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askscience/c52mci1 | v9tut | What is the difference between molecular covalent bonding and network covalent bonding? | It's clearer when you think of a crystal of each. Take quartz (silicon dioxide) and dry ice (carbon dioxide) for example. In quartz, the ratio of silicon to oxygen is 1:2, but each sillicon is bound to four oxygens. Each of these four oxygens is bound to two silicons, which is bound to four oxygens, and so on, all with... | 5 |
AskReddit/c3jzzqz | otvq9 | What's the best way to put jelly on a PB&J sandwich? | Put the peanut butter on both pieces of bread, then throw a lump of jelly in the middle and smash it down. You can press down on the edges to seal them so the jelly will stay in, and the bread won't get soggy because it has a peanut butter buffer. Deliciousness epitomized. | 4 |
explainlikeimfive/crpinkz | 37r8xq | How are China creating these 'artificial' islands? | from what ive seen. Ships spray massive amounts of sand (much like a snow blower blows snow) to create a sort of "outline" sketch of the island, they then fill that outline with.something.probably more sand to create the interior of the island where things can be built. there is a video somewhere. ill try to hunt it do... | 2 |
AskReddit/d9tpzby | 5c54gg | What is something somebody has said to you that you will never forget? | I'll never forget the first time my grandpa called out "love you" when we left their place. As soon as the door closed I turned to mom and confirmed that was the first time he'd said that. We never lacked for feeling loved but that just wasn't something he said until that day. | 3 |
askscience/efxjulz | anuzar | Are there the equivalent of speech impediments in sign language? | I've worked with a lot of impaired students, and some of the students who sign have physical disabilities with their hands/arms, or cognitive disabilities that affect their motor skills. So yes, trying to understand their signing is a lot like trying to understand someone with a severe speech impediment | 2 |
askscience/e051z1e | 8oopij | If light doesn't dissipate with travel distance and the universe is infinite, why isn't the night sky bright? | This is known as Olbers' paradox and if the universe was static, this would definitely be the case. The night sky not being bright is one of the contradictions between reality and models that assume that the universe is static and infinite and as such indirect evidence for cosmological models that make no such assumpti... | 730 |
AskReddit/ehtax3w | axehyo | If you lost your job today, what would do tomorrow? | Start my own business, I've already got all the equipment and the knowledge and skills. Just have been scared to take the leap of faith that I will find enough customers to survive and thrive. But if I lost my job then there's nothing to lose in giving it a shot. | 2 |
AskReddit/dirsinb | 6goc8k | What is a magic trick that is surprisingly easy to perform however always tricks people? | Blow out a candle, let the smoke stream up, then use a lighter/match and you can ignite the smoke & the flame will follow along the smoke trail and relight the candle. Always amazes people (including me when I first saw it). Not really magic I guess but cool | 3 |
AskReddit/dfu5csu | 63hjjn | To the straight A students of Reddit, what do you usually do when you come home from school/college? | I used to be a straight A student. Back in high school, I was a very busy person, my mornings would be early lift, followed by school, I'd do my classes, make note of what I actually had to learn and do for my teachers. After school I had an hour that i'd use to get as many assignments as I could done. Then I'd have my... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/dd2mtgq | 5quma0 | Why do we have to cook food in the oven for 20 minutes, but we can cook it in the microwave for 3 minutes? | Ovens heat the food by primarily two means: Convection (of hot air, from the heating elements to the food) and thermal radiation (infrared light, from the heating elements and hot walls of the oven to the food). Both of those can only directly transfer heat to the surface of the food, and the heat takes time to diffuse... | 5 |
AskReddit/ekwc77q | bd6t3g | How do you motivate yourself to leave your bed on a day off? | Have a goal or task that requires you to leave the house, decide on it several days before you are off. As nice as a lie in is, the more active and varied (non work related) time you have on a day off will make you feel more mentally rested. Lying in bed just kills time and you feel cheated when you return to work. | 2 |
AskReddit/cs796gh | 39x91h | How could being sexually assaulted effect someone's personality to the point where they hide who they truly are to the people close to them? | Trust issues, PTSD, Anxiety/Panic disorder developing after an attack, masked depression, countless reasons, being sexually assaulted is a monumentally traumatic event, it can really, really mess you up and change who you are. | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/c7vzhxp | 16h6cz | How do magnets wipe hard drives? | Information on a magnetic hard drive is stored in the orientation of magnetic domains (regions with the same magnetic field) on a disk. Normally, the hard drive applies a strong, very localized magnetic field to one region, flipping it to a different state, which we denote as a 1 for one direction or a 0 for the other.... | 2 |
