On the other hand, only growing one set of teeth is problematic, since your head grows so much during yo...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do some cigarette smokers end up with huge health complications (Artificial larynx, Tracheotomy, etc.) while other heavy smokers seem to have been smoking for years with minimal complications? I fell like this is gonna get down voted to hell, but I'm honestly curious as to why some people die...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why not just Google your question to find the answer instead of posting it on here?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The purpose of this forum is to have answers explained in friendly, simplified, and layman-accessible explanations. Frequently when you search Google you find explanations that use ...
<|im_start|>user What does it take to develop a vaccine, and why does it take so long? My basic understanding is that a vaccine contains a weakened or dead version of the virus in question, which can be injected into the body so the immune system can develop antibodies without risk of infection. The vaccine acts as a p...
<|im_start|>user If increased per capita wealth=increased consumption=inflation that cancels out increases in wealth, how did per capita wealth ever increase in developed nations? This is an argument that seems to come up every time a program that offers some sort of wealth redistribution like increasing the minimum wa...
<|im_start|>user magnets have the ability to do work, and energy cannot be created or destroyed, so how are they able to do SO MUCH work (w=fxd) over their life? My guess is that its potential energy is tied to its electrons, NOT joules?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Magnets create a magnetic field. Magnetic objects ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why scientists can date the age of Earth, but not the Egyptian pyramids or the Sphinx? I read that really old objects can sometimes not be carbon dated, because there isn't any C14 left in the object. Then how come we can decide the age of Earth, which is significantly older?<|im_end|> <|im_start...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: 30's - 60's fascination with the future (à la Retrofuturism) and how it disappeared<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It was the start of a lot of different technologies and innovations: widespread urban/suburbanization was increasing, the computer became a much more common tool, space exploration ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Stereotypes are often true and there’s no way we can get rid of them Excuse my English. I understand that stereotypes leads to prejudice and discrimination, but stereotypes itself imo isn’t a bad thing or a good thing, it’s just.. statistics. I’m kind of annoyed about how people are “woke” ab...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is “Sigma” such a pervasive word in business? Six Sigma, Two Sigma, lean sigma...<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Let's use a manufacturing business as an example... Everything you make has a target specification range. This could be width, weight, etc. For example the product should be bet...
<|im_start|>user What's hot in philosophy of language? I was wondering if anyone could point me towards any of the major/important debates happening in philosophy of language at the moment.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Plenty of issues: nature of propositions, semantics of indicative conditionals, semantics of gener...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If it is highly risky to give birth after 40, why do women continue to have periods into their 40s or 50s?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In it's simplest form evolution works on a basis of "how likely is this mix of DNA to produce offspring to carry on to the next generation". Evolution does...
<|im_start|>user How do I convince my parents to let me study philosophy next year in college? Hi all, I don't know if this is the right place to ask this question, but I'm at a complete loss, and I would like to hear your input. I'm 17 years old high school senior. Next year I'll be going to college and I have bee...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does restarting my router sometimes help with internet connectivity problems? I mean, what changes with that reboot that helps?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Imagine that you start solving an equation in your notebook. Halfway through you notice that the number don't add up anymore. You tr...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 Why aren't all instruments in Concert C? It makes no sense to me that an Eb on some instruments is a C on a piano. Why would have we chosen not to standardize what tone a particular note is? Transposition is tough, is what I'm trying to say. So, please, somebody justify it for me (like I'm five).<...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does MS Word open files in "Protected Mode"? Like is there really any threat for a "Protected Mode" to be needed?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Word documents can contain embedded programs. These programs can do things like respond to clicks, or do things like have drop down lists for forms...
<|im_start|>user Realistic paintings of real subjects are pointless. CMV We're living in an age where almost everyone has a camera in their pocket at all times, and professional photography is a reasonably successful industry. I just don't see the point in painting a realistic portrait of someone anymore when you could...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Black and white are colors Artists, pedants, and pedantic artists like to say that black and white are not colors, because of some property about not reflecting any light, or something along those lines. I am not saying anything against this definition. If the experts want to define things this wa...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are surgeons allowed to do 20+ hours of surgery in one sitting but truck drivers are strictly monitored as to how much they can drive at a time? I thought of this after hearing about Sen. Charles Schumer comments in lieu of Tracy Morgan's recent accident. I'm pretty sure truck drivers aren't ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How come making your heart work extra hard during cardio exercise is considered healthy, but making your heart work extra hard by consuming large amounts of caffeine is considered dangerous and bad for you? I'll preface this by saying I don't *actually* think this would be a good idea, and exerci...
<|im_start|>user PhD - Finland vs Germany? Which country would you pick for your PhD? List your pros/cons below please. (Looking for answers related to a PhD in the biological field, but happy to hear about experience, work culture, programme structure, difficulties and benefits in general from others)<|im_end|> <|i...
<|im_start|>user Eli5 why the coastline paradox is a paradox?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The term paradox does not necessarily mean something that is impossible, but can also be applied to some things that are just so counter intuitive that you would not remotely think of them The counterintuitive thing here is t...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What's the difference between the UK Government and Parliament?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Parliament is the overall institution consisting of two houses - the House of Commons, elected by the people, and the House of Lords, who are appointed and serve for life. They both meet in the Palace ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does a sextant work ?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Sextants are designed to accurately measure the apparent angle between two visible objects. The key component is a semi-silvered mirror that allows half of the light through and half the light to be reflected. The reflected part is bounc...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: The differences between the Gaelic languages as well as any other traditional British languages. Welsh, Cornish, Irish and Scottish Gaelic, Breton etc. How similar are these languages? Can you converse between them? What are some basic examples? Also it seems that Scots language is something se...
<|im_start|>user How would living for over 300 years change a sentient being.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant **Growth &amp; Development:** That which ages slowly, but breeds quickly, either has to suffer vast attrition (like having 20 children in your lifetime but all but 3 die), or will run out of resources. If you ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does someone freeze to death? What exactly happens inside the body to be fatal?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Life depends on a number of biochemical reactions that occur in each and every cell in your body. All chemical reactions (and this includes those upon which life depends) are aff...
<|im_start|>user Does a Knife with lubrication cut/stab/slice/etc better or worse than a Knife without?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It would not appreciably effect the cutting power of any variety of knife. What it would be is protect the blade from tarnishing. The force applied to the blade perpendicular to the cu...
<|im_start|>user AskScience AMA Series: We're compression experts from Stanford University working on genomic compression. We've also consulted for the HBO show "Silicon Valley." AUA! Hi, we are Dmitri Pavlichin (postdoc fellow) and Tsachy Weissman (professor of electrical engineering) from Stanford University. The two...
<|im_start|>user eli5: Why do intrest rates fall while average living costs increase? I live in Germany and my interest rates plummeted over the last 10 years. I always thought, that interest rates existed to level out inflation. But I did some research and found out, that inflation rates are actually pretty stable. Me...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does a fly have so much energy to use it's wings for as long as it does?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Super adapted muscles/metabolism for flight. The flight muscles in insects can be up to 1/5th of their body mass. But it's really all about efficiency. Your cells can use aerobic or anaero...