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AskReddit/c4hetow | svtrk | What does an "American accent" sound like to other cultures? | I'm a Northwestern American, and we have a pretty enunciated dialect up here. It's very hit or miss how people feel about it, apparently. A few of my friends from the UK really like how precise it sounds, but others find it to be extremely annoying and unattractive. On the other hand, I absolutely love British accents. | 2 |
AskReddit/e26psn6 | 8xyyip | How could you produce a film about mental illness without glorifying it and rather spreading awareness? | I would probably produce a film that touches on mental illness - like the main character(s) could suffer from various illnesses - but it wouldn't be the sole focus. We would see how they get by in life and deal with it day to day and probably in various situations but it'd be a minor part of the story but very real. Or... | 2 |
AskReddit/elkonar | bgguza | When will Palestine give up and realize they can't beat Israel? | Give up and do what, then? Right now Palestieans are stateless noncitizens in a territory from which they can't get a permission to emigrate. Besides getting killed outright it can't really get much worse for them anyway and a lot of the more militant ones have already decided for battle. | 2 |
askscience/c7y879u | 16pn8w | How can two different molecules exist in different states at the same temperature? | Temperature is not defined as the average kinetic energy of the system. The definition is much more general, and is related to how much entropy a system will gain or lose when some energy is added or removed. Loosely speaking, for normal systems (forget exotic situations that can have negative/infinite temperature), if... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/cc2t0v5 | 1lu697 | In the 'Art' world how come everything isn't just considered opportunistic, why does everything have to be so thought through? | First, consider how limited language is. A dictionary may have upwards of 600,000 definitions for the English language while other studies show the total amount of words tipping past 1,000,000. It may seem like a lot -- but how many do you actually know? Or actually use? And, even if you knew them all, there is a limit... | 5 |
AskReddit/c2toi1e | llnnl | What's the most interesting dream you've had? | I love talking about dreams. here's mine. It's always twilight in my dreams. It's usually some post-apocalyptic type theme maybe I'm rebuilding the world, maybe it's just a different world than what I know because it's already been rebuilt. I'm usually taking care of others in my dream which matches what I do IRL. Also... | 2 |
AskReddit/c0foese | a3hn4 | Why isn't there an affordable, satisfyingly delicious vegetable-based alternative to meat? | I think there is more to this than just choice. I read somewhere about satiation (that is, feeling satisfied and full) differences between meat and vegetable food items. I think it's to do with the protein, or lack thereof. I'm too busy to look anything up now, but I think that is part of your answer, anyway. | 2 |
AskReddit/d5ynrko | 4vhqoq | What's something you've wanted to apologize for, but never got the chance to? | Right before my 9th birthday my brother got me a helmet so I could ride with him on his motorcycle for the first time ever. I got on the back of the bike but when he took off I got really scared because it was so loud. I started screaming and he immediately got off and walked me home. My mom saw I was crying and though... | 324 |
AskReddit/eoujnyi | bt6u2o | How do you deal with the loneliness when a loved one passes away? | (Currently grieving a loss) but so far I have found keeping their memory alive is the best thing for me personally. My niece passed away 6 years ago at the age of 5 and every year I still celebrate her birthday by watching her favourite shows and eating her favourite snacks. With other people who have passed away I hav... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/dkdvfb0 | 6o1qs1 | Do you burn different amounts of gas in a car going depending on the speed, even if the speed remains constant? | very different. ultimately they are counteracting drag, of which there is much less at 25mph. now if you asked, how much fuel has each burned to travel 10 miles at this pace, recognizing that the slower car burns much less per minute, but takes 2-3x as long to get there. the answer to that is more complicated, but this... | 12 |
AskReddit/ebpilhk | a5ualx | What's not as bad as everyone says? | Meatless meals. Tons of people act like the veggie option is always bad. I’m not vegetarian or anything, but pasta without meat sauce or a tofu stir fry is fine. My hot take: most people can’t cook/season well enough to make veggies seem delicious or like a main dish. They lean heavily on meat to pick up the interest o... | 1,161 |
