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AskReddit/dsr6ogh
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7qqmi1
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What are some tips for feeling more comfortable being home alone - especially at night?
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Make sure you have functioning smoke detectors. Ensure you have done all you can to secure doors and windows. If you are worried about someone coming in while sleeping leave the light on in the bathroom and the door closed. To a prowler this looks like someone is awake and in there and might come out any second so hopefully they will skedaddle. Lock your bedroom door at night. If you live alone and you are concerned someone might be in the house when you come home, leave $40 in cash in plain view of anyone who has broken into the house (but not visible to anyone looking in the windows). They will immediately pick it up and if you come home and it's gone you know someone is either there or has been there. If your neighborhood is safe but you feel nervous anyway, try stepping outside at night and notice how quiet things are, it helps dispell the feeling that there are people out there waiting to get you. Leave TV's on for white noise.
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AskReddit/e161khn
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8tapm1
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What did you believe was true when you were a kid because of what you saw in the movies?
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I thought people who died in movies were actually dead. Like, I imagined that Hollywood just had a constant call for severely depressed people to offer their lives for entertainment.
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AskReddit/dbunr4v
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5lckig
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What hobbies make people more attractive to you?
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People who even have hobbies, as I've noticed not many actually have time for their claimed hobbies. Doesn't really matter what hobby, but the fact that you got things going for you is what IMHO makes you interesting as a person.
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AskReddit/egfkzuy
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aqf5xv
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What’s an interesting dream you’ve had?
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I had this dream where I was being chased by this dude with a gun. Some sort of light machine gun. Not that it matters. But he was chasing me and trying to kill me. I eventually made my way to a shopping mall of some sort and locked myself in. He was trying to shoot me but for some reason they had bullet prof glass. The interesting part about this dream was that the entire time I was running around and trying not to get killed my dream was being narrated by James Earl Jones(you know, Mufasa, Darth Vader). By far one of the weirdest dreams I’ve ever had.
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AskReddit/c4t8ddk
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u8l2d
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How many countries have you travelled to?
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You're 23 and already seen 30 countries? That's crazy. What nationality are you? I'm going to assume you come from a wealthy family? Anyway, I'm 22. I'm Australian but I'm currently living in London. I've been to England, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Spain, The Netherlands, Thailand, Lao & Cambodia. Next week I am driving through France, Belgium and Spain. My favourite place(s) so far (apart from my home, Australia) are Ireland, Laos and The Netherlands. Ireland, because of the people, the countryside and the atmosphere. Laos, such a different country. The entire country was friendly, relaxed (when I went there was hardly any tourists) and just beautiful. Everywhere but the capital is rural, it was amazing to immerse myself in the culture. The Netherlands, again this was a relaxed country, beautiful architecture and of course, amazing weed.
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AskReddit/c8jaqje
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18z6cl
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What have you done in front of your pet that makes you glad that it can't talk?
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My dog is my shadow. So every thing I've done in the bathroom he has witnessed. Along with everything my BF and I have done. And then the countless stupid injuries. How I talk to myself when I'm alone. How I talk to my dog like he can answer. Dear god I'm glad he can't say anything.
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AskReddit/didbfi1
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6evdef
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Why do Redditors like making unnecessary changes to other people's statements?
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>Why do Redditors like making unnecessary changes tofixing other people's statements? FTFY. Because language is beautiful, and rephrasing often serves to highlight certain things about the initial statement, or to add to the statement.
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explainlikeimfive/dilua7b
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6fxt42
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How did Romans tell the difference between iron pyrite and real gold?
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It's been known for thousands of years that gold is mostly inert. It's one of the reasons it was valuable, as gold now would still be gold in a thousand years, making it perfect for any application where you needed a material that lasts forever. Pyrite, on the other hand, doesn't have this property. Therefore, the test was to drip a bit of acid on the metal in question. If nothing happened, it was gold. If it began to bubble or change color, it wasn't.
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AskReddit/c8gxitu
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18pygd
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What science do we use today that we obtained from Holocaust scientists?
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If I remember right most of our recorded information about pain tolerance, dehydration, starvation, hypothermia, and effects of air pressure on human bodies come from research by Holocaust scientists.
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AskReddit/c86ihjp
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17l6zm
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What's something the average person does with ease that you find impossible difficult?
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Organization. I don't know that the average person is UBER organized, but I'm sure the average person is way more organized than I am. I don't know the root cause of it. I have tried books, philosophies (GTD), but I seem to always misplace things and/or let things fall throgh the cracks. Organization is impossibly difficult for me.
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AskReddit/cbz8p5k
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1lhebn
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Have you ever been hated or discriminated against?
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Yes mixed race person here. Chinese dad's family hated us because of our black mom, black mom's parents hated our asian dad. Never invited to family functions, never knew my cousins or aunts and uncles as a kid. So, since birth I guess. Funny thing is, as soon as I became sucessful everyone comes out of the woodwork. The discrimination helped forge a strong bond between my siblings though.
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explainlikeimfive/dg0pt2o
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64awhn
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Why do people use heroin (and overdose) while driving in a car (sometimes even with their kid in the car)?
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Addiction is hard to understand but I venture to guess that most likely people who were driving were doing speedballs, heroine for the euphoria and cocaine so that you stay awake. Spedballs are of course dangerous because you're ingesting an upper and a downer at the same time. As you can imagine getting these two chemicals right dose wise is difficult. Too much heroine and not enough cocaine and you fall into an opiate sleep. The nuances of the actual drug use are probably lost in the reporting.
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AskReddit/d2hvoem
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4git7q
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What are your life and career goals in 5, 10 and 15 years?
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In 5 years I would really like to be done with my bachelor's, move to a different city, get married, run a marathon, and start a master's program. In 10, ideally I will be have my master's, be working at a hospital, starting my family and have a cute dog. And in 15 years I hope to have a steady job, still have time off to spend with my family and friends, and have a house.
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AskReddit/cacghl3
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1fpaie
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What else can we do with death-row inmates or what are some things we could consider doing to fix our world's penal systems?
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The revision of an entire planets penal system is complicated, messy, and (in the case of America) very much needed. But sending criminals to outer space is hilarious. There's so much money spent just trying to house them, that letting them run around with delicate multibillion dollar equipment is mind boggling. I'm not really contributing to this thread, just making a comment so I remember to come back where there are serious answers.
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AskReddit/cfs80rc
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1zbi52
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What's the best way to do the "bird and bees" talk?
