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explainlikeimfive/ebc4by3 | a47fs2 | How do tax deductions and tax credits work? | Basically politicians decide what they want to promote and then give tax breaks on that. For instance, it's viewed that having children and raising a family is a good thing and there are tax credits for that. And starting your own business is viewed as a good thing, so you can write off certain expenses for that. But i... | 3 |
AskReddit/eon5hrs | bsgxpr | What is the strangest way you fixed something? | Maybe not the strangest, more like a classic. A friends PS4 had a blu-ray stuck in the drive. Dropped it when he was taking it to get fixed. Apparently that was the cure. Been working just fine for almost a year now. | 2 |
AskReddit/c27wkvv | izjkw | Do people who claim global warming/climate change doesn't exist because it's cold in January suddenly believe now that it's 100 degrees in July? | Your statement is as stupid as theirs. Local temperature trends have little to do with the global climate change model. The rate of warming with climate change is approximately .25 degrees Celsius a decade. It's not enough to be noticeable to the average human being, but it is certainly enough to wreak havoc on the thi... | 4 |
AskHistorians/ddmijot | 5tgcdd | How were the Romans able to field much larger armies than Medieval Europe? | Firstly, keep in mind that the ancient armies you are describing were fielded by what were essentially ancient superpowers. At the time of the Punic Wars, the Carthaginians held an empire that controlled the western Mediterranean, spanning much of North Africa and Spain. Similarly, when you look at the various Persian ... | 652 |
askscience/cc4mnl3 | 1lzw1i | Does gender matter in organ transplants? | When talking about bone marrow transplants, yes. Chances of a GvH (graft versus host) reaction are higher if the bone marrow donor is female and has been pregnant a sufficient number of times. In the instances where we can choose, we pick a male over a female donor. The reason this happens is because we transplant the ... | 10 |
AskReddit/et8mgm7 | cagkmj | What would you do if you had an opportunity to completely solve one world problem permanently, given that you have the have both the money and time for it? | Patents. I would buy every patent in the world and make them completely free. The amount of patents that force companies to reinvent things not for the better but just so they dont get sued is insane. Also imagine the environmental impact of the multiple companies making the same things on a more local basis. Imagine h... | 2 |
AskReddit/csvpw1y | 3chzup | What is the scariest story you've ever been told? | My story comes from my dad, he's a policeofficer. He has told me many stories from his work, but this one tops it. Its quite simple acctually, a girl wanted to commit suicide and drowned a bottle of pain killers. She was found by her mother and taken to the hospital were they managed to bring her back to life. Now the ... | 2 |
AskReddit/c437feg | r6645 | What's your favorite way to have a Burger? | My favorite burger is burnt on the outside and pretty rare inside. Plain in a bun except for salsa verde and I dip it into more salsa verde as I eat it. Served with fries. | 2 |
AskHistorians/dl0x4rg | 6qvgtn | What's the consensus on the supposed battle of Badon Hill? | You say “supposed,” so I’m going to try to answer this assuming you’re looking for whether or not the Battle of Badon Hill as we know of it from literary and chronicle sources took place. To the best of my knowledge, we have no archaeological evidence of a battle between Brittonic and Anglo-Saxon peoples in the 6th cen... | 3 |
AskReddit/ca6tvre | 1f4wm4 | How do I make myself seem not desperate when talking to a girl I like, when in reality, I really am? | I'm pretty much the same way. I'm in a relationship now (going on 2 years) but when I was single it was really hard for me to not seem desperate. Whenever I would meet a girl and we would talk for maybe a week, I was hooked. I had to force myself to accept the fact that if it didn't go in the direction I wanted it to t... | 3 |
AskReddit/epfm6qd | bupuvp | What is the cheapest possible way to heat food? | Go to Goodwill. Test $5 microwave in store. Buy $5 microwave (no joke). Heat food. Yum yum. Yes, I've done it. Perfect microwave. On that note, you can get any electronic that way for practically free. | 2 |
AskReddit/cnry85j | 2sq9a3 | What is the most unfair advantage a person can have? | I'm gonna play the negative here and say having parents who care about you and do a fair job raising you. Doesn't matter if you're rich or born in America or attractive if you grow up without love and/or are abused throughout your childhood. EDIT: Yes, technically, I guess this isn't an "unfair" advantage. But when you... | 799 |
