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AskReddit/de5k9p9 | 5vx4df | What's the lowest point you've ever been to? | I've foraged for food before. Wild onions sautéed with salt and pepper aren't bad. I've also gone without so my brother and pets could eat. I was the only one working in a family of six, so money was very tight. Still is lol. | 2 |
AskReddit/e0owrae | 8r6uxv | What's the worst thing you ever said to another person? | Wasn’t me but I think this is about the worst thing I’ve heard anyone say to another: My sister was getting divorced. My brother in law attempted suicide by shooting himself in the head. When the hospital contacted my sister she went to the hospital and walked in his room and said “if you needed to borrow some money to... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/ciyvb5v | 2auf4g | Why would I use a VPS server? | A VPS is a private, virtual server that exists on a much more powerful physical machine. But unlike shared hosting, you have a guaranteed allotment of system resources that only you have access to. So, even if there is a much bigger website than yours on another VPS, hosted on the same physical machine, that won’t matt... | 6 |
AskReddit/cca3l46 | 1mkln5 | What is the most beautiful location / scene / landmark you've ever seen in a video game? | Red Dead Redemption provides numerous opportunities for glorious sunrises, or watching storms roll in across a wide swath of plains. That said, I think I might have to actually go with Kerbal Space Program. No other form of media, even pictures/videos of actual space missions, has allowed me to comprehend just how vast... | 7 |
AskReddit/ea3tj2x | 9yt5tp | What, varying non specific but still objective reasons, drive people to note at the end of a post or comment that they've made an edit to add something simple like adding a comma or fixing a typo? | A lot of places on the internet display when a post has been edited. Describing what you edited eases people’s mind so they know you didn’t edit your original content to change what was posted. Some people edit their posts when they were proved to be wrong so that they won’t look like an idiot posting something false o... | 2 |
AskReddit/c4dq0yh | sg0iz | Is it immoral to walk my dog? | While I wouldn't walk your dog on her lawn, if it is on that space directly next to the road (like between the road and a sidewalk) that is technically the city's property not her property. Stick to that strip of grass and she can't do anything. If she still gives you problems, just use the other side of the street or ... | 28 |
AskReddit/cqxxwyq | 34ti91 | What are some things that happened in your elementary school that would never fly today? | I remember a game called "smear the queer" being popular (this was early 90s). I don't remember the rules, but it involved a wall, a tennis ball, and kids taking turns getting pelted with said ball. Even if the name of the game was changed to something less offensive, it would not be allowed in today's schools. | 9 |
AskReddit/dqib2lf | 7gdwe7 | What is the best secret Santa gift you’ve ever received? | Mine have all been fairly unexceptional In 2013 though, a woman I work with got a napkin set, and her very very clear disappointment made me choke with laughter, that was better than any present I could have received | 2 |
AskReddit/crlger7 | 37cd8g | How have your views on dating & relationships changed over the years? | Turning 30 this year and when I was in my early 20s, I defined relationships with Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream - "True love never did run smooth." Turns out, a good relationship is not the one the makes you cry every night. It's not about the never ending fights. It's about talking problems out and then watchi... | 2 |
Ask_Politics/ddr1mtj | 5u32pz | Why is it bad that Mnuchin sold a "foreclosure machine"? | Mnuchin having run a "foreclosure machine" is a problem for a couple of reasons. You are correct that nothing he, nor his company, did was illegal or even different than prevailing business practices at the time. The entire mortgage industry still has a really negative public opinion, though. Remember how the foreclosu... | 7 |
explainlikeimfive/cytojvj | 40eyos | How can water be made up of two molecules that are gas at room temperature but be a solid when combined? | In a water molecule the oxygen atom draws all the electrons towards it, producing a lopsided negative charge on one side and a positive charge on the other. This makes water molecules weakly stick together like a pile of tiny magnets. Oxygen gas has a more evenly distributed charge so the molecules exert very little at... | 3 |
