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AskReddit/dyck52s | 8gl3s0 | What is something that is considered easy to do, yet you can't do it? | I can’t make it through a day without injuring myself. EDIT: Not by self harm, but I injure myself due to clumsiness. I literally tripped over my feet and face-planted today. | 2 |
AskReddit/c1xk0fc | hqp8t | If you were to wake from hibernation after 2000 years, what are the first few things you would ask? | I would point to my mouth, then point to myself and say "English". I would then point to their mouth. Hopefully, that's enough to suggest that I need a translator because I only speak an obscure dead language from 2000 years ago. | 5 |
AskReddit/ddw0lnr | 5uptvf | What are the essential single player games you have to play? | Terraria. Such an atmospheric game. It puts interesting twists on the usual sandbox tropes. You're rarely without a goal to accomplish, which is often the issue with most sandbox games. | 1,223 |
explainlikeimfive/c6n8bx4 | 11kcu9 | Why only the Republican and the Democratic parties participate in the debates? | Think of it like a market characterized by a monopoly and high barrier to entry. The dems and repubs have the power to exclude others, and they do, because it's just one way they consolidate power. Why would they risk their positions by having some random guy (in their reference frame) debate them, people to whom polit... | 17 |
AskReddit/dkt1p2s | 6pxz12 | What are some quality household items that one should invest in to improve home life? | So this first one isn't necessarily an item in the context you mean, but shelves. My husband is an amateur woodworker (and also in an engineer/operations/lean manufacturing professional role) and has thoughtfully organized our house with just strategically designed/placed shelving. It makes all the difference when thin... | 2 |
AskReddit/ekqionu | bcguu1 | How much sleep to you need? | I need seven to function well, eight to feel fantastic. My job requires attention to detail; if I only get six hours of sleep, I can't do it. I feel like I'm drunk. | 2 |
AskReddit/cdjbs2k | 1r3xwo | What's the most humiliating thing you've done to yourself? | So, when I was growing up. my family didn't fart. Sure - maybe my dad would some times and then blame it on the kids. but there was not a lot of fart humor. We just kind of picked up that farting around people was rude and wouldn't do it. If you did pass gas you just said "excuse me", and hope no one smelled it. I don'... | 2 |
AskReddit/dmi3te0 | 6xsadn | What's your "Alright, I really don't wanna be your friend anymore" story? | My ex best friend would constantly have my (now ex) boyfriend come over to her place. At the time, I trusted them completely. One day, I went over her place with the ex bf. It was after school and she wasn't home yet. Decided to use the restroom and soon after, I heard her arrive. From inside the bathroom, I could hear... | 24 |
AskReddit/cgn2glo | 22iadj | How did you meet your SO? | My ex and I met at a seafood buffet. She was gorgeous, a real woman of the surf. You could always smell the salt on her. Unfortunately she passed away last year. She was murdered by a Chinese chef who escaped without punishment or retribution. They found her dismembered remains in a dumpster. The life of a crustacean i... | 4 |
AskReddit/d5d0cx8 | 4sxoux | Do you think world war III is a possibility? | Last two wars have shown the world that no one ever really is benefited from them. People die, Money is lost and it only brings chaos. So, as far as I believe, the world will do anything to avoid them. But that doesn't deny the possibilities of it. For there are still many countries who cannot tolerate a threat to thei... | 2 |
AskReddit/c8t1yuo | 1a0s3l | What is the worst thing you've found out about one of your friends? | We had a really short-lived friendship, but I got dumped because I got bullied at school and she didn't want to associate with nerds like myself. Anyway, enough butthurt. She left to go join a group of the popular girls, some of which were a little sketchy. The lead popular girl was a wealthy child that had been repeat... | 8 |
AskReddit/esr0prt | c8wwe8 | What song do you aggressively lip-sync to? | Lip-sync you say? How bout Memorizing it. Saints. i can't remember who its from but it goes, I'm sorry but your story isn't adding up think your religion is a lie to keep my mouth shut so I'ma testify the crimes you're keeping score of why don't you throw me to the wolves, I thought you were one. | 2 |
AskReddit/c9txgcn | 1dud25 | What would be the fallout if Americans made a run on banks tomorrow morning as a sort of protest to all the bullshit that's going on? | Most of our money does not exist in a physical form. Most accounts have daily withdrawal limits and if the bank ran out of cash they'd tell you to come back tomorrow after the truck with money from a central bank arrived. | 2 |
