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AskReddit/ee5o1w9 | agefm1 | How was your experience the first time you got pulled over? | I got pulled over at a DUI checkpoint right after I got my learner's permit. I had to have a parent in the car to drive, so I was stopped with my mom on the way home from a Harry Potter release party | 2 |
AskReddit/dkryzfp | 6pt1no | How would you respond if Vice President Pence invoked Section 4 or the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office? | If they did it today I would laugh at the incompetence of whoever invoked it because. The 25th amendment is meant for President's that literally cannot perform their duties. We're talking in a coma or so deranged that they think the sky is a fruit and the orange on their desk is where birds fly. Legally the only thing ... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/cuc2jz1 | 3hzq9q | Why are marathons measured in miles, but other running events are measure in kilometers? | Because every other event is planned according to the international SI units the entire world uses, and are nice round numbers. Marathons are based on a historical race, which doesn't have a nice round distance number in any commonly used measuring system, so people say the distance in whichever unit they're most comfo... | 6 |
AskReddit/ec8ueu8 | a89773 | What are the pros and cons of having a Bowlcut? | My hair naturally grows into a bowl cut sort of thing. After a few months of not cutting it aside from looking like he-man there are no real pros other than you can style into a mad scientist style haircut when everything's spikes on end | 2 |
AskReddit/cvvjsnx | 3oappa | How do homeless people make you feel? | As someone who use to be homeless, seeing someone else homeless reminds me how far I've come. They're humans who have fallen down on their luck or have been rejected by society for whatever reason. I feel a sense of belonging when I'm among them, because some of my truest friends were the ones that I shared the streets... | 2 |
AskHistorians/c4z74tt | uwjl9 | How wealthy was the 5th Duke of Devonshire? | Tremendously wealthy, rich beyond reckoning, and easily one of the wealthiest people in the whole world. I recall reading in one of David Cannadine's essays about the 6th Duke that he was very possibly the wealthiest private individual in the history of the world to that time, his incomes were well above 100,000 pounds... | 3 |
AskReddit/e81t2ox | 9phi03 | What are some unusual tips for weight loss that worked for you? | For us it wasnt some magical diet. It was mostly just eat less fat and sugar. My boyfriend lost 35 kilos with that. Instead of eating a lot of pork meat (especially sausages) eat chicken and beef. We only use 1 tablespoon per person of sunflower oil to cook meat. We eat 1 large or 2 small potatos per person and we made... | 2 |
AskReddit/d1jc8vh | 4clvns | Why is the separation of church and state so difficult to achieve in American politics? | As a Christian who is super liberal I find its difficult because the Bible is a guiding principal for a lot of people and people have a hard time accepting the mentality of live and let live because of that. Also our country was founded on freedom of religious prosecution*, but it was certainly founded by a bunch of Ch... | 2 |
AskReddit/duq0107 | 7zqou3 | What is your Dream ? | I’d like to sell my first beat and then try to go from there. If that ever happens, I’d love to get a big placement and be able to produce hip hop for a living. It’s a dream and I’m working on it. I’m not amazing but I love it and I learn more everyday. | 2 |
AskReddit/eeogwo2 | aikre4 | What is the oddest response your body had to something traumatic? | I have an extreme anxiety disorder. Not just like boohoo woe is me look how anxious I am disorder, tho Like if all the conditions are wrong (IE very stressed out, caffeine in my system, a traumatic/dramatic event occurs etc), I have seizures because my heart and brain can't safely handle the stress and my brain sort of... | 2 |
askscience/c4lesnp | tcawb | Do we have a brain parasite doctor in the house? | This is my area of expertise, but unfortunately I am not familiar with this specific nematode. Unfortunately, I doubt that this has anything to do with brain control. For one, many worms use gastropods as intermediate hosts, and they often infect their reproductive tissues, not their brains so they may parasitize the g... | 3 |
AskReddit/ccu3oxh | 1ooybw | Why is it that introverts are looked down upon in society? | As an introvert, to seriously answer your question, I think it's because extroverts just don't understand us. They see it as "weird" or almost "alien." They don't understand that there are people who prefer to be alone than with the company of others. Because extroverts tend to represent the "social society," the "soci... | 5 |
AskReddit/ducq636 | 7y017c | What is targeted towards kids that kids should NOT have? | Fast Food ! McDonalds ran a huge campaign that targeted children. The cartoons, play pens, toys, happy meals, etc. While, I don't think fast food is the devil and should be banned, it shouldn't be marketed towards children. | 124 |
