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Couldn't you just get around the Berlin Wall by going to the countryside? | [
"The Berlin Wall entirely surrounded West Berlin. It didn't just divide Berlin in two. Berlin was deep inside Eastern Germany."
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"If it works, why don't we have tourists from the future visiting us?"
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Why does making calculations heat up a processor? What generates the heat? | [
"Because the processor chip uses semi-conductors. Which means only part of the current goes through, the rest is wasted as heat."
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"The phone CPU runs at the same speed but uses less power, so it generates less heat, so it doesn't need a fan."
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Having seeing that gif of the Amish building a barn, what building codes do they have to adher (ex. smoke detectors, etc.) and do fire departments treat fires differently if they are held to different standards? | [
"Building codes are set at the city and county level, not the State level. Since the Amish live in their own communities (small villages or collections of farms) they do not have any building codes that they have to comply to save the standards of craftsmanship they choose to hold themselves to. But seeing as they ... | [
"Nobody seems to realize that it is indeed illegal to live with no utilities connections in some places. It most likely comes from building codes and other housing laws intended to keep people 'safe' from slum owning landlords and such, but in the rare situation that someone chooses to live that way it also effects... | eli5_question_answer | {
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In the US, what do you do if you are seriously ill but can't possibly afford treatment? | [
"Go to the hospital and get a 5 to 6 figure bill in the mail. Negotiate it down and figure out a payment plan, or declare bankruptcy and start over"
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"Because if you can't get health insurance, you won't be able to pay for healthcare. Most people think that you ought to be able to pay for healthcare."
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Why does steam come out while I'm taking a hot bath, even though the temperature of the water is not 100°c? | [
"What you are seeing probably isn't 'steam' but more likely water vapor collecting in the air, when the hot water hits the cold bathroom air it creates a mist or fog"
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"I'm not positive, but there are two things I can think of that are in play. The first is that the thermostat may just be wrong. The other is relative humidity - when there's a lot of moisture in the air, your body's natural cooling mechanisms aren't as efficient and may cause you to lose heat faster or slower. > ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Even if you signed a waiver, if an establishment's ride equipment breaks/malfunctions and injures you, how is it not the establishment's fault? | [
"Because that what a waiver does. You are saying \"I understand that equipment sometimes breaks, but I am accepting that risk and want to go on the ride anyway.\" If you don't agree, you shouldn't sign the waiver. If you do and change your mind after, you are basically a liar. That said, no waiver protects against ... | [
"That fully depends on the country/state that you live in. In some places you can be held accountable for any injury, in some you can be held accountable if there was injury due to your negligence (lack of maintenance, lack of warning sign, etc), and in some their trespassing negates all rights to sue you for any i... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do people wake up in a bad mood? | [
"Short explanation but the chemical in your head that is responsible for waking you up is actually a large dose of the same chemical responsible for stress."
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"You're probably waking up in the middle of the night because you're sweaty and gross."
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How is Fantastic Four a failure if it's making its money back? | [
"A few things to be aware if here. First is 120mil was the production budget which does not include marketing, advertising and the cost of prints, being phased out in favor of digital. The second thing is the ratio between the studio and the theaters. Opening weeks, the studios get the vast majority of the ticket s... | [
"Wasn't the movie a loss in the US, but a success in China?"
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Why are there often single, large trees located in the middle of open fields or farm fields? | [
"There are several reasons: 1. Trees have deepers and more spread roots than your average crop, therefore, trees are better at keeping the soil together, thus preventing erosion. 2. Trees give shade, which improves animal welfare. 3. Trees can create a microclimate around them, which, usually, benefits the field. ... | [
"Does it matter if there is water instead of roads between a number of small towns? We have boats and bridges."
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When someone loses a limb during a traumatic injury, how is the blood redirected back into the body during the healing process? | [
"I lost an arm in a car crash and as far as I understand it, the doctor just sewed the skin of my arm together and then put a pressure cuff around the stump to stop blood from building up. The body is able to do the rest of the repairs on its own."
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"While not all surgeries result in the loss of large amounts of blood, those that can/do require blood infusions throughout the surgery itself. In some severe instances it may require several liters of donated blood to make it through the surgery itself."
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Why when we look at a tall building we feel it's not that high but when we're on top and look downw it's the double hight ? | [
"well the sky doesn't have a limit so there's nothing to base the size off of. when you look down you can't even see the people where you would be standing looking up at it so it puts it into perspective. also you can die looking off a building and not looking up at it so that probably is a part"
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"Because the sense of scale requires a reference point. When the moon is o the horizon, it looks huge because you can compare it to rooftops and trees and hills. When the moon it high in The sky, you lose your reference point, and it seems smaller. If you measure its apparent size, it's about the sane."
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How does cooking food change the texture and flavor of food? (i.e. meats become firm, vegetables become soft) | [
"The heat of cooking denatures proteins, such as a cooked egg transforming from a gel like liquid to a semi-solid. Breaks down cell walls and makes vegetables softer and easier to eat. Gelatinizes starches such as in gravies, and pastas. The heat may caramelize sugars such as the browning of breads, cooking of onio... | [
"When you reheat them, they lose a lot of their water content. This makes them even more \"starchy\" than they already are, and changes their texture when you chew them."
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Why are the planets so bright? | [
"No the star you see are not super-huge planets. But you might have mistaken on of the our 5 planets that we can see with nake eyes for a star. It's really only the difference in distance. Take venus for exemple. At it's closest to earth it's only at 38 million km. The closest star is at 4.24 light years away. That... | [
"Yeah, planets orbit the Sun the same way a satellite orbits Earth."
