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kinyutaka t1_jaavuhs wrote
Reply to Eli5: when you over eat why do you feel lethargic and tired, shouldn’t you have more energy because you’ve eaten more calories? by shreakonAcid
Eating doesn't give you energy right away, in most cases, and overeating often has energy that doesn't convert quickly.
Potato chips, meat, bread, rice, etc, are calorie dense, but full of complex carbohydrates and fats that need to be broken down into more simple sugars.
That process actually uses energy in the short term, before giving you a boost of energy later.
Simple sugars, like those found in juices and desserts, don't need to be broken down, and provide energy very quickly to the body.
So, what happens when you overeat? Your body shuts down to process the food, then has nowhere to go with the excess energy. That energy is then converted into fats and stored in the body for later.
CBus660R t1_jaavpnb wrote
Reply to comment by Soranic in ELI5: Why is it that when fertilizers make their way into waterways, all the oxygen disappears, killing the fish? by Psychological-Dog994
That won't do anything except make it radioactive too. The dead zones are in shallow waters, they're not out past the continental shelf where the depths are in the thousands of feet deep.
BrianMincey t1_jaavaur wrote
Reply to Eli5: when you over eat why do you feel lethargic and tired, shouldn’t you have more energy because you’ve eaten more calories? by shreakonAcid
Carbs, I think, make you sleepy.
I don’t know how that works, you need carbs for energy right?
I do know that when I was in my 20s I had energy all the time, no matter what I ate. Now that I am in my 50s everything I do makes me feel tired.
BudoftheBeat t1_jaav4ay wrote
Reply to comment by Fat_Doinks408 in ELI5: Why is it that when fertilizers make their way into waterways, all the oxygen disappears, killing the fish? by Psychological-Dog994
Right? Like it's osmosis but for gases using liquid as the membrane
VRFireRetardant t1_jaav27f wrote
Reply to comment by patienceisfun2018 in ELI5: Why is it that when fertilizers make their way into waterways, all the oxygen disappears, killing the fish? by Psychological-Dog994
Nutrient clean up is incredibly hard. The life in the water uses the nutrients quickly and exponentially multiply. Watershed restoration can help reduce impacts by increasing wetland and stream health and allowing these ecosystems to take up more nutirents before they enter the lake or ocean. These strategies can take a few years to fully reestablish and must be protected and maintained from invasive species or erosion removing the vegetated portions.
SYLOH t1_jaav09w wrote
Reply to comment by Iminlesbian in ELI5: why does/doesn’t probability increase when done multiple times? by Reason-Local
Do note. The guy seems to be talking about simple odds using real plane crashes for some reason.
Real world statistics do not work that way.
In the real world plane crashes are not independent events.
In the real world you knowledge of the odds of plane crashes is not complete.
A plane crash will cause the ground crew and flight crew to change their behavior, shifting the odds.
A plane crash is evidence that your assumptions on the safety of a given model of plane might be incorrect.
In the magical world of simple odds, safety audits and groundings wouldn't make a lick of sense. They do in the real world.
MAK-15 t1_jaauzqm wrote
Reply to comment by bal00 in ELI5: What is a "naturally aspirated" engine? Is it always desirable? Are there "artificially aspirated" engines ? by Gaboik
Likewise the forced induction engine really gets its fuel economy from being smaller than the naturally aspirated counterpart per horsepower. Forced induction engines require lower compression ratios which results in reduced efficiency per horsepower, but less weight still means less power.
Severe_Atmosphere_44 t1_jaausul wrote
Reply to Eli5: Saving difference problem by theBloodsoaked
So $10 × 52 weeks = $520 annually. $520 ÷12 = $43.33 per month. $520 ÷ 365 = $1.43 per day.
Estimates are more accurate by figuring annually first, then dividing by the smaller units.