AskReddit/e1afrts | 8tuvd2 | What’s the most subtly disturbing thing you’ve heard a parent say to their child? | Husband and I get out of the car after driving 6 hours in traffic to visit. MILs first words as we get out of the car, directed at my husband, her son: “look at how sloppy you are, couldn’t you look a little nicer? Your stomach is hanging over your pants, you’ve gotten so fat you’re going to develop an apron if you don... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/coqfp71 | 2wfxo9 | Do ceiling fans actually do something? | They are actually quite helpful. If you run them at a good speed, they keep the air in the room moving, which improves heat exchange between the air and the people in the room. On a hot day, they can make people comfortable at a warmer temperature, saving energy. On a cold day, they keep the warm air from rising to the... | 8 |
AskReddit/e55c64v | 9bs3wt | What songs hit you with a wave of nostalgia every time you hear them? | Halcyon on and on. Reminds me of the Mortal Kombat movie and has been my go to. Never needs to be remixed. It's the only song I've ever heard that doesn't. I can sit and listen to it and remember every time in my life given it was there to always jam to. | 2 |
AskReddit/cnju9cg | 2rw7ib | What British custom weirds you out more than anything? | I don't know if it counts as a custom but there's a weird phenomenon I've only seen amongst British people that I've christened "Britlock." It's the situation where two people start to talk at the same time, then both stop and then both try to say "sorry, go ahead" to the other person but both say that at the same time... | 3 |
AskReddit/chpu0a9 | 26crvp | What is the most awkward car ride you've ever had and what made it awkward? | Probably the car ride to go hiking up a mountain. I had broken up with a guy and my Aunt, cousin, and I had made plans to go out for an adventure. She secretly invited my ex along hoping it would get us back together. As if that weren't enough, they planned a birthday dinner for me. I was a little late getting to the p... | 2 |
askscience/cl1xeec | 2iff6w | Do sound waves stack? | Sound waves can "stack", as you call it, but they are wavelets (think of a sine or cosine function) and so will add together constructively or destructively, depending on whether their peaks and troughs line up as that will affect how they add. So constructively, the sound grows louder as the peaks line up with peaks a... | 2 |
askscience/ehcv6yv | av5zap | Why is superheated steam used in turbines since according to Gibbs‘ free energy formula, at higher temperature, the ability to produce work is lowered? | Because when the steam does work by moving the rotor of the turbine it lowers the pressure and temperature of the steam. You can think of it as a kind of temperature “buffer” so that the steam does not condense as it goes through a large turbine because water will damage the blades in a turbine. | 19 |
explainlikeimfive/cnhjzxb | 2rnphx | If time is relative to gravity, would someone on planet X with heavier gravity age slower or faster? | General relativity treats a gravitational field the same as an accelerating frame of reference of equal magnitude. In this case, time would appear to pass more slowly (to an outside observer) for the person in the stronger gravity well. Unlike with velocity time dilation, the effect would appear 'one way,' which is to ... | 6 |
explainlikeimfive/ch1i9cc | 23wz4w | Why do our eyes adjust quickly to light but slowly to dark? | Your eyes can be damaged by bright light, and will react quickly to protect themselves. Seeing in the dark requires your pupils to dilate (open), which exposes your retinas to more light and potential damage. Your eyes close quickly and open slowly because protecting your sight is more important than night vision. | 2 |
askscience/cibl0ye | 27vx7o | What is the yellow layer visible in the atmosphere in this picture from the ISS? | Just a note that the green color you see in the airglow is the same as in the aurora (due to atomic oxygen). The yellow is mostly sodium (like a street light). Looking at higher altitudes, you can also see a faint red glow in some ISS images, which is another oxygen emission arising in the ionosphere. And, if you (or t... | 2 |
AskReddit/dthcgt4 | 7u2ofm | If you were arrested with no explanation, what would your friends and family assume you had done? | Mistaken for a bank robber. This actually happened to me. Technically, I wasn't "arrested" but I was detained and the detective read me my rights. Ten years later I still get kidded about this. | 38 |
AskReddit/c5l0bp5 | xby32 | What's a fun drinking game you invented? | Drink every time you feel like taking a drink. Drink every time you don't feel like taking a drink. Drink every time you drink. i don't recommend this game. | 13 |
AskReddit/d2zh8w0 | 4in6or | What makes someone a great storyteller? | There are lots of things that help, here's a few I've been working on: First, be an active listener. Give people feedback for their stories. This will make your audience more likely to listen to you. Be confident telling your story. It's the best story anyone could tell, obviously, that's why you're telling it. Use hum... | 2 |
