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Why must I completely shut my patchy Wi-Fi off in order for my mediocre data to kick in? Would it not be possible for them work hand in hand like super hero and sidekick to provide the fastest possible connection always? And can they not together make a stronger connection than either alone? | [
"It sorta exists on Samsung phones (not sure if it is android or if it's specific to Samsung). It's called \"Download Booster\" and allows the phone to download files through WiFi and Mobile Data at the same time. It isn't for everything though, and I do remember it being very specific about the phone temperature b... | [
"I can't speak to other countries but here in Australia our internet speed is largely based on how fast our network technician can turn the crank on the internet box. Speed varies generally based on forearm strength of the operator. Sometimes I can load any webpage in under 12 minutes which is why the majority of m... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why don't I see MORE picture in a 1080p resolution vs 720p | [
"> why isn't the field of view larger as you go from 720p to 1080p? Quite simply, it's because the entire point of higher resolution is usually better quality, not a larger field of view. No one wants a better display just so they can see more of a scene at the same low quality. Instead, they want to see the same a... | [
"Base video quality standards for a long time was approx 320 x 240 (4:3), sometimes 352 x 240 (4:3'ish) (VCDs, TV) Afterwards we moved to DVD, which was 720 x 480 (3:2). From there, we moved to 720p broadcast, 1080p broadcast, and 1080p video (BluRay). 720p is 1280 x 720 (16:9) - > 1980 x 1080 is 50% more lines of ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How does psychodynamics (Freud) explain and look at mental illnesses in general? | [
"Freudian psychology is essentially regarded as a joke in modern psychology. It's more of an historical relic than a current practice. Psychodynamics was just Freud making shit up as he went along with no real scientific method being applied. Freud was a smart dude, and some modern theories are based off of his wor... | [
"Neither Down Syndrome or Autism are mental illnesses. Could you clarify what you mean by this question? Do you mean disorders such as Down Syndrome or Autism, or mental illnesses, more along the lines of depression or schizophrenia?"
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If someone is choking, why can't you just dislodge the blockage with a flexible tube? | [
"What? You mean like try and fish it out? Two reasons spring to mind: 1. The established first aid for choking (back slaps / Heimlich manoeuvre) requires no equipment at all. If someone's choking in a restaurant, you don't have to go hunting around for a flexible tube. 1. If you go fishing around with no visibilit... | [
"Some people think raising your arms raises your diaphragm and helps you breath when your coughing. If you're actually choking and can't breath at all, you're better off making the sign for choking: putting your hands around your neck."
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why does ice cream taste so bad when it is left open in the freezer? | [
"Freezer burn is basically water being extracted from foods. Yes, even in the freezer, water is evaporating. Take a look an your ice cube tray. Ever notice that if you don't continually make ice, the cubes in your tray look a little smaller than you thought (based on the amount of water you put in)? The same is hap... | [
"because you're going to eat it. Cooked meat can be dangerous if you leave it in the fridge for a few weeks. Just like raw meat. The difference is that if you put raw meat in the freezer, you can save it for a few months. Cooked meat can be left in the fridge for a couple days, but still is subject to rotting. Bein... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why is that Chernobyl and the close area remain uninhabitable yet Nagasaki + Hiroshima were able to rebuild ? | [
"Mostly, it's because the reactor's fuel was measured in tons, while the bombs were measured in pounds. There are other factors, but Chernobyl was meant to go for a long while. One is like lighting a match - fast, inefficient, impressive. The other is like driving your car for an hour. Sort of boring, constant use ... | [
"No, because looting. You don't die instantly from being in an area of high radiation, like parts of the Chernobyl region. We think of that as a catastrophe, but people were back at work at the plant *days* later. Insane, right? Well, no, the plant was operational for years (like, 20 years) after. Chernobyl had a f... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do I have to press CTRL+ALT+DEL to log log into my Window's computer? | [
"Ctrl-Alt-Del is called a trusted keyboard sequence. No other program can hijack or use that sequence. So, when Windows asks you to use that keyboard sequence, you know for sure that Windows is the only program asking for it. Otherwise, any old program could pretend to look like the login screen, and then steal you... | [
"Check your DHCP list on your router. try logging into it here _URL_1_ or here _URL_2_ or here _URL_0_ Your default password depends on your router make and model. Hopefully your neighbor didn't change it!"
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What does it mean if a relative is "First Removed"? | [
"When the word \"removed\" is used to describe a relationship, it indicates that the two people are from different generations. You and your first cousins are in the same generation (two generations younger than your grandparents), so the word \"removed\" is not used to describe your relationship. The words \"once ... | [
"Many Reasons 1) So you can tell your Mom is **really mad** 2) So the government can have a better chance of telling you apart from that John Smith who's supporting ISIS 3) So that Family members can feel honored that your child was named \"after them\" without subjecting your child to a first name like Beatrix."
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When someone has hemorrhoids, what keeps fecal matter from entering the bloodstream, potentially causing infection? | [
"For the most part, your fecal matter isn't particularly dangerous to you. Yes, you generally don't want the stuff that's in there to go anywhere but the toilet, but the real fear behind fecal contamination is that OTHER people's poop is very bad for you. Additionally, poop is very attractive to bacteria and is a g... | [
"If the stab wound punctures the lungs/respiratory tract it could lead to coughing up any blood that leaks into the lungs internally. Likewise, a serious injury to the stomach or digestive tract could lead to vomiting blood."