AskReddit/cnvt3q9 | 2t56aw | What is the biggest amount of money you lost? | Not stating the amount, but it was quite a lot (in the 10s of thousands). I was playing online poker and happened to get lucky a few times on stakes way higher than I ever should have been playing. I ended up blowing it all. It wasn't like I lost much of my own money, but I should have done the sane thing and cashed ou... | 3 |
AskReddit/ebisnz6 | a501o3 | What’s the best way you have ever spent $100? | Got an excellent Chef’s Knife and now I use it daily when cooking. Trust me, it might sound stupid, but having a quality knife instead of a $1 knife makes all the difference when cooking, and it’s just so much more efficient and safe. | 3 |
AskReddit/d23gnov | 4euda5 | If you had to come up with a title for your autobiography, what would you call it? | Well, when I wrote an "autobiography" for the first time - which was really just a collection of short stories from my life - I titled it "SuperMax." It was a terrible book. I've been very slowly compiling stories for another attempt, though, which I'm going to call "TL;DR." | 2 |
AskReddit/d4er3x7 | 4oqlb8 | What has been your biggest plot twist in real life ? | I left the Mormon church at 30. That's not really the twist, I always kind of struggled to believe. The twist was how quick and easily my husband left. He was in it to win it. Was going places in the church then within months of me leaving he just up and left. I would never in a million years have guessed he would leav... | 3 |
AskReddit/e9pkkt6 | 9x4jdb | What's the most shocking thing you've heard a teacher say? | One of my teachers to me when I came up for help on a math worksheet for the 12th time (I still can't figure out math but this was my 4th grade) she did a LOUD sigh, rubbed her temples with her eyes closed and said loud enough for the whole class to hear (but quiet enough to make it look like it wasn't on purpose) 'If ... | 2 |
AskReddit/dytixk7 | 8ip8bd | What was that defining moment when you realized your parents weren't perfect/were only human/ weren't always right? | My father was a minister. I idolized him my whole life, but when I got into golf as a kid, he just took it way too serious and way personal, like he'd get mad at me when I played poorly in tournaments and stuff. Then I'd hear him preaching on the pulpit about how "God should be the most important thing in your life" an... | 17 |
AskReddit/ddvtu3c | 5uphdx | How long would a food delivery have to take before you wouldn't tip for it? | If it really took too long, I would call and cancel, but if it arrives I would tip. Maybe the kitchen is slow, or there are not enough drivers in. If thats the case, and they are unreliable I'll go somewhere else next time, but if the food arrives I'll tip. Maybe management sucks, maybe the kitchen staff sucks, but I'm... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/dcgmkjp | 5o50k2 | Who are the "regressive left" and why is their political stance a problem for society? | The 'regressive left' is a very small but very vocal group that could best be described as a "liberal" equivalent to the alt right. I put liberal in quotes because they really aren't that liberal. This question is loaded and will probably be removed, but here's what most people have a problem with. First is that they d... | 7 |
Ask_Politics/dsknxym | 7pvdxb | How did Franklin Roosevelt win his first election and create all these "big government" programs when Democrats were against big government until World War II? | A combination of circumstances. One, it's important to remember that american political parties were ethnic and regional coalitions, not really ideological parties. Two, there was no re-apportionment of house seats after the 1920 census, there was one after 1930, and that meant enormous gains in seats for the big north... | 4 |
AskReddit/c7nesb2 | 15l2t4 | Is it good for a man to have soft hands? | There's soft, and then there's too soft. I shook hands with a guy last week, he had baby soft hands and he had one of those dead hand limp shakes. It was unsettling. | 5 |
AskReddit/ew0uosq | cma48v | What is your story of being badly manipulated by another person and how did you finally break free? | I don't really want to get into specifics, but she manipulated me and played with my emotions, my mind, and I broke free because she finally got bored with me. Funnily enough right as soon as I started putting my foot down about her manipulative ways. | 2 |
Ask_Politics/d35pke0 | 4jd9ip | Why are bathrooms suddenly a huge issue? | People seem to forget 2004 when gay marriage was suddenly thrown into the spotlight as an issue, when republicans were struggling with a weak candidate. This spurred the base and with the same "scary downfall of our society by a different type of people" they scared enough seniors and social conservatives to the polls ... | 16 |
