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Why are you so horny when you have a hangover? | [
"This is how I know my hangover is going away. I always attributed it to just feeling better. \"I feel like a million bucks, now let's do a million fucks.\" \"go make breakfast for the kids\""
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"I'm 22 and I've never had a wetdream. Is that normal?"
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If Kraft singles are not cheese, what are they and how do they make them seem exactly like cheese? | [
"They are processed cheese, they don't meet the legal definition of cheese. It's a mixture of dairy by-products, emulsified with saturated oils, and food coloring. _URL_0_"
] | [
"From Huffington Post: > \"String cheese is just mozzarella cheese that has been heated to 140 degrees. At this temperature the cheese becomes very stretchy and the milk proteins move around and line up together in a row. It's this alignment that makes string cheese so stringy!\" Other cheese sticks are just cheese... | eli5_question_answer | {
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why the letter 'x' is commonly associated with mature/inappropriate topics. | [
"In US movie ratings, the MPAA rating system originally had G, PG, R, and X. X was deliberately not copyrighted and was a special case that anyone could label their movie rated X meaning the MPAA had not rated it. I have been told X was meant to mean unknown but that was told many years later by someone who would n... | [
"You could have at least [linked that said scene](_URL_0_) because there are pronouncedly few mediaevists also conversant in the latest Japanese cartoons."
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why is travel, or being "well-travelled" so admired? | [
"If you are going to other places and doing the same things that you do in your city, then you are doing it wrong. Travel is about going to do the things you cannot do at home. It is about having new experiences and meeting new people and just seeing the whole planet with a new perspective."
] | [
"It would be very easy to abuse drugs that act that way. And the consequences of such abuse very dangerous. On another note, why are air-cooled Porsches suddenly unaffordable? Unrelated, just something that intensely annoys me...."
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Is there any specific term to describe machine's behaviours? E.g: when user/owner in such rush, they begin to jam or when the owner wants to replace them, voila, they work as usual. | [
"It is known as [confirmation bias](_URL_0_). It's not the machine, it's the observer's tendency to not properly organize outcomes statistically."
] | [
"it's like if you're at a restaurant, they don't have space to sit you, but they can take your name. Basically the requirements to send out the \"heavy load\" is really really small (intentionally) so that it's much easier to do that then send out an actual page."
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"The Great Filter" theory and why is it scary | [
"There should be billions of civilizations out there right now. We haven't heard from any of them, so some underlying law of the universe means that all civilizations die out before they are technologically able to colonize space, and the probability that we'll survive to that point is infinitesimal."
] | [
"No need to an ELI5 because there is no answer to this question. Science has plenty of hypothesis, but there is no answer yet. One of the great remaining mysteries in medicine."
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two-page authentication | [
"The idea behind it is to verify to the user that the site is legitimate. A good example of sites that do this are banks. Page 1 has you enter your username (or card number). Page 2 displays something relevant to your account (eg. a picture you chose, a phrase, etc.). Seeing this association to your account confirm... | [
"for: all the data against: fossil fuel interests"
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Why Judas sold/betrayed Jesus. | [
"because he was the hero the bible deserved"
] | [
"The same as He and Him. Who is coming with me? Whom should I vote for?"
] | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do large companies advertise when they have nothing that can be purchased by normal consumers? (i.e. Boeing) | [
"Primarily, to keep their name in the industry, and to attract employees. Boeing also manufacturers trains, likely a larger part of their business financially than the aeroplanes. By keeping their name up there, cities are more likely to buy Boeing trains for their subways. Simply: Just because they aren't on the \... | [
"The majority of the money is spent on advertising, so who benefits? * TV stations * Radio stations * Google, Facebook, and other companies with big online advertising departments * Everyone who has a website that's monetized using online ads"
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Why does amnesia or alzheimers seem to only affect memory and not language? | [
"It has to do with the difference between procedural memory, which is the type of memory that allows us to carry out a variety of tasks seemingly without thinking, and episodic memory, which is the type of memory that allows us to remember our life events and such. Alzheimers, amnesia, and other memory loss illness... | [
"The brain has several specialized systems for different jobs, and they can indeed fail independently of one another. This means losing things like semantic memory (facts about the world), muscle memory (physical skills) and episodic memory (events of your life) can happen independent of one another. Actual amnesi... | eli5_question_answer | {
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If left for too long do bananas fall from the tree/herb or rot on it and why? | [
"Same as any other fruit. They are ment to be nomed, and use the animal poop as fertalizer. Or if they fall to the ground, seeds incased in rich fruity energetic goodness, just right enviorment for the seeds to grow into lovely baby seedlings < 3"
] | [
"That's what the edible part of an apple is for. Nutrition for the seed so it can grow into a tree. It usually doesn't happen till the apple starts rotting or is on the ground."
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Is it bad to get “too much” sleep? | [
"Sleep above 9 hours a night is positively correlated with increased risk of mortality. That said, researchers are not yet certain that the increased risk is arising from the increase in sleep, rather than the increase in sleep itself being due to conditions positively correlated with an increased risk of death. Or... | [
"Absolutely not. This would do nothing but harm you. Also, how on earth would you give yourself an enema?"
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Why does a biscuit appear darker when it's dipped in milk or tea? | [
"The liquid in the dipped part creates a layer inside which incident light bounces around. This reduces the amount of incident light that is reflected back to you, resulting in a darker appearance. Note: Also works for paper, fabric, and other non-biscuit surfaces"
] | [
"It has to do with how much moisture is in the food compared to how much moisture is in the air. Oreo? Drier than air, they gain moisture and turn soft. Loaf of bread? More moist than air, it loses moisture and dries up. Kitchen hack: put a slice of bread in with cookies to keep the cookies fresher a little longer.... | eli5_question_answer | {
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would it be possible to use reptile dna to grow new limbs? | [
"We don't really need reptilian DNA, we've already achieved regeneartion on mammals. Funny story - the scientists were doing a completely unrelated test where they earmarked mice with small holes. After a while they couldn't tell the earmarked mice apart from their non-earmarked counterparts, as the holes had regen... | [
"I believe it's because surgeons can't hook up nerves together. Otherwise we would be able to have many other arms. Surgeons would be able to hook up nerves ti mechanical devices to act as arms."