AskReddit/dlo3otb | 6twkfp | What habit or personality trait do you own that makes you disappointed in yourself? | I freak out when things are out of place or not the way it should be. Example: when there's water on the floor after someone showers or if they leave the curtain open, it bugs me to no end. Another example: if the dishes are slightly dirty after cleaning them, it makes me go nuts! I have no idea why though. I'm not OCD... | 2 |
askscience/e19fdo9 | 8tqk01 | What is our solar systems alignment in respect to the Milky Way? | Our solar system is tilted by something like 60 degrees with respect to the plane of the Milky Way. If I remember correctly, the Earth’s North Pole points away from the center of the Milky Way (Sagittarius is a Southern Hemisphere constellation, and the center of the Milky Way is Sagittarius A*, so I think I’m right . ... | 6 |
AskReddit/do3rukj | 7566vr | What would say is the greatest human invention, other than the obvious two, language and the internet? | My answer would be roads. The kind that the Romans and Sumerians made that connected great cities and civilizations together. These, I think, had a greater influence on human knowledge and societies than anything else, be it via trading or even war. | 2 |
AskReddit/dzzxucv | 8o1iz2 | What's the most good a person can do with $100? | Just a $100? Buy dinner for a homeless person. Their stories about life before homelessness and how they got there are usually really interesting. I once bought dinner for a homeless woman I saw eating food from a garbage can. We talked for awhile. It turned out she became homeless after getting cancer. She had two you... | 4 |
AskReddit/di4c6by | 6dpa07 | How did drugs change your life? | Smoked pot for about 4 years then found out I was pregnant. Stopped smoking all together until my kid was around the age of 2. His father and I got married and took some devil lettuce on our honeymoon. We thoroughly enjoyed it but new we weren't stoners anymore. Drugs changed my life because every now and again I get t... | 3 |
AskReddit/e9ae9cp | 9v8i8y | Have you ever been in a situation where you had to choose between your love and your family ? | Kind of. I was with my daughters dad for 8 years. Wasn't the worst relationship, but I was unhappy for a few years. I always stuck with him for our daughter. It was my family. A few years ago I got chatting with a guy over Facebook, and even though we had never met I could feel myself falling for him. It got to the poi... | 2 |
AskReddit/ek2o4sz | b972jn | What questions do you like to be asked (in a casual, or a romantic, or a get-to-you-know type of conversation)? | I love what I do, so I actually really like to be asked about work, even though that's become sort of "controversial" to ask about these days. I also like when people ask things like what was the last book I really liked or the last movie/docu I watched, or the last concert or show I went to. It opens it up to talk abo... | 2 |
AskReddit/cifskp0 | 28yzda | What are your best tips for keeping a house clean and uncluttered? | I was a full time professional with a toddler and no spouse, somehow kept the house clean. Do a little each day, pick up messes as they happen, and tidy up before bed. If you never let it GET messy, it will never BE messy. I make a mess every day, I then clean it up. I'm trying to instill this value into my son as well... | 3 |
Ask_Politics/cxwv4uw | 3wjh92 | Would the United States be better off with a German-style democratic federal parliamentary republic? | Well our system is designed to have gridlock, and that's not entirely a bad thing. You have to remember, our system has worked pretty well for the past 230 years (longest of any country, iirc). There's a tradeoff between tyranny and inefficiency. The United States has accepted a high level of inefficiency to guard agai... | 11 |
AskReddit/eof7w0j | brnpoe | What do you think existed before the universe was created? | Bob Ross and Dr Phil existed before everything. Bob Ross and Dr Phil had the idea to create the universe. Ross took his paint brush and painted the universe onto dr Phil’s glorious forehead. They both took residence in this new universe as gods. | 3 |
AskReddit/ebzguwu | a715lo | What are some fun and interesting things to track throughout the year to reveal before the new year starts? | Carefully reviewing your finances at the end of each year wont be interesting but it will be eye opening. And looking back and realizing you had fast food 200 times last year will be sobering and save you money the next year. | 2 |
AskReddit/ep9stoi | bubo3l | What useless information do you have rattling around in your head? | One ounce of gold can be stretched into a thin wire of 50 miles or 80km or hammered flat to nearly 100ft square got it from a fact book 35+ years ago when i was a kid but never really needed this information Until now lol but now you'll all be telling your friends and SO's because you now also know this pretty useless ... | 3 |
AskReddit/ejedz6k | b5m19m | What’s the most interesting teacher you’ve had in Highschool/College? | First year University Introduction to Writing. The Prof and the TA were the realest teachers I’ve had. They were always down for having a casual conversation and loved to poke fun at everybody. At one point the school had a strike and I was the only one coming to class and the TA and I just watched the strike live on t... | 2 |
