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explainlikeimfive/epew7oz | buog43 | How is gas produced in our intestines after digesting certain foods? | Gas produced in your gut is largely due to bacteria. Your gut has a thriving ecosystem of little critters that help break down your food into simpler molecules your body can deal with. They do this by eating what you ate, and then pooping out a fair amount of various gases as a byproduct. | 5 |
AskReddit/ev9iyac | ciw72l | What does the most talented person you know do for a living? | well I'm not sure if he is the most talented person I know but he is one of the more memorable talented ones. not only was he one of the smartest in the school, he also played violin. an amazing violinist, the best player in our school. now i know you're probably thinking "ok? that's impressive but not that impressive.... | 3 |
AskReddit/duyw6b9 | 80xnzh | What's your idea of success, and how are you doing in that regard? | I grew up poor and have always lived in fear. Even now, I live in fear (finances, future, etc). Because of this, the bar is pretty low for me. My idea of success is: Never worrying about money or bills (not necessarily being rich) Being able to save a few hundred dollars every month Being able to take a vacation every ... | 3 |
AskReddit/dcunwxs | 5pxgaw | Why do urban areas vote democratic and rural areas vote republican? | Urban areas are more exposed to the variety of people. They see the inequality and the daily struggles of poor people. When you see it first hand the empathy is more personal, you see that handouts of cash just contribute to the downward spiral of those and that government help is better prepared to help those by offer... | 10 |
explainlikeimfive/ck7kq4b | 2fb6xy | Why are more teens depressed, suicidal, and prone to self-harm now than they were, say, 50 years ago? | I don't know if that is true. A lot more guys (men being more at risk) may have had firearm malfunctions and hunting accidents after breakups 50 years ago though, out of respect for the families. | 8 |
AskReddit/e9m62m6 | 9woe9r | Why isn't lobbying illegal? | In theory, there is nothing wrong with lobbying. It gives politicians the proper information and resources on certain subjects, albeit a little skewed or biased towards a certain view by the provider of that information. Proper lobbying is something that can keep net neutrality in place for example. In practice though,... | 40 |
explainlikeimfive/d92b6mo | 58pe9f | Why do they show flashes of someone's skeleton when being electrocuted in cartoons? | Doesn't happen to people in real life, no. I always assumed that the cartoon version was a joke along the lines of turning the person into a light bulb and showing the bright bones like the filament of the light, glowing brightly. | 18 |
AskReddit/c8xzglb | 1ajeek | What worries you about society today? | What worries me is that you need to go to college but the college or university is a product of capitalism and is just sees you as a number. Required courses are bullshit. Paying more money for knowledge you don't need to be successful at your future career. Throw in that college tuition is increasing every year and yo... | 11 |
AskReddit/esg2pz0 | c7lrym | How do you deal with blackouts from alcohol? | I don't. I've apparently had 2 blackouts, the first I was drunk and I don't even believe it happened (but my bf insisted it did) and the second I was watching Parasyte, got high and drunk and don't remember anything past like the second episode. I haven't done anything stupid though, so there's usually nothing to deal ... | 2 |
AskReddit/ewhfurj | cocpia | How much do you believe the media? | I trust the established media (NYT, WaPo, NBC, CBS, etc) quite a bit. I'm skeptical of everything I read, but I don't go around screaming "fake news" at everything I disagree with | 3 |
AskReddit/cc83sr3 | 1mdad9 | What is your most memorable dream/nightmare? | oh man, i have lots of memorable nightmares. But here is one of the one that always haunts me due to it being so vivid. It was this rapture dream. started off where me and my best friend (of 14 years) were running away in the dark. we ended being surrounded by these men and they we're trying to rape us, they had gotten... | 7 |
AskReddit/cnlbgih | 2s1mdw | What have you seen a friend do to someone else that made you end the friendship immediately? | Last year, we were at my best friend's house party. He had his room door locked. Near the end of the party, he notices the door was unlocked and goes into his room. He finds his $37K (don't ask how it's that expensive) ring missing. He stops the party and announces that someone at the party has taken the ring and every... | 2 |
AskReddit/cabyvwt | 1fnkro | Is it religion or a lack of religious education that is the problem? | I'm not sure having a deeper understanding of a group that feels I should be punished for not believing what they do is really going to solve many problems. Most religion is inherently divisive, setting up an "us and them" mentality. More education might make disagreements more civil, but it wouldn't eliminate the base... | 13 |
