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Why is cell phone service non-existent in basements or certain buildings? | [
"Concrete can block cellphone signals. It is thick/dense enough to stop cell phone frequency waves from passing through it."
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"Electricity can be transported underground. It costs a lot more to dig up the streets and lay the lines. In some cities' downtowns all of the lines are underground though, Portland, OR for one."
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How is Zionism antithetical to Judaism? | [
"Some Jews believe that the Jews are not allowed to have a homeland in Israel until the Messiah comes. This is the reason Jews don't believe Christ was the Messiah. The Messiah was supposed to establish a kingdom for the Jews to live in peace and prosperity. But Jesus didn't do that, so they're like \"he couldn't h... | [
"A lot of people are believing that Agnostic is a separate state like Atheist or Theist, but it's not. Agnostic is an adjective. Here is a simple table. Gnostic Theist - There IS a god Agnostic Theist - There probably is a god Agnostic Atheist - There probably isn't a god (AKA most atheists, including me) Gnostic A... | eli5_question_answer | {
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ELI 5: How does reddit's voting algorithm work? | [
"To explain it like you're actually 5. The posts on the frontpage is shown in order of newest to oldest, however each upvote makes it so a post is treated as newer by a certain amount, which is less and less for each upvote. A downvote is pretty much exactly the opposite of an upvote."
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"It would help if instead of something like: The Five-Year-Old's Guide to the Galaxy, A collection of the greatest explanations from this subreddit. Comment to suggest additions. read **The search bar is your friend. ↑↑↑ LOOK, IT'S RIGHT UP THERE! ↑↑↑** **Things you don't have to ask, they've already been answered... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why can't we send radioactive waste into space? | [
"It is really expensive, and the risk of failure a bit too high. Rocket blows up in our atmosphere, radioactive waste everywhere!"
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"As far as we know right now, there isn't a way for us to get enough fuel to Mars to be able to fly back."
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How do graveyards make money or sustain themselves after they are full? | [
"It's pretty complicated and gross. Graves are turned over in some countries. After around 100 years, grave sites lower caskets and bury new bodies over them. In some countries rights are perpetual. _URL_0_"
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"Who's gonna do it? And who's gonna feed those who do it? Some organizations do plant trees to better the ecosystem, but they need to get money one way or the other."
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is hearing the last sense a human has before dying? | [
"We don't have clear data on this since it's impossible to interview dead people. For example they may or may not keep a sense of touch, or of internal body sensations, slightly longer."
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"because they gradually are becoming self-aware and since they've never experienced it before think they are the only one. Only later after getting some experience do they realize they are pretty normal. Too young and you can't think for yourself Too old and you are used to doing it The transition between is the mi... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Who decided that the birth of Christ would be "year 0"? Also, why do everyone say "year 0" when there actually is no such thing in the common calendar? | [
"It was decided by a monk who came up with the idea: _URL_0_ People tend to measure time passed by how much time happened since an important event. The monk picked the birth of Christ because he was religious and he wanted to replace the previous chosen event because it reminded Christians of a person who persecute... | [
"First, it is BCE for \"Before the Common Era\" and CE for \"Common Era\". Or prior to that it was BC for \"Before Christ\" and AD for \"Anno Domini\" or \"in the year of the Lord\". AC is for air conditioning or alternating current. > but how did they measure the years at the time? It depends on who you were talk... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why was Richard Nixon pardoned? | [
"To put it very simply, president Ford said he wanted to put \"this long national nightmare behind us\" by pardoning Nixon. Basically he didn't want the country to get bogged down in all the trials and endless continuing investigations into Nixon and staff post-WH. However, many Americans wanted to see Nixon and hi... | [
"Because he became President and his name wasn't George W. Bush."
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Why is the spine arched (in the lumbar area) instead of just being straight? | [
"Rigid things crack and break under repeated impact. Flexible things bend, absorb, and stay intact. The bends in your spine work the same way as rubber tires on a car or the shock absorbers on bumps in the road when you're driving. If you had solid wheels and no shock absorbers then your car would absorb all the sh... | [
"This is because if you lie down without a pillow you'll find there's a slight arch in your back. The pillow levels your back out. Try it!"
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Why is being a lawyer drastically different from other professions? | [
"It's not really unique -- doctors of all sorts have to go through a similar process. Basically what it comes down to is that they are jobs that require a great amount of trust from the customers -- doctors and lawyers are both in a position to *really* fuck over their customers without them realizing it. They go t... | [
"My opinion on this is that it is as common nowadays as it was two or three decades ago. But now its more accepted to speak about it. There is no stigma with going to the psychiatrist. Just my opinion."
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What is the importance of the 'Closed Circuit' part of Closed Circuit TV? | [
"It means that the data/stream is kept internally in the system. If the internet goes down, you don't lose your connection, it doesn't require a wireless system that could be interfered with, and hacking requires physically wiring into the system or direct access to the controlling computer."
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"Monopoly or Oligopoly and Cartel behaviors along with a broken copyright system."
