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AskReddit/euwkpl2 | chqsy7 | What's a good example of mankind evolving from the last 100 years? | Small scale but its been noted that the tendons and muscles that control your ring finger and pinky finger are more uniform now than say late 19th century people. It's believed within 500 years the two fingers will fuse together as the pinky becomes more vestigial | 3 |
AskReddit/c7wa5ci | 16ia2f | What is the longest time you've gone without sleep? | I think I went over 48 hours one time, I felt awful. Physically exhausted, had massive headaches and got dizzy spells every few seconds. The sleep I got after it felt like a fever-stress dream, it took me a little while to get back to feeling normal. | 5 |
AskReddit/dxnh2h1 | 8dit35 | What's the most underrated TV show to binge? | Resurrection Ertugrul, fantastic historical turkish tv show about the father of the founder of the Ottoman empire, it's ongoing but so far it has 4 seasons of ~30 2 hour episodes so theres a lot of content. First two seasons are on netflix where they split the episodes into a more managable 40 minute portions but the s... | 4 |
explainlikeimfive/csyo95w | 3ct4tl | Why does a cup of ice "pop" and "crack" when water is added? | The phenomenon is known as differential expansion. The drink is warmer than the ice so when an ice cube is dropped in, the outer core of the ice warms up and expands while the inner core of the ice remains cold and doesn't expand resulting in the crack. Part of the ice is trying to expand, part of the ice is trying to ... | 9 |
AskReddit/cf7s3f6 | 1x3dhm | What ways did you outsmart your parents as a kid? | My parents set up the TV so that I had to enter a code to watch the restricted channels. I couldn't figure out their code, and I knew that if I started at "0000" and working my way up to "9999" it would all be for naught if they simply changed to code once in awhile. So I figured out that there was a timer on the telev... | 429 |
AskReddit/ctpn31k | 3fkor1 | If Seinfeld and Friends ever crossed over for an episode, what would be the plot? | Forgot the details, but there was a episode written for a Seinfeld/Friends crossover. NBC was doing some theme for their shows and the shows were paired together. Seinfeld resisted, but finally gave NBC a script. He killed off Ross (I believe) the episode was obviously never filmed. | 21 |
explainlikeimfive/d01rqdi | 461xok | Why slap someone on the face to let him stay conscious after accident, instead of letting lose consciousness, so he not feels pain etc. ? | When a serious accident occurs, it's best to try and keep victims conscious basically so you know they're alive. Generally, it's easier to fix/diagnose/help people who are conscious, so letting them fall unconscious is a bad idea (hence the slap). Unconscious/semi-conscious people also have less control of their bodies... | 9 |
AskReddit/etli0ve | ccab1b | What humiliating memories do your siblings bring up every time you get into an argument or when introduce them to your new love interest? | When I was in 1st grade (so I was about 6/7) I lost my hearing for 2 weeks due to a really bad flu. I couldn't go to school for a while. I was terrible at reading lips. I legitimately thought that my middle name was Tree (it is Cheri). I wanted to change it because I thought trees were ugly and stupid. I said the phras... | 3 |
AskHistorians/c9k8y02 | 1cv0d4 | Has Martial Law Ever Been Declared in the US and if so Were Any Civilians Shot? | The link svarogteuse provides to Wikipedia is missing a number of interesting incidents. This is NOT an exhaustive list, either - I'm just pointing out a few of my favorites. In 1806, General James Wilkinson declared martial law in New Orleans - ostensibly to prevent Aaron Burr from attacking the city, but more likely ... | 80 |
explainlikeimfive/c2ek72n | jrdxe | Why is the ocean brown, murky, and disgusting in most places, but beautiful, and clear in tropical areas? | Rivers running through the land and eroding different types of sediment will carry their payload to the coast where it is dumped into the ocean. The "middle" of an ocean (or ocean water not next to a river) is never brown/murky. So you can blame the river's flow, the sediment it carries, and the tidal movements directi... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/c2m6jyj | kpprf | Why particles exceeding the speed of light is important? | The previously established rule that has been broken is e=mc^2 .jr high version: E=mc^2 represents the total amount of energy in a particle, as defined by its total mass times the speed of light squared. What that means is that for a given amount of mass in a particle, it contains so much energy (which is the mass of t... | 3 |
AskReddit/c2qu4u7 | l98uq | What movie completely destroys you? | Inception. Came out in the same week my brother threw himself off a roof. You can imagine what scene slays me. Funny story though, my sister was abroad and far from family when she got the news. She was completely in shock (as we all were) and didn't leave her house for a few days. Well, a friend of hers decides to dra... | 65 |