AskReddit/ewquwfi | cppidr | What is the most legendary thing your neighbor has done? | Several years ago, when I was just 3 or 4 or 5 or something, my grandma forgot about the stove and a fire started. She rushed everyone out of the house. Smoke was coming out the window and eventually, flames. I remember firemen coming to stop the flames but they needed to check if anyone was still inside. One of my nei... | 2 |
AskReddit/cohr23r | 2vhiya | What age were you when you finally felt like an "adult" and was there an event that caused it? | I went to a new years eve party at a friend's house, and her high school aged sister invited a bunch of her friends. As a 22 year old getting drunk with a bunch of 16 year olds I felt icky. | 2 |
AskHistorians/c4loebh | tdhky | Which elements of a family crest should be kept intact? | Just so you know, the idea of a family crest that most people have is a little off. People think that if you find a "johnson family crest" online, that it applies to everyone with the last name johnson. That's not the case. Coats of arms applied to ONE person originally. It was so they could be identified on the battle... | 11 |
askscience/cec3dhr | 1tw2e2 | What is the temperature inside a "perfect" vacuum? | You have to realize that temperature is a property of matter. Thus, you cannot really assign a temperature to vacuum. What is meant when people say "The temperature in deep space is ~2K" is, that if you left an object for a very long time at that location, it would reach its thermal equilibrium at 2K. This is due to co... | 14 |
explainlikeimfive/ebd5pf6 | a4c88i | How do these companies varify you don't use a random person's Bank Account? | > Couldn't I theoretically look on a check, put the persons name, account number, and routing number? Yes, you could. It would be fraud and you would be arrested for said crime. This possibility is one of the reasons why checks are not preferred these days. | 6 |
AskReddit/e26hak6 | 8xxksk | What first date advice would you give yourself if you could talk to past you? | Well I would tell my past me to do what I still do. Take your date out to do something that both of you are terrible at. It leads to laughs and conversations. For example, my current gf and I went to go bowling on our first date, something we are both horrible at. But we had a good time laughing about how bad we are an... | 2 |
AskReddit/c1px13p | gsahp | Did your parents ever tell you horrible/absurd lies in order to stop you from doing bad things, and if so, what were they? | Not really, though my mother DID make me watch news stories about missing/dead little girls to keep me for straying in the mall/leaving the yard. Not even kidding. Oh, wait, seat belts. My parents told us forever that the car wouldn't go unless everyone had their seat belts on. Even tricked a few of our friends into be... | 5 |
AskReddit/e91st9a | 9u4k4c | When is your birthday and what are the pros and cons of having a birthday on that date? | 12/30 As one who has no interest in celebrating my birthday (no bad experiences, just not my thing), was on Christmas break when in school, so I'd call that a pro. If I drank (which I don't), could be a 48 hour bender going into New Year's Eve/day. Con: holiday burnout (still enjoy Christmas though) | 3 |
askscience/c1hyhhr | fqu4b | How much energy is required, in layman's terms, to hover an alien mothership over a city? | Technically, no energy is required to keep it hovering. If the ship is motionless, then the engines are doing no work. For example, a levitating magnet can keep exerting a force indefinitely. The problem is, your spaceship probably doesn't have a convenient magnetic field to push against. So it all comes down to what k... | 6 |
explainlikeimfive/cq0wvbq | 31ep7p | Why does the casino not win in poker? | The casino does win. The difference is that you don't necessarily lose. In most games, you play directly against the casino, and the casino always has a statistical edge. When you win, you get the casino's money, and when you lose, the casino gets your money. In poker, you play against other players. The casino either ... | 6 |
AskReddit/cbbce13 | 1j5nbh | If you could create a new law, what would it be? | Mandatory public funding of elections that forbids any private donations whatsoever, with provisions banning anyone holding public office from working in any private sector that is related to their public office in any way, shape, or form (with the exception of academics) . FOR LIFE! In the spirit of this same law, add... | 5 |
AskReddit/dhmwv1p | 6bipen | What actor/actress broke free of their typecast roles and really surprised you? | Kind of the opposite of this question - having grown up seeing John C. Reilly in comedic roles, it was very refreshing once I saw him playing Amos in the film version of Chicago when I first watched it recently. Edit: a word | 3 |