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How come I can buy a carton of beer for $30 which has 24 glass bottles in it... Yet if I buy 4 wine glasses (which doesn't even come with wine) it costs over $30?? | [
"The quality of the glass is different, but more importantly the size of the prodction line, the ease with which you transport a case of beer compared to fragile goods like wine glasses, and you are missing intellectual property rights. Typically, all beer bottles look basically the same and no \"real\" cost has to... | [
"Beef Jerky is actually quite expensive to make. You also need to have healthy margins, which pretty much every industry needs. If you were to make beef jerky yourself, it probably would cost $2-3 per pound (actually, on second thought, probably like $8 per pound). Whereas you'd probably buy it for $20 per pound in... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why is programming still done using text commands? Everything else switched to GUI's! | [
"There are some graphical software development tools, or flow charts for scripting, but they are usually used for learning or beginners. The GUIs you're referring themselves are powered by back-end code written in raw text. Writing code is very similar to speaking any other language. Trying to write a program with ... | [
"A program runs through its language, which is similar in a way to how you would convey an idea to a very very stupid person who could only ask questions. You: Tell me when Joe is here. Stupid: How will I know when Joe is here? You: He will walk through the door with the name tag Joe Stupid: How offer should I chec... | eli5_question_answer | {
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how does a single house far in the mountain region or forest get electricity or sewer management | [
"They don't mostly. Depends how rural they are, in the US they mostly do run electricity out to those rural houses. Not always though, many people who actually live that far our just use generators. As for sewers and water, they have wells and a septic system. My old house had those and my Mom's does too, it's not ... | [
"There are not people living in the desert to use the power and you lose a lot of power trying to shunt it the distance to the places that it is needed."
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Why was James Holmes, the 'Dark Night' movie shooter, declared 'mentally ill' and not 'legally insane' in court ? | [
"Insanity is a legal term, not a psychological term. Insanity is simply an inability to distinguish between right and wrong and an inability to function within our society as a result of mental complications. If a killer (Holmes, Bundy, Dalmer etc..) knows they shouldn't kill but do it anyway, they understand this ... | [
"If you arent mentally sound and you want to murder people, you get treatment. If you aren't mentally sound and you DO murder someone, you are charged with a crime of course, though you may end up in a secure psychiatric facility instead of jail. BEING a pedophile isn't a crime, committing pedophilia is a crime."
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In chain department stores, what happens to all the fancy promotional sculptural displays when the sale is over? | [
"you might. a lot of that stuff get trashed."
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Why does everyone use danish cookie containers as sewing containers? | [
"Yeah man, it starts with old ladies being the least wasteful people you will meet. So, they get these old lady cookies from other little old ladies in their social group- then reuse it for sewing stuff since the lid is just the perfect height for the thread spools. The small ones stand upright and the big spools l... | [
"Along the same lines, can anyone tell me what to do with these seashells?"
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In zombie movies, the survivors are often left without any electricity (aside from generators), why is this? Do power companies require constant attention to continue functioning? Why don't they continue powering the city? | [
"I work for a utility. Coal plants have a stockpile of coal on hand and receive constant new supplies. If no one is manning them though, they'll stop running pretty quick. If trains stop coming they'll stop running in a matter of days. Same with Natural Gas. Nuclear could **possibly** run without human intervention... | [
"Keeping the power grid working pretty much requires constant human intervention. That said, keeping the power grid working (or getting it restored) is very high on the list of priorities for a government in disaster situations, so I would expect that in an apocalypse scenario if at all possible people would be try... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do imgur gif's have to slowly load the entire gif while playing, when sites like gfycat can load before playing? | [
"The GIF format was originally designed for looping animation. It's not very good for videos; the normal video compression excludes a lot of information that is redundant between frames, but the GIF format can't do this. So GIF files used to show a video are excessively large and take a long time to load. Gyfcat do... | [
"gifs are smaller, count as images (so I can load with \"view images\"), resizable, and make no sound. They are also less internet exhaustive than videos, so I can leave them running while I scroll on without having to remember to pause them."
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Why does reddit some times hide the scores of comments? | [
"It prevents groupthink. We have a natural tendency to agree with our peers and are impressed by early success. If you see three comments all at +1 and then one comment at +3, you may subconsciously think \"the one at +3 must have more merit since it's higher\", so you're more likely to upvote it yourself. Hiding ... | [
"By using the flair button. If on reddit is fun select the title when viewing the thread. It's at the bottom. When using desktop reddit it should be right under the post when viewing it"
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Why/how do actors choose their "stage names"? | [
"Many reasons! Some pick their own, some are given one. * Avoiding confusion with someone else, sometimes per Screen Actors Guild rules. There was already a Diane Hall, so Diane Hall became Diane Keaton. * Hiding national/ethnic background, especially in the past. Margarita Cansino didn't want to be stuck with \"e... | [
"Usually: money Also usually: being a good screen actor does not equal being a good voice actor"
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How is the price for commodities such as oil/gold determined? | [
"Supply and demand is what is comes down to. During summer time, when travel is more common, people use more gas/oil. Since the supply is controlled and kept constant, and the demand increases, there is less extra supply to go around. Prices go up, because people are willing to pay more for the access to oil, since... | [
"all of these answers contain somewhat true points, but something to point out -- no one 'sets' oil prices, not the oil exploration and production companies, not OPEC, not anyone except the market. The two types of oil quoted when people talk about 'oil prices' are WTI (U.S. benchmark) and Brent Crude (North Sea, w... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Taurine Manufacturing in energy drinks | [
"You already answered your own question, testicles basically do what we do in the lab, they provide the right temperature, substrate, enzymes required to chemically alter a molecule. From animal sources would be time consuming (just like milk is limited by cow's production), and you'd have to add some steps to isol... | [
"Chemical addiction withdrawal, For a part, at least."
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Why are car model years not displayed on the car itself? | [
"Because people don't want to advertise how old their car is. It would therefore be detrimental to sales. I can tell you that I've seen examples (in other countries) where the model year was incorporated as part of the license plate. People absolutely *hated* it, and complained vehemently until that law was repeal... | [
"One thing that may explain it that in the UK and maybe all of Europe, a car keeps its license plate for the life of the car. So they need a format to basically print a VIN number."
