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AskReddit/c5336sw | vbu4w | What is your biggest regret in life? | That's. that's awful. Sorry, BilliardKing, and I suppose even more toward your friend. What is the reddiquette for replying to the OP's answer in an AskReddit without giving your own answer to the question? Anway, I don't have anything like OP's story. There are things that I sort of regret sometimes, but I worry about... | 2 |
AskReddit/elhg004 | bg01eh | What was the worst event that you were forced to attend? | It wasnt the worst but this is what happened. My mom forced me to go to this family even since i was hung over my phone all the time so I decided for once to be away from my phone and spend time with my relations , in the gathering my mom ended up roasting and scolding me for not being social infront of everyone | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cxa2e9m | 3twefu | Why does a closed water bottle with a little water left get moldy but a full bottle does not? | Note: I'll say mold a lot in this answer, but I'm really referring to mold, bacteria, algea, fungus and anything else unpleasant that can grow in a bottle. A sealed full bottle was sealed in a clean environment, so there was no mold in the bottle. If there's no mold in the bottle, it can't grow (mold doesn't appear mag... | 2 |
Ask_Politics/dvr619q | 84o95q | Are we ever going to pay off the national debt? | Its funny. I just did a report on this a few weeks ago! My groupmates and I ultimately decided that reducing some gov't spending was the best answer (do consider that we are highschoolers with no previous history with economics, so some of our research is bound to be skewed). It's easy to say that we need to reduce gov... | 3 |
AskReddit/cj7847f | 2bnx81 | What's the weirdest compliment you've gotten? | When I was 22 I was told by my classmates that I'd be more attractive when I turned 27. In all fairness, since being 27 I've gone on more dates and have gotten more compliments about my appearance than I have in the past. Runner up: I was told by a co-worker that If I had kids with my manager that they would have the m... | 73 |
AskReddit/c15t19q | e708c | Why did it take humanity so long to accept (seemingly basic) things like democracy and slavery? | It's difficult for something like democracy to take off unless the society is widely literate, for one. Also where living situations are difficult people are more willing to accept things like slavery or living under a tyrant, so long as necessary evils. | 2 |
AskReddit/cj6s05w | 2bmi2x | What is your worst memory in high school? | September 11th. I was miserable in biology class (later found out that it was because my vision was bad - yay glasses!) when a student teacher popped his head in to let my bio teacher know that a plane had flown into one of the towers. Soon after, the other plane hit and an announcement went school-wide over the PA. Ma... | 3 |
AskReddit/cnj6f5e | 2rtp6v | What stupid arguments have caused real strife with your significant other? | Not my significant other, but my brother and I have repeatedly had the same, extremely heated, argument over something stupid. In 2003, my brother and I were 8 years old. We both had some money and wanted to purchase the latest and greatest video game systems available at the time. I was going to buy a GBA SP and he wa... | 2 |
AskReddit/ddx978q | 5uvxba | What's a joke you thought was hilarious but flopped like a fish when you told it? | At an interview for a school charity committee one of the questions was to tell a joke. The only one I could think of was a rubbish chemistry pun. They sort of laughed politely and told me that was the end of the interview. | 2 |
AskReddit/eivnc2i | b2uba1 | How would you describe YOUR perfect day to just sit back and relax? | Waking up not having work, snuggled into a warm blanket. Getting pancakes and hashbrowns for breakfast with some delicious orange juice. Getting to sit and read my books, no one else is home to bother me. I can stay curled up in my blanket, my cat is sleeping on my lap. I dont have work the next day. Perfect day | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/doyw61b | 793vr8 | What will happen if the Student Loan Bubble bursts? | There is no bubble in the same sense of let's say real estate or the stock market. If you mean what will happen if there is a recession and a ton of student loans go into default? There will probably be a bailout. Even with a majority of the government under Republican control, they tend to be friends of the lending ag... | 2 |
AskReddit/dv4hdd8 | 81qzvw | Why is pear juice not a popular flavored juice in the US? | Pears are a secondary fruit, an afterthought. We don’t make pies, sauces, or jams out of them either. Just has to do with our palates, and how businesses think it will sell. Also, it takes a while for pears to ripen (not an expert, based on observation) that it seems to me that it affects the taste quite substantially.... | 2 |