explainlikeimfive/cv1kswp | 3kyhxo | Why does the last actor/actress listed in the intro to old TV shows also have their role listed as well? | The method in which credits are displayed is called billing. Generally, actors want top billing, which means their names appear first in the list of actors. Usually the lead actor gets top billing, but sometimes a more famous actor may get top billing over a lesser known lead due to their contract or for publicity purp... | 5 |
AskReddit/ccrc7ix | 1oe63q | In your opinion, what is the answer to life? | To answer, I borrow from a contest between the King of Dreams and and a demon to regain or retain the King's crown. Each assuming a form to best the other. Demon: I am a dire wolf, prey-stalking, lethal prowler. Dream: I am a hunter, horse-mounted, wolf-stabbing. Demon: I am a horsefly, horse-stinging, hunter-throwing.... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/chc0bfy | 24yuqy | How will increased marijuana production in the US affect the economy of Mexico? | It isnt effecting the economy of mexico, it isnt really effecting the cartels either. The vast majority of weed smoked in the US, is grown in the us. Its to easier to grow white widow in your closet to be bothered getting brick brown middies sprayed with pesticide from "pedro". Now if cocaine was legal, the cartels wou... | 2 |
AskReddit/cp15evr | 2xlb3c | What celebrities have you met that were nicer or cooler in person than you thought they'd be? | Mr. T, almost 30 years ago, before the whole world saw he was the nicest, most adorable guy. I met him at random restaurant when I was a toddler and, according to my dad, his personality and smile totally lit up the room! | 2 |
AskReddit/d4hdw91 | 4p1ndb | Are there two books, written about the same subject with opposing viewpoints, which you feel are both worth reading? | The Climb- Anatoli Boukreev and Into Thin Air- Jon Krakauer are written by experienced mountaineers that were leading two different expedition groups during the Mt. Everest 1996 disaster. In a way, they were competing with each other to get their group up to the peak first when disaster strikes. Both men recount their ... | 2 |
AskReddit/c3e34vz | o3lml | At friends house, what do I do? | Hit him. He'll be so surprised that you'll become fast friends. Sorry, I mean, why is the dad yelling? Is he yelling at your friend? Quick! Put on a girl costume and seduce him like Bugs Bunny! | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cfy34cz | 1zy7nw | Why do we get headaches? | Most commonly headaches are from being dehydrated. Also from lack of oxygen in the brain. That's why you can get headaches from smoking and drinking. First thing to do when you have a headache is drink a glass or two of water. | 5 |
AskReddit/cronwp5 | 37p9av | What's a common behaviour that disgusts you? | People who let their dogs lick on and into their mouth. I just don't understand. Also, showing your dog's genitalia on a photo. It's not that hard to hold your dog differently. Edit: I meant explicitly showing their dogs genitalia. I've now noticed that this is a somewhat unpopular opinion. But I gave answer to the que... | 177 |
AskReddit/d28uhko | 4fhn0q | What is your favorite false fun fact? | I can't say this is true among all Texas schools, but several acquaintances of mine in the navy were taught in school that Texas can legally secede from the US. Funny fun fact that is false. | 5 |
explainlikeimfive/ctve09r | 3g6rfd | Why do we give life sentences without parole and not just give those people the death penalty? | There are two reasons. One is that the death penalty is illegal in many places, the voters in thoe states having decided that it constituted cruel and unusual punishment. Two, in areas where the death penalty is still legal, its actually far more expensive overall to execute someone that it is to lock them away for lif... | 10 |
AskReddit/emyv42j | bmqu98 | What's worse: mental or physical problems? | Just a small point here that might be useful for some people. Mental problems don't just come from traumatic events or thoughts, they can also be problems that come about when the body is operating in some negatively altered way. For example, if the body is malnourished, there will be some "mental problems". Physical a... | 2 |
AskReddit/c7bb0ui | 14a3nz | What's a song that you just can't help dancing a little to it when you hear it? | Dragostea din tei or Despre Tine. I do not speak the language, I know they are not "happy" songs, but I couldn't care less. EDIT: I have the music in me, though, and I will dance to any song with a good dance beat. I can't help myself. I even dance when I just have a song in my head and not playing out loud. I have a p... | 2 |