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Why is Lemmy such a big deal? | [
"First off, I hate Motorhead. However, most metal fans and musicians loved the band. They had a unique sound forged in the early days of metal. Lemmy was the front man and only consistent member of the band. He was an icon. Oh, and [Lemmy was God.](_URL_0_)"
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"Aka how can I become a cult leader?"
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When China acquires debt from the United States, who specifically is acquiring the debt, and by what means? | [
"US creates debt by issuing bonds for sale. Banks, funds, individuals will buy bonds for a value, like $100 and a maturity term, like 10 years. That bond is a coupon that in 10 years can be redeemed for $100+interest, paid for by the US gov in 10 years from now. Anyone can buy and own and resell a bond, you, me, a... | [
"It's owed to different nations and within each nation. A misconception about U.S. debt, for example is that it's all owned by China. That is untrue. Though the U.S. is in debt to China some, a lot more of U.S. debt is in the form of bonds (read: official IOU notes) that the government gave citizens. Although it mi... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Do dogs recognize their own barks? | [
"From what ive seen, no. In a place I lived one time, I would pass a vet's office on the way to the store. across the field from the vet's office was the big flat wall of a supermarket. I would routinely find the dogs there barking in the direction of the wall, creating echos, which made them bark more. I assume th... | [
"* Dogs crying are usually quieter than babies. * Dogs problems are easier to solve than babies. * Dogs are cuter than babies. * Babies cry over the stupidest shit."
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What makes our brain conveniently unable to recall things in tests but instantly comes back when the test is over? | [
"While i think its fair to say this isn't really answerable with scientific proof, adrenaline is released into your body when triggered by stress or anxiety. This causes the body and the brain to go into fight of flight mode so the last thing you are able to think of is some trivial homework you did weeks ago. What... | [
"I’m not an expert in this, but from what I know this is just a simple lapse in memory, something that is quite frequent with a lot of different things. I understand that it is a failure of the brain to recall a certain memory, kind of like someone not being able to find a specific file in a filing cabinet. It’s i... | eli5_question_answer | {
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What are you supposed to say when you contact a legislator to voice your opinion? | [
"Nope, you did it right. Short and sweet is the name of the game. A representative's staff is usually fairly busy, and spends a lot of time with weirdos who want to call and complain for an hour about the moon men stealing their beans. When you call and politely inform them of your opinion on some issue or anothe... | [
"Contact your local politician or ask a police officer. Maybe a trip to city hall or the local library if you don't want to reveal your identity."
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Why do some people fall asleep like clockwork after eating dinner? | [
"Your stomach needs lots of blood to digest the food, and the now-deprived brain wants to sleep. It can become a habit."
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"Try eating later in the day not everyone is designed to eat immediately or even within two hours of waking up."
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Why does everyone hate Bono? | [
"Even though he seems charitable, the charities he set up ( RED and ONE) are both pretty scummy. They give very little of their revenue to charity (less than 2% in some cases) and use the defense that they are to raise awareness of the problem rather than working on fixing the problem. Pretty shitty if you ask me."... | [
"What do you want to know about them exactly?"
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What's the rationale for tech companies to provide free unlimited space for emails (half of which is used by spam) but charge customers a premium price for cloud storage when they both are essentially the same thing i.e. documents stored in a remote server accessible anywhere through internet ? | [
"First, bandwidth use is not the same. If you pay for a premium cloud service, you can expect to have a lot of bandwidth available to download/upload things quite fast and from multiple locations. Emails.. not so much. Secondly, nobody use their \"unlimited\" email space, whereas cloud space can be full quite fast,... | [
"In theory, I guess we could run out of raw material to make hard drives or physical space to host servers. However that probably won't happen ever due to our exponential growth in storage space requiring less parts and space to store data. The internet is simple a series of servers storing data. Amazon, Google ev... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why does it not thunder and lightning when it is a snow storm | [
"Sometimes it does. I lived in Green Bay for 8 years and saw thunder snow at least 5 times. It's really creepy."
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"It doesn't. That may be a coincidence you are noticing. It can thunder without rain (heat storms, etc). It can rain without thunder."
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How do fan blades get dusty? Shouldn’t all the dust fly off when you turn the fan on? | [
"Movement through the air causes static electricity which attracts and holds the dust. Only if the fan is spinning fast enough to overpower this attraction would the dust fly off."
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"Putting the fan on you causes a breeze which cools you down. Pointing the fan out is blowing the hot air out, thereby causing negative air pressure inside the house and forcing fresh air to flow in. So, if it is hotter outside than in, point your fan at you. If it is hotter inside than out, point your fan out."
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Why do some people struggle with weight loss/gain their whole lives while others are thin without effort? | [
"The simple truth that is that thin people eat less food than fat people. The science is irrefutable. I'm thin, I eat whatever kinds of food I want, I'm not constantly exercising or at the gym. I constantly hear people tell me how lucky I am because I have a high metabolism, but when we sit down to eat, it's immedi... | [
"People only want to change their eating habits because they want the results... Losing fat. Fat loss takes a long time and people who are avoiding things they like tend to want quick results. After depriving oneself for a month and losing only 3-4 lbs... It seems like too much effort for limited results (to most)... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do people buy full-price houses instead of foreclosure houses? | [
"Have you ever seen a home in foreclosure? Many of them are trashed. This is like asking why someone would buy a new car from a dealer instead of a car from Bubba down at the trailer park. It's not what the buyer wants. Also, \"full price\" isn't really the opposite of \"foreclosure\", since many foreclosure houses... | [
"They buy stuff that doesn't sell at cheap discounts. They're probably buying stuff at 10-20 cents on the dollar. Also all the knock off brands."