askscience/c3k9gu7 | ounig | How is it that electric eels can deliver up to 600 volts that stuns their prey, but they themselves don't get stunned? | Isn't "600 volts" pretty meaningless? A shock from static electricity requires tens of thousands of volts (the potential needed to jump across a gap of a centimeter or so), but the amperage is so low that it does no damage. Meanwhile, holding live 13-amp wire in a 110-volt socket will kill you very quickly - and then s... | 11 |
AskReddit/dh5r7mv | 69dex7 | What were the "facts" you learned in school, that are no longer true? | I didn't learn this in school, but I heard it often repeated on things like the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet when I was a kid. I always heard that the komodo dragon, the largest living lizard on Earth, was such a successful predator because its mouth was so filthy and septic that the microbes in the saliva would... | 24,469 |
AskReddit/c0nwnax | bpdod | When to see a professional, am I depressed? | From what you've written, you don't sound depressed. Depression comes with a complete lack of motivation, lack of self-worth, hopelessness, etc. (I was diagnosed with moderate/severe depression 5 years ago.) It just sounds like you are experiencing the usual fears and concerns that most high-schoolers encounter in thei... | 4 |
explainlikeimfive/d11l9gu | 4am4eg | Why do old people refer to dishes as "china"? | China properly refers to porcelain dinnerware, not any old dishes. And it isn't just old people who use the term, it's anyone who understands ceramics. Porcelain was invented in China in about the 9th century, and Marco Polo brought some samples of it back to Europe. European craftsmen couldn't figure out how to make t... | 12 |
AskReddit/c840quh | 17b9ex | What is your best/worst/funniest pick up line? | The only pick up line that has worked more than once for me is: "Want to go back to your house and play video games?" Simple, honest, and non threatening. Of course this only works on girls that actually have video game consoles. | 4 |
explainlikeimfive/cd6kvav | 1pvvbx | When firms like SAC Capital are fined $1.2B, where does that money go? | Criminal fines are paid to the government (whichever agency is pursuing the charges). So SAC will pay the US Government that money, and then the agency collecting will be able to appropriate it, Civil fines are often paid to the damaged parties, with a cut to the government for overhead. | 2 |
AskReddit/csumgxb | 3cdoqf | What are the best bands with three members or less? | Nine Inch Nails. Trent Reznor gets a touring band together, but he is the only permanent member of the band, and on many of the album tracks he is the only one you are hearing. (he plays multiple instruments and layers the tracks together sometimes). | 3 |
AskReddit/cguzl64 | 23a28s | What's the most annoying thing a customer can do at your job? | I worked for Verizon for a number of years selling phones and plans. Before Verizon got the Iphone we had a guy that would come by almost every day and loudly proclaim that he knows we are just hiding them in the back and refusing to sell them to him. He wanted to fight me once when I asked him to please leave the stor... | 6 |
AskReddit/dctqtja | 5ptjv5 | Why does money corrupt people? | It doesn't always. Having money just makes you able to be more uninhibited. It just accentuates who you already are. A lot of people who have the drive to become financially successful are self absorbed and narcissistic. Those traits kind of lend themselves to obtaining capital. | 2 |
AskReddit/dqwhq99 | 7i3jdc | What actor / actress do you not remotely understand the appeal of? | Will Smith. I don’t think he’s talented and I think he has a lot of things just handed to him. Also, another unpopular opinion, I don’t understand the appeal of Fresh Prince of Bel Air - an overrated show with an overrated lead actor. | 3 |
AskReddit/e02rx4b | 8oejlw | When reading/watching fictional stories, what keeps you hooked into following the narratives? | Relatable, likable characters. If I don't particularly relate to or like the characters, then I don't care to continue the with the narrative. Also, actual story arcs or character development. Don't just feed me the same story with the same un-changing characters 50 times. | 3 |
AskReddit/dnaru6s | 71h8e0 | What is the most beautiful thing you've ever heard someone say? | My grandparents were married for over 50 years. The night before my grandfather died, my mother took me into his room, essentially to say goodbye, and I witnessed the most beautiful thing I had ever seen/heard in my life. I couldn't even tell if he was awake, but I just watched in silence as my grandmother held him in ... | 5 |
askscience/c2oe317 | kyv16 | Why exactly can't we take a yummy candy bar and pump it full of vitamins and just eat vitamin candy bars all day every day? | Your body needs more than viramins and minerals. It needs a healthy balance of protein, fat, carbohydrates, and fiber. Candy bars have little protein and almost no fiber (on average). So the get the amount of protein you need, eating only candy bars, you would take in a ton of fat and sugar, with very little fiber. Tha... | 33 |