AskReddit/ebk2axr | a5609h | What are your craziest/best lucid dream experiences? | I would have to say my first lucid dream that lasted over 30 seconds. I had been trying to become lucid for a couple of weeks. I just had a feeling that something was off and I did my reality checks. I realised I was lucid and had to calm myself down as to not wake myself up. The first thing I did was fly as is the fir... | 4 |
AskReddit/eu5ehpz | cewg93 | If you had access to your best friend’s home for a week while they’re out of town, what kind of prank would you play on them? | I'd sharpen all of their knives, organize their spices, combine the duplicates, and optimize their computers if I could find out how to access them. They're friends. I'd only prank them in good ways. | 3 |
AskReddit/df3j7un | 60502z | How far back can you trace your ancestors and which country do you think they came from? | Canadian for 2 generations. Dad's family left Russia in 1915 but we can trace that branch back to the mid-1700's. Mom's family was British and they have much better records about who was born and to whom. That branch can be followed back almost 500 years. My aunt is an amateur genealogist and has spent decades tracing ... | 2 |
AskReddit/d5kwun3 | 4twyaa | What foods were forced on you as a child that you genuinely enjoy now? | Pumpkin. My mum used to tell me to eat foods I didn't like first so they were out of the way. And it was a great system. Until we went to family dinners and people would mistake my habit for enjoyment and would give me more of the foods I hated. | 4 |
explainlikeimfive/cpuurqk | 30qnt2 | How do you keep functioning while blackout drunk? | What makes you think that you wouldn't? Being blackout drunk is a result of alcohol interfering with your ability to create and process memories, and many of your other cognitive functions continue unabated, if somewhat impaired. | 5 |
AskReddit/ctzhgy4 | 3gmnc6 | What is the worst mispronunciation of a word you have heard? | This is really embarrassing because I'm a generally eloquent person, but some years ago I had a few too many drinks and spotted a car with a weird personalized license plate. "Look at that Ren-Dez-Vez," I shouted in glee. "I think you mean Ron-Day-Voo," my SO said. Yeah. It was a Rendezvous, which was a word I'd heard ... | 3 |
AskReddit/e40hbxq | 96hmbw | What was your most memorable dream? | I'll start with the dream that inspired me to make this thread. Last night I had the happiest dream I've ever had. I only remember bits and pieces of it, but one moment is going to stick with me for a long time. I was at the dinner table with her, her grandfather, and some members of my family. She said something about... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/efnfl8q | amoeqq | Why We Can't Remove The Cancer Cells With Surgery? | .Which cancer? Different cancers happen to different parts of the body. Some are simpler to remove than others. But typically when a tumor is inopperable it's because the flesh/organs they've lodged themselves can't be cut without serious risk of killing the patient. Cancer cells travel across the body, and thus can gr... | 7 |
AskReddit/d1nw9tl | 4d5ftn | How much of an expert do you need to be, to start a business in a particular field, assuming that cost is a limiting factor? | Is or isn't? It seems like you meant "isn't". In either case, I would like to mention that knowing the right people helps immensely for starting a business. Of course, your personal expertise is a great asset, and probably the only one you can reliably measure, but starting a business is a vastly different beast to run... | 2 |
AskReddit/dg45evz | 64qb7j | What are your tips for getting into the routine of waking up early and exercising before work? | I make sure to go to bed early and wake up early. The way I wake up early is to pretty much fling myself out of bed as soon as the alarm goes off. The more you hit snooze the more you want to stay in bed. Never hit snooze! | 2 |
AskReddit/co9ugpm | 2un10o | What did "Kevin" do in your School? | In 4th grade, Kevin threw a nasty spitball and hit a girl. The principal decided that Kevin should make 1,000 spitballs as punishment (this was a Catholic school 35 years ago). At first, it was funny. But as Kevin slowly ran out of saliva, it became sad. He would ask to get water. Then he would beg. Then he would sob, ... | 3,149 |
AskReddit/epy8t5m | bwkjvd | What is something you've seen/experienced that you know you shouldn't have? | I've been waiting to tell this for a while now. ​ So, I was entering the boys bathroom at school and at first, I could clearly see someone's feet in a cubicle. That's not what surprised me though. As I walked in, I saw this other kid against the wall that I cam through. What was he doing? He was bent over, tryin... | 2 |
AskReddit/duvcm2o | 80g66q | What is the most lucrative and realistic industry in which to pursue a career? | Define realistic. Various types of surgery and radiology can be north of $500k, commercial banking can be $200k+, investment banking can be even more. Private equity is one of the most lucrative I can think of at easily into the millions annually once you get to partner level | 3 |