AskReddit/dg6cvtr | 6506fl | If you had a super power based off of your job, what would it be? | Oh man, this is a good one: I'm a qualitative social science researcher – basing part of my research in continental philosophy. My super power is probably wasting public funding on trying to teach spoiled brats the possibilities of analyzing (popular-)cultural production in terms of class consciousness. The irony there... | 2 |
AskReddit/didlrru | 6ewlbv | What's a tip you've learned in your profession that would help others who use that product/service on a regular basis? | At my job, we're going to be switching to using Google's application suite in a few weeks.Gmail, Google Drive, etc. For the past several weeks there have been preparation meeting with the user base, training sessions, and so on. I'm not a part of the team that's doing the rollout but like several others here, I've been... | 2 |
askscience/c9cv8o4 | 1c2uzb | Why do we treat pedophilia as a mental disorder and attempt to "cure" it, when other sexual orientations are seen as a part of who we are? | This post is just asking for anecdotes and layman speculation. There are no good studies in humans that can identify the precise causes of variation in sexual orientation, there are no validated interventions for changing it, nor are there any high quality long-term studies on individual trajectories in sexual orientat... | 12 |
explainlikeimfive/cu2gpl7 | 3gxudl | How old are atoms? | Most of the larger heavier atoms (such as metals) are assembled primarily in supernovas -- when a star explodes. It takes a very long time for these to re-gather and form, say, Earth. So they are much older than Earth, but younger than the Big Bang since star had to be formed and die. Much of the hydrogen in the univer... | 4 |
AskReddit/c523ug4 | v7xr8 | As somebody who's never seen YOLO used outside of Reddit, what's the big deal? | As someone who has tried to work this out before, there is no big deal. It's just like all the Bieber and Nickleback hate posts. It servers no purpose other than stroking each others ego's, and congratulating each other on their hatred of similar things. | 3 |
AskReddit/duj2969 | 7ytcko | What are some ways you stop your self from spending money on unnecessary things? | Write down every dollar you spend, and keep a log of what you spend it on. Compile the data into a graph weekly to see how you are spending your money. It's weird, but when you actually have to put it to paper you will question buying it, and it can turn into a game where you try to make your spending graph "healthier"... | 5 |
AskReddit/d35oahb | 4jd8ww | Why do we have cyclists use the road instead of sidewalks? | Because you're a vehicle according to the law. You have to stop at stop signs and stop lights as well. You also have to use hand signals according to the law. Sidewalks are for people walking, jogging, or running. They're not for vehicles. Some bike lanes in my city are separated from the road, which is pretty nice but... | 2 |
AskReddit/ca2qzpb | 1eqixy | What's the best line that could precede "Screw it, Taylor Swift"? | Taylor Swift: I'm installing some interior lights but I'd like to know how I can secure the base firmly to the ceiling in a quick and easy manner. Carpenter: Screw it, Taylor Swift. | 2 |
AskReddit/c2z0xfa | m8wom | Is it safe to visit Mexico (Cancun area) with my family? | If you stick to the resort and recommended tours don't be buying drugs you shouldn't have any problems. I wouldn't drive to Cancun but fly in. Should be safe in the Cozumel and Cancun areas. I wouldn't think twice about taking my family there. | 4 |
AskReddit/c37jm7e | nafhf | How would you describe the effects alcohol has on you to a non-drinker? | Drinking alcohol is a very rewarding feeling. The more you drink you begin to feel dizzy, but without the world spinning. Your vision becomes blurry when you move your head. You begin to feel light headed. You're ability to communicate goes up as well. Most of the time you feel more talkative and you're way of thinking... | 5 |
AskReddit/c4yy3j3 | uvjwh | What's being drunk like? | It's different for everyone. Some people get way more talkative, touchy-feely, honest, creepy, angry, emotional, hyperactive, stupid, more apt to sing and/or dance, the list goes on. Any combination of those things can happen when you're drunk. For me it's not an easy way to make an ugly person look hot, I still retain... | 3 |
AskReddit/czv35ro | 454fkq | Why do so many people hate Christianity? | I think it's less about Christianity and more about Christians. When someone is so hardcore in their "beliefs" they hurt and put down people who don't believe what they do that's not Christian. It's heartbreaking. Love thy neighbor. Don't put them down because they're gay or atheist or Muslim. | 11 |
AskReddit/cj0xq7s | 2b1szl | What's something worth waiting for? | Your girlfriend to come back from her relatives in Peru. We're both living in Germany and just got together last week after a few months of meeting/dating. Yeah, now she's away for the next 7 weeks, visiting her relatives on the opposite site of mother earth. So at the moment I'm just sitting here waiting while it slow... | 2 |
