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explainlikeimfive/depkwt3 | 5yf3pu | Why is it when the police lose a lawsuit it comes from tax payer money instead of something like the police pension fund? | When a person sues because a police officer violated their civil rights, the lawsuit is almost always against the officer. Sometimes you can sue the local government if it has an unconstitutional policy (like a secret racial profiling policy you could somehow prove existed), but if there's no specific policy then the s... | 556 |
AskReddit/dh0wy94 | 68s0wt | Who is the worst stand up comedian ever? | Everyone may or may not agree, but I cannot stand Chris D'Elia. I've watched a bunch of his things and I've heard he is a great crowd work comedian, but I don't just care for his style of comedy. Maybe down the road when my standards plummet I can find room for appreciation. | 3 |
AskReddit/c37w7zn | nc0pr | What is the worst thing someone has done to you? | I would have to say for myself, the worst thing someone has done to me, is stole my money I had saved up, and lied to me about doing it, only to find out when I caught them, they finally told the truth. It was enough to get me a place to live, and a car. To make it worse it was a family member. | 2 |
AskReddit/ekyit6g | bdjbiu | What was the single best purchase you have ever made? | My 2012 MacBook Pro. It was the most expensive thing I ever bought for myself at the time. It cost $1,200 and I was only 18. It actually cost more than my first car. My mom was furious and thought I was being stupid. But I wanted a good computer for college and made the investment. Well, it got me all the way through c... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/cg5sayd | 20qguk | What causes stock prices to move up or down throughout the day? | In general, the fluctuations in a day will depend on multiple factors, but the most basic is still supply and demand. Lets say Company X opens at $5.00 a share. There are trades back and forth - the spread is $5.00 Bid (how much people want to buy it for), and $5.10 Ask (how much people want to sell it for). The 'sprea... | 3 |
AskReddit/dwgigfb | 87ybyh | What made you stop believing in god? | My older bro started hanging out with this goth dude in middle school named Damien. Soon after, he stopped believing. I was 9. I asked what happened, then he retorted with a question of his own. "Why do you believe in God? Because Mom and Dad do? Have they ever been wrong?" I realized then that I could think for myself... | 4 |
AskReddit/cj6fj8i | 2blc84 | What would you do if you were out of underwear and needed to go to work? | You can dry wet underwear with a iron pretty quickly. Wring the garment out. Place inside an absorbent towel & wring out again, to get as much moisture out as you can. Put a towel on your ironing board, the undies on top, run an iron over it (without steam setting & not so hot as to melt the elastic) and keep it moving... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cjr2amx | 2dn21t | Is foaming hand soap better because it's already foam, or worse since it's already foam and people might scrub for less time? | Foaming hand wash is a pre-mix of surfactant (detergent), scent and colour, and mostly water, and air is injected by the dispenser or a chemical reaction takes place to make the bubbles. Because it's foam it spreads and wets the surface of your hands with both the detergent and the water part very quickly. So it more r... | 4 |
AskReddit/ctyd4zp | 3gi3bt | Is there such thing as Mom humor? | "Rugrats in Paris:" I can't mother and merger at the same time. The above is a recorded example of Mom Humor. It is geared towards Moms, written by Moms, and spoken by Mom character. But is it humor? The topic is hotly debated. | 3 |
askscience/cje64mc | 2cbqq4 | If you freeze soda water, will it still be carbonated when you unfreeze it? | Carbon dioxide can be dissolved in water, but like most gasses, it is far less soluble in solids than liquids. Freezing forces the gas out, creating often explosive pressure on the can/bottle. This same pressure also tends to help force the gas back into the water when thawing. Fun facts: tiny holes caused by the gas b... | 2 |
AskReddit/cmwpxqr | 2phes1 | What brand/business used to be good but now just sucks? | Anything that's called a "factory outlet." They used to be stores where past seasons' fashions were sent, so the items were a little old, but they were first quality products that never sold to department/retail stores. They fit well, kept their shape, and kept their colour. Now, they've become such big business that a... | 75 |
explainlikeimfive/d7l25zh | 52kwht | What will happen if one drinks a full bottle of Tabasco sauce? | Depends on your tolerance levels for capsaicin, but it you're used to little spicier foods, like Tabasco sauce, worst you can get is some indigestion and 'second passing syndrome'. If you aren't used to stronger spices, you will feel sore, and definitely you'll have digestive problems for a couple of days. I'd advise g... | 2 |
