Explain Like I'm Five | Don't Panic!

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/Disastrous-Carrot1 on 2023-06-26 09:44:16+00:00.

ELI5: different types of peripheral neuropathy and how they occur (basics)? Autonomic, motor, painful. Thanks

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/mattsmeeth on 2023-06-26 09:27:42+00:00.

ELI5: How do TURN servers work?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/OzMazza on 2023-06-26 09:11:57+00:00.

I assume skunks need to eat something with sulfur in it for them to produce more of their liquid after spraying. What would provide that element to them? Is it something they would need to seek out specifically after spraying or is it present in lots of foods?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/Evening_Milk2624 on 2023-06-26 08:59:05+00:00.

The only answer I can come up with in my limited understanding is "the demand vs supply of goods is increasing everywhere, but moreso in countries that aren't the USA." Is that accurate? Is there more to it?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/CaterpillarAlone8075 on 2023-06-26 08:51:38+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/Pitiful-Pain5822 on 2023-06-26 08:38:07+00:00.

Title. Is this just a symptom of anxiety or overactive imagination? What's actually causing those sensations and is there a purpose to them?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/buntypieface on 2023-06-26 08:08:30+00:00.

ELI5: - how does my purple shower gel and my blue shampoo not colour my skin the same colour as it has been designed to look? It's a colorant, a pigment isn't it? How the hell does it just turn to soapy goodness without leaving me the colour of a Smurf?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/Doodlebug510 on 2023-06-26 07:35:51+00:00.

Sometimes forensic investigators bemoan the lack of "sufficient" DNA for testing.

Isn't an individual's entire genome embedded in each cell? So theoretically as long as you have a single cell of DNA and digitize it, that should be sufficient?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/Fuxkbro on 2023-06-26 08:03:49+00:00.

Original Title: ELI5 Why is packaging volume always a weird number? Like a toothpaste with 154g, or pack of sweets 54g? Why can’t they just round it all off to 150/155/55g? How is it even determined in the first place?

Idk it was kinda a shower thought I had and it’s got me thinking.

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/MrDanGrigore on 2023-06-26 07:12:49+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/Milk_Man21 on 2023-06-26 06:51:29+00:00.

Is it that during compilation, the compiler tries to compress and optimize the code in such a way that it "grows roots" into the assets (or vice versa) that if the asset is removed without proper care, the whole thing will collapse into itself? Like, the compiler realized that part of the binary code in one part of the program coincidentally is the same as a snippet of binary code in a nearby asset, so it chops code out to save space?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/t3l0iv on 2023-06-26 06:49:32+00:00.

If people are eating much more processed food and are exposed to more carcinogens than they were in the past, why isn't cancer more common than it used to be? I read somewhere that the rates of cancer have remained the same for all of human history. Maybe my facts are just wrong.

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/Cipher7X on 2023-06-26 06:36:55+00:00.

Of course now that it's all released, it's entering the water table down stream. Will this lead to more rain anywhere? Swampier conditions? Will it be completely unnoticeable after a couple weeks aside from the flood damage, water shortages, etc?

What will the eco system in the area that used to be covered by the reservoir be like in the short to medium term?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/sgpinoy on 2023-06-26 06:22:12+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/moelestuh on 2023-06-26 05:49:11+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/ptmdevncoder on 2023-06-26 05:43:48+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/anybdy_want_a_peanut on 2023-06-26 05:14:42+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/TheDarkanianLord on 2023-06-26 04:55:25+00:00.

I've always heard that the decibel scale for hearing is logarithmic, and I've recently learned that our eyes view and compare objects logarithmically as well. How exactly does this process work, and is it different between the eyes and the ears?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/No-Character7649 on 2023-06-26 04:22:36+00:00.

Okay how the hell do messenger pigeons even work? Or like where to go and how to get to the certain spot?

I have a general idea but i still dont understand

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/gloriousdays on 2023-06-26 03:45:37+00:00.

Honestly who gave these mindless morons super sperm? Explain to me like I’m a dehydrated five year old

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/Smallmercie on 2023-06-26 03:36:07+00:00.

We have photos from space but I assume the cameras are very sensitive and photos are take with long exposures. Or they’re edited a lot. But if we were floating in space right now and saw, say, Neptune with our naked eyes, what would we see?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/Miserable-Guava4474 on 2023-06-26 03:25:49+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/Daylyght20 on 2023-06-26 03:02:52+00:00.

Is it really THAT harmful to our bodies? What are the effects?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/faretheewellennui on 2023-06-26 02:54:55+00:00.

Even if it’s not the same, it may still be close enough. How can we know what to do with the vocal chords in order to reproduce the sound?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/PlannerSean on 2023-06-26 02:54:45+00:00.

Prior to GPS, how did pilots on long flights keep track of their direction of flight, given that they needed to aim where the destination would be many hours in the future, and that location is constantly moving due to the spin of the earth?