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explainlikeimfive/cnaumfy
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Why can't you use stem cells to make more stem cells?
You can. The result is "lines" of stem cells. The problem being that you only get clones of the original cells. There are 279 lines of stem cells that exist in the US, and you're not allowed to make more. 279 is not enough to treat disease for the millions of people and thousands of diseases they might be useful for.
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AskReddit/dj2pexb
6i19xh
When does the "law of diminishing returns" kick in for your particular hobby or interest?
Expanding on my question a bit here: There was a video posted recently on r/Videos comparing a $100 bass guitar, a $700 bass guitar, and a $10,000 bass guitar. It brought up some discussion about the "law of diminishing returns" and how, with thing like wine or guitars, there is a certain price point where the difference between items becomes far less noticeable. I'm curious, in your particular hobby or interest, when does the "bang for your buck" start to significantly drop?
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AskReddit/cq9welp
32cfw9
Are there any people who have been possessed/gone through an exorcism here?
No, but relevant: I have a friend who claimed that his cousin was possessed. (His cousin is batshit insane, by the way.) Supposedly, the demon made him start going blind in one eye, and made him act even more insane than he currently does. Then he went to a priest and went through the whole exorcism thing, and voila, his blindness was cured, and he became slightly less crazy. The conversation began like this: Random friend (to friend w/ cousin, joking around): Is [cousin's name], like, possessed or something? Friend w/ cousin: Not anymore. It was an interesting night.
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AskReddit/chroatt
26iy6g
If you could change something(s) in the education system, what would you do?
Reading most of the comments it seems there is a mob mentality on how to fix education. We should make small changes at the begin of education. (Preschool and grade school). Small changes like having every student eat breakfast together can have a huge lift. They saw a 15% lift in math scores. Make these small changes because it will be impossible to make huge overhauls in the education system. I would also push moving to only teaching the metric system in school.
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AskReddit/dfdrm3m
61dufa
Why did Brad's wife get fired?
I mean why didn't she get fired sooner? After all she's done, I'm surprised it too so long. Yeah maybe it started small but when it got to the scale it did. The fact Brad is still married to her amazes me. Basically if you do what she did, you should be fired regardless. The question is can you even believe it went on for so long?
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askscience/ewm7im8
co4ih5
How much energy do we consume by dreaming?
No brain activity is free. Even at rest the brain requires a large amount of glucose and other nutrients to power itself. The brain is just like any other organ in that sense. During REM sleep (the stage of sleep where dreams occur), the brain is at a heightened state of activity and thus requires more energy compared to the other stages of sleep. It’s hard to “quantify” the energy that is required, but it would be similar to the energy required during wakefulness.
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AskReddit/eia64bi
azuo9d
As a teenage boy, what confused you the most about teenage girls?
As someone who was a teenage boy in high school a couple of years ago, it always surprised me what they would say to me to open a conversation. Like, they would come up to me and ask me to explain the homework or something and I would normally just repeat the instructions. I would normally leave thinking "I know you, you're smart, why can't you read right now?" It turns out they just wanted to talk to me and thought I was too much of a nerd to talk to any other way.
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AskReddit/d26pjv8
4f8dl5
Why isn’t chocolate considered a vegetable if it comes from cocoa beans and all beans are vegetables?
Maybe because its processed and refined. When you make chocolate from cocoa beans your not keeping it in the original form your changing it into something else. The Bean is probably just a term for the shape it is in. Like Jelly Bean, its in the shape of a bean but isn't a "bean". Good question
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AskReddit/cju14s0
2dxg9u
What is your WiFi network's name?
All of my device's are named "Mr." followed by whatever they are. Mr. iPhone, Mr. Laptop, etc. So the wifi network's name is "Mr. Wifi". Edit that no one will ever see: We got new wifi and we decided to name it Mrs. Wifi.
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AskReddit/d1xbajk
4e613b
What job is it pretty difficult to be bad at?
Maybe this is a slightly different take on the question, but there are a few jobs where bad people - as opposed to people who are bad at their jobs - seem to receive an inordinate amount of protection from their organizations. Most prominently - in terms of public perception at the moment - we can think of the police: many stories that have emerged recently of police officers getting away entirely with abhorrent behaviour, or of receiving punishment which in many eyes is entirely insufficient, have caused outrage and contributed to a serious worsening of the relationship between the police and those they are supposed to protect. Of course I am not saying that all, or even most, police officers are "bad apples": however the age-old tendency of police departments to "protect their own" does cause catastrophic damage to the police's public image (and I am talking here about policing in the US, UK and other western countries; in many other places that public image is already horrendous thanks to systemic corruption and abuse of power which is simply viewed as the norm). Similarly, we can see all too clearly the negative ramifications of recent cover-up scandals in, for example, the armed forces, the Catholic Church, and government, again institutions supposedly working to protect and help people in which offenders have been sheltered for the sake of protecting the institution instead. Unless and until the public believes those people who are caught doing wrong will be punished appropriately and publicly, trust in those institutions will never be at the level it should be in order for them to work effectively and with the full support of the rest of us.
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AskReddit/edmrscx
ae67gl
What is an essential, not-so-obvious skill in life?
Allowing yourself to say "I don't know" and "I've changed my mind" rather than either making things up that you hope are right or doggedly defending a position in the face of changing evidence. EDIT: I would also add that another related skill in life is being able to accept both of those phrases when another says them to you. EDIT 2: By the way, I first heard it phrased this precise way in a song called "Get it Right" by Frank Turner, felt like giving credit where it's due.
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explainlikeimfive/c2lah6c
klr2i
What is happening when you burn a movie/game/program to a cd?