askscience/c2xer61 | m1epi | Why do we have separate systems for removing solid and liquid waste? | The digestive system is the end of the pathway that food takes through your body. Your body excretes substances into this pathway and absorbs substances from it. The body is really efficient at pulling the water out of the food and drink you consume and that is why solid waste usually leaves the body this way (barring ... | 2 |
AskReddit/dhx70o1 | 6ct30t | Where did the term "Gingers have no souls" originate from? | In the 19th century a bunch of redhead Irish people's were working in potato farms when a blight occurred. The Irish people translocated to America. They didn't have shoes on their feet and the ones who did had them worn down. It originated as a slur describing them as poor and fashion-less. Through time it was adapted... | 2 |
AskReddit/en71rm8 | bnmivu | What is the most stupid/annoying situation with a teacher you've experienced? | When I was in middle school (years ago) I wore a shirt to school that had a kitten sitting in a pet food bowl, and the bowl said “Killer” on it. This was soon after the Columbine shooting. A teacher thought I was making a mockery of the shooting because of my shirt, so she chewed me out in front of the class and made m... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/c29pr3r | j722y | What are the sanctions against Iran and what are they supposed to do? | So you don't get an unanswered question here we go. The sanctions are usually enforced by a group of countries (through the united nations) or in a national basis. For Iran they were the ban of exports to Iran (nuclear related material, technology, arms, etc); the ban on imports from Iran; the freezing of financial ass... | 2 |
AskReddit/cxy5zup | 3wq0b0 | What is something that is extremely satisfying to you? | That moment when you pull a stuck calf out. Or just pulling baby pigs out. Pop.oink. Pop.oink. Pop.oink. So satisfying. Disclaimer: Piglets do not oink upon birth. | 911 |
AskReddit/eme92qx | bk6gm7 | What was the dumbest thing you did when you were drunk and almost ruined your life? | Drove drunk from a party and have no idea how I made it home. Since then I refuse to drink and drive. My life or worse, someone else’s could’ve been ended that night because of my stupid decision to drive. Never again. | 2 |
AskReddit/dj0zj6y | 6ht5ii | What were you scared of as a child? | I was scared of the witch who walked past my room every night. One night he heard the noises the witch made, so I screamed and my mom went to, tell me that witches don't excist etc. etc. I was such a small girl, like 3 or 4 year old and the memory to this day still haunts me. My mom decides to stay the night (or a part... | 1,189 |
AskReddit/cpek6rr | 2z09so | When did you realise it was time to stop trying and you were never going to learn that particular skill/task? | In general, I don't think you should even give up learning a new skill if you really want to learn it, even if you realise that on average you're slower than everyone else at learning it. This is because you may discover other better ways of doing it along the way, or end up being better at it than everyone else in the... | 2 |
AskReddit/e4lngg5 | 9982e7 | What is a common thing that makes you comfortable? | Carrying a full powerbank with me, it's just comfortable knowing that if my phone/earbuds/speaker/friends phone dies, i can just plug it in anywhere, Also, carrying a pocket knife, not really a comfort, but practicality thing, it's just useful in lots of situations | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/ctaydh7 | 3e2d9z | Would a 6.0L V8 perform the same as a 6.0L V12? | A v12 of the same displacement, and using the same materials would have smaller and lighter pistons per cylinder, and thus less rotating mass per cylinder, so it could hypothetically rev higher than a v8 of the same displacement. However the additional number of moving parts needed in making the v12 would mean there wo... | 2 |
AskReddit/d180mo5 | 4bd1rh | Why do women, generally and historically, have longer hair than men? | From an historical view Roman soldiers usually wore short hair so their enemies could not grab on to it in battle. Same for some other cultures. Also many cultures did not bathe (soap did not exist then) and the Romans who were very clean saw long hair as a trait belonging to barbarians. | 7 |
AskReddit/eaiqsrl | a0m8t8 | What are some fun mobile games with levels and that can be completed/Beat? | Mobile games are build fundamental as micro transactions, secondly as making you wait hours, then as a game. Not saying all mobile games but Jesus, too hard to find any good ones. | 2 |
AskReddit/dbtoszu | 5l85cc | What's the weirdest thing you've ever experienced in a movie theater? | While watching the Craft. The crowd in the theater was me and a group of seven or so hispanics. The movie said something offensive to them. Something about "not speaking Mexican." They got mad. One walked towards the screen talking mad at it. He got to the front and cut the screen with a knife. I muttered something abo... | 4 |