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When the weather is very cold, why do some of my electronic devices operate slow? | [
"Both cases you described use a LCD screen, liquid crystal display. As the liquid gets colder, it responds more slowly. The device, the processor, the electronics, are working as fast as ever (maybe even faster, processors like being cool), the delay comes from the screen. Around -40 or so, the screen can actually ... | [
"The air is much drier than summer time. Static electricity cannot build up when there is moisture in the air. Therefore, your clothes stick to you more in the winter time. As a related note, this is why your hands feel dry in the winter and why your lips become chapped more often."
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How are sellers on sites such as eBay able to ship items of low cost so cheaply? | [
"The Chinese government subsidizes the cost of shipping products overseas in order to stimulate their manufacturing base. So, a Chinese seller is able to ship it so cheap because they, quite literally, take it to the post office and mail it for free (or nearly free)."
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"AliExpress is like eBay but for Chinese wholesalers to sell individual items to oversea customers. You are getting the wholesale price directly from the distributors, that's why the products are so cheap. However you have to wait for items to ship from China which is a disadvantage. People buy from Amazon because ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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What's the business model of "TIME" magazine? Subscription rates appear to be cheaper than the mailing cost alone | [
"For almost all commercial publications like magazines and newspapers, most of the revenue comes from advertising, not circulation (subscription fees). At a publication I worked at, the revenue split was 12/88 -- that is, 12% of the revenue came from subscription fees, and 88% from advertising. The goal was for the... | [
"It doesn't cost them $34, they just think that $34 is the optimal number to charge to get the most from fees without too many people complaining and to discourage people from stopping checks Fees and prices aren't related to the cost of the service or good, they're related to how much people will pay"
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Why is it easier to carry a 50kg human than a 50kg dumbbell? | [
"There are two parts to this problem. First, the human is larger, so you have more even weight distribution. You also generally carry a human differently from how you carry weights. Second, the human moves and shifts center of mass, which may make it harder to carry a person. The combination of these factors causes... | [
"Its not the weight that matters, its the density Fat has a density of 0.9 g/ml, that means it floats. A fat person becomes *more* buoyant than a lean person. Iron has a density of 7.8 g/ml, that mean's it sinks. Fast! Muscle has a density of 1.06 g/ml so a 50 pound has the equivalent negative buoyancy as 833 pound... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why can't Jewish people eat porn? | [
"Porn or phonography isn't really often edible unless in like cake form. If you mean pork it's because pigs were seen as dirty and you would catch diseases from it. Pro tip clear your auto correct if it's correcting pork to porn :)"
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"Why in God's name would a 5 year old want to know about Quantum Gravity?"
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How long does it take to our cells (like blood cells, muscles, etc...) to "understand" that we are dead after we made our last breath? Are white blood cells fighting against external agents minutes after we've died? | [
"It depends on the tissues. Some tissues require a lot of oxygen and will expire relatively quickly, in a few minutes. Other tissues, like bones or skin, might last for hours, perhaps even a day. Still other material, like sperm cells, could last longer than a day. You mentioned white blood cells, a fraction of th... | [
"Well if you do it to someone who's undergone brain death, you are essentially preventing the total death of the body after it began to totally shut down due to a lack of brain function. However, assuming we have a corpse that's been dead for let's say a few hours, it won't work because their tissues have already d... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How tranquilizer darts work as they can't be pinpointing veins? | [
"You use drugs that have a low chance of causing respiratory arrest and aim for big muscles. Usually the dart isn't to knock the animal out. Just to slow it down enough that a vet can administer a sedative safely."
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"Because anything that is guaranteed to subdue an incredibly strong/tough subject, is going to run the risk of killing a weaker subject. Look at tasers, if you are strong you can just pull the barbs out and be on your way. If you are weak, they can cause fibrillation and cardiac arrest. There's pepper spray, but th... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How do you build a crane? | [
"You do, most cranes are built and taken apart by mobile cranes. Once built some cranes can grow by themselves using special jack sections."
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"How are you going to change the filter?"
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Why do hot drinks soothe a sore throat? If my throat is inflamed, shouldn't cold drinks help? | [
"Your blood vessels react to temperature. When your body is cold, they tighten up and become smaller, in order to retain your body heat. When your body is hot, they relax and open up wide. So when you put heat on a sore area... say, drinking something hot to soothe a sore throat, it's causing the blood vessels in y... | [
"The cold food against the roof of your mouth causes blood vessels in your head to constrict then dilate. This triggers nearby pain receptors which cause the head ache part. So basically, you can prevent them by keeping the cold food from touching the top of your mouth. To make them go away, you need to somehow war... | eli5_question_answer | {
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What has Obama done for America? (Good and bad please) | [
"Top level comments should contain positives *and* negatives. Not just all goods or just all bads. Also, make sure that the criticisms/praises are *fair*--would any other president have done what Obama *didn't* do if placed in the same situation? Be reasonably sure that the bad things he did *actually* happened as ... | [
"What about the US election do you want explained, specifically?"
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Why is there no "big" inflation even though more and more money is printed? | [
"The amount of money being printed may seem like a lot, but it is very very small compared to the current amounts in circulation. Each subsequent bill printed has slightly less of an effect than the last."
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"Not at all. There's lots of different ways of measuring how much money there is in the system, and of these the actual amount of paper bills is only a small portion of total money in the world."
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If voting is anonymous, how can we tell what demographic voted for who? I.e how do we know more Mormons voted for Bush than Romney? | [
"Polling. People were asked, then they answered. Mix with some fancy math and you got yer statistics."
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"They adjust polling to compensate for differences between the people they poll and the general demographics. So if they only reach half as many millennials as the general population would suggest, then they weight the ones they do reach twice as much. Same for gender, race, etc."
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How is it possible for us to know that dogs see in black and white? | [
"They don't see in black and white. That is a common misconception. They see in color, but their eyes only have two photoreceptor types. They only have blue/violet and green/yellow photoreceptors, unlike humans who also have orange/red. This means dogs have similar vision to humans with red-green colorblindness. ... | [
"As for explaining it to a seven year old, tell her different atoms reflect light differently."