askscience/cb2cliz | 1i9p9t | How dirty are library books? | I don't think there is any health risk, no. Most bacteria don't thrive too much outside the human body (anywhere from like an hour to a day or two), especially on books, they need a certain level of humidity (>10%) and a food substrate, too! Viruses also don't live too much without a host, they need one to survive. As ... | 7 |
AskReddit/cxbn74d | 3u2tcx | What is impossible to "sort of" be a fan of (you either love or hate it)? | Jazz. Personally I love it, but everyone I've talked to pretty much hates it. My wife can deal with it, but she really hates the improvisational parts.which is quite a bit in jazz, if you weren't aware. | 18 |
explainlikeimfive/cucl265 | 3i1g1s | Why doesn't anyone make a reasonably sized truck anymore? | *In America. Got a hundred different makes and models of reasonable sized utes elsewhere in the world. Driving around in a ridiculous American aircraft carrier of a 'truck' in other countries is just asking to be mocked. | 6 |
askscience/enviyzp | bpo1qd | How long would the communication delay be from Mars to Earth? | The distance between Earth and Mars depends on where they are in their orbit, but it can vary between approximately 55 million and 400 million km. Light (or any other electromagnetic signal) travels 18 million km per minute, so sending a signal from Mars to Earth (or the other way around) would take anywhere between 3 ... | 72 |
explainlikeimfive/euxgjee | chssp1 | How is emotional and mental therapy used to help people overcome depression or other cognitive conditions? | It really depending on the tpye of therapy. For example, I am working with CBT, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy at the minute, which key principles revolve around changing your current thought patterns without focusing on the past (too much). Other therapy or counselling techniques, such as exposure therapy involve exposin... | 5 |
explainlikeimfive/cefc1as | 1u7l64 | Why are non-sexual nudity and toplessness considered harmful to children? | Children are generally seen as innocent and in need of protection. Grown adults not so much. So instead of saying "Think of how I feel about it!" which sounds selfish they say "Think of the children!" Its not that people actually think it would harm a child. Its just a lot easier to gather sympathy by sticking an innoc... | 3 |
AskReddit/dmcvmyg | 6x3ggt | What does Cultural Appropriation mean to you? | Cultural appropriation is the adoption or use of elements of one culture by members of another culture. The term is actually completely neutral, but is used a lot to mean cultural misappropriation. Not all cultural appropriation is bad. If you're not Irish and you wear an Irish ring, that's an example of cultural appro... | 4 |
AskReddit/c4frg1u | sowyx | What commonly loved things do you hate? | Oh god, I love 2 out of those 3. Just to be a food and coffee snob for a bit, have you ever had "real" coffee or "real" Chinese food (I feel OK asking this since you asked a similar thing regarding beer)? Starbucks and Panda Express don't count, if you know what I mean. To each his own though. | 2 |
AskReddit/eb7fp9g | a3mzvr | What TV Show ended in the best way possible? | I think that considering it ran 10 seasons, Friends ended pretty well. It did not ruined anything, and the fans were fine with the ending. Comparing it to other long running sitcoms, they handled it with grace and respect | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/d64ui0b | 4w7xut | How was the speed of sound initially measured? | A clever trick is to beat a drum exactly once a second, then walk away, looking back. As you recede, the sound will get more and more behind the sight of the drum being beaten, until eventually it's in synch with the next beat. Then you know you're exactly one sound-second away. Do this in several directions to average... | 40 |
AskReddit/ed9yupw | aco7dr | What's a strong belief you have now, which you used to think you'd never get behind, and what made you change your view? | I’m vegan now. I used to make fun of vegans and say I’d never ever be vegan. Then I got an ad on YouTube about a guy explaining why he went vegan, it interested me so I watched it then I saw he made a documentary aswell (Land of hope and glory). I watched that and after crying for about an hour I threw all of my animal... | 218 |
AskReddit/c3052n9 | mdyte | How and when did you know what you wanted to do with the rest of your life? | I was very lucky. I knew what I wanted to do when I was very young (about six). My grandparents retired from the space center and I grew up really close by, so aerospace and aeronautics have always been a part of my life. My plan didn't really change so much as develop. I realized I didn't actually want to work for NAS... | 2 |
