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explainlikeimfive/chyi7ic | 278yig | What is the origin of the irrational number "e", and what significance does it have in the mathematical world? | Ooh! I know this one! I had to figure it out myself, because it seems that every math teacher either doesn't know it, or forgets to mention it. e is special, because it is the only number n such that every point on the graph of n^x has an equal value for slope and y coordinate. That is to say, if you have a function e^... | 6 |
explainlikeimfive/ck0xpn1 | 2emrmt | Why are electric cars less taxing on the environment than standard fuel-burning cars, if we still require fossil fuels to make the electricity for the cars? | 1) Like you mentioned, the source of electricity can come from renewable sources. And depending on where you are, it can be significant. Where I live, Wind, Nuclear, and Hydro make up 60% of the electricity in my province. With natural gas making up the other 30% and coal 10%. So instantly there's a 60% reduction in ca... | 266 |
AskReddit/d354ji8 | 4jaw1j | What is something that's not that bad but makes you unfathomably angry? | People getting donations on Twitch. I can't really describe why either, this streamer that you enjoy watching is getting supported but something about getting money for essentially spending your free time makes me feel uncomfortable. | 3 |
AskReddit/ebvxpnc | a6lj1b | What was the last conversation you had with a loved one before they passed away? | Maybe other people's experience is different, but for me it's always been the most mundane things. Dont get me wrong, I know it's not like the movies where it's some profound confession of love or the utter helplessness we have against the march of time. With my dad, it was just him asking what I was going to do that w... | 3 |
AskReddit/e4nfddv | 99gcoh | How do you feel about restaurants having a “straw on request” policy? | It’s idiotic . It’s not solving hardly any problem. Oh look at me I stopped using a straw but I still enjoy driving my car to the restaurant , I still enjoy flying somewhere for a holiday and destroying the world through c2o emissions but wow check it out, no straw! #savingtheplanet If people really want to save the pl... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/ccnpsok | 1o0fgc | How does someone across the country get your credit card number if you never purchase anything online? | people can scan your credit card number using a fake card reader thats mounted over real card swipe machines. Then they sell your credit card number to people who can create a "clone" of your credit card. This can also be done using a handheld device that would fit in your pocket. always be weary of any place that swip... | 3 |
AskReddit/dx2hwua | 8ayg3p | In America, why is it a social norm to be circumcised at birth? | Because of Christianity's roots in Judaism where Abraham is said to have circumcised all his sons and male slaves according to Yaweh's command. Genesis 17:23 On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or bought with his money, every male in his household, and circumcised them, as ... | 5 |
AskReddit/c42vbe5 | r4owh | Do crosswalk buttons actually work? | Crosswalk buttons aren't designed to make the light change faster. They allow the light parallel to your walking path to remain green longer so you have more time to cross. | 2 |
AskReddit/ebf5sve | a4jys4 | What are some nice little things in life that you think most people are missing from? | Just looking around and taking note of the world around you. Notice those little plants growing in the cracks in the sidewalk. Notice the patterns in road names wherever you spend alot of time. Take note of the various people you see at the store to see if you remember them from previous visits. All these things can ad... | 2 |
AskReddit/e26hit3 | 8xxm65 | Why are you awake right now? | Because when I was younger I thrived on 4-5 hours of sleep. Now, despite me no longer "thriving" and being bagged, I'm so used to what I can accomplish with this much awake time, I still stay up late | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cghr0t9 | 21yx9p | Why do electronics get hot when we use them? | Energy can't be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another. The electronics in your phone can't remove the energy from your phone's battery, they just convert nice useful electrical energy into less useful energy like heat (and a little bit of light for the screen and some sound, perhaps). It's in th... | 3 |
AskReddit/e426s5s | 96pdhz | What song lyrics did you sing wrong for the longest time? | Pour some Sugar on Me-Def Leppard Been singing wrong since 1988. Mirror queen, lathering Rip em up love Sweet dreams, seraphims Loosen up ? I still don’t know the right lyrics, but I don’t care and I love the song. | 2 |