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is it statistically true that if you play the same numbers over and over in a game (ie keno) the odds of winning increase, even slighty? If so how? | [
"No. The numbers are randomly generated in a way that has nothing whatsoever to do with your actions or anyone else's, short of rigging."
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"I would simply say that your odds of winning the lottery are not 50/50, even though there are 2 outcomes: you either win, or you lose."
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How does the leadership of Scientology get away with their crimes? | [
"The gist of it is, Scientology(I refuse to call them a church) has two things going for them: 1) They have a buttload of money(that's the technical term). Money talks, whether people want to admit it or not. You can buy a lot of things, including law enforcement, or the lack thereof. 2) It's not a stretch to think... | [
"Watch the documentary 'Going Clear'. That will explain everything you need to know about Scientology, most of which comes from the mouths of former members."
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How does charcoal or black grease that football players apply reduce glare from stadium lights | [
"Instead of the bright lights reflecting off the skin under their eyes, the black paint absorbs the light. This helps them see better in sunny conditions."
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"They help keep sweat and moisture from going directly into your eyes. I wonder if they help with glare from the sun as well."
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What do Christians believe? | [
"1. Jesus is the son of God 2. That humanity was and is estranged from God because of sin. 3. Christ's sacrificial death and resurrection make it possible for humanity to be reunited with God and to give us hope of that reunion. 4. That we are called to repent our sins with the hope of eternal life made possible by... | [
"What's to explain? Why we have it? How it works?"
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What keeps the clouds from settling down to the Earth's surface? | [
"In a sense, the clouds *are* settling down toward the surface... it's just that a lot of other things, like the air we breathe, are also settling down in the same way. Heavier gasses settle closer to the surface, and lighter gasses will tend to rise above them. If you ever see smoke rising from a candle or fire, t... | [
"Because of differences in the temperature of the upper atmosphere. If it's below freezing up in the clouds, snow will form even if it is above freezing on the ground."
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How can I easily explain the health risks of shisha smoke to a former cigarette smoker who believes shisha is safe? | [
"tell them to put a tissue over the mouth piece and to have a hit and then exhale said hit through another tissue. It'll quickly become apparent how much shit is entering their system and then staying there."
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"There is no tobacco in them and thereby none of the toxic chemicals that will ruin your lungs. The nicotine (the addicting part) is still in the e-cigarettes so the stimuli of smoking remains. I'm pretty sure this is how it works, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong."
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How is the economy, treasury, and general flow of money affected by a massive lottery win? Where does it usually comes from are there any adjustments made or changes made to the fiscal system? | [
"[US] Lottery winnings are generally funded from the sales of tickets themselves. No new money is being created."
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Chiropractic practice being considered pseudoscience | [
"_URL_0_ > The British Chiropractic Association claims that their members can help treat children with colic, sleeping and feeding problems, frequent ear infections, asthma and prolonged crying, even though there is not a jot of evidence stuff like that. claims that have no scientific basis"
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"Because you can placebo yourself into curing measles and erectile disfunction /s. I would say that there aren't any reasons at all; Aromatherapy, just like homeopathy, is a pseudoscience"
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Why has college become so ridiculously expensive | [
"In short, tons of free or heavily subsidized money has flowed into higher education, leading to the thing that *always* happens when a ton of money flows into a certain area: a bubble. However, this bubble isn't going to collapse in the sense of higher educations suddenly becoming worthless, so don't worry about t... | [
"It's a ploy to make things appear subconsciously cheaper to the buyer"
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If the govenment lie about how much money they print, surely the prices wouldn't rise? | [
"I disagree. Let's say the government says they print x number of bills, but they actually print 2x. There's more money everywhere, a larger supply. It's easier for everyone to get their hands on, and people aren't as reticent to spend it. There's just more money in circulation, even though the official numbers say... | [
"Well, it's something called inflation. If the government just gave everybody lots of money then there would be no point in it. Everything would lose its cash value and the economy would break. Then we would go into a more modern version of the Great Depression. That being said. That is what I have been told, but ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why does a glass of water develop bubbles on the inside after a while? | [
"That's excess oxygen that's sort of condensing out of the solution. The places where it gathers are actually microscopic imperfections in the glass."
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"The surface of the ice cube has a rough texture when first coming from the freezer. By putting it in warm water, the water smooths the surface and you see the underlying clearness of the ice. It's like wiping the fog off of your bathroom mirror after a shower, except the fog is frozen to your ice cube. It has noth... | eli5_question_answer | {
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if the common cold is caused by viruses, why is the ear or sinus infection that may arise as a result able to be treated with antibiotics like a bacteria? | [
"Because the common cold does not have ear or sinus infection symptoms. Your cold, it seems, leaves you vulnerable to ear and sinus infections, and your doctor treats them accordingly. Or maybe we have a misunderstanding and you are talking about typical cold symptoms. It is, as admitted by doctor friends as well a... | [
"To ensure all of the bacteria are actually dead. If you quit when the symptoms subside it's very likely the infection isn't entirely gone yet. Not only that but the bacteria remaining are the ones that were best able to resist the antibiotics thus making it harder and harder to get rid of the infection entirely. P... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do men have beards? | [
"Facial hair is a secondary sexual characteristic. It signifies that a male has entered a stage where he's ready to make babies, or get a woman pregnant so she can make a baby - however you look at it. That said, it doesn't establish how they developed, only what they are and one possible reason why they persist. ... | [
"Why do you have so many lips and chins?"