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What Twitter does with the extra 20 characters | [
"On Twitter, you can have other people's tweets sent to your phone through text message. If the max was 160, you wouldn't be able to tell who sent the tweet because the tweet took up all the characters allowed in a text message. So basically, 20 characters for usernames, 140 for content."
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"ELI5 what exactly \"500 points\" is. Is that like, the average stock dropped 500 dollars?"
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if I check myself into a mental hospital, who takes care of the things like my job, my property, my bills, etc? | [
"It's correct that you would need to make arrangements on your own or arrange for them to be arranged -- which really sucks because that's pretty freaking difficult to do when you're experiencing that kind of crisis. A few notes: - Your employer may offer something that in the states is called an Employee Assista... | [
"> But what does the money for the other fundraiser events go to? Money for the families to pay for unexpected medical bills, family that wants to travel to see injured people, funeral expenses, lawyers, food... the list goes on and on."
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Why are street lights clear and bright white when they turn on, but then turn into that orange color we are all so familiar with? | [
"Orange streetlamps are low-pressure [sodium-vapor lamps](_URL_0_). The clearer, pinker/whiter glow when it first turns on is the lamp heating the solid sodium inside. As the lamp heats up, the sodium vaporizes. The sodium vapor is what gives off the orange-ish light. Sodium vapor lamps are extremely energy-efficie... | [
"It is because when sun shines on your closed lids, it creates a red glow through your skin that is actually pretty bright. You eventually get used to this red light, so when you open your eyes after a while, the red light is stripped from your vision to some degree, making things look blue, or unsaturated!"
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Since nose hairs act as a filter for germs and bacteria, when you trim your nose hairs are you more susceptible to illnesses? | [
"The relatively large hairs in the nose don't do much for bacteria and viruses. The large ones might be helpful for dust etc. but I'm not 100% on that. The 'hairs' that are important for protection against bacteria and viruses are the microscopic hairs (cilia), which line the rest of the respiratory tract. Smoking ... | [
"Ear wax serves a purpose of protecting your body from harmful germs and bacteria. Basically, the body produces ear wax to block out these germs from your ear canals. The same can be said to why your body produces mucus. If your body did not do this, you would be highly prone to illness and ear infections, etc..."
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Why do Sport drinks like Gatorade hydrate you with that much sodium in it? | [
"The purpose of Gatorade is not to rehydrate you (water would work fine for that). It's main purpose is restore electrolyte balances (sodium being one of the main ones). Professional atheletes sweat excessively, and when they do they lose both water and salt. Drinking just water doesn't replace the salts, Gatorade ... | [
"Why do you think this is a bad idea? Sports drinks are basically just fancy salt tablets dissolved in water with some flavoring and I am sure you think sports drinks are great. As long as you are drinking plenty of water along with your salt tablets it seems like a fine way to re-balance your electrolights."
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How does a civilization 'fall'? What happens afterwards? Do the citizens just leave? | [
"The fall of the Roman Empire was a splintering into localized governments. The people were still there and their lives probably didn't change that significantly, they just happened to be ruled by a different government. If the U.S. fell somehow, the result would probably be each state or groups of states was the t... | [
"What happened to Teotihuacan? I visited a while back and the pyramids and adjacent buildings are very impressive, but it seems that the story of its people is not entirely clear. Did they run out of resources for their crops? Did they decide to migrate for another reason?"
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If getting to Mars is so important, why aren't projects crowd funded in some way? | [
"Taxes are basically non-voluntary crowd funding social projects."
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"Because of money. We could go to the moon if we wanted, but it would require a massive budget to do so. And there really is no reason to go back at the moment."
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Why do I sometimes get the feeling of a splash of water dripping on me when really there's nothing there? | [
"There is something there. Me. Flicking water. At you. And you'll never catch me."
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"Can you elaborate, OP? I've been waking up for years and have never noticed a difference in how things feel immediately after waking up. Whether it's my bed, the floor, my clothing, my breakfast, or whatever, it doesn't feel any different than it does later on in the day."
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How are those scary clown pranks not illegal? | [
"I didn't watch the entire video. I just scanned it. We're they dressed as clowns when they \"impersonate policemen\"? If so that's not a crime. Since no police officer would wear clown make up on the job. So it's clearly not a police officer. However if not then it's a crime. It's not illegal to dress as a clown... | [
"You generally can't prove from the footage whether or not the acts are actually illegal, or just fake reenactments for the show. And police generally have more important things to worry about then trying to hunt down possibly-fake moonshiners. You know, like solving actual murders, or responding to victims of dome... | eli5_question_answer | {
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why do browsers have to put from where did you acces to that website: (utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon)? | [
"It's google analytics tracking code. The site you are visiting wants to track the source of the traffic. either that or you clicked on a link that uses this code - more common in newsletters tho."
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"[when it says to search first, it's for a good reason](_URL_0_)"
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Why do we wake up if we are falling in our dream? | [
"The jolt of adrenaline that rushes through our body wakes us up. Falling or dying feels very real, and our brains and emotions work overtime. *It's that feeling of falling you get that jolts you awake. It snaps you out of a dream.* The \"Kick\". Most times, it feels like Inception. That feeling of falling or near ... | [
"Your body is mostly paralyzed while you sleep, which does most of the work, but that doesn't always work, I used to roll of the bed quite often when I was young."
