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What is the science behind TNT Pop-Its (Snap Bags)? What makes them explode when you throw them at something? | [
"Inside the tiny bag is ~99.99% gravel or sand, the other 0.01% is a chemical called silver fulminate. It's a highly unstable chemical that ignites under any sort of friction ( by dropping, squeezing, or stepping on it). When the chemical ignites it creates a shockwave that travels faster than the speed of sound an... | [
"Water inside the kernel boils and the hot steam expands, causing the kernel to explode. Other seeds such as rice ( Rice Crispy Treats, anyone? ) can pop, among others."
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Why Israel does not like the Iran nuclear deal? | [
"It's simple: they know Iran is full of shit."
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"Why is the US so upset over the labeling of US treatment of Native Americans as a genocide?"
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The weird noise your eyes make sometimes when you blink, what is it? | [
"It’s the tensor tympani muscle in your middle ear contracting. It’s sort of like the muscle pressing against the hearing bones in your ear creating a whooshing or rumbling sound"
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"Well. Vibrations in your middle ear send Nerve signals to your brain which then tries to decipher the cause behind it only to shortly realize it's your shitty alarm going off. That and what the dude above me just said."
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Why does time asleep feel the exact same whether it's four or eight or ten hours? | [
"I believe it has something to do with the fact that you are not conciscious when asleep, and thus any kind of recollection of elapsed time is beyond what you're brain had been doing while asleep."
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"It's probably because you woke up within one of your sleep cycles. When you sleep, you go through REM cycles. (Rapid eye movement). This time period is when you're actually resting. And these cycles get longer the longer you're asleep. When you first fall asleep, the first cycle is like 25 minutes, then if you wak... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Red Cross told me my blood is super special because I am O-Negative, and CMV-Negative, and my 5 units of blood helped save premature babies, what is CMV-Negative, and why does it help premature babies? | [
"Cytomegalovirus negative. It's a very common viral infection that normally doesn't produce any symptoms. However, it can be dangerous towards immunocompromised patients and can cause liver failure. By not having it you can't expose it to the premature babies, which have weakened immune systems. This reduces their ... | [
"Blood typing is figured out by looking at what antigens they have. An A type has A antigens, B type has B antigens, AB has A and B antigens, and O type has no antigens. When an antigen is put into blood that does not have that antigen, it causes problems. That is why AB can accept A or B or AB or O, why A can acce... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How does Reddit make money? | [
"Advertisement (as AlxeYo pointed out, you might have an ad-blocker on), sponsored links, and reddit gold."
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"What do you want to know about them exactly?"
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why we can secure banking/investment accts online but we can't secure voting | [
"The requirements are different. Most importantly, banking information needs to be tied to the person making the transaction. If any inconsistencies come up they need to be able to make sure they have enough identification information to trace the transactions back to the person who made them. This is exactly the o... | [
"1. fees. do you really want to subsidize amex or visa with dollars intended for roads and bridges? 2. transaction processing / approval times are too slow - causes traffic."
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If Stephen Colbert is so marketable and millions of people watch Jimmy Fallon clips on YouTube, then why don't the networks move their shows to prime time? | [
"these shows win against nothing. would people tune in every night when its up against football, voice, ncis, ect ect? I think they would struggle to garner as many viewers in primetime."
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"A show like Jimmy Kimmel isn't on YouTube for the revenue, they're on YouTube because it's free advertising. They don't want you to watch all the back-episodes, they want you to tune in and watch the show *as it's airing*."
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Christopher Nolan's movie, "The Prestige" | [
"Eek - this is a tough one... I had to watch the movie twice to have it make sense... The Christian Bale character was actually a set of twins, but no one ever knew it - not even his wife. They take turns dressing as the assistant throughout the entire movie. One of the twins was in love with the wife, the other wa... | [
"In Pulp Fiction, Mia Wallace (played by Uma Thurman) tells Vincent that she was an actress on the pilot episode of a TV show called Fox Force Five. The characters she describes in the TV show reappear in Kill Bill, which she also stars in. _URL_0_"
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How is that the colors we see organize into a repetitive pattern (ROYGBIVROY...) while their physical wavelengths are linear (390-700nm)? | [
"The issue is wavelength doesn't define color. Photons can be any single wavelength, but our eyes sense the number of red, blue and green photons (there is lots of overlap), so a single wavelength light will be one color, such as red, green or blue, that doesn't cover what you get when you have two different wavele... | [
"They are all electromagnetic radiation, and as such are all photons with different wavelengths.[ I assume you've seen the color spectrum for visible light](_URL_0_): the other waves such as x-rays or Wi-Fi /Radio are also on that spectrum, just outside the range we can see."
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Why can we see the xenon atoms in the IBM logo but not the atoms of the surface they're on? | [
"For the same reason that you can't clearly see objects far behind the subject of a photograph. The background is not in focus. That is a simplified explanation, but basically still true."
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"We can't see them because there's no light reflecting from them. We can observe their effects on the surrounding space."
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What would happen to the United States if China called the debt to be paid in full within 12 months? | [
"the debt is in bonds. which have a set maturity schedule. the bond holder doesn't get to dictate the terms. only the bond creator does."
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"Their GDP dropped to the point that investors did not believe the government would be able to pay its debts on time. Thus the rating on their government bonds plummetted. To prevent a government default, they received bailout money from other countries."
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What exactly happens to your debt when you die. Who is left unpaid? | [
"All assets are usually frozen. The executor to the estate that is assigned by the state (usually identified in the will) must, by law, pay off all debt before any inheritance is given out. If no money or assets are left in the estate, the unpaid folks are out of luck !"
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"Any assets of the person or company will be sold where possible. After that, whatever money there is will be split between the various people that are owed money. In most countries, there is some kind of order of priority, for example the taxman might be paid before everyone else. After that, any remaining debt is... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why hasn't NSA's "Prism" database been hacked? | [
"A common feature of secure cross network scenarios is a 'data diode' which literally only allows data to pass on one direction. So even if some hacky malware does manage to get through to the secure system there is absolutely no way for it to send anything back."