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Reply to ELI5: What's with all the headlines about J.K. Rowling and her thoughts on trans people? by Chief_B33f
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Birdie121 t1_jaathyt wrote
Reply to ELI5: Why is it that when fertilizers make their way into waterways, all the oxygen disappears, killing the fish? by Psychological-Dog994
The waterways get "algae blooms" where all the extra nutrients from the fertilizer helps algae grow rapidly. However, this algae all dies fairly quickly and becomes food for a lot of microbes which breath oxygen just like us, releasing carbon dioxide. So those herbivores/decomposers end up using all the oxygen and the fish die as a result. So it's not the plants/algae that deplete the oxygen, it's the herbivores and decomposers that can grow rapidly from having a huge food supply.
fiatfighter t1_jaatflc wrote
Reply to comment by Ansuz07 in Eli5: How did people know how long a year was in olden times? by Slokkkk
Not very ELI5 my friend.
pineapple_and_olive t1_jaatdka wrote
Reply to comment by mdotca in Eli5: Saving difference problem by theBloodsoaked
Just 365x your savings per day.
Forget weeks and months.
wayne0004 t1_jaasx42 wrote
Reply to Eli5: When/How did the world realize that it wasn’t the same time everywhere? by Ice_Ice_Fetus
Hipparcus proposed using the local time a lunar eclipse happened to calculate the longitude of a place. So, at least from Ancient Greece. I don't know how extended this knowledge was, though.
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a4mula t1_jaasgvn wrote
Reply to comment by GenXCub in Eli5: why do we need to take vitamins when we’re sick if we can get them from food? by No-Struggle5102
Advertising and marketing has been host to many beliefs that aren't necessarily rooted in truth or reality unfortunately.
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Reply to comment by Loud-Ideal in ELI5: What's with all the headlines about J.K. Rowling and her thoughts on trans people? by Chief_B33f
>I don't know why they aren't fond of her.
/s, right?
annomandaris t1_jaas757 wrote
Reply to comment by hocuspocus9538 in Eli5: How did people know how long a year was in olden times? by Slokkkk
Humans had a lunar calendar of 13 months, 28 days, that would have been known soon after modern humans showed up, maybe 80-100K years ago. You need to know if you have 1 month, or 10 before the next snow comes.
That would have nothing to do with orbital mechanics or anything, even if you think apollo is riding thru the sky on his chariot, he's doing it in a predictable pattern, and recognizing patterns is basically a super power for humans, it wouldnt take long for them to keep track of it.
GenXCub t1_jaas4dy wrote
Reply to comment by a4mula in Eli5: why do we need to take vitamins when we’re sick if we can get them from food? by No-Struggle5102
The Flintstones sold Winston brand cigarettes to us, the vitamins are just their "my bad."
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Mvpeh t1_jaarxiu wrote
Reply to comment by TheRichTurner in ELI5: Why is it that when fertilizers make their way into waterways, all the oxygen disappears, killing the fish? by Psychological-Dog994
Classic reddit moment
Mvpeh t1_jaarwus wrote
Reply to comment by Spiritual_Jaguar4685 in ELI5: Why is it that when fertilizers make their way into waterways, all the oxygen disappears, killing the fish? by Psychological-Dog994
Boyle’s law doesn’t apply here.
Moveover, Nitrogen is less soluble than CO2 in H2O, and equilibrates quicker.
Mr_BriXXX t1_jaavx7x wrote
Reply to comment by sickeningly_sweet in ELI5: Why is it that when fertilizers make their way into waterways, all the oxygen disappears, killing the fish? by Psychological-Dog994
They can be. But most are lower concentration and work by supporting microbial action which aids in carbohydrate exchange instead of heavy loading of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Depends on a what they are using and how much. In poor soils in harsh growing environments organics alone aren't always sufficient or heavy applications of high urea content are required (not great for the waterways, to be sure). Ideally, you need to manage your soil carefully over a prolonged period - and even, then, it's not always possible if the environment is inhospitable. Like most things, the truth is complicated.