explainlikeimfive/ciqjstv | 2a1fd6 | How do some bathroom scales detect body composition, e.g., muscle, bone, fat, etc? | If I am not mistaken they do this by using a very mild electric current. As the current passes through your body it is slowed by different amounts based on your physical composition. By measuring the rate at which the current completes its circuit through you it is possible to calculate the composition of the material ... | 16 |
AskReddit/dcoclh7 | 5p4qfl | How different is your real life self than your internet self? | I'm a bit better spoken online, as I have time to read over what I'm writing and edit it to sound clearer. Also I feel more outgoing, commenting on all these AskReddit questions. I would never talk to this many people in real life | 2 |
AskReddit/ed5zvii | ac8jbi | Is there a psychological explanation for when you're about to do a chore and then don't want to do it because someone asked you to? | I mean, they robbed you of the sense of taking initiative. Now you feel less good about yourself, you feel like you'll get less credit and you feel like you're being bossed around. It's not profound psychology. That said, still do the chore. No need to act petulant just because you feel petulant. | 11 |
AskReddit/cx141t9 | 3sx56a | What to do with 40 minutes of walking each day? | Honestly, I think having a pair of 20m periods a day to reflect on your own thoughts while walking might be decent enough on its own. I get mentally fatigued unless I do that. Actually answering your question, though - try downloading some podcasts or audiobooks. | 19 |
AskReddit/emqwk6r | blrqrw | What things are cute if done by a child but annoying if done by an adult? | I personally don't find it cute, but pouting and acting passive-aggressive when something doesn't go their way. I've seen people go "aww" or laugh when a kid acts like this. If it were an adult, yikes. | 3 |
AskReddit/eiuj22l | b2rbba | What situation have you been in where you desperately wanted to say “I told you so” but didn’t? | My Robotics team was working on the bumpers for out robot, and they gave me specific measurements to cut out and drill for the wood. I looked over them, and tried to tell them that they were wrong and that using their measurements would break FRC rules. But because I had only been there for one year (which in their eye... | 3 |
AskReddit/ebelt87 | a4hz8f | What event in time changed your life forever and how? | I was in burger king one day with my dad when I was a little kid. An old man walked up and jokingly pointed at my double whopper and said "you cant finish that in one sitting!" I just laughed and he walked off. My dad told me the guy didn't order anything and was hoping I would give him part of my burger. Probably home... | 5 |
AskReddit/dzwkn2k | 8nmcrb | What’s something that doesn’t make you look smart for knowing it, but makes you look dumber for not knowing it? | I am always laughed at for not knowing how to make coffee/tea. It makes me look dumb. Most people don’t care but my employers often look at me differently once I tell them. But I have never drank either and don’t plan to. | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/cdq83oo | 1rrwco | Is quicksand actually dangerous? | It's generally only dangerous if you're an idiot and panic. You won't sink out of sight. Quicksand itself doesn't kill you, the tide coming in, if it's on beach, or the sun setting and freezing to death, are the big killers when stuck in quick sand. Quick sand is saturated sand where the water can't escape. You probabl... | 30 |
AskReddit/dkw7c3e | 6qbck5 | What's your go-to breakfast that really helps you power through your day? | Protein. Eggs, sausage/bacon, cheese, whatever. But it's got to include protein. I hate continental breakfasts because they are nothing but sugar and carbohydrates. A bunch of empty calories and I'm hungry again in about an hour and a half. I scramble myself some eggs just about every day of my life and I'm good until ... | 2 |
AskReddit/cfdipef | 1xpkvl | What is something that doesn't make sense to you, no matter how long you think about it? | I have never understood how human thoughts and human language work. At first I was under the impression that our thoughts were formed in whatever language we know, but it's not that simple. Oftentimes, we have a thought that we are just unable to put correctly into words. This proves that we do not just think in words,... | 2,764 |
AskReddit/ccplgbg | 1o80yg | What interesting things have you inherited from a loved one who passed away? | My dad was an ultra-nerd, so I got all of his memorabilia when he passed. I keep the Master Replica functioning lightsabers in my house in case a really weak burglar breaks in. I also have the old lobby cards and posters in my place. | 2 |