AskReddit/cy79p3j | 3xrtc7 | Who actually gives gold? | I've sent gold before. Someone once sent me gold after I commented in a thread about the Australian summer heat saying that I struggled sleeping for night shift because I didn't have aircon. They added a message saying that if I wasn't going to get any sleep then I might as well have fun redditing with Gold. It was a n... | 3 |
AskReddit/e5qt0jr | 9eq9qh | What's your best cleaning tip? | Self-hygiene: Use a non-scented soap before you use body wash, and make sure it's not antibacterial soap. House/Apartment cleaning: Sweep before you mop. This will stretch the water more, and keep the mop from becoming tangle with various debris. | 2 |
AskReddit/d0se2k5 | 49jzeb | What is the difference between Socialism and Democratic Socialism? | Socialism -- where there is public control over the "means of production" i.e. little to no privately-held corporations -- describes a type of political system. There are many different ways that socialists would wish to bring about and sustain such a system, however, and democratic socialists emphasize the use of demo... | 2 |
AskReddit/ejucn1g | b7uxpm | What’s a good April Fools Day prank? | Asking a google dot the location of the nearst apple store. Leave a box of donuts in a room with a note on it saying “happy april fools”, make them look slightly off, then go in and grab one | 2 |
AskReddit/c6lchle | 11ct78 | How many of you keep in touch or are friends with your exes? | My one long-term ex dissapeared after I broke up with him. I'd like to know how his life is going, but no one has really heard from him or about him in years. Short term exes (only dated for a month or two), I've kept in contact with every one of them. With all of them we fooled around a bit, but then decided we wouldn... | 2 |
AskReddit/db1k5ig | 5hnod5 | What's the one scene from a movie you didn't think you would like that ended up redeeming it? | Redeem might be a bit of a strong word but there was one brilliant scene in The Eye (Jessica Alba one). SPOILERS Jessica Alba's character is shown the picture that was taken of her and a few other people right before her corneal transplant surgery. She looks confused, asks "who's that?" And then points to herself in th... | 2 |
AskHistorians/djjqecz | 6k57z9 | How did the Byzantines view the decline and collapse of their Empire? | In the middle and late period they tended to view their ancient history with nostalgia and, when things were going badly, envy. Off the top of my head, Attaleiates, Kekaumenos, Anna Komnenos, and others all commented on the reduced state of the Roman empire, but I think that Theodore Metochites says it best in his late... | 5 |
AskReddit/dlssi53 | 6udgww | What company has won your loyalty for ever and why? | I don't think any company will win my loyalty forever, since they could always go south. That said, there's a local pizza place that used to be pretty stuck in their ways. They didn't take card. They weren't on seamless. It was cash pickup, cash delivery, or nothing. I'm in NYC so it wasn't a problem because we have pl... | 2 |
AskReddit/e9k757c | 9wfcym | When was your gut feeling right? | Frat party in college. Everyone was smoking pot. Gut feeling told me it was time to go home. On the road, I see a cop car pass me but I thought nothing of it. Found out the next morning that everyone, druggies or not, were arrested. | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/dlblyb0 | 6sc433 | How did the idea of three meals a day become normal? | Actually, I remember watching a documentary on this yeeeears ago answering a similar question (why high tea became a thing). Apologies for not being precise, but the principle was this. Prior to the industrial revolution, it was typical of families to eat 2 meals a day (obviously this is a generalisation as class/local... | 9 |
AskReddit/cep8gks | 1v6qja | What is a life ruining secret you know about someone? | My brother in law has drunkenly made passes at me several times. Attempted to get into the bath with me, followed me into the toilets etc, all the while saying he though I WAS her. It would ruin my sisters life, and their marriage if I told her. It would also cost me my sister for keeping it to myself for so long. | 2 |
AskReddit/extqqcf | cuejxa | What are some books a 19 year old male should read? | “How to make Friends and influence people” Don’t be put off by the cringe you title, some of the content is outdated but a lot is still really relevant. Having read it may also give you some credibility among older people too as it has been widely considered as essential reading in many fields for years and you may imp... | 25 |
AskReddit/eicds72 | b0667p | How long does someone have to be dead before it's considered archaeology instead of grave robbing? | Maybe if there isn't any next-of-kin person left around to protest. Graves are made for the family of the deceased and not the dead themselves after all. If you can't find any members of the family that would want to use the grave as a mourning site you can get it classified at archaeology I think. | 11 |