AskReddit/dio9v24 | 6g8ib9 | What picture of you do you absolutely hate, and why? | Well, I have a thing where I don't like to show my teeth when I smile, and my family absolutely hates it. Even though my smiles are kind of half-assed, in my mind they look better than if I were to show my teeth. But every time a family member takes a picture of me, they complain that I'm "not smiling." So, during my g... | 2 |
AskReddit/eiof28w | b1vk8h | What is the shortest amount of time you've owned a car? | I totaled my mom's car the day after she bought it. Wasn't very proud of that. Although, I did total an Escalade three times larger than my mom's Volvo. Secretly am a little proud of that. No one was hurt. | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/deop4v6 | 5ybgmx | Does there have to be a tradeoff between privacy and national security? | Kind of. In a pretend world with zero privacy, the authorities are able to peer inside your mind and discover if you're planning to do something bad. Zero privacy, total security. In a pretend world with total privacy, an attack can never ever be prevented. Zero security, total privacy. The issue stems from the ways in... | 6 |
AskReddit/c5lmo1x | xed9q | Are vegans allowed to use fossil fuels? | Fossil fuels generally come from organic plant matter. Vegans eat organic plant matter. So, why would they care? However, they might disagree with it based on environmental concerns. Also, vegans are allowed to do whatever they want, they make their own decisions about what they eat, use, etc. | 275 |
AskReddit/extnida | cuejx1 | What makes the Uniform Code of Military Justice more effective at investigating crimes committed within the branches of the military, then the Policies that govern the Internal Investigations of the crimes committed within the Police/Sheriffs Departments, in the US? | Well, for one we have non judicial punishment. Basically it's up to one guy at the top of your direct chain of command, based on opinions of those below him, to determine guilt with no evidence requirements. This makes it a lot more likely for someone in the military to get fully punished for something that they may or... | 2 |
AskReddit/d5qukbv | 4ukkop | Why isn't Ronald McDonald really featured in McDonald's advertising anymore? | The obesity epidemic in America was linked in part to fast food, and Ronald McDonald became the face of all fast food. At one point, kids in the movie "Supersize Me" recognized Ronald but not Jesus Christ, which caused a stir. He became a blight on McDonald's rep. | 3 |
AskReddit/ccqffw2 | 1obau7 | What is the most beautiful death related quote that you know of? | Hmm maybe not so helpful, but a great quote nonetheless. "It is irrational to fear an event, if when that event occurs we are not in existance, and since when death is, we are not, and when we are, death is not. And it's irrational to fear death. One might just as well fear birth." - Epicurous | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/dw8deob | 86wfrs | Why do dry erase markers erase themselves if you color over a line you already drew? | The pigment in the marker is dissolved in alcohol. The alcohol evaporates after you write with the marker and expose it to air, leaving the pigment as a dry, solid layer (though easily wiped away). This is why you can't write with dried-out markers. But if you write over the pigment with the marker, it dissolves again ... | 8 |
AskReddit/evx1j6n | clq35w | What is the dumbest thing that has happened to you today? | Not the dumbest that actually happened because I caught myself, but I almost called my 8 year old daughter “my n*a” in a Denzel-Training Day kind of way because she finished a summer reading project 2 weeks before school starts. | 3 |
AskReddit/d6p367h | 4ynf13 | What're some tips you have for pulling All-Nighters? | Don't, if you can avoid it. But if you have no other choice, walk around or do pushups/jumping jacks every hour or so, and drink cold water. If you're just sitting in a chair working all night it's difficult to ward off sleepiness. | 2 |
askscience/e8cornw | 9qrwqs | Would a near light speed electron that collided with a potential barrier have a higher chance of quantum tunneling due to the barrier being thinner in the electrons frame? | The tunneling probability increases with the energy - this has nothing to do with length contraction, it is a result that is true even for very low energies. As you get closer to the energy of the potential barrier the tunneling probability increases. You can always consider the situation in the rest frame of the barri... | 6 |
askscience/c23usup | ihoaz | Do different types of alcoholic beverages really induce different types of drunkenness? | This is coming from a recovering alcoholic, sober about 5 years. Yes, the type of alcohol does influence the "drunk" induced, but I can offer no scientific basis for it. As a rule, the more sugar in the beverage, the "fuzzier" the drunk. To explain, wine, as a rule, made me silly drunk. Laughing, acting like an idiot, ... | 16 |