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Here's the thing; The birds and the bees is a devastatingly misleading message. If the bee is male then that bird will be very dissatisfied, and if the bird is male that bee will be destroyed. Even then, birds and bees are so anatomically different that not only is it impossible for them to mate but it's also genotypically impossible to produce offspring. The underlying message then seems to become; "[Son or daughter] one day you'll meet some strange individual with whom you'll mate in a way that's both painful and degrading, but you'll not become pregnant because you should use protection.
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explainlikeimfive/c2g81x8
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jyw74
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What is fueling the sun's energy and why doesn't it seem to run out?
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Ever heard of the equation E = MC^2 ? What that means is that physical matter is actually the same as a very large amount of energy ( E(nergy) = M(ass) the speed of light the speed of light (a very large number). Now usually, matter is stable, so it just stays what it is. But if you can convert matter to energy you get a LOT of energy for only a little mass. Inside the Sun, pressures and temperatures are very high because the Sun's own gravity sqeezes everything together. The Sun is made mostly of hydrogen atoms, which are the smallest and simplest atoms that exist. Because of the very high pressure inside the Sun, these hydrogen atoms are sqeazed together so tightly that they combine to form Helium atoms. These Helium atoms are a tiny bit lighter than the Hydrogen atoms it took to make them. This tiny difference in mass is converted to (a LOT) of energy, which is why the sun burns. Why doesn't it run out? There's a HUGE amount of it. The Sun is really really large. If the Earth was at the center of the Sun, the orbit of the moon around the earth would only reach just halfway to where the edge of the sun is. That's a huge amount of fuel. It's been burning for 5 billion years and it's expected the keep on burning another 5 billion years before running out.
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AskHistorians/cckwzwh
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1npzgm
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Was the escalation of German Nationalism responsible for World War 1?
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It's hard to pin the blame on any one country for the start of World War 1. The complex system of alliances and the balance of power that was in place in Europe was doomed to fail. The concepts of deescalation and brinkmanship that were practiced in the Cold War simply did not exist at the onset of the World Wars, they were learned from the wars. That said, I don't think nationalism played nearly as much a role as the rampant militarization of Germany. Germany was on the track to go to war with someone by 1914 at the latest. A German Imperial War Council met on December 8, 1912, to discuss the coming war. It was known that Austria and Russia would go to war soon, and that Germany must stand by their Austrian ally. The Franco-Russian Alliance would likely draw France into the conflict; therefore, France must be knocked out quickly. However, an attack on France would also draw Britain into the war via the Entente Cordiale, and later Triple Entente. The conclusion of the meeting was that Austria was to attack Serbia in 1914, drawing Russia into conflict with Germany. This would allow Russia to be crushed before their military reforms were likely to be completed in 1917. Militarily, Germany knew it could defeat Russia (which they did), and that France would fall like they did in the Franco-Prussian war (which they almost did). Germany had double it's population and a far stronger military and economy. What they did not really count on was British participation so quickly. It was thought that France would be knocked out quickly when they seized Paris much like they did in 1871, and there was little reason to think it wouldn't. The military ruled Germany, and a combination of militarization and group think greatly contributed to their entering into open conflict. Germany had nothing to prove from a nationalistic front. They were the dominant power in Europe, and all the German people were united in one country. Militarily it was necessary for them to continuously dominate their opponents to maintain power. David Fromkin. Europe's Last Summer: Who Started the Great War in 1914? (2005) Isabel V. Hull. Absolute Destruction: Military Culture and the Practices of War in Imperial Germany (2006)
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AskReddit/dlf2omb
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6srxgq
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What is the most unexpected thing that you inherited from a family member that passed?
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My grandmother left me her old hand mixer. I vividly remember her making the "world famous" pancakes when I was a child. After she passed I was so excited to get it. I got all the ingredients for the pancakes and opened the box the mixer was in but couldn't figure out how it worked.does anyone have any info on Hitachi magic wands and or replacement motors?
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explainlikeimfive/csh5bbx
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3ay44j
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What is Pirate Party and why is it so popular?
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Where I'm from, a pirate party is a party where everyone must be dressed as a pirate. We play pirate-y music and drink a lot of beer, rum and mead if we can get it. One person is designated as the captain and any time during the party he can call a pirate round. This is where a bottle of rum is passed around for all of those who aren't driving that night to swig straight from the bottle. It's tons of fun and has nothing to do with politics.
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explainlikeimfive/dzr9zyt
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8my3p0
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How many (technological) generations, roughly, are we away from being able to accurately simulate the real world, down to every molecule?
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I think future simulations will be very similar to today's games. They won't be able to simulate molecular scale resolution and won't need to. Why? At a certain point, in terms of asymptotic limits, matter behaves the same way on the macro scale. That is to say, it wouldn't make a difference if you knew what an individual molecule is doing compared to a 1kg mass, or a 100 kg mass. For an Earth simulation, you can expect a lot of hack type solutions to make it plausible. Procedural algorithms will create the world around you in terms of people, animals, biology, and save that to memory in the form of less resource intensive calculations. In effect, only a certain radius in your field of vision, hearing and smell will be calculated and displayed to you in the Earth simulation. I don't think we are anywhere close to an effective simulation of Earth like this but I wouldn't say that it would be impossible by 2045 or 2050. I'm sure if you extrapolated out computer specifications by 2050 we would have a computer able of simulating Earth as if it were a video game. What you're asking about is pretty much impossible without some development in computer science which uses the previous model to emulate molecular resolution but not require a computer larger than the universe.
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AskReddit/crzqzey
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392cc3
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What is a serious issue that few even know about?
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I kinda feel like the whole NSA privacy is still an issue that few people know or care about. After the John Oliver piece with Snowden, I tested the waters within my friends, family and coworkers. It's true, few people know of the privacy issues and even fewer know who Snowden actually is. On top of that zero people know what the TPP/TTIP/TISA is. Zero out of a little over 20 people. That's horrific in my opinion.
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AskReddit/ddxon1j
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5uxrsa
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What happened to you when you were a 4th grader?