AskReddit/dycx1zt | 8gmoma | What are your tips for moving out of parents' house to a different state with no job and no prospects? | Find a job before you move. Don't move if you don't have a solid plan in place unless you like soup lines and salvation army/city union mission beds. | 2 |
AskReddit/e6wmnyz | 9k66ls | What is a question you can ask someone and their answer will most likely be a lie? | Depends person to Person though! If you are going to ask your best friend, i don't really feel they will lie to your any question (mostly). If you are asking a person(MALE) whom you don't know that closely then he will definitely lie if you will ask him his SALARY and in Girl's case they will definitely lie if you ask ... | 5 |
AskReddit/cd5gzmv | 1psagh | Which which Breakfast Club character did you most identify in high school? | I know you want a "with" in there. When I was in High School, which was in the late 1990's, The Breakfast Club wasn't on our radar. It was just old enough to be nasty old stuff and not old enough to be resurrected. Having seen it since, I identify with it a lot. No character in particular, but the lot of them. Isn't th... | 4 |
AskReddit/d9lky98 | 5b3grl | What makes you nervous? | Making eye contact. People always talk about the importance of eye contact, but whenever i'm actually noticing myself making eye contact with someone, I get all nervous and wonder if they realise how much i'm actually trying to make eye contact. It's about that "am i staring too intensely into your eyes" kinda moment, ... | 2 |
AskReddit/ea3ehpu | 9yqu2b | What are some effects of the two World Wars which are still apparent today? | The National Health Service and social welfare in the UK. After the Blitz destroyed homes, and soldiers came home with nowhere to live and no income, the UK population started to pay National Insurance contributions to cover the costs and help those in need. Due to the World Wars, people understood that you could loose... | 279 |
AskReddit/ci9scba | 28d0e3 | What are the most uncomfortable romantic songs I can play during a car ride to work with my brother everyday? | One important thing to keep in mind. Eventually he is going to get fed up with all the love songs and ask you to stop. The only reasonable thing to do then is to stop playing them. In preparation for this though, you should start collecting break up songs. After he asks you to stop with all the love songs, start playin... | 3,208 |
AskReddit/cnxa2rw | 2tasol | What event that happened to you felt so scripted that it made you wonder if you were fictional? | A handsome stranger gave me a flower on the street. It turned out that I had already connected with him in my past and then connected again with him months after the incident through one of the most random, impossible, bizarre coincidental experiences I have ever had. I felt like I was in a movie. | 3 |
AskReddit/c0cle2a | 9fnq1 | How does one (female) meet/date a nerd? | I propose the inverse question to you. How would a male find a female nerd? Sadly, I've yet to come across one that is a.) single or b.) well-adjusted. | 2 |
AskReddit/da4rboy | 5di2gc | What made you realize you were hanging out with the wrong crowd? | Not your typical response to this kind of question: I played Halo with a group of guys for a few years, and they had started taking it far more seriously than me. One day I made a mistake in a match and our teammate just starts screaming at me over the mic in a shrill voice, insulting me, questioning my intelligence, a... | 4 |
AskReddit/cks189f | 2hez2y | Do you believe race affects personality? | The colour of your skin does not affect the way you think or feel at all. So your solid answer there is a clear cut, yet very scientific "no". What does however shape our personalities is upbringing, education, social influences and life experiences. Sadly some of these are not always optimal and that can sometimes be ... | 2 |
AskReddit/c8xffix | 1ahdza | What did you eat growing up, and how does it affect your view on food today? | My mother was just an awful cook and I went the first 19 years of my life thinking I hated all kinds of food, turns out I only hate it when she makes it. She microwaves frozen veggies without any water for about 30 minutes, this turns it into tasteless goo. She microwaves rice in this cooker that turns it out kind of c... | 6 |
AskReddit/cry328n | 38v5hh | Would you work a six day week to have three day weekends? | Agreed.but six day work-weeks are too long. We have the technology/productivity to have seriously shortened the workweek to 3 or 4 days by now. Not even in a socialist/communist society, just a marginally more equitable one. | 2 |
AskHistorians/cidzz1y | 28sbt0 | How were the days of the week (in the English language) named? | The following as an excerpt from my draft Introduction to Folklore, which may help with your question: The Romans, Greeks, and Egyptians did not employ a seven-day week even when they used the solar calendar. The idea of a seven-day week came from ancient Babylon slowing making inroads into the Roman Empire after the f... | 14 |
