Recent comments in /f/explainlikeimfive
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MrsNespitt t1_iuck21h wrote
Reply to Eli5: Hemorrhoids. by ArinandArson
A hemorrhoid is an irritated and vein in your butt. If you put too much pressure on on your butt, like straining too hard while pooping, sitting too long, or have added pregnancy weight, it can bother the vein and a hemorrhoid happens. The vein swells and becomes itchy and can be painful or bleed.
MrsNespitt t1_iucjqmg wrote
Reply to Eli5: Hemorrhoids. by ArinandArson
So first, I absolutely love that it just says hemorrhoids.
Your butt’s got a lot of veins and nerves in it just like everything else. But when it’s subjected to a lot of pressure ( sitting on the toilet with the added pregnancy weight, straining really hard during a difficult bowel movement, or else sitting for too long ) they become irritated and inflamed.
Will be itchy and can be painful and bleed. Must see a doctor for prescribed medication.
MyMudEye t1_iucjpsn wrote
The turtles eat the plastic bags, probably thinking it's a jellyfish. It blocks them up and they die.
How your plastic bag in particular, ends up in the ocean depends a lot on the infrastructure that deals with waste.
A lot of western waste was exported to China for processing, but now goes to less developed countries where the rules may be a little bit lax.
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oblivious_fireball t1_iucjinr wrote
sunlight increases the risk of microbes like algae and bacteria growing in your humidifier, which could clog it up, cause smells, or in worst case scenario expel microbes out into the air with the water vapor.
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tatersnuffy t1_iuciu62 wrote
Reply to comment by MoistlyCompetent in ELI5: How does the plastic bag I threw in the bin goes on to smother a turtle? by Dakovski
plenty of plastic to go around.
wishsleepwasoptional t1_iucitd1 wrote
Large corporations are mainly responsible for pollution - they’ve managed to create the idea that its up to us as individuals so they can skirt responsibility. However, plastic bags do end up in the sea and turtles eat jellyfish. They see the bags, think it’s dinner and choke to death. Using fewer and reusing plastic bags can reduce the number in circulation.
greyeverything t1_iuciqfl wrote
Reply to comment by Target880 in ELI5: Morse code is made up of dots and dashes. How did telegraph operators keep from losing track of where one letter ended and another began? by copperdomebodhi
Thank you for this, I learned something today
MoistlyCompetent t1_iucioun wrote
Reply to comment by tatersnuffy in ELI5: How does the plastic bag I threw in the bin goes on to smother a turtle? by Dakovski
I think this strongly depends on the country you are living in. I am from Hamburg, Germany and pretty sure that plastic from my trash can gets burned. If we put it into the recycling bin it's either used to produce new stuff or ends up in landfills so that future generations can (hopefully) use it to produce new stuff.
tatersnuffy t1_iuchaz5 wrote
cause plastic recycling is a lie. it all ends up in the trash, and a lot of trash gets dumped in the ocean.
fubo t1_iucgike wrote
Reply to comment by Senpai_Pai in ELI5: Morse code is made up of dots and dashes. How did telegraph operators keep from losing track of where one letter ended and another began? by copperdomebodhi
> How would people be able to correct a mistake if they made one while using morse code?
........ (that's eight) is used to mean "error", and then just send the correct text.
the_original_cabbey t1_iucfiov wrote
Reply to comment by DalbergiaMelanoxylon in ELI5: Morse code is made up of dots and dashes. How did telegraph operators keep from losing track of where one letter ended and another began? by copperdomebodhi
Wait… what? I’m studying for my Technician license right now and it’s still in the guidebook supposedly last updated in 2020.
Poker_dealer t1_iuce1l0 wrote
Reply to comment by thephantom1492 in ELI5: Morse code is made up of dots and dashes. How did telegraph operators keep from losing track of where one letter ended and another began? by copperdomebodhi
I imagined it. Now what?
chipdipmcgillicuddy t1_iucdkhs wrote
Reply to comment by OrbitalPete in ELI5: Why are mineral ores found in the form of veins? by zafferous
Liquid hot “magma”
foonathan t1_iucdhox wrote
Reply to comment by thephantom1492 in ELI5: Morse code is made up of dots and dashes. How did telegraph operators keep from losing track of where one letter ended and another began? by copperdomebodhi
There was a test website that authenticated you based on the way you type your username and password. It appears to be offline though.
shinarit t1_iuccwte wrote
Reply to comment by sr20rocket in ELI5: Morse code is made up of dots and dashes. How did telegraph operators keep from losing track of where one letter ended and another began? by copperdomebodhi
No, it's ternary. How many silences you use doesn't make it have a larger alphabet. It has three letters.
flapjack3285 t1_iuccjhd wrote
Reply to comment by sr20rocket in ELI5: Morse code is made up of dots and dashes. How did telegraph operators keep from losing track of where one letter ended and another began? by copperdomebodhi
>"Shorthand" in code is huge
But that how you get 3 morons almost killed by El Guapo because they think infamous means more than famous, that is "in famous".
DirkBabypunch t1_iucbfeo wrote
Reply to comment by thephantom1492 in ELI5: Morse code is made up of dots and dashes. How did telegraph operators keep from losing track of where one letter ended and another began? by copperdomebodhi
Yeah, but can they see why kids love the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch?
UserMaatRe t1_iucadyb wrote
Reply to comment by LordAries13 in ELI5: Morse code is made up of dots and dashes. How did telegraph operators keep from losing track of where one letter ended and another began? by copperdomebodhi
What is the show called?
thephantom1492 t1_iucabq6 wrote
Reply to comment by DirkBabypunch in ELI5: Morse code is made up of dots and dashes. How did telegraph operators keep from losing track of where one letter ended and another began? by copperdomebodhi
Now, imagine what a computer can do. Provided that they have enough text, they can be pretty sure that you and that other person on another site is pretty much the same one, just by the style and typo you make.
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Reply to ELI5: what is the point of chewing food thoroughly if your stomach will digest everything anyway? by Dacadey
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