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Does someone with stronger, bigger muscles have a greater resistance to pain than a skinny, scrawny person? | [
"The 220 would be vastly more prone to injury and pain in this example due to weight. Imagine if at 110 he landed feet first with just an ankle sprain. Now add another 110 pounds and maybe that's a fractured tibia. In some examples, like when people take cannon balls to the gut, sure strong muscles are why they ca... | [
"I think there are misconceptions about fat people. As someone who has dissected a large number of human cadavers, take my word. Fat people have more muscle than their skinny counterparts. However, there are two general types of muscle. Slow, long acting muscle and fast explosive type muscle. Fat people have their ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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What is going on here, I rested my arm on top of my upright freezer my arm touching the screw holding the door on and I am being shocked, every time and a continuous shock? | [
"Yeah, so...appliances aren't supposed to shock you. You almost surely have a short somewhere in that freezer. As far as why you feel it with your arm but not your hand, the skin on your arm is thinner than the skin on your hand. This means your hand will have a higher resistance than your arm, so you're more likel... | [
"Yep. Know what you mean. Only seemed to happen the most after drinking. No idea what was or why it did it. 1 out of every 4 to 8 times it would happen and I had the same tube switching thought as well. Felt kinda like passing a tiny warm stone starting at the base? Sucked."
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Why do political parties try to be opposites of each other instead of working together to solve problems? | [
"It's much harder to get elected that way. If I'm running for office and you're not sure if you should vote for me, which sounds more convincing: \"Hey, vote for me or the other guy, we'll each tackle these problems in our own way and arrive at a reasonable solution.\" \"That other guy stands for everything you opp... | [
"Republican and Democrat refer to members of specific political parties. \"Liberal\" and \"conservative\" are socioeconomic and political ideologies. The Republican party tends to be more conservative than the Democratic party, but they're not always entirely conservative, or conservative on all issues. The Democra... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How speeding was enforced before radar guns | [
"Two lines were painted on the road at a measured distance and police would check the amount of time it took to pass both lines. Using that information they could figure out your speed. They would also get behind cars and pace them with their own speedometers."
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"The laws were put in place before things such as text messaging and e mail were even invented, they are outdated and have loopholes to exploit"
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After a few deep breaths of cold air, why are my lungs so sensitive? | [
"The purpose of your upper respiratory tract is to warm and moisturize air before it gets to your lungs because the cells lining the inside of the lungs are very sensitive to these conditions. If you're breathing really cold air then there isn't time for it to reach ideal temperatures, and it can irritate or damage... | [
"Why do the glands in my neck burn like high hell when I'm holding back tears?"
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How come 100% humidity doesn't mean that water takes up all of the air and we arent walking in swimming pools. | [
"100% humidity doesn't mean the air is entirely water. It means that there is as much water vapor dissolved into the air as it will hold. Basically, it's the point where if you left a glass of water out no more of it would evaporate."
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"Nope. Water vapor occupies space between gaseous molecules like carbon dioxide and oxogyen. You could have an area of 100%water vapor if it occupied a space that didn't have any other gasses in it before but if not the gasses would mix almost evenly."
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how do telescope cameras take long-exposure photos of extremely far away things? Wouldn't the rotation of the earth/ earth' orbit screw up the focus of the picture? | [
"The aim of the telescopes is adjusted in real time to match the rotation of the planet, using electric motors."
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"* galaxies are bigger in the sky * most galaxies are brighter * galaxy don't move in any perceptible way In particular, those awesome pictures of galaxies you see are the result of a telescope pointing at the galaxy for hours, sometimes days. If you did the same to Pluto, after a few hours it gets all smeary due t... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Does Earth's core really keep on rotating? Why? | [
"Earth's core rotates for the same reason the rest of Earth rotates, which is because of retained rotational momentum from its original formation. Also, if you heard about it from the movie The Core you should probably just forget it. That movie is horrendous from a scientific standpoint."
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"Suddenly or gradually? If it was suddenly, we're all fucked because the Earth is rotating really fast and we're all rotating with it. If the Earth stops, we don't, and we go fucking flying. If gradually...days cycle slower and slower and eventually stop, things start to go very wrong. This is actually happening du... | eli5_question_answer | {
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When we play back sound in our head i.e talking or music, what are we actually "hearing"? | [
"Side question? Side question; Why can I sometimes produce sounds in my head which sound like the actual music and sometimes it's just my voice (my internal monologue) singing, often poorly and off-key like I sing in real life. I don't know how universal this is. It's like if I focus on the song it stops being the ... | [
"Your voice sounds like the voice you hear on a recording, the voice your friends hear. When you speak and hear you're own voice you're hearing two transmissions, air (what everyone else hears) and bone/tissue. Edit to say your voice would actually sound more high pitch than you're used to."
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Why would the Cleveland kidnapper plead not guilty when their is so much evidence against him? | [
"Sometimes people plead not guilty by reasons of insanity. By that I mean he may attempt to argue he shouldn't be punished because he didn't have control of his actions. That seems pretty unlikely due to how normal he seemed most of the times, but it is an option that's used in situations like this. He also doesn't... | [
"How did they \"know\"? Were they there watching? Did they hear a confession come from his mouth? Criminal guilt in the US is not decided by the press & public opinion, it's decided in court by a jury. If there is a \"reasonable doubt\" about the accused's guilt, they are not found guilty. Between the police fuckin... | eli5_question_answer | {
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What are bugs, in a game? | [
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"What do you mean by downfall? This is still a dominant part of current culture."