explainlikeimfive/ci12khr | 27i88a | If being attractive is an important aspect of sexual attraction, why hasn't natural selection turned us all into super models? | In comparison to even a couple hundred years ago, we are generally super models. We are taller, freer from birth defects, ethnically interesting, overall healthy, generally able to spend time and resources on our hygiene and appearance. The bar just keeps rising. | 2,190 |
AskReddit/c2j64lb | kcfle | What's the weirdest gift you've ever gotten? | My dad once bought (read as stole) at tin boat for me. And my grandmother has given me plenty of weird gifts, such as a broken compass, a commerative Obama coin, fake dollar bills, a switchblade, and a toy car. All in one day. | 2 |
AskReddit/c0ieirq | amyg8 | What is your favourite band that no one has heard about? | No-Man. It's one of Steven Wilson's side projects. Most know him from Porcupine Tree, but I'm surprised so few people have heard of No-Man, as he actually started off with No-Man before Porcupine Tree existed. | 2 |
AskReddit/d2d0733 | 4fyefx | Why does a mirrored reflection of yourself look better than photos of yourself? | I guess it is because I can move into different angles and try different looks, while the photo is just that very moment in which you might not have looked as good. Also you're always moving A BIT in the mirror, which makes you (obviously) seem more natural and lively than on a picture. | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/dxeb4ke | 8cedz1 | How do embassies work? | An embassy is a building where the ambassador works. An ambassador is a representative of a foreign country. At its most basic, and ambassador is a sort of messenger -- in fact, the word "ambassador" comes from a very old Celtic word that meant "messenger" or "servant". For example, the French ambassador to the US work... | 292 |
explainlikeimfive/d43kuph | 4nfziz | Is healthiness truly changeable, or will someone who got fit but was once morbidly obese always be less healthy than someone who has always been in good shape and eaten well? | Much can be reversed. For example, Dean Ornish, MD, has shown that even your heart vessels can go from being narrowed with plaque to being open and healthy as a result of a healthy lifestyle, diabetes (type 2) can be reversed (often), etc. It would probably take considerable work and also probably considerable insight ... | 90 |
AskReddit/c1sr90r | h5gbc | What movie that everyone else seems to love do you really dislike? | Anchorman, Step Brothers. basically any recent Will Ferrell movie. I rented the Anchorman and actually stopped watching it. I went to see Step Brothers in theatres and actually walked out of the movie. I get that it's supposed to be stupid comedy, but this isn't stupid comedy it's just stupid. I loved Old School and ac... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/ck898rf | 2fd05s | What were the chief agents responsible for the degradation of the middle east from a place of enlightenment and tolerance into an underdeveloped region torn apart by war, religious intolerance and political/sectarian strife? | All empires fall. Dictators, foreign insurrectionists, unending wars, radical factions. The overwhelming truth is that a giant region, populated by wildly heterogenous peoples, with many different traditions and belief systems, simply can't be governed efficiently by hierarchical government. | 3 |
AskReddit/e059w84 | 8opga0 | What inspires you most and makes you go forward? | I used to be easily inspired by my personal drive to improve what was in my sphere. Loving my husband, kids, home, career, our business, friends, pets, community, even our church. But my husband covertly undermined me and viciously betrayed and humiliated and stole from me. I lost everything over the past few years whi... | 2 |
AskReddit/eog34th | brs1j8 | What’s your airport horror story? | I went to Mexico with my girlfriend at the time. It was meant to be an escape from it all where we didn't check up on the news and just enjoyed our little vacation bubble. On our way back, when we landed in Florida, we had a delay in our transfer that lasted 2 hours, which turned into 5 hours, which turned into 9 hours... | 3 |
AskReddit/ef90e59 | aky4xh | What is your best drunk story? | I like to host people from differents part of the world thanks to Couchsurfing. I ended up hosting this dude from Colombia and we went out for a few beers, it was suppose to be chill as i had to work the next day. We ended up talking alot and ordering more and more drinks. He flirted with some girls in the bar and they... | 4 |
AskReddit/dl32fqp | 6r815j | What is something you hate but wish you didn't? | Tattoos on women. Please note that this is purely an aesthetic aversion. It has nothing to do with character. I just very much prefer the female skin unadorned. EDIT: And veggies. I hate almost all veggies. | 2 |