Well, when you burn a movie to DVD, what is happening is your computer is taking the data that you want to put on the dist and converting it into the format used by DVD players. You can think of this as the computer translating the movie into DVD language that all DVD players know how to understand. Once it is ready, your computer will start writing the data onto the disk. There is a certain format that it has to follow that includes some things that have to be written at the start point of the DVD/CD (this basically tells the player reading the disk later what is on the disk and what data to expect) this starting section is sometimes called the "header" or "lead in" and could be considered like a table of contents for the disk, that tells you where the different sections are located. Following the header, the main data portion is written to the disk, which contains the actual movie/game/program/songs you are burning on the disk, and at the end a closing portion to signify the end of the disk. Let's look at how the data is stored physically. CDs and DVDs are digital information storage systems, that means that they store information as a long series of 1's and 0's (binary), the same representation used by computers. 1's and 0's are represented on the physical disk as "pits" these are little indentations in the structure of the disk that are made by your disk burner by burning the disk with a laser. This is why the procedure is permanent, once you have burned a bunch of pits in your disk with a laser, you can't unlaser the pits back out of it. A disk reader can read the data burned onto the disk with another laser by shining it onto the disk and looking at the laser's reflection to see if there is a pit there or not. Some advantages to CDs/DVDs. They are fairly small and lightweight, easy to take with you. And while they are certainly breakable, they don't break very easily, so it is a fairly safe way to store your data. It also takes 0 power to maintain the data, with some data storage techniques there must be a battery present to keep the data alive, on a disk it doesn't require any maintenance. Also CDs and DVDs are both widely used, so it is a format that is easy to find hardware/software for. I can burn a cd on my computer and we can play it in any cd player. As for similar things, you can look at magnetic based data storage like VHS tapes, computer backup tapes, cassette tapes, hard drives, etc. You can also look at flash memory, which is used by most digital cameras and cell phones. In the future we will probably use crystal based data storage methods more as well.
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AskReddit/cr4e4pj
35halz
What are the Pros and Cons of living in your country?
Scotland here. Pros: Free tuition, free prescriptions, amazing culture, extremely friendly, fairly low cost of living (depending on where you reside), beautiful landscapes, and a strong identity. Also the country is very wise to politics now, which imo is great. cons: Everyone outwith UK seems to think we live in England, central Scotland has a lack of career jobs, Scottish sports is pretty weak. Cities like Aberdeen are near impossible to afford to live in unless you work in an oil company. There's probably more but can't be arsed continuing. But generally, I love living here.
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AskReddit/d6qf45j
4yttw8
What is a surprisingly good investment?
Our Own Children are the best investment for our self and for our Old age. Invest on your children in terms of their education, good growth, healthy food. Teach them to pay respect and get respect. Surely, They will give you revenue all the life.
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AskReddit/dfw8fxa
63q8w0
What is the worst case of "helicopter parent" you've ever witnessed or experienced?
My cousin. Her kids sleep in her bed, they bathe with her, they've never spent an hour away from her, and she wants to home school them because "I would just miss them so much" (her words). She's like. obsessed with them. And she criticizes me because I let my kids have lives. She has literally said to me "we're mommies, we shouldn't need breaks." Buuuuull shiiiiiit.
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explainlikeimfive/d6kbr4z
4y21kk
Why aren't insects afraid of humans?
Their brains aren't complex enough to feel fear. They're literally instinct inside a shell. Your body is warm and full of blood, so bed bugs will bite you. Turn on a light and a roach knows it's more likely to be squashed, so they scatter. They aren't afraid of humans because they basically have such limited minds that it's "eat, don't die, reproduce"
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AskReddit/eazrft4
a2ncuz
Have you been bullied and how you survived ?
I got bullied a lot in school until the day they got older (around 13-15 of age) and for some reason they got scared of me because they were told people who wore all black and listened to metal were witches or maniacs by their parents. before that happened, I would try ignore them at the time but when I got home all the emotions would come out, I was teased and bullied since day one of my school life, my mom would keep telling me to ignore them and that one day they would fear me or would want to be my friend and that they are immature, not nice kids and to not be anything like them (school would tell my mom that it was kids just being kids so nothing could be done at the time school didn't care) so I would ignore them and just remember that one day these kids would either work for me or try be my friends later , which later got me to understand who is a jerk or not in the first 1min of meeting someone new due to past experiences.
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AskReddit/dgpxruv
67f3o8
Why are U.K. pubs able to refuse entry to people between the ages of 18-25?
It's the same reason things like the 'club 18-30' holidays can exist - because it's not worth fighting it. Yes, it's discrimination under the strictest sense of the law, but are you ever going to pursue legal action? Is anyone? If the landlord doesn't want under 25's in their pub, they could just bar you for any reason, the sign just exists to stop that from happening. At the end of the day the pub is losing custom from one crowd but i'm sure there are plenty of older people that appreciate not having the more rowdy younger crowd in their local. Same thing as 'ladies night' discriminating based on gender.
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AskReddit/egpp9df
artyq3
What is the best thing and worst thing that has happened to you in the past year?
Being diagnosed bipolar. It took me to my worst to realize I was not okay, but now I'm in therapy and on medication that makes me feel good. It feels good to have control of my life again.
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AskReddit/cat80zq
1hdbpn
What do you do to get rid of fruit flies?
If you want to make a sport out of it, then get rid of the offending fruit or whatever then do this. From time to time, get your hands wet with a little soap and water and catch them. The soap keeps them from flying away when you grab them and when you're done for a bit, just wash your hands off. Lack of food and eradicating the breeding stock will get rid of them in a few days. As a side note, it's funny when I think back on my bachelor days sometimes.
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explainlikeimfive/cgqo5lp
22uybs
How does humble bundle manage to get profit?
It's important to note that the humble bundle is a charity event, not a regular store. The game companies donate their games in exchange for the publicity, fundraising, and a small profit. I know there's a couple games that I got from humble bundle that I never would have purchased otherwise, then paid full price for the sequals.
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AskReddit/etiayur
cbueix
If Florida Man existed throughout history, what would some of the news headlines be?
Florida man ruins everything, says "God told me to open the gates of Constantinople, I wasn't drunk" In other news the Emperor is dead, Mehmet II ecstatic
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AskReddit/crarzrj
364yp4
If morality and ethics weren't a factor, what kind of reality TV show would you want to create?
I would create a reality show where actors from every other reality show were tossed into a vat filled with piranhas. The final episode would be releasing the piranhas back into the river, and the screen would go black.
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AskReddit/dyx5jqt
8j5x8g
Who are some villains that thought they were the good guys?
Seymour from FFX Dude was batshit insane, but in his own twisted logic, he genuinely thought he would be doing the world a great favor by killing off everyone so they wouldn't have to suffer anymore.
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AskReddit/ei08i29
ayeuji
What is this one crazy story you lived that feels like it belongs in a movie?
I work on an offshore drill rig. Woke up to a fire alarm blaring, which is, as you can imagine, quite bad on a rig. Fire was fairly swiftly put out, but running down the corridor while getting gear on and seeing everyone else do the same felt rather movie-like.
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AskReddit/cl4srod
2irn1e
What part of your day would be the hardest to program a robot to do?
