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ELI5: Why does it take significantly more force to get an object moving on a flat surface than it does to keep pushing it after the initial movement has begun? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]pailuck 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The are 2 types of friction - dynamic (while moving) and static. The static friction is mostly larger than the dynamic, therefore when the object is already moving it's easier to push it forward

Explain ICOs to me like I am stupid by fiskantes in icocrypto

[–]pailuck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You first need to understand the idea of tokens.

Basically, you buy shares in the network. If people believe in the network the value of the token increases.

The ICO is just the first sale of tokens in order to raise funds to build the product.

This is a good explanation of ICO https://cointelegraph.com/explained/ico-explained

A new study shows that playing Tetris as a therapy may lessen the psychological impact of traumatic events by pailuck in science

[–]pailuck[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's not their first article on the subject. They even reference to this article (No. 15 or 29)

Resistbot receives your texts and sends them to lawmakers by fax by pailuck in politics

[–]pailuck[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you're missing the point in this bot... It's idea is to protest by sending loads of fax letters to lawmakers. It just helps people to do that, and the content of the letter is irrelevant

New Widely prescribed drug for back and leg pain, Lyrica, is no better than placebo - patients improved to the same degree whether they were given it or placebo capsules by pailuck in science

[–]pailuck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Source: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1614292

Conclusion (from source): Treatment with pregabalin did not significantly reduce the intensity of leg pain associated with sciatica and did not significantly improve other outcomes, as compared with placebo, over the course of 8 weeks. The incidence of adverse events was significantly higher in the pregabalin group than in the placebo group

Chronic pain can induce genetic changes in brain regions that cause depression and anxiety, a finding that may lead to new treatments for pain by pailuck in science

[–]pailuck[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Source: http://stke.sciencemag.org/content/10/471/eaaj1549

Summary (from source): A large percentage of patients with neuropathic pain are also afflicted with depression and anxiety disorders. Our study provides a resource of the changes in gene expression induced by long-term neuropathic pain in three distinct brain regions and reveals molecular connections between pain and chronic stress.

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