AskReddit/c3r16al | pomlh | Why do you drink beer and what is your favorite type? | I like most styles, but right now I'm on an IPA kick. I also brew beer. Homebrewing is a great hobby. You find out that anybody that puts in a bit of effort can brew beer that is at least as good as commercial beers. It is very rewarding. At the moment I am drinking a New Glarus IPA that my wife picked up in WI last we... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cjqovny | 2dlolb | Why do people look cute and innocent when they are asleep? | They're more vulnerable and not defensive. Many of us, and particularly many women, are wired to be attracted to vulnerable things because a baby is about as vulnerable as you can get. Babies are cute and innocent, and some of us will associate the state of someone sleeping, also vulnerable, with those perceptions. | 6 |
AskReddit/dezehnz | 5zmsee | What is some actual good high school advice that people need to know? | Plenty of time for drugs later. Take stuff seriously now, and a bunch of stuff comes easier later. My group in high school worked really hard during high school, and most of us found college to be a lot easier as a result | 2 |
AskReddit/ej2xd5i | b3xw8v | When did you realize that nobody likes you? | I was the class clown in elementary school and had lots of friends. One day Franny gave me a note that said "you're annoying and no one likes you." I was depressed for a few years. | 2 |
AskReddit/cwxn24x | 3sj01y | Who is the worst teacher you've ever had? | My fifth grade teacher. Besides the fact she apparently couldn't teach she treated me like absolute garbage because she didn't want kids with "disabilities" in her class. I have ADHD, and when I was younger it actually never really affected school aside from the fact that sometimes mind would drift off and I'd start st... | 2 |
askscience/d4nl41y | 4psctz | How do stimulants like caffeine give us energy? | Caffeine is an adenosine antagonist. Cells use energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and leave adenosine as a by product. Adenosine in this form promotes sleep and rest, caffeine inhibits this. Other stimulants such as cocaine operate differently, acting to prevent the re-uptake of synaptic dopamine and o... | 5 |
AskReddit/d6o7k0q | 4yiziw | Can you tell a non American if there's anything good in Detroit? | Great stadiums, building the new Red Wings arena as we speak. Good food, casinos, Detroit River walk is nice. It has been much improved over the last decade and it's only getting better. Every big city has crime, that will never change | 2 |
AskReddit/c175hkl | ecvbx | Where's the best place to be if a nuclear holocaust happens? | Falkland Islands in the south Atlantic ocean. Met a guy from Corvallis, OR, he was terrified of the coming nuclear war. He had plotted wind currents, ocean currents, likely targets and decided that the Falkland Islands were the safest. He packed up the wife and children and moved there. A month or two after they arrive... | 77 |
explainlikeimfive/dmqa150 | 6yutsy | How come nuts and seeds cost as much or more than meat does? | Price is a function of what consumers will pay. Cost is a contributor, but it only defines the lower bound on price. Trees that produce nuts have to be cared for and watered all year, for one batch of nuts. Similarly, those sunflowers take a lot of water and energy to care for. Then the nut/seed has to be harvested, cl... | 7 |
AskReddit/dnk5zpu | 72ox44 | What are the best and worst things about each generation? | GI Generation: energetic, stand on their own two feet. But they also tend to blindly follow authority. Mature/silents: well read, mature, generous. As to worst, I'd say they were slow to embrace the burgeoning civil rights movement. Baby Boomers: the rock and roll generation, proponents of civil rights. As to worst, dr... | 3 |
AskReddit/c3q175r | pkae4 | How do I get kids to stop prank calling me? | you have their numbers? reverse phone lookup and call the house, talk to the parents. explain. might want to play the tape so the parents can hear the kids. explain you are trying this step before calling the police in hopes it is taken care of. | 5 |
AskReddit/ecf551a | a8z2zg | Why are people becoming less religious than before? | I think the better question is why did people used to be more religious and why are the people who are still religious more cookey? I’ve skimmed the Bible. It sounds like Jesus loved people and advocated for those who have more than they need to care for those who have less than the need. Yet the pastors of those born ... | 2 |
AskReddit/ciwx4er | 2anj6m | What's a movie you never get sick of watching? | Cliche, but Groundhog Day. When I was in the U.S. Army and deployed somehow that was one of the few quality DVDs I ended up with. I watched it literally everyday while falling asleep on the COP (I'm a "fall asleep to tv guy") for a couple of months before realizing the humor in the situation. My favorite movie. | 8 |