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Previously I had a plate in my head from surgery to remove a brain tumor. Well right before 4th grade I shattered the plate playing soccer. I didn't know it. This caused scars to open up from the edges and infection to grow in my head, but I was a kid so I didn't notice til it literally made me ill. Long story sort of short - had to have the plate removed, and had to wait several months for infection to clear by way of home IV, was home schooled, and only went to school a few hours every other week for computer lab. Everyone grew up a lot without me, I missed out on a lot of important growing up phases. Had the surgery to replace the plate finally, but right after that my parents got in a messy divorce and my dad moved me across the country. I hated everything and felt that way for three or four years, and again missed out on a ton of things normal kids experience growing up. Luckily I recovered well enough by 18 to finally talk to girls, date, understand a lot of my thoughts were normal (except when I was 13 and 14 and wanted to literally kill everyone) and now I'm happily married and normal enough in my 30s. It made me who I am and way mature ahead of my time, but I definitely wonder how things would be if none of that stuff happened. Edit- everything from then is kind of a blur. Maybe I meant 5th grade? Amazing how much is hard to remember (no I don't have any brain damage)
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AskReddit/ewoxygi
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cpf4fv
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What do you think are the most important things to teach children?
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Experiencing emotions is OK. Adults often try to discipline children to never "feel." Often because children are often emotional at irrational times. It is vastly more beneficial to the child if you let them experience what they are feeling and talk to them after. Especially if it is the death of a family member. I've seen it where someone says "be strong for mommy" as if showing emotion is some sort of weakness. It's how children learn to bottle up problems and emotions.
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explainlikeimfive/ckfxk7z
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2g5qxp
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Why are most of the famous scientists and philosophers Caucasian?
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Scientists and philosophers don't do the day to day things that keep societies running. They don't make food, they don't build anything, they don't provide a service.they just sit around and think, and hope what they think up will be useful down the road. Not that what they do isn't important, but if too many people were scientists and philosophers, society would crumble. Societies can only invest so many people to sit around and be unproductive today, with the hope it will pay off tomorrow. And the richer the society, the more thinkers they can invest in. The rich societies are predominantly caucasian.
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AskReddit/efzjk30
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aoaykd
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What “terms and conditions” do you have before you get into a relationship?
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My daughter always came first. I'm in a long term relationship now but before him it was a deal breaker if they weren'tinti hanging out with kids. I remember one time I went on a date and the guy refused to meet my child (three dates in) saying "kids are shady" I walked him to his car and said goodbye. Idk what a 3 year old could be shady about but ok enjoy your life weirdo we are obviously not a good match.
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AskReddit/cgkg1pg
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228m8n
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What was your last self-realization?
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One thing that I've realized about myself is that I worry too much. I've came to the realization that everything is working out how its supposed to be. Changing your own perspective of any situation can mean a lot too. Thinking of, "Everything is working how its supposed to be, because i need to learn something from it" can switch any situation into a learning experience.
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AskReddit/ds171ia
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7nee9t
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What is the healthiest and the cheapest food to eat daily?
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Starch wise you want unprocessed stuff like oats, potatoes, and yams. Stuff like pasta or bread is far more expensive per calorie. Rice is cheap, but not very nutritious. Protein wise eggs are cheaper than meat, as are lentils, peanuts, and beans. Dried beans are extra cheap. Vegetable wise fresh onions and cabbage are very cheap and have long shelf lives. Frozen vegetables are often cheaper than fresh. Obviously buying larger containers is often cheaper. If you buy more food that's shelf stable (like rice or frozen broccoli) instead of time sensitive (like bread or mushrooms) you'll be able to shop less often and in larger quantities. This saves time and money from transportation too, and will also lower your losses from food spoilage.
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AskReddit/cnzyr3t
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2tl14g
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What taste has grown on you?
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Spice has really grown on me. When I was a kid, I avoided anything that had even the teeniest spice to it. Now, I find myself appreciating spicier foods. I still can't handle extremely hot foods though, like food loaded with cayenne pepper.
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explainlikeimfive/ckc2erh
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2frhvr
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Why are people hiding Ebola victims?
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A person you've never met before, dressed in a spacesuit, walks into your home and tells you that your sick child must go with them. You have to walk miles to the hospital where they've taken her. They tell you she died. They won't let you see her. They won't let you have a funeral. They bury her in a plastic bag. And if you do go to a hospital this is what you find: >There was blood on the walls, starving patients and hygienists using water that was “brown like mud.” Health workers moved from high-risk to low-risk areas without changing clothes; “you never knew who was next to you,” Chenard says. “It could be a patient, suspected or confirmed … it could be hospital personnel.” The President of Doctors Without Borders, Joanne Liu, said: >“Ebola treatment centres are reduced to places where people go to die alone, ." It's a desperate situation and I guess they would rather die at home.
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AskReddit/es87md9
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c6edp0
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To those who have cut their parents out of their lives, how are you now?
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My dad left when i was 2, made contact again when i was 15, havent heard from him since (im 20 now). I recently had to get away from my mom when she chose to take the side of my grandfather who abused my younger brother and i when we were younger. The only blood relatives i have now are my brother and my grandmother on my moms side, the only other sane person in the family. Its pretty lonely. Your parents are supposed to be there for you when you need them and they are supposed to encourage you. They are the ones you want to make proud and do great things for. At times i would convince myself that i tore my family apart and that i dont deserve to be loved. Its pretty hard realising that the ones you thought were obliged to stick by your side could all of a sudden no linger be a part of your life. I think im pretty lucky though, 2 years ago i met someone who i now call dad. Hes the most loving and compassionate person ive ever known. With him in my life i no longer feel alone, he is there for me no matter what and i know he will never leave and i wont have to cut him out of my life. Although i did have some dark times, im happier now than i ever could have been if both parents stuck around. If you are asking because you cut your parents out of you life all i can tell you is dont worry, you'll be fine. You dont need to have people related to you by blood to find happiness. Surround yourself with friends and the people who see you for who you are and who you can be. And if you feel alone, just know that there is someone out there just waiting to find you and show you off to the world.
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AskReddit/eq6g9qn
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bxcubw
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What's your favorite music video?
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My favorite has always been the video for Day N Nite by Kid Cudi. It’s so trippy & it brings me wayyy back . The animation parts are freaking awesome.
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AskReddit/co87pm5
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2uglef
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What commercial or commercial series makes you NOT want to buy the product advertised?
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The Nationwide commercial that was just on tv. If you aren't watching the Superbowl, it showed a little kid's life and him doing a lot of little kid things, and then saying that he died because of an accident. Then it showed an overflowing bathtub and it slowly filling over the edge. Then it said something about protecting what matters most, but I wasn't really listening, I was just wondering why Nationwide would pay so much to just make me sad.