AskReddit/erb624t | c16hv2 | What is the worst thing that has happened to you on a camping trip? | One memorable camping trip with my now-ex I had many years ago: the first night it rained.and rained.and rained. I didn't realize we were afloat until my air mattress started a gentle rocking motion from the water puddling under it. The next night a bunch of hunting dogs ran through our camp on the scent of.whatever, a... | 3 |
askscience/cm3vlxp | 2meu4g | If a brown dwarf collided with a dying star, would that star be 'revived'? | > losses/depletes all its helium/hydrogen No. It depletes (fuses into larger nuclei) the hydrogen in its core. It has plenty of hydrogen left in the outer layers. So, a dwarf would only speed up the death of the star as the core will be depleted even faster. | 5 |
AskReddit/dz0pdvc | 8jmcp3 | As a teenager, what songs did your parents listen to that you also thought were cool? | My mom loved Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, which I thought was super cool. She was also a fan of NIN's song "Closer." Every time she listened to it she would say, "I don't like these lyrics. but the music is so catchy!" | 2 |
AskReddit/dcaud56 | 5nejn9 | What are some good entry-level jobs for a teen that is looking for their first job? | I was considering working at Gamestop until I read a bunch of stuff about it being one of the worst jobs that people have ever worked at. Many others said retail in general is terrible. I'm 17 years old and looking for my first job, so I'll have to be pretty lucky to get accepted to anything that isn't minimum wage. An... | 3 |
AskReddit/ef7ynfd | akufsb | What amazing idea did you “invent”. and then find out already exists? | I don’t know how amazing this is but as a child I thought a good gum flavour would be Lemon Meringue pie and sure enough a few days later I saw an ad for a desserts collection of gum which included that flavour Edit: gum* | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/c9t0ymi | 1dr30q | Why is Feminism called Feminism and not Equalism? | Feminists believe that the reason for all sexism (be it anti-female or anti-male) is gender roles. These gender roles are skewed towards creating a male-dominated society. An example of gender roles resulting in discrimination against men and women is the view that men are bread-winners and women are care-givers. This ... | 32 |
askscience/cwkdbcu | 3r1o8c | Why do multi-plate clutches in cars have high friction if surface area doesn't affect friction force? | Friction being independent of surface area is only a good aproximation when the pressure (force per area ) involved is reasonable. For things like clutches and breaks you need to worry about the durability of the material involved, heat dissipation, and things like the coefficient of friction not necessarily being inde... | 8 |
AskReddit/e8vcm8n | 9td2n9 | What type of noises do you make when you cry? | If I'm crying hard (crying is rare because I've been abused because I cried and I'm a boy), my wails are high pitched and is sometimes accompanied with the breathing noises of hyperventilation. | 2 |
AskReddit/eiigw72 | b11532 | Why is professional wrestling considered a sport and not performance art? | Because the men and women who participate in Professional Wrestling genuinely get out there and have an athletic competition. Sure the results are entirely predetermined but that doesn't take away from the athleticism these people have. The promos and such fall into a more entertainment genre but that's why men like Vi... | 3 |
AskReddit/ey5s02b | cvqser | What final words did you receive from a loved one that helped you find peace in their passing? | Well this was a year ago maybe longer. I had a friend from my school and she moved to a different school we never got to say goodbye but then we bumped into each other when I was walking home and we then hugged each other and said bye. A few months later she was murdered and I was glad that I got to say goodbye before ... | 3 |
AskReddit/c98id97 | 1bofv8 | What nostalgic songs will our generation listen to as grandparents that remind us of our past? | For me it's already happening. Personally, I can't stand listening to the same songs over and over again for years and years but many of my friends haven't graduated past the 1990's since college. I can't count the number of times that I've been at someones house or in someones car and didn't hear any music play that w... | 2 |
AskReddit/d371eny | 4jj7sy | What's a life skill you learned early in your life that you still use today? | Came from an abusive home and so I learned how to read people's micro-expressions, tones, and body language pretty well so that I could predict when the next big rampage was coming. It's not the worst skill to have! | 2 |