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"PRISM is a US government surveillance program where the NSA will work with US-based internet companies (Google, Yahoo, etc.) to collect data. Under PRISM, the NSA will have a list of \"court-approved\" search terms and these internet companies have to turn over any information they have on communications that use ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why can't huge companies like Google and YouTube beat ad blockers? | [
"Google doesn't go to great lengths to prevent ad blockers for the same reason that Walmart and Target don't use draconian measures to stop petty theft. Sure, a big store could eliminate *all* petty theft if they wanted to - but not without inconveniencing and annoying legitimate honest customers. Same with ad bloc... | [
"Many reasons: * most of them are not illegal, the user usually has to manually download and install the app * even if they are illegal, who has the time and money to sue them all? Occasionally you'll hear of the lawyer who sues spammers but that's far from the norm * their ads work well and guess who earns money f... | eli5_question_answer | {
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What would happen to the human body if it got exposed to the extreme pressures of the deep ocean? | [
"rapid compression. if I had to guess... and this is a guess, your body would quickly fill less tightly filled spaces within itself. (intestines, heart, lungs, ears. rapid outgassing via anus, rapid color change of your skin almost akin to when you open a compressed water bottle and it makes condensation. like a fl... | [
"You'd think so. It's actually cheaper and safer to explore space than the ocean. Having to deal with no air pressure at all is easier than having to deal with the extreme pressures at the bottom of the ocean."
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. How does a knife cut through stuff | [
"Every material has some amount of stress it can absorb before it gives way. Knives create a lot of stress by taking the force you apply and putting it in a very small surface area."
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"Its called a tennis ball basicly the same effect"
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Why does everybody with Down's Syndrome look alike | [
"Because those facial features are a symptom of Down's Syndrome."
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"Where is the percentage of people that don't give a single flying fuck about fashion and just wear clothes so we don't get arrested for indecent exposure."
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Why do parents need to force their children to eat? | [
"It's not about forcing them to eat. It about forcing them to ready right. Left up to children they will eat only candy and snacks. That's why parents want their kids to eat all their actual food on their plate (veggies and grains) before letting them go and eating dessert. The fact that some parents over proporti... | [
"It is harder to get to them to eat them."
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why does it sting when I put my contacts in if I haven't slept much /well? | [
"Eye gunk (Rheum) is kinda floating around our eyes while we sleep. When we first wake up, it takes some time/binking for that to go into the corners of our eyes which we end up wiping away. Putting contacts in shortly after waking up, this stuff gets stuck behind the contacts and irritates the eyes... Actually I h... | [
"Why do they randomly twitch just once? I dunno. Why do you get a twitch that won't go away? Potassium deficiency. I used to get eye twitches all the time before I figured it out."
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Why does Israel continue to build/expand settlements in Palestinian lands despite international condemnation? | [
"Cause it does not care. It gets the USA to veto any action against it at the UN. The P5 countries: US/RUSSIA/CHINA/UK/FRANCE can put a magic veto on any action they don't like against a country they support. So the UN has really no power at all, just puppet bullshit and more money wasting. The are also the biggest... | [
"Under international law, Israeli settlements are considered illegal and not part of Israel. Israel's government has repeatedly been urged to destroy all settlements and return political and judiciary control of disputed areas back to its rightful owners. The EU voted to ban imports of products from outside Israel'... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How do wild animals know to not drink salt water? | [
"it doesn't taste as good as fresh water. that's the same reason you wouldn't drink it if no one taught you."
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"Animals *do* get sick from drinking bad water. All the time. They're lousy with parasites. The difference between them and us is that humans know that we can avoid sickness by only drinking clean water."
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Why does acne hurt, and what is the actual white puss from? | [
"The acne hurts from the inflammation. The majority of puss is actually not dirt or dead bacteria. It is your own white blood cells (mostly neutrophils)."
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"It does not necessarily make it heal faster than properly cleaning the comedone, the clinical name for a \"zit\", but it does make a fascinating YouTube video."
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If a women drugs and rapes a man then becomes pregnant, can she be forced to undergo an abortion? | [
"Of course not. Why would you think this?"
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"- If you criminalize alcohol/drug use or smoking while pregnant, women who drink alcohol or use drugs will be less likely to get prenatal care. Prenatal care is good for the health of mom and baby. - Women aren't going to give birth in hospital if they're going to immediately be arrested. So that means they'll be ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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What it would take to shut down the internet in the US | [
"Every country has an equivalent of the UKs peering points provided by \"telehouse\" and \"telecity\". This is where Internet providers connect to each other, and to international carriers who in turn connect to other Internet providers. The US will likely have many of these, so in order to stop all Internet traffi... | [
"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 does gas compression work? Highschool chemistry taught me that various states of matter are the same thing just molecularly tighter. Why is a compressed gas not just liquid? | [
"Super compressed gas *does* become a liquid for most gasses (though I think a few gasses like hydrogen get kinda funky there instead). Compressing gasses brings the molecules closer together, but most gasses need to be compressed quite a bit (or cooled down a lot, or some combination of both) before they actually ... | [
"There are two things going on, the first is called Joule Cooling, and it's a direct outcome of the ideal gas law. The law states that for any set of gas molecules, PV = nRT where P means pressure, V means volume, n means how many molecules, R is a constant, and T means temperature. Considering the gas in question,... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How does the box office work? For example Interstellar cost 165m to make but it only grossed 173m. How in the world does a cast get paid with 8m? | [
"Also worth noting that the profits from a movie don't end after a month of release. DVD sales, rentals, licensing agreements with streaming services etc all create revenue after the initial release of a movie."