AskReddit/ceyx50p | 1w5nnm | What do you think is the worst thing about the Internet? | I think the biggest problem with the internet is the prevalence of misinformation. The internet has no filter, no editor and no quality control. Anyone can post anything - and that is what makes it great, but it also makes it dangerous. A website filled with well intended but completely wrong claims can look just as va... | 2 |
AskReddit/e4tj1ed | 9a8lr3 | What overused item do you have that you are dreading not being able to use again? | I have a pair of black nike flip flops that I got in 2001. They are still my only pair of sandals and they are literally the only footwear I use during the summer months. Ive walked thousands of miles in those bad boys and they have been all over the world with me. My wife hates them so much but I am dreading the day I... | 2 |
AskReddit/d3kdqce | 4l59jn | What comment or action made you feel like "this is the biggest insult to my intelligence"? | "Just relax, I got this" I hate when my husband says this to me. It makes me feel like he thinks I'm less than capable of completing the task at hand because I'm a woman. Truth be told, I do most of the handy work around our house myself because waiting for him to change a bulb is like waiting for a money tree to appea... | 2 |
AskReddit/ddiplx1 | 5sy0oh | If you could go back in time as a ghost and just be able to SEE what truly unfolded in a personal unsolved mystery of your life, when during your life would you use it and why? | I'll go back to the time when I was home alone and I heard noises, each in different rooms. Any time I would enter a room to investigate, I would hear a sound in another room. When I come back, I'll realize.I was the ghost the whole time. | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/d3p3r06 | 4lpfst | Is believing Conspiracy Theories just a harmless viewpoint, or is it a sign of some kind of mental illness? | It depends. Being skeptical is actually quite healthy, and there is nothing inherently wrong with questioning what people tell you. However when it gets to the stage where an individual refuses to accept something despite a plethora of evidence being shown to them, there is potential there for a mental illness. If some... | 4 |
AskReddit/e4j96hn | 98vmr9 | If cats could talk, what would they say? | I know our one cat would tell me to keep my hands off my guy that she thinks is hers and hers alone. Heck she meows her displeasure every time I walk into the room he is in. Another of our cats would be consistently begging us to buy chips. The rest of our cats would most likely voice their displeasure about being able... | 2 |
askscience/cofcn1s | 2v89vk | Why does electrolysis yield more hydrogen when performed on more acidic liquids? | Things are more acidic precisely because they have have more hydrogen to give up more easily. When you think of a low-pH acid, you think of it melting and burning things. What's actually happening is that the acid is donating atoms to other molecules, causing them to change form and function, violently creating new com... | 13 |
AskReddit/c42iglh | r33zb | Why do people have so much hate for pickup trucks? | I think it's because there are a whole lot of people with really big trucks that have absolutely no idea how to drive something that big. That is one reason that I don't wanna live in Texas ever again. Too many people with duelly trucks just to drive their kids to school. | 7 |
AskReddit/eposc5n | bvfau3 | How much of a family's wealth/inheritance should siblings discovered through DNA testing get? | As much as the person who’s dying/giving away the money wants to give. If you mean something like coming out of the woodworks after the death of someone, with proof that the person is a sibling to the kids left behind.that would be up to the kids who got an inheritance. If there was a will, and the person showing up wa... | 3 |
AskReddit/ch749bs | 24hay1 | If George RR Martin had written Harry Potter, what would've happened? | The Weasley parents would have been siblings, same amount of kids who would all be vying for approval, which they would never get. Mrs. Weasley would continually try to bang Harry. The Order of the Phoenix would have been splintered by Voldemort's return, only to re-arrange around the Malfoys. Hermione gets the dragons... | 2 |
AskReddit/cvuhtyt | 3o6e5w | What's a good/funny story to tell when someone asks how you broke your arm? | I was riding in a small plane off the west coast of Costa Rica, but then it crashes on a large island. I escaped from the wreckage on the beach and noticed a radio tower on the top of a hill in the interior of the island. As I made my way to the high ground I started hearing unusual animal noises. Then, suddenly, I hea... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cshzm34 | 3b1m83 | Can we plant seeds into deserts which then can turn deserts into having lots of trees and jungle like feel? | If you replaced all the soil in a desert and watered it, it would cease to be a desert, yes. Deserts spread by desertification - the soil dries out, and the silt and clay turn to a fine dust and are blown away, leaving only the heaviest part of the soil, the sand. This in turn drains very quickly (because it doesn't ha... | 5 |
