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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 it gets messy when special interests get involved. And it results in businesses getting tax breaks for really specific things that don't benefit the vast majority of people (if anyone at all).

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.

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 things that rely on temperature: ocean currents, the lifecycle of plants and animals, etc.

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 Empires, they controlled vast territories and had a large population base to draw upon (consider Thermopylae, where the smaller Greece was only able to assemble a few thousand men against the hundred thousand of Persia). The size of the ancient powers' armies was larger than those of medieval kingdoms in part because the ancient powers were simply larger than medieval kingdoms. With the Gauls and other European barbarians that the Romans encountered, often the Romans were encountering an entire society of people who were living there (Gaul) or an entire society that had picked up and migrated (Cimbri, Teutones). The size of their armies gets blurred a bit there, since numbers may include civilians as well as soldiers. And lastly, at least later in the Roman Republic and through the Empire, the army consisted in large part of auxilia, or foreign auxiliary forces drawn up from allied and conquered territories, which included most of the European countries you are comparing the Roman Army to. So, the reason the Roman Army was so much larger than the English Army is in part due to the fact that the English Army was just one part of the Roman Army.

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 immune system, so we get the situation of the "organ" rejecting the body. Women after some pregnancies have just a more lively immune system.

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 how medical cost and innovation would grow with people able to add to other people's ideas and not get locked in legal limbo. Patents tend to hold back innovation more than protect it.

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 girl, laying in the bed with her family around her, regretted her actions and wanted to go on living, getting the help she needed. However, it was not possible, because even after saving her, the pills had been in her system so long that her liver had been permanently damaged. So all she and her family could do was to wait and after about three days she died. This story scared me, because the girl in the end got what she initially wanted, the fact that she could do absolutely nothing to change her actions and keep on living and then that she knew she was going to die soon.

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.

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 century tied to any place called Badon Hill. The earliest reference to Badon comes from the British monk Gildas in his De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae. He helpfully dates the battle to about 500 CE: > [The war between the Anglo-Saxons and Britons] continued up to the year of the siege of Badon Hill, and of almost the last great slaughter inflicted upon the rascally crew. And this commences, a fact I know, as the forty-fourth year, with one month now elapsed; it is also the year of my birth. There are a lot of problems with Gildas as a source, like any monk, but some context helps. Gildas was a native British monk who, like the rest of the people living in Britain at the time, were being displaced by the invasive settlement of the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes who eventually became the English people. The invasion started around the middle of the 5th century at the earliest, and it continued for nearly two hundred years without slowing down. This was not a conquest meant to put Anglo-Saxon-Jutish rulers over the Brittonic people, it was a displacement—the invaders from the continent pushed the Brittonic peoples out of their homes and stopped at what we know today as Wales. The fact that English adopted virtually nothing from the Brittonic languages outside place-names is a testament to that, although the lack of Anglo-Saxon women in the archaeological record of the earliest waves of invasions might (might) suggest the Germanic men were taking Brittonic women as wives early on. Gildas was a Brittonic monk writing in the middle of all this, and so it should come as no surprise that his outlook in the rest of the chronicle is apocalyptic misery. In this context, as the Arthurian scholar Peter Field put it, it’s not hard to see how a story of a single great victory in the face of a multi-century losing war could quickly gain legendary status among its people. The Venerable Bede, writing from the 8th century, mentions a siege of Baddestown Hill Nennius, another Brittonic (or Welsh, by his time) monk, is the first to reference an Arthur leading a heroic charge at a Mount Badon in Historia Brittonum in the 9th century, and from there on, Arthur and Badon Hill travel together. In the 12th century, the Welsh cleric Geoffrey of Monmouth made it famous in his Histora Regum Britanniae, which is sort of the convergence point in history where most of the “mainstream” parts of the Arthur-story that are popular today come from. But you asked for a consensus—there isn’t one. All I’ve done here is given you a short literary lineage of the battle, because that’s all we really have. Scholars and enthusiasts have been trying to claim real-life places as the sites from Arthurian legend since Henry VIII’s time, and there’s never much agreement. I know respected historians who will make a 20-minute argument for the site of Camelot based on linguistic history and Roman roads, while others will flat-out say “well, that’s nice, but Arthur’s made up.” And in terms of what we work with here on AskHistorians, there isn’t any theory I can point to that offers anything concrete. Sure, you could say that a case has been made for the area around the modern city of Bath, based on the fact that the double-d in Baddon is pronounced as a th sound in the Welsh language and the on was dropped over time to make Baddon become Bath, but while it’s also true that although Camulodunum sounds an awful lot like Camelot, there are a lot of places in Britain with that name, and it doesn’t necessarily tie it to anything concrete. In short, the most that can be said from a historian’s perspective is that Badon was a legendary battle that emerged out of the folklore of the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain, and like plenty of other folklore elements, medieval authors adapted it over time. Without anything more concrete, trying to “pin the tail on the Arthurian location” is pseudohistory.