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AskReddit/dhqp7fd
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6bzdvh
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What is the best way to mend a broken heart?
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I just recently got my heartbroken by a man I absolutely adored. All I wanted was to be a postive force in his life and give him all the love he could ever need. Unfortunately, I recently was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and depression so it was difficult for a few weeks. I tried to be the romantic lover he wanted. I wrote him so many love letters. He says he loves me but always leaves and ignores me. I am a happy person with amazing friends, but getting your heart broken just dampens that. I'm not usually one to get advice from reddit, but it's interesting to see new points of view.
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AskReddit/dei877o
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5xi0gt
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Why does the human body react physically to emotions?
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It depends on which emotions are being experienced and their intensity level. It can range from a simple increase of heart rate to fainting on the spot. When one faces a strong negative emotion or intense stress, the body also produces hormones (such as adrenaline and cortisol). When the emotion is positive different hormones are produced (dopamine and serotonin).
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AskReddit/et2wnxq
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c9tvpc
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What is the most interesting thing you have ever seen?
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When I worked in Boston, there was a 6’5” drag queen I used to see around Government Center at lunch time. Always dressed up. Nice work dress or skirt, heels, but they were not a svelte 6’5”, they looked like a former pro athlete in their 40’s.still sort of in shape, but not.Anyways, in a sandwich shop a construction worker started laughing at the drag queen, and the drag queen grabbed him by the back of his head and slammed it on the counter next to the register and simply picked up their order and walked out. That was very interesting.
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AskReddit/cibm415
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28jxap
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What's the worst thing that happened to you while throwing up?
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Wow, my story is nowhere in the ballpark by comparison! My most distinct memory of throwing up is when I was a kid: I had too much Apple Jacks, and after about half an hour it all decided to come up. So there I am, heaving apple jacks with violent force into the toilet, and some of it starts going out my nose. So forceful my mouth couldn't expel the vomit fast enough. In between heaves, I notice my nose is clogged, I blow my nose and out come two or three whole apple jacks. I could smell half-digested apple jacks all day. It was many, many years till I could stand to eat them again.
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AskReddit/cfmwvz2
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1yqm8w
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What is an exception to the rule 'quality over quantity'?
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A year ago I would have written "socks" - but having gotten expensive ones that stop sweating, yet still are warm . I honestly have a difficult time coming up with anything where quantity has a significant advantage over quality - however, this is of course heavily influenced by the amount of "free" spending money you have. E.g. I probably would not spend £3 per single sock if I had not enough money to buy food.
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AskReddit/ehwx8nm
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axyqxi
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What's the difference between extraordinary and extra ordinary?
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Extra- as a prefix means “beyond” or “outside” so extraordinary means something isn’t ordinary in that it’s very unusual. Extra as its own word means “added to usual amount” so extra ordinary basically means even more ordinary or regular than usual.
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AskReddit/cywj38l
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40rr1y
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What's the longest you've gone doing something wrong before someone corrected you?
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As a kid, I would make grilled cheese just tossing some cheese between two pieces of bread and toasting the bread on a pan. I was maybe 13 when my cousin asked, "you don't put butter on the bread?" 4-5 long years of making grilled cheese the wrong way. 4-5 wasted years. That's like, a fifth of my life.
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explainlikeimfive/cmkctlb
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2o75h9
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How do programs "crash" or "stop responding"?
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Software programs are basically a recipe for the computer to follow. Sometimes the recipe isn't correct, and causes something incorrect or unexpected to happen, and when that happens, the computer stops following the recipe and the program "crashes". When you are using a multi-tasking operating system (almost any operating system for consumers), your program isn't the only recipe being followed by the computer. Occasionally, two different programs try and use a resource (say the same frying pan) at the same time. If the program isn't written to handle that situation correctly, it can freeze while waiting for that resource to be free, which is when you see it "stop responding". Another situation when a program can stop responding is if it is very busy doing a complex task and hasn't been written in a way that allows the user interface (the part that you see) to remain responsive even if it is very busy.
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askscience/drnp5f7
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7lim2q
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Does taking antibiotics affect the gut bacteria in any way?
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Yes. For example, taking antibiotics can kill off the good bacteria which compete with Clostridium difficile, a particular species of bacteria. C diff left unchecked can cause pseudomembranous colitis, leading to things like diarrhoea
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askscience/c2mnyz7
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krn86
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Do cones actually amplify sound, or do they just focus it?
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Most answers here are close, but not quite right. A cone does two things to help your sound project: Most importantly, it acts as an "acoustic transformer", better matching the impedance of the source (speaker, voice) with the outside air. The better matched the impedance is, the more efficient transfer of energy results. This is why tweeters, etc. have horns. The larger opening at the cone does focus sound a bit more. A large aperture creates something closer to a planar source, which is more focused than a point source (like your mouth). So more of your energy is concentrated in the direction you want it to go, and it's louder at that position.
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AskReddit/dn8kozh
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716vf5
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Why do Christians believe in Jesus and the bible but think Greek mythology and Sumerian mythology which make the same amount of sense are just stories?
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Actually a bunch of the stories in the Bible are influenced by Sumerian religious myths. I would guess that there's also a bit of Greek influence, as the Romans were influenced by the Greeks as well. I'm just a guy eating a sandwich though, and no Biblical scholar.
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AskReddit/c10ii9y
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ditx9
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What is the worst pain you've ever felt?
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When I was 4, i got hit between the eyes with a metal baseball bat. My nose was literally hanging off my face. When I think back about it, I can still feel the warm blood pouring from the new opening, asking my mother if I was going to die, and the root beer flavored gas used to put me under at the hospital. That was 22 years ago and those memories are just as permanent as the bloodied garage floor that is still stained to this day. To be honest, I don't remember the pain. But I am 100% sure it was worse than anything else I've ever felt (including a fully broken, u-shaped arm, ridiculous migraines, and being broken up with by my 4th grade crush.who just got married 2 weeks ago.)
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AskReddit/cpo6j3y
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301bag
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What's an unusual home remedy that actually works?
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For a migraine: eat something (preferably with salt), drink something (preferably with caffeine), take 2 over-the-counter migraine pills (also with caffeine) and apply either heat or cold to the back of your neck, your cheeks, and your forehead. I've tried pretty much everything to get rid of migraines over the years, including prescription narcotics, and nothing helped at all. The above works for me 90% of the time. The times it doesn't work are usually when I've waited too long. I've been passing the method on to others, and it has worked for some of them too, though some people have had to substitute cold for heat, which is why I now list both.