askscience/cs886ot | 3a0m3y | How is the observer effect consistent with quantum tunneling? | An electron tunneling a new nanometers is not a macroscopic effect in itself. The result of it can have macroscopic effects, such as your electronics don't work. But those happen after the electron is measured on the other side of the barrier and tunneling has taken place. | 7 |
AskReddit/dlicwwt | 6t5uzx | What is a book you recommend to everyone? | In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, which is the true story of two serial killers who murdered an entire family one night in a small town in Kansas, and also turned Capote into the most famous writer in the US in the sixties. It was the first book in the genre of true crime, and while it reads like a novel, it's really a v... | 29 |
AskReddit/dbcczmy | 5izvld | What are great career choices that many people don't know about? | Though it may not necessarily be true over the next four years.working for the federal government. The government offers positions for almost any major, every state, and plenty around the world. If you have a 3.0 GPA, a clean criminal record, have been fairly responsible with debt (excluding college debt), and are drug... | 5 |
AskReddit/d3tgzcr | 4m8qkd | What made you believe in the supernatural? | Because my mom seems psychic, and I have traits that seem psychic to other people. I don't really think it's supernatural to have these abilities, but I think that some people do things that can't be explained so I'll try to explain it in a rational way: All information I consume is put in my brain bank that I call the... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cufifmy | 3idr4f | Why hasn't there been an American president younger than forty, considering the minimum age is 35? | Experience. Generally an older candidate would have a field day pointing out the younger one's inexperience. Plus it takes a lot of money to run for president, and a long career in politics will help make you well known to a wider audience. Some presidents have been pretty young, though. Teddy Roosevelt was 42 and JFK ... | 11 |
AskReddit/ei60drd | az8i2p | What noise/noises can you listen to for hours and not be bothered, but others would want to punch the wall after 5 minutes of it? | I don't mind birds chirping/singing at all, even at night, but god forbid if I hear a random dog barking for a few minutes (especially a high-pitched yapper). | 7 |
AskReddit/egzfbep | at8rbx | What was the kindest gesture a stranger showed you? | Back when I had somewhat of a following on Tumblr, I once posted a little vent about how I was stretched really thin, just enough money to cover my bills, tired of eating ramen and popcorn, just burnt out. A stranger sent me a $300 Amazon gift card and told me to treat myself to a few things. I'll never forget that. | 2 |
AskReddit/c7l75sj | 15c8ie | What is the craziest freak accident or event you have been in/witnessed? | I don't know if this counts as a freak accident, but I was driving down the highway one night and I was the only car on the road, and a man wearing all dark clothing walked out into the middle lane where I was driving. I saw him at they very last second, just in time for him to stay still and stare at me right before h... | 3 |
AskReddit/dorkd3v | 787ay4 | What do you believe other people are wrong about? | People who complain that having kids and getting married is expensive are wrong. Those two things will never be cheap because no matter how much money you make, you'll always want to spend too much on them. I can assure you that if you think that they are expensive at your current salary level, you'd consider them equa... | 2 |
AskReddit/dtkypid | 7ukioj | What is the best fantasy TV series to get somebody hooked on the sci-fi/anime/fiction genre? | For some context, my friend is about as hooked on fantasy shows and games as I am, doesn't matter if it's anime, or video games, or LOTR, etc. His wife on the other hand, is ABSOLUTELY not. But for his birthday, she promised him that she would watch one series with him of his choosing. So we're trying to find the best ... | 2 |
AskReddit/dc76yol | 5my6j3 | What movie, t.v. show, book, or anime gave you "post entertainment depression" when it ended? | Game of Thrones. I started watching the summer after season 5 ended, so I was able to binge heavily. In fact, I watched season 5 entirely in one night, and upon finishing I was more upset than I care to admit. The shock of having to wait nearly 9 months for the next episode definitely took it's toll. | 2 |
AskReddit/es5musk | c5zqwq | What’s the most gruesome crime from the area you live in? | In the neighborhood a few streets down from mine a guy killed his wife and two of his kids by gun shot in the house and took his youngest daughter into the woods out side of there house and beat her to death and killed himself. my friend only lives a few houses away from where it happen she told me the next morning whe... | 2 |
