Recent comments in /f/explainlikeimfive
NekuraHitokage t1_j6cr93x wrote
Reply to ELI5: Why has the price of eggs skyrocketed, but not the price of chicken? by Ability2canSonofSam
> The American Egg Board has blamed the price rise on an unprecedented outbreak of H5N1, a particularly virulent strain of avian flu that has a near 100% fatality rate among birds. This reduction in supply of egg-laying birds has sent prices soaring. But one farmer-advocacy group accuses major egg producers of gouging prices in a “collusive scheme” aimed at increasing profits.
> The group, called Farm Action, examined publicly available financial data from the egg industry. In a letter calling on the FTC to investigate record prices, Farm Action determined that the avian flu outbreak had only had an “apparently mild impact on the industry”, generally lowering the average size of an egg-laying flock by no more than 6% compared with 2021.
> “Egg prices in the grocer store have on average tripled for consumers since last year,” said Angela Huffman, Farm Action’s co-founder and vice-president. “Dominant egg corporations are blaming inflation and avian flu for price hikes, but if they were only raising prices to cover this cost, why are they raking in fivefold product margins? ”
Could be avian flu. Could be price gouging. It's probably both. Avian flu and inflation gave them reason to increase price, someone somewhere went "nobody knows how much an egg costs, let's really crank the price, we have excuses." And here we are.
Mammoth-Mud-9609 t1_j6cr5kb wrote
Reply to comment by Ansuz07 in ELI5: how identical are identical twins? Is it just visual? Is it DNA? Is it fingerprints? Do their naughty bits taste the same? how identical is identical? by SaltyMcLovin
A look at what is going on when either one or two eggs (monozygotic or dizygotic) are fertilized during the same pregnancy how this can result in conjoined twins or even a chimera. Also taking a look at the factors which may influence dizygotic twins and what is going on inside the womb. https://youtu.be/r5Guh_VbDnU
Rumhead1 t1_j6cr413 wrote
Reply to comment by chapstick__ in eli5: Why does cheap alcohol taste worse than nicer alcohol? by Chase_The_Dream
Tequila and mescal are different drinks and it has nothing to do with where it is made.
Ansuz07 t1_j6cr024 wrote
Reply to ELI5: how identical are identical twins? Is it just visual? Is it DNA? Is it fingerprints? Do their naughty bits taste the same? how identical is identical? by SaltyMcLovin
Their DNA is identical. This means that anything that is exclusivly influenced by DNA will be the same.
However, there are a lot of things that are influenced by environmental factors. Fingerprints are a good example - identical twins will not have identical fingerprints because fingerprints develop based on environmental stimuli during development. Same with "naughty bits" as this is impacted by diet and exercise.
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ToineMP t1_j6cqarr wrote
Turns out imaginary numbers are just a way to name coordinates, as in seeing in 2D.
What you used to know as A(-2;4) is now a=-2+4i
[deleted] t1_j6cqa21 wrote
Reply to comment by Justeserm in eli5: Why does cheap alcohol taste worse than nicer alcohol? by Chase_The_Dream
Starch works. Tapioca pearls are used industrially to produce dry ethanol for vehicle fuel.
Wasatcher t1_j6cq7ld wrote
Reply to comment by ShiraCheshire in ELI5: why do our bodies randomly act like we haven’t had water in days and that we need to chug a bunch randomly? by Serratedlily
Too many people don't realize if you're hydrated to the point your urine is clear (which is a good thing) you're also flushing out all your electrolytes and need to replace them.
TheJamhead t1_j6cq64y wrote
Reply to ELi5 : If you can access a website, why cant you steal the source code and make a 1:1 copy of it? by 13lettersinhere
Using only terms from the question (doubt 5 yos know what source code means)...
Sometimes you can, but only in really simple sites.
Most of the time the code you see when you access the website isn't the real source code. Stuff is often happening that changes the code that you can access. Also when the website talks to other websites, they can tell if it's not talking from where it's supposed to be so they won't talk back.