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 then it's just the way it was supposed to be. I had to realize that there are two people that need to make a relationship work, and if this girl that I've been talking to for some time isn't in it for the same reasons that I am it's not going to work out in the long run and that hurts wayyyy more than never having something come out of it in the first place. So just be yourself. That doesn't mean ignore her and try not to be desperate, if it works out it works out. Sometimes all you're looking for is a friend anyway, you just didn't know it.

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.

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're a kid, you always wonder why you have parents who abuse you but your friends parents don't. So to a kid, it seems pretty unfair.

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 set you on fire. If I recall my high school physics correctly, you needs voltage and amperage to determine the wattage - the actual amount of energy - being carried by an electrical current.

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 cause fatal infections on its prey. The dragon would track the wounded animal until it eventually collapsed and would eat it. This, as it turns out, is not true or at the very least not the whole story. It takes days for microbial infections to begin to show symptoms in an animal as large as, say, a water buffalo, but animals were collapsing hours after being bitten, not days. Microbial infections from their saliva couldn't explain how rapidly these large mammals were being killed. This lie was repeated throughout my childhood, and I even heard it repeated at the San Diego zoo as recently as last year. As it turns out, komodo dragons are able to hunt so successfully because they their saliva contains venom that they produce from their venom glands.

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 their later years, before they ship off to college or the real world. There is still nothing wrong with talking to a professional about your anxieties, but I don't think (from what you've described) that you are in any way abnormally balanced and in need of medication. I personally believe that the depression epidemic, like the ADD/ADHD epidemic, is overly stressed and many people who think that they have depression are just experiencing the usual ups and downs of life. Life is not always positive, and takes a lot of dips, especially when major changes are occurring.

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 the stuff, so it became quite valuable, and had to be imported from China. It was frequently described as "ware from China," and eventually "Chinaware."

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.

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.

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).

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 store. That was annoying.

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.

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.

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.

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 her arms, and whispered in his ear, slowly recounting a lifetime of happy memories they had together. It was the most unbelievable display of love I had ever seen.

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. That is unhealthy. Every day you would have semi-liquefied stool, and you would get fat. You could probably live like that for a few years, until you have a heart attack.

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 enabling them to capture objects that might have been small planets in their own right without the gas giant to capture them. If you look waaay out, Pluto and Charon and much closer in relative size than Terra and Luna, to the point where Pluto and Charon orbit each other at a point between the two.

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, surrounded by his gang. They are detailing the imminent attack on some 'Ghetto' (New Cross/Deptford) boys, and dishing out a variety of knives. Starting mission: Make your way to Pepys Estate & engage the rival gang. Battle your way through to their stash house . (Cutscene) In the hideout Daniel is ambushed, his gang still brawling in the streets while he is mauled & left for dead. The game would then continue with him waking up in hospital, 1 year later having woke from his coma. He would make his way home to realise that his neighbourhood has changed a lot. Former Olders now have graffiti memorials all over the place, the colours being worn aren't black anymore but a mixture of blues, reds & greens through different streets. (Cutscene) He meets up with an old acquaintance who would inform him that his actions sparked a massive gang war which led to the eradication of the Peckham gangs, some members run out of town, most dead. Missions would involve; A. Robbing stash houses (early on to acquire drugs) & selling drugs to increase funds, slowly moving up from dealing to supplying. B .Making connections with high-up criminals to establish drug trades/weapon acquisition (Possibly carrying out hits/protection/assaults etc to gain their favour). C. Building up a gang/taking control of Ghetto/Brixton/Camberwell controlled areas. D. Carrying out hits on high ranking members of rival gangs. Peckham would probably become Packford, New Cross & Deptford to Newhood & Deptown, Brixton to Brickwood, Camberwell to Camberson, in typical Rockstar fashion. Edit: reddit formatting confuses me