AskReddit/dimdjtj | 6g00us | What movie quote did you successfully use in real life? | "I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is" 3 months later she saw the movie, realized I stole it and was less than thrilled. However, at that point my hooks were in and she ended up marrying me later in life. Creativity - 0, Happiness - 1 | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/d7yzn0x | 5455yl | What do climate change deniers feel the motivation is behind the claim of man-made climate change? | > In other words, what's the perceived motive? The assignment of motives doesn't start until you propose to do something about human caused climate change. Even deniers accept that the scientists are making measurements, most just don't share the conclusion that Government needs to do something. Once you see the proble... | 9 |
AskReddit/cz8dm7b | 42888h | What's the biggest problem you'll face if alphabetical order is officially reversed tomorrow? | I can say the alphabet backwards as quickly as most people say it forwards. If alphabetical order was switched, then everyone would easily be able to say the alphabet backwards. I like having a useless ability that most people don't have. | 2 |
AskReddit/csofb7f | 3bpyrk | How do you talk with a bunch of teenagers? | Depends on the teenagers. Even though they are younger than you everyone is different. Not all teens are pot heads and listen to rap music. Like how not all adults are boring and cookie cutter. It all depends on the people. | 2 |
AskReddit/ebv02u7 | a6i0zg | How much do you spend on Christmas gifts (total)? | This year, zero. I've always spent stupid amounts on people because I'm surrounded by materialistic fuckwits. Every year the same arguments happen, though, and this year I decided enough is enough: Can't argue about Christmas if I don't take part. So I will be spending it on my own, a little over a hundred miles away f... | 3 |
askscience/edmruq7 | ae6eii | Why does Radiation sickness happen, and how does radiation affect your body? | There are two types of radiation effects: deterministic and stochastic Stochastic effects are associated with low radiation doses, and can take a long time to develop. As the name implies, it is "only" a higher probability/chance of developing cancer, due to mutations induced by the radiation, with limited/no immediate... | 9 |
AskReddit/c30x8i0 | mhd4o | What's next on the agenda for human evolution? | Being able to function and survive in warmer climates perhaps? Really at this point, I think any major future evolution in humans is not going to be natural. Our ability to create and use technology in the way we do really changes the concept of 'natural selection'. If you have money, you can survive illnesses that peo... | 2 |
AskReddit/dcge8ko | 5o3rz4 | What are your 10 movies to watch before you die? | In no particular order: If anyone is interested in these I'll leave my thoughts and a short description. Waking Life (2001): About a young man that explores trippy dream like realities where he encounters others and has philosophical conversations with them. The Big Short (2015): Based on the crash of banking system th... | 3 |
AskHistorians/caymsgf | 1hvli6 | How did the average Parisian live during the Paris Commune? | Slightly out of my subject area, but I still know a fair bit. The short of it is, that they did not live that well. The city was quickly surrounded, and cut off from outside supplies by the larger French army. The initial spark for the commune was a combination of upset at Napoleon III's failed government, a power vacu... | 3 |
AskHistorians/e528htb | 9b9heh | What caused Galveston, Texas to have such a strong, vibrant African-American community in the latter half of the 19th century? | I’m a Texas Historian, and I think I can help answer your question. At the turn of the century, Galveston was the economic hub of southeastern Texas. Since the time of the Civil War, it’s population had exploded to over 20,000 residents. In 1875, a hurricane struck and destroyed the only other major port city in Texas ... | 13 |
AskReddit/d0v6c68 | 49v88x | What is the most destructive misconception people have about the world? | Maybe not the most destructive, but people have awful misconceptions about Africa. All that the media really shows us is the corruption and starving people wearing little clothing. We sort of get a barbaric image. In reality, Africa is fairly civilized with many powerful countries and educated people fA decent amount o... | 89 |
AskReddit/eipv6mf | b22uec | What was the most stupid thing that you have ever done? | Boy scout camp. First thing we were told by the supervisors were the 3 rules Dont be stupid If you're going to be stupid, don't be caught being stupid If you're caught being stupid, make sure nobody gets hurt First night and I accidentally spray mosquito spray into my eyes and have to get them washed out. | 2 |
AskReddit/dcjce0g | 5ohm5c | Who has had an experience with skin cancer? | I once got so sun burnt that my back was literally as red as a lobster, and it went all stiff, and my family looked at me as if my funeral was around the corner. It started to blister and was so awful, I thought it would never look normal again. Then when it went down, there was ugly freckles that didn't really worry m... | 2 |