AskReddit/etj1z6n | cby4zg | Why does life in Early 20s suck? | all the responsibility of being an adult, without the money or career stability that you'll hopefully enjoy in your 30s and 40s. on the flip side, while dating is better in your late 20s/early 30s, hookups are definitely better in your early 20s. | 6 |
AskReddit/d8edbp8 | 55wx74 | What is the possibility of a third world war happening in the near future? | We're somewhat already there. It just not called 'World War III', rather a collection of conflicts that, when you realize it, is just between these two groups; The Middle East vs. The West. This is more Ideological rather then Country vs. Country | 3 |
AskHistorians/csimjdh | 3b1k0r | Are there any examples of immigrant groups actually bringing economic ruin to a country? | People who lament the coming of migrant people are rarely concerned for their "nation's economic health," they are worried about their own power and wealth within the society. Nativist elements are usually attempting to preserve the existing power structure of the state because they are either on top, or perceive thems... | 7 |
askscience/cr16tj3 | 354wkv | What, if any, plants could survive on mars? | Mars' surface experiences a ton of solar radiation that penetrates within the first few meters of its soil. You'd have to protect the plant from that radiation flux. You'd also probably need to provide soil nutrients since Mars' soil is largely sand and dust particles made up of iron oxides, though Curiosity was able t... | 3 |
askscience/ctc0so9 | 3e6alj | How can an electron have the same, yet negative, force to a proton even though it is ~1800th the size? | I think you're asking why an electron and a proton have equal/opposite charges? Take a hydrogen atom, which has one proton and one electron, and despite the fact that almost all of its mass is from the proton, the atom is neutral because the tiny electron cancels the charge of the giant proton. You're right that it's c... | 110 |
askscience/c1zn281 | hzeq2 | Were there metabolic differences in our ancestors that allowed for persistence hunting effective? | The video said it was 8 hours of constant chase. Maybe he averaged about 3 miles or so an hour, so that would make 24 miles, which is probably a lot more than he actually went. Running burns about 100 calories per mile, times 24, is 2400 calories. The amount of food in that beast was far more than 2400 calories. So the... | 3 |
AskReddit/c2kw7u4 | kk36m | What are moments in which you cried quite suddenly, randomly and/or irrelevantly over things that one would normally consider mundane? | A few years ago my mom bought me a leather jacket for Christmas. I tried it on, looked at myself in the mirror and just started crying. It fit horribly and I knew I would never wear it. For some reason I thought it was totally unreasonable to tell her that the fit was bad and felt guilty about the whole thing. I still ... | 4 |
explainlikeimfive/d2i9dly | 4gk8s1 | How the drinking age came to be 21 in the US, and hasn't been lowered? | The drinking age used to be 21 on a federal level. Some times ago they gave states free hands and some states lowered it to 18 and some kept 21. This ended up with people just going to another state to drink wich led them to take it back up to 21. | 2 |
AskReddit/cfyqcl5 | 200rfk | Where do you see yourself in 10 years? | I wanna go wwoofing (world wide opportunity on organic farms) and find myself. I'm going to drop my career in nursing, learn how to farm organically in a substantible way. And become a farmer. So nurse now. 10 years from now, farmer. Wahoo! I did just read animal farm though, so I'll have to keep an eye out for any usu... | 2 |
AskHistorians/casslhj | 1hbru4 | Why is the term Roman used to describe all ancient Italians, regardless of where they lived? | I'm not an antiquity specialist; however, Roman was not used to describe all ancient Italians. In the north of modern Italy, in the Tuscany region, lived the Etruscans. They had a separate language and a distinct culture. They flourished between 8th and 3rd centuries BC, until they were finally assimilated into the Rom... | 5 |
AskReddit/cl3e7na | 2il5vf | Who would you not want to get stuck with in an elevator? | On a similar note, the remote controlled security doors at our local jail occasionally get stuck. There is nothing quite like being stuck in a 5x6 area with a convicted murder for an hour while they get them unjammed. | 3 |
AskReddit/e1ulzbf | 8wdf3w | What's the dumbest lie someone has told you? | SO & I bought kayaks. His aunt caught wind and asked us if we wanted to go kayaking with her sometime. Boyfriend told her, "They are not ours, we just borrowed them from friends." Aunt knew this was complete bs, but I don't get why he lied instead of just saying no. I think he was just super nervous (didn't want to) an... | 2 |
Ask_Politics/dhmbh7w | 6bfsnz | Why did Trump say that the Democrats should have won the election? | He claims that he won despite millions of fraudulent votes, despite a system rigged in favor of Democrats, despite all the things he planned to say if he lost, and in fact was saying shortly before the election when even he thought he would lose. It's bullshit, of course. | 2 |