The process of procrastination would probably be difficult to program a robot for. Like, programming a robot to be distracted by random search results on the internet, catching it's attention enough to make it not feel like working on whatever else was going on has got to take some serious AI.
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explainlikeimfive/cxd9t1s
3uaibi
Why are recycled notebooks more expensive than non-recycled notebooks?
The process of recycling the paper to re-manufacture the new notebook is quite likely a lot more expensive for the companies than just using the original raw materials. There's also a decent chance that the company selling the recycled paper hopes to make an extra buck on people who will buy it solely because it is recycled.
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AskReddit/c1dkb7b
f64pu
What is your purpose in life?
TO DO THE WILL OF GOD Sorry. Truthfully, I feel my purpose is to bring happiness to others around me. I'm always the positive one in the group that cheers people up. I feel like giving people joy makes it worthwhile to live this life.
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AskReddit/c29u1c1
j7p5m
Is it worth to learn Scandinavian languages (for practical purposes)?
For what it's worth, it's never wrong to learn another language. It makes you, well, understand people, and that in itself can hardly ever be a bad thing. I think it is a Czech proverb that roughly says, 'With every new language learned you acquire a new soul'. I try to live by that.
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AskReddit/cqbrdv4
32ja9v
What are/were you known for in middle/high school?
In middle school, I was mostly known as the wierd kid for most of 6th grade. In 7th grade, we discovered runescape and we formed a serious merchanting clan. We were wheeling and dealing millions of GP on the markets, back when that meant something, back when you could buy a party hat for 200M and a mil could set you back 15 to 20 bucks if you wanted to buy it. At one point, we had 800M gp and 400M in tangible assets waiting for sale. We had 1 billion gp for 15 minutes, but reinvested the money in something, herbs i think. We made a lot of cash doing that because we would offload 50 million gp every so often into a level 3 and sell it to kids at our school for 10 bucks per mil. People lined up and shelled out cash. In high school, after Runescape entered into it's dark ages after getting rid of free trade and implementing the GE and removing the wildy, we started to make movies to entertain ourselves. Formed a club called Skit Studio. Met every other Friday and watched movies on a projector.
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explainlikeimfive/ejxmi58
b8fr60
Can someone explain to me what action potential is please?
Your neurons are bathed in a fluid that contains electrically charged ions. The inside of the neurons will have a different concentration of these ions than the outside. This creates a voltage across the surface (membrane) of the neuron. Now, your neurons also have little "machines" dotting their surface. Of relevance here is primarily one sort: gates that are usually closed, but when opened allow free flow of certain ions in-and/or-out. The gates are sensitive to the voltage across the nearby surface of the neuron, and if the voltage reaches a certain level, they open, flooding the inside of the neuron with certain ions, significantly changing the voltage. This change in voltage near that gate, also alters the voltage and nearby gates, till they reach the level of voltage needed for them to open, changing the voltage there, etc.etc.etc. Eventually other gates (in addition the gates are "timed" in a sense, and close automatically, and there are also pumps that actively move ions from one side to the other) normalize the voltage in each area. That is the action potential. It is the voltage spike at location X, which triggers a voltage spike at location X+1, which triggers a voltage spike at location X+2.
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AskReddit/cqc0xba
32kj3m
What's the worst way someone has broken up with you or you broke up with someone?
A girl I dated for 4 years broke up with me over a text. And never told me why. I had already bought the engagement ring and was planning on proposing to her a in about a month. Never talked to her ever again.
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AskReddit/clvd8vq
2ljck4
What are the worst conditions you've masturbated under?
In my rabbis house when I was 12. I was there for my bar-mizvah lesson and had to rub one out while the rabbi did something jewish. If you don't consider this the "worst conditions" then you have never jerked off with a whole wall of siddurs staring you in the face. But hey, I still came.
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AskReddit/c7c416o
14db7z
What is your one that got away story?
Her name is Amisha. And I miss her more than anything. I have read the strong majority of these stories and some of you great people have truely described how she was to me. I think about her all day everyday and have so for almost three years meow. She was the meaning of perfection to me. I could truely be myself. Humor, music, beliefs, and life in general. I would do anything to have her back in my life.
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AskReddit/c7ufrrh
16bclk
What's the most over-the-top side effect you've ever seen on medication?
Pulmonary Embolism (blood clots on the lungs) Deep Vein Thrombosis, Ectopic pregnancy (babies growing in my pipes, not my womb), Heart failure. yay Birth Control I'm also on sleeping pills which may cause insomnia, and pain killers that may cause phycosis when mixed with alcohol. (I've tried it. It does)
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explainlikeimfive/d5ue5mr
4v0gh0
How does a small balloon fill up a larger one when connected together?
The smaller balloon has a higher internal pressure. The inward tension from the balloon rubber decreases as the diameter of the balloon increases. i.e. the bigger it is, the easier it gets to inflate it a bit more. So the air flows from the higher pressure (small balloon) to the lower pressure (large balloon). Think about it a slightly different way. If you blow up a balloon and let it go what happens? The higher pressure (balloon) goes into the lower pressure (the room). The room could be considered a much bigger balloon.
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AskReddit/d5e26xf
4t2dd9
What was the most awkward moment of a job interview you've had?
During an interview I was asking the hiring manager about the likelihood of layoffs, the company's direction, some questionable things I had seen, how upper management viewed the group for which I was interviewing, etc. He didn't seem to appreciate some of my questions, but did say that they'd never have a mass layoff nor outsource his department, as the company was "100% committed" to the area and its people. I wasn't offered the job, but I wouldn't have taken it anyway. A few months later the company laid off everyone in that whole complex, shut it down and outsourced.
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AskReddit/c1780a9
ed5ti
Is it possible to negotiate the monthly rent when first signing a rental agreement?
With apartment complexes owned by large management companies, no chance. The leasing managers have no control over the rental prices. It's a take it or leave it situation. You might be able to negotiate on a privately owned place, but, then again, it's a landlord's market right now in most places, since buying a home these days is tricky. I wouldn't hold my breath trying to talk the landlords down. They know the value of their property. If they wanted $600/month, they would have listed it for that price.
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AskHistorians/cbqrhzy
1kn3rn
Were the ancient Israelites ever enslaved by the ancient Egyptians?