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I've heard that is is possible to "drift" behind semi trucks, using little to no gas in your car. Is this possible and why? | [
"The Mythbusters attempted to prove/disprove this through an experiment. They determined you would have to drive dangerously close to the rig for it to make a noticeable difference. _URL_0_"
] | [
"Because taking 30 seconds to get up to highway speed would suck ass, and depending on what you are doing with the vehicle (hauling cargo, towing, driving up steep hills etc) you might need the extra power. Also there are times when it's fine to go as fast as you want l, like if you like taking your car to private... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do catchers in baseball give the pitchers signals? | [
"Various pitches can behave very differently and if the catcher wasn't aware of which pitch was coming he would be beyond pissed. You'd get more passed balls and increase the chances of someone being injured by a pitch. The signals are worked out beforehand obviously, as well as the strategy they plan to use agains... | [
"Pitchers have strategy. Batters are always trying to hit the ball, no matter how the pitcher delivers it. What would a manager say to the batter? \"Hey, this time, try to hit the ball.\" Plus, the batter was in the dugout with the coaches just a few moments before they go to bat. Plenty of time to talk to them the... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Climbing Mt. Everest - don't we have the technology to make climbing relatively safe, at least for rescue and cleanup crews? | [
"No. Pressurized means that the suit is sealed, which means it is a full body suit, thus bulky. Winter clothes and an oxygen bottle do the job very well. Winter clothes keep you warm, while oxygen bottles keep you concious near the peak. Frankly, the real issue isn't the gear. The problem is that tourists with no p... | [
"Summiting Everest requires a great deal of money, and it's quite treacherous. Every corpse you see on Everest is someone who died on the way to the summit or on the way back. It's hard enough to do it carrying all of the gear (oxygen bottles, tent gear, clothing, food, climbing gear, so on) that they have to carry... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why is it considered useless to duct tape windows during a hurricane. Seems very counter intuitive to me. | [
"Hurricanes can toss a 2x4 through 6\" of concrete. Even plywood isn't considered good enough to protect windows from having debris thrown through them. Unless you have metal hurricane shutters attached to the structural frame of the house, your windows will likely take damage. Once one window is gone, your house w... | [
"They try to fix the symptoms while they learn more about it. If something destroyed the bridge to your home. You're going to try and rebuild the bridge while you try and figure out how to stop what broke it in the first place. I'm Not a doctor."
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Why is Ireland divided into two (Northern Ireland and Ireland) and is there a chance that they'll ever be combined back into a single Ireland? | [
"England had claimed lordship over Ireland for many years (made official in 1801). However, there was a growing desire for Ireland to rule itself and not be part of the United Kingdom. Eventually this sentiment grew enough that they declared independence in 1919. The Irish War of Independence ended in 1921 with tre... | [
"Basically the IRA wanted the British out of Northern Ireland and for Ireland to become one country."
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the mathematics behind the notation to understand large numbers. | [
"I'm pretty sure there's not such a thing as a \"standard notation for huge numbers\" or anything, each of those numbers you listed were first defined in order to solve an equation or proof in a particular field of mathematics, so when you read about them the notation you see will be specific to the problem where t... | [
"In binary, then people built programs to convert other code into binary."
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Why do Rockets go so slow after takeoff if they are so powerful? | [
"They are just speeding up — just like a race car leaving the starting line. In a few seconds they are going very fast indeed. Edit: [here is a graph](_URL_0_) of a moon rocket's speed over time. Within 20 seconds it's going well over 200 meters per second, that is, over 500 mph."
] | [
"Because the rockets without fins can actually be steered by the rocket motor nozzle itself. Model rockets and even the old V2 German rockets were just fixed nozzles and needed fins to produce drag when the rocket attempted to \"tip\" thus keeping the bottom below the top. Also, model rockets do not leave the atmos... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do black objects absorb more heat than other colors? | [
"The reason *why* it is black, is because it is absorbing much of the light striking it among all wavelengths, rather than reflecting off some or all wavelengths and causing you to see white/colors. That absorbed light turns to heat. Interiors of cars are further warmed by the fact that windows are transparent to ... | [
"Not sooty, just intentionally black. Just as black objects absorb more light that hits them, black objects also radiate more light when they get hot. Rocket nozzles get really hot and the engineers wanted them to radiate as much heat away as possible."
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Is the propylene glycol in Fireball Whiskey harmful? | [
"The PG is in antifreeze argument is old. Its used to make animal safe antifreeze. PG is used in eliquid for vaping, and I can tell you from experience there, that I have suffered no ill effects after 1.5 years of vaping. I also saw it in an article that the US standards are still met when it comes to Fireball, an... | [
"There are different types of alcohol. Primarily: - Isopropyl Alcohol (aka rubbing alcohol...what a nurse rubs on your arm before drawing blood) - Methyl Alcohol (aka methanol...usually used as a solvent) - Ethyl Alcohol (aka grain alcohol...what people drink) You *definitely* do not want to drink the first two. Wh... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How does dust collect on a ceiling fan that is constantly on? | [
"for the same reason that your hand gets wet when you pass it under a shower stream, even if you do it quickly. the reason it stays on is because of friction."
] | [
"For one, ceiling fans are generally moving a lot slower which generates less noise. Turn a ceiling fan up to high and it will make more sound Also, since ceiling fans are intended to be a permanent fixture to a room, the better quality ones use larger better quality motors than \"normal fans\", which run with less... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How an equation starting with X raised to the 2nd makes a parabola while X to the first makes a normal line? | [
"x^2 = y is the easiest example of a quadratic equation to use so here goes. 2^2 = 4, 3^2 = 9, 4^2 = 16, the distance between the first number and the second is bigger every time because the number it's being multiplied by is different every time. When graphed this causes the line to go up at a steeper slope every ... | [
"e is so special because the y coordinate of the function y=e^x at a certain point is also the slope at that point. So the slope at x=3 will be e^3. This property of e and the natural log are very useful when solving problems in calculus involving exponents and such."