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"Lets say big movie studio like Warner Bros wanted to make Forrest Gump 2. They would make an 'on paper' company (to make the movie) called 'Forrest Gump 2 Movie Company' then charge anything they wanted to the Forrest Gump company. Basically huge fees and although the film is a smash hit, they (Warner Bros) can ma... | eli5_question_answer | {
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If your eyes don't have pain receptors, why does it hurt to look at the sun? | [
"It is incorrect to suggest eyes don't have pain receptors. Some structures in the eye can be among the most sensitive to pain. The retina itself may not react to damage, but there are cells in it which (While photosensitive) are not used in vision. Instead, it appears some of these cells function to stimulate the ... | [
"Is it blinking? Probably a plane. Is it not blinking? Probably a satellite. Is it daytime? Probably glaucoma. Have you gone and rubbed your eyes really hard for a minute? Stop doing that. Is it daytime and the dots are moving in waves? You might have parasites in your eye. Is it daytime and you've recently had las... | eli5_question_answer | {
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If I drink half of a Five Hour Energy, will I have half the energy for five hours or the "full" amount of energy for 2.5 hours? | [
"There are multiple active ingredients in the stuff. Each of them has a curve that initially goes up relatively quickly and then fades slowly as your body processes it. If you take half, the strength of those curves cut, but they are not squashed in the time dimension. That said, it takes a lot longer than 5 hours ... | [
"The issue here is that exercise burns a lot fewer calories than people assume it does. Let's say you go out and run a mile in 6 minutes flat. You're an average guy, a little heavy at 200 pounds. How many calories did you just burn? A thousand? 500? Surely enough to burn off that 12 oz. soda you drank earlier, righ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How do illiterate people in developed countries function? | [
"Being illiterate doesn't necessarily mean that you can't read at all. A lot of times means that you can sort of read but you can't comprehend a lot of what you read. There are plenty of kids in school who can say the words that are on the page, but they don't really know what it means. If you're on of those people... | [
"Why do people in Western countries use forks?"
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Why were the Star Wars prequels considered so bad? | [
"Personally, my question would be more along the lines of \"why were the original Star Wars movies considered to be so good?\" They had awful scenes and dumb humor throughout. The greatest thing about Star Wars IMO was the universe it created. Jedi, lightsabers, space travel, all amazing. However, breaking it down... | [
"Star wars has turned into one of the largest Expanded Universes in today's fiction. The number of books and other media related to star wars proves that people like it. And you'll notice that the prequel star wars films are not on that list, because they were awful, even though they had better cgi. There is more t... | eli5_question_answer | {
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how does a thermal explosion cause a human to get knocked back, as often seen in action movies? | [
"Movies aren't always representative of real life. Action movies even less so. Of course, it's possible for an explosion to knock people back. Because of the rapidity with which explosion take place, they almost always create a shock wave. The problem with being knocked back with the shockwave from a thermal explos... | [
"What you're seeing in your link isn't dust, it's the result of instant vaporisation at the epicentre of a nuclear explosion. Watch the telegraph poles and their wires, they just melt away into vapour before the shockwave hits. I'm not an expert, but I don't think anything similar happens when a normal, much smalle... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why are metals like bronze harder than the metals used to create them. | [
"It has to do with the different phases that form in alloys. Basically two materials form a matrix that creates a hybrid grain structure that is stronger than the homogeneous materials themselves. It is a bit complex, but think about it like concrete. Concrete is really made up of sand, pebbles, and rocks. Each on ... | [
"Partly because it's relatively rare. Partly because, compared to other metals like iron and copper, it doesn't oxidize as much."
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if we Americans strive to separate church and state, why are so many polling locations in churches? | [
"Why cant they be? The separation of church and state just means that there can be know government endorsed religion. It does not mean that politicians cant be religious or that government functions couldn't be held in a church etc."
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"As a UK citizen, I am unaware and uninterested in the religion of our politicians. Strange, since the US makes a great fuss about separation of Church and State, that people seem so concerned."
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What is making the prices of houses in the UK so high? Is there any hope of fixing this issue? | [
"There are a finite number of houses and a finite amount of space. So as population grows and more and more people want houses... prices rise. There is no solution save a good plague or a good war. Need to get rid of the bodies or acquire more land."
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"It’s because of the uncertainty in the stock market coupled with the stalling of the realty market; people are assuming that this is going to cause interest rates to climb while investment goes conservative. But it’s all projections and guesses."
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how does "old faithful" erupt so consistently | [
"[It doesn't](_URL_0_), at least, not anymore. The 1983 Borah Peak earthquake set the schedule off balance, and another in 1998 really changed things up. Geysers are fed by underground rivers that lie above a pool of magma. After an eruption, the water begins to fill back up and the pressure increases. Pressure ca... | [
"usually its a euphemism for foods with lots of fiber which help you poop more regularly and consistently."
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Why do Black Lives Matter protesters only show up for police-involved shootings? Why are black-on-black shootings ignored? | [
"The protesters aren't there just because people are dying or because they hate \"shootings\". Black lives matter is about a particular issue - injustice at the hands of the people / systems that are designed to protect us all equally. You might as well be asking why the same people aren't also showing up for event... | [
"There is none. He was shot because he was advancing toward a police officer after having stole his gun. The segments of protesters cliaming he was shot because of his color are opportunists and hypocritical. Were always hearing about all the problems in Furguson, yet there have been no protests prior to this trage... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Beer and rate of consumption... | [
"2 a day would be healthier. When you drink 14 at once, your body is going to struggle to deal with it at once, you're taxing your system a lot more. While a couple a day, your liver can deal with that without a bunch of backlog, you're not going to be sick, not going to be dehydrated etc..."
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"By the cheapest gas, any brand will do."
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When momentarily walking past fumes (exhaust, tar, etc) is it better to breathe normally or to restrict your breathing for a short period (thus reducing oxygen intake)? | [
"Hold it. There isn't harm in short periods without breathing, so the down side is nil. The stuff you're breathing probably isn't going to hurt you if it's just a whiff, but there's more potential harm from it than from held breath."