AskReddit/db3euwm | 5hvymj | What video game actually deserves a 10/10, and why? | This will maybe not be as popular but u think the Elder Scrolls Skyrim deserves a 10/10 from me. It came out over five years ago and I still play and replay it. I do back to my wood stalls archer or install mods to do a simple pleasant farmer run. It's the only game that I can come back to once a month for five years a... | 14 |
explainlikeimfive/cc2yekq | 1lurm1 | When skydiving, is the gravity of the earth's core pulling me down or the air molecules I am in contact with? | Everything attracts everything. However, the heavier the object, the more force it will exert on you. Imagine all the weight of the air above you when jumping (pulling you up); that weight is negligible compared to the weight of the earth + the air beneath you (pulling you down). Side note: the distance is also very im... | 3 |
AskReddit/d4tpsiu | 4qkbo1 | What's the funniest way you've heard of someone being fired? | Security at a big, famous, movie theater in L.A. A concessionaire got fired for stealing and eating a hotdog. I escorted him out of the theater. His good buddy heard he'd been fired and started yelling at one of the managers. He was fired too. When I escorted him out of the theater, he kicked a trash can across the hal... | 7 |
AskReddit/c22fj9v | ibkbs | How would you feel about changing the age at which people are considered to be a legal 'adult' from 18 to 13? | Well, those religions you mentioned are very old. Go back 2,000 to 7,000 years ago and people were getting married and starting families in their early teens. No doubt this worked well for its time, but this is not ancient Mesopotamia. It's a more complex world, and sociologists and psychologists tell us it takes peopl... | 10 |
askscience/d8hhozd | 569ein | Why does one twin age more in the traveling twins paradox? | > If that's true, then technically they are both at rest, aside from the brief period of acceleration. The devil's in the details. When Twin B is coasting, you're right that she sees Twin A aging slower than she is, and concludes that she is the younger twin in her own reference frame. But during that brief period of a... | 18 |
explainlikeimfive/cxfons7 | 3ukzgl | Why do people still use paper receipt in shops and not invent receipt card, which we could use in all shops? | The truth is that if you use a credit/debit card, there's already a record and you don't need a paper receipt at all. Even if you didn't, any large store (think Target) will have a record of your purchase - at least enough to know a product was bought there. You can also you your phone for payments nowadays, and that's... | 3 |
AskReddit/eghck7r | aqo3mp | What do you eat first: your fries, your hamburger, or both, and why? | Bite of burger. Couple of chews. Add a couple of fries to the mouth mix. Goal is to complete the burger and fries at the same time. With no leftovers I’d either. | 2 |
AskReddit/eww50n4 | cqgha4 | What is something you swore up and down you would never EVER do, but then turned around and did it? | Becoming more "feminine" and "girly". In my early teenage years, it would be a miracle to find clothes in a different colour than black. Hated pink, hated heels, would curse, swore no make-up other than black eye-shadow. Well. Fast forward 8 years and I love skirts, dresses, I have more colour in my closet (though most... | 3 |
AskReddit/cafixv2 | 1g070y | What song makes you feel happy whenever you hear it? | Lately it's been Of Monsters and Men-Mountain Sound. I heard it at work one day and it drove me crazy because the female singer reminds me of another song that I have yet to remember. But it's been my happy song for the past week. | 6 |
explainlikeimfive/csixk6s | 3b53y2 | Why are all planets sphere shaped? | The sphere is the most efficient way to cram the most matter into the smallest amount of space. Since gravity draws everything inward any object of sufficient mass will be spherical. Planets that rotate very fast can flatten out a bit so they're not perfect spheres. Jupiter is noticeably oblate due to its rapid rotatio... | 5 |
AskReddit/dcseanf | 5pmdai | What have you ever heard someone say that made you question their intelligence? | My friend, his roommate, and me were having a conversation about national defense and weaponry. Friends roommate thought it would be a good idea to "mass product" (not produce, product) iron man suits. He was completely serious. He also thought airplanes should be made from the strongest metal possible (which is also p... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/e52fsui | 9beby8 | What is it about Maths that makes it the most commonly disliked subject in school? | Several reasons, imo: It's not taught properly (from my experience), focusing on memorizing the formulas instead of learning the concepts and "the why." This is compounded over the years by teachers who never explain why math works the way it does. People don't like being told there's one right (or one more right) way ... | 4 |