AskReddit/d5c54z2 | 4sttd9 | What's the strangest thing you've come across whilst playing Pokémon GO? | I've begun going on regular walks because of the game. I live out in the country, so I see a LOT of stray cats running around the fields. One day I saw a kitten. I smiled, pet it, told it it was cute, etc., then went on my way. Got home, heard a meow, and turned around. Turns out the cat followed me home. He lives on m... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/ewree43 | cpt4ol | Why do cables between pylons have slack in them? | One big reason is thermal expansion. Normally this effect is small, but when you’re talking miles of cable, a big change in temperature can make a noticeable impact on the length of a cable. On hot days when there’s a lot of load cables tend to sag a bit more, it’s something utility companies have to monitor to avoid d... | 22 |
AskReddit/dbogq6d | 5kjyyi | What's the coldest you could stand being outside in, in just shorts and a t-shirt? | I took the trash out last year in shorts and a t-shirt because I was way too lazy to go to the closet and grab a coat. I'm pretty sure it was around 10 degrees. Needless to say it wasn't comfortable, but for a short duration, it was fine. | 2 |
AskReddit/eijxn5m | b1837i | What’s the line between assertive and “I want to talk to the manager”? | Meh, when I worked customer service, I usually didn’t care if someone wanted to speak to the manager. When it occurred, I’d just inform the manager of what kind of attitude the person had and basically set up the manager’s interpretation in advance. If you wanted to speak to the manager about a problem and were reasona... | 5 |
AskReddit/eettkec | aj8x1v | What song do you want played at your funeral? | I’m not gonna have a funeral. I’m gonna be cremated and flush down the toilet. Feel free to play “You spin me round” by dead or alive | 473 |
AskReddit/cbjio2o | 1jy5xs | What is the joke at your workplace that customers always say thinking they're original but in reality you hear it every day? | I have a soft spot for these kind of dumb, hear-it-everyday kind of jokes. I see them as social lubrication, there shouldn't be any pressure for originality here: it's a little flag to indicate a relaxed friendliness, that we're on the same side. Your attempts to have fun with me were not novel, i am now angry for some... | 1,265 |
explainlikeimfive/cr5xldu | 35mxxe | Why does licking a popsicle stick make my skin crawl? | I get this too. Only it's not just wood. It's also paper. The thought of paper in my mouth, or licking an envelope is absolutely horrible. It must be a phobia, but fear of wood or wood byproducts in ones mouth seems a bit odd. | 2 |
AskReddit/exco161 | cs5dvg | What is a good counter-argument to “If smoking and drinking are so bad, nobody would be doing it”? | Because they arent JUST bad. they also have desirable qualities,(as with any drugs) which come before the bad ones start to affect you, therefore people dont think about the bad things because theyre preoccupied with the good ones, or the good qualities just outweigh the bad ones in their specific situation, and potent... | 4 |
AskReddit/ehvhg6q | axr4jf | What is your best time saving tip for the morning? | Lay off the "snooze" button. Any time you hit snooze and drift off, you're restarting your brain's sleep cycle, which will make you feel even groggier when you finally roll out of bed. Do some quick stretches. If you don't have time for a full-blown exercise routine, it's worth setting aside a moment for some easy stre... | 4 |
askscience/cr8xtai | 35wrjx | Does improving long term memory hurt short term memory? | No, they're two separate mechanisms, and function in different ways. Without needing to dig into the underlying neuronal structures, long term memory acts as just that. Simply put it's a storage box that lots of things can sit in for long periods of time. Short term memory on the other hand has a physiologically determ... | 3 |
AskReddit/e9ht3yz | 9w5r00 | What are interesting story’s for your or your friends nicknames? | A friend of a friend is called "Beansy". When I asked where that came from, I was told that as his surname is Rolls, that led to sausage rolls, which led to Sausage rolls and beans, which led to Beansy. Doesn't make any sense to me, but all of his friends just know him as Beansy. Weird. | 4 |
AskReddit/cpbd9mv | 2yo89u | What is the most shocking thing you've ever found out about a family member/friend? | That she existed, my little sister. Some woman, she was my father's friend ex-girlfriend that they're still friends with, visited our house one Christmas with two kids in tow. I didn't want anything to do with them so I stayed in my room. I stepped out of my room to get something when I saw my father go to his room and... | 2 |