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Could somebody explain me the Venturi Effect? | [
"I'm not an expert, but let me try. Imagine you're stopped at a traffic light in a long line of cars, all close together. When the light turns green, first one car takes off, then the next, all the way down the line. Even if they all accelerate the exact same way, there will be a space between them. If they go from... | [
"Could you explain a bit more about your question?"
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underwater welding and how it doesn't kill you | [
"They use a very low positive current through the metal to be welded, and a high negative charge through the welding tool. As seawater leans towards being electronegative, it has a lot of trouble transferring the current through the water. The positive charge is small enough to be not noticable. When the welding t... | [
"i just drop like a sack of potatoes. So if there is such a mechanism i want to ask the follow up question why mine doesn't work?"
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Why does a the most well-funded and powerful military on earth outsource to companies like Blackwater? Why don't they just...do it themselves? | [
"Because even if you're funded 100billion, you still ask, is it cheaper to do it myself or find someone that'll do it for CHEAPER"
] | [
"Jobs. Military contracts are one of the easiest ways congressmen can directly create jobs in their home districts. Pentagon doesn't need any more tanks? Tough shit. People in my district need manufacturing jobs."
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Why do diseases only do bad things to us? Why are there no diseases/viruses that are actually GOOD for us? | [
"Yes, there are good diseases. For instance, retroviruses and bornaviruses account for 8-9% of the human genetic code, and the same is true for most mammals and birds. One pretty useful thing retroviruses help with is the formation of the placenta and differentiation early in fetal development. These genes have bee... | [
"You can live being \"sterile\" but it is not too great. There is a specially bred mouse that is just that...[no bacteria.]( _URL_2_) However, you will not get certain nutrients and most likely lose weight. Also, foreign agents are critical for regulating the human immune response. You can expect all sorts of auto-... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Recently David Blaine has shown a stunt where he coughs up 3 live frogs. How was he able to do it? And why didn't the frogs rupture his internal cords(?) through which they were stored or passing? | [
"This trick was inspired by Hadji Ali, a famous regurgitator who could swallow large numbers of things and barf them up apparently in any order of his (or the audience's > choice. Like many of Blaine's tricks, they are more of a biological oddity than necessarily an illusion or sleight of hand. Ali and other regur... | [
"It isn't fun, that's for sure. Stomachs tend to hold things tight, so the rat isn't gonna be moving all that much. Then it will suffocate rather quickly, and die within several minutes. Cold blooded animals can live significantly longer without air, in some cases even ripping their way(partially at least) out. Suc... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How is it that our teeth require a diamond to cut into, but for example, if I drop my phone on my face I can chip my tooth? | [
"A precise cut is very different from an impact break"
] | [
"Because it's just hardest, not toughest. It won't scratch easily, that's true. But hardness won't prevent it from turning into expensive dust once you apply enough pressure to it."
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Why is Christianity mainly found in Europe, the Americas, and Sub-Saharan Africa when the areas around where Jesus actually lived are still dominated by Islam? | [
"Ok, here's a rough and over-simplified version. Christianity was born in Jerusalem but didn't really take off until it became the official religion of the Roman Empire. The Romans then helped spread it around Europe. After the romans dissolved, the middle east was taken by the muslims. Christians tried to take it ... | [
"There are two branches of Jewish origin following the diaspora from Israel - Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews. Ashkenazi Jews are the ones who ended up in Northern and Eastern Europe... places like Germany, Poland, and Russia, and comprise about 80% of Jews today. Sephardic Jews are the ones who remained in the Medite... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why does the urge to poop fade away sometimes? | [
"Your rectum (the last 12cm or so of your intestinal tract) senses when it is filled up through stretch-receptors. Your colon (and really all of the gastro-intestinal tract) transports its content using peristaltic waves of muscular contraction. So a \"sudden urge to poop\" is mostly caused by such a peristaltic wa... | [
"Why does a post about the need to urinate make me have to pee?"
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Why, no matter how much brushing or flossing you do, all your teeth fall out as you get older? | [
"No, if you properly brush and floss your teeth, and don't eat too much acidic foods that erode the enamel, your teeth easily last your entire life. Few people do properly floss and brush throughout their lives, so teeth fall victim to decay, one by one. Note that cheap plastic toothbrushes haven't really been arou... | [
"Bacteria in your mouth grow and multiply as they snack on the left over food and sugars. Also, these bacteria create some waste. The waste isn't harmful to us, its just there. Brushing your teeth before bed reduces the strength of morning breath, but doesn't get rid of it entirely. It's recommend you brush your te... | eli5_question_answer | {
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With increased automation in the workplace, why do we continue to work more hours per week than ever before? | [
"Because the world got more complicated. Sure automation means that a lot of jobs that used to be big employers (factory jobs especially) no longer exist. But that doesn't change the fact that there is also more people, more products and more demand. I'm sure if we all dialed back our lives to some basic level, we... | [
"Automation HAS replaced a majority of the workforce already. How many people do you know that work on farms? Everyone used to work on farms no very few do. How many people do you know that make clothes? everyone used to do that now almost no one does. Automation isn't new, it's been replacing jobs for generations.... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Where/How do tv shows/movies find newborn babies for birth scenes? | [
"They don't actually use newborn babies. They take just take infants and put some slime on them (or use fakes). Your typical TV/movie \"newborn\" doesn't really look much like a newborn, they just hope you're not really paying enough attention to notice."
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"The same way they hire other actors. Their are agencies that represent child actors exclusively, and that includes very young children."