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Why do the British courts change/hide the identities of criminals? | [
"Not just British courts. A lot of courts and justice systems all over the world do, because they believe in rehabilitation rather than punishing and shaming."
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"It's less the way we deal with sex offenders more the way we classify them that upsets people. People get upset when we destroy the lives of say streakers or public urinators by labeling them as sex offenders."
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Why are shots such a common fear? | [
"Because you are sticking a sharp piece of metal into your skin. Also, some people might think a shot is a lot more painful than they remember/actually is."
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"It's just as much of a problem for animals as it is for humans. Meaning: it's not a problem at all. This is a myth."
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How hot-wiring a car works. Is it really as easy as in the films? | [
"Hot wriring is basically impossible on all cars made from mid 90s on. Joy riding is done primarily in old shitty cars these days and any car worth stealing will be done by stealing the keys. They tried fingerprint locks for a brief time but mafia/triad folk would just lop off thumbs. LifeProTip: If you own a car w... | [
"In the movie it was a fake way to make explosives but in the book it described a real way to do it. They changed it in the movie adaptation to keep peele from actually doing it"
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Why do 30 year olds look younger today than the 30 year olds 50 years ago? | [
"* better health and nutrition * more effective skin care medication * less time spent outdoors and greater awareness of sunscreen * less reliance on physical labor and dirty workplaces * obesity can sometimes give a more youthful facial appearance"
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"I'm no expert, but look how much athletes have improved in the past 40-50 years alone."
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In airplanes, why is the sound quality of the captain or staff announcements so bad? | [
"Because to have better or more speakers would mean that it would add more weight to the plane, also the acoustics in a plane arnt great it's essentially a tube with people, sound waves are muffled by people noise, also you have all sorts of systems like AC and engine starters and hydraulic pumps which all create... | [
"Helicopters are a noisy environment so headset mics have to be specially tuned to pick up voice. Sound quality is low mainly so that there is a reliable audio connection. Low sound quality > crystal clear sound quality with a chance of cutting out. It is generally hard to misunderstand voice, even with the lower s... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why cant we find a permanant cure for things like depression? | [
"We do not fully understand how the brain works and there are simply too many variables in depression for there to be a single cure."
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"Do they use this in an emergency room when someone is suffering from some form of toxicity? Nope."
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Why do people in gangs — who make money in illegitimate ways (drug dealing, robbing, scamming, etc.) live in poor, dangerous areas when they could operate in poor areas, but live in luxurious ones? | [
"It's hard to explain to the IRS a mortgage off of no reported income vs. paying a landlord who doesn't ask questions cash."
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"There is no \"ownership\" in the legal sense. There are landlords, but they are the landlords simply because they squatted in that spot first. They also illegally tap water, sewage, and power lines. So yes you could go and just build your own hut in a favela, but I don't know why you would want to. Favelas are usu... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why is adoption considered a taboo in Korea? | [
"Korean man married to an adopted Korean woman, removed from family as a result here. The way my father explained it to me, it has to do with the reason why someone would put up a child for adoption in the first place. Generally, poor families or unprotected premarital sex are reasons why someone would put up a ch... | [
"There is no such thing as guilt by association in the USA."
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the difference between an i3 and an i7 processor (physical) | [
"A [die image will probably help](_URL_0_) CPUs are made up of many similar and repeated blocks. The biggest difference between an i7 and an i3 from a spec point of view is the move from 4 cores to 2 and a reduction of cache. These are still hyperthreaded cores and still give the same performance as the cores in an... | [
"In bare bare basic terms a core is like an office and a the threads workers. More cores more space for workers. Some processors are able to have 2 workers per office (hyperthreading Intel and multithreading amd). More workers more productivity. Although it is not always the case. And the new ryzen 3600 for 200 us ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How do we film animals in the wild? | [
"There are many methods, but there are a few patterns: 1) Track the animals like a hunter, then set up cameras around their territory. This is key - animals are somewhat predictable if you know how they work. 2) Spend weeks, months, or possibly years in the wild trying to capture the right shots. There is an insan... | [
"How can you look out your window and still see the interior of your house?"
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How are so many books best sellers? | [
"Bestsellers generally refers to The New York Times bestsellers list. It is updated weekly. This list has all the categories and the list can be seen at this link: _URL_0_ At the bottom of the page, if you click full explanation of their methodology, it reads in part... \"Rankings reflect sales reported by vendors ... | [
"I have never seen an eBook cost more than a physical version of the same book. What makes you think this is a thing that happens?"
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Why do accents not carry over as heavily into song? | [
"Singing is pretty much its own accent. Singers minimize consonant sounds, and must alter the tone according to the melody. This removes much of the variations used to distinguish accents."
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"Not the answer you are looking for but a decent question. When you think in your head do you think in your native language, mix it up , or just switch it up?"
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How do airlines oversell tickets? | [
"they have 30 seats and they sell 32 seats?"
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"Lower amenities. Some pre-purchase fuel to better control costs. Often they fly a single type of plane, which means mechanics, parts, pilot training, etc.... is streamlined. Southwest Airlines is considered one of the best low-cost carrier success stories. They don't have assigned seating, don't list inventory in... | eli5_question_answer | {
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why is it at the end of a poor night's sleep the last hour seems to be the best quality? | [
"While you are sleeping you are constantly in a cycle between Stages 2, 3, 4 and then REM, then back 4, 3, 2 and then back up again. A cycle roughly lasts about 90 minutes. REM is critical to information processing and memory formation so when your body senses that you are sleep deprived and lacking in REM, the nex... | [
"In a sense we are almost awake multiple times at night as we run through our phases. However in general both are quite terrible. Remember kids picking the best out of to bad things still leaves you with something bad. Get those hours of sleep."