AskReddit/ebc6ann | a47nti | What do you want for christmas? | If I’m being honest, I don’t want it for Christmas, I kinda want it now, as stupid as it is.but the new smash bros game. My wife scraped together some money while she was getting her masters degree to surprise me with a switch, and now I’m supporting both of us. With her debt, and her being really good with money, we’v... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/ekvvomd | bd5iie | How can we still breathe through our nose with water in our mouth and the head tilted backwards? | The mouth and nose both lead to the same airway. If your mouth is closed or holding something in it, that makes no difference as you haven't SWALLOWED the water or started the process of swallowing it. Plus you can still breathe through your nose. When you swallow liquid or food, your main airway closes off to prevent ... | 4 |
explainlikeimfive/da7iizg | 5dv3ob | What is the gross (usually green or white) stuff caked onto drinking fountains, and why can't they do a better job cleaning it off? | Mineral deposits from the water/pipes It's in the water anyways, so its not like its dangerous or toxic. Unless you're living in the USA, then it's lead and is dangerous and toxic. Also look up CLR (calcium, lime, rust) cleaner. That "gross stuff" is why CLR exists. | 2 |
askscience/ch0on6u | 23u0i7 | How come when pixels on an HD TV "glitch," they follow things like people? | It's due to the way video compression works. Raw video would need extremely huge bandwidth (bits it takes to encode a second of video), so data compression techniques are used to lower the bandwidth usage to be able to fit on a DVD or being streamed over the internet. Using current compression techniques we are able to... | 13 |
AskReddit/c7oax2k | 15of1d | What should I say to a parent who is increasingly aware of significant memory loss? | I never had much of a short term memory, and now at 66 it is getting far worse. Part of the way I deal with it is acceptance. My muscles do not function the way they used to, neither does my brain. But that doesn't mean that I can't have an interesting, fulfilling and satisfying life. No one knows what will happen to t... | 2 |
AskReddit/eucnyyq | cfupfx | What was the first video game that made you cry because of the story? | When Zero "died" at the end of Megaman X because he was my hero who saved me at the beginning of the game. I was a small child and it was devastating to me. I ran into the spare bedroom and cried for 20 minutes. I'm 33 now and I'll never forget it | 2 |
AskReddit/dhqo3lb | 6bz8o1 | What would you do if a school of serial killing opened next door to you & there was plenty of international students & the school made a proposition to you for 100000 dollar to keep quiet? | News report interview years later: "Yeah they always seemed really quiet, very polite. I had no idea!" I mean if you don't agree to keep quiet they are going to make you someone's extra credit assignment. | 2 |
AskReddit/c0qfyop | c6jt9 | What percent of your time at work do you spend working, and what part looking like you're working? | I work nights and there's no supervisor. So long as I've reached my productivity targets by morning there's no problem. It takes me roughly 1/3 of my shift to meet said targets and the rest of the time I don't even need to pretend to work; I can just chill. You might think that would get boring, but that's where having... | 2 |
AskReddit/cfyhh2v | 1zz5m6 | What is your earliest childhood memory? | I'm not sure if it was THE earliest, but I remember sitting in the living room playing or something while seeing people on TV running through the streets with clouds of smoke and debris everywhere. My parents were just standing there watching. I'm not 100%, but I think it was 9/11. | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cla6435 | 2jbgwe | Why do I crave or sometimes prefer crappier, less delicious versions of food? | The junk food you crave is loaded with salt, sugar and fat. When you eat that junk, your brain releases dopamine into your system which gives you a sense of pleasure. Over time, you find yourself wanting to repeat those meals for the good feeling. This is why so many are hooked on McD's. | 5 |
askscience/exdlpk8 | crxwzc | Why do your ears pop in an airplane? | > I know that the higher you go, the more dense the air becomes, which traps air. The other way round: The higher you go, the less dense the air gets. The cabin is sealed, however, they still reduce the pressure inside a little bit because that way it is easier to hold the structure together and the plane can be built ... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/d2zd0tc | 4imqzp | Why do we see almost no $2 (USD) bills in circulation? | They are in circulation, but you don't see them because businesses never have them in their cash drawers for change, since they can just use ones. And, no ATM gives out $2 bills. Now, stop and think: when was the last time you got cash from any place other than an ATM or a store? A $2 bill just really isn't very useful... | 6 |