AskReddit/cjfqgix | 2ciamc | How bad are we with the new Ebola outbreak? | In terms of Ebola itself, pretty bad. In terms of an outbreak in general.hardly even a blip on the radar. We'd need deaths in the the range of millions of deaths worldwide before it would start to affect society in general, if you're thinking along the lines of Mad Max. | 3 |
AskReddit/czghig1 | 439dyi | How do you get a 6-year old to stop mistreating an animal? | If a child is mistreating an animal, I'm assuming your telling that child that's a bad and wrong thing to do, then the issue is deeper than just abusing animals, its a lack of discipline the child is receiving and sees no repercussions. This does not mean hitting a child, its taught through education and repercussions,... | 4 |
AskReddit/ckjj4ol | 2givay | Why do people hate Nickelback so much? | They're comfort food rock. Utterly derivative post-grunge stock rock. 4 chord progression, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, emotional bridge, chorus, beat. There you go. Same reason a lot of people hate KISS; mixing pop and rock outside of power pop never ends well. | 5 |
explainlikeimfive/d6o4t8c | 4yjfuq | What is conclusive and what isn't regarding the effects of artificial sweeteners? | First of all, just because it's natural doesn't mean it's safe, and just because it's artificial doesn't mean it's unsafe. Stevia is a naturally-occurring sweetener that's a good alternative to sugar. As far as we know, it's safe. Arsenic is also naturally occurring, and in many parts of the world it occurs in unsafe l... | 2 |
AskReddit/dgz54b4 | 68k9yk | What is the most redneck thing you have ever done? | Bought a Ron White dvd, understood it all first viewing, and enjoy to this day. =-0 Clarification: It might be the only redneck thing I've ever done. | 2 |
AskReddit/cv3uqzm | 3l7lej | What is your verbal reaction when someone tries to make fun of or belittle you? | Whenever I'm in a group of people or with anyone, always be the best at making fun of yourself, so no one else will even try, since it wont be as good. self-deprecating humor is the best kind, because the victim and the doer are the same, so you cant blame anyone. | 2 |
AskReddit/dbnz2l4 | 5kh3k7 | What is the most relieving feeling of all time? | When you're giving an important demo to a large audience and everything goes right. Programmers will know this feeling. Every click and every action that a user takes could break something, and you probably haven't had the time to test every single case. | 2 |
AskReddit/dxwxbqu | 8ep0yq | What’s something you always do because of something that happened to you? | Wear my helmet when I bike. I grew up not wearing one and always thought the idea of it was lame. Back when I was in college I was biking to school and on the road I still have no clue as to what happened, but one of my wheels completely seized up and I went flying. I hit he back of my head on the ground but thankfully... | 2 |
AskReddit/cnbaz8w | 2r0qle | When and why did you join Reddit? | About half a year ago. I read a couple of threads in askreddit, which were hilarious. I learnt stuff from reddit and applied it in real life. My social life improved dramatically. So i joined reddit to share my knowledge with the community | 2 |
AskReddit/cvdfaak | 3m9t0t | What song never gets old? | Gambino's Telegraph Avenue is up there. I might be biased because it helped me get over an ex-girlfriend, but I listened to that song non-stop for months. Also, Chris Cornell's cover of Nothing Compares 2 U gets me all up in my feels every time but I can't stop listening. | 2 |
AskReddit/dbpcfeo | 5knwu6 | What will be the next big social network? | I doubt there will be another big one. I think technology will probably move more into integrating with reality (augmented reality) and of course VR. From there.collect your data and advertise.as that's what social networks really aim to do. | 5 |
AskReddit/dtjc54r | 7uc9an | What is something you believe in that'll make people think differently of you if you say it out loud? | Humans do not have free will! We are all a product of circumstances. That's what I personally believe, anyway. It's a huge shift on the outlook of life compared to what most people believe so I expect approximately no one will suddenly think of life differently after reading those two sentences, but I do think it is an... | 4 |