explainlikeimfive/cgdceoe | 21ijkn | Why is Earth's Moon so much bigger in comparison to it's planet than other planets and Moons? | In a nutshell, Earth's moon is the result of a collision between Earth and another object. The moon is a massive chunk of Earth that was ejected into space. Moons like Deimos and Phobos (both around Mars) are believed to be captured asteroids. The gas giants generally have more moons because of their huge gravity enabl... | 5 |
AskReddit/d73u39g | 50giaf | If Grand Theft Auto was set in your town, what would the storyline or missions be like? | Peckham, London circa. 2000 (Pre-gentrification) (Intro) We meet Daniel Asimbola, 15 years old, running through Yellowbrick estate, the police hot on his tails. He makes it through to Pulse and kicks a cyclist off his bike & pedals his way down to North Peckham Estate. 2 years later Daniel is sitting in a derelict flat... | 5 |
AskReddit/c9gbk3m | 1cgnvh | Who's to blame for America's obesity problem? | Probably the biggest contributor to obesity is corn subsidies. Corn subsidies artificially lower the price of corn syrup and starches in general. Sugars and starches in large quantities are terrible for you. Many of the products are borderline food and I'm not just talking about Coke. There are plenty of cereals which ... | 2 |
AskReddit/ctlqs9u | 3f5czf | What do you do during a haircut? | As a young black man, when I get my haircut I focus all my energies into being as still as humanly possible. My tape (hairline as others call it) is so crucial that ya boy has to become living stone so that my Barber can crave the straightest lines onto my head. | 36 |
AskReddit/c8kwzg6 | 1959kv | Have you ever had a love one suffer from a stroke if so how did you deal with it? | My Dad had a stroke on St. Patrick's Day in 2010. He had very few health problems before that, and he was a pretty health-conscious person, so it came as a shock. For the first few days, he could only get out one word at a time, and even that clearly took a great deal of effort. Today, he is much, much better. His only... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/d2qr0na | 4hm2h1 | What happens if parents do not decide on a name for their child at birth? | In most jurisdictions, you have 5 days to give your baby a name. If you don't, the birth certificate will say "baby boy" or "baby girl" and no social security number will be issued. You can change the baby's name for free within 45 days in most states. After that, you have to go to court and go through the same process... | 8 |
AskReddit/dooad1o | 77s7xf | What is the best meal you have ever eaten? | My mother's meatloaf, green beans, mashed potatoes, cornbread and a small salad. I've eaten at many very nice restaurants but that meal tops them all by far. Occasionally when I visit I get a gift of some meat loaf, cornbread and mashed potatoes to take home. Best gifts ever! | 10 |
AskReddit/cy8vci3 | 3xya1j | What's the craziest thing you saw that you just couldn't get your camera out in time for? | A bunch-- at least ten-- of baby hummingbirds all flying near their nest. I did get out my camera but I couldn't really capture them other than some blurry photos. Every time I think of it, I wish I would have had a better camera on my phone when that happened. My youngest son was with me and we both remember it so fon... | 4 |
AskReddit/dgkvmqj | 66sc9v | What's the crazies business idea you've had that might actually be a great idea? | Not the craziest, but I had an idea for a firm that attempts to delete every single piece of evidence that you've ever existed on the internet, including all your online aliases and photo/video. I say 'attempts' because it's probably impossible, but the business would basically remove everything they can. It's not a pr... | 3 |
AskReddit/dsk9inl | 7pv4mg | What's the best train journey you've been on? | We took a train from Bodo to Oslo. There was a connection in between, but the first part of the journey was 7 hours and we took a sleeper compartment. Everything was clean and well provided for, and we had a pretty good rest. | 2 |
AskReddit/cp24sh7 | 2xpb3p | Is it just as rude not saying "You're Welcome" as it is not saying "Thank you"? | "You're welcome" to me always feels very forced and formal. I usually say "no problem" in it's place. Or for extremely trivial things I may even just say "yup" and keep moving (things like holding a door open for the person behind me or something) | 3 |
AskReddit/dfwt023 | 63sle5 | What adult joke went over your head as a kid? | I watched Look Who's Talking for the first time in a long time. The joke was "You spend 9 months trying to get out then the rest of your life trying to get back in." I remember hearing it as a kid and I thought the joke was about missing your mother. | 6 |
AskReddit/c9zv384 | 1eg2fz | How do I find exciting new things to do? | You can meet interesting people on OKCupid, not just for dating. And they can recommend interesting things you may not have heard was happening. Find websites dedicated to your local area and they will advertise events and places to go. Get the cheap bus options to other cities, couchsurf for the night. People are very... | 2 |