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Why are young children generally fussy eaters? Shouldn't they be biologically wired to eat anything and everything for strong growth and development? | [
"Kids are wired to eat the stuff that used to be most important to surviving: high-calorie stuff, fatty stuff, etc. They're also more sensitive to bitterness than adults are (bitterness, evolutionary, tends to mean \"bad for you\"). So when you put a kid in front of a slice of pizza and a brussel sprout, the kid's ... | [
"If you're a starving caveman, which is better for you to eat: a pound of meat, or a pound of carrots? The answer's the rabbit: more calories means you stay alive longer. So we evolved to find calorie-dense chemicals tasty: things like fats, sugars, and proteins. So, in a natural environment, it's the animals and f... | eli5_question_answer | {
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how do our bodies (or brain) know that we're getting closer to a toilet? | [
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"Actually, I read about this. People with damaged nervous systems don't prune up so it's not just a physical reaction to absorbing water. It's supposed to make it easier for your hands to grip things while wet."
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How did large games like Pokémon Crystal fit on a GBC cartridge? | [
"Everything in the game is stored in a very space efficient way. All the dialog is text, which is much smaller than voice acted dialog. All the sounds are produced by synthesizers, the game only stores instructions on how to make the sounds. This is also much smaller than storing a recording of the sound. And the g... | [
"Because they weren't written for it. Though they appear similar, computers can be as different as consoles as time moves on. What you're asking is akin to \"Why can't I play Playstation 1 games on my PS4?\""
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Why are American semis so much different than European lorries? | [
"because different laws and different roads. europe has strict maximum length laws on trucks. so you have to fit your truck in that length at the cost of being super-aerodynamic American semi's go cross country from East Coast to West. the width of the US is from Spain to halfway into Russia. European semi's do... | [
"A pickup is a type of truck. A pickup truck and a pickup are the same thing. As others have said, a truck might refer to any vehicle meant to haul things, like a dump truck or a box truck."
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How do tongue twisters work? (E.g. Red leather, yellow leather) | [
"I believe it has something to do with the repeating but slightly changing sounds (mainly mouth movement patterns). Every time you repeat something, like in sports, memorizing things in class, and so on, your brain first creates a neural pathway, which is strengthened each subsequent time you use it. Hence the reas... | [
"As explained *by* my five year old... \"Because it comes from your butt! Ha ha ha!\""
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Why don't we just bomb North Korea's leaders with drones? | [
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"They are allies with China. China has nuclear weapons. We don't mess with their allies, and they don't mess with ours (like Taiwan). North Korea also have a lot of artillery pointed at one of our allies, South Korea, ready to fire at any moment."
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The difference between a psychopath and a sociopath | [
"My shrink told me the following once: A sociopath thinks what he's doing is right, even though it's considered generally wrong by society. A psychopath knows its wrong but doesn't care or doesn't think there really IS a right or wrong in the world. A psychopath thinks of people as furniture to be moved out of the ... | [
"Most of us, including me, has it wrong; it's actually the other way around. Psycopaths are often seen by others has charming and trustworthy, with steady jobs, families, good relations with spouse, etc. When a psychopath wants to kill someone, they do so with lots of planning to minimize the risks. Sociopaths are ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why does spicy food make hot seem hotter and mint make cold seem colder? | [
"The reason mint seems cold is because of the chemical called Menthol. Menthol makes the nerve receptors in your mouth much more sensitive to cold, so that's why it makes your mouth feel cold. Menthol also has topical, local anaestheic (numbing) properties. Often times when you're at the dentist about to get a numb... | [
"The temperature of food and drinks affects how we taste things. The warmer something is the more you can taste sweet and bitter. The colder it is the more you taste salt and sour. The trance minerals in water give it a bitter taste, so the colder the water the less bitter it tastes."
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Why do all the Japanese students at my college (I'm in England) wear traditional Japanese school uniform even though my college has no dress code? | [
"It's probably a culture/upbringing thing. It may also be they recognize dressing a bit more formally puts a person into a more serious mindset and is therefore more likely to pay attention and do better. My parents never let me wear jeans/T-shirt to school through high school because of this attitude. Whereas that... | [
"It is a professional setting in which you are developing habits that you can use later in life when you are a working adult. Not many jobs are ok with Yoga pants and showing a bunch of skin. This isn't some \"old\" way of thinking. It's common sense, and If you worked on a campus you might understand that there ar... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why is the singularity of the Big Bang said to be incredibly small when it was absolutely everything? | [
"Space itself was one of the things that existed after the Big Bang, but did not exist before it. Size, like time, is a measure of things. without things, or even space, time and size mean very little. There was no 'before' the Big Bang (since time is a measure of things, and before the Big Bang there were no thi... | [
"There are infinitely many numbers between 0 and 1, but the size of this interval is only 1. Somewhat similarly the universe at the beginning was infinitely dense but compressed down to a singularity. If something is infinitely dense you can expand it out to an infinite size."