AskHistorians/cyk6g49 | 3z8i85 | Is Albert Speers book on the Third Reich a good source? | Hello - I read this book two summers ago and may I say I found it to be a riveting read. It provides details into the intimate workings of the Reich, and Albert Speer's relationship with Hitler that would be difficult to find elsewhere. In particular I was struck by the inefficiencies and haphazard administration of th... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/cobiie2 | 2utgrz | If machines do eventually replace all our jobs,wouldn't everyone be broke except for the few rich people who control all the machines? | Unless you create machines that can build the machines, operate the machines, repair/service the machines, and keep working when the machines break down, there's always room for a human at some step. Look at crop harvesting: a lot of it is done by machines now, but there are still (smaller numbers of) people who need t... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cbuuaxf | 1l1ktw | How are cats, dogs, and other animals communicating when they meow, bark, and make other noises? | Fun fact: Only domesticated cats meow, and only domesticated dogs bark. Meowing and barking are what are called neotenous behaviors. That is, they're juvenile behaviors that are retained into adulthood. Wild cats don't meow; wild kittens do, as a way of getting their mother's attention. Same with dogs; wild puppies bar... | 9 |
AskHistorians/djilvvw | 6jzwyt | How come the Medieval Ages are full of wars? | I think you are making a conceptual error in thinking that the Middle Ages were more violent than any other given time period. People have fought over territory, resources, religion, and political control for as long as we have historical records. Biologists have seen chimpanzee bands fight over territory, and fossils ... | 4 |
AskReddit/c54htjk | vhbxr | If an alien would come to your house and told you that you have one hour to collect stuff after which he will send you 100.000 years back in time, what would you bring? | This really depends on how you much I can bring. If truly unlimited: Let's see: Grab my saw and cut down the wind turbine, yes it only 1kW but, better than nothing. Put it in garage. Steal the neighbors generator (diesel, might be able to find/make oil in the past one day, or at least use the generator with a water whe... | 2 |
AskReddit/dm8hue2 | 6wjpjg | What secret did you sign an NDA for? | Lot's of software accounting programs that my company was developing jointly with Intuit many years ago. The software is still in use and updated every year. Also signed an NDA for a prototype eyetracking software/hardware combination. That was pretty cool, worked at a market research company and we made a bundle using... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/c8j5l4b | 18yhth | Why was the PS3's Cell processor difficult to program for? | It's architecture was/is so different than processors found in the 360 and PCs. If you were coding a game for the 360 you had to insure that your program was divvying up work between the three general purpose cores effectively. You don't want one core working really hard while the others are sitting their doing nothing... | 6 |
AskReddit/c6jzofp | 11739q | If you could morph into any animal at will, what animal would you morph into and what would you do? | I'd morph into a housecat. Lay around the house all day every day, harass other animals, have food and water whenever I wanted it, and chuckle as my humans clean my sanitary facilities. Then 30 seconds after it's clean, I'll march in there to soil it again. It must be done! | 2 |
Ask_Politics/cyc83in | 3ybktu | What do people in foreign countries think about Cristina Kirchner? | I'm from the UK, most people who actually know her by name think she's populist and pretty off the rails (mad) and corrupt. The Falklands issue is seen over here as settled and that she keeps raising it to draw attention away from the fact her government had run the country into the ground. | 7 |
AskReddit/deeen5p | 5x0yie | How do you keep a girl interested? | Guy, 23 here. A big problem I used to have and that I notice a lot of guys tend to have is low self esteem which comes across a lot more than the problems you think you have. For example; Guys think they're too fat, too much acne, too skinny, not enough experience, generally unsure about themselves. A girl will notice ... | 5 |
AskReddit/dnlvf9w | 72vj17 | What will Millenials be doing when they're in nursing homes? | Based on what I've been reading with all the other Millennial questions? Probably something akin to The Greatest Generation in terms of frugality, saving habits, etc., but with new tech and stuff. Serious answer though? Probably the same as every other generation in a nursing home: wasting away as nurses pretend to car... | 3 |
AskReddit/e7oy2qh | 9nu1hy | What is your Pretzel Day? | I got your memo Charles, thank you! I want you to know I am putting my foot down on expense reports. Every month for 1 day they bring in a big cake for everyone's birthday that month. That's my pretzel day. I mean its once a month but still | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/c28tkxg | j3hg3 | Can someone explain the Holy Trinity? | The best way I can think of to explain it is that "God" has multiple personalities. There's the Father, who lives in heaven, Jesus, who came to Earth and experienced humanity, and the Holy Spirit (Ghost, however you want to say it), who lives in believers. But they are still all one "God". I'm not too awfully well-vers... | 2 |