AskReddit/ecpok9c | aa7qxm | What's a good/easy romantic dinner to cook for someone? | I'm cooking dinner for a girl I've started to date this weekend and I am looking for ideas. I have the following if it helps: Instant pot Crock pot Sous vide Usual Potts and pans ect George Foreman. Just have no idea what a romantic dinner would entail? | 3 |
AskReddit/cankl5t | 1gt7yw | What's the biggest opportunity you've ever turned down in your life? | Buying a lottery ticket. I was going to, but I decided not to. A dude 2 spots behind me bought the same ticket I would have bought. Turns out that scratch-off won him 50k. I was so frustrated. I still look back and think what would I've done if I had that 50 grand. Edit: Clarifying | 2 |
AskReddit/cks6moi | 2hfmkm | For those who were raised by a single-mom, what impact has this had on your life? | In my own case, I attribute my difficulty in establishing and building any meaningful and lasting relationships with other men to the lack of a father in my house. I also believe that by having been raised by a single-mother that I am somewhat more empathetic towards the emotions felt by others as I quickly had to lear... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/da50zvc | 5djjuk | How are roads widened as cities grow? | I live in a town that has had to widen a major road twice. The first time the sidewalks and parking lots had to go to make space. The second time a few buildings had to go too. So your answer is simple: the buildings in the way get bought out and demolished. The buyout price of a ratty 1960's strip mall or some old fra... | 7 |
AskReddit/c2ugclb | lp1rx | What do you do to cheer yourself up? | Blast music. No, not just loud. Blast it. And only happy songs, too. Then dance. Send me on my way by rusted root is amazing for cheering yourself up, too. | 2 |
AskReddit/e6y8cap | 9kcyv8 | What is the worst decision you made in life, and why? | The worst decision I ever made was several years ago when I helped my friend nag her mom in to letting her sleep over at my house. She called and asked for permission and her mom said no. We got each other all wound up and responded in the only way 13 year old girls know how - whined and bitched and kicked up a big fus... | 5 |
AskReddit/c5akulc | w647e | What's your best story about getting lost? | I don't remember much but when I was like 6 I got lost at some sort of parade. I was with my mom, grandma, and sister one minute and the next I wasnt. A police woman found me and helped me to find my family. | 2 |
AskReddit/dyvvsmx | 8izylo | How do you lose your restless leg syndrome annoyances at night? | I used to have this really bad when I was in high school! My doctor instructed me to do a lot of stretching before bed time. Sometimes I would even do jumping jacks. Or run in my moms elliptical. I would do that and then drink sleepy time tea. To relax me. Snd my legs would feel all worked out and tired. Oh and another... | 3 |
AskReddit/e5ajlwr | 9cg2o1 | What deduction by Sherlock Holmes, or Hercule Poirot, or any other fictional detective, seemed so smart when you read it as a kid, but sounds stupid, when you look at it as an adult? | I enjoyed reading Sherlock Holmes until I realized that most of the cases couldn't be solved on your own without a significant knowledge of the British occupation of India or some other obscure and esoteric knowledge. I lost interest after that. | 5 |
AskReddit/caa564e | 1fgtha | Do you think having a child should be a privilege or a right? | I will discuss the effect of making it a privilege: Pros we could get rid of many genetic problems We could make our species more intelligent we could control population growth we could possible reduce the number of parents that abuse their kids Cons We would reduce our genetic pool greatly We would see a huge rise in ... | 8 |
AskReddit/cgicc69 | 22170n | What is your horror online dating story? | Was homeless for a summer and did not want to wear out my welcome at friends' houses. I used online dating to try and have a different place to spend the night a couple times per week. Lots of weird stories because I was not that picky during this time. One that stands out is an Asian woman that told me the next mornin... | 20 |
AskReddit/chf70qv | 25a708 | What is the weirdest thing you've ever done to get a girl/guy to like you? | Helped a girl look for her lost dog for like 12 hours. During that she bought some sort of drugs from a friend, gave me a pill and I took it really without hesitation. I think it was a muscle-relaxer or something because my mind didn't feel weird. Anyway it didn't work - that was our last "date". | 3 |
AskReddit/exmgkrr | ctodky | What question never fails to annoy you? | Adults asking children/adolescents/teenagers what they want to do with their lives after they graduate. I hated that question as a kid, and I started getting asked it pretty early. For me, I've never known what I wanted to do, so that question just made me increasingly paranoid and scared about the future. Even if I di... | 2 |