AskReddit/c11jnd5 | dnnhe | How to improve english-speaking skills ? | It will eventually get better. If you want a speedy way, I am unsure about a quick-fix, but if you listen, and try to morph into your given location (I assume the people who speak English well have a strange accent to you), you will eventually get better. Otherwise, I am sure there are vocal coaches that would lean you... | 3 |
AskReddit/dwfrahy | 87v2rz | What are you proud of that you shouldn't be? | Regardless of approval, I communicate what I sincerely think. I am willing to examine my position, but I don't pretend a position I don't have. On Reddit, some approve of that, some rebuke you, but I guess they rebuke you from a position of opposing beliefs, not that I'm speaking my "truth". So it's an odd thing I gues... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/dbo7qjg | 5khc5q | Why do other countries NOT have something like the European Union? | You're right, the EU is a very unique entity. The only other union that comes to mind as comparable is the African Union; I believe they were debating a single currency this summer. This is probably because Europeans have seen first hand how damaging nationalism can be. A united Europe was the perfect antidote to the n... | 4 |
AskReddit/c1jo8cy | fywji | What is a normal number of drinks per night? | However many you feel like having is however many it is normal for you to have. Unless 3 beers gets you ragingly drunk and sets off a string of bad decisions, or leaves you with an agonizing hangover that makes you miss work, who cares? You are an adult and you can make your own decisions. | 4 |
askscience/coqsvjf | 2we6fh | If a Meteor loses mass, does it slow down? | A meteor passing through the atmosphere at terminal velocity is unlikely to lose much, if any, mass. Terminal velocity is quite low. In general, Meteors enter the atmosphere at well above terminal velocity which is why they burn up. Therefore they are losing speed simply because they're going too fast to start with. | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cplod8i | 2zrnzn | Why don't exercise videos ever show the move from behind? | Some exercise/workout videos do show the move from behind. Showing the move from behind requires a separate video crew who has to film the move from behind, but stay out of the view of the main camera. Many exercise video productions are extremely low budget, and either don't want to spend the money on it, or don't fee... | 3 |
AskReddit/crbn5k3 | 367cf6 | What is the coolest new word or phrase you've learned recently? | I've been trying to bring back the term "wizard" as meaning generically good within my friend group. I've had mixed success. As in? "So i'll see you at the party tonight? Alright, wizard" I think it sounds cool af. | 2 |
AskReddit/d65suhb | 4wc8w0 | What's an unusual thing or topic you find incredibly interesting? | Conscience thinking: How to take a step back from your own thoughts and living a care-free lifestyle. Its interesting because its a super power once you realize you don't even have to ever get angry or upset for long. Life's good. | 3 |
AskReddit/dd3j6mo | 5qzr5w | What do you do at home after Work? | Crack a nice beer. Feed my kids and ideally eat with them. Do the dishes and/or bathe the kids (wife and I alternate if we're both home). Read to one or all three kids. Fight with them for about half an hour until they pass out. At that point I'll either make lunches for the next day, log in and do some work, or crack ... | 2 |
AskReddit/ej65nke | b4e830 | What are some questions you have always wanted to ask your grandparents? | Great grandpa had an affair on my great grandma and got his mistress pregnant. My great grandparents stayed together and adopted the baby which is my grandma. It’s too late now but I always wanted to know the name of my biological great grandma. | 4 |
AskReddit/coarib6 | 2uqlgb | What is the strangest thing someone has heard you say in your sleep? | I wasn't the one sleep talking, it was my sister. A few months back I stayed at my parent's for a couple of days and shared a bed with her. As I'd stay up late surfing the interwebs, I heard her say a few random things in her sleep, which I wrote down and gleefully reminded her about in the morning. "You guys can prete... | 3 |
AskReddit/er3uemp | c0dn46 | How do you feel about the prospect that prostitution may vary well be made legal in New York State? | Prostitution is legal in Australia. But it’s not legal on the street. So it works well that way by keeping prostitutes off the street and out of harm, and into safer environments with more safe work practices.so I’m not a New Yorker but I support it. | 4 |
AskReddit/cg5cqqy | 20ovjy | What are you sitting on? | I'm watching Love It or List It on HGTV while sitting on my light brown, micro-fiber couch (two long cushions, not three square ones), right elbow is on a blanket, left elbow is on a pillow. Computer in my lap and feet on the coffee table. | 3 |