The New Kingdom Egyptians did a lot of slave raiding all around the Levant and we have multiple attestations of those events in both private and public monuments. Even more tantalising are the physical pictures we have at Rekhmire of Semite slaves (from the north lands, meaning Syria-Canaan) making bricks, with Egyptian overseers waving whips at them (Frank Yurco raised the possibility that one of the defaced panels at Karnak, showing Mereneptah's contains depictions of the Shasu or Israelites). We have Old and Middle kingdom records of brick making quotas that were not attainable, and we have records of officials complaining that there isn't enough straw to make bricks - the parallels with the accounts in Exodus are quite clear. The problem comes from determining what is an Israelite in Egypt (before they have exited Egypt and are given all sorts of defining features at Sinai) and where you would find evidence of Israelites if they were there. The place where the Israelites were supposed to have lived is flooded annually, so nothing would remain - and if something did remain, what's the likelihood that it's got "Moses the Israelite" written over it? Other excavations in the delta are hideously expensive because of the pumping issue, and have revealed virtually nothing written down because the papyrus rots, so you're left with ostraka and monuments, and that's assuming they were not incorporated into other buildings as is often the case. So the problem is that it's really difficult to dig in the area, and there's not very much left to find anyway, so the chances of finding evidence of a group of slaves that is fundamentally distinguishable from all the other slaves in Egypt is rather remote. We have Semites in Egypt and that's a fact - whether they are Israelite is just not answerable with the evidence we currently possess. There is a whole school of thought that argues that the story is just an origin myth, but I find that less likely than there actually being a kernel of truth in it (it might be a big kernel but we just don't have enough evidence to say yea or nay).
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explainlikeimfive/cia3slu
28ecfw
Why do Banks need such large buildings?
Computers do perform a lot of the work that humans used to do, but at the same time many banks have grown substantially. That being said, when you see a skyscraper owned by a bank, the entire floor area of the building might not be taken up by bank employees. Many(most?) larger office buildings have multiple tenants renting portions of it for their workspace. Banks tend to have lots of money, so if they decide to build a building, why not make a really big impressive one, and then rent some of it out in the future to make even more money?
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explainlikeimfive/cfdviad
1xr3kt
What did people use before lip balm?
People used goose or other animal fats on their lips and faces, especially in cold areas to protect against windburn and cold, dry air. Also, beeswax and oil. The Burt's Beeswax brand that I use now is essentially just that.
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AskReddit/cwjcrus
3qydyc
Why is it considered an insult and not an observation to call fat people 'fat'?
The same reason it's generally rude to call autistic people "autistic". It shouldn't be a problem to say, "You know Jim, right? Black, short hair, kinda fat?" It is a problem to say, "You know that fat guy? Jim?" Why? Because you are emphasizing the fatness, as if that is Jim's sole defining quality. It's about context, usually.
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AskReddit/dwvj7xv
8a36h7
If you could talk for 20 seconds to a family member or a friend who has passed away, who would you choose and what would you say?
It would have to be my dad. He passed away when I was one and a half, and while I do have a singular, barely-there memory of him (my first time getting stung by a bee, so the pain helped cement that in my mind for my entire life), I would love the opportunity to speak with him even for a few seconds, just to let know how I turned out. My entire life I've been told we act the same, so I would probably go into it with the intent to telling him how I turned out but then we would probably waste the 20 seconds making fart jokes.
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AskReddit/dxw8sxm
8eljl1
What is the most ridiculous serving size you’ve seen on food?
If you've ever been to Food and Wine Festival at Epcot the serving sizes verses price are ridiculous. "Two shrimp wrapped with bacon.that will be 15 dollars please" or "would you like to try our wine made with grapes from the back country of Appalachia.here is a thimble and that will be 10 bucks"
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AskReddit/epw2oid
bw8hf7
How likely are you to be interested in an obese person?
This is an interesting question.Many people tend to have this image of an obese person being like someone from my 600lb life. Like they are too big to get through the door and have allowed themselves to get that way because they keep gorging. So obviously you are not going to find yourself attracted to that. But Serena Williams is considered obese because of her BMI, A lot of people that may look a bit chubby are actually in the obese range. So I suppose its all in the perception. What I have found is that men are less likely to be interested in a fat chick compared to women who are more inclined to look past the looks and go for personality.
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AskReddit/dg5uvl3
64y4ub
How are Kinder Eggs illegal but King Cakes are ok?
The ban on Kinder Eggs is an import ban. Since there is no American manufacturing facility that makes Kinder Eggs, this makes it a de facto ban, but it's technically only limiting import. Since almost all king cakes are baked inside the US, and therefore don't involve importing them from outside the country, they don't fall under any sort of import ban.
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askscience/ebm6jvm
a57y53
What is the most carbon-dense plant?
Wood science major here, so answering from that perspective: Short answer: a tree. Generally whatever tree will grow in your climate and won’t out grow the space. The denser the tree species the better. Long answer: Generally, trees with the highest specific gravity (and therefore lowest porosity) will be the most carbon dense. These tend to be the hardwoods, but there are many softwood species that are comparable. If we are talking energy density (as in which will make the best fuel wood) hardwoods tends to be better, however part of this is due to the resigns and other extracts found in softwoods, which tend to make them burn much faster and hotter (not a trait that is always valued when looking for a fuel source). Interestingly, mangrove trees create some of the most energy dense charcoal. However, your question seems to be more akin to which species would best be grown to remove and store carbon (presumably to try and reverse climate change). In this context the answer is more complex. Trees consume and store carbon at different rates during their lives, and this also varies from species to species. For example, a young, fast growing pine can store more carbon per year than a young, slow growing oak or redwood. However, a large mature oak can store more carbon per year than a smaller mature pine. There also needs to be incentive to grow these trees. This again will dictate species selection. Land, and the resources created from that land, has value. No one will just grow trees on the type of scale needed for this just because. Sure they could get paid to grow trees just to sequester carbon, but who would pay them? Where would that money come from? A better option is to grow trees to be used. Properly managed, these plantation can alway be growing healthy trees that can be harvested. Even better, once these trees are turned into timber and other wood products, the carbon they sequesters is locked away for the life of the product. This whole process could theoretically be done in a carbon neutral or negative way. Finally, if you really want to lock away as much carbon as possible, trees aren’t the sole answer. You really want an entire forest. The understory of a healthy forest locks away a huge amount of carbon on top of what the trees do. Think of it this way: if you just grow trees, then you have a large amount of wasted space under the trees that can still grow stuff. Even more, this fully filled out ecosystem benefits the health of all the species involved. Unfortunately, a large, well developed forest doesn’t really make industrial forest harvest easy. There are some ways around this. Agroforestry involves growing multiple species of tree and plants for different uses. You might grow pines to harvest for timber. Amongst these pines you could grow fruit or nut trees (or if the climate allows it coffee or coco trees). And in the remaking space grow crops to support the local community. In this way you simulate a “real” ecosystem, but every plant grown is economically valuable.