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What about amniotic fluid allows a baby to breath it until it is born, at which point it immediately begins breathing gaseous oxygen? | [
"Before birth the baby gets its oxygen from the mother through the umbilical cord, tying into her circulatory system. The baby \"breathes\" the fluid which is necessary to develop the lungs and also swallows it to develop the gastrointestinal tract. [Source.](_URL_0_)"
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"Because oxygen is the part of the air that is absorbed in the lungs and enters the bloodstream, to be used by our cells as fuel. The nitrogen you inhale just sits there in the lungs until you exhale. It doesn't do anything for your body. If you were to inhale 100% nitrogen, you would pass out and die of oxygen dep... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Corticosteroids use with Asthma | [
"Ahoy, matey! Yer not alone in askin', and kind strangers have explained: 1. [ELI5: How do corticosteroids help you get better? ](_URL_0_) ^(_3 comments_) 1. [ELI5:The difference between different Asthma medications ](_URL_2_) ^(_3 comments_) 1. [ELI5: What is the difference between a Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammator... | [
"A lot of meds sound similar because it is indicative of what drug class they are in. Here are a few examples: -Caine = local anesthetic -mycin = antibiotic -olol = beta blocker -statin = for cholesterol"
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Ayn Rand & Objectivism | [
"Ayn Rand and objectivism: \"I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.\""
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"Next Week's Theme: 'Royalty, Nobility, and the Exercise of Power' To be followed by: \"Eastern Europe\""
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In American Sniper he racked up 160+ kills, while in Jarhead he hardly got to take a shot. What were the differences in context behind the events of the films that led to such different sniper experiences? | [
"Well, for starters Jarhead was set during the Gulf War, which was a fairly short and almost entirely mechanized campaign. We took a long time to build up our forces, then steamrolled through kuwait and kicked the iraqis out with relatively little trouble, with airpower and tanks shouldering a lot of the workload. ... | [
"He was a military sniper. He had the longest confirmed kill, I think it was 1.5miles or something insane, and I believe he was also the most lethal sniper with 160 kills. Because of all this he was semi famous in his own right. His death was tragic because he was killed on a gun range by a friend who was struggli... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why are public toilet lids shaped like horseshoes, while the ones at home are shaped like donuts? [x-post from /r/explainlikeimcalvin] | [
"I read the answer in another ELI5. I can't find it right now...but the horse shoe was so pissing on the seat wouldn't be as much as a clean up. I don't like touching public toilet seats...so I can see the idea behind it."
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"We can, but in the USA a law was passed some years ago that suddenly limited how much water a toilet can use to flush. Designers weren't ready, so for years they made ones that didn't work right. (Commercial buildings have higher water pressure, so theirs didn't do as badly.) Yer not alone in askin', and kind stra... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How does exclusivity in VR headsets work? | [
"VR headsets a much more complicated then that. Each headset has their own components and software."
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"There is a massive barrier to entry in order to compete with them."
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Why do some stars burn very bright for a few seconds, and then dim to near invisibility? | [
"My guess is that what you're describing is an [Iridium flare](_URL_0_). Iridium is a constellation of 66 telecommunication satellites that will rotate and catch the reflection of the sun. It looks like a star briefly becomes very bright and then dims."
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"Yes, although it's not like they just \"turn on\" one night. Stars take many thousands of years to be born. > If so, would this mean that eventually (undoubtedly far into the future) the night sky would become so densely packed with stars that differentiating them from one another with the naked eye would be impo... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why does water make smelly things more smelly? | [
"Adding water to, e.g., dog hair causes any water-soluble material to dissolve. Some of this material is smelly in large enough quantities, but usually is spread out across the dog's hair and skin. At most human-friendly temperatures, the smelly compounds will enter the air via evaporation and from being volatile c... | [
"My water is not tasteless. There's all kinds of smells and tastes in there. A bit of salt, the taste of chlorine, and whatever it picked up from the pipes. Cold water makes those chemicals less active, and so fewer of them make their way out of the water and into your nasal passages where you can smell them."
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Why is Korean age different to American age? | [
"In South Korea when a baby is born they're automatically rounded up to 1 year old. When a New Year arrives everyone collectively ages 1 year together. The concept on birthdays is not traditional in Korea, everyone \"ages\" together during New years. So if a baby is born in December 2011, they're considered to be 1... | [
"Why is election on weekdays instead of weekends?"
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What is Microsoft Azure? What does it do? | [
"basically, a business would normally have to buy their own physical computers to do work on, store things on, etc. using Microsoft azure, they could pay to use Microsoft's computers to do work on and store things on. anyone to correct me if I'm mistaken."
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"Maintenance. Programming. Upgrading. Designing. There will still be jobs. People will adapt."
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Why is it Asian countries have their own martial arts (kung-fu, ju-jistu, karate ect) whereas there are no western equivalents ? | [
"Actually there were lots of western martial arts but they died out due to the introduction of firearms. Eastern martial arts were maintained into the modern age because of extreme isolationism from the 17 - 19 centuries that limited the introduction of firearms over the same period. Look up HEMA to get an idea of ... | [
"The short answer, is that the difference in martial arts are where they originated. The slightly longer answer is that there isn't much difference between any martial art and another. The longer answer is that Judo, Jiu Jitsu, Aikido, and Hap Ki Do are martial arts that focus more on grappling, how to respond to s... | eli5_question_answer | {
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why does Asparagus make your pee stink so bad? | [
"Slight odor of sulfur from the breakdown of organic chemicals."
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"Don't they say if your urine smells of sugar puffs you should get checked for diabetes?"
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Why do the pupil of the eyes turn blueish after death? | [
"The pupil has no color. It is literally a dark hole though the iris into the interior of the eye so that light may reach the retina. The bluish color that you see in the pupil after death is the cloudy haze that develops in the cornea *in front of* the pupil as it dries out in death."
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"The blood vessels around your eyes dilate with lack of sleep causing them to engorge with blood giving them a baggy appearance. Also why the circles underneath your eyes appear dark."
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Why are juries comprised of our peers who know nothing of law and not of a panel of attorneys who have a degree in the particular field of crime? | [
"Trials involve two kinds of questions: questions of law and questions of fact. Questions of law are decided by the judge. The jury's job is to decide questions of fact based on the evidence presented to them. They're ordinary people because they're supposed to judge things like the credibility of witnesses and the... | [
"The Supreme Court consist of nine people (currently eight) who are selected based on extraordinary merit in law, along with a good deal of politics. It is not in any way, shape or form meant to be a representative sample of the population of the United States. It's not even representative of lawyers (themselves no... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why some people are more "creative" than others. | [
"I don't know if there's a creativity gene, but even the \"creative\" types are nothing if they don't repeatedly practice. It's a bit like sports - a lot of people marvel at good athletes as if they were born to be great players, but they only got there after years of arduous practice and many, many unglorious fail... | [
"Scientology isn't as popular as they want you to think it is."