AskReddit/e324oiz | 920fiz | How do you make yourself sleep when you can’t seem to get to sleep? | Hot shower, sit on the couch for 20 minutes and read, DON'T look at my phone or at the time. Once I'm in bed, there's a few things that work. Listening to a podcast. Infinite Monkey Cage is my go to if my brain is too active, because I can concentrate on something interesting and usually I fall asleep before it ends. T... | 2 |
AskReddit/eg8vrpf | apjl1j | What is the stupidest thing you've heard someone say unironically? | I forget how it became relevant, but a woman in my COLLEGE class insisting that the Sun is, in fact, not a star. Because it's a Sun. Which is, according to her, somehow a totally separate thing. We all tried to hard to tell her. We pulled out Wikipedia pages and waved them in front of her face. She refused to listen. I... | 3 |
AskReddit/ewa7jf9 | cngij5 | What’s the most passive-aggressive thing you can say to a cocky/confident person? | Play the long game with them. Watch them. Figure out what things they side step away from. You spend enough time observing you’ll figure out what they don’t want to talk about and maybe even figure out why. Then, once you figure out what it is, that’s when you go in for the crushing blow. | 3 |
askscience/c3wbd7i | qbpu1 | How do populations begin if interbreeding is bad for genes? | A new species usually doesn't begin with a population size of 2 animals. Consider the typical example of animal speciation from bio textbooks: two (large) populations become geographically isolated. For example, if during one time period a bird population expands its range from Asia into North America, but then an ice ... | 17 |
AskReddit/c0j22rv | arq71 | How bad is it to smoke an average of 2-3 cigarettes per day? | It's not too terrible, you might want to quit sooner or later. I AM a smoker, so I'm not preaching. ACP Medicine says (in the 2006 volume anyways) that a nonsmoker is someone who has a lifetime consumption of <100 cigs. Someone who quit in their thirties will have double the chance of dying from lung cancer as a nonsmo... | 6 |
explainlikeimfive/cq1x4lu | 31iqr0 | What makes soap foamy, and some more so than others? | Surfactants, which lower the surface tension of water. When air mixes in (through scrubbing) the bubbles can form without collapsing under surface tension. Lowering the surface tension helps water get into cracks and crevices, to aid cleaning. Some soaps have foaming substances added to make the small and desirable lat... | 2 |
AskReddit/ckkgm2n | 2gmbn6 | If you could be any animal, what would you be, and why? | I would be an owl. There is something so mysterious about one; I've been drawn to the animal since I was little. Gliding through the air light as a feather while the night sounds make everything so alive would be an experience I would love, even if it were once. | 2 |
AskReddit/cwrodqa | 3rvftq | What is one thing you LOVE about Reddit and one thing you HATE about it? | I love the great people I have met and interacted with on Reddit. Reddit has some really funny and interesting people on it. I hate that there are people that just random downvote so your comment isn't seen at all. I Reddit to interact. If my comment isn't seen, then I don't interact. | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cdkrs1h | 1r8wen | Why do I need two forms of identification? | EDIT: I am assuming you need two forms of ID to get a job--if you need them for something else, I am not sure what it is for--it's always at a new job that I am required to bring the 2 forms of ID that you're talking about. What they want is a way to verify who you are, and to verify that you can legally work in the co... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/dq6tgv1 | 7eq9m1 | How does hot air balloon move around without wind? | They don't. They can only move in the direction of the wind. And if there's no wind, they can't move. The best they can do is change their altitude to try to find wind currents moving in a particular direction. But if there's no wind at any reasonable altitude that's moving in the direction that they want to go, then t... | 3 |
AskReddit/d91gv05 | 58ltnm | What are some examples of policies that would be considered left-wing in America but centrist or soft-right in Europe? | Obama care .as a market based solution where private insurance companies and private health care professionals profit from health. Is far too right wing to even be considered in almost all western democracies on earth. Its counter to the Canadian Health Act on its face. and in American politics its presented as the dar... | 3 |
AskReddit/ce1rap4 | 1svw9w | What are the worst and best stretches of the interstate highway system, and why? | Some of my favorites 1) I-93 under Boston, the "Big Dig". Sometimes both the city and automobiles can win, and this is an example. The cars get where they're going without clogging city streets and the city got a large area of downtown back once the viaduct was demolished. It was expensive, but sometimes you have to lo... | 2 |