AskReddit/d005um7 | 45u0ig | How close are we to living in a 1984 (George Orwell) like world? | Depends on where you live. There are many nations in the world where people have personal freedoms, and access to independent media such as free press and the internet. Those states are nothing like what is depicted in 1984. But there are other nations in the world where individual liberties are suppressed, and where t... | 4 |
AskReddit/dilypwo | 6fy9l8 | How does one deal with a breakup when all your friends are mutual? | Get new friends. I didn't completely ditch my old friends post breakup. But actively avoiding my ex was a bit of an emotional drain so I made an effort to develop friendships with new people that didn't know my ex. | 2 |
AskReddit/df8xcu4 | 60sd8o | What happened to the "creepy" kid from your HS? | I live alone in a 1 bedroom apt. Never married, no kids. And yes I was the creepy guy in school. But I choose to be. I'm just a introvert that chooses to be alone and happy with it. I date but very rarely lately. As I can't seem to find the right one. Want a gamer girl. Most girls hate video games. And tell me to grow ... | 2 |
AskReddit/d3eso9x | 4kgrhx | What is the single most life-changing piece of advice you've ever received? | You've likely already heard it the best advice you're gonna get. The only thing left to do is act on it. There's a poet that once said the power of one begins with believing. It starts in the heart, then flows through the soul, and changes the world. Life can seem a challenge, Life can seem impossible It's never easy w... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/d9i6cju | 5aoneh | What causes Saturn's hexagonal storms? | I think it's still largely unknown but I think the best explanation is the storms/vortexes are spaced out in a way that form straight lines around the outside of the cluster in a hexagonal shape. I think the effect has been mimicked in water but saturns case is still rather peculiar. | 11 |
AskReddit/cvgqf5y | 3mok1i | Why do people wear deodorant when you can wear antiperspirant and deodorant and not sweat? | Because some of us don't like to shove aluminum up our armpit pores. You are supposed to sweat. You release toxins in sweat. You are just locking gross things in your body and if you ever stop using it, look out. You will pour sweat out. You are making your body out of wack with antiperspirant. | 5 |
AskReddit/e3zpj51 | 96djhx | What's the deep dark family secret that you learned as an adult? | My secret uncle. Born in the 1920s when my grandpa was 17. My grandpa abandoned him with the mother, went to medical school, married and had 4 other kids. When my uncle grew up, he tried multiple times to establish contact with the rest of my family but my grandfather refused to meet him or even speak to him. Honestly ... | 58 |
AskReddit/dh0xosz | 68sjfl | Why do girls make such a bigger deal out of their birthday than guys? | It has nothing to do with the fact that it's her birthday. The girl in your case is just looking for an excuse to rack up the facebook likes and down a few drinks while soaking up all the attention she's getting. Let me guess, she started posting about her birthday weeks before the actual day? It's not because she's ex... | 2 |
AskReddit/duhwk7m | 7yo0ft | What is the craziest change you have seen from someone in a very short amount of time? | I've seen a lot of people do crazy physical changes in a short amount if time like getting either a lot of tattoos or a really big one. Or get a bunch of piercings. I've never seen a person change themselves non-physically though. Even after not seeing someone for 15 years they're still the same person. Unless they OD ... | 2 |
askscience/demjm3n | 5xxoy5 | What makes sarcomas so: 1) rare and 2) aggressive compared to carcinomas or other cancers? | They're rare because they're not from tissue with high cell turnover. Cancer is a problem of unregulated growth and division, so it naturally tends to affect cells that grow and divide a lot. The more times you copy and recopy your genetic code, the more chances there are for errors to add up such that normal safeguard... | 10 |
AskReddit/eihe8ar | b0u8xw | What is a stupid thing you did as a kid that your parents still tease you about? | Ate hot cheetos, sneezed, red boogers came out of my nose but since it was hot cheetos up my nose basically it burned, i freaked out, my parents never let me live it down (well the teasing has mainly ceased since my dad's girlfriend left, it was mostly her doing the teasing actually) when i was a kid i used to stick er... | 2 |
AskReddit/di2k44s | 6dgxwd | What professions are going to disappear in the next 10-20 years? | People who aren't knowledgeable about the limits if AI can't answer this. And 10-20 years isn't that long a time either meaning that current technology will have to do must of the replacing. | 5 |
AskReddit/e79v91g | 9lw6fq | What are some of your favorite examples of companies that started off as something completely different than what they are now? | In 1833, shopkeeper Marcus Samuel decided to expand his London business. He already sold antiques, but decided to try selling oriental shells, aiming to capitalise on the fashion for using them in interior design. Such was the demand that Samuel quickly began importing shells from the Far East, laying the foundations f... | 2 |