AskReddit/euo84sr | ch1x3m | If you were a Greek god, what would you be the god of? | I would be the Greek God of Good Bad movies. The reason why you always find that one small good thing about a horrible movie, is because of me. I always try to find one good quality in a film. | 3 |
AskReddit/d4cwmoh | 4oiuaf | What can you do on the weekend for $100 or less? | My best friend and I are taking a small road trip today to a hot springs. The entire trip, including lunch and food on the way, is less than $100. | 2 |
AskReddit/dnfyq95 | 725x42 | What is the most significant thing you ever did that changed your life? | Meeting 3 women this year. Bit of a backstory, I was weak willed, shy, well into february I dropped out of uni, and basically just a shell of a man. In April, one of my high school friend invited me to a bar to have a few drinks, and talk. She and I basically got drunk every weekend, while my life wasted away, an unemp... | 2 |
AskReddit/c5ermmz | wn78c | What is your favorite event in the Olympics? | My favorite events are the unusual ones that don't get much TV coverage. I can watch basketball games all year long. However, I don't get to see world championship Judo or Taikwando, or canoeing, or handball, or table tennis very often. so I tend to be much more interested in those. | 3 |
AskReddit/cm43rek | 2mgkqj | What is something you hated about yourself as a child but learned to appreciate as an adult? | That I'm a very sensitive person. I used to hate it as a child because I thought it was a weakness and since my father raised me to be his third son, rather than his first daughter, I thought I wasn't allowed to concentrate so much on my own and other people's feelings. Now I'm proud of being able to relate with other ... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/dprt944 | 7cpdzt | Why do our muscles get sore when we get sick? | When your body senses that something has gone wrong, say for example, that you fell down and cut yourself, it sends blood rushing towards the injured spot hoping to repair it. This is because in your blood, you have small units called white blood cells (WBC), which you have undoubtedly heard of before Now, the white bl... | 6 |
AskReddit/cn8yyzx | 2qrzwt | What is the highlight of your professional career? | I'm a licensed clinician, used to work with high security prison inmates. Highlight of my career was working with a death row inmate 1:1 for the year up to his execution night. I wasn't going to have another fascinating experience like that.and I left the prison not long after. You have to understand that from high sch... | 2 |
AskReddit/e1fvu5l | 8ujsmr | Why aren't China in the World Cup? | Do note that Chinese women's team is much more prominent in international competitions. They have been qualified for women's world cup multiple times. This has even became a joke among Chinese online, claiming that finding 11 Chinese men that can beat 11 Chinese women in football is impossible. Worse still, some Chines... | 2 |
AskReddit/c2czm7u | jkyhz | If God created everything, why do christian's frown upon Cannabis? | (Disclaimer: I'm a Christian, and I've nothing against it--this is just the generally held belief among the Christians who I've talked to.) "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor Go... | 6 |
explainlikeimfive/cs9y7ww | 3a7dos | Why do analysts say that this will be the final console generation, when video games are more popular then ever? | I'm heavily into gaming, but not on console. The way I understand it, consoles are essentially just PCs now. They've gotten away from the heavily proprietary architectures and parts the last generations used. Gaming isn't going away, but specifically packaged hardware doesn't make much sense anymore. | 10 |
AskReddit/cs9koz9 | 3a5tub | What's a job you immediately quit right after putting in some hours and why? | Roofing. I was looking for work and took the first construction job I could find. It was November and we had an early snow. Got to the job site the roof was 40 feet up (new construction). The only other guy on the team walked out on the roof which was an easy 45-60 deg sloop. No safety equipment at all. I asked about i... | 880 |
AskReddit/cvx4exe | 3oh35m | If you were guaranteed happiness for 15 years but have to die afterwards, would you do it? | Yes, because I would likely live forever. I imagine it'd be impossible to happily live for 15 consequtive years while knowing your death is the punchline, unless you're happy to be dying. | 3 |
AskReddit/dezyzmt | 5zpk24 | What do you eat on an average day? | So there's a lot of posts like "What fitness instructors eat in a day" Or "What nutritionists eat in a day" but I wondered what normal people ate in a day. SO here is what I ate Tuesday. Breakfast: Yogurt+muslie+stewed fruit+Coffee Snack: Coffee+Chocolate lunch/Dinner: heated up leftovers (butternut squash risotto) Aft... | 2 |