AskReddit/ebktlw5 | a59hhf | How do you restore your faith in humanity? | Honestly I've found that my own self assesments change how i view humanity in general, if i find myself to he overly pessimistic then i will only be able to see the negatives of humanity however if you have an optimistic outlook then you will see the positives of humanity and faith in it as a whole. May not work for ot... | 2 |
AskReddit/dz17tif | 8jol1i | What are some hobbies that make you a more interesting person? | Traveling, reading, hiking. Anything that gets you out of the house is good, as is a hobby where you learn new and interesting facts. Honestly, any hobby is interesting to someone. Do what you enjoy, and eventually you’ll find others that enjoy it too. | 3 |
AskReddit/da873pd | 5dydg2 | What is the argument against drug testing welfare recipients? | Requiring drug tests sort of assumes that people who receive welfare are more likely than others to do drugs, which I'm not sure has been demonstrated statistically. It's seen as a way to refuse money to people who really need it. | 3 |
AskReddit/cl3sgl5 | 2inhor | If it turned out North Korea was the utopia and we were in the propaganda dystopia, what would be the warning signs? | Some warning signs would be would be: That the entire media is controlled by a small group of people who blast us with propaganda and distractions 24/7, Our elections are determined primarily by a small group of people selected beforehand The government is spying on everyone There is no difference between police and so... | 246 |
AskReddit/e9anr7m | 9vaxqx | What’s your “I almost joined the military but.” story? | I almost joined the military but I have asthma and full custody of my daughter. I was not willing to give up full custody because I don’t trust anyone and her father is a POS who isn’t around since she was 8mo old. The asthma I could have lied about but mine is a little more serious. | 2 |
AskReddit/d98k2je | 59h807 | What did you find out about your wife/husband only after you got married? | That she was gay. This is significant because I am straight and assumed she was as well. EDIT: Well then! Thanks for the love, all. To answer your questions, Yes, this really happened. No, there never was or will be a threesome. She was a therapist who hooked up with a client. We are currently divorced. We married afte... | 6,634 |
explainlikeimfive/duj9mlu | 7yqyeq | How do movies hide cameras in scenes shot in front of mirrors? | Hi! Visual effects artist here. Often times when cameras are visible in scenes (which happens more often than you’d think because big budget movies use multi-camera set ups) we remove them the same way people remove blemishes on the skin when editing photos, except for every frame of that scene. There is a multitude of... | 25 |
explainlikeimfive/chcxk5e | 252996 | Why, with the NFL being Number 1 in terms of revenue; are superstar players' contracts almost always trumped by that of MLB and the NBA? | Because there are 45 guys on an NFL roster (plus practice squad). There are a lot fewer players in every other sport. So the money available for salaries is being divided by a variable number of players. | 10 |
AskReddit/e4yg416 | 9aviw6 | Where do business get custom gift cards printed? | For cardboard any printer even FedEx / staples. plastic cards (with magnetic stripes or barcode) are usually provided by their payments processor or pos vendor for a small fee per card. | 2 |
AskReddit/c1uz3ti | hfdfi | Why don't car manufacturers sell directly to consumers? | When they sell inventory to the dealers they get paid regardless of whether or not those cars sell. They also have a point of service for warranty work and accessories etc. For the manufacturers it's a better deal than direct sales. | 5 |
AskReddit/e1dj5gs | 8u8rr3 | What do you all do for a living and what’s the typical salary for that? | School psychologist. I do assessments of kids in school to determine eligibility for special Ed. Apart from that, I also consult with teachers for behavioral and academic issues. Typical starting salary is 55-60k per year going up to the high 5-figures and sometimes into 6 depending on the state, district and various o... | 6 |
AskReddit/dqmvxt5 | 7gz4j8 | What’s the “worst” thing you’d secretly like to happen? | A Third World War. It's wrong and I should be ashamed of thinking such things, but it'd be "exciting" in a macabre way. At least for awhile until we all get nuked and the survivors end up having to kneel to our new mutant cockroach overlords. | 10 |