AskReddit/d9tky3m | 5c4l9f | What is a video game that helps you to relax? | I don't have any of those anymore. Blizzard and their online play endless spy patches ruined it for me. I want to play some video games, marriage has been tough on my skills. | 2 |
AskReddit/csar5n1 | 3aahov | What job is widely considered low-paying but actually pays surprisingly well? | Welder. Don't underestimate that job, it pays well, and a lot of senior welders are looking for apprentices. Bonus point for under-sea welding, it's crazy well paid (though very risky for your health on the long run) | 6 |
AskReddit/eeqme1e | aitwcb | What do you wish you could try before you buy? | The store brand non-food items from club stores like Costco and Sams club. I'd like to try the paper products, trash bags, laundry detergent, etc, before buying a 1 year supply. An annual sample box after you renew your membership would be cool. | 2 |
AskReddit/c9x7mzr | 1e6bwu | What is something you learned the hard way when you moved out of your parents' place for the first time? | I moved out at 18. There's a bunch I've learned since then. Some is probably obvious. Starting out is really expensive. All the little things you need really add up. Buying in bulk will save you money. Get a Costco membership. Food costs a crazy amount of money. A slow cooker will save you money and time. Throw stuff i... | 10 |
askscience/cw3euct | 3p5jt0 | Why is it commonly said that a pregnancy lasts 9 months, when a full term baby is actually 40 weeks (10 months)? | First, 40 weeks (280 days) is actually about 9 months and 6 days since most months are 30 or 31 days, not exactly 4 weeks. Second, the 40 weeks of gestation is generally measured from the date when the mother's last period began, but the actual fertilization will have happened some time after that. In fact, on average ... | 7 |
AskReddit/cgx3v6z | 23hpkv | Why is socialism portrayed as evil or infeasible? | It's "portrayed" as evil because it was synonymous with everything that legitimately was evil in the 1950s, namely the Soviet Union. It became the symbol for "the enemy." I'm libertarian, so I genuinely think socialism is immoral. I wouldn't go so far as to call it "evil", or even unfeasible. I just think it's wrong. T... | 7 |
AskReddit/cjcmvt2 | 2c7apk | What are ten things that every person must own? | Love these questions! I am constantly looking for the best things. All I can think of now is: Leatherman (for all your tool necessities) Good shoes Back-up money Laptop Smartphone Place you can call home Health insurance . Please add things I miss! | 2 |
askscience/c2a4eid | j8xo0 | Do men see and hear better than women? | Not an expert, but I have some thoughts. It wwould seem to me that there is a far larger variation in visual and audible senses based on environmental factors than there is based on gender differences. While there may certainly be an innate superiority of one gender over another in those abilities, that would be far ou... | 3 |
AskReddit/eq8miyv | bxoctr | When is a time you disregarded company policy to make a customer happy? | Quite often. The one that stands out the most though was when I used to work at Best Buy some 10+ years ago. There was a lady that came in. Older, had cancer and was going through chemo. She wanted to treat herself to a nice TV and was having it installed and all that fun stuff. They told her she needed a Harmony remot... | 2 |
AskReddit/dui41ce | 7yotr1 | What foods put together sound disgusting but really taste delicious? | Spaghetti and Tuna. Olive oil, garlic, cherry tomatoes, olives, parsley, basil, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and 3 cans of albacore tuna in water. Cook that in a pan for 20 minutes and put it on top of your favorite pasta. It's delicious, cheap, and easy to make. I'm full blooded Italian and have eaten very, very we... | 8 |
AskReddit/c3nfqmc | p8vxw | In honor of Black History Month, who are some African American musicians you love that had an impact on the history of music? | He's not American, but the style of music he pioneered came in part from the relatively short time he spent in the US, jamming and gigging and recording, and he took that music and incorporated into his. He's one of the most influential musicians ever in the history of music: Fela Kuti, Nigeria's most famous and most p... | 2 |
AskReddit/cxn3hc0 | 3vfbvu | What films could've gone from "average" to "good" or even "good" to "great" by making a few changes? | I think the Purge had a great concept, but was poorly executed. The writers had this intriguing fictional America to work with, and they boiled it down to a home invasion jump-scare film. Think about it, NOTHING is illegal. Not just theft and murder, NOTHING. Involuntary human testing, war crimes, assassination, vigila... | 21 |