AskReddit/e6eliey | 9hug97 | What would be the 1 and what would be the 10 on your personal scale of happiness? | 1=someone making you a sandwich 10=my dog genuinely waits for me at home and picks out a different bone to show me everyday and get routine pets | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/c8gma5b | 18opsn | How did gluten free people survive in a world where they were not aware of celiac disease before it became a trend? | It's a bit of everything. Doctors are looking for it more, there are theories that claim the way wheat is grown/processed is making people allergic, and of course there are the hypochondriacs who are convinced that they have it after reading about it. Celiac disease is not something that's exactly life threatening, so ... | 3 |
AskReddit/d22opza | 4erp3t | What would happen if all the other countries told the US govt to stop operating, give the land back to the Native Americans or else? | Since most countries are run by some ethnic group that historically took control of regions that weren't theirs to take.it would be very hypocritical. Maybe a few small island nations can be self righteous about this, but most cannot. Also.there are almost no pure-blood Native Americans left. If you insist to make this... | 2 |
AskReddit/erith23 | c29ztj | For the religious women whose God is considered a man, do you ever have any issues, doubts, or concerns about believing your supreme being is a man? | I don't think God is quantifiable under such a crude concept as gender. But I think he describes himself using words like "Father" because it's the closest thing to what he is that is still something we humans can understand. But even if that weren't true, what's wrong with believing your supreme being is the opposite ... | 2 |
AskReddit/c25wmvd | iqt3y | Are there any jokes that customers make at your business that you hear every day and can't stand? | I have to check that anything over a $10 bill isn't fake, and every single time a customer sees that, I hear "It's good, I just printed it this morning!" Yes, haha. It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't say it every time, and most people who pay in cash use $20's (as that's what an ATM will spit out). | 236 |
explainlikeimfive/dddhsbd | 5sa64s | How would a particle collision at CERN be experienced by our senses; would it have feeling, smell, sounds, looks, etc, or would you die from the explosion, or is it so small you'd not notice anything? | You mean if you were in the path of a collision? We have a rough idea because something similar happened to someone in the past. In 1978, a Russian scientist named Anatoli Bugorski was accidentally hit in the head with a proton beam moving at close to the speed of light from a particle accelerator. He saw a flash "brig... | 8 |
AskReddit/d2y0dpw | 4ih2sj | If Jesus were to come back to create new commandments for modern times, what would they be? | If Jesus comes back, according to the story of the book he's from, I don't think commandments are gonna be what people should be worrying about. I'm pretty sure that when he comes back there's gonna be a lot of death, misery, and sadness on the face of the earth. | 3 |
AskReddit/c6601et | zmxz8 | What can be done about a roach problem from a down stairs neighbor? | Forget all the other suggestions. Use the nuclear option. You need a professional-grade product containing fipronil. Go on eBay and search for Maxforce FC Magnum. Put it around outlets, switches, and the aforementioned roach entry paths. The knockdown effect is so strong it may solve your neighbor's problem too. You ma... | 2 |
AskReddit/c15j276 | e5r5i | What Urban Dictionary terms have you submitted that were approved? | Urban dictionary came after a string of other dictionary sites. If you search for Ochre Orientis on pseudodictionary.com you'll find a number of words I made up. Hallucigenetic is probably my favourite. | 2 |
AskReddit/dp60l5r | 79zpfu | What's the most disturbing thing that someone you know posted to social media? | My cousin posted a picture of her dead burned baby. She took the picture of the baby at the hospital after it was pronounced DOA. Then posted multiple pictures of her burned up child to get likes | 3 |
AskReddit/dpukor1 | 7d2k04 | Do you think people who appear apathetic are often just highly sensitive people whom life has taken a toll on? | Too much of a generalisation to give a sensible answer. Some are apathetic because of mental health issues and detach from the world around them to protect their psyches. Some people genuinely don't care for others around them. Others realise that the appearance of apathy counts for little and that it is action that is... | 2 |
AskReddit/cgapj31 | 218rez | What is the hardest, most difficult thing you've had to do? | I think mine is actually about to happen. When we were very young, my wife and I lost a baby when she was 7 1/2 months pregnant. As the baby was being delivered, the Dr described the deformities so that my wife could decide if she wanted to hold him or not. And of course my choice was to support whatever she wanted. Sh... | 6 |