AskReddit/dge4dsi | 65yam2 | What do you think more people should know about? | Autism. Most people don't understand it or know that there are varying degrees of functionality. Anti vaxxers would rather expose their child to life threatening diseases than have an autistic kid. Autism really needs proper awareness. | 6 |
AskReddit/diimnfo | 6fj99o | What is the worst/meanest "prank" someone has pulled on you? | So this isn't the worst, but it backfired on them pretty badly so I'm sharing it anyways. I briefly dated this guy in high school, and one day when I called him he had his friend answer to see if I would notice that it wasn't him. I didn't notice, but was calling to break up with him so it got super awkward really fast | 2 |
askscience/c7kr1oh | 15agi9 | If you were tied to a cement block and thrown into the ocean, would you die from drowning or bust lungs? | Drowning, probably. Your lungs only burst when coming up from the depths, and then only if you have breathed compressed air down there. Free divers go very deep and come back up without taking any breaths and don't get burst lungs. However, I don't know how fast someone would sink when tied to a cement block. It's poss... | 2 |
AskReddit/c1uqq5a | hec06 | What are the rules around keeping homeowner's insurance settlement money (above cost of repair)? | The point of insurance is to pay to get you back to where you were before the incident. If they cut him a check based on an estimate. They paid based on the cost to get him back to where he was. He has no obligation to actually have the work done as soon as they cut the check. Now, if he somehow fraudulently provided t... | 2 |
AskReddit/djcuf3v | 6jasru | Do you prefer watching TV shows or movies and why? | TV shows are more easily watchable over lunch/dinner. If I'm watching the shows as they come out each week instead of binging them on Netflix, TV shows are also a lot more fun to talk about with others and make fantheories for. | 2 |
askscience/c20jejq | i395n | How large can an object be before it stops creating an interference pattern in a double slit experiment? | There is no sort of hard cutoff; ideally, any size object would make an interference pattern, although the wavelength on large ones would be incredibly small. Practically, once you get larger than a buckyball, it becomes very difficult to isolate the particle from the environment enough to have interference, and it's e... | 7 |
explainlikeimfive/cu7rhd2 | 3hix31 | How does "catching up on sleep" work, and how long does it take? | Well, you can't catch up on sleep. But you can reset your self. The fastest way is with an alarm. It sounds strange, because you feel tired, but more sleep isn't the answer. Related sleep is. If you normally need eight hours for optimal rest, set an alarm for that much time, then get up. Sleeping extra messes with your... | 2 |
AskReddit/dhjuzp0 | 6b50ly | What lie do you tell yourself everyday? | I tell myself that people will learn the difference between "everyday" and "every day." "Every day" means "each day" or "daily." "Everyday" is an adjective that means "mundane." Clearly, I lie to myself every day about people not making this everyday mistake. | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/eaogn54 | a1bv4d | How does Jet Lag work? | You're body has a rhythm of sleep and awake times based, usually, the cycle of the sun. When you hop on a plane for 4 hours and end up 8 timezones away that rhythm gets messed up by the rapid change in day-night cycle and your body has trouble adapting to this shift. It's reffered to as jet lag because no other method ... | 6 |
AskReddit/e0ee5ak | 8pve6f | What are the best charities to donate to and why? | I try to donate to smaller charities. A person I knew was privately fundraising large amounts for a street kids centre run by the Red Cross in an African country. The people in charge were corrupt, and were upset that they didn't get to have more control over the money (to buy even more fancy cars for themselves I gues... | 2 |
AskReddit/eqiq1oy | bykw0y | What is the creepiest thing you have ever heard a child say or do? | When my daughter was about 2-3 she used to refer to things that happened before her birth as “that happened before you were my mommy” or “when I was in the other place before I was born”. I know it’s a normal thing because young children can’t comprehend of not existing, but it was still a bit creepy. | 2 |
AskReddit/cqmcoml | 33mn7y | What once popular actor/actress have you not seen in a TV show or movie in years? | Whatever happened to the guy who played Francis in Malcolm in the Middle? I remember him starring in Scary Movie 2 about fifteen years ago, but apart from that, I don't think I've seen him in anything. | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/dlykpb1 | 6v9hd7 | How did the Passenger Pigeon, once the most common bird in the entire world, become extinct within 100 years? | The usual culprits of habitat destruction ( the settlers were cutting down the trees they lived in ) and over hunting ( they flocked close together so you could kill 8 with one blast from a shotgun and use nets to catch thousands). However the passenger pigeon was extra vulnerable because of their social habits. They n... | 6 |