explainlikeimfive/eprm93g | bvq8hj | Why are some animals more likely to be pets than others? | They've been bred for it over centuries, and often have symbiotic relationships with humans. Also, imho, predators make better pets than prey animals. They don't have prey response, and live longer. | 2 |
AskHistorians/cfjfwdv | 1ycrtz | How accurate is the claim that the Windsors aren't the true heirs to the British throne, and that an Australian man is the rightful king? | Can you provide some more context here? What Australian man? Anyways, the Windsor claim goes back in direct lineal succession pretty much all the way to Queen Victoria*, and indirectly it goes all the way back to George I (I mean, theoretically it goes "indirectly" back all the way to William the Conqueror and even bey... | 11 |
AskReddit/e97a42r | 9uv81z | What’s the most interesting thing about you? | I've wanted to be a trauma nurse for the past 3 years and I've wanted to work in the medical field since I got my very fiest doctor kit. I won first place on two research projects in 3rd and 4th grade at my school on urology and surgical procedures, respectively. I wanted to be a medical examiner when I was around age ... | 2 |
AskReddit/d6wf5sa | 4zjqkp | What's the best paradox you know? | It may have a different name, but I know it as the Grandfather Paradox. It speculates on time travel with the case of one who goes back in time and accidentally kills their grandfather. This would mean that they were never born to go back in time and kill their grandfather. So I guess they would actually just pop up in... | 3 |
askscience/c5vp49h | yhu8n | Would it be possible to transplant a gorilla's digestive tract into a human, giving that human the ability to digest cellulose? | The transplant would be rejected by the humans immune system fairly rapidly. It would actually be better to use a pig intestine, which would last "slightly" longer since pigs share fairly simillar cell markers. Point is, the human is likely going to die with a transplant like this due to organ rejection | 3 |
AskReddit/cifcxmi | 28xa2r | What are some good meals a College student could make? | The following recipe was made often in college and I remember my friends were always impressed I made it for them (even though it is super easy). Breaded Chicken cutlet go buy: Chicken breast Bread Crumbs Some Sauce - pick one you like, marsala sauce is good or teriyaki. You will also need mushrooms and broccoli Corn o... | 2 |
AskReddit/d4sdaf3 | 4qempq | What're you almost 100% sure actually happened? | Humans have overpopulated the planet and destroyed the environment and our own ecosystems with an array of different destructive methodologies, it's already too late to stop the runaway effects of our actions and we're all going to die of starvation from lack of pollinating bees. I'm like, almost 100% on that. | 2 |
AskReddit/dklt9xn | 6p1cnh | What's your best tip/method for fighting the Sunday Blues, aka the feeling of bummed-out dread that comes from the knowledge you have to go to work tomorrow? | Keep yourself busy with fun things, and realize that the thought completely wastes all your fun time so it serves no purpose other than to make you upset - there's no reason to think about it. It's a matter of reappraisal. Sure, you only have one day of fun before work tomorrow, but also, you have a full day of fun and... | 13 |
AskReddit/dp5jcxq | 79xoyv | What topics should be completely off-limits for jokes? | As a whole, nothing. Don't tell 9/11 jokes to survivors/families, don't make rape jokes around victims. Know your audience. But overall everything is free game. When we start to stifle comedy and art as a whole weve moved into dark territory. | 10 |
AskReddit/eq6siks | bxhxh2 | What's the worst time you've left something behind while traveling? | not really left behind, but our dog ran away as soon as we arrived to our destination (~6hours) and had been missing for hours by the time the people looking after her had given us a call. i was 12 and had to drive all the way back home to look for. my moms friend eventually found her and stayed with her while we drove... | 4 |
AskReddit/cf7fojb | 1x1zw4 | What is a single word or phrase you would get a tattoo of if only to remind you of something? | I'm not a tattoo fan, but if I had to get one, I would want my home state's motto, "Ad Astra Per Aspera" on the inner part of my upper left arm. It means "To the stars through difficulties," which I think is not only a beautiful sentiment, but it reminds me of home. | 2 |
AskReddit/cchcs6p | 1ncn2m | Did a movie/tv show every inspire you to change your life? | Stargate SG-1. Captain Carter inspired me to become a strong, independent women who don't need no man and to pursue knowledge and peace all while reaching for the stars. Unfortunately, I'm a financially irresponsible manchild who uses my girlfriend as a life-crutch a little too much all while failing out of college and... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/e7wl9tj | 9otdxo | How do junkyard/Dumps sort trash and recycling? | Typically, items with any value get sorted out to be sold, and the remainder hits the dump. Depending on where you are in the country, and how your state government regulates recycling, some dumps will also have their own sorting methods, especially for construction and demolition materials. You'd be surprised at the a... | 4 |