explainlikeimfive/cuh8qu9 | 3iklgl | How do Internet providers measure the amount of data I use? | ISPs would normally just add up the payload size of all the packets they send to (or receive from) your modem. It's impossible for them to know about all packet loss anyway because many protocols like UDP (used for things like video games, VoIP/phone conversations, etc.) don't even have a built-in mechanism for confirm... | 3 |
AskReddit/ehegsg7 | avetiq | Why does the FDA not regulate the supplement and vitamin industry? | Speculation'ish here. I buy supplements and always talk to the nice fellas at the drug store. Their rule for regulating things begins with someone dying. If people start dying taking a supplement then it needs to be regulated. If it doesn't kill anyone, why regulate it? | 47 |
AskReddit/cgipixq | 222h1b | What is the biggest lesson that you have learned from your parent's marriage? | I'm 24 and my parent's marriage is nonexistent. They haven't spoken to each other in 4 years and everything goes through me, which is a huge inconvenience and burden for me. They won't divorce because of our culture and they just won't get along. I think I have learned that if something is not right in my marriage, the... | 3 |
AskReddit/e5vjiwu | 9fczza | What’s a good hobby that will get you outside and potentially help you meet new people? | My dad (over 60) has met a lot of people playing Pokémon Go. He loves the exercise of waking all over our town and people love playing with him cause he’s available on weekends haha. | 2 |
AskReddit/dx42ymo | 8b57fa | When an employer asks 'What is your biggest weakness', what are some good responses? | I don't know if this is a good answer, but I give an honest answer. I tell them that I worry too much. It never seems to raise any red flags. I'm not sure if it communicates any major, unmanageable weaknesses for most jobs. | 2 |
AskReddit/eedvbl2 | aherz7 | What is something an adult asked you as a kid, that made you realize that grown ups were not as smart as you thought they were? | I was 8 or 9; we were leaving the grocery store. My mom was going down the road, and the back door of the van popped open. She asked me to close it when we got to the upcoming red light. Except she didn't stop as the light had turned green by then. She asked me to just wait for the next red light. They were only 1/4 to... | 5 |
AskReddit/dmfco01 | 6xexdi | What annoying thing happened to you yesterday? | Every time I went to lay down for a nap, in would get a call. If I didn't lay down, no calls. All day long. So then bed time rolls around, after having no calls through thebafternoon and early evening. As soon as I lay down, another call. I normally enjoying going out, but just the way the calls fell, that was annoying... | 2 |
AskReddit/dm4vuvx | 6w2o69 | What is your most authoritarian and your most libertarian belief? | Authoritarian: Laws against government corruption should be much more strictly enforced, and new laws should supplement them, to make corruption a much more serious crime than it presently is. Libertarian: People who are victims of government corruption should have a lot more freedom from such corruption. | 2 |
askscience/c2s6pm0 | lf6vw | If I change my soap or deodorant, do my cat and/or dog have trouble recognizing me? | I've honestly never had an issue with it. I think they recognize your base scent that is still there underneath the soap and deodorant. I pick up a different scent of deodorant every time I buy almost, and I am constantly trying new perfumes. I've never fooled my dog even in a wig and perfume, he still knows exactly wh... | 4 |
explainlikeimfive/e4zr898 | 9b1zot | What is an acquired taste? | Depends on the taste being acquired. Some things are simply addictive - coffee being a prime example. Social pressure also contributes. You might dislike beer at first, but keep drinking it because everyone else in your group is, and so acquire the taste that way. Finally, your tastes change as you get older - you beco... | 2 |
AskReddit/c1nb3ja | gg1dr | Who is out there, wondering about you? | No one is wondering about me, except for my mother who's currently somewhere out there in the world worrying that I've been abducted by aliens or something. I am the most forgettable girl you've ever met (not that you remember meeting me). But there's one boy I wonder about. I knew him when we were four, his name was K... | 3 |
AskReddit/ejh73v0 | b60glj | If you could only have 1 pet in your life, what would it be? | a single pet that lasts my entire life? What are the restrictions on this? Currently living species only? Will wild species try to kill me? This is such a vague question, but I'll try to answer it anyways ​ In terms of animals that are currently alive, I wouldn't mind having Moose(Assuming it wouldn't hurt me) I... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cyvlnd7 | 40npwc | How does loudness "add up", but stop at a certain decibel level (like people cheering in a stadium)? | Sound volume is logarithmic with energy - that is, it takes very little energy to go from silence to barely audible, a teeny bit more (relatively speaking) to go from from barely audible to a whisper, relatively more to go from a whisper to comfortably audible, relatively even more to go from audible to loud, and quite... | 3 |