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Why Isn't Affirmative Action Considered Racist? | [
"There's a common misconception that affirmative action is about addressing *past* racism. We may not be racist against black people now, the argument goes, but we used to be, so we ought to make up for it. This just isn't the case. Affirmative action is about addressing *current* racism. Racism is not over; black ... | [
"Being Black Does Actually Have (Relatively Minor) Health Consequences, It's Just That They're Obviated By Modern Life. There's An Energy Cost To Have Extra Melanin, Even A Small One, So If You Don't Need It It Won't Be Selected For. Melanin Reduces Vitamin-D Uptake From The Sun If Sunlight Is Lower Than You're Ada... | eli5_question_answer | {
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- What did the Glass-Steagall act do exactly, and why did its repeal contribute to the recession? | [
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"Not an expert by any means, but Greenspan is a disciple and former friend of Ayn Rand, who people hate for her philosophy and ideology. Also he was Chairman of the Federal Reserve in the late 90s and early 2000s, championing the deregulation of the financial industry."
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Why are there no hooved predators? | [
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"Humans are a vertebrate that live on land and have two legs. So are every species of bird. And kangaroos."
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How do internet providers make the internet they sell? | [
"They don't. ISPs (Internet **Service** Providers) give you **access** to the internet by running wiring between your house/apartment to a CO (central office). The CO serves as a hub for traffic, allowing lots of small connections (wires to your houses) to be joined and sent through larger connections (larger wires... | [
"User numbers are not changing in the scenario. People need the internet. They are fighting against laws that limit how much they can overcharge their customers."
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How can bugs fly in through the smallest crack in a window, but can't leave through an open door? (Or choose not to?) | [
"Well, it's the one bug out of thousands that made it into your house by accident, but only one out of one that you want to get out as quick as possible. ;-)"
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"They're attracted by the moisture and salt on your skin. The reason they keep coming is because flies arent aware you exist. You like a million times bigger than they are. The reason they keep hitting into you even after you swat at them is they have very poor memory. You ever seen a fly come inside through an ope... | eli5_question_answer | {
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In the United States you can serve in the military at age 18, but you need to be 21 to consume alcohol. Why is that? | [
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"The age of majority is actually very complicated and is different for different states and different things. The age of majority in Alabama and Nebraska is 19 and in Puerto Rico and Mississippi it is 21. A lot of other states use 18, but if someone is still in high school, they are still considered a minor. The re... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do a lot of government entities and other companies insist on using Internet Explorer over other browsers such as Chrome or Firefox saying that IE is more secure? Is there any truth to this? | [
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"Historically, poor standards support (the same web page looked different in IE than another browser) and poor performance and memory usage are the main things that have given IE a bad name. These issues are all probably the result of the lack of serious competitors for several years. Today, it's on par with compet... | eli5_question_answer | {
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why can i be tired all day long, only to get home and into bed but then suddenly be wide awake when i lay down? | [
"I know this pain... I am usually up till 3am :("
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"Teen here, it doesn't matter what i do, i cannot fall asleep before midnight. the only thing that has offered me any help is sleep aids, but they make me wake up feeling just as shitty as if i went to bed late anyway. but i'm just a kid that needs some prick to tell me to \"turn off your phone and go the fuck to s... | eli5_question_answer | {
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What happened to THQ? | [
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"Well except for Canada, right? Toronto Blue Jays."
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Why can't/wouldn't a medical dispensary be able to switch freely to become a recreational one? | [
"Supply and demand and you need to put together a whole board of regulators and you need to grow a shit ton of weed. Also why would you want to take away the cannabis that the medical people need when you just wanna smoke a jay for recreational purposes."
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"I work in MMJ, and engelMaybe is right. Each state that has allowed MMJ or recreational cannabis, there is a specific clause in the legislation allowing each company to maintain their own policy. Because of this, there has been very little change, job-wise. If your company drug tests you and they have a zero-toler... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How can vision decrease unequally in our eyes? | [
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"So what is it about human physiology that makes this work differently for us?"
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NSFW] I'm currently in the hospital attached to an oxygen monitor and an EKG. What will happen if I masturbate? | [
"They'd probably notice your pulse going up. But it's not gonna be like OH SHIT HE'S GOING INTO ORGASMIC ARREST or anything, if that's what you're asking."
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"Why do they randomly twitch just once? I dunno. Why do you get a twitch that won't go away? Potassium deficiency. I used to get eye twitches all the time before I figured it out."
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What is the definition of a lack of empathy? | [
"The inability to understand someone else’s emotions and feelings from their perspective. Eg, if you were obese and I called you fat and it hurt your feelings. If I lacked empathy I genuinely wouldn’t understand why it upset you. Which is different from me understanding why it would upset you and calling you fat an... | [
"It's not about the method but the motives."
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Why was NASA based in Houston, Texas rather than any other of the 49 states of America? | [
"Well, while it did meet the requirements set forth when they were looking for a site, the reason is mostly political. Lyndon Johnson had just become President and lobbied hard to have it located in his home State of Texas. It also makes a certain amount of sense to distribute operations between Florida and Texas r... | [
"When launching a rocket, you want to be as close to the Equator as possible. Florida is about as far south as you can get in the continental US. Kazakhstan was as close as you could get in the old Soviet Union. The European Space Agency launches their rockets from French territory in South America for the same re... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why is horse racing such a tossup? | [
"They are set up that way. Track stewards assign weights to horses to even out the odds. A very good horse must carry more weight. The less weight the faster the horse runs. More weight also means more injuries. The horse's trainer weighs all of these factors when choosing what races to enter. The goal is to win ev... | [
"Most games are not draws. Make of that what you will."