AskReddit/cfmhhau | 1yp501 | How open are you to date someone from a complete different background? | Dating people from a different cultural background? absolutely! I've done it several times and would again in a heartbeat. I've dated Thai, French, Japanese and Sri Lankan. All good experiences. Different class backgrounds in the same culture however. not so good. | 2 |
AskReddit/dmdet09 | 6x6e3w | What are the best last words ever said by anyone? | The drummer Buddy Rich died from complications during surgery. While he was being prepped his nurse asked him a question and his answer turned out to be his last words. She said, “Is there anything you can’t take?”, meaning was he allergic to any medications, and Buddy Rich said, “Yeah, country music.” | 12 |
AskReddit/cxuqmem | 3warh1 | Why do you believe anything the mainstream media tells you? | What are we considering mainstream media? Are peer reviewed journals mainstream media? Is PBS mainstream media? What about trade publications? What about Wikipedia? Are press releases? Different media are subject to different standards of verification, different biases, and different potential errors. "Believing" is al... | 2 |
AskReddit/djqzx7f | 6l49jj | What have you done recently to save money? | Learn to cook. I didn't just learn. But this skill has served me well. It can be really enjoyable and fun to share with friends and family. And then some day you will look back and realize that you saved tons of money over eating out and likely made good memories too. Maybe your place will even become the place for gat... | 2 |
AskReddit/d45t78e | 4npgyc | What's the most thing you hate hearing someone complain about? | When people complain about things that can be fixed easily. Like for instance, this girl I know complains about everything in her life. One thing that irks me is when she complains about boys, she should just pick boys that give her the time of day and not keep trying to talk to boys that ignore her constantly. She com... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/dagvpqt | 5f1yh5 | Why do some electronics not turn on while charging? | Two possible reasons. Some cheap low power chargers don't have isolation from the AC line and use a capacitive dropper instead of a transformer. For safety reasons, they isolate the user while charging by disconnecting the battery from the device. More commonly, the charger is not powerful enough to power the device an... | 2 |
AskReddit/c0o6zvl | brblx | What bass guitar should I get as a beginner? | I've been playing for about 15 years. I do it professionally now. If your looking to just try playing out, and might give it up after 2-3 months, I would suggest an SX. Their P-Bass model is a good option. Mexi and Highway-1 Fenders are also a good option. The mexican Fender factory is quite literally 10 minutes away f... | 2 |
AskReddit/doggew5 | 76sxnq | Who should l be when l grow up? | There is paradox somebody called 'present-shock'. It feels like there is no such thing as growing up. We are always growing and learning. Like there is no tomorrow - it is always 'today'. We are not getting there. Instead of focusing of becoming someone, I would suggest to stick to the things you like/you are curious a... | 2 |
AskReddit/dox2ojb | 78vqjx | What's your favorite food to eat cold, old, or stale? | When I was a kid, my dad would make a big Sunday breakfast. Always included lots of bacon and scrambled eggs, too much for everyone to eat, so the leftovers would go in the fridge. Later in the day, I would take a piece of cold bacon and and use it to pick up a chunk of cold scrambled egg, sort of like a mini taco with... | 2 |
askscience/d0aeodc | 473ev2 | Do oxygen levels drop in areas during night time? | Yes, plants convert oxygen and sugars into energy and carbon dioxide the entire day. But while photosynthesis takes place the amount the plant needs for itself is negligible compared to the amount it releases into its enviroment. So at night most plants release carbon dioxide and no oxygen and thus the oxygen level is ... | 3 |
AskReddit/djzvstk | 6m9glz | What landmarks or attractions are actually worth visiting? | A lot of the museums in D.C are great. Even if you don't drink or gamble, Vegas is a lot of fun and pretty surreal to see. And I personally think Times Square is worth visiting if for no other reason to see it. It's overpriced, crowded, and all commercial. That said, it's one of the most recognizable places in America ... | 3 |
AskReddit/eojvrhv | bs7ude | What's the biggest change Americans could take in their daily lives without starting a revolution? | If all Americans just made a change and started doing ANYTHING it would cause a revolution of some sort. Suddenly no one watches TV any longer. whole industries would be crushed Suddenly everyone starts to walk 3 miles a day. shoe/clothes industries surge, medical care needs plummet, vehicular homicides of pedestrians ... | 3 |
AskReddit/ejrt4o4 | b7hokx | What movie had you never heard of but decided to watch some dull Saturday night that turned your somewhat drunken evening into a magical experience? | The life of Brian. Almost no one knows about monty python in my third world country, so one day I just googled best comedy movies of all time and decided to give it a go. It turned out to be one of the best things I ever saw. | 2 |