AskReddit/c0819qh | 822nb | If you were a teacher and could give your students only one piece of advice, what would it be? | "Do what you love." Many of my students chose careers out of obligation to their parents, or for the money, etc. I kept trying to tell them what really matters is if work doesn't feel like work, but is something they jump out of bed every morning to do, that they will have a much happier life. That's why I stayed with ... | 11 |
askscience/dmhsxng | 6xqbbq | Does a satellite experience centrifugal force or centripetal force? | It depends on your frame of reference. In an inertial frame stationary with respect to the Earth, the satellite is only subject to a centripetal force (gravity). In a reference frame co-rotating with the satellite, the centripetal force is still there, and there is additionally a centrifugal force equal and opposite to... | 15 |
AskReddit/d27dx33 | 4fb4wf | What's the most overrated tourist attraction in your country? | The Leaning Tower of Pisa. If you drive for a few hours, you’ll probably find a local university near your home. Chances are this university has some kind of bell tower. Does that bell tower sound like an amazing tourist attraction? If not, you probably won’t enjoy it any more if it’s tilted a few degrees and crowds of... | 307 |
askscience/c7pqyfi | 15tw58 | How come doctors can pull people out of comas when they induce one, but it's almost impossible to pull them out if they go into a coma themselves? | A medically induced coma is simply giving a continuous controlled dose of an anesthetic. When you stop giving the anesthetic, the "coma" stops. When an individual becomes comatose for other reasons, it is usually due to severe damage to the brain or other nervous system functions. The damage usually must heal to some d... | 104 |
AskReddit/dai8h33 | 5f8cfo | How much have you spent on your hobby (so far) this year? | Rallycross driver Havent had to make a big purchase like a car or engine or anything like that. Ive had some minor fixes as well as stuff that just gets worn down. Tires, new thermostat, new spark plugs, new ignition coil, etc. Id guess Ive spent around $5-6K this year | 2 |
AskReddit/e051jhg | 8op3f2 | Which will cause more chaos, the power to rewind time or the power to read peoples' mind? | Depends on which chaos you choose. The power to read minds would create so much chaos in your head that you would probably go mad. The power to rewind time would create chaos for everyone and cause so much trouble with history that you may not even be born. | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/e5bpxoy | 9cmn77 | What is "geo-redundancy" when it comes to cloud back up? | Normal redundancy would be two or more computers that are capable of performing the task. Redundancy protects you against hardware failures in the computer that would take them offline Geo-redundancy is computers in two or more far apart locations that are capable of performing the task. Geo-redundancy protects you aga... | 6 |
AskReddit/elv3krz | bhr5mi | What is the most passive aggressive thing someone ever said to you? | Passive agressives rarely ever say things to your face lol. These are the people who back bite you, betray you, lie about you but would never confront you on it, secretly sabotage you, fabricate bs, play victims, those who mutter under their breath but smile to your face, you can't call them smart for what they do caus... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cq2nkq5 | 31ld00 | What would happen if manufacturing was moved back to the US? | I believe it will be. When manufacturing is automated and on demand. Consumers goods will be 3D printed and assembled closer to the consumer. Manufacturing coming back to the US will not mean manufacturing JOBS coming back to the US. | 4 |
explainlikeimfive/cq0lx23 | 31dox9 | Why are pizzas traditionally cut into 1/8ths? | Cutting pizza into sixths is tricky, because once you've cut it in half, you have to eyeball how to cut each half into thirds. If you're cutting it into eight pieces, you just have to make sure that you start and end your cuts in the middle of an existing piece. There's no earthly reason you would cut a pizza into and ... | 9 |
AskReddit/d322jmy | 4ixxx5 | Is it ok to be a Christian and acknowledge the possibility of Evolution/believe in Evolution? | IIRC, Rene Descartes did a thought experiment where he postulated a basically empty planet and, using only natural laws, arrived at his current society. In essence, he used the concept of evolution, albeit with a different name and not using the same mechanisms, to explain the diversity of life, including humans. This ... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/ebli6hj | a5arwi | Why, when we have a wound inflicted on our fingers/hand, do we have the urge to stick said wound in our mouth? | Saliva actually has mild anti bacterial properties, so sucking a wound on your hand means it is less likely to become infected. I seem to recall there's also a clotting agent which will help heal the wound. | 4 |