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Why are most pockets in women's clothing non-functional? | [
"The cut of most women's clothing is designed to slim and minimize any lumps and bulges by skimming over the woman's shape. That's why waistlines are nipped in and trouser fronts are cut flat (can't show that belly bulge!). A functional pocket has several layers of fabric sewn in, creating a bulge where none is wan... | [
"When kids barf it doesn't get on their clothes, and it looks more professional than scrubs. Big handy pockets are also great for women doctors because women's clothes don't have pockets."
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Why is my ID not required to vote in the US but is required to get into a bar? | [
"Because going to a bar is a privilege while voting is a right. So there is no super big conflict if bar attendance is mildly discriminatory."
] | [
"Why is this vote happening and why should I care/not care as someone who doesn't live in UK?"
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What does Heroin withdrawal feel like? | [
"Imagine having the worst flu and food poisoning youve ever had, but its one that you can fix for 10 dollars and a phone call."
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"Can someone explain the difference between Dementia and Alzheimer's, please?"
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When a business, like McDonalds, re-models their building, what happens to the work force? | [
"Some companies do make an effort to send their employees to work at a different store, often for reduced hours. Easy for McDonalds as they have like 50 stores in every city. For salaried employees like a manager, they would continue to be paid during the remodel. For part-time employees, the company does not have ... | [
"A lot of them the owner also owns the building, and there is little to no overhead with a family owned business. Also online sales are good for some of the rare antiques."
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Why does eating simple carbs (such as sugar or white bread) make people fat? | [
"It's just not simple carbs, but carbs in general. All carbs are eventually turned into glucose and that is either used by your body as fuel or stored in your liver as glycogen. If there is any excess left in your system, they are moved and actually stored in your adipose cells, which are your fat cells."
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"Two reasons: Reason 1: White rice is milled and polished (i.e. processed and refined). These two steps both make it white and remove nutrients Reason 2: As a result, white rice also becomes a short chain carbohydrate (sugar) whereas brown rice is a long chain carbohydrate. Long chain carbs (often called \"good ca... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How were the graphics in Donkey Kong Country so much more impressive than the graphics in most other SNES games (like Super Mario World)? | [
"It used pre-rendered graphics. Basically they built the characters and levels in a high resolution in 3D. Then they coverted the 3D animations to 2D. They're just flat pictures of the character, not the actual model. So they were able to capture a lot of subtle detail that would be very difficult to reproduce if t... | [
"The original Mario Kart will always be superior to CTR. However, CTR compared to Mario Kart 64 - CTR blows it out of the water. I think because CTR has a story line, it has so much more depth than Mario Kart did. And CTR came out after 3 Crash Bandicoot games, so there was plenty of character development."
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Why is 70% isoprpyl alcohol better than 99%? | [
"Better for what? A 70% solution of isopropyl alcohol works better as a disinfectant because bacteria close their membranes without any water around them. A bit of water in there opens up the membrames which allows the isopropyl alcohol to enter and kill the bacteria."
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"There are different types of alcohol. Primarily: - Isopropyl Alcohol (aka rubbing alcohol...what a nurse rubs on your arm before drawing blood) - Methyl Alcohol (aka methanol...usually used as a solvent) - Ethyl Alcohol (aka grain alcohol...what people drink) You *definitely* do not want to drink the first two. Wh... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why the U.S(or other governments) can pass laws affecting people that are not their citizens. | [
"They aren't passing laws to which foreign people are subject. They are merely spying on them. All spying is an extra-legal practice. Notice that most all governments have very strict laws against spying, yet most of them still have spying programs."
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"You don't... *if you aren't an American Company*. There is an international treaty in place that says (paraphrasing) that the Governments of each country are required to take responsibility for the actions of any of their companies in space. So the US Government is effectively the gatekeeper to the moon... for US ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why are water drops circular? | [
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"1: where is the visual representation? 2: Are you talking about when the water pours backwards out of the glass and dribbles down it?"
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Is hypnosis real? How does it work? How can you hypnotize someone into killing themselves? | [
"Hypnosis is helpful for relaxation and changing what people are paying attention to. As such, there has been peer-reviewed research showing that hypnosis can reduce anxiety and provide pain relief. Hypnosis can't force someone to do something that they don't want to do (i.e. commit suicide.) While what the princi... | [
"If it's OK for me to do it, it has to be OK for everybody to do it. If it's not OK for everybody to do it, then it's not OK for me to do it either."
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What is racketeering? | [
"Racketeering is a catchall term that is embraced by the media. It refers to a variety of illegal activities: mostly shams, shilling, deception, use of fake businesses (fronts) and most importantly extortion. As you have seen in movies, gangsters ask locals for \"protection money\" which doesn't really mean anythi... | [
"Monopoly or Oligopoly and Cartel behaviors along with a broken copyright system."
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Why is it that some farts sound like thunderclaps, while others sound like the air is being slowly released from a balloon? And then, there are the silent ones that usually smell worse than the audible ones. I need some help understanding the science of flatulence. | [
"Think of your ass as your mouth for a second. Your lips are now your ass cheeks. Open your mouth (lips) and blow air out of your mouth. Here's the \"air out of balloon\" sound. Now close your mouth and blow (force) air out - you may have to lick your lips for added sweaty ass lube. The lips will vibrate and creat... | [
"Sneezing is your body trying to clear your upper airways of debris and other stuff that shouldn't be in there. As for different sounds, I would assume that it has to do with air rushing over our vocal cords. And since we have different vocal cords and voices, our sneezes would sound different too. (This is just an... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why are so many Americans hooked on opiate pain pills? | [
"We are a pharma loving people. There is a newer prescription pill epidemic and I think it partially reflects that. People tend to think that because someone gets a prescription for these pills that they are safe and sanctioned. And in ways it is better than heroin in that it is regulated. However, many people are ... | [
"If you drink coffee every day to wake yourself up in the morning, you will eventually become addicted. How would this contribute to you becoming addicted to alcohol, tobacco or methamphetamines? They're completely different drugs with different effects, different feelings and, most importantly, different chemistry... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How come the more 'gain' you put on a microphone the more static filled the input is? | [
"Gain amplifies the signal coming from the mic. While this amplifies the desired sound you are trying to pick up, it also amplifies the noise inherent in the electronics, creating more static."