_Sign_ t1_j6cpv33 wrote
Reply to comment by PhasmaFelis in ELI5: why do our bodies randomly act like we haven’t had water in days and that we need to chug a bunch randomly? by Serratedlily
it sounds like the classic "eat when youre hungry" advice. some peoples internal sensors arent calibrated correctly and theyll go all day without eating or always overeat
[deleted] t1_j6cpgf0 wrote
Reply to comment by gynoceros in ELI5: why do our bodies randomly act like we haven’t had water in days and that we need to chug a bunch randomly? by Serratedlily
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Panceltic t1_j6cp5zt wrote
Reply to comment by betelguese_42 in ELI5: Why do imaginary numbers even need to exist? by Tharsis101
The same issue with grammatical gender. Instead of “masculine, feminine and neuter nouns” we could call them “Type A, B and C” and avoid many pointless discussions.
swimminscared t1_j6cp36j wrote
Reply to ELI5: Why has the price of eggs skyrocketed, but not the price of chicken? by Ability2canSonofSam
Chickens raised for meat and those kept for eggs are totally different birds requiring different operations. The flu spread through egg laying facilities, not meat ones.
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bigflamingtaco t1_j6cp03b wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in ELI5: why do our bodies randomly act like we haven’t had water in days and that we need to chug a bunch randomly? by Serratedlily
This is often accompanied by cottonmouth. Your body is trying so hard to get rid of excess sugar through your urine that it starts denying thy use of water for non-critical uses, which includes saliva production.
gynoceros t1_j6coseh wrote
Reply to comment by NefariousIntentions in ELI5: why do our bodies randomly act like we haven’t had water in days and that we need to chug a bunch randomly? by Serratedlily
Alcohol suppresses secretion of antidiuretic hormone, which is what keeps you from pissing away a bunch of your volume.
So by not making ADH, your body pisses way more than usual. That's how alcohol works, that's not a medical emergency.
If you've had symptoms since childhood and it's been worked up, that's also not an emergency.
Xabi4488 t1_j6coppj wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in ELI5: why do our bodies randomly act like we haven’t had water in days and that we need to chug a bunch randomly? by Serratedlily
> Yeah, this is exactly how I found out I have diabetes
Same.
Aristox t1_j6coiyn wrote
Reply to comment by WeirdlyTallDwarf in ELI5: why do our bodies randomly act like we haven’t had water in days and that we need to chug a bunch randomly? by Serratedlily
No it's radically different. If you haven't eaten enough food your body will burn fat for energy. But your body has no alternative hydration source. You can go a month easy without food, you cannot go more than a few days without water and still live. And you cannot go a few hours of being lightly dehydrated without your body's performance falling below optimal
Deadmist t1_j6coits wrote
Reply to comment by NameUnavail in ELI5: how did we standardize on watts/amps/volts when everything else is segmented across the world (km/miles, nm/ft-lb etc)? by t0r3n0
That's not just a US thing.
Ask anyone in Europe how much power their car has and they will give you the horsepower number. Unless they are driving electric, maybe.
The_Beardomancer t1_j6coigr wrote
Reply to ELI5: why do our bodies randomly act like we haven’t had water in days and that we need to chug a bunch randomly? by Serratedlily
This is a fantastic question. All of r/hydrohomies is probably keeping an eye on the chat with their infinite water wisdom
NefariousIntentions t1_j6cog0e wrote
Reply to comment by gynoceros in ELI5: why do our bodies randomly act like we haven’t had water in days and that we need to chug a bunch randomly? by Serratedlily
What do I do if I have seemingly had most of the symptoms for diabetes since childhood, but supposedly blood sugars have been fine all the time?
Peeing gets 3x worse when having alcohol, and no not the normal person more fluid in - more fluid out. Non-American, been tested multiple times since childhood.
Aristox t1_j6codeg wrote
Reply to comment by UNFORTUNATE_POO_TANK in ELI5: why do our bodies randomly act like we haven’t had water in days and that we need to chug a bunch randomly? by Serratedlily
Just because you don't die doesn't mean your physical and mental performance aren't reduced. You absolutely cannot go days without being dehydrated
coachfortner t1_j6crap9 wrote
Reply to comment by Wasatcher in ELI5: why do our bodies randomly act like we haven’t had water in days and that we need to chug a bunch randomly? by Serratedlily
Brawndo™