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"Breathing in via your nose is always better than via your mouth.(except when you compare sheer volume) This is because your nose filters the air of possible toxins, heats it and moistens it so it is best suited for your lungs. This leads to the best diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide. However if you breath out... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How is the Universe expanding if gravity pulls things together? | [
"Wouldn't physicists like to know. But seriously, they dont know. At this point, all we have are some theories. Mainly, dark energy. Basically an unknown, undetectable force that pushes on everything in the universe. Locally, its not strong enough to overcome gravity, which is why stars, planets, orbits, galaxies, ... | [
"Basically the only thing astrophysicists know for sure is the stuff they can directly observe and the stuff they can prove with observations or calculations. For example we know for sure the universe is expanding because we can actually see everything moving away from us. What we don't know is exactly how, becaus... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How does the placebo effect actually work? | [
"You have substances in your body that are chemically very similar to the drugs that are prescribed by physicians. The reason drugs work is because we have receptors that drugs may biochemically bond with. In the case of placebo, it's believed that the suggestion actually activates the body to create and mobilise t... | [
"Same ingredients, same results. Placebo effect might lead you to believe otherwise."
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Why do we find "sweet" things so pleasurable? Even other animals really seem to enjoy sweet things. | [
"Sweet implies calories, and animals need calories to survive. Animals evolved not knowing where their next meal was coming from, so it benefits them to eat as many calories as possible while they can. By making calories pleasurable, it creates a desire to eat them."
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"Children are pre-disposed (genetically) to like sweet things and be repelled by bitter things. My understanding of this is that it is a evolutionary poisoning prevention method, bitter plants are more likely poisonous than sweet ones. As we grow up, the bitter aversion decreases and we are able to appreciate the d... | eli5_question_answer | {
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how do multilane highways reduce traffic if they merge to fewer lanes without oppurtunity to turn off? | [
"They alow the people driving at a faster rate to get ahead of those that are driving at a slower rate and causing the traffic to collect behind them."
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"Collector lanes (also called local-express lanes) are useful to mitigate the slowing effects of \"weaving\", where traffic entering the highway has to merge past traffic exiting the highway. When you have a collector lane, the weaving will ideally only slow down traffic on the collector, leaving the express lanes ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Canned meat not needing refrigeration? | [
"Part of the canning process is heating the cans after they are sealed. The heat kills any bacteria present in the contents, and the sealed can prevents any new bacteria from getting in. As long as the can isn't compromised most canned goods remain safe almost indefinitely (although many won't taste good after a lo... | [
"The juices on the shelf are long-life and don't need to be refrigerated."
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Why do the members of the Whitehouse press pool yell out questions to the President after they have been told that no questions will be taken. | [
"That's what you do as a journalist, ask questions. You wouldn't be doing your job if you kept quiet. It's pretty normal in all settings like this. There's a big difference between \"we asked, and he didn't want to answer\" and not asking at all. I don't know if it's ever worked in a presidential press conference, ... | [
"There are three groups in the chamber: The democrats - they will rise in support of anything the president says, that they agree with (which is pretty much all of it) The republicans - they will rise once or twice when Obama is talking about something they agree with The supreme court - they will not rise for most... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why do we use the "Qwerty" keyboard? | [
"You can wiki for more. The basic story is that English has a number of common letter pairs. On old typewriters these letter pairs were often so close together that the arms (that \"type\" the letters onto the page) could swing in and jam if the operator was too quick. So the Qwerty board was developed. It breaks u... | [
"Can you better explain what you are asking about? My google searching doesn't exactly explain what \"The Three Liars Paradox\" is."
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How do companies like EB games and Gamestop make money when the game/console creators sell the game online for the same price? | [
"Source: I was an assistant manager at Gamestop, and I worked there from 2011-2014. A very large majority of their money comes from used games. We paid $54 for every $60 new game we sold. We only made about $25 off of new consoles. The only thing that keeps them afloat is used games. We would make $35 off a used g... | [
"Because third party retailers would not appreciate someone undercutting them. If the digital version was sold for less (or the same) price as the physical copy then stores would refuse to stock that item and all future items that were made by that company."
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What would happen to the financial stability of the United States if foreign governments suddenly stopped investing (and reinvesting) in U.S. treasury bonds? | [
"The majority of Treasuries are held by private individuals or corporations, or by the U.S. government itself. As far as I am aware, foreign governments to not hold a significant share of the debt, but foreign central banks account for a large chunk. If those central banks decided no longer to buy U.S. Treasuries, ... | [
"Countries borrow money from people, organizations, etc. who are looking for investment returns. They aren't borrowing the money from each other. For example, the U.S. government sells bonds that individuals, insurance companies, university endowments, etc. buy to earn interest. This is the U.S. debt -- the money ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why there is such a variance in the human phenotype, as compared to other species? | [
"the same reason asian people tend to look the same to a white person. they're so different from us that we overlook the subtle differences that are in fact obvious to someone or some animal of the same species. e.g. they do vary, you just don't notice it because you aren't an elephant. the point about human evol... | [
"Yes, there are similar genetic disorders in other animals - but their different biology leads to very different expressions. So no Down Syndrome, but other similar disorders occur in other animals."
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If poverty is so bad in an area like in ghettos or in Africa. Why do people so readily continue having children only to be born in to hardship? | [
"You think of them as another mouth to feed because you're a middle class guy in a nation with child labor laws. If you were in the developing world you might think of them as another pair of hands to help with the work or something to exchange for goods in a wedding. Or you might simply be uneducated with no acces... | [
"It hasn't been that many years since discrimination against black people was legal in most of the nation. Those sorts of laws have a large impact. You had many black people who didn't get equal educations to white people, who weren't getting hired for well paying jobs, who didn't have hopes for the future because ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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why aren't there electoral systems that allow negative votes? | [
"There are several different voting systems that allow you to downvote certain candidates. However it is usually not compulsory. However the most effective way to keep people from voting strategically is to use a ranked voting system where you sort the options from most preferable to least preferable."
