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Target880 t1_iujlebi wrote
Reply to eli5 why is lower awg wire thicker than higher awg wire? like 12awg wire is thicker than 16awg speaker wire. shouldn't it be the other way around? by WindFamous4160
Should is subjective. The origin of the system is from how the wires are made.
You can make a wire but draw to conical holes that rescue the wire size it is called,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_drawing The wire gets thinner and longer in each step.
The AWG system is based on the number of times you draw it through a die to get the wire.
Each time you draw it in the system the diameter reduces to 92% of the previous.
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I am not sure why the system starts with a Nr. 0000 at 0.46 inches in diameter and end with Nr. 36 awg at 0.005 inches in 40 steps and not 1 to 40 but that is the way it was done
AmethystWarlock t1_iujlcw5 wrote
Reply to comment by kamodius in eli5: How did Ross Chastain go noticeably faster by riding the wall? by lostcar_628
The secret 5th gear your transmission doesn't want you to know about
WeDriftEternal t1_iujl5wg wrote
Reply to comment by craftyixdb in ELI5: Why is mint used for almost every toothpaste even though it feels like it burns your mouth? by Oheligud
Well. How they decide it is they test and see what people like.
[deleted] OP t1_iujl12y wrote
Reply to comment by jcstan05 in Eli5: Why did the Soviet Onion collapse? by [deleted]
Very layered answer
spider-bro t1_iujkvbs wrote
Reply to comment by phiwong in Eli5: Why did the Soviet Onion collapse? by [deleted]
An even shorter answer is that it was based on non-consensual relationships which are inherently more unstable than consensual relationships.
Of course all nations are that way; the definition of a law is a rule you adopt by being born. But the Soviet Union applied this kind of nonconsensual ordering to entire nations.
JFT8675309 t1_iujkuen wrote
Reply to comment by Yrcrazypa in ELI5: Why does MSG make food taste so irresistible? And why is everyone against it? by theinvincible-dosa
Yes. 🙂
kamodius t1_iujktkp wrote
Reply to comment by erisod in eli5: How did Ross Chastain go noticeably faster by riding the wall? by lostcar_628
I’d add that he also used the generally unused 5th gear as well for the extra drive.
BlowjobPete t1_iujkpil wrote
Reply to eli5 why is lower awg wire thicker than higher awg wire? like 12awg wire is thicker than 16awg speaker wire. shouldn't it be the other way around? by WindFamous4160
Wires used to be made (maybe still are?) by heating up metal and stretching it over and over.
The more times it was stretched, the thinner it got. They used dies for this (to shape the wire). The wire was pulled through a set number of dies to get a set size. To get a thin wire, one had to pull the metal through a larger number of dies. Hence the number going up as the wires get thinner.
jh937hfiu3hrhv9 t1_iujklcw wrote
Reply to Eli5: Why did the Soviet Onion collapse? by [deleted]
Soviet onions have an extremely high sulfur content and cause gastro intestinal distress, unlike the superior sweet Walla Walla onion that dominated the market.
Yrcrazypa t1_iujkdqj wrote
Reply to comment by JFT8675309 in ELI5: Why does MSG make food taste so irresistible? And why is everyone against it? by theinvincible-dosa
I believe Popeye had that because of the bungled research.
Brodellsky t1_iujk9ji wrote
Reply to comment by panspal in Eli5 What are the long term consequences of drugs that suppress REM sleep? by muted_Log_454
Just be sure to keep your THC intake steady or the REM rebound will give you some crazy vivid dreams. Too real, sometimes, at least in my experience.
erisod t1_iujk8iq wrote
These cars have a lot of power. Normally they slow down in turns to not hit the wall but, recognizing that it was OK to destroy the car in the last turn, he fully opened the throttle in the turn and was able to overcome the friction of the wall grinding on the side of the car.
This is my best take.
JFT8675309 t1_iujk3ec wrote
Reply to comment by RelicBeckwelf in ELI5: Why does MSG make food taste so irresistible? And why is everyone against it? by theinvincible-dosa
I mean, a decimal point and Popeye!