AskReddit/e3m0xri | 94m7jy | What foods have fewer calories than you would expect? | Pulled Pork. I've been counting calories for a few months now, but I was shocked to discover that just straight pulled pork, obviously BBQ sauce not in the picture, is low calorie. My father likes to roast boston butts fairly often, especially for family events. Just season lightly and you're good to go; though as soon... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/dwhnhia | 883xn5 | How are HD Re-Releases of old films produced? | The original film quality doesn't change. If you filmed it on poor grade film, it'll be poor forever. If you filmed it on professional grade film (basically every movie with anything resembling a budget), the quality of the film exceeds the quality achieved by the scanning process to convert to VHS or DVD. If a new, be... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/dr1hlx3 | 7iupb9 | Why do people enjoy tastes of food? | Because we evolved to. Most things that taste good do so for a reason, usually because they're very high in energy or nutrients. For example sugar tastes so good because it is jam packed with energy so the more sugar our ancestors ate, the less likely they were to starve, meaning those that liked the taste of sugar wer... | 2 |
AskReddit/cqgalh8 | 330811 | What do you wish more people understood? | I wish more people understood what it's like to be casually suicidal. I think that with suicidal and depressed people it can be hard to talk about these thoughts out of fear of being committed. But sometimes you don't want to kill yourself, or you do but you won't and it would be nice to be able to say " today I want t... | 15 |
explainlikeimfive/dw5s70y | 86jvrq | Why did Eastern armies prefer curved swords over the straight swords of their western counterparts? | Ok several reasons here, a lot of it down to the style of fighting, so will try to cover some of it. 1) A curved blade is easier to draw on horseback due to the lack of space. Eastern armies used to have more troops mounted and on smaller horses so this was more of an issue. 2) A curved blade has the centre of balance ... | 2,821 |
AskReddit/c86axo1 | 17kf56 | How do you handle another party's insurance company when they reject your claim even when you are not at fault? | Talk to your insurance company first and ask them to file the claim with Allstate for you. They usually will have no problem doing that. I had a similar incident over the summer; my company was willing to cover it but I didn't want to pay the deductible, so I asked them to handle it. They dealt with all the paperwork e... | 2 |
AskReddit/chd2hij | 252pq9 | If we sent a special forces team back in time with no advanced technology, do you think modern tactics would be enough to change the outcome of a major war? | Depends on the point in time. If we're talking WWI, Civil War, maybe the Napoleonic Era, where there had been big technological shifts and tactics hadn't caught up yet, if you sent a "special generals team", they could make a huge difference. But modern tactics aren't exactly useful in the 1200s when the weaponry avail... | 2 |
AskHistorians/edhjuvj | adilti | Why couldn't the Mongols conquer India during both the 13th and 14th centuries? | Not through lack of trying. But we do have some theories about this. For reference, my sources for this will be primarily the pages dealing with this in 'Genghis Khan: The Man Who Conquered the World' by Frank McLynn, as I actually have that to hand. However, I'd be willing to dig through his citations for the primary ... | 6 |
AskReddit/ci0h93c | 27g3k4 | Why can't I buy alcohol or cigarettes with an expired ID? | Because the ID is no longer valid. The day after its expiration date basically puts it on the same level as a fake ID no matter how valid it was 24 hours ago. Some times the clerk will let it pass if its a few days after but most of them due to legalities and store policies can't accept it because they want to keep a j... | 3 |
AskReddit/e7ds44j | 9md4sm | Do you think global warming could somehow save us from an ice age? | It could cause an ice age Its been over a decade but I red about global dimming from all the pollution smog blocking out the sun. I'm not a science guy but it made sense to me at the time. | 2 |
AskReddit/dgxt5yu | 68eav3 | What is too serious to joke about? | Nothing, because people will offended by different things. If we make a certain subject taboo because it offends a certain group of people, what's to say a separate group of people wanting another subject made taboo to joke about, and so on and so forth. | 2 |
AskReddit/dcx8jvc | 5q8i1k | What do you remember most about your last day of High School? | I specifically remember being very reminiscent of all the memories I had made there, and being grateful that I had such a good experience. My friends stood next to me in silence in the parking lot as we looked up at the school one final time as students before life took us our separate ways. | 4 |