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"The pitch is the same. It can be altered but is not. Your radio is not producing the bass portion as well as the other two. So you pay attention to the treble part more."
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What are all of the sketchy sites on which I watch movies and TV shows on the internet for free? Who operates them? What are they getting out of it? | [
"A lot of it is advertising revenue, malware, adware, spyware, etc."
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"They make plenty of money off of the advertising on their sites, but keep in mind that the people operating those sites are not the ones producing and uploading the torrents, those people generally do not make any money."
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Could photons (or another particle) be used in place of electrons in computers? What would be the benefits and drawbacks? | [
"They are working on that right now. It looks like it's possible but the field is in it's infancy. One of the main problems is that every electronic device in existence today uses silicon wafer based transistors. With optical computing, all that manufacturing infrastructure becomes useless. Although you could use i... | [
"Basically a regular computer is like a light switch, or rather a collection of light switches. Each switch can only be on, or off. This works great but at smaller and smaller sizes there are other issues with both heat and electricity when this is applied to computers. This limits them in the amount of data they c... | eli5_question_answer | {
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What is the difference between socialism and state capitalism? | [
"More accurately, socialism is an organization of labor and capital such that *the workers* exercise control over the means of production. The most common view of how to achieve this (favored by Marx) is for *the state* to appropriate the means from capitalists, and manage them on behalf of the proletariat. In Marx... | [
"Socialism is quite a vague term and has no real definition, but basically it is a society where the people own and run certain corporations in order to enhance the peoples quality of life. Communism is a stateless, classless and moneyless society where again corporations are owned by the people. Socialism also usu... | eli5_question_answer | {
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When the remote AA batteries are almost dead, why does it breath new life into the remote when open the back and twirl the batteries a bit? | [
"The contacts become corroded which provides a poor connection to the batteries. Spinning the batteries scratches the corrosion off and moves the contact points to a cleaner spot."
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"The battery holds charge like any other battery, it just lasts a long time because it uses so little electricity. You can open your key fob and change the battery if it runs out."
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Referencing the "swatting" case, can two people be charged with the same murder? Ignoring personal thoughts on guilt, Legally, can cop and caller both be charged with murder? | [
"More than one person can be charged with murder if more than one committed the act. However, in this case the caller is probably guilty of a different crime."
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"Individuals don't press charges against other individuals, only the government attorney does. What they mean is \"would you like to come by and provide a formal testimony of the crimes against you?\" If there is other evidence of the crime committed, then the perpetrator can be charged even without cooperation fro... | eli5_question_answer | {
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If population increases, say in the US, is it fair to say that less wealth is available per person? | [
"Not generally, no. Wealth is not a finite resource. Wealth is created through various means, including industry and ingenuity. So the more people you have in an economy, *in general* the more wealth that economy can produce in a given amount of time, simply because there are more people doing things that generate ... | [
"Population is growing as well. If the economy grows slower than the population, it's not actually growing."
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Is fruit juice really any healthier than soda? | [
"The cheap from concentrate shit, like Fruite or the frozen stuff that you mix with water, barely counts as being fruit juice and has *more* sugar (usually in form of HFCS or fruclose/glucose and rarely actual sugar) than soda in many cases. The nutritional value of these cheap 'fruit drinks' is just as empty. Real... | [
"There is nothing inherently bad for you about diet soda. It isn't ideal if you're trying to lose weight, because drinking it may stimulate your appetite. But as part of a healthy diet there's nothing wrong with no-calorie sodas, or even regular sodas. The regular ones just have a fair amount of sugar in them, whic... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why is India unhappy about Nepal's constitution? | [
"They are concerned that the new constitution doesn't give equal power to different population groups within Nepal. The Indian government fears that this imbalance in power will create civil unrest, something that they don't want in a neighbouring country."
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"Why is the US so upset over the labeling of US treatment of Native Americans as a genocide?"
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Why does Bing still exist? | [
"People go to get points for searches. I have 800 points right now and can get a variety of awards like gift cards to amazon, gamestop, best buy, I can donate money, enter raffles and other things. I use it to get free Xbox live. This really motivates people. I also enjoy their \"hot searches\" at the bottom of the... | [
"Nice try Bing, but Reddit won't help you either."
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How do insurance companies afford to pay out such large sums of money when individuals buyers of plans do not pay as much as they receive? Where does this money all come from? | [
"Let's say for example you give your insurance company $100, and this insurance company has 10000 customers, the insurance company then invests their $1 000 000, and makes a return on that. Some insurance companies invest in the markets, others in commodities, and even some in real estate. They also make money by t... | [
"Insurance is a security against unexpected expenses. You pay the insurance company a certain amount of money per month/year/other period, and in exchange, they will provide you with money should something happen. Most people prefer insurance because they can afford the small payments per month, but can rarely affo... | eli5_question_answer | {
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what makes a neighborhood turn into the ghetto? Why do some neighborhoods that were once really nice areas decline? | [
"A few things can cause this: - If the source of income for the community dries up, then the community's money is likely to run short, leading to a decrease in the amount of money the community can put into their homes, leading to a decline. - \"White Flight\": if a number of minorities move into a neighborhood (e... | [
"Poor people moved to the city back when it meant cheeper living and more jobs. Then everyone wanted to move away from all the poor people, so they left the city, taking a lot of jobs with them, and the poor people were never able to move out of the city like everyone else because they were poor. Dangerous because... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do people donate hundreds to thousands of dollars to streamers on twitch? | [
"Some people derive a great deal of enjoyment from streamers, especially if they are going through a particularly difficult time in their lives. To those people, it's worth supporting their favorite streamers for giving them a way to escape whatever may be happening in their lives. Plus it's probably not something ... | [
"You've seen them haven't you? There's your answer. Dopes will pay to advertise for other people all in the name of looking cool."