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"Can I amend this question by asking: Why are they the only two dominant parties? Why can't other parties form and be a part of the political process?"
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How does changing electricity companies work when it travels in the same wires? | [
"See the electricity network as a huge tank (the wires). There are some things that need to be done: the tank has to be filled with electricity, the tank has to be maintained and the electricity has to be distributed to the people. These things can be done by different companies! There is usually only one company ... | [
"Electricity can be transported underground. It costs a lot more to dig up the streets and lay the lines. In some cities' downtowns all of the lines are underground though, Portland, OR for one."
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Why do my mom's ashes make a weird sound? | [
"> What happens to the bones during cremation? If I had to guess, it probably is the hard, remnants of bone hitting the inside. That, or ghosts."
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"Why do the glands in my neck burn like high hell when I'm holding back tears?"
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Why do we have fingerprints, why are they located on our fingers/hands? | [
"\"Fingerprints\" are actually NOT only on your fingers and hands but over your entire body! If you look closely at your arm you'll notice hundreds of tiny lines across your arm, this is most obvious near your elbow. These are actually the same lines as your fingerprints. [Here's an example of what your skin looks... | [
"Everybody's veins are a little bit different. The same can be said for iris and retina patterns, and for prints from the nose, lips, tongue, and ears besides fingers and feet."
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How exactly does the counting for total karma work? | [
"Keep in mind that self. posts don't add anything to your karma count."
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"Could you clarify your question? What do you mean by work?"
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How are "generations" measured? Where is the cut off? | [
"A \"generation\" is a vague unit of time, so it depends on the context. In genealogical or biological terms, it is strictly the parent/child measurement, so yes, you would be in the same generation as your cousin, since you share the same percentage of genes of your grandparents. In a sociological context, \"gen... | [
"Generation X is generally considered people born from the late 60's to very early 80's. I believe you're referring to what they have temporarily dubbed \"Generation Z\" until a more definitive name can be established."
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What is the purpose of humans having emotions? | [
"Emotions guide us in the Darwinian process of the survival of the fittest. So love makes us bond with partners and family to help us survive and propagate while hate guides us to strike down competitors etc."
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"There is no such thing as guilt by association in the USA."
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How does sand become glass? | [
"Quartz sand *doesn't* become glass. It becomes fused silica, but you'd need an oxygen jet in your campfire, since silica won't melt until around 3,000F degrees. However, if you first mix sand with other chemicals, borax, lime, or baking soda for example, the quartz sand will dissolve in the melted borax etc. Tha... | [
"Are you asking how a wheel works ?"
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how do people graduate/finish school early | [
"They don't complete 12 years of school, that's how. They do some school, and everyone involved agrees it would be a waste of time to have them sit through the same stuff as everyone else, so they skip them past several grades. 16 isn't really that crazy, I graduated high school at 17, and I went through every grad... | [
"Also universities offer grad school programs (masters and PHD) where colleges only offer bachelors/associate degrees. That is the technical difference between a college and university"
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how does CPR help someone who has been drowning? | [
"I'm not a doctor, just a paramedic, but this is my basic understanding of how it works. Not all drowning victim have water in their lungs due to involuntary laryngospasm. But either way, the lack of oxygen to the brain and other organs causes unresponsiveness and cardiac arrest. Once the person has been removed fr... | [
"During shock, the blood pressure actually drops. If someone slips into unconsciousness, then you have another problem to worry about, are they breathing, are they still alive? Easier if they are only suffering from the trauma and can communicate with you. I'm a paramedic so that's how I look at it."
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why it takes less time to fly from west to east compared to flying from east to west | [
"In really high altitudes there is moving air called \"Jetstreams. In the northern hemisphere the jetstream generally moves from west to east. The planes can ride this jetstream giving the plane more thrust, vs if the plane travels east to west it has to overcome the drag created going against it. Think of it like ... | [
"They're really not that close. South Africa is as close to the south pole as southern USA is to the north pole."
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Why do most live performers remove their in ear moniters when they perform? If it affects their performance, why do they wear it in the first place? | [
"> As a professional musician for over a decade, the simple answer is this: In-ear monitors are excellent for keeping a fine tuned ear on what is being played, hearing click tracks, and getting cues. When someone takes out one (or sometimes both) of their in-ears, it's to either REALLY hear the ambient sounds aroun... | [
"Because you can hear what you're singing when you're listening to the radio, but you have nothing to go off of when you're singing on your own. This is one of the reasons singers in the studio will have headphones on and be listening to the instrumentals while recording vocals."
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How can people not get source code for a game even though they have the exe and files | [
"The .Exe just contains the compiled code, which is pretty hard to reverse engineer into source code. This compiled code is what the computer actually reads and for the most part is just long strings of numbers and next to impossible for a human to read fluently. The problem with reverse engineering compiled code i... | [
"A) Scene groups either provide the CD key from the disc they actually bought. or B)They reverse engineer the CD key algorithm to create key generators which make \"valid\" CD keys."
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How do forensics assess whether someone was raped before or after being killed? | [
"Rape tends to damage tissue a lot. If alive when damage is inflicted, the body immediately reacts to the damage in various ways, causing bruises. Plus when there are rips and tears, the man or woman who has been raped will bleed if alive. If dead, there won’t be any bleeding because the heart isn’t pumping, and mi... | [
"With expert testimony from a psychologist stating that the person was not sane at the time they committed the crime."
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Why do some computer mice cost as much as $120? | [
"Because money goes into design, research of technology, parts, marketing and ofg course lots of profits. When people spend a lot of time playing games, they want their connection the the computer, of which a mouse is one, to be the best."
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"Why do some pens cost hundreds of dollars? Because some people will pay hundreds of dollars for a pen."