AskReddit/evbrmh7 | cj8esl | Should kids under 13 be allowed on Social Media and why? | My 12 year old is required to be on social media for school. That's the moment kids go to secondary school and get more freedom, in my country. So 12 would be a reasonable age to go on social media. I'd like an option to have more parental supervision, though. Like warnings when a much older person tries to contact the... | 2 |
AskReddit/dlbp6aq | 6saic8 | What sports-related opinion do you hold? | That sports is taken way too seriously. Yes i find sports entertaining some people turn it into a religion. Like calm tf down just cause your team didnt win doesnt mean you should go on a rampage (unless you bet money, then go on a rampage, then again why would you bet on a game anyway). | 2 |
AskReddit/d50ik4x | 4revuk | How can you make some money with no proper 9am to 5pm job? | Just got back from my postgrad course abroad and surprise, big recession at home, no jobs left. Any tips on how I can make some money until something starts to happen on LinkedIn? I up for dog walking stuff or basically anything. | 2 |
AskReddit/cgg1m90 | 21r033 | What's the most interesting question you can ask someone in order to get to know them? | "What do you do that's creative?" If they have creative interests, they will love you for this question. If they don't they'll usually still tell you a bit about themselves and what really does interest them. It's also a question that people don't get very often so it tends to be met with curiosity and a willingness to... | 2 |
AskReddit/c0tzpzx | co7uf | Does your pet react differently to your foot than your hand? | > Do you think they understand that our feet is dirty? Or maybe we just don't pet them as well as our hands. I don't think we have as great a control on pressure when we're stroking something with our feet as opposed to our hands, so maybe while we think we're stroking them with our feet, we might actually be pushing t... | 6 |
AskReddit/cxk0znp | 3v3hmf | What is your favorite book you read for school? | Calculus. Talk about a book with curves in the plot. I cried many nights while reading it. Not to go off on a tangent, but I found that book to be an integral part of my life. I've been able to derive so much meaning from this one. | 5 |
AskReddit/cyubaup | 40i6tq | How do you create patience to do things, also when things don't work out in one time trying? | Patience is a skill like any other. Generally, it involves creating constructive waiting behaviors. So if you're waiting for a pot to boil, you take a couple minutes to sweep the room. You're in a doctor's office, you read the book you brought with you for that purpose. When at first you don't succeed, the big point is... | 3 |
AskReddit/dkvlv7p | 6q9jco | What are some cool things companies give for work anniversaries? | acrylic awards are pretty popular and many companies partner with companies that offer a variety of products that employees can pick from and the items are shipped to your home and paid for by the employer at my last employer I got a sleeping bag for my 3 year anniversary, and a set of corningware cookware for my 5 yea... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cbvtqae | 1l50t0 | What is Ayn Rand's philosophy and why do people now hold it in a negative light? | The basic tenet of Rand's worldview was that things exist independent of our perceptions and opinions. That's why it's called "objectivism," because it's based on the idea that there is objective reality. Working from this premise, Rand opined that the only sensible moral purpose in life is the advancement of the self.... | 7 |
AskReddit/e2tz0mn | 90y3m7 | What is the absolute worst smell you have ever smelled? | Worked a shutdown at a pulp mill in Hinton Alberta . water to puke every day I was there an smelled it at night too from my hotel room in town. it's a sweet and sour smell.like nothing else . | 3 |
AskHistorians/cegz4xy | 1udjib | Why didn't Asian countries expand and colonize? | Do you have any particular countries &/or time-frame in mind? I'm thinking of counter examples e.g. that the entire Americas were populated via Siberia, the Mongols conquered a vast territory, and China engulfed Mongolia (although they later lost Outer Mongolia) & Tibet. | 4 |
AskReddit/c3yy5gf | qnhav | Why aren't convex side mirrors standard on all vehicles to minimize/eliminate blind spots? | I love those mirrors, but you can eliminate blind spots by positioning your mirrors correctly to begin with. If you can see the side of YOUR vehicle in your mirror, your mirrors are adjusted incorrectly. | 3 |
AskReddit/dk8ohhk | 6ndlt2 | What seems to smell better than it tastes? | Cigarettes. Always loved the smell growing up, and after having smoked from 18 to 29, I never had a puff that tasted as good as it smelled. (As long as you're not swimming in it) | 11 |
AskReddit/evuk71d | cld5us | What song tells the best story? | Cherry Wine by Hozier. It's so beautifully written, the tune itself is so soulful and the story it tells is sad- about a man in an abusive relationship. As a woman myself, I have to agree that we don't get to see/hear stories of men being abused. It's usually the other way 'round. Which is what makes this song even mor... | 5 |