AskReddit/e191tdr | 8tnptx | What's the scariest sound you've ever heard? | I heard the craziest animal outside my house. It was weird because as much as these sounds don't seem to go together it sounded like a mix between the yips of a Chihuahua and the screech of a Ringwraith. It rattled my house's windows. | 2 |
AskReddit/eda35gg | acqtbq | What happened on your worst “first day of school”? | In 3rd grade, the class was given a math assessment. Being part of an after school learning program, I had already been doing the math being tested for a couple years so I finished it in a couple minutes (average student took 5-10 mins). I walked up to turn it into her at her desk and she began to scold me in the front... | 5 |
AskReddit/ce27fiy | 1sxjbo | What was the worst physical pain you endured in your life? | When my appendix partially burst. Worst sustained pain and pressure I believe I've ever felt. Secondly, would be my lower wisdom teeth exploding through my gums and enduring that for a day and a half. | 7 |
explainlikeimfive/ciqtl2s | 2a2g0i | When we lose blood, how does our body know how much to replace? | The kidneys regulate blood volume; if you lost half your blood you would be dead, but lesser amounts are detected and compensated for by the kidneys. If you gave someone extra blood their body would draw out the extra fluid to keep total volume the same, but now the blood would be thicker. This is used by some athletes... | 8 |
AskReddit/dclmnq0 | 5os0gy | What songs from old video games do you sometimes get randomly stuck in your head? | The theme hospital song i whistle it everyday.i whistle 3 songs.1. Theme Hospital 2. Pirate Of The Caribean 3. Heart And Soul ( the one from from family guy where Stewie and Brian in limbo and are just heads on a music sheet | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/c4k25tl | t6dp4 | Are there bigger "infinites" than others? | As pointed out by others, from a purely mathematical point of view, yes. There are infinities that are "bigger" than others. From the point of view of practical utility, I'm not sure that the question even has meaning. Infinity isn't an actual "size" of something, it is a concept. If one asked if "love" is bigger than ... | 2 |
AskReddit/c2cl7ns | jiy1p | What is the best way to ask for a raise at work without sounding too threatening? | Talk about what all you have done that has been great. However, make sure you are talking about things that prove that you went above and beyond your job and ways that you have taken on more responsibility. Framing things is key. If you say, "I work overtime, I did x, and Im constantly the one volunteering to do all of... | 2 |
AskReddit/dsa9327 | 7ol13n | How come a woman who is carrying triplets or twins will swell up to the same size as a woman carrying a single child? | They often don't stay the same size. The size of a pregnant woman's belly is going to be different depending on the woman. One woman with twins could be smaller than another woman with a single child, it just isn't all uniform. Also, it's very difficult to visually estimate changes in volume. If you take a sphere with ... | 5 |
AskReddit/d7zk9ex | 547q5n | Which public figure have you met that completely changed how you previously felt about them and why? | I met silento in person. I didn't think his music was good but hey he's pretty popular so I asked to take a picture with him. He was actually a pretty cool guy and I ended up starting to like his songs | 2 |
AskReddit/eav7abm | a256lk | As a waiter/waitress, what was the largest tip you've ever received? | This time of year I like to eat out at some lower end places where people aren’t likely to see bigger tips. The kind of place where a meal for the wife and I might run $30, and then tip $100. I’m selective, and expect a good dining experience for it, but I like the idea of helping out a poor waiter/waitress during the ... | 4 |
AskReddit/ekd4kak | baoogm | What is the dumbest thing you’ve ever seen or heard about someone in your family doing? | Second eldest brother decided to ride his motor bike, literally a regular bicycle with just a motor attached, on the highway. Not only did he pop a tire hole trying to push 50, he skidded across the road into the side ditch. My mother, who is his step mother, had to pick him up and drop him off at the hospital on the w... | 2 |
AskReddit/ei4be7m | ayzetg | What's something you've just learnt about that you're shocked you haven't heard about it before? | Liberia was originally an American Colony in Africa. Also that it was a relatively stable functioning country until the 1990s. In my mind it was another unfortunate victim of the first rounds of colonialism. Liberia has actually pledged soldiers to fight alongside America in a few major conflicts. Unbelievable that I n... | 2 |