explainlikeimfive/cthm1n7 | 3er7vu | Why is it so hard for america to implement a healthcare system like for example in denmark where it is free and paid for by income tax? | "What are you, un-American? Go and live in Sweden, you Socialist Commie pinko!" At least that's what half of Congress would say if they could hear you. As it stands, Congress is beholden to the Insurance and HMO industries, who would lose out if healthcare was socialised. The right to make a profit is as American as it... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/e8qt7ey | 9sr8fp | How are “Artificial” flavors created ? | Flavors are just chemicals that react with the taste buds in your tongue in various ways. Natural flavors are chemicals found in naturally occurring products. Artificial flavors are chemicals that food scientists research and synthesize. It's organic chemistry either way. | 15 |
AskReddit/ddkd23k | 5t5rm8 | What's the best video game to play with your significant other? | Ok, this is old news, but I'm not much of a gamer. Guitar Hero and mario kart are both a blast to play with your SO. Avoid games that require you to be playing at different times or on separate screens, unless it's a way to be together when you're not in the same place. | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cwduhhf | 3qc1ve | Why government provided free health would be invading our private life? | There is a fear, founded or not, that the government will require specific actions or information in order to provided service. Example: "Oh, you want kidney stone procedure done? Sure, but first we need to see all of your grocery store receipts to see if your diet is causing the problem" or "Yes, we will be happy to p... | 13 |
AskReddit/dmuk16q | 6zdvfc | What is your first dream/nightmare you remember? | Big Foot(tall dark shadow figure) walking outside my house. I seen him walk past the window. I swear I was either 3 or 4 years old, yet I can remember clearly of that nightmare. | 2 |
AskReddit/dmahqtz | 6wsx7c | What's the strangest thing that has ever led to you branching out your music taste? | Every other week at my job I have to do account administration. Basically just create all the accounts and credentials for incoming new hires for my client company. When I'm account admin I don't do anything but repeat the same 30 minutes of work all day for a week. My musical taste is already pretty broad, but I defin... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cdh4wba | 1qwafc | Why isn't the stock market open 24/7? | It is. Exchanges (like New York etc) are open only during business hours. But there's always been "after hours" trading, and in today's global economy you can find an exchange open practically 24/7 Also, MOST securities don't trade on exchanges. Most are traded between brokers. And, brokers are and nearly always have b... | 6 |
explainlikeimfive/cqga7j3 | 3303u1 | Why is gravity the least understood of the four fundamental forces? | To a large degree because it is so much weaker than the others. We have various types of laboratory equipment that let us produce the other three forces in significant quantities so that we can manipulate and study them. Gravity is so weak that equipment to produce it is massive and the effects produced difficult to di... | 7 |
AskReddit/ckxj7ru | 2hzz90 | In the US, would you accept free schooling (University, College, Vocational) as a substitute for free healthcare? | If I recall, the University of California system and Cal State system used to be roughly free tuition (or very small) for residents but that changed over time. The state once supported access to higher education and I think it was then Governor Reagan who moved to end the free tuition. | 3 |
AskReddit/dieee2r | 6f00d7 | What video game gives you the fondest memories? | As weird as it may sound, Metro 2033. I've always been an introvert, so some of my favorite memories playing games are memories of me playing my this game alone late at night. My house had no heater, so I was fighting off the cold in my room during the winter, with nothing but a few candles to keep me warm. The game's ... | 2 |
askscience/cputyt0 | 30pa72 | How do they know the half-lives of elements that are billions of years? | Half life is based rate of decay. We can simply extrapolate based on humanly reasonable timescales. If we know how long it takes for a given amount of material to decay over a year, we can pretty easily calculate how long it would take to lose half the original amount. The formula is Nt = N0(1/2)t/t1/2, NT is the initi... | 9 |
askscience/e7m3r1x | 9n6mcj | Can we ‘make’ water? | It comes down to a question of cost. Conventional dehumidifiers are essentially refrigerators that pull moisture out of the air by chilling it so the water vapor condense out. This takes a great deal of power and is usually not worth it. Consider also the kind of climate Georgia has makes this a moot point. With the li... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/ctbrxod | 3e5smz | Why do many phones have a back button, but not a forward button? | generally, to go "forward" on a phone, you just click on the thing you want to do. If you are on the home screen and want to watch netflix, click on netflix. If you want to get back, instead of navigating through a bunch of menus, you can just hit back. If you want to go BACK to netflix, just hit netflix again. Most in... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/dvwgobt | 85cuz7 | Why do people on highways always change lanes for what looks like no reason? | As someone who does not drive at all but gad many highway rides with my father i find it comforting that many people do this according to you. My father literally changes lanes on highways only so that he does not lose focus. When i asked him about it for the first time he told me that after many hours of driving in a ... | 2 |