askscience/c2vu0kd | lv2ks | How long would a straight rigid beam placed on a flat surface need to be before the curvature of the earth is observable? | Technically, if the beam is perfectly rigid and the surface of the Earth was perfectly smooth, but maintained its spherical curvature, the ends of the beam would not touch the Earth at any point except the very midpoint. The idea you are describing would be exactly like drawing a tangent to a circle. If the beam (tange... | 4 |
AskReddit/c13z5ax | dyzap | What percentile of intelligence would you put yourself in (for the whole world)? | Based on my standardized test scores, I'd put myself in the 98th percentile. But that's just book smarts. I can barely start a fire with the aid of matches and lighter fluid, have no sense of direction, and am generally useless when it comes to surviving without the niceties of modern society. So I guess it would depen... | 2 |
AskReddit/c8kabxc | 192w20 | What made you not like/lose interest in coding (or even not consider it)? | I wouldn't even consider being a cog in a giant machine, like one of the tens of thousands who work for Microsoft. I would very much consider working in a smallish team. I am developing apps. As for those discouraged at the door - how you are introduced to coding is extremely important. If all you do in high school, or... | 2 |
AskReddit/d5avtmm | 4soh5f | What to do if colleagues have low consideration of you since you like to party and drink and have fun ? | You can party and drink and have fun and still be a professional at work. Keep your personal life and your work life separate. If you like to party and drink and have fun, do it on your days off and don't talk about it at work. Unless they're your friends, your work colleagues shouldn't have much of an idea what you do... | 3 |
AskReddit/e8jfa1k | 9rssf0 | What is the best excuse to not go to a party you're invited for? | David Frost once rang up comedian Peter Cook to invite him for a dinner he was hosting for Prince Andrew and his then fiancée Sarah Ferguson. “Hold on I’ll check my diary. No, I’m sorry I’m watching TV that night”. 21st C Update “I’m planning on going on Reddit “ | 2 |
AskReddit/d75aau8 | 50jaa5 | What is a myth that people believe that bothers you the most? | Not really myths, but groups that intentionally define accurate statements in such a way that it helps push an agenda. For example, new-aged groups: "It's been scientifically proven that your body admits energy" can also be stated as "your body produces body-heat" Another example: "There are more possible chess moves i... | 2 |
askscience/eebvjfu | ah030y | Is there an equation for the increase in stretchiness of gum/taffy as you repeatedly stretch it? | Kind of. Not really an equation, but what you want is a stress vs strain curve. This curve is found experimentally by placing a sample of the material in a machine that stretches it till it breaks. The stress is the tensile force applied to the sample, and the strain is the change in length over the original length. Si... | 2 |
AskReddit/cj35jdp | 2b9onw | What are some things African countries can do to help solve the problem of hunger, food shortages and lack of clean water? | Stop being corrupted and petition the UN and other international bodies to help build infrastructure that meets the needs of citizens. Africa needs green energy (Solar or Nuclear Facilities) Africa needs water (Pipelines from natural sources and purification plants) Africa needs doctors (Set up an exchange where studen... | 2 |
AskReddit/c825wqu | 174o1v | What is the best lie you have ever told? | I told my buddy that a female friend of mine (who had been through a run of bad guys) thought he was cute. (she didn't). He asked her out. They started dating, got married (7 years ago) and have twins. | 2 |
askscience/cfxk9tk | 1zw794 | Why do deserts/dried up lakes form polygon patterns of dried ground? | They don't really form periodically repeating polygons. The shapes are irregular for the most part. You get major cracks propagating through the soil because it is easier for the cracks to grow rather than new cracks to start. | 293 |
explainlikeimfive/c73o5uk | 13f6y1 | Why does my urine sometimes smell like Honey smacks breakfast cereal? | Im just gonna claim that there is no problem at all. One weekend when i was a younger teen, me and few of my friends were sleeping over and had honey smacks in the morning. Later in the day when we all peed, our pee smelled like it. None of us has diabetes. EDIT: well i didnt read that this has happened to you when you... | 2 |