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Why is the fact that Romney used legal tax loopholes an issue? Don't all rich people do that? | [
"The legality of it isn't an issue. It's perfectly legal. The issue is more about a debate regarding the values American society and how people think Romney views his role (benefits and obligations) with American society. The question underlining everything regard Romney's taxes is: What taxation philosophy should ... | [
"There is a HUGE difference between tax Avoidance and tax Evasion. Most of the PP people are more than likely doing their best to Avoid taxes that would otherwise be levied upon that $, versus evading legitimate taxes. Everyone, including the most gung-ho of people about paying taxes exercise tax Avoidance i.e. ded... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How do contactless cards generate their RFiD signal? | [
"The reader hits it with a pulse which gives it enough energy to send a response with, this makes the bases big and lets the tags be tiny. Its a combination of wireless communication and wireless charging"
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"You're going to have to provide more details in your question here. Do you mean encryption on cards that prevents anyone with an RFID reader from reading the card?"
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If I make two different size cups of tea using the same kind of tea bag, will they contain the same amount of caffeine? | [
"Most likely not; you've got a number of variables at play: the heat curve of the water, the saturation of the water, and the volume of liquid surrounding the bag. The smaller the cup, the faster it gets saturated and the faster it cools. But if you're dunking instead of a regular steep, you can infuse the caffeine... | [
"Coffee and tea are a specific ratio of water to \"stuff;\" the stuff is the oils and other chemicals from the coffee beans or tea leaves. So when you brew a cup of tea, the box of tea will tell you \"Steep this tea bag in X water for Y minutes.\" That's like a recipe - it makes sure there's the right amount of stu... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why does the government of North Korea act so irrationally? | [
"How are they acting irrationally? \"if I saw all my people starving the first thing I'd do is get foreign aid\" And lose power and control by depending on foreign aid. As it is, there's a limited amount of food. Do you really want to stop feeding your army? That's a surefire way to get yourself, your family, your... | [
"North Korea is on a whole 'nother level compared to Saudi Arabia and Qatar."
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why are male animals more colorful and attractive in the animal world but it is the other way around for humans, where most attention for beauty is towards females? | [
"Because female humans don't have to camouflage themselves with their nests in the bushes to hide from predators"
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"Breast and butts, while don't serve a direct sexual purpose, are signs of reproductive health in women. Thus making them attractive parts to men."
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Why are tracksuits synonymist with Russia? | [
"In russia, poland and other slavic countries, track suits are worn by a group of young people similar to British chavs. You should check out r/squattingslavs for more examples of this specimen. Edited spelling."
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"On another note, is it possible to get one of these? These shirts were a staple of a young person's closet in the early 90s. I want some nostalgia."
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Why is it easier to get a fire started if the material being burned is already hot (or even still an ember)? | [
"Combustion requires a certain amount of energy to get going, and from there the fire continues to perpetuate itself so long as you feed it fuel. That energy shows up as heat. You need to get whatever you want to burn up to its flash point temperature to get it to burn. The hotter the material already is, the less... | [
"Can you ignite gasoline with a spark? Yes (gasoline vapors, actually). Can you ignite plank of wood with a spark? No. That's a simplified explanation of the difference. Flammable substances are very easy to ignite at room temperature, combustible substances must be heated up first."
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Why are most fighters (especially in MMA) bald? | [
"No hair for the other fighter to grab and pull, as tough as u are pulling hair can be extremely painful as well .... also some fighters I imagine would rather not go 2 5 mins rounds with another fighter then lose cus he got some sweat in his eyes of his hair and kissed the duck/ dodge for a big hit"
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"a couple reasons. Number one, talented Asian fighters stay in fight in Asia. They make more money and have better prestige there. Also, Asian fighters are actually pretty well represented in the lower weight classes, but they don't fight far below their weight like a lot of other fighters do, because, well, they c... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Is lactose intolerance exactly the same thing as being allergic to dairy? | [
"They are not the same thing at all. A dairy allergy is when you immune system attacks compounds in milk, thinking they are dangerous. Lactose intolerance is where you lack the ability to digest some of the sugar molecules found in milk."
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Why is "Argument from authority" considered a logical fallacy, but is used frequently by credible sources to argue for a point? | [
"Argument from authority only applies when the authority isn't actually qualified in the field. For example: Neuroscientist A says Tuna helps prevent neuro-degeneration. This is NOT an argument from authority as Mr.A is actually qualified to make claims about the brain. Congressman B said that chicken causes cancer... | [
"What it means is that just because a lot of people believe something doesn't mean it's true. Some ages back people believed space was filled with some gas, they called it aether. Didn't make it true. At one point people thought the earth was flat. Didn't make it true. In science there is no safety in numbers. And ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why will some printers suddenly come alive and make noise after being inactive for hours? | [
"Sometimes they're programmed to periodically wake up for maintenance tasks Also some printers (can) incorrectly wake up when they see certain network traffic intended for other devices (eg upnp)"
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"Turning the lights off uses no power. Turning them on uses almost no power, except for some fluorescent models where it can use up to 30 seconds of power. Short answer: turn them off, especially if you're likely to be gone for much more than a minute."