AskReddit/c1ztmrt | i081b | Which country has the sexiest accent? | I'm an English man. It's hard for me to pinpoint an answer because mostly I'm atrocious with accents, but generally I think most of the surrounding countries have nice qualities to the general accent (by which I mean, the other countries of the UK, and also South Ireland). Some US accents are really nice too, but I cou... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/crguhd4 | 36t0sm | Why do my muscles deteriorate when I don't use them if I'm eating enough food to keep them up? | I'll try my best on this as I am not a doctor and just have basic knowledge on the topic. So your body is an incredibly efficient machine. Whenever you work out, new blood vessels form throughout your muscles to help better supply it with O2 and other important resources. Your muscles also grow and get stronger to hand... | 6 |
AskReddit/crh1zzu | 36tu0d | What is the best nickname you or someone you know has? | When I took Spanish in high school there was an upperclassmen who had the same name as me and his last name started with the same letter. It was hard to tell who he called on in class so he wanted to give me a nickname. Since I was fluent our teacher changed my name to Juan Carlos. I would end up writing Juan Carlos as... | 5 |
AskReddit/emuhjw2 | bm6qrm | How do you stop being apathetic, lazy, extremely shy, self conscious, and a virgin at 21 years old? | You will never stop being lazy, shy, self conscious, and apathetic. . You can, however, be active, outgoing, and caring despite being lazy, shy, self conscious and apathetic. . Life is momentum. You gotta get moving to get it. You can correct your direction once you're moving and you can see your target destination. Un... | 2 |
AskReddit/c2yoj1w | m7bzp | What is the most disgusting or shocking thing you've found or seen in commercial food? | Not exactly commercial food but one time in a bunch of grapes I had bought some of the grapes had spiderwebs between them, on closer inspection there was a dead red back spider in there, needless to say I didn't eat any more of the grapes. | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/cvzi3wf | 3oqije | How can a role like Heath Ledger's "Joker" be hazardous? | It's a mental thing. A lot of actors thoroughly and fully immerse themselves in their "character" so they can portray them as accurately as possible. Some get so deep into it that they could have trouble coming back out when they're done - if you live it enough it becomes YOU - and the 'character' becomes part of the a... | 5 |
AskReddit/dkvocj0 | 6q9w8f | What is Your Favorite Video Game? | I've put more hours into Halo 3 than any other game, and in many ways that's my favorite. Ocarina of Time is still the best game I've ever played, partly due to the nostalgia and impact it had, and partly because I can't find really any flaws in the game. The game I'm best at is Smash Bros 64, give me Link, Kirby or Ne... | 3 |
askscience/ce2zjea | 1szusb | What happens in wooden barrels that gives alcoholic liquids flavor and color? | In the case of bourbon, the oak barrels have been charred before being filled. As the liquor spends years in the barrels, it soaks into the wood, and expands and contracts with the changing temperatures of the seasons. This motion in and out of the burned wood does two things, first, a certain percentage of the alcohol... | 20 |
explainlikeimfive/dofnhzo | 76oxyk | When we drink water in space, is there gravity inside our body, as in, does the water go down? | It goes down. But not because of gravity, but because of the way how your esophagus (the pipe that connects your mouth and your stomach) works, it's basically a muscle that moves food/drinks into your stomach. It's also the reason why you can drink water when you are upside down (like in handstand, for example). | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/ecl8k2n | a9pc90 | How do active noise cancelling headphones work? | A micro phone picks up the average ( selected range) sound and produces the opposite sound (one sound wave cancelling out the other) in the ear thereby cancelling the two out. (Edit for thick thumbs) | 16 |
explainlikeimfive/cqozfl7 | 33was7 | Why do most animals live less than human beings? | I'm sure a lot of things contribute to the difference; this is just one I've heard that animals that take care of their children past their reproductive period tend to live longer. Whether a jaguar lives for 1 or 50 years after it stops bearing children doesn't really matter from evolution's perspective, because both t... | 2 |
AskReddit/ddbd1ww | 5rzfbv | What tips do you have for students going to college this fall ? | Most important tip: If college is valuable to you, don't let anyone devalue it. Lots of people push the "work experience only" idea as better than college. Work experience and education are both important. You can work a part time job in college that is related to your major. In fact, you are probably more likely to ge... | 3 |
AskReddit/e9rp1hw | 9xesbe | What's something interesting to do that's easy to learn? | Knitting! There’s a plethora of online videos and tutorials to teach you the basics. After a little research, you could hop down the the store, buy some yarn and some needles, and be going at it within minutes! It’s easy enough to learn the basics within a day, and you could be looking at a hand-knit scarf or hat withi... | 2 |