AskReddit/dl7dbnq | 6rscyf | What are some of your best cooking tips/tricks? | Sharp knives, and don't be afraid to alter quantities of herbs and spices in the recipe to your taste. Also slow cooking stuff, especially a bolognese or a chilli works wonders | 2 |
AskReddit/duhy3bw | 7yo2q5 | If you were president, what is the first thing you would do? | Executive order to abolish lobbying, campaign financing, and any campaign news by any major news network. Executive order to prohibit campaigning for public office before 6 months prior to the election. Executive order to abolish the electoral college. Executive order to re-district the entire country using lat/lon gri... | 3 |
AskReddit/dyza6dl | 8jfj7f | What’s a dream that has caused you to wake up in a cold sweat? | The one time I experienced sleep paralysis, in the dream at some point I open the closet door and a dark shadow engulfs me and struggling to get free I tried to yell out to my brother unable to do so. I had the feeling of suffocating and I knew I woke up but was still struggling to get up, then I saw a shadow move alon... | 2 |
AskReddit/cnax69y | 2qz8r2 | Why are you online instead of celebrating with friends? | I have a baby, I dont get friends. I'm going to cry in my champagne while my husband makes me dinner. And then were going to get busy under the Christmas tree before we have to take it down tomorrow. Then play civ beyond earth until midnight. Hey this parent thing rocks! | 3 |
AskReddit/c1su7sw | h62dj | What are supernumeraries talking when they are in the background of a film scene? | The last extras job I did, we were just chatting away. It was a world war II film that got canned, but we were talking about computers, girls etc and hoping that some lip reader in the future would see our out of context talk.oh well, never did get paid for that job either. | 3 |
AskReddit/c6lnpgc | 11e4yo | What bad side effects to widely acknowledge good things have you experienced? | Most people think marriage is a great thing - until they get married. Most of us who have been married have realized, in few other human endeavors do people hide their flaws so much, and yet have such high expectations for the virtues of others. Small wonder things seldom end in anything but bitter disappointment. | 2 |
AskReddit/d5f5qd0 | 4t7hm6 | What can you say to prove you're not a racist? | Actions speak louder than words, and they are much more difficult to fake. I can say that I love African Americans one day and be shouting the N word the next and attending Klan rallies and voting for Trump. Though I said I love another race my actions don't quite show it. I think the best way to "prove" you aren't rac... | 3 |
AskReddit/civ7e35 | 2ahfb6 | What is the best story you can tell me in five sentences or less? | Not five sentences, but one of my favorite short stories: “Careful, honey, it’s loaded,” he said, reentering the bedroom. Her back rested against the headboard. “This for your wife?” “No. Too chancy. I’m hiring a professional.” “How about me?” He smirked. “Cute. But who’d be dumb enough to hire a lady hit man?” She wet... | 2 |
Ask_Politics/cm6ptn2 | 2mqovm | Why did Nancy Pelosi block Tammy Duckworth's proxy vote? | Democrats have never allowed proxy votes for any reason in leadership elections. While yes there is the added issue with Duckworth backing another person than Pelosi it's most likely just that it's never been allowed and they aren't making exceptions. Here is a quote from Pelosi on it > "The rules of the caucus are the... | 11 |
AskReddit/cpv5aya | 30qmyc | What do you think is the biggest ripoff that people continuously buy? | Designer sun glasses. They are all made by one company, luxottica. Great you bought $1000 gucci sun glasses, those are made by the same company that made my $20 sun glasses. Edit: A lot of people are saying that the some of their shades have been better quality than the cheaper ones. The company does produce better qua... | 82 |
AskReddit/dk46xur | 6mtmml | What's the thing that you appreciate the most about your SO and makes you smile when thinking about it? | She mixes up words a lot, and mispronounces things all the time. Sometimes I find myself really struggling to figure out what she meant and I laugh about it. She has a very good sense of humor about it and usually jokes about it with me and that makes me happy that we can giggle at each other about this stuff. | 3 |
AskHistorians/c7xzlq0 | 16orxw | What happened to trench warfare? | Warfare became more mobile. At the dawn of WWI, the armies involved were primarily infantry based and armed with fairly basic weaponry. However, during WWI we saw the advent of things like the machine gun, gas, tanks, and airplanes which began to render trench warfare ineffective and incredibly deadly. During the time ... | 11 |