AskReddit/c2sxu1a | liez7 | How to make a kid smile on her first day of school? | Put in a slip of paper that entitles her to one free day from school of her choosing. Otherwise known as skipping school. That way she knows that she can pull the plug on this school thing any day she chooses for one day. Might be her first day. Might never happen. | 4 |
explainlikeimfive/eb6ucvh | a3jxn7 | Why is it so hard to take care of yourself when you are depressed? | They said they removed my post the basic answer is due to your depression you just don't care what happens to you. You don't want anything bad or good to happen you just exist. So it's hard to put any energy towards anything sometimes even your survival. | 49 |
AskReddit/c31rfyw | mkzcy | What was the worst "White" lie that your parents told you as a child? | My dad had a scar just above the belt line on his side. I asked him about it once and he told me a very long involved story about overrunning a German foxhole and getting stuck with a bayonet (picture overrunning of the 88mm's scene in Saving Private Ryan). I was pretty impressed. A couple years later I asked my mom wh... | 3 |
AskReddit/c2uzrbs | lre3x | What's the best way to approach someone that you don't know, but are attracted to and would like to know? | I was immediately attracted to one person in my chemistry class, and for half a semester, I merely "observed" him. I didn't stalk him or anything, just listened to what he said in class and found out that we enjoyed many of the same activities and interests. Luckily, my lab table was filled with mutual friends of ours,... | 14 |
askscience/c4qljvq | txpr1 | How do scientists prevent the submerged water in Lake Vostok from exploding out of the bored hole like a geyser? | The density of glacial ice is actually slightly lower than the density of water, so the column of water that would go up the borehole (in theory, as in practice there is no space around the drill) would not actually reach the surface. This is because a 4km thick layer of ice generates a pressure of 4000m x 926 kg/m^3 x... | 8 |
explainlikeimfive/cwwfizy | 3seban | Why is Hiroshima vastly populated while Chernobyl is still a ghost town and advised to stay away from? | Chernobyl has far more radiation in the area than Hiroshima does, for a number of reasons. First, the Chernobyl reactor had a lot more nuclear material in it than the bomb used at Hiroshima. The bomb was one of the very early ones, so it wasn't all that large compared to the kinds of weapons we have today. Less than a ... | 9 |
AskReddit/c84pb6y | 17dw4r | What is the most useful thing you own that is under $50? | Roll of gaffer tape. Spendy, at $23 a roll, but it makes duct tape look like scotch tape. Easier to tear off the roll, doesn't leave a sticky residue when you take it off, has a more grippy surface so it's better for laying down things like carpet, and has a stronger tension strength so it holds things together better. | 66 |
AskReddit/dxry85j | 8e2yea | What's the best state of the US? | The best state depends on what you like or dislike. If you like sun and sand, Minnesota is probably not for you. If you like cool weather and snow, Florida is probably not for you. If you like a little bit of both, try Virginia. It really does depend on what you want. That said, if you like the smell of sewage in the m... | 2 |
AskReddit/d9rgm7u | 5bv5k7 | What happened in that one dream of yours that you've never forgotten? | The first time I had sleep paralysis I dreamt about an old man following me around a shopping mall. At the end of the dream he cornered me and stared at me with completely black eyes and grinded his teeth together. I could hear his teeth grinding together was the worst part and they had bits of wire and cloth between t... | 3 |
AskReddit/cwhcs4t | 3qpcs3 | When Marijuana becomes legal to use recreationally in the U.S., do you think employers still won't hire Marijuana users because of their drug tests? | My small company wouldn't, simply because our insurance costs would probably double if not more. What people don't realize is that even if you make it legal, its this kind of stuff that is going to make companies think twice. Especially if you have people operating vehicles or heavy equipment. It only takes one acciden... | 2 |
AskReddit/dcxxvzo | 5qbpxh | Have you ever caught someone spying on you, and how did you react? | We caught a guy spying on my sister through the window we held him there at gub point until the cops pulled up. He ran I chasing him a scuffle ensued. He jumped a fence when I jump the fence he was waiting for me with a trash can and hit me in the face with it. After I ran a bit further a cop ran into me and asked me w... | 3 |
