r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Feb 20 '13

How does Islam, an outright homophobic religion, justify two men holding hands in public?

0 Upvotes

I know that in and of itself, that's not "gay," but it seems to be an oddity I can't explain. I live in a predominantly Muslim area, and see this a lot. My knowledge of religious theory is mainly concentrated on Judeo-Christian and eastern religions, so I'm hoping someone can help me out here.


r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Sep 28 '12

ELAP

5 Upvotes

What exactly is in the Affordable Care Act that has people so concerned? Republicans are stating that if you actually read 1000+ pages of the bill you'd find plenty of rights violations and things snuck in there. Are there actually any? What is actually in that bill that could possibly fit this description?

This is a serious question, because I genuinely want to understand. If there is something in there I want to know. And if there isn't, it'll calm my nerves.


r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Jun 23 '12

ELAP Black Scholes

3 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Jan 15 '14

Explain Atheism

12 Upvotes

As a Christian male, I believe in an afterlife. But I want to know what Atheists believe in. Like... do you not believe in anything after death?


r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Oct 19 '17

Mouse CPI increased after updating windows

3 Upvotes

My mouse CPI has been increased to 12000 after upgrading to Windows 10 1709 version !!!!!! in spite of having an in box CPI of 8400 ...... I've never heard that a Windows update is capable of making this kinda change of a hardware utility ..... 😐😐😐 Mouse : A4tech bloody TL60


r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Nov 25 '13

How are adult stem cells produced in the body? (Specifically the bone)

0 Upvotes

I've done some research but it's really unclear to me.


r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Feb 23 '14

ELAP: Reasoning behind blaming Venezuela's left wing politics for the protests that are happening there.

9 Upvotes

I'm just looking for an overview + some major examples of why the left wing's policies are causing problems. BBC's article states:

The opposition's main grievances are rampant crime, high inflation and the shortage of many staples. It blames the economic problems on the left-wing policies of the past 15 years.

Other news articles give around the same amount of info, which is little to none.

Thanks


r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Apr 19 '12

LAP: Why are most drugs "controlled" or outright illegal but alcohol is not, even though it is as addictive if not worse.

9 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Feb 26 '12

ELAP: How does an actor/actress get paid?

5 Upvotes
  • Do they get a paycheck?

  • Is it before or after the movie?

  • Is the amount set upon or dependent on the success of the film?

  • Who pays them?


r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Sep 14 '12

Wow! 2,000 readers? Where did everyone come from? :)

13 Upvotes

Now if we could just get some more questions asked. I could ask a bunch myself but I imagine my questions are rather boring.

Maybe this is a sign to keep this sub alive, I have been relatively inactive the last few months.

Thanks for the support everyone!


r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Oct 02 '13

Confusion about 9/11.

0 Upvotes

Can someone tell me why the 9/11 attacks were such as big deal? I mean, comparatively 3000 deaths is not that many compared to Wars or people who die from starvation daily.


r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Apr 18 '12

ELAP: Why do name brand medicines still exist if generic brands are the same thing and much cheaper?

2 Upvotes

Not that I am complaining.


r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Jan 20 '13

How near is the singularity?

10 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Jan 10 '14

Explain evolution?

10 Upvotes

Not like evolution itself, I know they say we came from monkeys, but how did we come from monkeys, what made us change into humans?


r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Mar 06 '12

[Discussion] Politics

3 Upvotes

For our political friends, lets start a political discussion.

Try to keep it neutral, unbiased and objective.


r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Feb 26 '12

What is Quantum Physics?

3 Upvotes

You hear the term thrown around as sort of a joke to refer to something impossible to learn, but what is it really?


r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Feb 28 '12

ELAP: The U.S. Deficit

4 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Jul 14 '15

ELAP: Why nicotine is so addictive

4 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Mar 03 '12

ELAP: The Federal Reserve processes all bank transactions through it. Why does it take 5 business days.

4 Upvotes

It's 2012, everything else is pretty close to instant. Why does it take so long to process a simple transaction? I understand there are millions of transactions going through every day but can't we compensate for that to speed up the process?

Also, why can't it process transactions on the weekend?


r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Mar 09 '12

ELAP: Why do some animals live longer than others?

4 Upvotes

For instance, the Bowhead whale is known to live as old as 150-200 years old but the Blue Whale, the largest known animal, is only known to live to 80 years old.


r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Mar 25 '12

Electrical potential

4 Upvotes

I understand a few basics:

  1. Electrons have charge -1

  2. Protons have charge +1

  3. Each proton creates an electric potential throughout the whole universe that has magnitude proportional to 1/r where r is the distance between the point of interest and the proton.

  4. Each electron does the same thing.

Here's where things start to get hazy for me...

  1. Voltage comes up all the time. I believe voltage exists between two points A and B in space if the sum of all the electric fields in the universe is some value for A and a different value for B.

  2. Somehow I feel like this is related to redox (oxidation-reduction) chemistry.

  3. OK, I'm lost.


r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Mar 01 '12

LikeAPro: Why did Facebook become so much more popular than MySpace?

5 Upvotes

It seemed that everyone was on MySpace until Facebook came around. In my experience, more and more people began signing on to Facebook and eventually closing their MySpace accounts.

  • What caused MySpace to dwindle to what it is today

  • Why is Facebook such a juggernaut

I have seen the movie.


r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Oct 22 '12

Whats the Deal with Saturated Fat? Why all the controversy?

5 Upvotes

I know a little about fatty acids. They are long chains of carbon attached to an acid. If all the carbons are bonded with a hydrogen its saturated, which means it stacks easily meaning its solid at room temp. If there is one H missing its mono and anymore H missing is Poly unsaturated. These missing H's put a kink in the molecule which is why they are not solid at room temp.

I'm curious however why people think these saturated fats are so bad? Also why there are people saying they are so good? Assume i have a C+ level of high school chemistry.

Thanks


r/ExplainLikeAPro • • May 11 '14

ELAP: The difference between Marxism, Maoism, Leninism, Trotskyism and Stalinism.

18 Upvotes

Title is pretty self explanatory. If there are any other similar veins of communism or socialism feel free to explain them.


r/ExplainLikeAPro • • Jan 10 '14

Explain memory

18 Upvotes

Why do some people have certain "abilities" like photographic memories whilst others can't remember anything at all.