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AskReddit/eobso8t
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bra8ry
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What is the stupidest trend?
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Pulling up controversial posts from celebrities or athletes from when they were teens and expecting them to apologize about their “unacceptable” behavior that they exhibited 10+ years ago. The fact that people really get mad over things that happened that long ago and feel hurt/expect apologies or punishment on the individual is the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen.
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askscience/cdj6zlq
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1r2xu4
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How do we figure out the rotational period of distant stars?
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For stars whose axis of rotation is not pointing toward us, we can measure the light (spectra) of the left and right sides of the stars. Since one side is moving away from us, and the other is moving toward us, there is a shift in the spectra (similar to the doppler shift that causes a car coming toward us to sound different than when it goes away from us). By observing this difference, astronomers can calculate the rotational speed.
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explainlikeimfive/cx8ml2t
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3trnqv
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What makes super powers impossible?
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Most super powers violate the laws of physics. That's what makes them so "super", and it's also what makes them impossible. If there were possible, like the James Bond or Batman stuff, they wouldn't be super powers but just cool gadgets.
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AskReddit/eb70wcc
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a3kox6
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What are signs that someone is not as smart as they claim they are?
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I am only concerned when people don"t seem to recognize that smart is relative to experience and expertise. The people I depend on for wisdom are not afraid to say they dont know something. They are not afraid to make a mistake or to accept corrective criticism, if it's presented with evidence. I'm wary of those who claim to know everything and of those who become defensive when questioned in good faith.
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AskReddit/coxtmwa
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2x8hhb
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What is it like to have your job?
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My mornings are relatively calm. At about 2:45 that's when my real work starts. Kids get out of school and they come to where I work. Most days the first thing I hear is "bosslady13! So and so pulled the seatbelt and it hurt my neck" or "bosslady13! So and so is flipping people off!" And then I get asked to use the game equipment or told that the snacks suck. We gather the kids together to separate them for homework time and it takes forever for them to calm down enough for me to do announcements. Yesterday I sang "Little Girls" from Annie for them and one kid kept counting loudly the whole time. I also mediate all day long. My job has definitely helped me be more sympathetic towards adults with issues. I do love my job though! I know I'm doing something right when they smile and wave at me or give me a hug in the store.
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askscience/c3vatlr
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q76v1
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Why is European electricity 230V 50Hz unlike USA's 120V 60Hz, and why AC rather than DC?
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AC vs DC basically boils down to this: When the grid was built AC was easier to work with. Transformers could easily bump it up to high voltage for low loss during transmission. Then, at the local level another transformer can easily drop the voltage down for safety/practicality reasons. However, now we have the technology to work with DC fairly easily, which lets us use Highvoltage DC (HVDC) for long distance power transmission lines, which has the advantage of less power loss than AC.
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AskReddit/clt8jqq
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2lbjzy
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What are the most important artists in the history of music from 1950-present?
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This is such a subjective question that it would be impossible for anyone to nail the "most important artists" down to just a few names. So many people played a huge part in their field and music is comprised of countless parts that make the whole. Each "invention" of instruments, style and genres have had some influence from other instruments, style and genres. So to paraphrase an idea from Mitch Hedberg's joke about his pants and belt, "Who's the real hero?"
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AskReddit/ci8s8yp
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289nwy
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What's the longest somebody has called you the wrong name, and what did they say to you when they found out?
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My head teacher in primary school called me 'Joseph' for the first 4 years. I have no idea why, but any time i got in trouble she put that down instead of my real name and i had a clean record.
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AskReddit/dfysm7z
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6423m8
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What is the craziest case of Dunning-Kruger you've ever experienced?
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The often ignored, but equally relevant opposing side of the Dunning-Kruger model that made the side people have come to understand seem as though it was the full definition. And that is, that the people who assumed they would do bad, actually did much better than they had estimated. In real life, we see this reflected in people with low self esteem or social anxiety. It's sort how people who believe themselves to be socially awkward are often (not always) more adept socially than people who assume they're gifted in social situations. That's not always the case, but in many cases it is. My point with all of this is, that when Dunning-Kruger is brought into play, it's very easy to overlook the side of the study that made the other side of the study seem more relevant, but we should probably not do that, or come up with a better name for the good side of it.
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AskReddit/c54zqcc
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vjbd8
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When was the last time you genuinely laughed?
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I am in Germany currently, so because of the language barrier I haven't laughed much. But, I was visiting my friend in Berlin and there was a guy playing the saxophone. I looked at my friend and said "do you think he will play that one-" BAM. Sexy saxaphone man song staring playing. I started losing it right by the Brandenburg Gate. I fell on the floor I thought it was so funny.
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AskReddit/c23zqn8
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iid2v
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What do you think is the proper etiquette for meeting a celebrity?
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When I see a celebrity that I know and respect I always like to pull out a camera, walk up to them and say, "It's really cool to meet you, I know people ask you this all the time and I don't mean to be a bother but I would be absolutely thrilled if you would take a picture of me." Then I hand them the camera and pose.
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explainlikeimfive/dnvh1ns
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744ph2
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Why does Rx stand for pharmacy?
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The "R" in "Rx" stands for the Latin word recipe, meaning "take," and the first doctor to use "Rx" used it as a verb with the same meaning, "Rx two aspirin" being equivalent to today's "Take two aspirin." (The word recipe had had the same function from the 13th through the 17th centuries.) Those two letters were a 19th-century take on a 16th-century symbol, the letter R with a line through its slanted leg-the line signaling that the "R" is functioning as an abbreviation. It wasn't till the early 20th century that "Rx" came to be used as the noun we know today. As for the noun "recipe," it followed the same trajectory, referring to a medical prescription for about 100 years before it developed its connection with cooking in the early 17th century.
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AskReddit/dgxnyu0
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68b2tc
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What's the strangest house rule you've had to follow in another persons home?
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Not a generic house rule but a drinking one. If you pill a drink you have to "Rag" it up with the dish cloth, pour it into a cup and drink. It started when we were playing beer pong and to block a bounce shot I knocked over 6 cups. It wasn't going to waste and the punishment was invited. The "Rag" wasn't cleaned and so still had dish washing liquid in it. So with the incident being horrible for me I strongly "encouraged" everyone else to follow the rule afterwards.
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AskReddit/d0r8db3
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49esju
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What is the funniest thing you've heard a kid say?
