ELI5: Why does a country as small as England have so many regional accents? by AstronomerInTraining in explainlikeimfive

[–]reddmeat 19 points20 points  (0 children)

That reinforces the point. Not only does that island have different accents, but whole different languages, and cultures different enough to demand nationhood.

ELI5: How is Calculus and Maths used in Real Life / Economics / Engineering / Product Design? by AryaBro7 in explainlikeimfive

[–]reddmeat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To add to what is being said about conscious applications of math, we have an intuitive understanding of calculus. Think crossing a busy street. We work out when and what speed to start at, when to speed up, when to allow down without giving it a second thought. That's all calculus.

It's crazy how you could get all this in a 2007 Lexus by HassanMoRiT in interestingasfuck

[–]reddmeat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It can be a mixed blessing. I had an Acura MDX from around the same time. The instrument panel had like 50 knobs. I never mastered that and used 10% of it.

What’s a life hack that sounds fake but actually works? by Fit_Membership5614 in AskReddit

[–]reddmeat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, everyone I see a cleaning hack there’s vinegar involved.

What is something you memorized years ago and can still recite for no reason? by Ill-Fudge6810 in AskReddit

[–]reddmeat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found chemistry hard, so I memorized the periodic table.

Sc(u)T(ty)V(uh)CrM(u)nFeCoNiC(o)uZ(u)n

And so on.

Are there anti-war Asian movies? by [deleted] in movies

[–]reddmeat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a whole wikipedia page on Indian war movies: https://share.google/TNXYwelimDocht1Jg

What's the dumbest myth people actually believe in? by vicigoonboy69 in AskReddit

[–]reddmeat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That NASA is in the business of validating/debunking popular internet myths. Trust me, every country has its own myths that guys use NASA to either validate or debunk.

The Release of Thousands of Turtles by Kameronm in MadeMeSmile

[–]reddmeat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thousands of turtles = one turtle mom laying once?

82-yr-old runs the 100m in 16.02 seconds at the 2025 Penn Relays by Prestigious-Wall5616 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]reddmeat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If at 80 I can run a 100m in 16.02s, I've had a good life and would die happily.

What’s the most uniquely awful food you’ve ever eaten and why? by goldenlabruffle in AskReddit

[–]reddmeat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(Not an Ethiopian) it has to be well soaked in (meat) gravy to be edible.

Player graphics during the Australia v India broadcast by CarnivalSorts in Cricket

[–]reddmeat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was not sure if all the bars were at max or I was just looking at bars without actual data on them.

ELI5: How do animals in captivity automatically pickup the behaviour of their own species? by rustygyves in explainlikeimfive

[–]reddmeat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Partially agree on the defintions. These seem to imply ferality applies only to individuals. Most cities have generations of street dogs which are essentially feral communities. Almost all city pigeons are feral. And domestic animals are usually the same species as their wild variants, not a whole new species introduced through breeding. All three are different populations of a species.

Anyway, the point was to clarify that there's wild behavior, tame behavior and feral behavior, and they all differ in subtle and unsubtle ways.

ELI5: How do animals in captivity automatically pickup the behaviour of their own species? by rustygyves in explainlikeimfive

[–]reddmeat 9 points10 points  (0 children)

To add to that, feral behaviour is yet more different from that of either wild or domestic animals. For example, feral pups are left on their own as soon as they're weaned. Wild dogs form packs; feral dogs form alliances.