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How do Police/FBI isolate an existing phone number during hostage situations so that only they can make calls to it? | [
"The phone company can connect to a phone line, like making a call, but the connection isn't broken down when one side hangs up. It's not like what you see in TV, where they can seem to control the bank's internal phone equipment remotely."
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"In the USA, the emergency operator (police) knows where you are, 95% of the time, as soon as they answer the call, especially if you're on a \"landline\" (not a mobile phone). Even with a mobile phone, they can usually find you pretty quickly. Log into Google Maps with your mobile phone. See? Your phone knows wher... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Where does the data go when my phone is off? When someone sends me a text and my phone is off, does the text sort of hovers somewhere? | [
"It resides on a server in the phone network. When you turn your phone on, the phone connects to the mobile network, and that's when text messages get sent. They are piggybacked on the information the mobile phone provider sends to your phone when it checks in."
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Why does a piece of paper stay folded? What am I actually DOING to the paper? | [
"When you fold paper, it breaks or wears down the fibers. Since the fibers are broken, they won't spring back to the original shape."
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"Observe != see We can observe air in many different ways, wind, air pressure, chemically, thermally. Have him hold his hand over a candle, without touching it. What exactly is he feeling, if not hot air."
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How did people in the old west purify their water while on trips? | [
"Life expectancy in the US in 1880 was ~ 40 years. A lot of this was to do with mortality in infancy and early childhood, but there were a lot of people who died of dysentery and what not as well. It's worth mentioning that the water in cities during the same period would have been a fucking train wreck compared t... | [
"It was common up until the 1950s in the south for children to go without shoes. It is still somewhat common in regions with lots of creeks."
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Why was there no guerilla resistance to the US occupation of Japan? | [
"Japan was under a brutal Imperial rule where civilians were told to kill themselves rather than surrender, with mass horrors committed on Japanese soil. When Japan surrendered, its people were already heavily demoralized after the dropping of the Nuclear weapons and the social conditions that were enforced during ... | [
"Was any Asian country capable of helping the United States during the revolutionary war?"
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Why is there a metal tail on the end of combs? | [
"A rat tail comb. For when you have long enough hair and want to separate and manage it or the hair around that area. They come in metal and plastic. The plastic ones tend to be cheaper and break whereas the metal ones require a bit more practice to avoid self-injury."
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"Not an expert, but it might have to do with touching the very tiny hair on the skin of your nose."
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How do products like 3-in-one shampoo/conditioner/bodywash work? How do they get it all "in there?" | [
"First, know that there is a difference between soaps and detergents. A bar of soap is soap. Everything else that you use that is a liquid is actually some type of detergent. They are made of many things, but the main ingredients involve some sort of ion complex that has polar and non-polar (greasy) properties. Th... | [
"Soap is soap. Shampoo can wash your body, or your car, just as well as it washes your hair. Heck, even dish soap will get your hair clean, and lemony fresh! What makes them different is the stuff they add to make the generic \"soap\" better at a given job. Shampoos may have scents that are pleasing for hair, or ad... | eli5_question_answer | {
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On Windows 64-bit, why do I see Program Files and Program Files (x86), and what is the difference? | [
"Using \"x86\" to denote 32-bit programs is an old homage to the Intel 8086 processor, but it is a bit of a confusing name to non-savvy users. Processors can execute programs by either processing 32 bits at a time, or 64 bits at a time. If you have 64bit Windows, your computer can process both 32 and 64 bits at a t... | [
"Most likely, Chrome is installed in the AppData part of your account (C:\\Users\\yourusername\\AppData\\), which doesn't require Administrator rights to write to, while Java and Flash is installed in C:\\Program Files and requires administrator right to write to."
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How is it possible that Colorado doesn't get to vote. Serious question, not a troll attempt. | [
"Its up to each individual state republican party organisation to decide how to pick delegates for the national convention. There is no legal requirement to hold a public vote or caucus, its just that most do. Colorado decided to suspend their caucus and allow delegates to go to the convention unpledged. Since it ... | [
"It's in the constitution for a reason. Not only to protect ourselves from other people, but I suppose even from a increasingly corrupt government but I may be wrong on that last one. I just remember in middle school history, the idea \"what if only cops had guns but not civilians?\" came up. EDIT: H..How did end u... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why is it that bagpipes are played at military ceremonies ? | [
"Because it's a captive audience who can't, with a clear conscience, run away. And in reply to other posters - there are [Irish pipes](_URL_0_) just that people usually think of [Great Highland Bagpipes](_URL_1_) which are indeed Scottish."
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"Literally, because of tradition and etiquette. It is strictly prohibited to clap in the House of Commons, so they yell instead. It's been this way for centuries."
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Warren Buffets "Buying Cigar Butts" investing technique | [
"Basically. 'Buying Cigar Butts' is a nice way of saying you want to buy something very high quality that has almost no value left. Then wait just before it finally falls apart to sell. Normally on a CEO change or news that will rise its stock price, but in reality the stock is just circling the drain."
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The significance of the Rosetta spacecraft and what scientists are planning to do with it now that it's in orbit | [
"Rosetta is a space probe launched by the European Space Agency to perform a detailed study of the 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko comet. It became the first man made craft to orbit a comet and is scheduled to deploy a robotic lander on its surface which will become the first controlled touchdown on a comet's nucleus. It... | [
"As pointed out, Titan would possibly difficult to land on and much harder to get to. It also may not be the right time, as long as we rely on the \"slingshot\" method to get craft to other planets and moons. Using Mars or Jupiter for a gravity boost would do no good if Saturn and Titan were nowhere near where that... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How is there so much money in the porn industry when porn is easily found for free online? | [
"All those free porn sites are absolutely *lousy* with ads, haven't you noticed? Ads are paid for by advertisers. They pay an amount based on how many people are watching. Since *lots* of people watch porn on a daily basis, they pay good money."