AskReddit/ccik3yr | 1nh83p | What is a book that you were forced to read (for a class and such) but ended up liking anyways? | I liked quite a few of the classics I was made to read in school, but that wasn't too surprising cause I figured they are called classic for a good reason. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard is a book I really liked that I probably wouldn't have ever read if it wasn't for class. | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cjy27er | 2eb5lv | What's happening when a commercial plays for a second or two before skipping to the next one? | The satellite feed has advertising that the local distributor (network affiliate, or cable provider) is allowed to put it's own ads on top of. This is how your local tv stations make money, and partially how your cable company makes money. If they didn't have an ad to run there the the one on the satellite feed would p... | 14 |
AskReddit/d86m75m | 550vbd | Who would be the most intimidating person to debate politics with? | The first person that comes to mind is Christopher Hitchens. He read omnivorously, especially books pertaining to politics; he was a consistently articulate and forceful debater, even on stances of his that changed over the years; and his voice--my ^god , what a voice! | 2 |
Ask_Politics/cbwb2hy | 1l6rnw | What is the evidence that Syria used chemical weapons? | If you visit most major news sites, you'll see photographs and witness accounts that chemical weapons were utilized. It is possible that all of it is being fabricated, but at this point it is probable that it occured. Up to now there has been no concrete evidence released to the public that the chemical weapons attack ... | 3 |
AskReddit/ebu16n3 | a6e29a | What’s the best course of action to take during the day after a night of little to no sleep and tossing and turning? | Coffee, tea, energy drinks. Frequent exercise breaks and fresh air. Complete at least two tasks that have been bothering you. Turn off all electronics by 7pm. Read some non-fiction, do some gentle yoga, and sleep for nine hours. | 2 |
askscience/chavlrs | 24ujgn | When we go long periods of time without eating, does our body have a "priority system" to decide what to use first for energy (fat, muscles, something else)? | Yes it does. Fat goes first. Since fat is basically stored sugar for later use. Our bodies when processing food we ate can store energy from it as fat. After you run out of sugar and fat usually protein comes third. Which essentially is what muscles are made off. So first sugar, then fat and then protein. When you keep... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/etoxqzq | ccs3bn | Why does light seem to spin the opposite direction when it starts to spin really fast? | Your question is not really clear, so I'm gonna take stab at what I think you mean and you can correct me if I'm wrong. "Why do some things look like they're spinning the wrong direction when they spin really fast?" The answer has to do with cameras and lighting. Take a camera, for instance, that records at 60 frames p... | 3 |
AskReddit/c9s9jtj | 1dof8h | What's the worst advice you have seen you've seen given on Reddit? | Honestly, there's no specific advice that's the worst, just a worst advice type and I see it all the time on this website: OP: Comment/post with little to no context or additional information Redditor: Enraged overly-opinionated advice to OP from an armchair expert Need examples? Look at the comments for any real Confe... | 3 |
AskReddit/ebc1iqf | a472la | What are some exams study tips that worked for you? | Little and often. 20-30 minutes of work, 5-10 minutes of break. Test your knowledge by getting someone who doesn't know what you study and try and explain to them. ​ Trying to explain things to others has helped me out a lot. | 3 |
AskReddit/dy4bmtj | 8fkwgf | What are some fun PC games that don't require good reflexes? | Civ 5, Dragon Age, most point and click adventure games (Check out GOG.com it's like steam with older games/a whole bunch of point and click games ) | 3 |
AskReddit/ejssjv2 | b7n4ao | What's the most awkward things you did as a kid that humiliated parents in public? | i was at Applebee's with my parents one night. Out of nowhere I started screaming "BULLSHIT BULLSHIT" my dad had to take me out of the restaurant. My dad still tells me this story all the time. I kind of feel bad honestly. | 2 |
AskReddit/e7cyq4o | 9m9fr2 | What guilty pleasure do you have that goes against the Reddit Hivemind? | I defend trump. I also oppose identity politics. It’s a guilty pleasure only because after I while I kind of enjoyed starting to argue on reddit with people about it. It’s fun even if I get downvoted. But I only do it on my spare time. | 2 |
AskReddit/d77i7gd | 50w60d | What have you kept that's broken, and why have you kept it? | I kept a lego Bionicle action-figure, even though the leg joint is completely broken off, the ball-sockets are cracked, and I have lost most of it's accessories. But I still keep it since it was the first that I ever built and the only one that I played the most out off. Now that I am older I can go online to order rep... | 2 |