AskReddit/cjd5464 | 2c93do | What's a joke you're sick of hearing about your job/major? | I'm a computer science major and I hate when people ask "oh Computer Science? Do you do a lot of hacking?" or "Oh i have a computer that needs fixing" I am not a hacker and i am not a computer repairman. | 10 |
AskReddit/egmqqvj | arf3jp | What’s the stupidest thing you’ve convinced someone of? | I had all four of my kids convinced I could blow the red lights out at stoplights. I would wait till I saw it was about to change and I would say, ok, let’s blow and they would blow furiously and it would change every time. I think they were at least 8 or 10 before they figured it out. | 3 |
AskReddit/duhj243 | 7ym0uh | What are some “just because” things you can do for your S.O? | I'm a gift giver; my favorite way to express how much I love him is by giving him small unexpected presents. My second favorite way is through acts of service. Occasionally, I'll stop at his favorite chocolate shop on my way home from work and pick up a box of chocolates for him. When I see that he's out of socks or un... | 7 |
AskReddit/c9lmodh | 1d08ll | How do cop cars compare to regular cars? | The most popular police vehicle in the United States is the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (CVPI). Apart from a slightly higher compression ratio, the 4.6L V-8 engine used in these cars is no different in power from the one found in a civilian model. The biggest differences in the CVPI is in durability of criti... | 9 |
AskReddit/dwh1w69 | 881bj2 | What's worse: Someone who doesn't hold the door open for you OR someone who doesn't thank you for holding the door open for them? | How about when you get stuck holding the door for like, crowds of people. SOMEBODY ELSE TAKE A TURN. And I always end up accidentally bailing at the worst time like right before an old lady is coming or a woman pushing a baby stroller. | 8 |
AskReddit/elsig7t | bhfyfl | What memory does the shirt you are wearing remind you of? | this is interesting because i thought about this today. i’m currently wearing my old best friends shirt. we don’t speak anymore, and i think he is a vile human being. our friendship reached a point that when it ended i felt nothing and still don’t, hence why i can wear his shirt and not feel weird about it. and that in... | 3 |
askscience/cgpuol8 | 22rni6 | Is it a definite number of atoms in the universe? | There is certainly not a definite number of atoms in the universe. Atoms are being fused constantly inside of stars, and are undergoing fission in every unstable isotope or nuclear reaction. I cannot definitely say that there isn't some finite number of protons/neutrons/other subatomic particles. I don't know enough to... | 2 |
AskReddit/c2h9x8u | k3r1d | What is a good "I'm hung over and just want to lay here, veg out and watch movies" movie? | I like Rose Red for sick days. It's by Steven King. It's a set of four movies, I believe, with each being about two hours long. I can just sit there all day and watch good low key ghost shenanigans. | 2 |
AskReddit/cbk5y00 | 1k0lfi | If you could have any song played in your funeral, what would it be and why? | A friend of friend of mine was very sick and planned one or two things for her funeral. She had an amazing sense of humour and insisted one song was played during her funeral! Queen . . . another one bites the dust! Personally, I have no idea though for me. | 2 |
AskReddit/elgkklt | bfvbza | What's the most mundane thing that always seemed significant to you? | Making your bed in the morning. Give it a try for a week and notice a world of difference. It sets you up for success by completing this mundane task first thing in the morning for the whole rest of the day. | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cnmu570 | 2s7cmz | How was sound recorded in the victorian era? | The sound was recorded on to wax or enamel cylinders, these rotated as the needle slowly moved from left to right, the way weird people eat corn on the cob. | 5 |
AskReddit/c7zrz3i | 16vmsr | How long do you stay in a relationship once you've realized you want nothing long-term out of it? | I used to end most relationships after 2-3 months. At the 2 month mark is usually when I realize the guy sucks and I couldnt be with him forever. My last relationship lasted for 6 months (about 5.5 months longer than I'd have liked). I'm not going to lie, I stayed because it was mildly better than being alone. [Edit] J... | 3 |
AskReddit/cal8fgb | 1gl3jv | How did you find out about Reddit and what were your first impressions? | I thought rage comics were the funniest thing ever, I think I stumbled across some kind of rage app on my phone then found out a couple weeks later that it was attached to Reddit. | 3 |