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"> How do porn companies make money? How do you think it ends up on the tube sites or on file sharing sites? People buy it. Trust me, it's a small minority of people who actually use file sharing (although it's magnitudes larger than 10 years ago), so the porn sites are fine, especially the big ones like Brazzers. ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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why are reddish colors considered warm and blue ones cold, even tough the thermal spectrum says that red colors are much colder than blue (or purple) colors? | [
"Possibly because we see cold blue things like water or ice a lot more than we see hot blue things, like a natural-gas flame."
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Why Stephen Hawking is the long-lived person with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), what is the difference between Him and the others with same disease? | [
"Another part of it is that he has a slow progressing version of it. There was an article a year or 2 ago where one of his doctors said that his ALS had effectively 'burnt out' I don't know if there's any science behind that."
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"Alzheimer's disease is the actual disease, and it has many symptoms. One of those symptoms is dementia. In the form of one of those \"word comparison\" questions that you see on many standardized tests: Alsheimer's : dementia :: common cold : sneezing"
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How is it not obstruction of justice for channels like national geographic to film underground drug rings for shows like "Drugs Inc." and not turn people in? | [
"In most jurisdictions failing to report a crime is not illegal. There are some exceptions; in Texas it is illegal to not report a crime that results in death or serious injury, but I would face no charges if I knew a neighbor was selling drugs."
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How does higher wages improve the living standard if the cost of living goes up simultaneously? | [
"Because the cost of living does not always rise proportionally to the median income. Raising labor prices does relate to a increase in the cost of finished goods, but the increase in finished cost is not proportional to the increase in labor pay. So a 30% increase in pay might only add 1% to the finished cost (I'm... | [
"There is a natural inflation. Every ton of ore taken from a mine was further away than the one before. We exploit the best parts first so there is additional cost from then on. A mining company would like to raise the price of the ore as fast as the cost of extracting it increases whether the market would allow it... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How can one tell which source to trust for information, to avoid bias, e.g., say between a Texas School Book or Wikipedia, who should one trust? | [
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"I doubt you'll get a meaningful answer. 'Man of greed' and 'visionary' are personal judgements. So what causes some to call Rockefeller a man of greed causes others to call him a visionary. That said, I'd seriously reconsider those 'sources' you posted. The first seems to be a site about Linux, the second one is ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Since long-term effects of vaping are unknown, how are people sure its safer than cigs? | [
"I think its more of a \"it can't be worse\" mentality. Vape juice has a shorter list of ingredients. None of them are yet associoted with cancer."
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"It is basically the same thing with different flavours, but there are some major differences. The biggest one is that nicotine is not the only addictive chemical in cigarettes. When you can get down to just an e-cig, you only have that one addictive chemical. Not to mention the fact that you aren't burning anythin... | eli5_question_answer | {
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can someone explain this joke? link inside | [
"If someone is \"incomparable\", they can't be compared to anything. So the sentence \"You're incomparable, like a ....\" can't be completed, because it would be comparing someone incomparable to something, which, by their nature of being incomparable, can't be done."
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"This just made my brain hurt can you please un-ask this question?"
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What's in the centre of gas giants? | [
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"How do you even take a picture of the center of a tornado?"
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What does the silica packets in boxes of shoes do and why? | [
"Silica is highly hygroscopic, meaning that it absorbs water from the atmosphere. It is present in shoe boxes (and in certain dry foods, and other items) in order to ensure the enclosed environment remains as dry as possible, so that the product does not degrade, mould or swell."
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"They are made with a blend of different moisturizers and aloe. Then, when the tissue comes in contact with your skin, the formula activates and releases to cool down your nose. Now, it doesn't actually cool anything, and the tissues aren't actually cool. It just feels cool. It tricks your skin. Yes, bed sheets cou... | eli5_question_answer | {
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If cigarettes are poisonous and addictive, why are they not illegal? | [
"They are not poisonous, they are just harmful. Same thing as alcohol, and to a lesser degree coffee, soda etc. Because your an adult, a big grown up adult and can make decisions on your own. You want to smoke? Fine, its not the governments job to tell you not to. Remember how much we talk about American freedom, w... | [
"Just because something is bad for you doesn't mean it should be illegal. People feel that smoking falls within that range of personally assumed risks that individuals of legal age should be able to take. They are also keenly aware that if cigarettes are ever banned drinking and fast food will be next. Banning coca... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How do you fight fire with fire? | [
"(1) Literally: You can prevent a forest fire from engulfing your house by deliberately burning a wide swath of land around it ahead of time, and in a controlled manner. When the forest fire approaches, it will stop at the edge of the pre-burned area because there is nothing left to burn. (2) Figuratively: To resis... | [
"In the real world why would anyone want to be a politician?"
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Which is worse for someone under 18: Alcohol or Marijuana. Why? | [
"The brain in your teen years is still developing. Pathways are forming in your brain for how you are going to handle and process information in adulthood. Using an excess of drugs or alcohol is going to interfere with the development of your brain's pathways. Which is worse? Hard to say. What's important now is no... | [
"Illegal - You get arrested. Decriminalized - You get a ticket. Legal - Nothing happens to you."