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"Twins is just numbers" and "the world must be 1000 big" are recent ones. I was laughing during the whole conversation these nephews and nieces of mine were having. It's funny how kids can just speak what sounds like jibberish to us, but apparently makes enough sense for them to converse with each other. All I got out of it is after they all agreed twins were just numbers they started wondering how many twins were in the world and that the world was huge, like "1000 big" huge.
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AskReddit/erimxz4
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c29pdw
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What’s the funniest/most memorable thing that ever happened to you on the school bus?
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Got stuck in snow going up a hill so fat kid thought it would be fun to rock the bus. Got us sliding near a drop-off and after bus came to a stop we all had to jump out of the rear emergency exit and walk home. Got an excused absence from school. Loved that fat kid that day.
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AskReddit/c94mmsg
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1b8p50
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What is the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to you in high school?
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I fell up the stairs one time. About a hundred or more kids saw me fall as my books went flying all over the place. I admit as embarrassing as it was I laughed as well. Falling up the stairs takes talent.
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AskReddit/dzv7qa7
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8nfxkc
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How do you feel about the girls being able to join the boy scouts?
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I was against it but then I read about how the girl scouts are basically a big ole pyramid scheme and care more about cookie sales than teaching girls about scout stuff. Given that, I totally understand that girls would want to join the bot scouts, because they actually care about being a dcout. I think the boy scouts should just change their name to the American Scouts or something and have a boy and girl section.
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AskReddit/cnsjdxm
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2ssuqf
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What would be your last meal?
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The never ending pasta bowl at the Olive Garden. Sure, the quality isn't good, but how can I finish my last meal if it is never ending? Take that governor! Deny my claim for a stay of execution? I'll just eat forever, so you can't kill me. I'm sure that this plan would work flawlessly.
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AskReddit/d3nsjx0
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4lio6k
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How can someone grow their YouTube channel legitimately in 2016?
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Depends on the channel. Gaming channels grow over time by appealing to specific groups and games before branching out. Personality channels grow by doing interesting things or making things interesting. You grow by being consistent, active, and it doesn't hurt to make some friends who do similar stuff. Collab for free advertisement.
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AskReddit/e2fhirz
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8z2c1d
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Why do cats like laser pointers?
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I screwed up and tried a laser pointer with my dog once. Big mistake! She was convinced it was some sort of evil intruder that must be tracked down and eliminated. She went berserk for hours searching for it! Now anytime she sees so much as a reflection she gets that crazy look in her eyes and freaks out. I only used the laser pointer once. two years ago. I still feel bad
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askscience/c61p6em
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z5tg2
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If a projectile is fired vertically and then at an angle changing nothing else, do they both travel the same distance before they lose upward momentum?
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No. Firing straight up will make the projectile go higher. If you point the projectile straight up, all its energy is directed toward making it rise upward. If you point it at an angle, some energy is directed toward making it go horizontally-- which means less energy directed to making it rise. To put it another way: aim up, and you get 100% up. Aim at an angle, and may you get 80% up and 20% sideways (for example). Since 80 is less than 100, the projectile won't go as high.
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AskReddit/dl1vi7e
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6r2py8
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What is making people more racist?
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It's a whole mess of things including but not limited to fake news, pseudoscience, identity politics, mass incarceration, low wages, etc. To me, people keep accusing most common white people of being racist when it's really the system in place that's racist. White people then have knee jerk reactions because they aren't use to racism being against them. Which in turn gets minorities angry at whites for being angry about racism when minorities think white people don't care about racism against them. We're starting to have a very us vs them mentality in the U.S that needs to be stopped ASAP.
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askscience/cer5wb6
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1vcsqh
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Why can animals drink rancid and stale water without getting sick, but humans cannot?
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This has been answered before. To sum it up with my bad paraphrasing, is animals DO get sick but also because the water they are drinking isn't all that dangerous. In places where water borne illnesses are common it is due to many organisms having contaminated the water through feces or other contaminates. In places like that animals can also become quite ill from drinking from a dirty water source.
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AskReddit/cj6cyxb
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2bkx3q
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What you fear the most about your parents?
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My parents have always threatened cutting me off financially. I recently turned 18 and I'm depending on their financial support to get through college. If they cut me off I'll be homeless, jobless, and I won't have an education.
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AskReddit/en1biks
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bn0uud
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Why does depression and anxiety seem so much more common now than 20+ years ago?
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I think there’s a big problem with depression and anxiety, and I believe it all starts in high school. For some reason, a lot of my classmates at school think it’s cool to have depression and anxiety, and then brag and post about it on social media. Not cool as in hip, but cool as in it’s something that makes them feel special. That’s why they do it; they want something that sets them apart from everyone else. I wouldn’t have a problem with this, except this takes away from people who ACTUALLY have depression and anxiety. Everyone wants to be supportive of the fakers because they want people to see them as someone who’s nice and supportive of their friends, but no one ever does anything for the people with real depression and anxiety. After high school, those people just get it worse and worse once they get thrown into the adult world. This is literally just my thoughts, guys. I have no actual research or statistics to back this up. If you have a counter argument to this, please share.
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AskReddit/e8nb96j
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9sa4o0
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What do you think about intelligent people being tortured by their own intelligence?
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I'm not the smartest guy ever. But I still feel like I notice things and think about things that some people don't, and it can be frustrating to feel helpless or frustrated at things that can be better but you can't change. So I think its a thing. But I think it has more to do with an individual than their level of intelligence, plenty of super-smart people are perfectly normal and fine.
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AskReddit/c86bshj
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17kf7s
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Who are the greatest military leaders of all time?
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In my opinion Alexander the Great is the best field general in history. What I mean is he seemed to be the best tactician of all time. A lot of famous generals and leaders, who accomplished and conquered a lot, usually had a distinct advantage when it came to technology or manpower, for example Julius Ceasar and Napoleon respectively. Alexander was very often outnumbered and still managed to win convincingly with new bizarre tactics, strategies, and equipment against overwhelming odds and strange enemies, for example the battle of gaugamela where he defeated a Persian force of 500,000 with an army of 45,000 greeks.
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AskReddit/c97at58
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1bjv5s
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Do you feel that bullying should be a such a major concern as it is today?
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Yes. Something needs to be done about it. Too many kids are suffering at the hands of bullies. To the point where some can't handle it and kill themselves. I know a girl who was 12 when she hung herself due to bullying. If there had been steps in place to help her, She may well be alive now.