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In networking, what is the difference between a router and a hub? | [
"You can look at a hub as a kind of intersection in a busy street. Every vehicle can come in and go anywhere they want to. Except in a hub all of the vehicles that come in go to every street that is connected to the intersection. A router is like a smart traffic guard. They look at the vehicles that come in and tel... | [
"Without getting too technical, I'll try an analogy: Think of a router as a post office. It takes packets of data (letters) and routes them onto to the correct path (truck, road, plane) to reach the address on the label. An IP packet is like a letter A router is like a post office sorting facility A wire is like a ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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What is the difference between a brownout and a blackout? | [
"In a brownout, there's not enough power to maintain normal usage levels, but it's not completely off. You generally see things like flickering / dimming lights, reduced power to buildings, surge protectors going nuts, that sort of thing. In a blackout, the power goes completely dead. E: Wow, that was unexpected, b... | [
"Why do some parts of the world call gasoline petrol?"
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Why is it that I can remember and reproduce the melody of songs I've heard only a few times accurately but can't tell you the interval between two notes? | [
"Many things in our memory are stored as a sequence. For example, many people have to go through the alphabet song in their heads to gauge the relative order of the letters in the alphabet. For the athletes that compete in memory by quickly memorizing a deck of cards and recounting it, they often store the card inf... | [
"You remember stuff that you care about. I can still remember what bands made certain pop songs from 50 years ago. I was interested in pop music back then. I don't care for current pop music. I could try to memorise who recently recorded what and could probably do it in order to win a bet but a month later I will h... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How did no one notice that tens of millions of cars were not meeting their emissions standards until now? | [
"In the US, the proportion of diesel cars to gas cars is tiny. So the impact was big enough that we could notice it in the general atmosphere, but small enough that we couldn't pinpoint the source as diesel cars. In Europe there are way more diesels and people have been struggling to figure out why air pollution w... | [
"Emissions. The car companies have to produce vehicles that meet certain emissions standards. In many parts of the country there is no smog testing after you own the vehicle so you are,free to do what you want."
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Why do we say 'Boo!' when trying to scare someone? | [
"The B is [plosive](_URL_0_), which is a sudden sound - and that suddenness is potentially more surprising. (*DAAAA!* also works in that same way, whereas, say, *THHHH!* or *FFFFF!* or *NNNNG!* doesn't. Try them!) And compared to a few other plosives (like the T in \"tiny\"), it's easy to say loudly - and that sudd... | [
"What's that scared feeling called, when you don't even know what you scared about?"
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I am constantly hearing about how adrenaline allows people to complete incredible physical feats. So why is it that I've never heard of adrenaline being abused in sports? | [
"If you give someone a straight shot of adrenaline, you would immediately notice it. They would not be able to sit still. Adrenaline is typically used only in serious medical conditions, often emergencies, like heart stoppage. These factors make it difficult to abuse for sports, and it can put a dangerous strain on... | [
"Do you get the urge to jump off of high places? I personally get the urge to crawl and get the fuck out of the ledge. Other than that I can only guess adrenaline is some what adictive, so some people might try to do extreme or dangerous things to get this upper felling that adrenaline gives."
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At what point did organisms become gendered? | [
"The 'when' question was already answered, do I'll answer the one about the benefits. It allows for greater genetic diversity. When you reproduce asexually, the offspring only receives your DNA making it more likely to get sick (see incest as a still visible example). When you reproduce sexually, the chance of a ge... | [
"In short because they appear more biologically similar than they are. Do you have a specific case in mind?"
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If everyone I know hates pop music, how does it get so popular? | [
"You tend to hang out with people who share views similar to your own so your sample is skewed. Either that or you don't know enough people. ;)"
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what (specifically) would happen to a house-sized treehouse as the tree grew? Would it be possible to live safely for many years (20+) in a large treehouse? | [
"Trees can grow quite big. A few species (like [banyans](_URL_0_)) are big enough to support a house. There are more risks than structure tho. You would have to take great care of the tree so it stays healthy (at least the part where you live in)."
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"It is much easier and cheaper to place all of those heavy appliances and the gas/water piping that feeds into them on a lower floor. I don't know if your hypothesis has been studied extensively, but I, personally, kind of doubt having a kitchen on the upper floor of a house vs a lower floor would wildly impact th... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why the Iraq war never had big battles | [
"Bad idea to get into a big battle with the US military i assume. With air superiority and better communications, whatever large assets you have in the field are going to get taken out very quickly"
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"Leaders don't want to start justice-fuelled conflict because it's expensive and won't get the people on side because the war crimes are kept a secret anyway, so the public don't see them as a problem. The thing you've got to remember is, nothing in international politics is humanitarian."
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If flushing the toilet wastes a lot of water, why don't we pee in the sink? | [
"My brother-in-law is a builder. A few months after one of his jobs he was accused of installing a faulty sink. It was not draining properly. On investigation it turned out that the husband had been habitually pissing in the bathroom sink and had blocked the pipe with crusty pissy mineral build up. Don't habitually... | [
"They take up too much space and are impractical for a house. The reason they have them in public toilets is they're more efficient when lots of people need to use them. It's not like you'll have more than one person using the toilet at the same time in your house."
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Why does every material tell me its origins (ex: Made in China) and why do I give a shit? | [
"The easy answer is that it's US Law to name where the product is from. We don't trade with certain countries...so if a product says it's from some country we don't trade with, it could be a counterfeit/illegal. Also from the countries perspective, they obviously want people to know where it came from for obvious ... | [
"What makes you think that you're purchasing it without persuasion? Do you have a preference for cotton? Does it have properties that you appreciate more than synthetic fibers? Do you think everyone found out about it by word of mouth?"