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Why is prostitution illegal? it doesn't seem that wrong to me since both parties are consenting. | [
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"Here's the real fact we're missing: prostitution has always happened and will always happens whether someone is grossed out by it or not. Those in the government like to believe that if they ignore something, it might go away. Why is it such an unreasonable idea to make this a safer industry, for all parties invol... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How do you record your TV screen when playing PlayStation while at the same time filming yourself playing games like the YouTube vloggers do? | [
"To capture the TV screen, you would use what's called a capture card, such as [this one](_URL_0_). Your console output goes in one end of the card, and the other end of the card goes out to the TV. A third connection runs to a computer where it can be recorded by recording software. This connection contains all th... | [
"So, I've read a lot of the answers, most of them are saying similar things. Where does it save the vide on your computer? For example, if I have less than a GB of space left on my computer, why can I still watch a several-minute HD video on YouTube without running out of space?"
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Since saliva starts the digestion of food in our mouths, why is it that neither our tongue or any other parts of our bodies that get saliva on them are dissolved? | [
"Saliva only contains amylase and lysozymes, which digests complex carbohydrates like that found in bread and carbohydrates found on the surface of bacteria."
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"It's your salivary glands going into overdrive. Next time you eat something sour, pop it into your mouth only briefly and leave your mouth open. You will produce a lot of drool all at once. Also, you can google images of where your salivary glands are and see that the sensations match their locations."
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How do adult fast food workers in Manhattan live on what they make? | [
"> So I guess they must commute from a LONG way away to work at a McDonald's in Time Square Not that long, New York has an excellent subway and train system. You can commute from the north Bronx, south Brooklyn, or East Queens in about an hour. > why would they commute that far when there must be dozens or 100's o... | [
"Because in America service industry employees are not paid minimum wage, they are paid less than it by there employers. They rely on tips to make their money."
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Why is pepper extract hotter than the pepper? | [
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Where does candle wax go? How does it not leave any ash and seemingly go in a vapor even though it is a solid? | [
"The wax burns. Wax is an ashless fuel. Ash is the solid left overs after a fuel burns - it is things like oxides of calcium or magnesium. Wax is a pure hydrocarbon. The carbon burns to give carbon dioxide and the hydrogen burns to give steam. There is nothing else. Wood or paper contain calcium and magnesium and o... | [
"It isn't. Those people are mentally ill, and water is surprisingly difficult to melt and will trap soot from incomplete combustion from a lighter. Try running a spoon through a candle flame and you will see how black it gets even though the spoon obviously isn't burning."
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American schooling vs. British schooling | [
"What level of schooling? What aspects? This is very broad. There are so many schools and school systems in the US that it would be very difficult to compare. If you live in the North, Dangerous Minds. If you live in Texas, Varsity Blues. If you live in the Midwest, Breakfast Club. If you live in Northeast, Rocky V... | [
"Part of an essay prompt on your take-home final."
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How can paleontologists tell that they've discovered a new type of dinosaur and it wasn't simply a mutation or larger variant of an already discovered dinosaur. | [
"If the bone structure is so different that no small mutations could explain it. There's room for error in borderline cases."
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"No, dinosaurs aren't just extinct animals. In fact, not all dinosaurs are even extinct. For instance, modern birds are technically classified as therapod dinosaurs. But you are correct in saying that they are all different species. The word dinosaur includes a wide variety of species that all have some characteris... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why did Avatar make so much money? | [
"Lots of budget for advertising, pioneering technology, looked beautiful, lots of action, and James Cameron was attached. Any time you can say \"From the Director of Titanic\" and the movie looks and feels \"big,\" you're going to make a lot of money. I think they caught on early to the 3D craze, and maybe it was o... | [
"Avatar would probably still win because there are more people on the planet now from when Gone With the Wind was originally in theaters."
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What is the physiology behind a sunburn? | [
"When ultraviolet radiation hits your skin, the DNA inside your cells is damaged. The damaged DNA could cause mutations and possibly cancer. Rather than risk cancer, your body just kills the cells, preventing them from multiplying. That is why the skin gets red and painful."
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"What causes the chills at the end of a good pee?"
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Can an astronaut in space stop himself from spinning with his own movements? | [
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"You're feeling weightlessness. Your body falls faster than your organs, so they \"rise\" in your body. If you were to hold a water bottle up in the air, and move it down quickly, the water inside will go to the top until it stops moving. This is what it would feel like in space all the time. When you are in zero g... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why is the Euro stronger than the U.S. Dollar? | [
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"A strong dollar means that dollar has more buying power. So lets say $1 = 1 Bar of Gold. Lets call that normal. A strong dollar means that $1 = 2 Bars of Gold A weak dollar means that $2 = 1 Bar of Gold."
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Do dogs understand that puppies they have are actually THEIRS or just instinctively take care of young puppies? | [
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"We have a trait inside of us that makes us love and protect young offspring, especially babies. We have this because they aren't big enough to protect themselves yet. Now obviously this comment is more about babies but the same principle applies for animals TL;DR: We've basically hardwired to find babies and littl... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do we stutter breathing when we cry? | [
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"There are lots of cases where you might want to pause your breathing. There are zero cases where you might want to pause your heartbeat."