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How do the mico transactions work in the new Battlefront, and why is everyone freaking out about not being able to play as Darth Vader? Noob here. | [
"Only a couple of heroes are unlocked by default, the rest have to be bought with in game money. You can earn in game money by playing the game or buying it with real money. many people feel the rate at which you earn in game money is reduced to such a level as to be frustrating to obtain and that this is done inte... | [
"3 Main reasons: 1. It takes a lot of extra processing power to generate the split screen aspect. 2. Its development work they would rather put towards their more lucrative multiplayer (usually with microtransactions) 3. they sell more copies of the games to groups of friends who want to play it. Now all of those a... | eli5_question_answer | {
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What is the joke behind "Runway 37" | [
"Runway numbers only go from 1-36. They are basically numbered for their magnetic heading (0-360 degrees) divided by 10. _URL_0_"
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"It is most likely number 1. It's like a scaled up and computerized version of \"Guess Who!\""
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Why do scratched CD's skip while playing in my car but don't skip when playing on my laptop? | [
"Some players are better than others at ignoring the scratches. It has to do with the quality of the laser and/or sensor reading the disc. BTW, a light application of Mother's Mag Wheel polish does wonders for making scratched CDs easier for most players to read."
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"They could be listening to music from an audio player which can't connect to the car stereo (for example if the car doesn't have an aux input). Or they could just be using their headphones to talk to someone on the phone. And where I'm from it's very illegal."
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How does a gun protect me in my home when I'm supposed to lock it in a safe? | [
"You put the safe near your bed, if it's a wall safe above the reach of a toddler, and you have the muscle memory to enter the code and load your gun quickly. If you're actually concerned with home safety, you probably have a security system. That will wake you up with plenty of time to access the safe, get your gu... | [
"The bill would have made me a felon were I to go on vacation leaving my firearms locked in my gun safe, and a neighborhood kid came over once a day to feed my dogs and water my houseplants. The law was bad and deserved to feel bad."
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How can Valve get away with cutting prices as much as 70% on Steam for mostly games they didn't even make? Are external game companies not getting really pissed off from missed profits? | [
"Valve has to clear such sales with the publishers who are making the money from those sales. If your wondering how these sales work: Game X costs $10 but only sells 5 copies a week. I cut the price to $2 and now it sells 50 copies a week. I am going to make more money despite the price being lower. Valve knows thi... | [
"Because of how much they're sold in physical stores in Australia. The physical stores have told the developers that if the games are sold cheaper online than in the stores that they'll stop selling the games in their stores. A lot of these companies are run by old farts with their old fart stockholders who still t... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why haven't we seen any 90s Nick Game Shows (Double Dare, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Nick Arcade) rereleased? Legality issues? | [
"You don't normally see *any* game shows rereleased. A big part of their profitability is contributions from sponsors, which don't continue paying out in reruns and syndication."
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"The same reason British television tries to adapt American tv shows. For example: In With The Flynn's(Grounded For life), Brighton Belle's(Golden Girls), Love By You(Mad About You), Nobody's Perfect(Maude), Upper Hand(Who's The Boss), Days like These(That 70's Show), Married for Life(Married with Children) and so ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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why does congress have the power to completely alter a bill, changing the contents and even title, on its way through the house or senate? Why was this power created? Why has its apparent abuse not caused removal of the power? | [
"Congress, and only Congress, has the power to choose each and every word of a bill. This includes the power to edit the bill before voting, and the power to vote on the final bill. If Congress couldn't do this, who would draft, edit, and pass laws?"
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"The federal reserve is, for the most part, independent of the rest of the government, but I would argue that the Congress has control over the fed by way of being able to amend, repeal, or do whatever they want to the federal reserve act that authorizes its existence. For example, a few years ago there was an atte... | eli5_question_answer | {
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How does the brain decide what little stupid things to remember, like what someone said or a song you heard once? | [
"it's mostly based on the situation you're in. even if you just barely notice a balloon in the furthest corner of your view your brain could go like 'you member the time, you had that stupid little baby balloon? i member'"
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"Usually it's triggered by a memorable lyric of the song showing up somewhere in your life. Like the title of the song or a couple of words or a phrase that you saw somewhere and your subconscious puts them together making you start thinking about the song or singing it or whatever. This happens to me all the time.... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Ir Syrian refugees are displaced by war, homeless and unable to gain access to the basics of modern life, how are they able to travel to the US? | [
"The UN has many charters on the human rights of refugees, the Syrian refugees fall well into the categories protected by this charter. They are getting to the US in all kinds of ways but mostly on transportation sponsored by private citizens, the UN, and the US government. Its the same with other countries, Canada... | [
"They are starved and oppressed and have no means to do so."
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Why are so many rap/hiphop songs still about how good the rapper is? | [
"Well, don't forget that rap has evolved to something of an art form. The same idea from the early days applies: rapping about dominance IS dominance IF you do it well. It's really just a platform on which you can do cool shit with the rhymes and good wordplay. However, if the rapper can spit something really innov... | [
"I don't think it matters much anymore as today's music is bleh, but back in the 80's/90's when the \"East vs \"West\" was a thing, i'd say the east coast was a little more poetic/heady/intellectual and the west coast was a little more gangster/chill. West coast always seemed a little more \"This is me and this is ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Christians of ELI5: Why has our God stopped talking directly to people as He did in the Bible? | [
"I grew up in the church and the way it's always been explained to me relies on an understanding of the Trinity; you have God the Father, God the Son, and the Holy Spirit. With the exception of some small windows of time, one of these three has been \"present\" on the Earth at all times. God the Father was present ... | [
"I am Jewish and went to Hebrew school 3 days per week to learn about my religion and prepare for my Bar Mitzvah. We learned the biblical stories of Adam, Even, Cain, Abel, Moses, Isaac, Jacob, Noah etc. We learned about the holidays - Hanukkah, Passover, Sukkot, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Purim. All of this content... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why don't Christians celebrate Jewish holidays? | [
"It is worth noting that it was not until 1965 (20 years after the Holocaust) that the Catholic Church (as part of the Second Vatican Council) ceased to hold Jews collectively responsible for the crucifixion of Jesus. Christianity has a history of more than a millennium of anti-Semitism which it has only recently a... | [
"Are you asking why Christians don't hate Hindus?"