explainlikeimfive/cct8mf2 | 1olm2l | Does Earth have a good defense system for asteroids/meteors that might threaten us? | There are currently no known asteroid which pose any threat to the Earth. Space is big, but time doesnt matter to big rocks. So we have been hit by a lot, but the Earth has been here longer than we can imagine. So our brief existence is sort of the only defence we currently have. Humanity may not live long enough to ex... | 3 |
AskReddit/c5xswvm | yq2pw | Have you had an epiphany whereby you realized that a cause you were fighting for you no longer agreed with? | Yep. I used to strongly disagree with the theory of evolution, because I was raised Christian and thought that it was wrong. I had an epiphany when I found out what evolution actually is. Turns out I didn't know what I was talking about. I also had an epiphany when I realized I never really believed in religious stuff. | 2 |
AskReddit/evckep5 | cjcky1 | If a third World War begins, which nation will win? | In a conventional war the US would win simply because they have NATO and the world's largest, most sophisticated military. However, there is no guarantee it would stay conventional. Also, it depends on what kind of war it is. I doubt we'd ever see a war like WW2 again. | 196 |
AskReddit/d5twhqa | 4uydiv | If you had to convince your girlfriend of the genius of South Park, what episode would you show her? | She's Canadian, so showing her any Canada based ones get a giggle. We're also huge Fleetwood Mac fans, so the episode with "Stevie the goat" and landslide work too. | 3 |
AskReddit/d2dgu8a | 4fzph7 | What's the shittiest thing an employer has ever done to you? | Two very short stories: Old employer put a lot of requirements on me to achieve fulltime status. I spent thousands to do so, then they dropped my contract without notice. Current employer - I worked 18 months without any vacation or even requesting a day off for personal. One of the guys I supervise died, and he happen... | 5,794 |
AskReddit/caf097w | 1fycma | How many of you out there pee in the shower? | Female here. Yes, I do pee in the shower. It is always amazing to me that I can pee (in the toilet) just before I get in the shower, then as soon as the water hits me, I need to pee again. I'm NOT going to get out while soaking wet, sit on the toilet, then get back in the shower again. It seems silly. And yes, I have p... | 2 |
AskReddit/cenqay5 | 1v1c4x | What do you remember enjoying most from your favorite grade school class? | We did a lot of "cool stuff" that were actually learning experiences. We'd put on a huge fake marketplace with cardboard money and have to budget and do math on the spot to decide how much change was needed. We took care of a vegetable garden. We took care of the class bunnies. We took care of eggs until they hatched, ... | 2 |
AskReddit/d5vt5ta | 4v5wri | What TV show unexpectedly sucked you in? | Honestly? Marvel movies. All it took was me watching one and now I just really like comic books stuff, which is something I never got into as a kid. Not only do I want to watch all comic book tv shows and movies, I also want to read comics a lot. And not just Marvel, DC also. | 2 |
AskReddit/cby5czo | 1ldjjy | Why are some people so good at holding conversations with someone they just met? | My dad was always really good at it and I think I picked it up from him. I can talk to anyone about anything and hold a long conversation even if I have no idea what the other person is taking about. I once talked to a guy for over 30 min about barcode scanners. | 2 |
AskReddit/dliqj6r | 6t8q8o | How do you thank/praise/compliment or otherwise acknowledge a stranger's 'Good Deed' while out in public? | I'll see a complete stranger do something nice purely because they felt it was "the right thing to do," whether that was picking up some random litter nearby, giving up their cab to a family, giving there seat on the subway to someone in need, etc. I typically say "Nicely done!" or "Good on ya, mate!" among other rando... | 2 |
AskReddit/ccyzqi2 | 1p5o3i | What is the best way to discretely find out my girlfriends ring size without her suspecting anything? | Try asking a friend of hers that you trust to figure it out. Maybe she could take her ring shopping under the guise that the friend is looking for some causal jewelry, then they could work in a convo about ring sizes. Good luck! | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/csfc73y | 3arpwn | Why do engines need oil ? | Oil as in motor oil, or oil as in petrol? Motor oil is a lubricant. It helps the engine run smoothly and reduces wear and tear on the engine, which lets it last longer. While synthetic oils are now available, the original motor oils were mineral in nature simply due to availability. Petrol is derived from crude oil due... | 4 |
AskReddit/dipefnh | 6gd7wp | What are some things that are worth spending more money on? | If you use it a lot, your computer. I spent $1k to buy a new desktop and $350 on a 1440p monitor. Best money I ever spent. My quality of life dramatically shot up just from having an SSD. | 2 |
askscience/czjiwu0 | 43mayy | Do bacteria change the nutritional content of milk when they turn it into yogurt? | If you're just going for basic nutrition to keep track of what you're eating, then just treating it as milk is probably a good enough approximation. There are changes, but the difference is not large. If you are concerned about lactose intolerance then the difference is significant since the bacteria break down a signi... | 7 |