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How exactly does a liver work? | [
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When you mix water, oil, and flour, do the water and oil chemically combine or do they only mix into the flour as separate particles? | [
"I believe this would be similar to the question of what happens when you wash oil with soap and water. On a molecular level, there are no chemical bonds being broken or formed; thus it is not a chemical reaction, however due to the composition of flour, it may allow for the hydrophobic oil to associate with hydro... | [
"As you probably already know, oil and water don't mix. Well, this can be a problem when you're cooking, because you might have some ingredients that are water-based, and other ingredients that are fat (or oil) based. So, how do we mix them? We need an intermediary - something that can combine the two of them. Egg ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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When picking up a prescription at a pharmacy and you have to wait 20-30 minutes for it to ready, what are they doing during that time? | [
"Checking with your doctor that the prescription is valid. Checking the dosage instructions for sanity. Checking other medications you are taking for interactions that could hurt or kill you. Checking that your insurance will cover the medication. Counting the pills. Recounting the pills. Having a second tech tripl... | [
"Because people are willing to pay it. Vending machines offer instantaneous convenience, often in areas where there are no other options. For example, if you're at a fair, there's a vending machine right there, and you can't go to the store and buy snacks without leaving the fair for like 20 minutes, waiting in lin... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why does most people's hair collr change to grey or white as they age? | [
"It doesn't... it goes to \"no color at all\" but it turns out if you arrange a bunch of hair sized colorless filaments one on top of another they appear white. Apparently there are only actually two hair colors, brown and red. \"black headed\" is tons of both, blonde is actually just a small amount of brown and lo... | [
"Because plastic doesn't have melanin or vitamin D. Also, it does happen with your hair. If you have brown hair, it can appear to look lighter because of sun exposure."
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Why don't web browsers offer a "reader" option like safari does in Apple iOS? | [
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Presidential pardoning powers. What is their extent and what was the reasoning behind originally granting US Presidents such powers? | [
"> For a political system that places so much emphasis on separating the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches While they're clearly defined & separate *powers*, the idea of checks & balances *between* the branches of government is a fundamental principle of US government. Every branch has the ability to ove... | [
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Why does it feel so good when I crack my back? | [
"Escaping gases. Synovial fluid present in your joints contains oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide, when you pop, these bubbles escape. This can relieve pressure. Cracking also leads to momentary ligament looseness and relieves tension. Most importantly, though? Popping triggers the release of local endorphins, w... | [
"Why do the glands in my neck burn like high hell when I'm holding back tears?"
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Apple-fandom aside, what are the actual and potential benefits of getting rid of the 3.5mm audio jack? It indeed is a very old standard. Do we have something better thta hasn't been widely adopted yet? | [
"Being old doesn't have any relevance to the connector. It is simply metal touching metal in order to transmit audio, so it can't get any better than that. What makes it so widespread even today is that it is simple and it works."
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How was 8 hours/day determined to be a regular work day? | [
"It was the result of massive struggle. People formed unions and organized workers and demanded \"8 hours for work, 8 hours for sleep, 8 hours for what we will.\" This took years, Many strikers and organizers were beaten and some were killed. 8 hour work days became standard because workers paid for it in blood."
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"Actually overall there has been a gradual decrease in the average work hours. At the turn of the century work weeks were close to 60 hours per week. In the 70s the 40 hour work week became the norm and today the average worker works 33 hours a week. As you can see we are moving to less hours but the rate of chang... | eli5_question_answer | {
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I overheard my parents talking about a 504. I looked it up and it seems to be for people with learning disabilities. What exactly does it mean? | [
"It, normally, isn't a big deal. I have ADD and it really screwed me over in high school. So once I was diagnosed I got a 504 plan. It really helped in the end. Teachers, some not all, are more sympathetic and willing to work with you on homework, tests, and the information in general."
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"Mental illness is a condition that affects the way people think and feel. It disrupts their ability to deal with certain moods and life's daily interactions. There are many disorders and illnesses that affects the brain and most are treatable with therapy and/or drugs. My wife's a lawyer and says Insanity is only... | eli5_question_answer | {
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What is happening in my stomach when I get 'butterflies' from being nervous/scared/excited? | [
"Plenty of answers to choose from with a quick search, but here's the one I thought was the best ELI5: (credit goes to /u/gotlactose) > When people get scared, their bodies are prepared to run away from the danger. Blood rushes away from parts of our body to parts that are needed to help them run away from the dan... | [
"A lot of people use laughter as a defense mechanism when they're uncomfortable or in pain (physically or mentally)"
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What are flys doing when just darting around the middle of the room? | [
"They are looking for food/water/someone to reproduce with. There is nothing more to it. They are not smart enough to know that they are flying around the middle of the room, they are just flying around mostly aimlessly until they stumble upon (usually by smell via their antennae) something delicious or sexy."
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"Lines means they're seeking food or shelter, zigzags mean they've found a comfortable temperature in the room to just be annoying in."
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What is the BBB (Better Business Bureau) and does it actually do anything useful? | [
"One problem with the BBB is that a company can be really bad, but as long as they resolve problems, you will never know. I would rather deal with a company that doesn't cause problems than one that fixes the problems they cause; you can not get that information from the BBB. They are also a private organization, s... | [
"Context? What is a \"smart meter\", and where is this controversy based out of? Who is involved? Thanks!"