AskReddit/coc4u38 | 2uvvhy | Do you do your job cause you love the job or just because you need a paycheck? | I can honestly say I do my job because I love it. If I was after just the paycheck there are so many ways to earn more money with less effort. I've had jobs like that in the past, and I couldn't be happier that I am no longer doing them. | 2 |
AskReddit/d209j93 | 4egttl | What TV series did you enjoy that isn't very popular? | Fringe! An amazing show and I was so upset there were only three five seasons, I'm still astonished it didn't become more popular, I've probably watched the series 2 or 3 times. edit: well i'm embarrassing since i was trying to type i had seen it three times and typed three seasons. | 3 |
AskReddit/e72zygd | 9l028g | What does your dog, or cat, do while you are in the bath or having a shower? | My cats usually leave us alone, but if I hop in the shower before feeding them, one will stand on their hind legs with their front paws on the edge of the tub while the other sits on top of the toilet and paws at the toilet paper, unrolling it and making it all fall to the floor. If I close the door, I will always open... | 23 |
AskReddit/dzv8ztx | 8ng1fd | What makes your day? | OP’s like yourself that respond enthusiastically to responses on your thread. Keep doing you, OP! EDIT with an actual answer: I just got back from seeing a concert of one of my favorite guitar players and that made quite a few days. | 4 |
AskReddit/ded6zh3 | 5wvrs8 | Why are the bikes at gyms not used to create power and charge batteries? | They are? The ones at my gym have big touch displays with many functions (training program, TV, heart monitor, cooling fan etc.) as well as a phone charger that are all powered by you. | 2 |
askscience/chlc7e5 | 25vt1x | Are electromagnetic and color charges discrete qualities, or do these characteristics exist on any kind of continuum? | Electromagnetic charge is a continuous variable, a real number. The transition from negative to positive charge is a smooth one. Color (QCD) charge is not a continuous variable. Quarks come in three colors - that's it. The antiquarks have anti-color. Anti-Red cancels Red, leaving a color neutral object. R, G, and B can... | 4 |
AskReddit/cm02blh | 2m1dkp | What are some things that people do that is seemingly normal that you find disgusting? | I moved to Chicago about a year ago, and since then I've had people cough directly into my face while on a train and not say sorry or act like that this isn't an offensive thing to do. I complained to a friend who's lived here her whole life and she couldn't believe the big deal I made out of this. I don't believe they... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/ctcowqu | 3e955l | Why is not required for cops to provide a reason to arrest someone in the US? | You do have the right to know why you are being arrested. They are not required to tell you at the moment of arrest though, they simply have to tell you during the processing period (which can be up to 72 hours). Habeas Corpus can also be suspended due to ties to terrorism or other national security issues. | 3 |
AskReddit/dent4u2 | 5y7q86 | How much time it takes for grave robbing to turn into archaeology? | It's not just about time. It's more about your intent and methods. If you do it in secret, take no regards to protect and maintain the surrounding conditions, don't document your findings, and use whatever you take for personal profit, it's grave robbing, regardless of how long the grave has been there. If, however, yo... | 7 |
AskReddit/dhtusno | 6casxw | What item is acceptable to buy in small amounts, but seems creepy to buy a lot of? | Fertiliser. Buy a small amount and people assume its for your garden. Buy a lot of it, and people assume the only thing homegrown about your garden is the terrorist who looks after it | 50 |
AskReddit/e7gcjr0 | 9mofyx | What was the final straw, what made you leave your SO? | His refusal to follow up with anything, constant manipulation and empty promises to allow him to continue living as a man-child final straw was the SECOND time he accused me of cheating (while we were broken up), because one of his friends saw me at a bar with my coworkers. Now seeing someone who treats me like a perso... | 7 |
AskReddit/ccd91pp | 1mwhk9 | What is the oddest, disturbing, or most interesting form of torture you've ever heard of, or read about? | I once heard of a (chinese?) form of torture where they would show you images of naked women until you were sufficiently hard, and then slide a glass rod up the urethra and smash it. If that wasn't bad enough they would force you to drink vinegar and water only. | 2 |
AskReddit/eg4ew6b | aoycwn | What is the worst thing you have seen a parent do at a youth sports game? | Youth? You should see the parents at my husbands adult soccer league games. Theyre the worst. But in high school track, a dad got banned because he kept trying to coach practices over the actual coach. After they banned him, he sat under the bleachers to watch. | 3 |
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