AskReddit/excrbqi | cs602f | What do you like about Reddit? | Anonymity! Reddit is kind of in its own world compared to other internet sources. But everyone is pretty much equal, and i could be responding to Brad Pitt’s question right now and not know it. Hi brad! | 2 |
AskReddit/cokqkim | 2vtay8 | What is something people do that makes you instantly despise them? | If they chew with their mouth open, or is a mouth breather. Or chews really loudly. Pretty much if I can hear your mouth work when I'm sitting by you, I hate you. Edit: When I mean mouth breathers, I mean the people who just breath out of their mouth because they can, and make no effort to see if it annoys anyone else.... | 407 |
explainlikeimfive/cvbhmro | 3m2ya5 | What happens when my eyes focus on my reflection in my phone screen then switch back to the screen? | The light field that exists in the three dimensional volume between your eyes and your screen contains many different patterns that correspond to different images at different locations. By pointing your eyes in a certain location and adjusting the shape of the natural lens on the front of your eye, you select out only... | 3 |
AskReddit/ckqt9sj | 2ha8l5 | What do you do when you're feeling depressed? | Last week I was feeling so much worse than usual. This year has been, hands down, the worst of my entire life. I flushed a month's worth of valium down the toilet. It didn't make anything better, but it kept it from getting out of control worse. | 3 |
AskReddit/epa5v77 | bucfey | What movie/book/TV-show/video game you have seen/read/played had the WORST ending? | Honestly? The Last Of Us. I don't mean that the ending's necessarily bad as in weak, I just hated it. I get why Joel did what he did, and I can't surely say that I would've done the right thing either, but god I hated it. It was selfish, and on top of it all he lied to Ellie, repeatedly. Understandable but absolutely w... | 2 |
AskReddit/cmw09sg | 2petky | How has cannabis smoking affected your lungs? | Daily bud smoker for four years. It's definitely increased my lung capacity in an odd way, since you're supposed to inhale and keep the smoke in your lungs to reach the desired effect. Nowadays I use a vaporizer, and I've never had coughing fits or any shortness of breath. That, and I've never developed a cigarette smo... | 2 |
AskReddit/e81y9o0 | 9pihni | What are reasons for a best friend from childhood to cut off each other? | If you are asking this question in regards to a personal situation, it is probably time to reevaluate your friendship. That said, I stopped talking to childhood and middle school friends when I moved away and I was the one making all of the effort. I don't mind putting in more effort, but it's really disheartening to b... | 4 |
AskReddit/cb4o13h | 1ihvhn | Do you guys know of any exciting jobs that don't require a diploma? | Trades like air conditioning repair man and boiler mechanic are very well paid and provide solid hours. The jobs are not as easy to come by as people make it sound but finding someone you can travel and shadow gets you on the right path. | 2 |
AskReddit/ersvr6h | c3s4x5 | If your old toys came to life, what would they say about you? | First of all that would be a freaking nightmare. Given the incident - when I was 3 years old I had a teddy bear and I wanted to feed it but due to obvious reasons that wasn't possible. So I tore out his belly removed some of the stuffings and replaced them with bread crumbs instead. Next day my mom took it away from me... | 3 |
AskReddit/e8xye56 | 9topwv | If you found a death note, who is the first one you'll kill and how you want him to be killed? | There is so much good you can do with that thing, but everyone always just kills people they hate. Imagine you find patients with a painful terminal condition that have 6 months to live and write "So-and-so dies after living painlessly for a year, during which time he was inspired to write a book detailing the steps ne... | 5 |
AskReddit/envbgn8 | bpnh46 | What did you do to become that guy (or that girl) when you were in school? | i was a theatre nerd for all of high school, and was the president of our drama club in my senior year. since my school didn’t have the best budget we’d do shakespearean/public domain shows as jukebox musicals. my senior year, we decided to do A Midsummer Nights Dream as a musical comedy. I was cast as Titania, queen o... | 2 |
AskReddit/e0ze2xi | 8sh3bx | What is your favourite drinking game? | Drinking and driving. Play Mario kart, every one has to finish their beer before driving. You can not move while you are drinking (literally the kart has to be stopped, no coasting you cheaters). Many fun nights in college. | 7 |