AskReddit/c3vxmoa | q9z4x | How do you want your remains dealt with when you are dead? | Casket with thermite, my body will burn in a torrent of molten iron. Forge the iron with my burnt remains into a crowbar. Let my still living friends use the crowbar to hit evil people in the face. | 9 |
AskReddit/cj7ae3q | 2boc4s | If you could only eat 1 specific food for the rest of your life, what food would you choose, and how long do you think you would live? | Burritos. Particularly a barbacoa burrito from chipotle with black beans, brown rice, medium sauce, cheese, guac and lettuce. I could probably live a long life on that. Damnit I'm hungry. | 2 |
AskReddit/d3ikk5n | 4kxgk2 | What's the nicest thing a kid said to you? | Not the nicest thing but today there was a line up of kids on the sidewalk with their teacher going somewhere and we had to stop to let them all pass so their group wasn't broken up. One of the kids said "Désolé, Monsieur." So cute and so kind. | 2 |
AskHistorians/c6pvmin | 11urf0 | Are there any traces of Carthaginian identity well after the Punic wars? | The Carthaginians were descendants of Phoenicians, and their identity was heavily dependent on that. However, the ascendency of the Roman Empire meant that Phoenician culture was essentially assimilated into the Greco-Roman culture that dominated the Empire. It is worth remembering that the amount of native Phoenician ... | 16 |
AskReddit/dga0rnf | 65gaxc | What's the strongest sense of freedom you've ever felt? | Every time I see a friend of mine complaining about living with their parents, or when they sai things like "oh, I can't hang today, my mom asked me to help with something something something". Leaving my parent's home gave me the strongest sense of freedom I've ever had. | 2 |
AskReddit/c06qhet | 7ibmq | If you saw a psychiatrist, what would you say? | Going to a psychiatrist to talk about your personal problems is not really a good idea. Psyciatrists are basicly doctors and all they know is how to prescribe pills. Psychologists are usually much better at solving personal problems and have a better understanding of the human mind. | 2 |
AskReddit/e9xtf9n | 9y2rj5 | Who is the most famous person you’ve touched? | Leonardo DiCaprio. I went trick or treating with him and a bunch of other teenage actors in the 1990s. It was the funniest thing because there were about ten of us in the group and there we were, trick or treating in the Hollywood Hills, we all had masks on so nobody knew that there were all these famous people at thei... | 95 |
AskReddit/dys0d3x | 8iiius | How will a full scale war between Israel and Iran turn out? | Poorly for Iran. Israel has been training its army for decades to defend itself against a region that wants them wiped off the face of the Earth. The Israeli military is one of the best in the world. Also, despite never admitting it, the whole world knows Israel has nukes. | 3 |
AskReddit/c7krbnh | 15asvd | Why isn't alcohol considered the "gateway drug"? | Because it's legal. The idea is that you buy illegal drugs such as cannabis (The 'classic' gateway drug) off of drug dealers. These dealers often have other, more dangerous drugs which they may offer to sell you. Therefore, you are less likely to be exposed to hard drugs if you only drink alcohol than you are if you do... | 1,363 |
AskReddit/e9bw3fi | 9vg2nd | Where do these people get the time to go and protest/march? | People who believe in democracy make time for it because they know that it is the most important, most patriotic thing that they can do. To all of the shills, trolls, or whoever you are, paid or unpaid, who denigrate the contributions of people who protest for a better country and a better world, ask yourself whether y... | 5 |
AskReddit/chhs96m | 25jgtp | What do you do in your relationship that you worry some people could take as a "red flag"? | Instead of saying "babe" or "baby" or what have you, my boyfriend and I tend to call each other dorks/dumbasses/morons/losers/idiots. It worries me when I see my friends give each other looks when we say those things, because our relationship is very healthy, and the rude names are entirely jokes. | 3 |
AskReddit/c0k7lm1 | azmv5 | What does it take for you to call in sick at work? | I always go into work if I'm sick (unless I'm contagious) because I save up that "karma" to cash in on days I just don't want to work. I am never questioned about being sick because they just assume I must be in really bad shape to call in. I've managed 3 days off in a row once and nobody thought twice about it. | 21 |
explainlikeimfive/e07ui5f | 8p1yjk | What is the definition of a "single" ray of light and how it is different from a beam of light? | The fundamental unit of light is a photon. A ray is a mathematicial construct that defines the path/trajectory of light; it starts from a point and goes in a straight line for infinity. A beam is multiple photons following the same ray. Practically speaking, a beam and a ray of light are interchangeable, since you almo... | 2 |