AskReddit/dsckhf9 | 7ovaw5 | What's one thing that has declined in quality over time? | Does anyone else think strawberries are lower quality than they were 10-15 years ago? I feel like I remember strawberries always being the tastiest, juiciest fruits ever, now about half the time they're just bland. | 24 |
explainlikeimfive/d5il92c | 4tn50r | Why aren’t we able to make roads out of a more durable material than asphalt and concrete? | Concrete is very durable. Finding a more durable material that can be put down miles at a time in outdoor conditions and be driven over by trucks would be extremely challenging and expensive. | 10 |
explainlikeimfive/d04h09r | 46e7q8 | How is it that we can not feel hungry but still crave and eat snacks? | Two reasons: Chemical needs: Cheetos, salami, both high in sodium.you wanted something salty. Rice, carbs. Dal.idk what dal is and am to lazy to google it. I'm guessing your proper dinner wouldn't have been a salty mass of carbs though. For some people (most?) eating brings an emotional high. Not a high like heroine or... | 24 |
AskReddit/c4ritd1 | u1ili | What did school teach you that was blatantly false once you researched it on the Internet? | You will have to use cursive every day of your life passed the 5th grade. The only way to succeed is to go to college. Also, pretty much everything you learn in history class is filled with half truths or is woefully incomplete. edit: As far as cursive goes, I posted it here because in the scope of this thread, it fit ... | 1,413 |
AskReddit/cqxrt6h | 34sutw | When a stranger smiles at you, why do you smile back? | A couple years ago, I look into the mirror and don't like my reflection. I stare into a mirror and make faces, then onto smiles. Finally, I find a smile that looks genuine and pleasant. It was difficult to hold my genuine smile for longer than a few minutes at a time. My face hurt, I had no smile muscles in my face! I ... | 2 |
AskReddit/dg2vvop | 64krfz | In all honesty, how brave are you when it comes to facing physical pain? | From 1 to 10, a solid stupid. I once slightly dislocated my jaw, instead of going to the hospital I tried (and painfully succeeded) to put it back in place. A couple of years ago my lower, second to last tooth(which was already more of a crater rather than a tooth) was wobbly, which was getting highly annoying. Did I g... | 2 |
AskReddit/cknsj6m | 2gz0ni | What place have you traveled to that you hate the most? | My family goes to Korea every couple of summers or so. Seoul is a very large, exciting city, even more so because it feels quite different from America. The towns around the sea are really beautiful as well, because they have misty islands and mountains for miles out in the ocean (you know, typical Asia) and sea glass/... | 5 |
AskReddit/cpu1smj | 30ndph | What would 12 year old you be shocked to find out you currently do? | Everything. Live. I couldn't visualize living past the age of 30. There was just a blank spot. I sort of assumed I'd die in an accident or something. Be married. Most girls have some idea of what kind of person they want to date, they idealize weddings a bit, etc. I'm not asexual or aromantic, I just didn't care and co... | 59 |
AskReddit/e82o8t2 | 9pm37s | What is something that you've bought because it was cheap, but then you realize why it was cheap after using it? | Sometimes I like to go on eBay and buy cheap stuff from China. It costs like a dollar and gets delivered in like 3 weeks, but it's fun to see how crappy things can get. Look for pocket knives or multi tools. I know it's a waste of a dollar but it's fun to see how easily I can break these things. I'm weird. | 3 |
AskReddit/e3xrg52 | 96455n | Is crucifixion a reasonable punishment for my neighbor who runs his gas powered leaf blower at 7 AM on Saturday? | Maybe not crucifixion, maybe just immolation. On a side note, years ago I was visiting my sister in Alaska during the summer solstice. My last night there I went to have a smoke at about 1am. Her neighbor came out and started mowing his lawn! | 12 |
AskReddit/egu4kiw | asgdpa | What scenario does Bernie Sanders win 2020? | Unfortunately Bernie's policies don't line up with those of the Capitalistic Oligarchy controlling American politics, to win the primaries he'd need an overwhelming majority of votes from registered democrats, otherwise the DNC will never nominate him. Unfortunately I fear that even if he does receive the nomination it... | 5 |
AskReddit/cu2edji | 3gxevn | What age did you first feel like an adult? | I am 35 years old. I have a respectable professional career, two children, a mortgage and a life insurance policy. I feel like I am pretending to be an adult, I am playing the part but I don't have any of life's answers and I'm waiting for someone to remind me that I'm not actually a grown up yet. | 2 |
