Monday, October 27, 2014

/r/explainlikeimfive report: Monday, October 20, 2014 - Sunday, October 26, 2014 subredditreports


Totals: 7 days, 2,930 posts, 33,860 comments.

Included in this report: The top 400 posts, and 18,288 of the top comments, by 12,770 distinct authors.

No posts were gilded, but 19 comments were gilded.




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3807/u/epicjigsaw ELI5: What the hell makes mattresses so damn expensive?
3479/u/crazy_eric ELI5: Why do I read stories every few months about researchers developing amazing new battery technology but batteries still suck after so many years?
3273/u/ChaserXavier [ELI5] Why is 0 plural? Like 0 seconds or 0 apples.
3272/u/avdeenko ELI5: If Ebola is so difficult to transmit (direct contact with bodily fluids), how do trained medical professionals with modern safety equipment contract the disease?
3030/u/gyroscopesrcool ELI5: Why are cars shaped aerodynamically, but busses just flat without taking the shape into consideration?
3016/u/AdventurousMan ELI5: Why does fridge have a "D" in it, but refrigerator doesn't?
2472/u/redmob5 ELI5: Why is the recent drop in gas prices a bad indicator for the overall economy?
2425/u/downvotesattractor ELI5: Why is Picasso considered to be a great artist?
2353/u/FatBearCat ELI5:How did "zzz" become associated with sleeping?
1771/u/TheCatalyse ELI5: Why would any women want to join ISIS if the terrorist group is known for abusing and killing women?
1275/u/MustBeFate ELI5:When the wifi is super slow why does restarting router magically fix it?
1147/u/_But_I_am_le_tired ELI 5: when someone has cancer, what exactly kills them?
1118/u/DrTad ELI5:Why can't we just use a telescope to check the moon for an American flag?
985/u/multiplesarcasms31 ELI5: Why do we kiss/make out?
943/u/MrXerneas ELI5: How does "Glow in the Dark" work?
923/u/veryneurotic ELI5: How do our brains know when to wake up? What keeps us from just staying asleep forever until something disturbs us?
893/u/MrsOrangina ELI5: Sometimes I see a tiny dog being a bully/ aggressive to a huge dog. Does it not realize that the other dog is much bigger and could kill it if it wanted to?
705/u/NotTooOrdinary ELI5: Why do I feel awful when I sleep for 7 hours and wake up at 7AM, but feel fine when I sleep for 7 hours and wake up at 1PM?
545/u/Veritoss43 ELI5:Why are some capital and lower case letters of the alphabet just different sizes of the same letter, while others are completely different letters?
443/u/RingAroundTheRose ELI5: Why are completely unrelated issues (like abortion) able to be tacked on a bill about an unrelated issue like motor cycle safety to be voted on? Why is this legal?
328/u/maydaymayes ELI5: What keeps a river or lake from seeping into the ground?
262/u/bn270 ELI5: How does every flight always seems to be filled?
255/u/wotsthisthen ELI5:Is nodding for 'yes' and shaking the head for 'no' universal? Or is it a specific to certain cultures?
235/u/CornellBigRed ELI5: when you buy a burial plot do you purchase it forever? If so, how do graveyards remain profitable? If not, what happens to your remains?
215/u/Stopman ELI5: Why can singers and entertainers admit and claim to commit crimes (drug use mostly) and not be arrested?
192/u/MrStoryBooks ELI5: Why do people find things funny? How did humanity develop the ability to perceive things as humorous and why?
160/u/mAnimation ELI5: What will happen to the economy as a result of the baby boomers dieing?
157/u/Elivictus Eli5 Why don't any of the American Ebola patients have privacy dealing with their sickness? Aren't patients supposed to have medical privacy?
143/u/SimonFOOTBALL ELI5: How come Hulu has managed to bypass Adblock, yet YouTube and other websites haven't?
127/u/leftleg63 ELI5: How does a phone touchscreen work through a screen protector but not through a glove?
126/u/emregunenc ELI5:When I touch my face while I am looking mirror, which one my brain perceive first? touching or seeing?
124/u/keeeweee ELI5: How do reposession agents (repo man/woman) not get charged with a 'break and enter' when repossessing property on private property, such as airplanes in hangars (as seen on Discovery Channel's Airplane Repo).
120/u/Friendofabook ELI5: What happens to people in embassies once two nations declare war?
114/u/joec_95123 ELI5: How did prohibition ever gain enough popular support to become law?
111/u/ConstableBobrovsky ELI5: If you are completely blind, how do you get your guide-dog to take you where you want to go? How is that communicated?
111/u/aTVisAthingTOwatch ELI5: Why does the US still spend so much on their military even though they would still have the largest military if they cut 85% of their spending?
107/u/Consinneration ELI5: Why does my dog act friendly towards strangers but is nervous/aggressive towards other strangers without provocation?
100/u/6ft_2inch_bat ELI5: What's really going on if I have "fallen arches"? Has something really gone wrong with my feet, or did I just get old or spend too much time on my feet?
99/u/kindalookslikehim ELI5:What exactly are dogs trying to find when they sniff around looking for a place to go to the bathroom?
94/u/LarsPoosay ELI5:why do lithium-ion batteries wear out over time (and so quickly)?






Submitted October 28, 2014 at 11:43AM by subredditreports http://ift.tt/1u1LXeY subredditreports

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