AskReddit/cyp7tz9 | 3zv31i | What are the pros and cons should the UK leave the European Union? | Cons: The UK has almost no way of standing up to the USA, whereas the EU does; if relations with the EU/other pan-European organisations (e.g. Schengen) grow too frosty, they might make UK citizens travelling to the Continent get a visa. | 2 |
askscience/e9l5q1n | 9wd91v | Are there any anatomical changes in humans living in a poor air quality environment? | Are you referring to anatomical changes that allow them to exchange gas equally as effectively as those living in “clean” areas, or are you asking about damage induced from long term exposure to heavily polluted air? There certainly can be visible anatomical changes depending on the pollutant present, specifically on t... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cjr89pa | 2dn6hl | How come whenever I have a larger dinner than usual, I wake up extra hungry in the morning? | This one is simple to answer for anybody. Basically with a larger dinner you are stretching your stomach larger than its typical size. After that, food is digested through the stomach which typically takes up to 6 hours, for a gargantuan meal that is, and your stomach hasn't yet returned to a shrunken size. Thus, with ... | 2 |
AskHistorians/drn0dd5 | 7lkljj | What is the most plausible theory on Cleopatras’ skin color? | Well there is no way to "theorise" her skin colour, at least not with any level of accuracy. Sure Macedonians were Caucasian, but some were fairer and light-haired while others were swarthier and dark haired. Maybe she took after golden haired Ptolemy II through the paternal line or maybe she took after some of the Per... | 30 |
AskReddit/en75mpo | bnmxko | What are some strange foods/traditions in your country ? | Vegemite on toast. I bet most people who haven't tried it will not like it. Other than that, most food in Australia is pretty much the same as UK/US/Canada. I guess the other 'tradition' that will be strange for most Americans on reddit is that we typically have a BBQ for Christmas because it's the middle of summer for... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cgjyq56 | 226utp | What is the difference between Basic Income and Welfare? | Welfare has conditions. A basic income would not. This means that for some people on welfare but almost off, an extra dollar of income only puts a tiny amount of actual money in their pocket - they might pay 30c of tax, but lose 30c of welfare, making them only 40c better off. A basic income would not have this incenti... | 6 |
AskReddit/cxfhjgf | 3ujysv | Why did high school suck? | Because you have to learn stuff that are unnecessary and high school doesn't improve your IQ at all. Is just filling your poor brain with information that you forgot a half hour later. Also, there aren't so many teachers that love their jobs and teens usually are stupid. | 3 |
AskReddit/cj2a5bl | 2b68dm | What's the most complicated concept you can explain using sexual innuendo and analogies? | Not complicated, but always fun: Outrigger canoeing dialogue happens like this: "harder!" "deeper!" "timing!" "smooth it out"! "keep your stroke long!" "reach!" "paddle together people!" "breathe deep!" and so on. | 3 |
AskReddit/evwixds | cln05a | What is the most terrifying movie scene ever? | As an blood phobic person, the scene in Raw in which the main character cuts her sister's finger. Had to stop the movie right there the first time I tried to watch it. I literally had a panic attack. Too realistic for me. Extremely good movie, though. | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cto74o8 | 3ffjk0 | Why do some meats - such as beef - become darker while others - like pork - become lighter when cooked? | It has to do with fast twitch vs. slow twitch muscles. Different animals have different uses for their muscles. Fast twitch muscle generally allows for bursts of speed but they aren't very good for extended use seeing as they get tired easily. These are your white meats (or rather they turn white when they're cooked). ... | 26 |
AskReddit/ccgfjkx | 1n910a | Why do you smoke? | I used to smoke. I liked the taste, the feeling, and the ritual. It makes your lungs feel like you're using them properly for the first time. The addiction is wonderful, too, because it's so easy to get a fix. And the first smoke in the morning. Dear lord. When the sun is rising, the air is crisp, and the world is sile... | 325 |
explainlikeimfive/dm06jd4 | 6vgz3c | How do pro boxers and fighters avoid killing each other with 'one hit' punches that sometimes happens when people fight on the street? | When someone is killed by a single punch in a street fight, its usually not from the punch itself but because the victim falls and hits their head on something hard. Professional fighters don't specifically avoid the kind of punches that could kill someone. But between gloves and each person being focused and generally... | 24 |
AskReddit/ciwul38 | 2an95r | What is something that happens to other people that hardly ever happens to you? | Other people seem to get angry easily; I don't understand it. They will yell and throw things but I have never been that angry, I've reached a point where I wanted to just lash out and release the anger but I never can. I guess I just don't understand and never will. | 2 |