AskReddit/emco6mm | bk043j | How has the loss of a family member made you feel? | Crushed, destroyed, hollow, sad, lonely. My family has always been close and it's been difficult getting to an age where I'm the adult and the older folks, my idols and heros, are passing away. It's tough, not just the loss but the need to live up to the standards they set. | 5 |
AskHistorians/d1slrhh | 4dmm6b | What is a "Greek"? | In this context, it's referring to non-Jews in general. Basically, gentiles. Because the area had been quite Hellenized since the time of Alexander the Great and the subsequent rule of the Ptolemies and Seleucids, Greek culture was quite dominant in the region. However, Jews of the time (especially after their brief re... | 8 |
AskReddit/e87888q | 9q7c0i | What was your most instant pain relief you ever experienced? | I had a pretty terrible headache and friend squeezed a pressure point between my index finger and thumb. Instant relief while he was squeezing, when he let go it came back a little but way better. Never been able to duplicate it again but was cool when it happened. | 13 |
explainlikeimfive/cvgggwy | 3mnba1 | How do life insurance companies make money if everyone will die eventually? | Most life insurance policies are "term" policies, meaning that they only cover you for a specified period of time (usually a year). If you die in that term, they pay out. If you don't, they keep the premium. Whole life policies only stay in place as long as you continue to pay the premiums. Many people simply can't kee... | 4 |
AskReddit/csyxbmx | 3ctv6j | What's a video game you thought would suck but didn't? | Animal Crossing. I first played it when I was 20. My friend loved it and I had originally dismissed it as just mindless cutesy stuff a young child would play. Sat down one night to give it a chance, it was actually pretty fun. I still see it as a bit of a guilty pleasure, but it's far from the terrible drivel I thought... | 3 |
AskReddit/dqs4ptt | 7hmguo | What do you think native American and African culture would be like if the Europeans had never established the colonies? | Afrians would probably still be sold as slaves to other countries. Native Americans? Possibly a lot more wars until one group became victorious. Then they'd corner the world market on jean jackets. | 2 |
AskReddit/dt79fh8 | 7sqmeq | What was your favorite fast food restaurant as a child and what is it now? | We didn't do fast food when I was a child. I saw fast food restaurants in their infancy (Mc. Donald's and Jack In the Box). JITB was unique in that it was open LATE and most restaurants weren't. We went to independent restaurants because we liked good quality food. Typically Chinese, Italian and Mexican at the time. | 2 |
AskReddit/dyhorbo | 8h7oms | What is your opinion on people who do not listen to music? | Respect. I have largely devoted my life to music - practicing on average about 5 hours a day. Honestly, I get sick and tired of hearing music everywhere I go. I wish stores/restaurants/etc would play no music (apparently a lot of people feel this way - I read an article about it some time back). We can be overly satura... | 2 |
AskHistorians/dfv4971 | 63lp6r | In historical writing, should we avoid saying that countries felt a certain way or acted a certain way? | In my opinion you should avoiding assigning human emotions/feelings to countries/states ect. You should point to a specific person or historical document that shares what emotion you are trying to convey. So instead of england felt bad after the conflict it would be after the conflict there was some feelings of sadness... | 8 |
askscience/ej05r98 | b35t33 | How come domestic cats have so many coat differentiations compared to big cats? | Selective breeding. Every time an unusual cat pattern shows up we breed it like crazy to make it more pronounced. A similar thing is seen with dogs, who exhibit even greater physiological distinctions due entirely to breeding. If you get a darker cat, you breed it with other dark cats. Keep selecting the darkest ones, ... | 3 |
AskReddit/cwc2b34 | 3q4i09 | How do you deal with the death of your parents? | Both of my parents are still alive now. And the thought of losing them scares me to no end as well. Which is why I started to talk to them more, spend more time with them and tries to build a better relationship with them since I never did when I was younger. I never really appreciate all the things they've done for me... | 2 |
AskReddit/cfj4bkv | 1ybxx4 | If there were sound effects playing throughout your day, what would we here during your day? | Silence through the day, then at night, a soft sounding rain storm with a bit of thunder. I'm not the happiest person in the world. EDIT: Wording | 3 |
AskReddit/elg27yh | bfsu1v | What is something you did as a teenager that was considered “cool” but is now either dumb or inappropriate as an adult? | Smoke weed, but I wouldn’t say it’s inappropriate as an adult. As a kid tho, it was cool, but now that it’s legal in most states, the thrill or “cool factor” surrounding it is gone. | 2 |