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 consist of various forms of corn and its extracts, a few artificial flavors and laced with vitamins. A huge percentage of products in grocery stores are basically sugar and starch sourced from corn. Actual food other than meat is mostly unsubsidized and lower yielding so it's more expensive. This is the biggest reason poor people are so often obese. Can you eat healthy on a budget? Sure, it takes work and knowledge. In the 1940's a grocery store had mostly real food in it, real food was unavoidable, you didn't need to know anything to eat relatively healthy. Congress and the corn lobby are mostly to blame.

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.

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 physical symptom is some difficulty swallowing with certain foods/liquids, but his speech is still a little slurred/staggered at times. I don't know if your mom has had difficulties with her speech, but I have had to come to terms with the fact that my Dad's thought patterns are now similar to his speech. Like he has to consciously choose and form each word he says, he has to deliberately work through thought processes that used to be automatic. So sometimes, it feels like he's losing his memory, or like he doesn't listen, but it's really something like the dog jumped up and ran after a squirrel while I was talking, and he could not process listening to me and watching the dog at the same time. I've learned to slow down, and try to "mimic" how he thinks when we're together. I've also learned to speak slowly, and allow more time for him to respond. I see people talk over him all the time, and it's really infuriating, because he literally cannot interrupt people, so if they don't slow down, he sits in silence. I'm so sorry about your Mom, OP. It's such a helpless and crushing feeling when your parents are not okay. But if my experience has taught me anything, it's patience, both short and long term. Hang in there, and PM me if you ever need some added support.

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 you would to legally change your own name. The state does not ever decide your child's name unless it is a situation such as an abandoned baby, and even then it is usually someone at social services or the eventual foster or adoptive parents.

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!

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 fondly and with so much excitement.

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 problem now, but I believe that in the near future, the general public will be able to access tools that unmask an individual's anonymity and tie online aliases to specific people. It's going to be a shitshow and a huge market.

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.

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)

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.

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 accommodating on that site.

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?

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

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 learn how to navigate the emotional minefield that was our household. TL;DR - I don't know how to get along with men, and feel the feels a lot more than your average person.

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 frame houses isn't really that much compared to the cost of a major road reconstruction project.

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.

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 fuss until her mom caved. We ended up meeting up with a buddy and going out for a walk later that night. She was hit by a car when we were crossing the street and passed away the next day. If we had just respected her mom saying no she'd be alive.

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.

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 tip. Stay away from caffeine after 4. That's also a contributing factor to restless leg syndrome.

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.

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 kidnapping we would likely see higher pressure on those children and possibly see a huge rise in depression

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 morning that her doctor told her to create a circle of supports for her next few months alive and she wanted me to be that circle. I did not stay w her again. She saw me in a coffee shop a couple weeks later and yelled at me in front of everyone for bailing on a dying woman.

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".

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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 did know what I wanted to do, it's still an annoying question; when I'm at a family gettogether, the last thing I want to them about is being an adult.

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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

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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 grid. Not sign the NDAA in its current form. They want it signed, remove the pork. Term limits for everyone. Last executive order: abolish executive orders. The president, including ones I agree with, has too much power. These things would be drastic and would all cause their own problems. But i think the problems they caused would be far outweighed by the ones they would solve.

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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 along the wall and I got free picked up the knife I keep at my bed side and threw it at the shadow. terrifying part I almost hit my dog with my knife. But I guess I was getting angrier the more I couldn't move hence my first reaction was to throw my knife at the shadow as soon as I was free.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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 racist is by simply treating those of another race with dignity, respect, and if you really want some bonus points, make an effort to acknowledge their culture instead of writing it off as thuggery or being foolish.

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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 her lips, sighting along the barrel. “Your wife.”

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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 same as the rules of the House — no proxy voting — and [allowing Duckworth to vote] would require changing rules of the caucus as different from rules of the House. She understood that full well," To me it seems fair that they keep the same rules as the HoR does in general.

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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 quality products but a lot of their products are the same design/style with different brand names on them.

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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.

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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 between the two wars, this military technology improved immensely. The long range bomber moved WWII away from isolated battle fields and into the cities themselves, and better tanks and vehicles allowed armies to move quicker and easier, thus eliminating the need for armies to engage in drawn out stalemates in deadly trenches over a very narrow strip of land.