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How does a wind turbine convert wind to energy? | [
"Basically the same way any other mechanical generator works. You've got mechanical energy in the form of rotation (which can be anything - steam driving a turbine, a diesel engine, or a wind turbine). They all work on largely the same principle - you move a magnet around a wire which creates an electron flow. The ... | [
"Whenever you see a hydroelectric dam - that is using the energy from gravity to generate electricity."
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Could someone explain to my 5 year old why there are halos around our streetlights at night? | [
"Night is colder than day, thus humidity is denser and light refracts through the water in the air."
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"Follow up question, why do I have like three times as many hairs around my left nipple than my right one?"
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How is it that western powers were able to wipe out Nazi ideology after ww2 but they can't do the same with radical Islamic ideology? | [
"I'd say the Marshall Plan was one of the best tools against it. Marshall recognized a destroyed Europe was a \"breeding ground for hate\" and so the allies, especially the US, financed rebuilding Europe. After the Irak and Afghanistan wars too little was done to help stabilize the regions, allowing radicals to use... | [
"You just happen to be living in a specific historical moment where the biggest religious extremists are Muslims. 500 years ago when Europe was collectively shitting its pants over \"witchcraft\" and \"heretics\" and slaughtering hundreds of thousands, it would've seemed like Christianity was the religion with the ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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What's that dark swirly stuff in the Milky Way, as seen from Earth? | [
"Those are clouds of dust, \"interstellar clouds\", sometimes \"molecular clouds\" depending on what's in them. They're basically just regions where the interstellar dust is *denser*. They're still nearly vacuum, but compared to other areas they have more gas of varying composition around. Some of these are stellar... | [
"How do you even take a picture of the center of a tornado?"
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Why do my testicles have a very distinctive smell when they sweat? | [
"Don't wanna be that guy, but your anus is pretty close to your balls. The mixture of butts and sweat can cause a pretty unique smell."
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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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The "18 Year Pause" in the Climate Change debate | [
"Talked to an acquaintance who works with climate science a few months ago and asked him about this. He said the \"18 year pause\" is misinformation. Opponents of global warming cherry picked an abnormally hot year (1998) and used it as a baseline to further their agenda. The better method is to look at trends over... | [
"Star Wars Episode VII: The Jar Jar Binks Adventures"
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iTunes filing system on the iPod Classic | [
"Not only on the iPod Classic. Occurs on the iTouch, iPod Nano [4G methinks?], iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 4. At least for me."
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"This sums it up nicely for you. _URL_0_ It's basically to prevent view rigging."
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How do you know that certain animals (snakes, birds, lizards, tarantulas, etc) are expressing genuine compassion for their owner(s)? | [
"Not really an answer, but just a funny story I remembered while reading the question... A girl I knew wanted to get a snake, I can't remember which one, but a big one... She had this blanket on the floor that she often would lay on while watching TV and sometimes when the snake was out of it's terrarium it would s... | [
"The only reason reptiles like snakes are brightly colored is to alert predators that they are poisonous. Birds are brightly colored to attract mates. Fish are brightly colored to attract mates and alert predators they are poisonous. Amphibians like frogs are brightly colored to alert predators they are poisonous. ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do people send wedding invitations to the President? | [
"Mostly so that they get a reply from the White House. It's nice to have an official card congratulating you, even if it is a no. Of course, Heads of State usually don't accept the invitation, but it's [not totally unheard of](_URL_0_)."
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"Why is election on weekdays instead of weekends?"
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Why can't we turn DisplayOut ports on a laptop to DisplayIn ports? | [
"Those exact ports have been wired for one-way use because that's what the market is most willing to pay for. But you *certainly can* have a port on a laptop that lets other devices share their display. This can be done in software over a network, or with software support over a USB port. Here's one example. _URL_0... | [
"You may need to change the display settings on your console."
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How reliable are sites like speedtest? | [
"Speedtest is meant for you to gauge your absolute maximum download speed, not evidence of traffic shaping. The servers Speedtest defaults to are chosen through proximity and routing to maximize your speed, so yes, this would be a bad tool to use for your use case. On a side note, if you want a guaranteed internet... | [
"What are you using it for? Where are you located?"
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How do morning after pills work? | [
"They prevent an egg from becoming embedded in the wall of the womb. This means that even if the egg gets fertilised, it will come straight out with the next period."
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"You can't cure the sickness, but you can treat the symptoms. That's all these medicines are doing. It provides some relief."
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What causes audio and video tracks to fall out of 'sync' with each other during recordings? Why can't computers/devices just play them back at the same time? | [
"The biggest cause would be using a different sample rate than standard. For example, standard frame rate for a video is 24 fps. Standard audio rate for a video is 48,000 samples per second (think of it as frame rate for audio). This way, you have exactly 2,000 samples per frame. If you use a different sample rat... | [
"The finished audio recording of the song is played back on loudspeakers during filming. It’s loud, and there’s plenty of noise on set from foot steps, fans, directors comments, etc. The audio from the film is replaced by the officially released recording during post-production. Even if it wasn’t, video editors are... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why is Washington State taking so much longer than Colorado to make recreational marijuana available, given that both states approved it at the same time? | [
"In Colorado, the medical marijuana growers were allowed to sell medical marijuana to the non-medical sellers for a year until the stores could grow their own. Washington did not have a similar policy and the first consumer marijuana will have been grown for the consumers and not medical patients."
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"A citizen initiative recently qualified for the ballot in November, meaning that voters will directly decide on whether the law (actually, a constitutional amendment) should pass, without having the state legislature or governor involved. If it gets 60% approval in the election, medical marijuana will be legal in ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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