AskReddit/dmrd495 | 6yziy7 | What do you like about your best friend? | I'm not the gay best friend, and I'm not not the gay best friend. I can be feminine and I like men, but I'm not a flamer 100% of the time, and I like sports and can really fit in with a crowd of guys too. Even though I'm pretty inconsistent as far as where I fall on the masculine/feminine spectrum, she's really accommo... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/c6u9w2u | 12dhn7 | How do erasable pens work? | Regular pens stain the paper with ink, while erasable pen ink is made of a a solution kind of like rubber cement, I've been told, and doesn't stain the paper, just leaves a trace on top of the paper fibers. The "rubberness" (if that's a word) allows the ink to be rolled off by the eraser, where as regular ink is alread... | 5 |
AskReddit/esqtxrj | c8xd7g | What is the best photo you’ve taken on your phone? | A picture of my friend two weeks before she killed herself. I recently got locked out of my phone and my photos weren’t backed up so I had to do a hard reset and now I don’t have any recent photos of her. I miss her so much and I hope she enjoys whatever afterlife she’s got. It was her laughing for the first time in we... | 3 |
AskReddit/c5l9y0x | xcvp2 | Who is the smartest person you have ever met and how did you meet them? | My boyfriend is book smart and street smart. He's the smartest, most well rounded man I know. It sucks trying to win an argument with him. I met him when we were freshmen in high school. | 2 |
AskReddit/cmyhlv5 | 2po9mi | What's the most disappointing fact you've ever learned? | When I found out how nuclear power plants generate energy. I had always assumed they used some borderline sci-fi method of harnessing radioactive energy. Maybe even directly converting mass into pure energy through Einstein's famous equation. Nope. Turns out it's nothing more than a glorified steam engine. Heat up wate... | 2 |
AskReddit/c8htdq0 | 18ti0h | Why do the people of the US seem to worship their military? | With both world wars of the earlier 20th century, most men were in the service. It was a duty and a job. Then the next generation went to college instead of war. After the draft for Vietnam, there was a huge backlash and hatred for war. People took this hate out on individual soldiers. Their former countrymen who were ... | 3 |
AskReddit/e7mifjs | 9nibca | What are some things you can do if you're bored at work for hours? | Do some things above and beyond your assigned tasks, make yourself more valuable to the company. You'll be grateful when HR brings in an efficiency expert and he suggests culling 30% of the staff. | 2 |
AskReddit/cdsk3ll | 1rzy35 | How long would it take to learn everything in your major if 4-years was not the standard? | Double major here Genetics- If I were to learn and retain everything I was taught at minimum 7 years, plus there were many aspects that we didn't have time to cover German- Started learning in 4th grade- senior in college, felt pretty proficient, but not native speaker proficient. If you were learning in Germany, a yea... | 2 |
AskReddit/emygmk4 | bmp6q4 | Should you accept the first job offer when you have other interviews scheduled? | If you can, I would attend all interviews even tough you are not interested in a company. Its better to build good connections with people as you might need to fall back on them at some point, especially if they are competitors. I think it is very important to make a good impressions and not burn bridges too. | 2 |
AskReddit/cmsdhdr | 2p0z6b | What is the most awesome sandwich you know how to make? | I make the World's Greatest Grill Cheese Sandwich™ First go to the deli counter and get the absolute sharpest cheddar cheese they have. No, sharper than that. If you get a paper cut when they hand you the cheese that's sharp enough. Make sure it's sliced thickly. Second go to the bakery department and buy some fresh so... | 3 |
AskReddit/cvcbykm | 3m66qr | What classic movie would flop at the box office if released today? | 2001: Space Odyssey. The movie is so slow by today's standards. The amount of time staring over control panels and waiting would kill the movie today. | 5 |
AskReddit/dxhwkaj | 8cuc4h | Where would you take a girl that you met on dating app for a first date? | I take all girls on a walk to a coffee shop and then to a park. From there we can go and just head home or we can get dinner or go for a drink. it's a much more organic date. I feel you can really talk while walking. It's the best way handle it. Also you learn a lot about a person in how they treat people so crowds, co... | 3 |
AskReddit/e5z1xjk | 9ft8ky | Do you think that if marijuana was legalized federally, that the jobs gained from new industry would make up for the potential jobs lost (if any at all, you decide) when it comes to law enforcement, such as DEA, judges, lawyers, and police officers? | Some industries will suffer (alcohol, pharma, textiles, because it's such a versatile plant that can be more sustainably harvested than other plants), but there certainly be jobs gained and huge increase in sales tax funds. Law enforcement I doubt would see any loss of jobs, like you said they have many other important... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/cnjbd77 | 2ru93a | What does "kills 99.9% of germs" really mean? | Most products that advertise this way do in fact kill 100% of germs. The problem is that people will inevitably misuse the product, or there will be that one super-rare strain that survives a little bit, and then the company gets hit with a lawsuit. Rather than that, they lie a little bit and say it kills almost all ge... | 4 |