AskReddit/dj6g4no | 6ii8zn | What is stopping us from helping the people North Korea? | 1) Non-military solutions are not effective. We've tried sending humanitarian help for decades but it's only used to prop up the government and help them stay in power. It doesn't trickle down to the regular people. 2) Diplomatic solutions are ineffective. We've been trying that for decades too. They say they'll stop d... | 9 |
AskReddit/dtk7c7h | 7ugshv | What do you know about Chinese food? | It uses all of the parts of the animal. The Chinese don't waste food. Try visiting a Chinese market. You'll find things like duck tongues, pig uterus, chicken feet and variety of other animal parts. Real Chinese food isn't what is served in mainstream "Chinese" restaurants in the U.S. There are exceptions, for example ... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/c6evl9w | 10mzwf | How do some animals know when we're sad? | I have a couple of theories. My first thought, perhaps a bit harsh, is no. It is not aware that you are sad. Human beings have a tendency to believe things we want to believe. If we turn around and see someone behind our back, we think we sensed them before we turned around. If we read a horoscope that magically turns ... | 4 |
explainlikeimfive/claizxg | 2jcxhy | Why do some hospitals affiliate themselves with various religions i.e. Dallas Presbyterian Hospital? | Religions have a long history of caring for the needy, and treating sick people in an era before modern medicine was a good way to get yourself killed, so it required quite a self-sacrificing sort of person. Also, religions helped people with the financial aspects of their treatment as well - you're a lot more likely t... | 4 |
explainlikeimfive/e5t6rhn | 9f1s41 | What is actually happening when you plug your nose and 'pop' your ears? | Your eardrum is a sealed surface with air on both sides. Ideally you want this surface to be lose so it can hear things well, because if the pressure gets either too high or too low on either side then it pushes the seal tight and it can’t vibrate as well anymore. To make sure that doesn’t happen your head has a tube (... | 15 |
AskReddit/ejgibi3 | b5x3tt | What’s so wrong about making genetically superior humans from altered embryos? | The people who could afford it (super rich folks) would make it unaffordable for the rest of humanity. That much is obvious. They would form a hierarchy of genetically altered people who will eventually grow to hate and look down on the rest of humanity. | 3 |
AskReddit/cnqcbx8 | 2sjw6y | What celebrity do you have an irrational hatred for? | My mom has an unbelievably irrational hatred for Julia Roberts for no reason. She also hates Hugh Grant because she says he dithers about when he speaks; hems and haws and such. When he did a Reddit AMA, he literally typed out "erm"s and "hem"s. I was in hysterics. Also, when my mom used to upset me as a teenager I wou... | 96 |
AskReddit/e1jrenj | 8v1ex1 | Why is your boss horrible? | My bosses name is mike and he’s actually been to prison before so we call him Prison Mike. He’s horrible because sometimes he lets out the dementors that he brought from prison in the office and they attack us. | 2 |
AskReddit/cn3f6a7 | 2q6ney | What is something incredibly cool about space that most people don't know? | The fact that Space and Time are connected has some interesting implications. For example, there is no universal 'now'. Say if there's a planet exactly like earth in a galaxy 13 Billion light-years away, and the planet's history, people living on it, the events that happened there - its all exactly same like earth. You... | 12 |
AskReddit/e52zt0h | 9bh63f | What helps you wake up in the morning and not feel like an absolute sleep machine? | My sleeptracker (it's the actual brand of the product) it's a sleep phasis alarm clock that is built into a wristwatch. You have to get used to it, but it wakes you up during the right sleep state, by vibrating on my arm. As far as I know, the company doesn't exist anymore and I can't really find any alternatives, as f... | 2 |
AskReddit/c09xy2e | 8okdv | What's the funniest movie you've ever seen? | When I was little, movies like Airplane and Naked Gun and other Leslie Nielsen appearances were the bees knees. Men in Tights hit me hard a few years later. Really silly over-the-top humor seemed to disappear for a while then. The most recent movie I've seen to make me split is Tropic Thunder. Ben Stiller gets mad prop... | 20 |
AskReddit/dfy7t0g | 63zpxk | What quote changed your perspective on life? | ".the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started, and to know that place for the first time." TS Eliot I kept that quote in my mind while I was going through rehab. Reminded me that all the work I was doing was to start life over.to live my previous life, but in a totally different way. | 66 |
AskReddit/dzccivv | 8l2ook | What are the best 'compliments' that are actually insults? | Ugh, back-handed compliments! Those are the worst! I've been told my jeans look like they fit better now that I'm not as fat. K thx Not 'the best compliment' but I'm not sure what you mean by that | 2 |
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