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Why can't I BUY a domain name? | [
"All domains are actually registered by ICANN which maintains a list that basically says who owns what. These services, like GoDaddy, are acting as a middle-man by just taking down the information you give them and registering them with ICANN itself. This is because ICANN is a very small organization for what it do... | [
"Sorry, You cant have the answer to that question"
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Why can't they make gum with everlasting flavour? | [
"Because your saliva breaks it down and transports it away from the gum. If it was everlasting you would never break it down and no taste would be sensed."
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"Are talking about actual gum, like that from a tree or chewing gum? Chewing gum never breaks apart on me. It feels like chewing soft plastic that gets harder over time."
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Why do we eat some grains, like rice or corn, by themselves, but we almost always grind wheat into flour? | [
"Wheat has been specifically bred over time for grinding. It's generally not used as human food without processing -- not that you can't, we just don't. Wheat flour is also fairly typical of Old World culture -- rice flour dominates in the East, while natives in the New World were using corn flour as they didn't ha... | [
"Multi-grain means that several sorts of grain are used. The opposite is something that would only use one kind of grain. Whole grain means that it uses the grain with its \"skin\" (the bran). The opposite is refined grain, which removes the \"skin\", like for the flour that's used to make white bread. So a product... | eli5_question_answer | {
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why is there no medication for a viral infection? | [
"There are viral medications. There is interferon as well as tamiflu, drugs that cure hepatitis C, long-term treatments for HIV. All these medications are virus specific. The doctor can't give you a treatment unless they know exactly what the virus is and then actually have a treatment for that specific virus. Whic... | [
"Your teacher is an idiot. Talk to a doctor about the best way to beat a type of cancer. That being said, a diet high in vegetables and low in red meat would lower your chances of getting cancer in the first place."
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Why is ibuprofen always sugar coated but Paracetamol not? | [
"Most medications are very bitter, and many more are sealed up in a bitter capsule specifically to keep them out of the mouths of children. Some brands, however, particularly \"easy swallow\" varieties, have a sweet/sugary coating so they can be swallowed dry without making you want to vomit. But that's usually jus... | [
"For any other Americans who are confused, paracetamol is the British term for acetaminophen, aka Tylenol."
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Twitter reported a Q2 loss of $144.6 million. How do they still afford to run a company and attract investors? | [
"Investors think they will be very profitable in the future, so they keep investing money, despite it currently operating at a loss. At some point, it becomes necessary to monetarize Twitter, which means (you guessed it) ads."
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"Uber's value is pure speculation at this point, as it isn't public and likely won't be any time soon. Meanwhile, Nike's market cap is 78.6 billion. But to actually answer your question: most people seem to think that these online/app companies have some way to monetize through advertising, which will create revenu... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why aren't services with generic domain names more popular? (ex. _URL_2_, _URL_3_, _URL_1_, _URL_0_, etc.) | [
"The answer is trademark law. Sure, you can get the domain \"_URL_0_\", but you can't name your company \"_URL_0_\" or \"search\", because those are *generics*. You cannot trademark a generic word. When you're establishing a business, acquiring a trademark is extremely important, and businesses will go to great len... | [
"Quite a common question here: [Beep](_URL_7_) [Boop](_URL_5_) [Bonk](_URL_6_)"
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How come accents go away when people sing. | [
"They don't. What you may be hearing is someone imitating a singer with a differing accent. You will note that in certain cultures you'll detect very strong accents in singing. Country music usually has a very Southern United States accent attached. British rock music can sometimes be detected because of how it's... | [
"Because some people have lispy voices and some people are gay males, sometimes the two overlap."
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I have seen several reference to an order of magnitude in set theory so big, it implies contradiction. In other words, 0=1. What does this mean? | [
"Any contradiction would imply all statements. This is known as the principle of explosion, _URL_0_ 1=0 is just a pretty simple way to write \"some contradiction\". Because of principle of explosion, any true, false and undecideable statements can be proven true from it, so it's equally bad no matter what the shape... | [
"Because the proof has to first define what the numbers 1 and 2 mean, as well as defining the concept of addition and proving that addition operates in the manner that it does, all before tackling an actual instance of addition being used."
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Why do retail stores and delivery companies share working hours with other business sectors? | [
"Well, deliveries work that way because the vast VAST majority of truck to door deliveries are business deliveries, and therefore want to occur during business hours. So that's when they do them all Retail stores are a better question, and I think about this a lot - I wish I knew. There's a store downtown that my g... | [
"Companies like that usually have many different sorts of products."
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how downloading data from the Internet can be faster than internally moving data around within your PC | [
"Some possible contributing factors are: - Your CPU is dedicating more time to the Internet program than the internal copy program. - Your HD is being used excessively by other programs which slows copying, and the Internet download is buffered in RAM and hasn't been written to the HD yet. - You might be moving ... | [
"That faster, extra bandwidth, even though it's not useful for browsing the internet, comes in handy when you're doing things on your local network, such as file transfers between computers or streaming movies stored on a NAS drive."
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In calculus, what do d, d/dx, dy/dx, etc. each exactly mean? | [
"Since you've asked for formal understanding I'm going to be a lot less ELI5 than I usually would. ------------- d/dx is an operation on functions f(x) (and note that we've specified the name of the variable). It takes in a differentiable function, and returns a function. ------- d is an operation on functions f(x,... | [
"The derivative function of x^x is x^(x)(ln(x)+1). Therefore it has a local minimum at the point where x^(x)(ln(x)+1) = 0, which happens when ln(x)+1=0, i.e. x = 1/e. There's no explanation as to \"why\", that's just how the math works out."