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AskReddit/d6u7q49
4z8y2g
What are some good tips to become more likable as a person?
Well for one thing, at the end of the day you have to realize that not everyone is going to like you. You don't need to try so hard so that everybody will like you. That's not how being a likable person works. Even really nice and charming people who will don't have ill wishes toward anyone will have someone who doesn't like them. But unfortunately that's a fact you'll have to accept. TL:DR you don't need everyone to like you.
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AskReddit/c2lhs7s
kmkxv
What hypothetical scenarios do you find yourself playing out in your head the most often when you're bored?
I'll be walking down the street and start thinking about being a Jedi, only I'm a secret Jedi that protects people but lives what appears to be a normal life. There are also secret bad Jedi, and they make trouble. I imagine being able to "sense" when an evil Jedi is near. Then I imagine these epic lightsaber fights in the "real world" as terrified people watch in amazement as I defend them from the bad guy(s). I've had this scenario floating around in my head for at least a decade. tl;dr: Highlander meets Star Wars Jedi fantasy
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AskReddit/c9zgpn8
1eembb
What is your plan B in life?
Make a change. If that doesn't work, make another change. Basically, my plan B is to make a plan C, then D, rinse and repeat. If you can either die or do something new, something that scares you, why not do the thing that scares you. Every time I got to an end of a choose-your-own-adventure book, I just backed up and read a different thread. If you make an end, you can't try something different next time. But you can always make another change. Try something drastic but survivable. Life can even get excitingly hard after that, but for me it's worth it. I just put down the knife and tried something else.
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askscience/c3jzrhc
otknx
Could a straight line cross the entire universe without colliding into something?
Absolutely. The Universe really is mostly empty space. Most lines of sight through our galaxy will never intersect a star, and going past that, your odds don't really increase when it comes to hitting stars in other galaxies. It really depends, though, on whether the expansion of the Universe is decelerating or accelerating. If it's decelerating, more and more of the Universe becomes visible over time, and eventually the probability that any straight line hits a star approaches one. But if it's accelerating, less and less of the Universe becomes visible, so that straight line will only ever see a finite piece of the Universe.
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explainlikeimfive/e7kagcc
9n7ofv
Why do some things sound better in our head but don't when spoken out loud?
Its merely your confidence when around people (you may not know much or have limited relations), around people (who are very close to you) or around no people (i.e. in your head). This impacts the way you speak or deliver your thoughts on spot. Some people are highly confident when no one around compared to when they are around people with whom they don't know much.
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AskReddit/dkhoqmm
6oinin
What have some of you communications majors out there done with your degree?
Personally, I'm thinking about going into real estate. Do you need a communication (or any) degree to do that? No. But I don't think I'd have found my interest for the field had I not gone to college. Plus, a bachelor's degree (admittedly not necessarily in comm) is required for the position I've been interviewing for. Other people I knew in my major are entering fields such as HR, marketing, sales, law, and business. You don't need a communication degree to do any particular job in the same way you need a J.D. to be an attorney, but it's certainly an asset and it's opened many doors for me and people I know.
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AskReddit/cwgd1gw
3qm1ud
What TV/book/game series lost you halfway through?
Marvel's Agents of Shield around halfway through series one because I just stopped caring about all the characters and the ludicrously intricate crosses, double crosses, treble crosses and overly complex plotlines. I liked it when it was just monster-of-the-week. Also the A Song of Ice and Fire books lost me around the 3000th page or so (no idea where I was up to by that point and didn't care) because christ they're badly written. Great plots, painfully bad prose.
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askscience/c23z2ex
ii9ia
How much of the established scientific facts are subject to change?
Everything is subject to change if new evidence comes to light; that's how science works. However, if you're asking what we expect to change . well, the way it seems to be working is that we're not astoundingly wrong all that often. Instead, the truth gets pinned down tighter and tighter as the years go on. Obviously if we could say "this number is probably wrong" we wouldn't be announcing that number in the first place.
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explainlikeimfive/dbj7thi
5jv3n5
Why do the suburbs of Boston and NYC look so different from the rest of the country's?
The suburbs of Boston and New York are old, in American terms. The layout of the towns and roads was done long before the 1920s, in the 1720s to 1820s. The old buildings have been replaced, but not by taking farms and turning them into developments.
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AskReddit/c06wiqw
7o7hr
What is the most heartache you have ever felt in your life?
One of times I was dumped, way back when. Saw her face in every tree and cloud for a while. Ah, the naivete of youth. Father dying of cancer was hard too, but in a different way. I felt that life had cheated me, but not as acutely as when I was dumped by that particular person.
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AskReddit/coofeez
2w80zh
Which TV show has the best opening credits?
I've always thought Top Gear had great opening credits. TONIGHT! I wear some goggles, Richard falls down a small hill, and James ignores a cat.
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AskReddit/ccmz4wg
1nxknx
Which is better: more government or less?
Kind of a complicated question to turn into a binary response. I'd like to see more programs to build important stuff like high speed rail, but I want less government when it comes to abortion and forcing religion into schools. So, more and less is my response if I need to conform to the question.
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AskReddit/cned7b8
2rbsep
What event in history do you wish you were alive to see or experience?
I wish I knew the event I'm referring to, but there's an event in Roman history where two generals met in a field, one who could not win a battle. They exchanged words briefly, and the one who seemingly had the upper hand turned his entire army around and left, though to this day no one knows what what said between the two men. EDIT For the 2 people reading this, it was Attila the Hun suddenly leaving Italy.
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AskReddit/d5j3fm4
4tp135
What was the weirdest romantic gesture you've ever experienced or witnessed?
In high school I had two friends that were dating and the guy told his girlfriend that her "eyes are the color of a rich wood". So hot edit: Thought I should add this, it isn't a romantic gesture per se but weird nonetheless. Got asked out by a close friend who always called me his "bro" beforehand (and I'm female). Our "relationship" lasted two weeks until I broke it off because he was too much of a bro. Er, bros before bros?
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explainlikeimfive/cx38d9h
3t5jdw
How does a president "break up" the big banks?