AskReddit/d877y8t | 553kbp | What fact did you learn at an embarrassingly late age? | Took me exactly 19 years for me to learn that I was in fact colorblind. Literally on my birthday I commented on the color of a few of my gift bags and my family said that wasn't what they saw. Took a few tests and turns out I have mild red/green colorblindness. | 2,297 |
askscience/c52f48n | v97pi | Is it possible to make a n object visually move with only heat? | Heat is random vibration of molecules. This results in just about 0 net momentum. Therefore it's impossible to just vibrate an object using only these random vibrations. However, heat causes materials to expand, especially gases. This is how most explosions work. Thus every time you see a thermal explosion push objects... | 3 |
AskReddit/cg24hej | 20dbgy | How did you get your nickname? | DILDOR THE GREAT, a GREAT nickname if I do say so myself. It all started a crazy summer day when my girly friend came over to "hangout" after she had been there for ~1 hour she said she wants to go play video games on my computer. She isn't a gaming type girl and I was quite surprised. I asked what she wanted to play a... | 4 |
explainlikeimfive/er8r6i4 | c0xwge | Do insects have the same sort of internal organs as us? | No, they do not. They have analogous systems, but they can vary wildly in function. For example, the respiratory system of most insects is trachea, not lungs; they do not have a pump that hauls air to and fro, they absorb oxygen by diffusion. Only vertebrates have truly the same organs as us, because they evolved from ... | 7 |
AskReddit/cjjmhur | 2cw99c | What did your "cool" teacher let you get away with in class? | Smoke cigarettes. This was in like 1990 or so, ceramics (pottery) class, dude smoked, we smoked, he didn't care as long as we turned in some pots. There was a courtyard attached to his room and the only windows in were his class. He was a hippy, said a few years earlier that kids were allowed to smoke as long as it was... | 2 |
AskReddit/ccw4muc | 1ovqwf | What is your proudest achievement that you've never told anybody about? | All of the web design things I've contributed to. Writing code for open sourced projects and such. I might mention I do web design if it comes up, but never detail. Because no one I know in person has any knowledge about it. So I really can't. Plus no one I know understands why I like to do it. Flat out no one is inter... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cwblq3f | 3q31js | Why does vomiting with an upset stomach make you feel better? | When you have an upset stomach, it can be because there's something in there that's directly causing the sensation. If it's bad enough, your body will decide to send it out the way it came, rather than deal with it until it makes its way out the normal exit. Once the bad stuff is out of you, it's not irritating you any... | 2 |
AskReddit/d68310o | 4wm2au | What was your first car? | 88 Ford Taurus. Loved that car. It had Bench seats so "Romantic escapades" we're easy and fun, and you could hit a speed bump at 40mph and barely even feel it. Sold it to my uncle and my cousin totaled it. | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/chnt2or | 265fen | Why does installing to a hard drive take longer than deleting? | Installing has to copy a lot of individual bytes to a location, and then update an index which tells your operating system where those files are located. Deleting just wipes those files from the index (which requires almost no space compared to the actual files). The data is still on the hard drive (that's why undeleti... | 3 |
AskReddit/d7mhbea | 52qhm9 | What's a good way to make a sick day more enjoyable? | Are you actually home sick? There are two things I've done while actually sick that made the day so much better. One was watch an entire day-long marathon of Alaska State Troopers, simply because it was on TV. I was mesmerized the whole day. Most recently I had to call in sick a few weeks ago, and I basically just sat ... | 14 |
AskReddit/dtisz03 | 7uapm4 | What can a 7 years old child do instead of watching Youtube? | Play outside with friends in the park,draw,take pictures,dress up,imaginary play. Youtube every once in a while is okay-but make sure you monitor what they watch and make sure it’s educational. | 3 |
AskReddit/cax017j | 1hqvsw | What is the shittiest game you've ever played? | I can't remember what it was called, but you played a red ball who died when he hit a silver triangle. The walls, ceilings, floors and platforms were the same uniform colour of gray or light green, if I remember clearly and the background was black, blue or yellow. Something garish I can't remember. Anyway, the ball co... | 3 |
AskReddit/e9q38ea | 9x7675 | What were you like in high school and how have you changed since graduating? | I always say that tehre were two different ways you can look at my time in high school. Socially I did great, I had a lot of friends ranging through many different hobbies, I was captain of the swim team my senior year, I was in high school band, and although I wasn't popular by any means people generally liked me. But... | 10 |