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AskReddit/ciem9cz
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28ui1b
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What song is guaranteed to put me to sleep?
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I listen to sad slow songs when I sleep, Few songs from my playlist : Say something by a great big world Let her go by passenger Let go by lunik Down by Jason walker Echo by Jason walker Etc.
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AskReddit/cpgkmv9
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2z80a6
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What's the most disgusting food you have ever tasted?
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I was in France and there was a food that was pig intestine. There was a specific name but I can't remember it. But my dad was drunk and ordered it. Smelled awful so I of course tried it and it tasted so foul it made me throw up.
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AskReddit/em5qn3n
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bj5wve
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What’s the dumbest thing someone has tried to sell you?
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I mean, I guess it’s not ultra uncommon, but a random guy obviously high off his own product walked up to me and my husband minding our own business and “ayyeee haha you guys wanna buy some dank nugs?” And jiggled a bag of marijuana at us. Tbh I wasn’t facing him when he walked up and I initially thought he was trying to sell us used chicken nuggets.
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AskReddit/eea484l
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agyqu6
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What celebrity death hurt you the hardest?
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Fred Rogers. I never care anything about celebrities, especially their lives (or deaths) but Mr. Rogers was a treasure the human race didn’t deserve. I was a wreck the day he died.
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AskReddit/cc4ax23
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1lzio5
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Do you feel your college education was worth it?
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There has been nothing in my life more valuable than my college education. Not only has it afforded me high-level and relevant knowledge that has given me a very good and secure career that I love, but it gave me a chance to meet my best friends, the girl I love, and have innumerable experiences that have shaped who I am today. I hate when I hear people say "college is such a scam there's no point blah blah blah" Bullshit. It was the single most significant and best experience I have ever had.
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explainlikeimfive/ccqhifg
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1obefa
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How do solar panels work?
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Pretty much, it's a solid-state way to turn light into electricity. To simplify a bit, light comes in and knocks electrons about. One layer (p-type) is designed to accumulate excess "holes" where electrons were, another accumulates excess electrons, and a wire between the regions develops current. Absolutely! The caveat is that silicon solar panels work better when they are cold. If you are working with concentrated sunlight then maximize cooling. The upfront costs are high but they pay off after a few years. In places with subsidies (Germany) they are absolutely everywhere. Giant banks of batteries to supply power at night are also a pain and add to cost, but intense demand for better batteries and ways to smooth demand spikes for conventional power sources are driving great improvements and exotic solutions like storing water as compressed air in old salt mines. Mostly no. Altitude is used in precise calculations for how much solar energy you get in a day, but things like weather and latitude are larger terms. I've only sat down and done the calculations a few times. New panels come with 20 year warranties, but their power output fades slowly and they fade away over the course of many decades after that until somebody gets around to recycling them. All bets are off with poorly-made first gen panels but a new solar panel will last longer than you are likely to own your home. Batteries that last 20 years are available and worth it if you have money to invest, but the cheap (in the near term) lead acid deep cycle batteries have to be replaced after 4 to 8 years. There are some subsidies in the U.S. and it varies by state, but nothing like Germany where solar is seen as vital for national security (they don't trust the nations they import fossil fuels from) and where green isn't a dirty word politically. US utilities also hate solar because it means unsteady grid loads for them and the technology is starting to make fossil fuel power feel threatened. Walmart hides a lot of solar on their roofs solely because it is a good investment.
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AskReddit/ecbzw5i
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a8my3e
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Why is there never a black Santa?
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Same reason why there never is a white Anansi or Shaft. Actually, you may see a black Santa a lot more often than you will see white versions of African folklore characters. Simply due to the difference in exposure I guess.
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AskReddit/em6l5fw
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bjab1l
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What was your first kiss like?
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Weird. I was about 9 years old and had asked someone I thought was in the know how it was done. He just said you stick your tongue out from your lips when you do it. The first girl I kissed, I kissed on the cheek, and stuck my tongue out when I did it. I didn't lick her face or anything super weird like that, and she probably didn't even notice what I'd done. I just look back on it and remember how innocent I was back then.
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explainlikeimfive/d04soq8
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46g1ef
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What is the difference between ham and pork?
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Pork is the general name for meat from a pig. Ham is (usually) the top of the leg that has been brined and then cooked. This adds flavour, preseves it (more applicable before refrigeration but still somewhat useful) and creates a more appealing texture when cooked. You could apply this technique to pretty much every cut of pork but it works best with pieces that need to be slow cooked, as quick-cooks like the terderloin or chops are tender and flavourful anyway. Source: am chef.
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AskReddit/cd5vlfs
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1ptkt2
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What childhood game would you like to play now, only this time hardcore?
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I would love to play a hardcore game of tag. We agree to a certain area like a few blocks or the forest around a lake. Apart from that, no boundaries. You want to swim out into the lake because the guy who is "it" is chasing you? No problem. You want to cover yourself in mud and leaves so you can just lay there and not be seen? Go for it.
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AskReddit/cn9aa2h
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2qtau0
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What games do you play in your head to keep yourself entertained when walking down a street?
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I count my steps. Usually I start out counting until I get bored, then I will see how far I get in 100 steps or I might look ahead and guess how many steps it will take me to get there. I have a bunch of little micro step games and come up with ones all the time.
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explainlikeimfive/ecsu4n1
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aal3g3
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Why does a weapon scope aims precisely to where the bullet is going to hit if it is standing above the barrel?
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A scope is sighted in to be dead on at a specific range (say 100 yds). Because a bullet flies in a parabola, you have to aim lower for a target closer than that zero’ed range and higher for a target at a more distant range. You can alternatively adjust the scope to account for the range difference before each shot.
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AskReddit/e69mtdb
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9h77vs
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What’s your favorite book and why?
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Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is my favorite book, closely followed by the Hobbit. I love the world built around these books, and I find Tolkien's writing style perfect to my taste. They are fairly easy to read books packed with loads of vivid descriptions and deep character depth (at least with most characters).
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explainlikeimfive/ee9hcjc
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agw3wh
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How come full scale quad copters as big as helicopters haven’t been developed, considering the drone versions seem to be much more stable than the single rotor helicopter RC drones?