By implementing new legal processes that means those constructions are now illegal. Alternatively, if the banks need the government for something (like a bail-out) by attaching requirements to that bail-out, such as reducing their size or making them sell certain parts of their company. Whether that is something that is good to do is a separate discussion.
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AskReddit/csillos
3b2fy4
What obscure reference do you always bring up that no one understands?
You see, I live in the deepest of souths, Texas Texas. So to everyone around me, EVERYTHING IS OBSCURE. So here's a small list of all the 'obscure' references I tend to toss in that are actually sort of obscure anyway. Just about every 40k quote ever "this is spookier than Halloween at Rip Taylor's" Just about everything ever said by Gex "I WILL KILL YOU IN THE FACE" "this is highly illogical." Random MST3k stuff, I occasionally sing the Forklift song at random "ROLLTROLL!" No (x), you are the (y). And then (x) was a (z). I'M A WATERFALL OF EMOTIONS "well, the chart says." "and now here's something you'll really like", done in the exact voice of the person who said it. Shaggy impressions (when told terrible things about DnD)"mazes and monsters is a messed up game." The list goes on to include stuff from Animaniacs, The Jerk, Black Adder, and various internet shows.
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AskReddit/c1et5sp
fc1u4
Do fourth dimensional beings view things in three dimensions?
Yes. We are beings that exist in three dimensions of space and one dimension in time. We don't view time, we remember or form an idea of it but can only view the present. We do view three dimensional space.
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explainlikeimfive/c5bhhdy
w9pft
How do microwave ovens work?
Microwave ovens produce micro-waves that travel trough food and heat up molecules of water. Most food has a lots of water, but if you put a sandwich in, you will notice cheese will be hotter than bread. Thats beacuse cheese has more water. Same thing is why the dish always stay cold - no water. It can`t hurt you when you open it because there are no microwaves when its off.
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AskReddit/c1vh55j
hhops
Do people have the right to commit suicide?
It's a moot point, as, right or not, there's no consequences for the person concerned. The real debate to be had is whether or not assisted suicide should be legal (I realise that in some parts of the world it already is). My personal view is that people do have the innate right, and I'd like to see assisted suicide legalised. Edit: The downvote brigade is out in force in this thread.
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AskReddit/dhwblei
6cp94l
What can you do with a history degree besides teach?
There are a few ways to go here. Like English, a fair bit of history majors may go on to law school. There are also programs in library science or archives that may be of interest to people with an interest in history. With a lot of jobs, a B.A. in anything could open doors to things in administration, executive assistance, etc. There may be openings in museums. It's very common for people with degrees in any of the humanities to end up working in a field pretty different from their major.
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AskReddit/dtab1xc
7t6t1x
What is the best/most creative drinking game you've played?
I don't recall the name of it, but it was a game played with a single die. Rules are as follows: 1 - Take a drink 2 - Person to your left drinks 3 - Person to your right drinks 4 - Pass 5 - Assign someone to drink 6 - Make an arbitrary rule that everyone must follow (for example, you can only touch the die with your left hand, or nobody can use a word beginning with the letter B) If you catch someone breaking a rule, they chug.
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AskReddit/cfk8785
1ygb0e
What is the weirdest place you have spent the night?
lots of places, but my Top 3 are as follows 5 people inside a minivan outside a completely booked hotel in the middle of the desert Island in the middle of a local river on property own by a local Steel Mill. Outside in a makeshift tent, that was only hay and a tarp. Middle of February so it was below 5 Deg for most of the night.
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AskReddit/d7t0983
53h2bq
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Technically I'm already grown up, but I'd like my actual career to be psychiatry. Right now I'm a disabled person who writes erotica on the side for weird furries. Not exactly my end goal. Recovery comes first, though.
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AskReddit/epdx6sx
bumfrl
What makes oil worth destroying a planet over?
It is a cheap fuel source. If all oil were to disappear our society would collapse and lots of people could get hurt and die. It is really hard to switch to a alternative energy source like solar so few people make the effort.
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explainlikeimfive/etevwu0
cbeagn
What is the difference between an AWD, 4WD, FWD, and RWD?
If I remember correctly, AWD is when the vehicle is driven by all wheels and cannot be altered, 4WD is a feature commonly found in trucks or off road vehicles and is driven by all wheels but can be switched from 4WD to RWD or FWD. RWD and FWD is when the vehicle is driven by the rear or front tires respectively.
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AskReddit/c5byaw2
wbqsk
If I'm eating healthier, why am I still gaining weight?
Have you changed your exercise routine? Even things like walking habits? How are you determining what's healthier or not? Check your calorie intake daily. You might be eating things that say "low fat", etc., but if you're consuming more calories every day you'll gain weight.
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AskReddit/ckxqwcp
2i0lca
What are some less popular shows that you really love?
The Venture Brothers. I think it's pretty popular on Reddit, but I've never heard it mentioned IRL. Really brilliant writing and fantastically funny. I think a lot of people just instantly dismiss cartoons as "worthless" when it's a medium that allows you to do (and get away with) a lot of things that would be hard (or require a huge budget) for a live action show.
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explainlikeimfive/c40kqqf
qumdd
Are the cell phones in "phone hacking" scandals actually hacked or is it just social engineering?
As far as I can tell from various news stories, these people's voicemail accounts had no 4-digit passcode assigned in order to access their voicemail service - making it rather easy to access. From what I can gather, there was no special technical tricks involved, the people who got "hacked" just didn't lock their voicemail services.
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Ask_Politics/esbr71i
c6xte1
How much does it cost to run for President in the US?
There is no administration cost to run for president. You don't even have to register with the FEC until you've spent over $5000. Typically there are about 250 people that run for president every cycle. In the 1996 presidential campaign, Ralph Nader made a point of not filing a statement of candidacy; he came in fourth in the voting.
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AskReddit/d43hxn8
4nft7x
Why exactly do people hate or disagree with Hillary Clinton?
Hillary Clinton has a long history of saying one thing in public and then doing the opposite with her Senate votes or policies she supported as Secretary of State. She openly flaunts the rules that government employees have to follow regarding their communications and even when the department she was in says she broke the rules she continues to lie and say she did nothing wrong. She is also guilty of Stolen Valor when she claimed to have been under sniper fire in Bosnia when videos showed that was a lie. This is a huge disrespect to our service members who have served in combat and she does not deserve to be their commander and chief.