explainlikeimfive/cjh897l | 2cnj4b | Why does it take 24-48 hours to do a blood test for Ebola? | There are more rapid tests used in the field but they are less accurate (lower sensitivity and specificity, or more "false" readings). To really get an accurate diagnosis, the virus has to be isolated and this is only done in high-containment laboratories. There are only a few of these labs so several hours are spent t... | 3 |
AskReddit/cg030uf | 205wd8 | What's the worst "compliment" you've ever received? | I got a bad stomach-acid problem and it got to the point that I stopped eating. I lost 15lbs through out the ordeal and my best friend said, "Now that you've lost some weight, you should really hit the gym so that your muscles will come out more. You'll look a lot better." I had no idea how to take that. | 13 |
AskReddit/c3hojfv | oiwp7 | What will human civilization look like 100, 500, or 1000 years from now? | It's difficult to outline society 100 years from now. Basically impossible beyond that. The main reason is that it won't quite be human civilization. Soon technologies that augment humans or create non-human intelligences will be available. Edit: well isn't everyone here a little pessimist. | 2 |
AskReddit/e98uku4 | 9v2mac | What is the weirdest thing you have caught a coworker doing? | back when i worked at white castle this guy stared at a wall for nearly an hour rather than working and another time caught him writing in his diary about what everybody does, really specific things like he had 3 pages on how he doesn’t like me bc i moved the cheese | 3 |
askscience/dtmd5uq | 7uqmru | Is it possible there are major gold deposits still out there waiting to be discovered? | It's quite likely, but being undiscovered isn't the issue. Most gold deposits are the result of ancient alluvial planes and it's reasonably simple to identify locations in which there should be gold close to the surface. If there are deposits that are, as of yet, undiscovered, they're probably extremely hard to get to.... | 10 |
AskReddit/cvmuy20 | 3ncfd5 | What "guilty pleasure" food/drink items are on your shopping list every time you go to the grocery store? | Real-fruit strawberry bars. Guilty more for the price tag (2.50 for a pack of 4 that won't last a week, whereas the cheap ones are 1.99 for a 12-pack or more) than the item itself; as far as frozen desserts go they're really not that unhealthy. | 5 |
AskReddit/c0t2unn | cjris | What was the coolest thing you did today? | I drove my girlfriend home today and she thought i was angry at her. So 6 hours later just before i finished installing TF2 she showed up at my house wearing sweat pants and a comfortable sweater, I thought to myself: "FANTASTIC! THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD NIGHT!" i told her i had to do some readings for my class and t... | 8 |
askscience/c1w13u8 | hk6f8 | Why do metals act the way they do with their electrons? | Mainly, it has do with the energies of the 4s and 3d orbitals. Spatially speaking, they are sufficiently far enough from the nucleus to be easily ionized (compared to the 2p orbitals of, from your example, oxygen and carbon, which are close to the nucleus and thus, the electrons are tightly bound). | 3 |
AskReddit/d56yfbk | 4s6t9g | What are some signs that you've noticed that clued you in that your relationship is ending? | So I've seen a lot of answers to this question saying "oh it's not as romantic" or " there are no more secrets" or " that same spark isn't there", but really the opposite is true. I've seen too many great relationships end under these excuses. I on the other hand dated a girl for four years and we thought ever day had ... | 2 |
AskReddit/ed9vzih | acpqgk | What do people need to do right now to fix the earth? | The earth will tend towards homeostasis and be absolutely fine, it's the people upon it that need fixing so that the systems can rebalance. If they wanna give a leg-up, then generally speaking: stop littering, stop poisoning, stop depleting. | 2 |
AskReddit/eic58yn | b04qhu | For the people who have experienced sleep paralysis, what's was your most troubling experience? | The fourth or fifth time it happened to me I realised straight away what was happening and that I couldn't move, whereas the other times I assumed I was dreaming. Somehow this was worse because although I knew it was hallucinations they were so real and because I couldn't move or make noise even the slightest bit it wa... | 3 |
AskReddit/e3kesfi | 94ek8c | Which video game universe, spanning many games and worlds/places (GTA’s cities or Pokémon’s regions), would you want to spend the rest of your days in? | Pokemon. As hard a world it would be to live in, knowing you can defend yourself by having your own pokemon makes it easier. In GTA you'd have to worry about at least one nigh unstoppable serial killer and maniac driver, which either gets away, or police give up the search for. | 63 |
explainlikeimfive/dvz4dc4 | 85pcd2 | Why can you only see the at edges of your peripheral vision in the dark? | The center of your vision is filled with color sensitive cone cells. They're great at telling colors and giving a crisp image, but need a lot of light to work. The far periphery of your vision is mostly light sensitive rod cells. They can work even in extremely low light conditions, but can't differentiate colors. In a... | 21 |