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As a Canadian, I cannot understand why someone wouldn't vote for Ron Paul. Please explain the main reasons people disagree with him. I have made a list of pros and cons inside. Please add to it. | [
"You're assuming that your list of \"Pros\" are shared by everyone, and that's not true."
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"Well, because the Democrats have an incumbent, it wouldn't be smart to run someone else, because it would give voters the image that the incumbent isn't that good (if his party supports someone other than him or her.) The Republicans, who lack an incumbent, need to chose one candidate who the party thinks is fit t... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why can't we use a game controller to pilot real helicopters? | [
"You would need to add buttons for things not normally accounted for in a video game. Its not a bad idea, Drone pilots use game controllers because they are easy to use. When you are actually in the plane there are a bunch of feedback systems and gauges that need to be easily accessible, visible, and tangible throu... | [
"It's a security measure against someone using an emulated screen in fullscreen mode to trick you."
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Three Mile Island accident | [
"Simple wikipedia does a great job at summing up the disaster. [Simple Wikipedia on Three Mile Island.](_URL_0_) Not exactly at a 5 year old level, but very understandable, as I didn't know quite what it was either."
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"Relevant entertaining and informative youtube video Electrocution in Water: _URL_0_"
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What is the "Burakumin problem" in Japan? | [
"In the past, those Japanese whose work involved death (undertakers, knackers, etc.) were, for religious reasons, the \"burakumin\" a caste of \"untouchables\", despised and banned from many aspects of public life. And this discrimination continues even today against their descendants. It is said that one of the ma... | [
"Alternative title: \"Explain Like I'm 5 the experience of being 5.\""
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How haven't sloths died out yet? | [
"There are quite a lot of leaves for them to eat, plenty around to keep the population up, and they have sharp claws to ward off predators. Sloths can fuck you up if you aren't careful, as can most wild animals. They have slow metabolisms and usually move slow, hence the stereotypes, but they are doing just fine in... | [
"They have extremely slow natural processes. No real fear of predator also means no rush to pump out babies, slowing things down even further. No offense, but I personally didn't know the answer to this question, so I literally just searched \"Who do tortoises live so long\" into google and regurgitated the info ba... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why does flame make a noise when it is blown on? | [
"Sound is just the movement of air molecules. When you blow on a flame the sudden change in air temperature creates a small pressure wave (as warmer air is less dense than cooler air) that you hear as audible sound. Its like mini-thunder"
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"The candle is surrounded by a pocket of flame that keeps it warm. Since it doesn't have very much mass, it doesn't take very much cold air to cool it down until it's too cold to burn. Shaking the match pushes this hot air away and replaces it with cold air. It's the same thing that happens when you blow on it."
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Why is GIF still the standard for animated image files rather than APNG or MNG? | [
"Do you remember when America tried to go metric? It's kinda like that."
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"Because that's not really a GIF. It's a video in the webm format. GIFs weren't designed for video. They were made with static images in mind, but also had the ability to have basic animations. It was intended the animations would only be a few frames long, but people started using them like videos. Using GIFs for ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why are older Jurassic Park movies more realistic than the newer ones like Jurassic World, do they not have the budget to get animatronics? | [
"Jurassic Park looked so good not because of the animatronics, but because of Spielberg and the lessons be learned in the production of Jaws, which also used an animatronic shark. In addition to using night scenes and simply quick cuts, his understanding of the capabilities of special effects led to the development... | [
"A lot of remakes are because of improvements in technology. They remade King Kong because they thought they had the special effects technology to do it justice. We haven't substantially improved our book writing technology in that way, so one reason for making remakes isn't there."
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Why are the gender divisions in choruses? Wouldn't you get a fuller sound from integrated choruses? | [
"Also, it's much more challenging for individuals to stay on pitch and in tune when surrounded by others singing different tunes. Keeping the voices together helps everyone song the right notes."
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"Kind of. A lot of untrained singers together don't sound awful if they are all enthusiastic, and have enough trained singers amongst them to keep the rest in tune. You hear enough of them on nightly news services, where groups have done exactly this with some children or disadvantaged persons. But they are nothing... | eli5_question_answer | {
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why do older generations tend to "double click" everything on computers? | [
"Have you ever gone to open a file on your desktop? Open up a file in your hard drive? All of those require double clicks. And now that I said that, I think you might be referring to then constantly clicking something after the first double click. My suggestion? They're just old and don't realize they already click... | [
"1. A lot of people don't like it 2. Ignorance is bliss 3. Just like a lot of people don't care about internet privacy \"because I have nothing to hid\" mentality a lot of people don't see the censorship as affecting them because it doesn't change what they would view anyway"
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What is with all the gold-buying shops popping up all of the sudden? | [
"The price of gold isn't at the highest ever, but it's pretty close. And people are still in a bad state so selling that gold is more necessary then it was in other times."
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"Have you ever walked around D.C.? Heck, if you're in a metropolitan area just walk around your own capitol buildings. There are government protests going on all the time."
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How a country's mortality rate can be anything but 100% | [
"Mortality rates are the number of people that die **each year** out of a sample of one thousand. Obviously they will all die eventually, but they won't all die in the same year."
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"Basically dividing what you can actually do by what you are expected to do at your age. If your skills match those of a 4 years old and you are 8 your IQ would be 4:8 x 100 = 50, if reversed would be 8:4x100= 200. However, it's quite an outdated parameter and almost no longer used since it loses significance with ... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why is it illegal for people to take photos of someone without their consent public but the paparazzi are allowed to take photos of celebrities and people in the spotlight | [
"I don't think this is a true statement, I think (and it depends on the country you live in..) you can take photos of someone in a public place... But there can be a restrictions on the publication of photography."