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AskReddit/egpvgrj
arv1yz
What words or phrases do you always confuse, and what, if any, situations has that caused?
I used an app to create an Alphanumeric password for my email account. Apparently I mixed up one of the alphabets, it was supposed to be an upper case I(i) not a lowercase L.so that caused a bit of a problem trying to sort that out yesterday!
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explainlikeimfive/eb8rhl7
a3sikj
How do cemeteries not run out of space?
They do, quite often. There are cemeteries that are completely full and unavailable to purchase new plots at. Sometimes cemetaries can be expanded to new nearby land, sometimes they can't. Cemeteries in different places also have different models. In Europe you don't buy a plot you lease it. In some places for as short as 5 years. If no one in your family is paying anymore, you get evicted. I believe to go into a mass grave.
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AskReddit/cea81i2
1tpiy5
Couldn't homosexuality be described as a chemical imbalance caused by any number of outside factors probably during pregnancy?
Your question has a pretty basic answer. My two cents: you need to clarify what you mean when you use the word "imbalance". Currently, people are getting their knickers in a twist because they say that implies it's a deviation. What you mean is that there are differences, which IS CORRECT. So use that instead. Now, what you used as examples: The answer is that the brain is incredibly flexible. While you may be born with a biological preference which CAN be influenced by epigenetic factors, your behavior can either strengthen it, or even, IF you do it on purpose AND for a long time, change it. I UNDERSTAND that the vast majority of people don't want to and don't think it should be considered an option. I'm NOT addressing the politics, ONLY WHETHER IT'S POSSIBLE at all from a neuroscience standpoint. TL;DR Imbalance is not the right word. Aside from that, your statement is technically true. Here is my suggestion on rewording it: "Do epigenetic factors dictate our basic sexual preferences and if so, what are the implications?"
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explainlikeimfive/d80s7jo
54ctp1
Why is it necessary to treat livestock (poultry, cattle) with antibiotics so that it's safe for us to eat?
If anyone else in this thread is actually in the livestock industry I'd be surprised. I raise cattle and not just a few. The only time our animals EVER receive antibiotics is if they are sick or have an open wound. It is illegal to sell animals for slaughter if they have been treated with antibiotics prior to the withdrawal period (45 days, generally). Again, I'm just talking about the beef industry.
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AskReddit/dgo234d
676eer
For those of you not from Texas, what is your opinion of Texas and Texans?
I had mixed opinions of Texas being active duty. I've bumped into the big city quiet types you'd never expect of being Texan, I've bumped into the openly opinionated, borderline racist ones who honestly have no idea how racist they are, I've bumped into black Texans who fly the confederate flag with pride. It's hard to generalize Texas. It's a melting pot within a melting pot. When I visited Texas. I loved it. They have the 49% rule (or 51% rule, depending), love guns, are open minded and straight to the point. You can go to a hole-in-the-wall country bar and see an overcompensated lifted Dodge parked next to a 46 MPG Prius.and the drivers are best friends. God bless Texas.
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AskReddit/ca3g3oj
1et0sv
How intelligent would other primates have to become to get civil rights and join human society?
That's interesting. It's a little hard to say. Today any human is considered to have basic rights ("Human Rights") simply by virtue of being a human, no matter how ignorant or disabled they may be. In recorded history we haven't encountered any animal who is nearly as smart as a human. (dolphins may be extremely smart in some ways but they live such a different lifestyle it's sort of hard to tell). Neanderthals would be the next closest thing. They were probably nearly as smart as humans … some people say maybe they were smarter. But we eliminated them by apparently killing and interbreeding. Certainly for things like laws to apply to an individual entity that's not a human, we'd have to consider they're able to understand the laws. So they would need to be capable of language. And language a lot better than primitive gorilla sign language.
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AskReddit/c5fb231
wpgam
What "clever" phrases did you say as a kid?
I recently watched Spy Kids (no judgement, it's free streaming on Netflix!) and I remembered a phrase I got from that movie that I used to say all the time. "Oh shiiiii. take mushrooms." Man, I was clever.
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AskReddit/etkhyag
cc4wve
What are the pros and cons of doing drugs?
Depends on what drugs.Kratom, Caffeine, THC, you're going to be fine and may even see some benefits like increased mood and/or athletic performance. Hard drugs like Alcohol, Cocaine, Meth.no benefits at all. They just play tricks on your mind and offer nothing of value
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AskReddit/d061obd
46lmoi
Will Reddit ever give karma a purpose?
It has a purpose. It functions as a post filter/limiter. Receive too much negative karma in a time period, you are limited in how much posts you can make, receive a lot of positive karma you can make more posts. I don't see it as bragging rights, just a way to limit trolling.
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AskReddit/ch20hbu
23z4j6
Why do so many countries have red, white, and blue as their primary flag colors?
Many of them used to be part of the British Empire. And many were part of the French Empire. Or the Dutch. Between those three that's where many of the current world flags derive from. You will notice however many Muslim countries incorporate black and green and many Communist countries just have red and yellow.
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AskReddit/e5mlehm
9e72l7
If your life was a video game, what is the hardest level?
Mid to Late 20s. I like to think it can be very trying, difficult, and enough where the majority of players quit because it is too hard but if you can stick to it you unlock a hidden level that shows you how much stronger you are and the rest of the game is easier because of the things you learned in the adversity
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AskReddit/e7hafuo
9mtsl0
What is the difference between interviews for a job in the US and in the EU?
I've interviewed both. Most of my experience is Eastern Europe versus the United States. I have to say that the main difference is there is almost a culture of it in the USA. If the applicants have college degrees they tend to follow the same cookie cutter "best applicant" formula. The Eastern Europeans are super chill about it normally, like a sweatshirt and a skype call. Of course I'm in the tech field so I don't know if it's like that for everything.
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askscience/enpa1p4
bp0xdo
Do all diatomic molecules have centres of inversion?
Not all diatomic will have an inversion center. All of the diatomic elements: H2, N2, O2, F2, Cl2, Br2, and I2 will have an inversion center. If you picture a linear molecule (say O2) with one oxygen on the left and one oxygen on the right, and flip them by moving them through their center of mass (an inversion) you end up with the same molecule (with one oxygen on the left and one oxygen on the right) But if you have a mixed element diatomic (say carbon monoxide) and you invert it you will change the geometry from left to right.
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AskReddit/ce23qoo
1sx4xd
If money were no object and you could open any business you wanted, what would it be?