AskReddit/eyjc9oa | cx7prn | What do you do when you really need to pee but cant pull over anywhere ? | Should have mentioned I'm a girl I'm stuck in heavy traffic I'm on heavy traffic on the motorway there's been a bad accident and we are barely moving but theres no where to pee behind aka no bushes also we are in the middle lane and cant manage to pull over I'm with my friend and her mom | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cgoebbc | 22n0hi | Why is Internet Explorer so terrible when Microsoft are so huge and well established? | What if I told you, that 90% of the complaints about IE are based on issues that were fixed a decade ago and kept alive by the internet and (what basically amounts too) hipsters. IE is a solid engine and the recent iterations are strong enough to function. It works. Is it the best? Nah. But that's not Microsoft's game ... | 7 |
AskReddit/eg064qo | aodxaz | What do you do to have fun and enjoy your time ? | I’m pretty big on solving Rubik’s cubes. I’ll spend a bout an hour everyday timing myself and learning new algorithms. I also enjoy listening to audiobooks so I’ll listen to those while I practice. I also enjoy playing the piano a fair bit. I’ll play some video games here and there. Smoking weed is fun. Drinking is fun... | 2 |
AskReddit/dsr6g3x | 7qqnmz | How do you deal with having no or very few close friends? | I have maybe 3 close friends out of a circle of many. I'm fine with that, because they're the only ones I trust with personal stuff. Nothing wrong with having a small amount of close friends. | 3 |
AskReddit/eb5t8mu | a3ffhm | What is the most effective move in a street fight? | Running away or carrying a firearm. The truth is, the most effective moves are generally the most difficult to practice safely with a partner. You can't really build muscle memory gouging someone's eye, kicking them in the groin, or punching them in the throat. Many other moves can lose or gain effectiveness based on y... | 3 |
AskReddit/c4ajbe1 | s2gaw | How do I stop my friend from committing suicide? | I'm not saying this to be insensitive but as someone who's best friend is bipolar and also 'attempted' to commit suicide, I can tell you that people who actually want to kill themselves normally do it, and do it without telling anyone beforehand. Your friend obviously needs help but I doubt she'll end her life when she... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/cijlt67 | 29cmrv | What is Guantanamo Bay, and why is it bad? | When people refer to Guantanamo Bay, they are referring to the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, located in Cuba, that is controlled by the United States. The camp is used to hold enemy combatants who are said to be a danger to the United States. A large number of people are angered by the existence of this camp as its de... | 2 |
AskReddit/egv0wc2 | asku3v | If every state of the USA declared war against each other, which would win? | Close between Florida and Texas because literally EVERYONE has at least one gun usually on them. The requirement to get a concealed carry is a pulse in those states. But Florida would probably win because I feel like Florida is pretty much Texas off it’s meds. | 4 |
AskReddit/du7i2q9 | 7xdey2 | Who taught you how to make tea? | There was a bridge I use to stop at each morning after my paper route - 1972 - was done. One summer Saturday morning I was throwing rocks at fish in the stream, and an old Chinese man stopped to watch me. We started talking about the fish, and he told me about fishing in China when he was a boy, and how he still rememb... | 2 |
AskReddit/cim7x22 | 29m03a | If you could travel between dimensions, what kind of world (dimension/lifestyle) would you stay in? | I think I'd travel as many as possible, it'd be an adventure after all, and if I'm in danger, poof, off to another dimension, so long suckers! Though my home dimension, when I get tired of hopping around, would be one that's a post-scarcity utopia (Hopefully one with a way to become immortal as well, but that's probabl... | 6 |
AskReddit/eaf81vb | a07nb3 | Why are will smith kids so weird when he seems pretty normal ? | I know a lot of normal cool parents who have funny ideas about how to raise kids. To be clear, i have no idea how will smith raises his kids, but normalcy in other ways doesn't predict much. | 2 |
askscience/c5hdkha | wxrpg | What is the largest sized object that could be put into a long term orbit? | I'm sure there is a rocket engineer who can comment with actual numbers on maximum payload, but the main issue is (ignoring changes in rocket technology) to carry more mass requires more fuel which itself increases the mass. So there aren't going to be huge changes in payload from what we have now. To build a space sta... | 2 |