AskReddit/eczf2m1 | abdck3 | Why are you so lonely right now? | I spent Christmas eve alone and now I'm spending good portion of NYE alone because my bf prioritizes work over me. I know the restaurant is busy and it's easy overtime money but he knows I want to be with him. And I feel like he should set limits at work and delegate so he can be home at a decent time. I wouldn't care ... | 2 |
AskReddit/cxky7ji | 3v7bpm | What's a clever/original idea you thought you came up with but turned out to already exist? | Trash cans with two sides - one for trash and another for recycle - that break apart for easy sorting. I thought of it and was really excited, then found one at Bed, Bath, and Beyond a year later. I was very disappointed to not be a millionaire. | 2 |
AskReddit/emois7y | blhu2a | What was the first thing you did on the internet? | The first thing I remember doing on the internet was downloading the original Doom from a BBS via modem, then playing it all night. Then opening the curtains to daylight. Doom stole my night and to this day it's still one of the best nights ever. | 3 |
AskReddit/e12uclq | 8swbh2 | What canceled TV show would you like to see one more episode just to answer unanswered questions or the see what has happened to everyone since it ended? | Gypsy on Netflix was canceled on such a ridiculous cliffhanger. Netflix is amazing, but they really make some offensive decisions sometimes. Spend 10 hours watching a Netflix original just for them to cancel it without wrapping up ANYTHING that you just spent 10 hours invested in. | 2 |
askscience/ca21sqz | 1enkls | How do we know a fossil found of a "new" extinct species is not just the same species we know of with a birth defect? | To a very simple approximation, the probability that a fossil you have discovered is that of an individual with a congenital skeletal defect should be roughly equal to the probability that an individual is born with such a condition. So unless there are good reasons to believe that either 1) individuals born with conge... | 8 |
AskReddit/en1hiif | bn1cw3 | What did God and the Angel say when creating you? | God: have it give great love advice Angel: so is he going to be in a long term relationship and happy God: Angel: God: make him single forever and depressed | 3 |
AskReddit/db26tso | 5hqg5z | What's the longest you have consecutively worn a pair of jeans? | When I was an archaeologist, a friend of mine wore the same pair without washing them for the entire field season, eight weeks, in the hundred-degree heat, dirt and dust, sun and rain. At the end of the season, we had a ceremony and burned them (I don't think he was still in them, but I'm not entirely sure). | 2 |
AskReddit/d67avkf | 4wi81o | What's something you thought was common, but wasn't? | I didn't learn until I was 25 that adult men cry. I didn't learn until I was 35 that not all people have immense back pain all the time. I didn't know it was from my scoliosis, I just thought that backs are, well, not that well built. | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/cwmbq4q | 3radh4 | Why does soup make people feel better from colds? | Sore throats are usually linked to colds and flus, which makes it very hard to actually eat solids. It's very important to stay hydrated when you've got a virus, and drinking soup helps you keep hydrated and feed yourself at the same time. | 2 |
Ask_Politics/e4c6v7e | 97yoa0 | Why do conservatives dislike John Brennan and James Clapper so much? | Both conservatives and liberals alike should dislike James Clapper for lying to congress, under oath, on camera, about the NSA's spying on American civilians. And he faced absolutely no consequences. | 18 |
AskReddit/dkvttam | 6qaqxm | What’s the most expensive thing you’ve broken? | I work in an off-licence and dropped a bottle of vodka worth more than my wages from that shift. Not the most expensive thing to break, but at the time my world fell apart with that bottle. | 2 |
AskReddit/el1jrbn | bdx51l | In the country where you live, what would be the equivalent of losing Notre Dame? | Seeing the White House on fire would be pretty terrifying. Political jokes and snark aside, the building is iconic and it houses a ton of art and archives from our country and every President. I don't think it's as important a building as Notre Dame from a historical aspect, but as far as things that are immediately id... | 10,289 |
AskReddit/cjury4t | 2e07w8 | How do I get teenagers to care about underage drinking? | This is a really hard thing to do. At that age, trying to "shock" teenagers with images of drunken accidents won't stop the drinkers. They will just think "That won't happen to me" with the self confidence of invincibility most teenagers have. | 6 |