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if millipedes have around 200 legs and are that little then why are they so slow? | [
"If you had to organise 200 legs you'd be slow, too.[1] Actually - some centipedes are very speedy, because that's the niche they've evolved to fit, but millipedes aren't predators (that I know of) and have no need for speed. [1] Actually, they're self-organising - each segment responds in a set way to the movement... | [
"everyone in this thread is talking about insect, but there's a bunch of animals inbetween tiny mosquitoes and humans does a leaf frog get hurt when a rain drop hits it?"
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Why are guitar, bass and drum kit the basic instrumental core of modern music? | [
"They're the simplest method of providing a chord sequence, a harmonic backup, and a rhythm, all while being easy to learn, store, transport, and amplify. The guitar and piano are the most common instruments capable of playing full chords - other lead instruments (think saxophone, trumpet, violin, etc) are only abl... | [
"> This format is popular with new bands, as there are only two instruments that need tuning, the line-and-counterpoint formula prevalent with their material is easy to learn, four members are commonplace to work with, the roles are clearly defined and generally are: melody line, rhythm section with counterpoint me... | eli5_question_answer | {
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What happened on Y2K? | [
"Honestly, I feel like this all happened just 3 or 4 years ago. God I'm old."
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"We have come full-circle. 1991: \"ELI5: What is the World Wide Web and why should I be using it rather than a BBS/Usenet/etc.?\" 2013: \"ELI5: What is Usenet?\""
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Why is mixing different oil types/viscosity bad for an engine? Exa. mixing 5W30 with 10W30 oil | [
"Synthetic blends are a thing and mixing viscosity will just give you a different overall viscosity. The legitimate reason is your engine is designed to operate with a specific oil type and viscosity. If you combine oils you can likely end up with something outside your proper operating range that can cause damage... | [
"oil is rated by viscosity. how \"thick\" it is. 0 weight oil flows like light cooking oil at room temperature. 50 weight oil flows more like honey. 10w30 means that when the engine is cold (like in winter), the oil flows like a 10weight oil in the cold. however when the engine is at operating temperature , the oi... | eli5_question_answer | {
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If trees need carbon dioxide to survive, how did they exist before land animals spawned | [
"You've got it backwards, CO2 existed in the earth's original atmosphere. It's O2 (oxygen gas) which did not exist, and was created by plants, who came first. Animals were only able to evolve into existence because of the O2 created by plants."
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"Oxygen is reactive and combustible. It can readily be used to create energy in our cells better than nitrogen. Also bear in mind that when we (mammals) began evolving, there was a lot more oxygen in the atmosphere."
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How come when we have a fever, our body temperature is hotter than usual but we shiver and feel freezing cold? | [
"Our temperature rises in order to kill whatever is causing the illness. The shivering is to generate more heat in order to keep the process up."
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"Yes. Your body has thermoception (temperature sensation) but no method of sensing moisture content. You sweat while swimming intensely, you sweat in hot showers, you sweat while it's raining, doesn't matter that it is completely ineffective at cooling your body in those circumstances. You'll notice also that after... | eli5_question_answer | {
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In accounting, why is revenue considered "credit" and not "debit", if customers pay for goods and services with money? | [
"The short answer is that \"Credit\" is not referring to how you received the money. Debits and Credits are what is used to record entries and balance your books. For every Debit there must be a Credit or a number of Credits that equal the amount of your Debit. If you receive cash, You Debit your bank account and y... | [
"Every entry in accounting balances. So since each _entry_ balances, the sum of all the entries balances as well. You mention getting more assets. Think about how does a business do that? It could buy it from a vendor. The gain in assets is offset by the liability of having to pay the vendor. Then when vendor gets... | eli5_question_answer | {
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what are the minimum steps required for the United States to launch a nuclear missile at another country? | [
"1. President issues order. 2. 2-person execution of launch required (e.g. two individuals following presidential command)"
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"How would the president conduct a hostile takeover without the military? Also a takeover of what?"
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I'm a creationist because I don't understand evolution, please explain it like I'm 5 :) | [
"Thank you for all your awesome explanations! Nobody who actually believes in evolution has ever explained it to me before, so I've only heard things like \"monkeys magically turned into people\", so evolution never made much sense to me. Now that I properly understand it, I'm going to do some more research :) Alth... | [
"you should ask /r/askscience but i'm going to up vote you anyway i think ELI5 is better for topics you already have a conceptual understanding of but need a clarification. ain't it einstein who says \"If you can't explain it to a five year old, you don't understand it yourself.\""
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The difference between method and methodology (in scientific research). | [
"I think that it is a very fine distinction, as the words are almost interchangeable. When you describe a *method* of conducting an experiment, you usually do it at a moderately high level. When you describe the *methodology*, your description should be fairly detailed. For example: In this experiment, we will ... | [
"Cs - writing code and algorithms IT - maintaining hardware and networks Is - design and maintaining data systems - how to collect and process data"
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When my antivirus software scans a file, what is it looking for exactly? | [
"Patterns. Imagine that each part of a program had a fingerprint. The antivirus has a large database filled with program patterns or fingerprints of programs that it deems \"unsafe\" (viruses and malware). The antivirus looks through the program, picks up any and all fingerprints it can find, compares it, and if a ... | [
"It is an application that can control how other applications make use of computer memory, thereby preventing the actions of some types of malware. Think of it this way: First, anti-malware programs worked off of signatures. They looked for specific files that had certain properties. Then, they integrated *heuristi... | eli5_question_answer | {
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In the US, how is an ambulance ride so expensive when the average paramedic salary is so low? | [
"When you consider what you're getting, the cost of riding in an ambulance is quite low. It can even be the cheapest part of your medical care. You get 2 well trained medical professionals with *immediate* access to an array of medical tools and medicines in a portable hospital that focuses on you and only you. As ... | [
"The high prices come from doctors requiring decades of training to even start practicing. Wouldn't you want to be able to make money too? Combine that with the litigious nature of our society and they have to buy malpractice insurance that costs five figures a year. So their pay also has to compensate for that. Me... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why does tuna have to come "in water" or "in vegetable oil?" Why can't I just get some tuna? | [
"Because it's seafood. Seafood does not last for long, and if you want to eat some tuna in Nebraska, you'll have to accept the current systems that we have for keeping it fresh enough to eat."