AskReddit/esb6iu9 | c6tzgw | What shocking secret did you discover about your family or friends? | That every single lighter I lost in high school, ended up in a Safeway grocery bag in my friends foot locker. I was helping him go through and look for a lost bag of weed around age 21/22, and he couldn't control his laughter when he saw what I stumbled on. He had made it a thing to steal my lighter every opportunity h... | 2 |
AskReddit/c0llmpl | b9cc9 | What is the time frame for hypocrisy? | If you're a politician, you can't claim that you and all your buddies just happened to change your minds at just about the same time. when the black guy from the other party got elected. If we're talking about you and me, I think it depends on the issue. More important things, like say abortion, have a longer shelf lif... | 2 |
AskReddit/daa1eqx | 5e6ia6 | What is your opinion on gun control? | I believe that the rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights are sacred and shouldn't be infringed upon. Gun control at the very least can walk that line and at most is an outright violation of constitutional rights. And this is coming from a person who identifies politically as a progressive. | 14 |
AskHistorians/cjbya65 | 2c4u9f | Is the Pulitzer Prize recognised as "worthy" by professional historians? | The Pulitzer Prize nominations are considered, within the journalism community, an award almost as much as the Prize itself. This is mostly due to the fact that the nominations are announced the same time as the winner, and thus function as "runner-ups," as opposed to in other awards where the nominations are the leadu... | 29 |
AskReddit/exi36km | ct0cv3 | What is something your parents told you as a kid, that you’re pretty sure was a lie? | My dad- "I didn't do anything bad as a kid/teenager" My mom- "You had straight F's in school and burnt down the neighbor's house" Me to my dad- "You fricking lier" Does it still count if I KNOW it was a lie? Eh | 3 |
askscience/c3zk7n6 | qq6cn | Are some frequencies of light "heavier" than others? | Short answer: no. General Relativity describes light following the straight path, but it is the spacetime itself that is curved, hence we observe the bending of the light. Therefore, frequency plays no role in the amount of bending. (Bending near singularity is approximated by GR equation: angle shift = 4GM/(c^2 R), as... | 7 |
AskReddit/dkkps6a | 6ow4ed | What are the pros/cons of a two-party system, and do you think it should be abolished or not? | Pros: there is sort of a choice Cons: if both parties are not working toward your best interests, you're screwed. Hence our current shitshow of a society here in the US Yes it should be abolished, and in specific we should use a ranked-choice voting system to abolish it. | 2 |
AskReddit/cbarq86 | 1j3p24 | If you could go back in time and take something from the future to show to the past, what would it be? | I'd take a cell phone back 50 years. I'd make as many friends as possible, invite them out to lunch then spend the entire time on said cellphone. Any time I was in a conversation with someone, I'd stop and and pretend to start talking on it. When someone actually got a chance to get a word in edgewise with me, I'd fire... | 2 |
AskReddit/e2fudgu | 8z3t95 | What slightly more expensive brands are actually worth the money? | In terms of plumbing fixtures don't buy Glacier Bay. It's cheap trash, and brands like Moen, Delta, Gerber, and T&S are infinitely better. Edit: Allow me to also mention off brand soda. | 2 |
AskReddit/c2p9dwl | l2ihb | What is one thing your parents were strict about when you were a kid, and as soon as you became an adult, you did the total opposite thing? | M rated video games. I didn't own an M rated game until Modern Warfare 2 came out. (Granted, I played and even had M rated games, but my parents didn't know about them.) Now the only non-M (for lack of a better term) game I spend a decent amount of time playing is Minecraft. | 3 |
AskReddit/c9dohz7 | 1c75w3 | If Reddit had to choose one celebrity to represent them as a sort of spokesperson, who do you think it would be? | I hate to give an obvious answer, but Niel DeGrasse Tyson is an essential part of reddit-ness. Honestly, I'd be comfortable having him represent the whole human race, if for no other reason than being knowledgeable and a good communicator. I don't know. If not that, that fox guy everyone was taking pictures of a few mo... | 2 |
AskReddit/ckr1jqz | 2hb4po | How many of you sleep all day and stay up all night? | Me. I work straight nights and even though I only need to work 3 twelve hour shifts, I usually keep on that sleep schedule cause it's easier than switching over. Also, I love my schedule cause I'm naturally nocturnal inclined | 2 |