AskReddit/em1ho0v | bim3ld | When did a gut feeling save your life? | Not my life but my Childs life. One day I decided to paint my room, it was an old house with really high ceilings. There was a heavy old side board that I moved away from the wall so I could put the ladders up. My daughter who was around 3 months old was lying sleeping in her little bouncy chair close by. I was up the ... | 3 |
AskReddit/cpk6xnm | 2zm2xy | What is medically wrong with you and how can Reddit help? | I have sweaty feet. I know it doesn't sound like a big deal, but it is really annoying. I started using some powder, and that worked for a few months, then I started using spray deodorant and that worked for a few weeks, then I used some clinical strength deodorant bar and that works for now. If I don't use anything, m... | 4 |
explainlikeimfive/ehvp3t2 | axqy36 | Why is low fat milk sometimes skim milk and cream combined, instead of partially skimmed milk? | Milk isn't consistent, not every cow produces the exact same fat content, and the fat content from any one cow can also vary from day to day. The products that you get at the store, on the other hand, are extremely consistent, and required to be consistent by the laws of most countries. A machine that partially skimmed... | 2 |
AskReddit/cdsom4m | 1s0dvy | What was your worst breakup story? | It was my first relationship out of highschool. He was a bit older and all my life. We shared (and still share) the same group of friend. At our beginning, he was a bit bitter about relationship, thinking that no one would ever love him, and dealing with depression, but we build something together. I was there when he ... | 2 |
AskReddit/dvrkg1c | 84qjji | Do ejection seats in fighter aircraft know which way is up and try to orient the pilot? | The purpose of the ejection seat is to propel the pilot away from the aircraft, which is typically damaged beyond controlability and/or about to explode for other reasons. Thus, when the ejection seat fires, the canopy is blasted clear (hopefully) then the seat with the pilot launches away from the aircraft body. There... | 2 |
askscience/ckq088b | 2h55tt | What type of flora was most common during the Mesozoic Era? | The Mesozoic's a long time, and an era with a lot of change, so there's not really one answer. But basically, the dominant flora for a long time before were indeed ferns and other seedless vascular plants, and by the mesozoic they were still common along with gymnosperms that are rarer today, with only a few representa... | 2 |
AskReddit/dfxa7u4 | 63uspm | What are some of the luckiest things that happened to you in regards of avoiding physical injury, spilling something or something else physical etc? | Amazingly I've avoided a lot major injuries and only recently managed to break a bone by stubbing my pinkie toe so hard that it probably cracked the bone but nothing major. I say that's amazing because I'm an amazing clutz and usually injure myself somehow fairly often. Avoiding injuries is unusual. But I got a couple ... | 2 |
askscience/cq8u8ql | 326hwl | Why do eggs need to be refrigerated? | There are a few bacteria, including Salmonella, that have the ability to move from cell to cell. Salmonella has been detected inside intact chicken eggs before. Also, even though egg shells have been washed and cleaned, they did come out of a chicken's cloaca, so microbial contamination of the cell isn't impossible. Th... | 2 |
askscience/chkecqm | 25sh1r | If we breath and the air goes to our lungs, why is it our abdomen expands and not our chest? | There's a flat muscle called the diaphragm that sits beneath your lungs. In its relaxed state, it gets pushed up by your guts, and pushes the air out of your lungs. When you breathe in, it contracts, pushing your guts down and causing the lungs to fill with air. Your chest expands too, unless you control it. Your ribs ... | 8 |
AskReddit/e6pqnp7 | 9j5zcs | What's the best way to make friends as a young adult? | invent time travel machine. Go back in time. Find all the people you used to find even remotely tolerable in high school. Find your past self and kill them. Then make the most of every opportunity you have to hang out with these people from your past. Really get to know them. Then, just keep in touch with them and cont... | 3 |
AskReddit/ehom0mg | awqyna | What would happen if I ate dirt, within my regular diet? | It’s not terribly unhealthy in small amounts. However, bacteria, parasitic worms, and toxic metals can be found in the earth. Plus, eating dirt can affect your body’s absorption of nutrients. If you must eat it, I’ve seen the recommendation to dig at least a few inches down in the earth. Less bacteria down there. I do,... | 2 |
askscience/dv5z513 | 81xje1 | Is it possible to run an entire home off grid using DC power and renewable energy? | I live off grid and am an electrician. When I built my first battery bank I didn't take connections seriously- in live voltage AC electricity it's common to ignore the resistance of wire and connections, but those small resistances in between the battery terminals really added up, and within several months I was having... | 8 |
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