explainlikeimfive/dhyz6un | 6d1bl4 | How does a vinyl record player even work? | Sound is a waveform (looks like a series of waves) and this waveform is pressed into the vinyl. Even though the sound being recorded is a mixture of different instruments or voices, each having their own waveform, they have to be blended into one waveform to be able to press into a vinyl. This is a pure physical additi... | 2 |
AskReddit/dqg3na5 | 7g1qg3 | What’s the best phone call you’ve ever received? | This was during my final semester at college. My then girlfriend (who's in another city) called me at 8:15 to check whether I woke up for a company seminar that started at 8. I rushed out of my room and got there just before the end of the seminar. It was followed by an aptitude test for people interested in the compan... | 4 |
explainlikeimfive/czsx72t | 44tp8u | How did Facebook over throw Myspace and what would it take for a competitor to overtake Facebook? | Myspace gave the user too much control of the GUI. Made the site look junky (think of the pages with sparkling marijuana leaves in background with some rap song playing). Facebook kept it simple, clean, and most importantly, went after the college demographic first. | 13 |
AskReddit/cnfb35r | 2rfal5 | What item are you happy to spend more on in order for the quality to be higher? | almost anything should be bought at the highest quality you can afford. why spend 30 dollars a year on work boots that fall apart when you could spend 200 dollars on a pair of doc martins that will last you 10 years. just an example | 3 |
AskReddit/d5eevrk | 4t3rhx | What's your opinion on mental illnesses? | I'm not sure exactly of what you're asking, but I'll give a response. I have a pretty severe mental illness, schizoaffective disorder. That means I have the manic highs and depressive lows of bipolar disorder (that's the -affective part) as well as the paranoia, delusions and hallucinations of schizophrenia. It can be ... | 2 |
AskHistorians/ccthom0 | 1olxqj | How did nations other than America end slavery and how is it regarded in their respective histories? | Not quite. I'm going to use South Africa as an example because it provides a good contrast with the American experience of emancipation. Slavery had existed in the Cape Colony almost from its inception; there were imported slaves present within five years of the first Dutch settlers arriving in 1653. By the mid 18th ce... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/esh0pkv | c7qxa2 | Why do pubic hairs get curly as it grows longer? | To put it very simply, hair grows of 2 kinds of pores. Circular and oval. When hair grow out of circular pores, they come out straight. When hair grows out of oval pores, it gets curly (cos it's less directed, imagine it). | 16 |
AskReddit/comvh97 | 2w1xtg | What's a time that you lied or stole as a child? | I once "stole" 10-15 chocolate bars from a service station. I wasn't overly visible to the cashier being below waist height so took it upon myself to fill dads backpack with my favourites as he was paying for his stuff. He wasn't too impressed, but told me recently he didn't even take them back! If any Caltex execs are... | 3 |
askscience/dfodjsm | 62najm | How did we know which Galilean moons was which when we first imaged Jupiter? | We can easily tell which moons are bright enough to be seen from Earth with the technology Galileo had available, so we simply look for them from Earth, compare with images from advanced telescopes, Pioneer, and Voyager, match the positions of the moons Galileo would have seen with the moons we see in the better images... | 5 |
explainlikeimfive/cg17md5 | 209v3o | How does lost weight leave the body? | Exhaling is the primary method of losing weight. The formula of life is basically: sugar + oxygen = energy + CO2 + water The water and CO2 you exhale weighs more than the oxygen you breath in, resulting in a lose of weight. The water that leaves you body through urine and sweat follows a different metabolic pathway, an... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/din1hzx | 6g2vs7 | Why does the second base runner lead off at such a weird angle? | The main reason is that if the runner is behind second base when leading off, he can more easily "round" third when coming home. If he leads off on the straight line between second and third, his path from third to home would bellow out much further. This is relevant more for a runner on second than a runner on first b... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/dvg6s4x | 839q0k | How can our relatively tiny eyeballs simultaneously absorb all the photons bouncing off something as large as the moon so that we can see it as a whole? | They're not. If your eyes were absorbing all the photons bouncing off the moon, nobody else would be able to see it. plus your eyes would probably boil. Your eyes detect the minuscule proportion of photons that reach your pupils, and no more than that. Visible things scatter reflected and retracted light in lots of dir... | 11 |
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