I would make a program that cost 1$ (us) to use per month. Every morning you open your smartphone/tablet/computer, you are prompted with a window in which you would type out a general compliment, something nice that you could say to any random person on the street. Then you send it off and go about your day. At a specific time of day (Say 12:00 CST) you'd get a little notification holding a compliment from a total stranger to brighten your day. At the end of the month all user's money is divided up between the costs of running a server and a random well-known charity such as the Red Cross. Everyone deserves a little kindness.
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AskReddit/dfp08g1
62sz00
What race is subject to the most racism, and why do you think this is?
Depends how you define racism and what kind of racism. For instance, some argue that you also much consider power dynamics and thus you can't be racist towards white people. Also, there are many different ways in which racism can manifest, for instance verbally, legislation, blind violence, discrimination, hate etc. Verbally in the western world white people, especially white men are subject to a lot of racism and hate. You can get away with saying so many racists comments towards white people that would otherwise be considered blatant racism if you switched the word "white" with "black". White people are more in power, so it is more PC to attack them. Moreover, white people are on average more privileged and are less subject to discrimination than other races, so it it is more accepted that be rude towards that race. It is hard to tell which races are most subject to most racism, as what is considered racism is often subjective. Telling facts isn't racism, but many can get offended by it. Treating someone worse just because of their race is on the other hand racism. Many may also have prejudices towards other races, but it doesn't necessarily manifest in behavior. Some stereotypes are justified in statistics, but you shouldn't judge an individual based on statistics that applies to a group of people. The topic of racism involves contexts and nuances that are often missing from discussions. And even though all racism should be eliminated, some types of racism (e.g. Apartheid) are way worse than others. I think most races are subject to racism, but in different ways and with different consequences. But minorities and poor people are most affected by racism. All racism sucks. A douchbag is a douchbag no matter race, gender and religious belief.
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askscience/czeu8ny
431i8v
Why is Vmax always the same between a competitive inhibiter and a substrate?
For a Michaelis-Menten enzyme, Vmax represents the maximal rate of conversion of substrate to product given an enzyme concentration. This can happen only happen if substrate is saturating, that is, there is so much substrate that at any point in time, the enzyme is either performing the reaction or has the substrate bound. This rate does not depend on how much inhibitor there is, since it occurs only if every single enzyme is interacting with the substrate. If you have some Smax that denotes the concentration of the substrate required to achieve Vmax, and we add some inhibitor I=Io while keeping S=Smax, then V<Vmax since some of the enzymes are inhibited, but the theoretical maximum will remain the same, which is Vmax.
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explainlikeimfive/c2ouprh
l0rtg
Who is a Republican and who is a Democrat?
People tend to call themselves Republicans or Democrats based on how they tend to vote, but the differences within the group can be as vast as the differences between the groups. There are general trends, but no absolutes. Some very rough generalizations / observations I'd make. This is by no means true of every democrat / republican. Republicans tend to believe that someone's position in life is of their own making. Control over your destiny is 70% your making, 30% luck. Democrats tend to believe that someone's position in life is more a result of the influences around them and that an individual has little control over their own destiny. Maybe 70% luck, 30% your own making. I think this core belief is why republicans oppose social programs as unnecessary while democrats consider them critical. I think this also over flows into the social spectrum where Republicans prefer the government keep out of social relationships and Democrats prefer that the government push for tolerance.
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AskReddit/ct6oqnr
3dmjc6
Why do some people believe that just because something is traditional, it automatically makes it good?
Why do some other people believe that just because something is progressive, it automatically makes it good? Because "some people," whether traditional or progressive, are simply more comfortable with generalizations and assumptions than the difficult work of discernment and truth.
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AskReddit/cski2l2
3bb0ty
What's your best beach story?
This sounds bad but it's good because of the humanity involved. First off, I'm a guy and I was with my infant son whom I was carrying in my arms, and I was walking barefoot across the sand, headed toward my car at Venice Beach. Then comes this big shock. I stepped on a broken beer bottle that was just under the surface of the sand. It made a deep gash on the sole of my foot. I'm holding a baby and I can't put my foot down now and blood is gushing out. I felt helpless and a bit violated. Why do people throw garbage on the beach, especially glass? So what happened was, I was able to flag down a lifeguard. He was a dude in his early twenties, and he helped me to place where I could sit down. This really super person went and got some bandages. He fixed me up. I was stranded there, you know, with my baby. And if you've had a baby, you know you only have so much time before they need a new diaper, or a bottle of formula -- you have just so much time before everything breaks down, and he rescued us. This dude rescued us. My hat goes off to lifeguards everywhere. This is a story about helping your fellow man, and it is my best beach story.
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explainlikeimfive/daqj3vs
5g9rmy
What's a Dead Man's Switch?
It is a switch used by a piece of machinery to find out if the operator is present and able to operate the controls. If the operator is not able to work the machine will automatically enable its emergency sequence to come to a safe configuration. For example in a train the driver needs to be able to read the signaling and slow down if necessary to avoid crashes and derailments. There have been accidents where train drivers have died at the controls and in some cases the dead man switch have failed its role and it have resulted in train accidents. Another use is for journalists and others who might have a system in place to release secret information unless they are able to delay this. If someone were to kill the journalist the information would become public after a while exposing secrets about the likely assassins. We have seen such dead mans switches been triggered multiple times either by accident or for real.
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AskReddit/eiq5a9m
b24gtn
What's a belief you had as a child that you unlearned as you grew up?
I grew up in a valley, though the mountains are so far apart it's kinda hard, but basically we got a ring of mountains around us. Anyway, I used to think that everything surrounded by the mountains was the whole Earth. Turns out I was wrong and the sun didnt hang out right behind the nearest set of mountains every night.
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AskReddit/ehns537
awn5oj
What song made you cry or brought you close to tears after hearing it the first time?
Posting here to follow this. I can always use more good melancholy though no song has ever made me cry, which is probably because I usually keep my emotions like that muted due to past stuff. Some songs definitely can help move stuff along though with what’s going on, like the end of Fast and Furious 7 broke me down with “See you again” because I have a fear that those closest to me will die.
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AskReddit/cieglpx
28tz6g
What are things everyone should keep in their car?
When I had a car I had an emergency kit (ponchos, snacks, first aid, flare), the seatbelt cutter thing, jumper cables and an external battery so I could jump my car myself (you can get them at Target I think), spare tire, an umbrella always in the back seat, and reusable grocery bags.
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