AskHistorians/chfuz1x | 25chyc | Why wasn't Mecca the capital of any of the early important Islamic states? | Even within the lifetime of Mohammed, the 'capital' of the Islamic state was Medina, and not Mecca, being a city with stronger historical support for Islam as a result of Mohammed's threatening of the Quraishi social order. Medina's loss of power would come in the reign of the caliph Ali, who would shift the capital to... | 29 |
explainlikeimfive/cma9x07 | 2n4mpf | Why is science used as a basis to disprove the existence of a creator? | Nobody who understands science would use science to disprove the existence of a creator. One might use science to prove the relative improbability of a creator or to simply point out that there is no evidence to support a belief in a creator. In fact, we know and acknowledge that science can't disprove a creator, and t... | 8 |
AskReddit/ecog6nz | aa1oed | How advanced and different was World War II compared to World War I? | Night and day. WW I saw the first use of primitive aircraft and armored vehicles, some of the first machine guns, and some early Metallic-cartridge artillery. Generals were still trying to figure out how to use them most effectively, and as a result, the fighting in World War I was absolutely horrific. Twenty years lat... | 2 |
AskReddit/cw335qi | 3p4qsr | What would be the best use of the ability to see 10 seconds into the future? | For greed, Day trading. if you know future, even ten seconds, your set for life. Of coarse within 2 days you would be investigated and banned from trading, but in those two days. | 2 |
AskReddit/csfrzsu | 3atc90 | What is something one should do or try before getting married? | From someone who married someone he shouldn't have, far too young: When you're in your early 20's, you think about sexual compatibility. That's all you think about. And while it's important, a difference there is something you can overcome. The things that are harder to overcome: vision for the future values regarding ... | 6 |
explainlikeimfive/c3twbv4 | q1bij | Why Americans don't just form new political parties? | We could, theoretically. Problem being that those parties would be. Well, pointless, as they would need massive support to make a difference! Like, look at the Green party. They've got a lot of public awareness and even some funding, but. They're still a joke. Y'know? | 13 |
AskReddit/dx7q0fz | 8bjvai | Who was the worst American president and why? | James F. Buchanan is the single worst president in American history. He had one job: preserve the Union and he failed at it by not dealing firmly with the Secession Crisis of 1861. | 3 |
AskReddit/d2lme0b | 4gxixf | What's the closest you've come to dying? | Rare blood disorder thing as a child, the main part of it was my blood wouldn't clot easily. Even though my mother pillowed my entire room, I still managed to fall hard enough to give myself internal bleeding. Had she not rushed me to hospital when she noticed I was crying "differently"(her description), I would've ble... | 3 |
AskReddit/egc6jjj | apyvvo | What is the best lesson you've learned the most from? | One time the teacher forgot to come to class because she thought she didn’t have to teach so she left the school thinking she finished. I learned that I should always check my work to see if everything is ok and lmao my grades increased Im a genius. | 2 |
askscience/dv2zpf4 | 81em74 | Why do so many people suffering with depression need different medications/Why can there not be one singular effective antidepressant? | The chemical imbalance idea isn't a very good one. It's not totally wrong, but at best is a gross simplification of one part of the story. The main reason, first of all, is that depression is complex, and some researchers argue that it is better described as a group of more than one disorder. Different patients can hav... | 4 |
AskReddit/d5ec239 | 4t3jdg | Are men's rights issues not taken seriously? | The primary thing would be parental rights, and child support. Child Support sounds great, save for when you encounter states like Texas. Without getting into too many details, my father paid child on time, and often would help us out by over paying, if we really needed the money at the time. I turn 18 and the child su... | 2 |