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Why do pens not work on certain surfaces, but after scribbling on another surface and getting the pen to write, it works on the original surface? | [
"The ball at the tip of most pens is self lubricating with the ink. If left uncapped long enough, the ink will dry out and the ball is effectively glued in place. If the ball can't rotate, fresh new ink can't get by. On a thin paper on a hard surface, or a smooth surface aka \"flat\"... only a small part of the su... | [
"I'm not 100% sure, but I believe temporary markers have an additional chemical in them that keeps the ink from holding on to the surface, while permanent markers do not. The reason I think this is because if you draw a line permanent marker, then draw over it with an erasable one, it will allow both marks to be er... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How is a population of 30 animals not automatically extinct from inbreeding? | [
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"Because cloning creates genetically identical creatures. Breeding a population from clones is just as bad as the inbreeding issues that come up with a tightly controlled community."
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How Country A arrests a person residing in Country B | [
"there are extradition treaties in place that say if a person commits a crime in Country A and flees to Country B, then Country B will send him back to Country A for a trial. but not all countries do this, which is why if you kill someone one the US, you should get yourself to Venezuela as fast as you can."
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"Crimes are determined by territory and citizenship. Since the Brazilian is a Brazilian citizen living in Brazil, he will be judged under Brazilian laws, if it isn't a crime in Brazil, he's not breaking any laws at all."
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...why are "mobile links" a problem on Reddit? | [
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"Follow-up question: does it have something to do with revenue? Are there more ads on the horrible apps? Good question, OP!"
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Why is it considered okay to talk to your pet if its a dog or cat etc, but not if its a fish? | [
"Because dogs and cats can/will respond to your voice, and even nuances in your voice, while fish do not."
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"I have always wondered the answer to this question myself. People go crazy about animals and don't give a shit about people. It boggles my mind that it totally cool for me to kill an animal and eat it, but people go ape shit if it lives in a cage that is to small before I kill it?"
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How can pirating sites and programs still remain readily available online all the time? (e.g ThePirateBay, uTorrent etc.) | [
"Utorrent is legal. They could host that in the United States, or anywhere they wanted. Its just an app, which is often used for illegal purposes. As for thepiratebay, they just locate the site in a country which does not care. I'm sure the FBI would shut it down if they could but if the servers are in another coun... | [
"1. Download and install [uTorrent](_URL_0_). 2. Go to _URL_1_ (assuming it is not blocked in your country). 3. Search for something you would like and click on it. 4. Click \"get this torrent\". This will launch uTorrent and a uTorrent window with the details about the torrent you are going to download. 5. Click Y... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why haven't cat breeders created domestic cats that are as loving and social as dogs? | [
"Have you ever had a good cat and raised it from a kitten? I've had two cats that were just like dogs. Ripley was my first cat ever, and I taught him sit, stay, fetch, etc. He was my buddy, always at my side. Never needed a leash when we went outside or anything. He was just a random kitty from the street, too. Not... | [
"Like most animals, centuries of domestication & selective breeding have radically changed their natures. The original species would have been stronger, smarter & more aggressive than our current domesticated species."
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Why Wes Anderson's movies look and feel so unique. | [
"There are probably lots of technical reasons to do with cinematography etc. but in terms of themes, I've noticed he keeps returning to themes about adulthood vs childhood. You often see children who behave more like adults and adults who behave more like children, for example."
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"Too catchy to ignore, too generic to like."
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How can car makers make engines more fuel economic | [
"The move to smaller engines (Inline-4s and V6s instead of V8s, etc.). Engines are being made out of lighter materials, as well. Cars are more aerodynamic, etc. The biggest affect I've found on my own personal fuel mileage is the driver. If you drive like there is a glass of water balancing on your dashboard and y... | [
"It's easier to replace a single coal power plant with a more environmentally-friendly power plant, than it is to replace millions of gas guzzling cars with more environmentally-friendly cars."
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Overclocking a PC, please. | [
"Overclocking is like running an engine in the red. Your car will go faster, but eventually the engine will probably blow."
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"Download RES. It allows you to. The link is at the bottom under tools."
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How do dogs sense when a diabetic person’s glucose levels are dangerously low or high? | [
"First, they basically screen puppies for the ones with the best noses. Everyone's breath can be used to tell what their sugar levels are like. For example, if your blood sugar is dangerously high, your breath will have a specific fruity-ish scent to it. The dogs are trained to keep an eye out for these specific s... | [
"Doctor here. Diabetic coma refers to times where a patient, who already has diabetes, has too much sugar in their blood. There are two types of diabetes. Going into a coma from too much sugar works in a very different way for people with diabetes compared to people without diabetes. The short answer: healthy perso... | eli5_question_answer | {
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If a jogger runs at the speed of sound, can he still hear his iPod? | [
"Yes, so long as he has it with him. Concorde flew at twice the speed of sound and the passengers were able to hear each other. Sound that is stationary that the jogger passes would sound very weird and distorted but his iPod should sound OK as it's travelling at the same speed."
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"In order to get on the bus, you'd have run as fast as the bus. And if you're already as fast as the bus..then why do you need the bus?"
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How does YouTube's auto caption function work? | [
"Well yes. It utilizes a speech to text program, which is the computer trying to recognize words. It is not very good at this, but things are improving."
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"Uploaders can prevent their videos from being viewed on mobile devices. They would do this because they do not earn advertisement money when videos are viewed on mobile devices. Edit: It's a setting they change individually for each video they upload. Source: FPSRussia."
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How do currency exchange centers make money? | [
"Generally they take a percentage of the money they change, or they offer other paid services."
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"The same way Gold, US Dollars and Euros gets their value. Some people are willing to exchange a certain amount of another currency for a certain amount of Bit Coin. The people who help make these exchanges record the amounts and tell you about it."
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Why do I get hiccups when I eat too quickly? | [
"I'm no doctor, but I would assume it's because you eat too quickly."