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The biggest quadcopters are comparable in size to the smallest manned helicopters. A quadcopter is based on very different principles of control and stability from other helicopters. Ordinary helicopters have a set of rotors linked together to balance the forces and then change the pitch of the rotor blades for control. This is a mechanically balanced system as any variable unknowns like the rotor speed have an equal effect on all components. However a quadcopter is a mechanically unstable system that requires constant corrections by the electronics in order to stay balanced. This means that you need motors that have a very fixed speed and can change speed very fast. So quadcopters need special electric motors. You can not build a quadcopter out of any electric motor or out of a combustion engine because these can not be controlled in the same way. This creates some issues when you attempt to scale the design. If you look at bigger quadcopters you will notice that they usually have more rotors then the four classical rotors. This helps with the scale although you can not just mount a hundred motors on a helicopter without issues.
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AskReddit/d4xigud
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4r1cr1
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When in your life did you give something or someone a chance and it paid off?
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My previous job sounded horribly boring but it lead to my horribly boring but well paid current job. I don't do what I love for a living but it pays for what I love for only 40 hours a week.
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explainlikeimfive/ea9ctxv
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9zi161
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Why do you get tired after eating a big meal?
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The way you survive and take energy from food is the same process that happens when you burn something. Your body is essentially burning all your food inside itself to get the energy out of it - and just like using a lighter to start a fire, you need to put in a little energy to get the whole process stated. That's why you feel tired while digesting, cuz your body needs to do it's thing before it can start getting energy out of your food
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AskReddit/cl4xnig
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2is52m
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What's the most satisfying thing you've done today?
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I applied for a volunteer position at an animal sanctuary. I've been meaning to do it for over a year now and just kept putting it off but now I've got a whole bunch of extra time on my hands.
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explainlikeimfive/cpjfgam
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2zjad2
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If you can contract cancer from Radiation Exposure, how does Radiation Therapy eliminate cancer cells rather than create new ones?
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Radiation damages DNA. This is true for both regular cells and for cancerous cells. When radiation damages the DNA in regular cells, this can turn off a number of genes that act against cancer or turn on genes that promote cancer. Normal cells have mechanisms that can deal with these mutations to a certain extent, making low level radiation exposure acceptable for survival. However, cancerous cells tend to be much more susceptible to mutation than regular cells. Their DNA is less stable, which acts as a survival strategy because it allows them to adapt and spread. However, this means that doses of radiation that aren't dangerous to your healthy cells are dangerous to cancerous cells. Radiation is also aimed very specifically at a cancerous mass, minimizing the exposure to radiation to surrounding tissues. Thus, radiation can be both dangerous and helpful, depending on its dosage and use. EDIT: For those interested, it's called a mutator phenotype.
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AskHistorians/cmy9810
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2pmtpv
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Are there any Abrahamic religions other than Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
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The easiest answers are probably the Bahai religion and the Druze religion, both offshoots of Islam. A more interesting corner case is the Mandeans of Iraq; they revere a number of biblical figures(most importantly John the Baptist) but not Abraham and are probably the the only extant Gnostic religious group from antiquity.
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AskReddit/dirunke
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6goltd
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Why are student loans typically regarded so negatively?
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Because college in the US is many times stupidly expensive and the only way to afford to go is with student loans. Loans that can follow you for a long time if you aren't making bank right after getting your degree. Also, depending on where you get the loans, and your situation, the interest might be ridiculous.
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AskReddit/c0zqb1s
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dexmi
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What do you think the typical last thought before death is?
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My grandmother was walking one day, she suddenly stopped and exclaimed "oh no my heart is dropping" and subsequently collapsed. She was dead seconds later - her heart had given out. It troubles me imagining that she could tell the exact moment her body had failed her and was about to give in. From first actually feeling the heart stopping, to the blood leaving the brain and then losing consciousness an not thinking anything at all. Could have been full of thoughts of terror or despair or maybe calm happiness, then nothingness - all in so short a period of time. Not sure I want to have any thoughts when I go.
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AskReddit/dim37r9
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6fymiu
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Why do fashion shows sport such strange clothing?
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I've always seen it as an over-exaggeration of what the trends will be for that next year/season/etc. It's over the top because it's like a moving art show and needs to be visually impacting, but no-- no one is going to wear most pieces that are off the runway from high end designers. However, lower end designers actually have lots of runway fashions that are wearable and end up actually in stores. Think Coach, Michael Kors, Kate Spade, Tory Birch-- they always have very wearable fashions on the runway.
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AskReddit/ds2f4vf
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7njk0s
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In honor of my boyfriend (unintentionally) launching me off the bed onto the floor: Reddit, what is the worst way you have unintentionally hurt a significant other?
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Not a significant other, but still a way I hurt a loved one. Sister was crying because some kids were messing with her at school. I told her I'd defend her honor and started showing off poorly executed karate moves to show how I'd defend her. I got a little to crazy with my karate chops and whacked her straight in the face, giving her a massive nosebleed. I felt so bad.
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explainlikeimfive/coq0pku
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2we6rs
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Why does Obama always say ISIL instead of ISIS?
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ISIS = Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and ISIL = Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. ISIL is actually a more accurate translation of the group's original name, which refers to Iraq and "al-Sham", or the Levant. But now the group has actually abandoned the geographic restriction and now simply calls itself the Islamic State (IS), so the media and the administration are currently using the names for political and branding reasons. The US is happy to continue to intervene in Iraq, but doesn't want to get involved on the ground in Syria, so they've chosen the name that emphasizes Iraq and downplays Syria. The media, as far as I can tell, prefers ISIS either because they like the sound, because it was the first name they committed to, or because they know Americans are even more clueless about the word "Levant" than they are about Syria.
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AskReddit/d0am798
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476tbj
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What is an unethical thing that people glamorize?
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Lately, begging people for money. These people are on every road corner/median anymore. Some guy has been burying his dead son and/or nephew for about 10 months now. Edit: I guess I should include things like GoFundMe in this, as it's the now "glamorized" part that people are taking advantage of.
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AskReddit/c8rwmci
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19wf19
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Why does nearly every university in the country force their organizations to update their constitutions every few years, when the US hasn't updated theirs in 250?
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Because the Constitution is meant to last through time. It provides the basic framework that Americans believe is necessary for their government; it is amended when necessary. Besides: The interpretation of the Constitution is continually changing. Just look at the Supreme Court now versus 100 years ago.
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AskReddit/cqb6dfr
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32h5p1
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What actually lived up to its hype?
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LeBron James. Surrounded with more hype than just about any young athlete ever. And unlike most young athletes who can't seem to live up to the pressure/expectations, LeBron has lived up to and even exceeded the hype.
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