AskReddit/dsb6cqu | 7oowsx | What are some great songs to listen to with surround sound? | If you’re talking full on 5.1 surround sound, I’d suggest At War With The Mystics 5.1 by The Flaming Lips. Great band in general, but it’s fun to hear what they do mixing album to be listened to in surround sound. | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/cs9yxpt | 3a7dlm | How can birds see Earth's magnetic-field? | First of all, remember that light is electromagnetic radiation. Same as x-rays, and radio waves, etc. We just see much less of that spectrum than is our there. However, saying birds "see" that is a bit wrong - they have an organ that senses magnetic forces. It's a different sense in the same way that sight and smell ar... | 5 |
AskReddit/cmlgag0 | 2ob5zt | Why should teachers be paid more? | If teachers get paid more, there is higher competition for teacher jobs which leads to better teachers, which leads to better education and more GDP since the kids with better education go on to earn more money. | 2 |
AskReddit/egvxtn5 | aspyef | What has made you change your entire perspective on life ? | I was in school and my RE teacher holds up a bible. Then he says, something like, "What's inside this book is the word of god but written by man. And man has an agenda, this can be based on their society, the time that they live in and the views that they had. So don't take these words written as fact but question them... | 1,821 |
AskReddit/clyfl26 | 2lv4bp | Why do you love/hate your job? | I my relationship with my job changes on a day to day basis. On most days, it's rather dull. I'm more or less the maytag repair man but I work on servers and switches/routers instead of washers and dryers. I sit around, wait for the phone to ring and respond to trouble calls. There may be no calls for weeks and have to... | 6 |
AskReddit/cxunih4 | 3waelz | What's your best studying tip? | House music, classical music or jazz can help with the focusing. Also, when you write summeries for a subject, always do it by hand and not with the computer. Your brain can memorize it much better that way. For anything with calculations, the only way is practicing and trying to solve problems by your own, without loo... | 5 |
AskReddit/earc22n | a1nxko | What is your favorite song remake and why? | All Along the Watchtower by Jimj Hendrix. I think it’s a cover that encapsulates the feeling of the song. It stands out as my favorite Bob Dylan song because it has so few lyrics unlike most of his songs. Hendrix has such a command over the guitar that the song becomes perfect. | 2 |
AskReddit/e3zfp5v | 96cfae | How does tipping work in America? | I am a server at a chain restaurant. As a server, i see the tipping conundrum from both sides. When I eat out, my rule of thumb is 2$ per person or 20% of the tab, which ever is highest. . Say you amd three friends go out for only coffee. Coffee is like 2.50 a cup and are bottomless. You each get a couple of refills. 2... | 3 |
AskReddit/cpltmog | 2zs8eh | What makes a lawyer a good lawyer? | Hotness. It sounds like a joke but most lawyers are good because they make friends with the prosecutors, and everybody loves attractive people. Unless they're jealous. So maybe just kinda hot. Like girl next door hot. | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/dr8n2d3 | 7jrq53 | What happens to issuers of Credit Default Swaps (CDS) if they can't make payment? | If CDS Corp. can't cover its obligations, it will default, and the short answer is, the buyers of those swaps will be out of luck; the protection that they assumed they had against an underlying default is gone. That said, it's usually a little more complicated than that. CDS Corp may be short on assets to cover the sw... | 8 |
AskReddit/cttufcw | 3g16l2 | What song will you always relate to a specific TV show? | Short Change Hero by The Heavy for the Cinemax show Strikeback The song plays so well to the intro of the show, especially the way an opening scene will end and cut to the start to the main part of the song. Yes, I know the show is action/nudity candy but I still enjoy watching it. | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/crbn2vq | 3686iu | What is a "cult film" and what qualifies a movie to have that title? | A cult film is usually a movie that flopped at the box office or got poor reviews, but then went on to develop a large and super-enthusiastic fanbase. This might happen because the movie appealed to a niche audience but didn't appeal to a mass audience, or it might be one of those movies that are "so bad it's good" whe... | 5 |
AskReddit/chzb90s | 27buo5 | How to learn German? | I learned Russian using Pimsleur audio lessons. It teaches you to speak without an accent because you're not reading, just listening and repeating. Personally I think German is the easiest language for a native English speaker to learn. Shouldn't be more than a few months and you can have a short conversation. | 2 |
AskReddit/c9j1a43 | 1cqivz | What is your hometown known for? | My hometown is known for a massive gay-pride parade and a huge pier. Also a terrorist attack by the IRA. Hey, we can't have it all good. (Brighton, UK) | 24 |