askscience/c2yg01u | m698w | Why won't i run out of oxygen in my studio apartment? | When you design the heating and cooling system of a house you intentionally allow for some leakage because of pressure build up. However, most people modify their house after original design and end up with additional leaks around, cable lines, new AC's, near dryer vents, around fans, and even siding. If your studio wa... | 10 |
AskHistorians/dgoexas | 673l1t | Why did the Khmer Rouge focus on creating a new agrarianism while Soviet communism pushed urbanization? | I have a question which I think is similar to the question being asked by OP but i'm finding difficult to word: i've been told that the ideology of the Khmer Rouge in the period wasn't really consolidated as such, and that their government was essentially arbitrary, with many similarities to a right wing dictatorship w... | 2 |
AskReddit/e5iuaqj | 9do15r | What makes you lose faith in humanity or lower your expectations for the world? | Anti Vaxxers. People who refuse scientific evidence and instead choose faith to make their decisions. Global warming deniers. Donald Trump supporters (some of which tick all of the above boxes). Greedy people. Stupid people. | 2 |
AskReddit/d571v2s | 4s73cs | What one ingredient takes your salad to the next level? | Is a great dressing one ingredient? The biggest difference between a regular salad and a good salad is a great dressing. That's why making your own is so important. And it's so easy! Choose an oil that fits the theme. Use extra virgin olive oil if you aren't sure. Peanut oil or sesame oil can be delicious depending on ... | 4 |
askscience/c9eh26j | 1c9ri3 | What is the 0.01% of bacteria that soap doesn't kill? | The reason that antibacterial only kills 99.99% is a numbers/statistical thing. If you have a billion (10^9) bacterial cells on your skin and it takes say, 1 second of exposure to antibacterial substances to kill off 90% of the bacteria then after 1 second there are 10^8 cells left. Then 2 seconds 10^7 and so on. In th... | 11 |
AskReddit/db35ywq | 5hurkv | What are some ways museums could attract college-aged people? | Free admission, but selling fancy coffee or overpriced fancy food. Be very instagrammable. Take a not too controversial political stance that young people support (global warming is important, LGBT+ people deserve equality), and have a day at the museum dedicated to that. Holding events that are "limited" and free, but... | 8 |
explainlikeimfive/clic603 | 2k643k | What's the difference between infrared and regular heaters? | mechanical engineer here: there are 3 ways to transfer heat from one object to another, conduction, convection, and radiation. conduction is when heat is transferred by directly touching the hot object. convection is when a fluid touches the hot object and then carries the heat away, radiation is when heat is transferr... | 2 |
AskReddit/cebhefd | 1tu9df | What's a skill or a project that you love working on and why? | I'm animating a video right now. (Storyboard's not finished yet.) I discovered how fun it was for me when I took on a school project. Sure, it was a lot of work. But the experience of sitting back and watching my video (especially on a big screen) was just so rewarding that I got hooked. It takes a long time -- this is... | 3 |
AskReddit/cx5mkvm | 3tf8q6 | What is the one smell you will never forget? | Growing up, our house was right behind a local Donut Shop. I will never forget the smell of donuts baking at 4am in the morning on Saturdays. No school, I would get up around 6am, walk on over and get a dozen for the family, come back and watch One Saturday Morning. Ah the good times. | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/d6nqtb5 | 4yhbqu | Why are lots of service jobs seemingly given to teenagers with low skills and motivation while university grads complain about getting rejected and not finding work? | I think some of it is fear of overqualification. If someone is overqualified for their position, it is possible they'll leave as soon as they get something "better", whereas the person hiring would rather have a less-skilled (and even low-motivation) employee who will stick with them for years and years and won't reall... | 70 |
AskReddit/dhbzjzu | 6a5vfd | What's a 1st world problem that's actually a problem? | Laziness, lethargy, and spending copious amounts of time on the internet, which is memed as a funny thing where you are just in bed as much as possible and binge watch Netflix and eat pizza. It's so many things packaged together. Sometimes depression, which is not always just sad and more often disinterest in most acti... | 3 |
AskReddit/c14bhwv | e0kgb | What helps for your migraines? | The almost instant cure to my migraines is a pair of excedrin, a large glass of water, and some nice soothing music while I close my eyes and rest til the pills kick in. | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cr8k8hb | 35wqya | How come when watching a 3D movie or playing a 3DS I can notice the lack of depth when closing one eye, but I don't see this when looking at any real world object? | Because in real life your brain uses more than just one method to determine depth. But in 3d multimedia it's usually reliant on having 2 eyes receiving 2 different images. In real life even a slight movement of your head, even with just one eye open, causes enough relative movement to figure out some depth pretty easil... | 9 |