AskReddit/cke7kfo | 2fzj16 | Why humans drink milk from cows? | The ability to drink milk past the weening stage is a mutation that humans developed some time in pre-history. It was likely a byproduct of domesticating cattle for meat and being forced to consume their milk due to food hardships. Enough generations of this and those that are able to process it do better and have more... | 7 |
AskReddit/cya5vde | 3y3d2z | If you could stop the time whenever you want, what would you do? | Board a plane, stop time midflight, exit the plane and climb onto the windshield, unfreeze time for 1 second, freak out pilots, freeze time again, climb inside and return to my seat, tell pilot I had the weirdest dream when I exit the plane. | 2 |
AskReddit/dk2uudf | 6mnghb | What should you absolutely do at a wedding? | Bring a gift! Especially if the couple has never lived alone before. Most of my friends first move out from their parents house when they get married (Russian culture thing), and they literally don't even have can openers or shower curtains! If you go to the wedding, bring something that helps. If you can't afford anyt... | 2 |
AskReddit/c1tb6vz | h82a9 | What are some of your tricks for staying awake? | My friend told me to take sips of water when I start getting drowsy. little sips so that you're stimulating yourself, but not too much so that you have to go to the restroom. Apparently that's something they teach in the army on how to stay awake. He says it works, I've yet to try it. | 2 |
askscience/ch18t7a | 23we12 | How do electrons orbit while bonded? | As you suggest, probability comes in to play. Every particle in quantum mechanics something called a wave function, which, without getting into the real mathematical nitty-gritty, is a mathematical expression that contains all of the information about the particle. Consider a hydrogen atom all by itself, with one elect... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/ct46ekv | 3ddnc8 | What happens to your apartment, car, and debts when you go to prison for <1 year in the US? | There is certainly a viscous cycle. Like everything else intelligent planning can handle it though. If you know you are going to jail you could give up your apartment and move your things into a cheap storage locker. You could get rid of your car, and get an extension on your student loan payments (though odds are if y... | 7 |
AskReddit/ew84efj | cn9pom | How do you deal with growing up? | Has anyone else struggled with growing up? I’m male, almost 26 years old and recently bought a house and moved away from my parents. I like having independence, responsibility, freedom, etc.but part of me still longs for my room at home and my bed in my parent’s house. Getting to see them each day in person was really ... | 3 |
AskReddit/en6vtjy | bnl6aq | What’s the best way to shave your junk? | Use a tuna can lid, preferably rusty, and shave against the grain. You want to do this dry so you can see what your doing. The sting means it’s working. If you start bleeding, it’s ok just shove a bunch of drain hair, spit and broken soap bar pieces into the cut. When finished make sure to prevent razor burn by applyin... | 2 |
AskReddit/cg5evmd | 20p2go | What does walking feel like to Reddit? | Walking doesn't feel the same to all "able-bodied" people. I'm so sorry if that isn't the correct term. I've always had full function of all of my limbs, up until the past year. It's very hard to explain, but I basically feel like I'm drunk. I don't have full control over my arms or legs. I watch myself trying to do so... | 2 |
AskReddit/drzhayx | 7n6j3y | What are the best ways to deter car theft on the cheap? | What you can do and it wont stop breaking in, but will stop the theft if the car is to install a killswitch. You can do it for not too much money and they basically work as a disconnect for the ignition, unless they find the switch the car stays off. | 3 |
AskReddit/e1epi1k | 8ue4ub | When just starting out what are good ways to build credit? | this is what i did. get a capital one card (they were the only ones i could find to give me a card when i had no credit). then instead of buying things with cash or your debit card. use your new credit card and then pay it off each time you get a pay check. and also dont spend more than can afford. that is a good day t... | 2 |
AskReddit/chmnk68 | 2616y4 | What's one thing you wish you had more of? | More time away from work. I work fairly long hours and I want to push my career forward and it's going well. Then I realize that the time I'm spending working is time I'm not doing things that are fun or things that need to be done around my house. Ambition keeps winning out though. It's sort of a sick cycle. | 7 |
askscience/cgza72e | 23ow0p | How do we measure distance of stars based on how bright they are? | You're correct that the spectrum of light emitted by a star tells us how hot the star is, and according to that we have a good idea how bright it should be. We can determine the distance to a star if we know the apparent magnitude m and absolute magnitude M. The apparent magnitude is the brightness of a star as we see ... | 2 |
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