AskReddit/cv2iglv | 3l29uk | What is the meanest thing you have ever said to someone? | I have probably said meaner things but this one stuck with me. That while I respected she had an opinion, I didn't respect the opinion itself and no I didn't care to hear it. - said to my Gf at the time. Soon after this she wasn't my GF because and I quote "You don't respect my humanity" | 2 |
AskReddit/db4jdt7 | 5i12mx | What is a fetish that you're honestly surprised doesn't exist? | I write weird erotica for spare cash for people with weird fetishes, and trust me, everything exists somewhere as a fetish. Everything. I found a guy on psychforums.com's paraphilias section who had fetishes for watching people "talk" in their heads and watching them solve math problems. | 4 |
AskReddit/dd4pta4 | 5r5zwk | What's the strangest thing you've seen outside your window? | I've seen strange things, but I've heard stranger. I once heard a very peculiar noise outside my home. I asked my mother what the noise was, and she told me, nothing. Of course, this was untrue, because there is never nothing outside your home. So, I asked her, if there's nothing out there, what was that noise? Then th... | 3 |
askscience/egg58qk | aqdcvg | How did the Mars Curiosity Rover take this picture of itself with no visible arm? | The "selfies" taken by Curiosity are actually composite images stitched together from multiple shots. The photos are taken by the "MAHLI" camera that is attached to a flexible robotic arm. In the stitching process, the part of the arm that is in the shot is edited out, because each shot would contain the arm in a diffe... | 24 |
AskReddit/cvb40bo | 3m18ep | What's the most bullshit reason you got fired for? | I was fired from a job that required government security clearance when my clearance was denied. We were given a temporary clearance that was good for six months. I was working with a third party agency to handle my security clearance (my contracting agency required I go through them). I filed all my paperwork and then... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/ca817jq | 1f8ztw | What are free radicals and antioxidants? | All day, you breathe air in and out. This is to get yourself oxygen, a type of atom which is very important to have. Your body needs oxygen because of one thing oxygen has, that not many other atoms have. Oxygen is very sticky. It's one of the stickiest atoms there are. Oxygen likes to stick to stuff because of it's "e... | 417 |
askscience/c6v3f0q | 12h80e | Why don't we ever have super storms on the West Coast? | The west coast has a cold current and significant upwelling along the coast, pulling up cold deep-water. There's no scientific definition of a "superstorm", but it seems like what the media is talking about is the extratropical transition of a hurricane. Without sufficiently warm sea surface temperatures, you have no h... | 3 |
AskReddit/esh41io | c7qpwc | Should you pee in the shower? | I notice this question isn't asking if you already pee in the shower, nor is it asking if you have the capability. No, what sets this question away from the rest is that it asks if you should pee in the shower. Perhaps we should focus on the logistics of peeing in the shower and the various water filtration systems in ... | 11 |
AskReddit/cpapt2z | 2ylrmc | Should prisoners on death row be able to have a lavish last meal or should they have a standard prison meal? | In reality, the "last meal request" is more of a tradition that shows the prison still recognizes the inmate as a person who has emotions, desires, and certain rights. I don't think it's a huge issue for debate in that it is not a huge fiscal burden on the prison system or taxpayers. | 4 |
AskReddit/c36p7rt | n6ta1 | Is it acceptable to live with your parents at the age of 22? | Seeing how the economy is these days, more and more people are choosing to stay at home for a longer time. There's SO many other people your age and older who still live at home. Don't let it bother you | 7 |
AskReddit/cajnqaf | 1gf00n | What is one thing that causes you to instantly lose respect for someone? | People who are rude to waiters/servers.or other workers in positions like that. If you're mean to the people that are handling your food/groceries/laundry/baggage.etc.you are an idiot and lose my respect. | 7 |
explainlikeimfive/cdbjhmf | 1qcknt | Why does exerting force during pain help to alleviate it? | It seems like the pain looks like its being alleviated because you are somehow distracted than the actual trauma itself(biting on a cloth, squeezing someone's hand). It also helps not looking at the trauma. One thing though when waking up with a muscle cramp, streaching that part of the body seems to fix it, by pushing... | 3 |
AskReddit/evbbnmi | cj5q9w | What is your "secret ingredient" you add to a common recipe that puts it over the top? | Italian Romano dressing. From fried eggs, to sandwiches, even chili cheese fries. You don't need a lot and it just adds that perfect layer of flavor to push it over the top. | 2 |
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