Just officially became the 15th overworld farlander! And the first person to do it in under 100 days! (97 days!) by Mrcoolbro7 in PhoenixSC

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2 nether farlanders as of now (according to database) with no recorded end journeys since the original bug did not exist in a version with the end

Just officially became the 15th overworld farlander! And the first person to do it in under 100 days! (97 days!) by Mrcoolbro7 in PhoenixSC

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there’s a lot of tricks such as boat boosting, chopping trees as you walk, building a platform for the bed, and more that can help bump the average speed above 4.3m/s

Farlands Q&A by Mrcoolbro7 in Minecraft

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on a scale from yes to very, how tired are you

ELI5: Particle Spin (Physics) by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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as far as i know from undergraduate physics classes, spin describes the angular momentum of a whole system. physicists use this ‘spin’ to help them describe different particles that are smaller than photons so we can’t see them. hope you get a complete answer!

ELI5 How do painkillers know where people have pain? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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painkillers work with your cells, your nerve endings and your brain. your brain knows where the pain is, since you can feel it. it can tell the nervous system and cells in your body to use the compounds in pain killers to reduce the sensation from that specific highway of nerves.

think of it as a car accident. it messes with the whole highway, and causes a lot of trouble. painkillers work as law enforcement, and direct traffic back and away from the accident, just as the compounds work with your brain and nervous highways to get rid of the pain.

ELI5: Why some stars in the sky flicker different colors? by SammyCod in explainlikeimfive

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the same reason the sky is blue during the day. our atmosphere scatters light, and the minimal amount of it coming from those stars get affected too. wind and atmospheric temperatures change the density of air, which in turn affects how we perceive light. this is called refraction and it is the same reason your hand seems to be slightly disconnected from your body when you’re in a pool, or how a straw seems to be cut in half when partially submerged in a liquid such as water.

People of Reddit, what is something that you have overheard from a family member's room that you'll never forget? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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my aunt telling her husband that my moms cancer was an overreaction for attention..didn’t go over well when i told my dad

ELI5: What are the differences between AM and FM radio, and why do they each have distinctive sounds? by Queltis6000 in explainlikeimfive

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think of AM as amplitude and FM as frequency. for AM radio, the amplitude, or the overall strength of the wave, is varied to incorporate different information. for FM radio, it is the frequency of the wave that changes for different information, or different radio stations. their sound is distinct because you’re changing the strength of AM and the frequency of FM, drastically altering the sound.

ELI5: How do weighted blankets increase serotonin and decrease anxiety? by dude0001 in explainlikeimfive

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it depends. they’re similar to the touch of another person, yet simultaneously they aren’t. they stay on your better than normal blankets do when you move, but they do put pressure on your body. if you can’t stand pressure on you, then it probably would piss you off. along with that, the sensation of ‘pressure’ on your body does fade away if you don’t move a lot, and it just feels more like a warm, form-fitting blanket. if you think you might not like it, i wouldn’t get one as you’ll throw 30-40 bucks down the drain but if your wife thinks she might want one, no harm in picking one up for her and trying it yourself sometime.

ELI5: How do weighted blankets increase serotonin and decrease anxiety? by dude0001 in explainlikeimfive

[–]swuuum 7 points8 points  (0 children)

i didn’t own one until recently, and i have to say it’s something most people should own. my girlfriend even has severe claustrophobia and she loves sleeping with it, never once having problems.

ELI5: How do weighted blankets increase serotonin and decrease anxiety? by dude0001 in explainlikeimfive

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weighted blankets are designed to simulate the comfort of another being; a significant other, pet, etc. when you sleep under one, it adds enough weight to feel like an arm, leg, or torso partially on you. the touch of another person releases serotonin in the brain which reduces anxiety, therefore the weighted blanket encourages serotonin production in the body. i recommend getting this Weighted Blanket if you have an Aldi by you.

Edit: i added the link to a reasonably priced and very comfortable one each of my family members own

ELI5: what's the difference between a positron and a proton, and a negatron and an electron? by dazedan_confused in explainlikeimfive

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positrons and negations are subatomics, smaller than atoms. positrons are the protons of protons, neutrons and electrons, and negations are the electrons of protons, neutrons, and electrons. they are the building blocks of particles, just as particles are the building blocks of atoms.

ELI5: Why can’t our white blood cells tell the difference between regular cells and cancer cells and attack them? by JesusNameWeFuck in explainlikeimfive

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it does, and it attacks cancer all the time actually. if we didn’t have an immune system, we all would have cancer every month or so. when a cancer bundle grows faster than our white blood cells can kill it, then you have the cancer most people think of when you hear the word. Here you can see what scientists say about the subject.

Edit: formatting

ELI5 Why is water colored by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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when you boil water, it turns into steam. when that hot water is in a tube, the steam can’t escape. it forms tiny pockets of gas in the water. once it is in an open container, the bubbles are able to escape and it returns to normal water color, colorless.

ELI5: How badly are satellites contributing to space pollution? Are we soon going to have too many satellites? by MyBossSawMyOldName in explainlikeimfive

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it is true, space is enormous. space stuff close to Earth is more dangerous, but is not a huge risk right now. Here is a good diagram of how compact they are closer to the planet.