AskReddit/di2igx9 | 6dgq4f | What is acceptable for a child to do, but an adult would go to jail for? | Throwing a tantrum in public - I guess it's not really acceptable in the sense that people think it's fine, but if an adult was screaming and crying at the grocery store someone would call the cops. | 49 |
AskReddit/cvvka11 | 3o9fl1 | Which company or brand STILL HAS the quality they were known for? | The question is: Were these actually ever good quality or did better quality products come along and showed consumers that the established brand wasn't all that good after all. I say that in context to the likes of Sony, Samsung and LG which have their loyal fans but were they really all that good - was the Galaxy smar... | 5 |
AskReddit/d46bl3f | 4nrn80 | What is the nicest thing you've ever done for someone genuinely just out of kindness? | I make homeless kits with water, food, clothes and a list of resources/places to go. I also try to put something nice like a cookie, because it is the small things that remind you of good. I don't have much but I do what I can. | 2 |
AskReddit/d92799j | 58p60b | If you found out the world was ending and you couldn't prevent it or tell anyone, what would you do with your final days? | Family time. Take the kids out, no tablets, no distractions. Maybe Camping. Maybe a nice hike out together. Maybe just ice cream and the arcade and whatever makes them happy. Encourage my friends to take a couple days off to spend with family too, some trust me enough that even if I couldn't tell them why they'd do it.... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/d79s9uq | 5173sz | How do these tax loopholes work for the rich? | For capital gains. You have some assets, and you sell them for a profit. You get hit with a capital gains tax. Seems reasonable, right? Well, they're taxed lower than your income from working a 9 to 5. That's why people call it a loophole. If you are wealthy enough, you can generate a lot of income off trading assets a... | 13 |
AskReddit/d1lt2cw | 4cvhgz | How long could a well built snowman last in the Antarctic if left alone by people/animals? | You need to specify where and when in Antarctica. It's not all the same. Late summer, on the coast of a peninsula island, maybe a few days until it melted. Mid-winter, on the plateau, probably 4-6 months until it was buried or compressed itself into a blob (they do that). Oh, and in most inland locations, you can't act... | 2 |
AskReddit/c7wym9p | 16kimy | What's the weirdest thing you've ever witnessed that you can't explain to this day? | Absolute oddest thing that ever happened to me that I think would have been a delusion if I hadn't been with someone at the time. It was around 1998-1999 I was with a high school group and we were attending a conference of some sort at Portland State University. Our teacher had split us up into groups of 2 and we were ... | 205 |
AskReddit/e1zhfuf | 8wyozw | What are some of the lesser known symptoms of depression? | A generalized disinterest in everything in your life. I used to think depression was feeling extremely sad, like crying all the time, but apparently one of the major symptoms is simply feeling flat, feeling like nothing that used to excite you interests you any more. | 5 |
explainlikeimfive/cgzsbqz | 23qxef | Why does my head produce a seemingly infinite amount of mucous when im sick? | When we get sick from an infection, the body produces an inflammatory response to protect us from the bacteria or virus. As part of this response, signalling substances are produced and released by the mucous-producing cells lining our nose. More blood flows to the area and body water leaks out between the cells of the... | 108 |
askscience/czvf5fd | 45320f | Will more stars be visible in the night sky as time goes on? | No. The heat death of the universe will mean that after a long, long time, stars will go out. Additionally, expansion will push all Stars that aren't in nearby galaxies out of earth's light cone. So, the opposite will happen. Of course, both of these will happen slowly, over much longer time spans than our lives, and p... | 3 |
AskReddit/c2mbesj | kqaie | What is your favorite underrated TV show? | Community. I know it gets a lot of love on Reddit, but as far as ratings go it overall just bombs with the 18-49 demographic. Plus it gets overshadowed by shows like Glee and Big Bang Theory. In my opinion it is the most creative and funniest show on TV right now. It is streets ahead everything else. | 39 |
AskReddit/dre8vof | 7kgzji | Why do ice cubes make things cold? | All heat gained equals all heat lost. When ice is placed in something warmer like a liquid energy is transferred from the ice to the water making the water colder and ice warmer | 2 |
AskReddit/cptxh62 | 30n5jz | What was your first car, and what did you love and hate about it? | 2002 Chrysler Intrepid. I loved that it was a comfy ride and pretty good on gas. I hated how big it was! It was so long, a lot of poles kept jumping behind me when I backed up. | 2 |
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