AskReddit/cke5kte | 2fzan3 | What's the most inappropriately timed joke you've ever told? | A few years back, whenever one of my coworkers complained, I would tell them "it could be worse, you could be pregnant" well one day one of the other managers came in with a bad attitude and was upset. So I told her whatever it was, it could be worse, she could be pregnant. Turns out the reason for her being upset was ... | 3 |
AskReddit/dsp8qo2 | 7qhi3n | When the apocalypse comes, what are the skills that keep you alive and make you an asset to other survivors? | Medical training, find out if there's a free first aid course in your area and take it. Can help in more realistic situations, not just an apocalypse lol Ability to start a fire, obviously Ability to identify vegetation, don't wanna mistake some poisonous berries for black berries in an apocalypse. Ability to fight, an... | 2 |
askscience/cbwmyzm | 1l7lyr | Is it possible for stars to create the 'new' elements we have discovered in the lab? | Anything above iron in the periodic table can't be made via true fusion (in a normal star) most elements past that point are made in super novas, or in neutron stars. it is possible to get such elements, but they are generally very unstable and go through fission faster than scientists can even observe most of their pr... | 2 |
AskReddit/dwol93z | 891dbs | How do you want to parent different than your parents? | My parents were incredible except for the fact that they never let me figure certain things out for myself. As soon as I would try to take the reins on learning some new skill, one of them would step in and do it for me. As a result, I had to learn a lot of valuable life skills later in life, and particularly when I mo... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/ci48vnw | 27tdn8 | Why is global warming (climate change) a problem? | You know the way humans are always at 37 degrees Celsius/98 fahrenheit? There's a reason for that; all the microorganisms in your digestive system are adapted to that temperature. Fevers are dangerous not because they'll kill you exactly. They'll just kill all your bacteria, and that will kill you. The earth is like a ... | 10 |
AskReddit/ev3rqt3 | cics64 | How old were you when you had your first serious relationship? | I was 22 when I first got into a real relationship with someone. Happened by accident. Started chatting with someone over the Internet and eventually developed a crush for them. I told them this and they revealed they had a crush on me too. I've been in this relationship for about a year and a half now, and we speak wi... | 2 |
AskReddit/ecvq2z3 | aax37j | What is the most epic way you’ve seen someone get fired before? | A Buddy of mine from college worked for a large company. He was an arrogant troublemaker, so his boss fired him. He gets a job at a new company several states away. Years pass. New company gets acquired by his old company. On the day the deal closes, his old boss flies in just to fire him again. | 2 |
AskReddit/dq8fmgj | 7ezdct | What are some crazy things you did to get good grades at school / university? | We had a teacher who would never stand up and walk around during a test in school (to look if someone was cheating). He was pretty lazy, he goofed around for the whole period and would just hand out a small printed sheet a week or so before the test. And the test was solely about whatever was on that sheet, he barely d... | 3 |
AskReddit/ddobodi | 5tqq9o | What is the best non-sexual pleasure you've ever felt? | Freshly baked bread with freshly baked and sliced beef, onions, green peppers, mushrooms, cheese. dipped into the butter they've been baked in. | 3 |
AskReddit/c39i40z | nj58a | What does Reddit think about kid's and fast food? | I don't think it is fair to blame kids for making poor nutritional choices, that adults also make. Fast food is fine in moderation, once a week tops. | 2 |
AskReddit/eyfte21 | cww4dy | When have you felt the loneliest? | I moved to Canada for a girl we broke up 6 months later she kept my passport and visa and I was stuck I felt ashamed to tell my parents so for a year I stayed in Ottawa in my car making the gas last as long as possible using the bathrooms in the rideu mall there taking ketchup packets and I simply felt alone I had no o... | 2 |
AskReddit/cwns58m | 3rg60l | How do you start a deep conversation with people? | Honestly it usually just happens with me. I just start talking with people and they open up to me. I have no idea how it happens, it just does. Example: My best friends girlfriend never talked to me, despite hanging out with us several times, yet never talked to me. So one time it was myself, my buddy, and her. Buddy g... | 2 |