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"Why do the glands in my neck burn like high hell when I'm holding back tears?"
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Why is it that story lines, characters and outcomes from a book can differ so much from the movie based off that book? | [
"I have a feeling that the author of the book has very little influence on the movie, once they've sold the rights to it. Also, I think movie patrons are different from readers and are seeking a different kind of resolution to the story. That is, book readers are more willing to see an open-ended resolution where ... | [
"A screenplay is for TV and film and it documents most required aspects of the filming, including directions, where the scene takes place (inside, or outside), what time the scene occurs, all props that are needed etc. A script is then extracted from the screenplay, so only the words and actions are left, meaning t... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do protagonists in TV shows primarily go with pistols? | [
"On top of what /u/notbobby125 said; Outside of military or special circumstance (end of the world, or something) it's not common to just see someone walking around with a rifle. Law and Order would be strange if the detectives were getting coffee with rifles."
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"That doesn't really happen much in real life. That's mostly for dramatic effect in movies and TV shows. In real life, cars don't really surge forward and fall back that way."
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Why can't the human heart "get used to" having to work harder in an individual with restricted arteries, causing it to get stronger under the increased work load like normal muscles? | [
"You are really talking about two different things here, without realizing it. First of all, the heart does \"get used to\" having to work harder. If it is pumping against a higher blood pressure (because the patient has hypertension and it isn't being treated), then over time it was develop hypertrophy. This sound... | [
"Practice. Repetition. The heart muscles are accustomed to their regular activity -- they've been doing that all their life, and although it doesn't seem like much of a rest to us, they get a bit of rest between each and every beat. Heart muscles do fatigue when they're asked to do more than normal. When your heart... | eli5_question_answer | {
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When your car stalls, what causes it to shake so violently? | [
"In the case of killing the engine while shifting, you're releasing the clutch quicker than the engine is spinning. Releasing the clutch puts more friction on the flywheel and crankshaft, meaning it's going to be harder to spin. The cylinders firing are usually using the piston to push on the crankshaft. If there's... | [
"It takes a lot of power to start a car. So even if a car battery is able to keep the lights on for days it might not be able to deliver enough power to start the car. If you were running the starter motor for a while you will notice it goes slower and slower as the battery discharges. However you usually only run ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do established writers/poets get to break the rules? (So-called "creative license") | [
"Because they are more guidelines than rules. These rules exist for a reason. Because over time writers have figured out that certain things work and certain other things don't work. By copying this behavior, you can then be somewhat successful. But really good writers will go beyond this. They will understand why ... | [
"First, there's alot of cliches and tropes repeated words and phrases can get overbearing Sometimes amateur poets will find a technique and go too far (rhyming, alliteration, etc) The overall message of the poem. Is it engaging? Is there imagery and metaphor in the poem? If anyone who enjoys poetry were to read th... | eli5_question_answer | {
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how to constructively take criticism like an adult. | [
"It's a little unfortunate that most people seem to phrase criticism as a direct attack on someone. Maybe it's a limitation of the English language, but it can be difficult to take criticism as a non-offense. Instead, observe criticism as feedback on how to improve yourself. How to make yourself a better person. Cr... | [
"Aka how can I become a cult leader?"
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Why do chickens Lay unfertalized eggs? | [
"Why do women keep ovulating even if they're not getting any sex?"
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"We have both. And you are very wrong that all chicken eggs everywhere else are brown. The species of chicken determines the color of the egg. Some chickens lay white eggs, some brown, some mottled, some blue, some speckled, etc."
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What's wrong if the Placebo effect works? | [
"As other answers have said, there's three major issues 1) it's enormously exploitative. Ill people will be paying a large amount of money for something which contains no active ingredient. If the sugar pills homeopaths sold cost 5p each it might be different 2) using placebos means that an ill person may neglect... | [
"What's to explain? Why we have it? How it works?"
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Is the energy used to run your body stored in cell themselves like water is? And how is the process of burning fat used to power your body? | [
"You know the meme that the \"mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell\". Well basically, the mitochondria produce a chemical called ATP. It uses the byproducts of the chemical reactions that break down carbohydrates, fats and proteins to make it. ATP then leaves the mitochondria and goes into the cell. From th... | [
"Food is energy, but like an engine needs spark plug we need to give it a bit of work to get the energy into a usable form. So when we eat a particularly large meal, our body has to invest a pretty big chunk up front in digesting the food, which takes away from the energy available for other things in the short ter... | eli5_question_answer | {
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why New York is the biggest market for sports in America | [
"* it is the largest city in the US * it was the largest city in the US when both professional sports and broadcast media emerged, and has deep traditions in both * it has a well defined city identity that overwhelms the surrounding cities (as opposed to LA) * it is densely populated into a small area, which lots o... | [
"Because it is worth a lot of money to the government!"
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Why is it that emotional distress causes the loss of apatite? | [
"One way of thinking about it by looking at Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: _URL_0_ While there is some debate, the current thinking is that you first need a sound psychological mind before you start fulfilling other needs. Eating and drinking comes under the 'Safety' tier of hierarchy. As such, if you are disturbed b... | [
"Because emotions and control of them develop as you age. Failure to attain these developments is a sign of something being wrong. As to what changes? The physical brain changes."
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Where does the internet physically exist? | [
"I'm a sr network engineer and I asked this same question 15yrs ago lol. The internet physically exists in data centers that are connected via tier 1 & 2 internet service providers like verizon, global crossing, time warner, savvis, century link, etc etc. Most isp's own dark or dim fiber interconnecred all over the... | [
"Why can't you? What type of internet do you have?"
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