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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 was perfectly isolated, simply turning on the AC would cause your house to "explode" do to large pressure build up. The leakage allows air to diffuse which when coupled with your venting system and natural convection through your building easily replaces the oxygen. I am sure there are more reasons then this, but no building is perfectly insulated and the rate of oxygen consumption does not even compare to the rate of oxygen replacement.

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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 wrapped in far-left (Maoist) rhetoric. This is why, unlike Mao giving rise to Maoism (Mao Zedong Thought), there is no 'Pol Pot thought'. I guess my question is: is this true? To what extent did the Khmer Rouge depart from the other 'communist states' (especially China) at the time, in ideology and praxis?

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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.

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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 the type of salad. Choose a citrus or vinegar flavour that fits. Summer salads you can you lemon or lime or grapefruit, or apple cider vinegar. For regular salads, red wine vinegar, balsamic, white wine, or regular vinegar. Or use a couple flavours. Add just a little mustard. Dijon or regular. This helps the oil and vinegar mix. Add some spices. Whatever fits. Garlic and onion powder fit with just about anything. Add some herbs. Again, whatever fits. I skip this in the winter, and use fresh herbs during the summer. Cilantro, basil, oregano, and rosemary are some of the more popular ones. Add salt. If you are using salty cheese or meat, use less than if you are not. Add some heat. Usually pepper, but you can replace pepper with hot sauce or spicy pepper or spices if it fits. Shake it, enjoy.

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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 this manner you can only reach 0 bacteria at time= infinite. So all in all you will never kill everything.

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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 there are opportunities to buy things there.

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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 transferred by light. the water heater uses convection and radiation while the the infrared heater only uses radiation. air is mostly transparent to IR light so the light just goes through without heating it.

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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 the only thing I've started so far since the project from over a year ago. But I can wait. I can take as long as I need.

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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.

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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 really complain about low pay.

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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 activities, health problems, mental and physical, from inactivity and poor eating habits, lack of contact with the outside world exacerbating negative impact. This is not a popular outlet to say this, but I'm guilty of all of the above and it doesn't feel like a fun thing anymore so much as a paralyzing routine to break.

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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.

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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 easily through parallax, along with size changes and shadow/highlight changes. That's obviously not possible while watching a movie.

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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 she just announced her pregnancy to her in laws, and they weren't happy for them. Oops

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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, another obvious skill you'll need. You'll need to be in shape, self defense and martial arts wouldn't hurt. That's some of the basics I can think of off the top of my head.

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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 properties.

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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 moved out of my parents' place many years ago. Since then I'm fairly self-sufficient, but I think I would like to get ahead of things a bit with my children and let them see tasks through to the end, so they can be better prepared for adulthood.

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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 big version of you. And all the animals and plants, like the bacteria in your stomach, are adapted to very specific temperatures and conditions. If the temperature changes slowly enough, they can evolve, but the problem with climate change is it's happening so fast that animals can't adapt. It's like earth has a rising fever.

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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 with each other nearly every day. Sadly, it's a long distance relationship and we haven't been able to see each other in person yet. Still though, we have plans to eventually live together, once the financial situation is a bit better.

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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.

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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 discussed any of it. Everyone was always cheating because 1. it was difficult to get what the test was about because that sheet had so much random stuff on it and 2. because he never checked if someone was cheating anyway. I figured he's just too lazy and didn't see this class (ironically it was "Ethics" class) as an important enough class to care. So one day during a test, I decided to bring a sheet with my notes on what the test was supposedly about. I placed it on my leg, very visible for everyone except the teacher sitting in the front. That time, that teacher for some reason stood up and walked around, looking for people who were cheating. So I removed that sheet from my leg and stored it in my backpack without causing suspicion. It was so ridiculous that I felt really stupid. The test sucked as well. Another time I did something extremely smart (which I still can't believe it worked). It was Music class and we had to figure out the keys or something to certain sheetmusic. There was a way to do that correctly, so I deciphered it and stored the information inside mathematical equations which I wrote inside of my pencilcase. The whole thing was full with equations (almost looked psychotic). The teacher even asked what that all was and I said that those were random exercises I did for math class. She believed it (because why not) and I had an A+. I probably could have just learned for the test instead of deciphering all that code I wrote in my pencil case. I was about 12/13 at that time.