askscience/czm8uhx | 43xyxs | Why doesn't 2,4-Dimethylpentane have cis or trans isomers? | You're right in your last point. There's free rotation about all the bonds in this molecule so there's no way you can configure the atoms that isn't equivalent to all the others. It is possible to make some non-equivalent isomers if you for example replace half the hydrogens with deuterium. In that case, you can make t... | 5 |
AskReddit/evd8ao0 | cjg7ep | What are some strategies we can actually use, if we do storm area 51? | Here's my plan. I am going to show up with a backpack. When everyone rushes, I will quietly sit back and take my alien costume out of my back pack, put it on, and calmly walk towards Area 51 with my hands up. When the guards see me, they will assume that I was just out for my daily walk, and bring me inside under the a... | 2 |
AskReddit/c9q99xz | 1dh6gn | What song lyric spoke the right thing to you at the right time? | I, to this day, cannot listen to You've Got The Love by Florence and the Machine (or Florence+The Machine if you prefer) because it brings me back to the day I almost killed myself and the only thing that stopped me from doing so was how much I would've hurt my sister. I already knew the song but I spent the whole day ... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/c3svyqa | pwrex | What is going on in Syria, why is it happening and why is the US currently involved? | You've probably heard of the Arab Spring, but just in case, I'll recap the highlights. The Middle East and North Africa have, for many decades, been ruled by dictators with terrible human rights records. They're not all Islamist, as many believe, but generally not very supportive of democracy, though many have received... | 10 |
AskReddit/ddblkd3 | 5s0d1a | What are some amazing books that you were deeply disappointed with their movie adaptations? | I don't know about amazing but I thought Paper Towns by John Green was very good as a book but was RUINED in the movie adaptation. The book had some morbid moments and the ending was not a typical cliche. The film tried to be a typical "teen" movie and took everything that was good away from the story. | 13 |
AskReddit/cku00pv | 2hmhc5 | What did a family member or close friend do or say to you to make you never speak to them again? | I have a spinal cord injury at C7. (Base of the neck) Have had several family members say that since I'm not bleeding, don't have any stitches, not wearing a cast, etc., that there's nothing wrong with me and I'm just faking it. I don't talk to them any more. | 6 |
AskReddit/cvkjzew | 3n3orz | What is the craziest thing, NSFW or otherwise, you've seen going on inside another car as you're driving on the interstate or other road? | Saw a young kid in the back seat of a car doing a handstand while violently kicking the ceiling with his legs. He was like a chimpanzee. Just pumping away at the car ceiling with what looked like all his might. In the front passenger seat was what looked like a teenage girl on her phone pretty much glued to her face an... | 377 |
AskReddit/c8oru5o | 19k8ic | What's the happiest moment you have ever had in your life? | Met a girl at a mental institution. She was from China but was going to school in Boston. I found out that her parents wanted her to become an architect, but art was what she truly loved. I told her she needed to let art into her life if she was ever going to be happy. Later that summer, when we were both out of the ho... | 4 |
AskReddit/c8guw9k | 18porz | Will leaving car windows up on a hot day damage the cars interior? | It is possible for it to get hot enough to melt some of the plastics in a car if it is sealed up on a hot day. Hot days in Texas can have the dash get up to 250F or higher. I have seen people bake cookies in their cars in the summer. | 2 |
AskReddit/dk8xj22 | 6netek | What are the best books to read to get out of a reader's block? | There's no real one book recommendation that can be made I don't think. You'll get lots of suggestions I'm sure, I'll even make one, but I think the best thing to do is read a book outside of your preferred genre or style. That being said I would give Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan a go. Or a biography, they usually are v... | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/dz9371j | 8knrrr | How do warm-blooded animals actually produce body heat? | using "exothermic" chemistery (reactions that release heat) and by muscle movement (which again uses up a lot of molecules in exothermic reactions as well as friction between the muscle cells during movement) Energy is usually stored as fat. Fat gets converted back into glucose which your body can use to get "Adenintri... | 3 |
AskHistorians/cm2tqs0 | 2ma4ht | What evidence did the court have against Albert Speer during the trial at Nuremberg? | I'm not terribly familiar with Speer's case at Nuremberg, but in general all of the defendants went through lengthy interrogations. Keep in mind that they were not just asked about themselves, but also about others. I don't know offhand what documents the prosecutors might also have had on hand. Speer wrote a famous se... | 3 |
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