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"Depends on where they are taking the photos from, and what. A celebrity walking down the street does not have an expectation or privacy (no one does, as long as its a public street). A celebrity standing naked on a balcony visible from a public street has a reduced expectation of privacy A celebrity standing naked... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why is deodorant only okay to put on your armpits? | [
"If it's only a deodorant, other than maybe leaving visible stuff on your skin, it's not a big deal. Many deodorants are also anti-perspirants which is a drug that produces a reaction that prevents you from sweating in that area. It's not a good idea to do that all over because your body will have a more difficult ... | [
"Cologne is how perfume is marketed for men. Aftershave is for preventing infections after shaving. It may have ingredients that numb skin a bit (so it doesn't hurt that much) and almost all have some fragrance. Deodorant is for killing body odour caused by bacteria that eats sweat. Antiperspirant is a type of deo... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why would I want my food to be antibiotic-free? | [
"Antibiotics are NOT needed to stay healthy. The name itself mean \"Against life\" they are used as a extreme measure to combat infections in the organism. In fact ingesting doses of antibiotics without need can make you ill. However that's not the only reason. First of trace antibiotics on meat can translate to a ... | [
"Actually it's illegal in the united States to sell chicken that was raised on antibiotics. So when you see chicken that says \"antibiotic free!\" On the packaging, it's just a marketing ploy."
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How did they produce and put Zyklon B into the cans without killing the workers making them, when it reacts being exposed to oxygen? | [
"Zyklon B was produced in pellet form which only released a gas when exposed to water and heat. The pellets could be handled in relative safety otherwise. Also, materials which cannot be exposed to oxygen could be mechanically canned in sealed conditions where air wasn't able to enter. Consider compressed CO2 canis... | [
"It may mean it's got chlorine in it. Some submarines use batteries to store power for use when they can't run the diesel engines. The batteries contain sulphuric acid. If it gets mixed with sea water it releases chlorine gas. This was a major hazard in submarines, and quite possibly still is."
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Why does shampoo not lather up well when you shampoo for the first time in a while? | [
"My sister told me a long time ago that dirt is the enemy of suds and that stuck with me. But it's basically true. Your hair has oils that are important to its structure. Those oils allow dirt to cling to it. Shampooing strips away those oils and thus the dirt. but remember dirt is the enemy of suds so you won't la... | [
"Try using soap or body wash on your hair, it will make it dry, rough, and damaged. So, actually, don't do that. Using shampoo on your skin can cause it to become slimy because of the extra ingredients. In addition, they have a different pH level. Shampoo is more acidic. When you use body wash as shampoo, it will s... | eli5_question_answer | {
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Why is Toys R Us the company responsible for the debt required to buy itself out? | [
"Because the old management team agrees to sell the company to the new management team. This is known as a 'friendly' deal. The new management team, who are technically 'employees' of the private equity team, arrange for the debt too be paid by the cash flows of the company. ELI5: your dad owns a restaurant that p... | [
"Their business would move to other companies. In time, another company (probably Target) would move into the space left by Walmart, and would become the new Walmart. So, in essence, nothing substantive would happen, other than a name change."
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why are most if not all of the zippers on my clothing made by the brand YKK? | [
"About half the zippers manufactured are made by YKK, a Japanese company. Zippers are finicky and YKK makes reliable zippers. One reason it has managed to stay on top of the game is that it controls almost the entire manufacturing process, from smelting its own brass to making the final product, which guarantees it... | [
"dude have you seen how big that place is???"
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How do games with 2-bit color have transparency? | [
"One of the four \"colors\" is allocated as transparent. There's another bit that can say what transparent should be represented as, which in Pokemon's case is represented as white. So for Pokemon, the color scheme is not white, light grey, dark grey and black. It's transparent, light grey, dark grey and black. Tra... | [
"JPEG is made for static photos, and can have more than 256 colors, usually 3 bits pir pixel per color. GIF is pallette based (limited to 256 pallette entries), and made for static and animated graphics. It also has transparency."
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Why aren't laptop graphics cards removable like ram or hard disk? | [
"Graphics cards produce a lot of heat, so upgrading one might lead to a situation where the GPU puts out more heat than the cooling system is designed for. And to save on costs and space, most of the time graphics cards are soldered into the motherboard instead of creating multiple unique sockets, or the laptop ju... | [
"In my experience, there is no way to build a laptop from scratch. About the only changes you can make is to upgrade the RAM. Processor, hard drive, and graphics processor are all built into the machine, and they are not changable. Sorry"
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How is it that game designers can make better looking games over the lifespan of a console (Xbox, ps3) yet not change the hardware? | [
"Because they learn more about how they can use the hardware over time. As they experiment and learn it's capabilities and limitations they can make it do more and more awesome things. Just like how skateboarders learn how to do more complex and cooler tricks over time with the same boards."
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"Games that are made for consoles are \"dumbed\" down versions. That is why we constantly having wars over bad ports from console to PC where newly released game have poor graphics, controller problems and such."
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Why is it that bookies can survive by simply taking peoples bets. You would think that on a game like the superbowl a bookie would have a 50/50 chance of turning profit or losing a ton | [
"Bookies make money because they don't pay even odds. All the bets are placed in a pool, and then the bookie's fee (take) is removed. The rest of the pool is used to pay out the bettors for whichever team wins, proportionally to each bettor's wager."
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"For the layman, odds betting is paying people according to their bet. Baseball usually uses odds betting. So a bet for team A pays 2/1 and a bet for team B pays 1.5/1, for example. If you bet $5 on team A and they win, you get paid $10, or you make 5 bucks, if you bet 5 bucks on team B and they win, you get paid $... | eli5_question_answer | {
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