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ELI5: How does music invoke different emotions even without cultural/emotional association?
Initially I thought it could just be cultural/emotional association, and that the emotions invoked are just learned and reinforced by experiences and culture. H
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ELI5: how does camera obscura work
i just really want to know how camera obscura works
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ELI5 What is a Roth IRA and what do I do with it
I have a rollover IRA just existing from a previous employer and my brother says I should get it converted to a Roth IRA ASAP. I have no clue what that even mea
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ELI5 Time is relative but would aging be relative?
Being more specific, if you're traveling at a speed at which 1 year for you is 10 years on Earth, would your body age 10 years? Why or why not?
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ELI5: What makes a Montessori school different from other ones?
Not sure if this is strictly American thing. But I saw a bumper sticker on someone’s car recently that said (neighborhood name) Montessori School on it. I looke
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ELI5: Wind Impact on Sails (Outdoor Umbrella)
How much do "slits" in fabric and "bases" make a difference in a sail-like cloth? I'm trying to shop for an outdoor umbrella. One thing that keeps coming up ag
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ELI5: Why do most vacuum cleaners sound so similar?
Even with different costs and different brands, it still has that annoying high pitched motor.
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ELI5: What does a CDN actually do, and why are they critical for modern websites?
I keep hearing terms like Cloudflare, Akamai, Fastly - but what do they really do behind the scenes, and why do companies rely on them so heavily?
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ELI5: What is i2p?
When it comes to alternatives to the clearnet usually the name that pops up is Tor or some similar software. I think I get what Tor roughly is but both i2p and
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ELI5: Why shape of each (bullet) train is different?
For bullet or fast trains, "aerodynamics" are very important. But we see differently shaped fronts on trains from different countries. There must be one shape w
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ELI5: Can a car salesman out there explain to me what it means when a car sales report says the vehicle is eligible for Autocheck Buyback Protection?
I am clueless! Please and thank you?!
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ELI5: Why is stress called the silent killer?
How exactly does it kill the body/brain?
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ELI5 why is throwing up after eating junk food bad for you?
I know that it is an eating disorder, but to me it seems like a smart thing to do right? You don’t want to absorb the bad food, so you get rid of it. I don’t do
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ELI5: What's the chemical difference between charcoal and coke?
Charcoal is from plants, coal is from the ground, and coke is what happens when coal goes through dry distillation. But as far as I can tell, charcoal and coke
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ELI5: Why does the pronunciation of the word "produce" change depending on its meaning?
When "produce" is a verb meaning "to create or manufacture", it's pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable, as "pruh-DUSS". But when it's a noun mea
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ELI5: Why do Wind Turbines have a 10-15° bend at the end of the Rotor Blades?
I just noticed when driving that wind turbines rotors have a slight bend at the very end of every rotor. Is this a damaged wind turbine or is it intentional?
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ELI5 how exercise reduces cholesterol in arteries?
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ELI5: Why do people sometimes cry when something really good happens?
Like when someone wins a medal or sees a loved one after a long time, they just start crying, even though it’s a happy moment. What’s going on in the brain or b
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ELI5: Why are many cancers asymptomatic until the later stages?
If your body is producing abnormal cells why wouldn’t you notice the changes before it starts spreading everywhere?
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ELI5: Why does Windows break so much, or feel generally more unoptimized, than not just phone OS's but also things like Linux?
Why does it slow down and why do things like problems with updates, general feeling of slowness and the inevitability of you a lot of the time having to reset/r
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ELI5 why breathing through damp cloth is next to impossible?
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ELI5. What would happen to tides on Earth if the moon disappeared?
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Eli5: Why evolution dictated that certain animals could go longer without food?
I understand that each animals respective environment and food supply contributes to its survival for certain amounts of time without food. But why? Wouldn’t it
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