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why is it important to finish a full course of antibiotics, even when you're feeling better? | [
"It's actually extremely important to finish taking the whole course. The bacteria causing you to feel sick starts to die off from the antibiotics, but not all at once. Just like people, bacteria comes in varying degrees of strength and endurance. The weaker bacteria die first leaving the stronger bacteria alive. S... | [
"Nobody is going to give you those kinds of antibiotics for an ear infection. What you should do is take all antibiotics as prescribed. That means finishing your prescription, not skipping days, etc. This will help prevent you from developing an antibiotic resistant infection."
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Why did some countries become democratic and others remained dictatorships? | [
"Countries that have become democratic have either A. had citizens that were free, educated, and wealthy enough to desire the ability to elect their rulers and were eventually able to change their governments to become democratic through revolution or peaceful reform, or B. were invaded by a democratic country that... | [
"Almost every country they left was either a democracy or a constitutional monarchy at the time of independence. Many in Africa or the Middle East collapsed into dictatorships or extremely corrupt \"democracies\" later on. All in all, though, the British empire has the best track record for post-colonial success. F... | eli5_question_answer | {
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The difference between the brain and mind? | [
"Same difference as between computer hardware and computer software. The brain is the physical thing inside your head (physical parts of the computer) while the mind is kind of the program running on that makes your thought (the os and apps in the computer)."
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"More importantly, what's the difference between hot and best?"
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Why is investment banking such a lucrative field? | [
"Because the companies that buy services from IB firms are willing to pay top-dollar to get the work done right. A few examples of these services are IPOs (offering stock to the public for the first time) and M & As (mergers and acquisitions). It's typically not worth it for the client to have dedicated staff or ex... | [
"The short answer is that almost everything related to finance is something that they do. The slightly longer answer is that the do investment banking, trading, brokerage, financial analysis, private equity, etc. Pretty much the only thing they don't do is insurance. The even longer answer would be to explain what ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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When stars create elements, are they going to be solid, liquid, or gas forms? | [
"None of those, they will be plasma at the time of their formation. Depending on their eventual environment they may change into the other states. > Like is there gold, lead, water, iron ,etc floating around space? Of course. I mean, Earth itself is just floating around in space."
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"They fuse elements together until the core is too heavy. Think of fusion pushing out from the star, and gravity pulling the star together. Once the core gets too heavy the star collapses under its own weight and the remnants of that star are scattered into space. This has and dust can then coalesce and form other ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Gaming PCs- Why are things like resolution and texture filtering dependent on GPU, while other graphical elements like shaders and HDR are dependent on CPU? | [
"HDR are done by shader who are calculated on the GPU. Invalid question."
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Why are men raping so many women in India? | [
"It's not the case that the amount of rapes is increasing, it's that the amount of rapes being reported in the media has increased. A few incidents were reported in a short space of time and now a lot more are being reported. Think of it like this. Imagine you went to Starbucks and ordered a coffee with no cream o... | [
"If you think treatment of animals is bad in China, you have to seriously look at the treatment of people in The Republic Of China."
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How can autonomous cars work without fail if there are still human drivers on the road? | [
"They can detect and react to human drivers faster and more accurately than a human driver could. They can't work *without fail* ever, since sometimes things happen that simply couldn't be avoided, such as if you're following all the normal traffic laws and going through an intersection just as a speeding car turns... | [
"How does a drivered car? Humans regularly get into car accidents every single time there is snow."
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Why does it take so long to test and release drugs? | [
"Because the human body is a complex thing, and each body is a little different from the other bodies. You have to make sure it doesn't have some bizarre side effect on a small but significant number of people, and that takes time. Also, many diseases being treated by new drugs aren't going to show improvement or i... | [
"Scientific advancements in ER the past few decades still don't change the fact it costs a ton of money to go out there."
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what's wrong with Peter Dinklage's voice acting in Destiny? | [
"its a very emotionless delivery that adds nothing to the game. coupled with terrible writing (not his fault). like at the end, in the black garden mission, when you finish the main game and save the world he literally has zero emotion."
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"Bald people are HARDCORE, no laughing matter unless you want to get hurt lol. Few examples are Walter White, Bruce Willis in Die Hard 4, Vin Diesel(sorry if spelled wrong), The Rock Johnson etc"
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Why does art usually face left? | [
"It’s more common because the subjects face the light. The light in studios usually comes from the artists’ left (because it was easier for right handed people to work and see their work if their hand wasn’t casting a shadow). It outside, artists usually still kept the light to their left."
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"Why do people in Western countries use forks?"
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Why does the USPS delay packages when it has the ability to deliver them overnight? | [
"It doesn't sit in a sorting office for a few extra days, it sits in a truck. Fast mail usually goes by air, which is much more expensive. Normal mail usually goes by truck, which is slower but much cheaper. There is some overlap; if they can get it there quickly by truck they will, rather than use an airplane. Bu... | [
"It's a negotiation with the shipping company. Yes, it costs more to ship things faster, as it may go on an airplane instead of a truck or train. Also, they will get handled faster. Amazon's fulfillment system knows exactly how long it takes to get something from every distribution center to every ZIP code. In some... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do certain products (like the GoPro) stay at virtually the same price, while other products decrease in price over time? | [
"they do keep updating it and adding features, so your not exactly buying a 10 year old gopro for the same retail price. with that said, gopro is in pretty dire financial trouble because their market has been yanked out from under them by bigger competitors with less overhead and more efficient supply chains. They ... | [
"It's like how many technology companies release new models every year or two years. Google, Apple, Samsung, etc. release new phones every year with very minor changes from the previous year. Sure, they have a new screen size and maybe a bit better of a processor, but none of that changes as drastically as, say, mo... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How does using car AC waste gas if it doesnt affect RPM? | [
"You're applying an extra load on your engine. If you want to feel what an extra load does, go outside, turn on your engine and let it idle. Without touching your gas turn your wheel all the way to the right, your engine should stutter. This is because you're adding an extra load. Now it'll shutter for just a secon... | [
"To fight air resistance, steep hills, heavy cargo, and to pull trailers/cars. Also, running engines at the max limit is bad. Making the engine more powerful than necessary prolongs the life and quality of the engine."