AskReddit/egajwhl | apqkl6 | What, in your opinion, is the purpose (if any) of life in this universe? | all life forms are feeding on something to keep them alive this is a process of the planet itself cycles of life and death the planet hosts life if conditions are fair if we have gotten this far than there must be other life forms that have gotten further lifes purpose is simply to live and be alive and feed off the nu... | 2 |
AskReddit/e988fbz | 9uzzyw | What tips/tricks have you picked up about writing a good CV ? | Don't go past 2 pages. Put 'Referees available upon request' at the bottom instead of the actual references information. Although this part is highly debated. Abstain from using the tab key and Enter button. This can be easily found out and shows that you don't know how to format accurately in MS office. Also, use para... | 2 |
AskReddit/edmo7oa | ae6gcq | What’s the longest text you have ever sent and why? | Me and my long distance friend that I only really message about once a month or so send each other long messages about what we've been up to. We've kept this up for about six years that we haven't seen each other. It's just been one really long conversation. My last message to her filled up the message character limit ... | 2 |
AskReddit/dl9pxkg | 6s2jdf | What is your favorite board game that no one has heard of and what's a good 6+ group game to play with friends? | Not a big board game guy, but Cards Against Humanity/Apples to Apples are hilarious party games. I'm still bitter that my saying "Altar boys leads to praying the gay away" didn't win that particular round. | 2 |
AskReddit/ebq2lr4 | a5xkzf | What are great movies that everybody should see and why should this movies be watched? | Fargo is pretty much the perfect movie. Gorgeous cinematography, fantastic acting, brilliant writing. An excellent blend of humor and tension, with a great, tight plot and endearing characters. Even the score is brilliant. | 7 |
AskReddit/cf81e70 | 1x4j9z | What are some things a lot of people believe they are good at, but in reality they absolutely suck? | Sharpening knives. 9 out of 10 people think they can, but no, they can't do it. Most people reading this are thinking "Oh, I can sharpen knives". No. No you can't. I admit I have to get someone else to do it for me and there is a very good chance you should as well. | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/d4lorrf | 4pk28d | Why do wire transfers at banks take up to 2 business days when they should take no more than a few milliseconds? | AML Investigator here, I wanna say you're getting wire transfers and ACH transactions confused. Wire transfers are sent as fast as the bank can process them up to a certain hour in the day. ACHs can take a couple days depending how the system batches it and who the originator is. | 128 |
explainlikeimfive/cxljm4r | 3v9kuf | Why does radiation exposure cause birth defects and mutations? | In order to be precise, we want to talk about ionizing radiation not to confuse you or make you think that any electromagnetic radiation would do that. In your cells and obviously the ones that your developing child has, the chromosomes hold your DNA, which again is just a huge string with certain sequences called gene... | 2 |
AskReddit/ed7qqqn | acg2l5 | Which tv series ruined their ending? | Gonna stick up for the ending of Castle real quick before anybody mentions it. The reason for the ending was it had been cancelled a week before the finale premiered. The problem was the episode's ending set up a new season, so they had to tack on an extra ending to it so it wouldn't end up like My Name is Earl. | 3 |
AskReddit/egv0jhe | askqe5 | How can you explain what depression feels like? | Mashed potatoes. It feels like I’m always exhausted, no matter how much or little sleep I get. It’s wanting to die but not even actively just hoping that the ground might swallow me up. It’s being bored, with situations and people and myself. It’s sitting doing literally nothing when I have new books to read or video g... | 3 |
AskReddit/cyrd9ge | 404brl | How long does it take antibiotics to work? | I got a swollen lymph node behind my ear for 3 weeks and just a few days ago it got worse when it started hurting when i ate and i had a bad earache. I shouldnt have waited so long to visit the hospital. Turns out all of it was just a ear infection. This pain has kept me from sleeping for a week now. How long til the a... | 2 |
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