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

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/smarty_skirts on 2023-10-02 20:38:49.

Original Title: eli5: How do corporate Boards of Directors work? What is their function? Do they get a salary? Isn't there a conflict of interest if a CEO of one company is on the board of another company? Do all companies have them? If not, which companies have them and why?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/betterthangreat on 2023-10-03 02:26:43.

I’ve just learned that different parts of the ocean can have different levels. How does this work? If I drop water into a cup, the entire level of water in the cup rises. How is this not true for the ocean? Are their just parts of the ocean that are uneven? Where do they meet?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/Educational_Sir3783 on 2023-10-03 02:06:34.

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/vocabulazy on 2023-10-02 20:31:03.

If a child is healthy and has no physical deformities that might cause a speech impediment, how do kids end up with them?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/MindfulWonderer_ on 2023-10-03 01:01:15.

A derivative calculator seems a lot easier to build as it much more "rule" based and solutions are usually what you would expect them to be. But how on earth can integral calculators figure out absolutely brutal integrals like sqrt(tanx) is in less than 5 seconds?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/TouristFew4907 on 2023-10-02 22:35:53.

I'm confused. I did some research online, and learned that cpu's can essentially double has a hotplate, because 99-100% of electricity consumed is turned into heat. how? doesn't the cpu use energy to make calcuations and render things? I'm real confused.

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/SnooWords8869 on 2023-10-02 20:40:44.

I'm from a country where margarine and solid vegetable fats (shortening and vegetable ghee) are widely produced and consumed, children used to eat slices of bread with margarine outside and TV advertorials were bombarded with margarine commercials.

It's said that there are only one molecule of difference between plastic and margarine, and no insects won't settle on margarine when a piece of it are left outside, and solid vegetable fats are harmful for health.

What's the truth about margarine and solid vegetable fats and the whole margarine vs. butter battle? Are the claims I wrote in the previous paragraph (plastic and no insects) any true? Are solid vegetable fats bad for health?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/ijjanas123 on 2023-10-02 23:18:18.

Original Title: ELI5:What's the difference between a heavy duty (12 gauge) extension cord and the 12ga wiring inside the walls of a typical north American home? Why can't you just chop the ends off and use it to wire up an outlet?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/MulletmanZA on 2023-10-02 20:25:47.

So sometimes when the urge to pee is really bad it’s bordering on painful, like after a long sleep or car drive, not that much comes out. But then other times when I’m just chilling at home and go for a pee with no urgency I pee like Seabiscuit. What gives? What causes you to need to pee so badly it hurts cuz it doesn’t seem like it’s a volume thing?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/chusurii on 2023-10-02 15:55:49.

I understand it might be a nuanced question. But if everything else is stripped away, is it then shown that harder punishment also mean a decrease in crime?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/a-horse-has-no-name on 2023-10-02 14:56:53.

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/is_this_the_place on 2023-10-02 15:51:58.

Does it have specific tactical advantages or is it just cool?

Edit to add: what about specific types of formations, like a Flying V vs a Diamond vs whatever else they can do?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/kostas_k84 on 2023-10-02 15:44:14.

I guess they have food texture and flavor, but why was that so important? They went to great lengths to acquire them and paid hefty prices for them.

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/fish_and_crips on 2023-10-02 14:19:18.

kid falls asleep in the car, i can unbuckle him, lift him out, carry him to the house and tuck him into bed - he doesnt batter an eye lid. yet for me its completely different, what gives?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/PhenomenalPancake on 2023-10-02 13:19:35.

Like if just one viral particle gets into your system, what's more likely to happen: it proliferates undetected and cause an infection, or the immune system eliminates it before it can do so?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/GinAndDietCola on 2023-10-02 10:56:40.

When asking Google through voice "What is one hundred to the power of one hundred' it responds "One-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-Five-o-o-o-o-o-o-o...."

Which is certainly not the answer.

Can anyone explain where this five comes from?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/Huge_Plenty4818 on 2023-10-02 03:32:11.

A car engine basically has thousands of mini explosions happening inside of it, is has parts moving very fast and generating tons of heat, and experiences extreme temperature fluctuations on a daily basis. Yet it is the part that usually dies last in a car.

How do they make them last so long and why are we unable to make other parts of the car as long lasting, such as tires and brakes?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/Ijust_want_moresleep on 2023-10-02 00:50:08.

I’m pretty sure if I did that I’d die…

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/manintheroostermask on 2023-10-01 20:38:10.

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/Forward_Novel2679 on 2023-10-02 02:07:40.

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/AllKnighter5 on 2023-10-02 01:17:46.

Aim in front of the target, as you are moving forward, the air resistance will push the bullet backwards in relation to your target. So aim in front so you hit your target.

Aim behind, as you move forward, the bullet will continue your motion forward as traveling to the target. So aim behind so you hit your target.

Or aim right at it because these two forces equal out?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/Repulsive-Elevator21 on 2023-10-01 21:47:57.

I am wondering why small kids ( even a few years old) fall down from the bed while changing their position but bigger children /adults do not, no matter how much they move while sleeping?

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/RealH4Life on 2023-10-01 19:10:21.

I've noticed that, for some reason, movies, TV shows, and even specific types of shows (soap operas for example) have a specific "feel" to them. I can't tell if it's the lighting or the editing, but almost always each different type has a specific feeling that lets you know what kind of media you're watching.

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/Whocaresevenadamn on 2023-10-01 17:32:03.

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/cackul on 2023-10-01 16:27:49.