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How does a rigid airship go up and down withput releasing helium? | [
"Many airships have [ballonets](_URL_1_): the main rigid structure holds lifting gas (hydrogen or helium), but there are little balloons inside the main balloon which hold air. By pumping air into or out of the ballonets, you can change the volume of the lifting gas without affecting the shape of the outside of the... | [
"My immediate thoughts lead me to say it's an efficient way to stay airborn for extended lengths of time. Much more efficient than a plane or helicopter, at least. And it can hover too. Helicopters use a lot of fuel to stay afloat. Blimps provide high lengths pf airtime."
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Since when did ELI5 become explain like I'm an educated adult | [
"> Since when did ELI5 become explain like I'm an educated adult Check out the rules in the sidebar: > LI5 means friendly, simplified and layman-accessible explanations, not for responses aimed at literal five year olds (which can be patronizing). Answers are supposed to be simple enough for the average adult to u... | [
"Is this explain like i'm five or explain like i'm a theoretical physicist?"
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Why do people stick a 'SOLD' sticker on a previously 'FOR SALE' house's billboard? | [
"Because it's still an advertisement for the real estate agency, and it shows results. You see a \"sold\" sign and people can see that the agency is doing its job."
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"Lived in Georgia for two and a half years. During that time there was a furniture store that had 'going out business' signs all over the windows the whole time I was there. I never needed to buy furniture for the giant 'CLEARANCE SALE' signs caught my attention. I guess some use it for advertisement and aren't rea... | eli5_question_answer | {
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In TV shows when someone's penis gets cut off and they survive, how is it possible to continue living without being able to pee? Is this something that could successfully happen in real life? | [
"You can still pee, if it somehow gets clogged with blood and healed over you'd go to the doctor and they'd cut it open, look for the urethra, and stick a catheter in it. In practice, if this happens you're probably going to be using a catheter at least until it's healed, and that will prevent it from healing over.... | [
"Okay, I have kind of a morbid ELI5 question about the bombings. I hope someone can answer the question and I'm sorry if it seems like my question is in poor taste. Here it goes: There are arteries/veins in the body that, when severed, can cause a person to bleed to death in a matter of seconds or minutes. How is i... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why Credit Cards are a lot more popular than Debit Cards in the US? | [
"Debit cards are still widely popular, but credit cards offer a few advantages to users who use them responsibly. Many cards offer a small percentage rebate, consumer protection benefits, and in the event of an unauthorized charge, you are not financially penalized while the dispute is open."
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"Question 1: Am I a celebrity? * Yes: Move onto question 2 * No: Who gives a shit about you? Question 2: Do I like to look terrific in photographs? * Yes: Move onto question 3 * No: Use your iPhone for nude selfies Question 3: Do I mind being raped? * Yes: Call Annie Leibovitz * No: Terry's your man!"
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Why do female dogs get "humpy"? | [
"Humping is a dogs sign for dominance. Kinda like men puffing up their chest and holding their arms out. If the female is dominant, she'll hump regardless if she has proper equipment."
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"Dogs from time to time get what we call the \"Dancing fever\" which makes them do the shake."
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If recording artists are not selling music because everybody steals it, how do they afford multi-million dollars mansions and private jets? | [
"Artists have rarely made money from record sales themselves. That money has almost always gone to the record companies. Recording contracts are structured to give minimal money to artists. We're talking pennies per album. For artists, the real money is in performances, publishing rights, merchandise and synchroniz... | [
"Lots of rich mansion owners rent out their homes to music videos, films, commercials, porn or anything else people need mansions for. Of course rich rappers often have friends or properties of their own they can use for free."
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why is movies' aspect ratio becoming more and more "rectangular"? | [
"Older monitors were 4:3 because that was close to a square which was close to a circle and a circular CRT was the easiest to build. Newer displays are rectangular because it's closer to our vision and rectangular is no longer hard to build."
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"Most widespread format of monitors/screens at present is 16:9, if I'm correct, so most videos are made to look best on them as in this way that will appeal more people with less effort. But people who watch such videos on screens with other dimensions, e.g. 16:10, 4:3, etc. would see black bars due to their screen... | eli5_question_answer | {
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If I eat a baked potato and 2 tablespoons of olive oil, it's healthy. If chop up the potato and fry it in the oil first, it's unhealthy. Why? | [
"If you only ate the amount of a single potato and two tablespoons of oil, it would be no different. A large order of french fries is more than one potato and a lot more than two tablespoons of oil"
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"It's common to add more salt and sugar (often in the form of corn syrup) to make up for the the lost fat. Try it out sometime with a \"bland\" food such as plain oatmeal. Make a bowl like you normally would, adding cream or butter to finish it off. Tasty! Now, do the same thing without adding any fat. Blech, libra... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How has magic johnson survived being HIV positive for more than 25 years? | [
"Contrary to popular belief, HIV is not a death sentence. Especially today, the disease can be treated with medicine that suppresses the virus from spreading further."
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"You missed an outbreak of Measles, which hasn't really existed in the United States for about 30 years."
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