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"You can cook with it, but: \"However, due to its high concentration of polyunsaturated fats, fish oil should never be used for cooking. It’s best used as a supplement, one tablespoon per day. Keep in a cool, dry and dark place.\" Also, taste. Do you want your french fries to taste like fish?"
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Why was the cup of Italian ice I had (that had been in my freezer for a long time) so slimy on the top? | [
"The water near the top evaporated and left a highly concentrated syrup layer (the sugar, color, and flavorings)"
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"I can't really comment on the taste of water after pineapple, but I can say pineapple contains the same chemical you find in meat tenderizer. I once bought a cheap ass cut of beef and marinaded it in pineapple juice, and forgot about it for a week. When I finally got to it to cook it, the meat had dissolved into a... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do we make unintentional noises when lifting weights? | [
"Increased pressure in abdominal cavity due to abs flexing (your core acts as a stabiler for big lifts). Sometimes it pushes air out."
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"I have reading the front page and going to older posts for an hour now, and this question has followed me onto every page on the way down. I guess I'm destined to contribute? I would have to say it's because compared to our body doing something on auto-pilot, which requires virtually no effort on your part, you're... | eli5_question_answer | {
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- How do subreddits like GW avoid underage posters? | [
"Moderators will contact them to verify their age if they feel it's needed."
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"You may be interested to read about [Reddit's automatic downvote system](_URL_0_). TL;DR it prevents spam bots and people trying to 'play' the voting system."
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What is the difference between candour and honesty? | [
"Candour is when you openly and honestly speak your mind. You can be honest but still hold your tongue."
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"It's not about the method but the motives."
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How is it legal to outlaw the sale of Tesla motors? | [
"Please search. This gets asked like every half hour. **No one is outlawing Tesla or their sale.** But, most states require that car manufacturers sell their cars through dealerships rather than directly to people. In other words, you can't go to Chevy and buy a car directly from them. You would have to go to a dea... | [
"Illegal for YOU. Not illegal for someone with a licence to procure or make them."
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Why are certain animals' fecal matters better for the environment than others? | [
"\"The Environment\" such as it is, doesn't really express a preference; dung is dung. Issues that can arise however, which are largely to do with how humans use animals and their feces (or dispose of them), are agricultural runoff, and fertilizer. Runoff is an issue because of the scale of human farming and fertil... | [
"Probably because we are willing to use harsher chemicals on our pets than on ourselves."
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How could old tvs (and Home appliances in general) be fixed with just a hit? Why this doesn't work anymore? | [
"Home appliances used to have a lot of \"discrete\", i.e. separate and relatively large, components. Lots of problems were due to loose connections and other similar mechanical issues. By hitting the TV/home appliance, you could (with some luck) reconnect the components and fix it. Nowadays, home appliances are sma... | [
"If you encase your cellphone in a ziploc will you still be able to hear it ring inside? Waterproof does not mean soundproof."
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Why are school shooters always young males? Is there a media bias in reporting or is there something to it? | [
"Females are more likely to take angst out on themselves. However, the song \"I don't like Mondays\" by the Boomtown Rats was about a female who shot up a school, and the title was her answer as to why she did it. Also, here in Colorado, a school shooting by a female who intended to follow the Columbine example was... | [
"A few reasons. Chicago has one of the highest gun crime rates in the country, so reporting a gun crime there doesn't grab much attention on the national media. Also, The shooting in Washington happened involving military personnel on a military base. The concept of military personnel being made victims is a sensat... | eli5_question_answer | {
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If Antarctica still has an average temperature that is below freezing, how does a couple decimal point change in temperature cause such severe melting? | [
"Average means some higher, some lower. -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 +0 +1 +0 -.1 -.2 -.3 -.4 There's 12 months. Average is below zero (-1.5). There is only one month of melting (above zero) Now watch when the average increases by 2 tenths of a degree -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 +0.1 +1 +0.1 -.1 -.2 -.3 -.4 Suddenly, THREE months... | [
"2^o C doesn't seem like a big deal unless you think about it worldwide. That means that over the entire planet, the average temperature raised 2^o Without climate change, there would be an average temperature and so some areas would get warmer and some get colder. The same thing would happen in this case, but that... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why did the court award a daughter 1/3rd of her mother's estate when she explicitly cut her out of her will? | [
"There's the \"Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975\". This has some rather wide ranging language in it which allows courts to modify wills based on a rather staggering amount of possible conditions if they see fit. Whether it's right or not is definitely a debate you can have, but it's legal ... | [
"* the deceased was not of sound mind when they wrote it * they were being coerced * the will is fraudulent * the will is clearly out of date * the will is unclear * the will is impossible to execute as written * the will cannot be legally fulfilled * one of the beneficiaries was involved in the deceased's death * ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do we feel less need to pee when we are walking? | [
"The urge to pee is something which can be suppressed by the sympathetic (fight or flight) nervous system activity, or becomes more obvious when parasympathetic (rest and digest) nervous system activity predominates. Physical activity shifts the balance towards the sympathetic nervous system."
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"You're probably excited. People have to poop and pee when they get excited."
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In Movies, How do they film in Governmental Areas (ex. The Capitol and The White House)? | [
"I'm not sure, but I think it's either with a green screen or a custom built movie set Edit: here's an example of what amazing things you can achieve with a chroma key (green or blue screen) and some talented artists: _URL_0_"
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"Where do you mean? Europe? The US? Middle East? Africa? Eastern Asia?"
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Why is privacy from the government so important to people? | [
"The problem is not the slippery slope, but the fact that all information can be used as a weapon. All it takes to *completely wreck your life* is a single corrupt official leaking your personal info to identity thieves. The same official can also blackmail you with the threat of revealing your personal information... | [
"The people who made the laws had a different opinion on what was acceptable at the time than you do now."
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