BlowjobPete t1_iujk395 wrote
Reply to Eli5: How do secret service agencies recruit their employees? Do they hire more senior staff externally? by cutting_edge8834
A lot of the "every day" jobs like translator, data analyst, etc. can be applied to directly. The government (in the US at least) even has websites for this:
https://www.intelligencecareers.gov/
https://intelligencecareers.usajobs.gov/Search/Results?cmco=IC%20Intel&p=1
They also sponsor events to look for talent sometimes, like the "NSA Codebreaker Challenge" which tests IT and programming skills. The winners of these challenges may be recruited.
Captain_Stairs t1_iujjttz wrote
Reply to comment by dirtyblueshirt in Eli5: Why did the Soviet Onion collapse? by [deleted]
No, no. Like a Russian Nesting Onion!
bela_lugosi_s_dead t1_iujjq3z wrote
Reply to Eli5: Why did the Soviet Onion collapse? by [deleted]
It was used as a flavoring agent in rock soup. Eventually, it was cooked over and over until it could no longer nourish comrades.
So they took Yuri and his family around the corner and shot them in the head with a makarov (that took several tries, a makarov is not accurate even point blank).
Captain_Stairs t1_iujjoyq wrote
Reply to comment by wisertime07 in Eli5: Why did the Soviet Onion collapse? by [deleted]
The west prefers garlic
LesterBanks t1_iujjlas wrote
Reply to Eli5 What are the long term consequences of drugs that suppress REM sleep? by muted_Log_454
Michael Jackson was given Propofol to induce sleep. It was administered intravenously by his personal physican. No REM sleep occurs when Propofol is used. He was given this drug every night for several weeks as he was preparing for a world tour that would never happen. Those around him noticed his troubling decline during this time. He wasn't able to remember song lyrics or dance moves. He exhibited symptoms of dementia. For Michael Jackson the consequence of a drug that suppressed REM sleep was death.
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sd1360 t1_iujjgmh wrote
Reply to comment by Spiritual_Jaguar4685 in Eli5: how is it possible that a wooden barrel, which is used for aging alcohol, does not rot away. by OrneryGringo
To be labeled as “bourbon” it must be in a new barrel.
jcstan05 t1_iujjf9n wrote
Reply to comment by dirtyblueshirt in Eli5: Why did the Soviet Onion collapse? by [deleted]
Cake! Cakes have layers!
[deleted] OP t1_iujjdec wrote
Reply to Eli5: Why did the Soviet Onion collapse? by [deleted]
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GrumpyOldLadyTech t1_iujjddz wrote
Reply to comment by labdog in eli5 - If our cells only turn a certain amount of times before we die. Does causing micro damage from resistance training shorten our lifespan? by aus_ben93
What you're describing is "second intention" healing: the act of the body healing a wound without closure. It's unnecessary (and sometimes impossible) to suture every wound. Not much to glue together on, say, a skinned knee. Second intention healing actively scars over as fibrin (manufactured by your liver) knits a structure together for cellular regeneration. That's why a scar looks different from your usual skin: it's literally built over a scaffolding that your body isn't made of normally.
It's common and harmless, just letting a wound granulate in. Usually best for superficial wounds like abrasions, though I've seen it with deeper wounds on occasion. In both cases I can think of immediately, the wound was bandaged with honey, which acted as a secondary granular structure while also protecting the deep tissue from infection. Eventually the skin grew back in, though both times it did scar rather spectacularly. The doctors on each case felt sutures would be difficult and risky, based on the mobility of the sites as well as poor "margins," which are the edges of wounds. Without proper margins, they're nothing to really suture. Imagine taking a half-dollar sized patch of skin off your wrist: how do you put the edges back together on such a wide, mobile space? You don't. You let it heal by second intention.
Sutures (and staples) come in to play with lacerations mostly. Nice, deep, linear wounds with most of the skin still available to suture. But that's a different subject.
Your two biggest organs - your skin and your liver - are also the only two with active regenerative properties. That doesn't mean take them for granted, but do have a little trust!
WindFamous4160 OP t1_iujlj9a wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in eli5 why is lower awg wire thicker than higher awg wire? like 12awg wire is thicker than 16awg speaker wire. shouldn't it be the other way around? by WindFamous4160
wow I never knew that until now, it makes good sense to me now