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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.

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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.

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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 one because of my own fault

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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 goes inside to use the bathroom. I stay outside with the girlfriend. I was like "so how come you never talk to me?" she said well i don't know. . and just trailed off. So i said, how are you and insert friend's name here doing? She said good i guess. I said well if you wanna know anything.and i trailed off. Then she started off asking things about us and how long i've known him and how much i know about him. Ended up with me convincing her to stay with him despite the one time he cheated. Honestly just be honest with people. The more I think about it i'm always honest with people, no matter what. Sometimes they don't like what I say, but they need to hear it. Good luck man

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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 two chiral centres at the 2 and 4 atoms, and if two methyl groups are deuterated, you can get four different arrangements of the molecule (R,R; R,S; S;R, S,S). Still not cis/trans, though as there's no double bond or ring to fix the conformation of the molecule.

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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 assumption that I am one of the alien masterminds that works there. It's flawless. I will let you know what I find.

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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 listening to a particular version of it and crying.

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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 strong backing by the West. In late 2010, a protestor set himself on fire and died in Tunisia in protest of the corruption of the government and the youth unemployment rate. This sparked large scale protests in the nation, especially in the capital Tunis, which eventually took down the government. Throughout 2011, the protests spread to other Middle Eastern nations, inspired by Tunisia's success. Most notably, Mubarak in Egypt and Gaddafi in Libya were overthrown as well. Libya however is a different case because instead of peaceful protests, it quickly turned into a civil war with NATO backing and funding the rebel forces. Smaller protests took place in almost every Middle Eastern country in 2011 with different circumstances in each and limited, if any, successes. This brings us to Syria. Now Syria is also ruled by a dictator, Bashar al-Assad, but a couple of points need to be made about him. First, he is a member of the Ba'ath Party, like Saddam Hussein was in Iraq. Second, he is extremely secularist. Third, though he is certainly guilty of his own crimes, he is (or at least was) generally thought to be better than the former president, his father. When the Arab Spring came to Syria, primarily in the city of Homs, there were large scale demonstrations against Assad. They were brutally gunned down very quickly. The funerals turned into further demonstrations, and the cycle of demonstrations and violence against them continued. While it's been difficult to get a lot of information about the details, it seems as though the demonstrators were primarily disenfranchised groups with little to lose. However, for many Syrians, the situation was more complicated. No major opposition party existed in the country prior to the demonstrations. Removing Assad would mean uncertainty for the future of Syria. Many were and are afraid of the rise of an Islamist party or another more brutal dictator like Assad's father, and so have been reluctant to join the demonstrations, though Assad has clearly committed crimes against his people. As the demonstrations grow and have turned violent, public opinions seem to be very mixed but generally concerned for what will happen next. It seems very likely that Assad will fall, but it is unclear when or what will happen next. > why is the US currently involved? Short answer, they're not directly involved. Not yet anyway. As a member of the UN Security Council however, they have played a major role in the discussions and responses to the situation. Of course, Russia and China are also on the security council and have vetoed the resolution condemning Assad. Most likely, this was because of political and economic connections with Syria. Two strong reasons why the US is interested in the situation are Iran and Israel. Syria and Iran are allies, which is concerning for US. Syria also has bad relations with Israel, mostly because of the disputed Golan Heights region. That said, Assad was usually considered to be more or less "stable" for US interests, even contributing to some US military actions. Most likely, the Obama administrations realizes that he is losing control of his population and are trying to shift support to the rebel forces to influence policy in the post-Assad Syria, not unlike what happened in Libya.

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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.

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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.

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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 and driving was the mother. with nothing but a blank look on her face. Just staring off in the distance, as if her soul was lost years ago.

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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 hospital, she sent me an email. In it were pictures of France and of an easel. She had convinced her parents to let her join a group session in France that focused on modern art. A few days later I got a painting in the mail. It was one she made while in the hospital. I still have it on my wall.

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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.

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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 very entertaining.

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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 "Adenintriphosphate" (short ATP). Your body then can use that molecule for energy delivery by transforming the TRIphosphate into a DIphosphate (ADP) which again is a very energy rich, exothermic reaction.

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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 set of memoirs, the first volume Inside the Third Reich has a short section at the end about his experience at Nuremberg.