Ask_Politics/c7ptbo9 | 15tzmv | What should Occupy Wall Street have done differently? | I disagree with the premise (as a former FiDi resident and a lawyer). Occupy moved the ball forwards on a number of issues -- it's not a trivial victory that, in the months after Occupy started, House Republicans actually started to talk about economic equality as something serious. Occupy may not have forced any real ... | 7 |
askscience/cfwf34b | 1zqytt | Are plasmids only in single-celled organisms, or can they be transferred from a single-celled organism (e.g. bacteria) to a more complex organism? | This doesn't answer the question of whether such a plasmid transfer happens naturally (because I don't know), but we can absolutely transfer plasmids made in bacteria to other organisms. I'm a developmental neuroscientist, and one of our favorite methods is in utero electroporation, where we inject a plasmid into the d... | 3 |
AskReddit/e657jq1 | 9gmjle | How do you react at being ghosted after a 6 month relationship? | Regardless of whatever has happened over the past 6 months, if they ghosted you and you were in a relationship, they don’t have the respect for you as a person or the supposed relationship you two shared so why should you stress over them? They don’t care. So why should you? Move on. | 4 |
AskReddit/cgxbxst | 23i923 | Which businesses give the coolest freebies for your Birthday? | When I was in college there was a place called Backyard Burger that would give you a free burger or chicken sandwich EVERY DAY of your birthday MONTH. And a free newspaper. I took full advantage of this promotion. They stopped doing it a few months later, right before August (my roommate's birthday month) hahaha. | 469 |
explainlikeimfive/dqsbqao | 7hmyxi | Why do tortillas cook flat on one side, and inflate rapidly on the other? | Depending on the tortilla, there is likely stretchy proteins (like gluten) which are free to stretch in the area of least resistance (upwards, away from the heat). This is because the various proteins on the hot surface break down and begin to become firm in the process (leading to the crusty areas). So, one side is fi... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/eeooxn6 | aim4xw | What is fair use? | The fair use clause of different copyright laws is an exception to these laws intended for journalists to be able to quote and illustrate somebodys work for informational purposes. There are tons of case laws around what exactly this means. However crucial points is that the work being copied should be used in a releva... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/dglq896 | 66w8bo | How do poor countries benefit from globalization? | opening of markets basically. So you're a poor farmer who grows rice. Now people are trying to buy your rice, while also selling you other goods. Also, if you're a poor country by a rich country, the rich country might be taking advantage of you, but now with 2 or more rich countries in the market, they can't be as bad... | 8 |
AskReddit/eduyge5 | af2gho | What's your first memory on the internet? | One of the first clear, specific memories I have of the internet is logging in to AOL on the morning of September 11, 2001 and seeing an image on the AOL home screen of two skyscrapers surrounded by smoke. I heard my mom talking on the phone with my dad and telling him to come home. He worked for the government and was... | 3 |
AskReddit/d20scqe | 4ejvyj | What happened at your high school? | Oh boy, I posted this before. Back in high school, we have this lady who was the security guard/housekeeper/maintenance of the building, and she also lived there at the 3rd floor. There were rumors around that there was a prostitution ring operating in the school, and that the "workers" were actually female students. I... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cekqtjw | 1uqoxc | Why do animals survive extreme temps wearing the same fur while humans can't stand a 10F temp change? | All animals undergo a process called Thermoregulation, which means they have systems in their body that are used to keep their internal temperature at a more or less constant rate even when the air temperature changes. Unfortunately for humans we're pretty bad at it (at least in terms of keeping warm when it's cold out... | 15 |
AskReddit/egarv15 | aps7b6 | What would be your advice to someone who just passed their driving test, or intends on driving soon? | TLDR: My best advice, state of mind through good mental health is more important than physical driving skills, which will naturally follow. Driving safely is about your state of mind more than it is about physical control. Anyone can learn to operate a vehicle, but ones worst qualities will always show in the way they ... | 2 |
AskReddit/ee517uk | agbwdv | What is a hobby that you do that helps you in someway (financially, health-wise)? | I make spreadsheets for everything. It's not so much a hobby as a tool but it helps keep me organized. I am known as the spreadsheet queen at work and one friend that I collaborated with on some fun projects once sends me spreadsheet memes to this day. | 2 |
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