AskReddit/ckx8ahu | 2hyqg6 | What jobs do you think will no longer exist in 2024? | A lot of picking/packing type jobs will have been automated. Possibly delivery as well. A great many places that currently employ hundreds of people will employ dozens. | 2 |
askscience/efqwn0a | an3ipw | Why do certain foods, notably meats and cheeses, taste differently depending on how finely they're cut or shredded? | They dont necessarily taste differently, but you experience them differently. A small piece of cheese that you can easily chew and taste and swallow would be experienced alot better than an entire cheese wheel that gets all cloggy and hard to chew and swallow. | 7 |
explainlikeimfive/cw8yjgr | 3psd3x | Why are people so mad about Trudeau pulling out of Syria and accepting refugees? | Because many people don't want to accept Arab Muslim refugees into the country on the grounds that it will either create security issues or in some way "damage Canadian culture." I, personally, find this to be kind of strange given Canada's very long history of being very open to refugees. | 2 |
askscience/dnjhh3v | 72l9w7 | Why don't highway tractors use electromotive diesel setups to pull freight similar to locomotive and mine haul? | It's not my field, but I'm going to take a guess: Weight. The weight you can put on a truck is limited by the way the road is built. Any weight you add to the engine reduces the payload you can carry. Which is different from trains where you can add more cars, or mine hauling where you don't probably expect the roads t... | 20 |
AskReddit/ccexqz5 | 1n2zun | Is bad breath a potential deal breaker when starting to date someone? | Eat an apple before the date. The citric acid in the apple will fix your bad breath. LPT if you think you have bad breath, lick your hand and wait for 5 seconds. Then smell the area you licked. If it smells bad then you have bad breath. | 2 |
AskReddit/cjjsuwr | 2cwgs3 | What is the best real or made up name for a strip club you know? | How about a strip club that only girls currently in college are allowed to dance in? Before their performance, the DJ tells the crowd what her major is. For example: "Next up is Savannah. She's studying chemistry and hopes to one day discover the vaccine for muscular dystrophy." Then patrons would know all their tips w... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/ec24aw5 | a76igh | How does boiling eggs work? | Think of an uncooked egg like neatly folded headphones. You can have 10 pairs in a draw and easily move them around. This is a normal liquid egg. When you cook the egg, it's like unfolding all the headphones and shaking them around a bunch. Eventually you'll get a solid tangled ball of headphones. This is a solid egg. ... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cv4j3nj | 3la8xf | Why do so any political candidates repeatedly run for election when they do not have a reasonable likelihood of winning? | There's no one correct answer here, because different political experts have different theories, but I'll list a couple: The Obama Effect. Obama started way back in the pack polling with very low numbers, but eventually went on to win the nomination and the general election. After that, more candidates think they're th... | 63 |
AskReddit/elul89w | bho6mv | How are you today? | Absolutely horrible. My best friend had been trying to conceive for 5 or 6 years now. She found out last month she was pregnant. I was ecstatic. She found out today shes miscarrying. Im devastated. Shes on the other side of the country so I cant be with her to comfort her. Im just.at such a loss right now. Im browsing ... | 192 |
AskReddit/df8ws4t | 60rjjx | What's a question you always want to be asked? | Can I rant/vent to you? I love this question when someone asks me it, because the answer is almost always YES. I love being a listening ear and trying to help people. I love knowing someone wants to come to me to pour their heart and problems out because they find me trustworthy enough to listen and actually care about... | 46 |
AskReddit/e31ppwj | 91yd8a | What’s your earliest childhood memory and how old were you at the time? | Mine is kind of morbid/sad but my moms father (obviously my grandfather) died in a car accident. I specifically remember my mom telling my great grandma not to take me to the viewing but she did. I have an extremely vivid memory of looking at my grandfather in an open casket when I was 4 years old. It’s the oldest and ... | 2 |
AskReddit/cwlecri | 3r6pty | What's something you're really terrible at? | Hearing people with background noise. Most people seem to even when you only hear a portion of what someone said in a busy environment can put 2 and 2 together and understand what the person is saying. I can't. I have to basically make eye contact nod my head as if I have a clue what they're saying and do my best to he... | 13 |
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