Recent comments in /f/explainlikeimfive
eburton555 t1_jeh2tsk wrote
Reply to ELI5: How does a DNR work? by HalloweenLover
A DNR is very specific medical orders. What you’re talking about is more vague than that. If you have a DNR they will NOT resuscitate you no matter the cause or opinions of the medical professionals. Your wish is to not be resuscitated medically and they honor that. Your heart stops and they can’t and won’t do anything. Based on your feelings you do Not want a DNR but should write up a living will and make instructions for your next of kin or whomever you want to have power over these decisions about what threshold you’re willing to go to and what you do or do not want them to do.
live4thagame t1_jeh2my2 wrote
Reply to comment by seeking_hope in ELI5: If benzodiazepines are CNS depressants, why is it so hard to die from a overdose of them alone? by psychrolute
Oh my gosh, not the same but similar, went snorkeling for the first time last year and It was SO hard to make myself breathe while my head was underwater
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TheBestMePlausible t1_jeh2kxx wrote
Reply to comment by dr-dog69 in eli5: Why do seemingly all battery powered electronics need at least 2 batteries? by OneGuyJeff
3 3V batteries in tandem?
TheBestMePlausible t1_jeh2gqk wrote
Reply to comment by dr-dog69 in eli5: Why do seemingly all battery powered electronics need at least 2 batteries? by OneGuyJeff
A single, tiny Keanu Reeves, covered in slime, with weird biomechanical wires attached to his back and scull?
Tizzee88 t1_jeh2gpi wrote
This is one of those things where once you get it you are going to be like "oh duh...". Ok so lets say you own a business, you are going to have a lot of money coming in from providing services/goods (revenue) as well as money going out paying workers, operating costs, and raw materials (expenses). So when you look at the cash flow to the business you are going to have a bunch of money coming in and money going out, but what is important is to know how much money you actually have. So when you "balance the books" you take all of the money coming in, you add it to what you already had, and then you subtract how much you have paid out. This gives you how much money you currently have.
dr-dog69 t1_jeh2eq6 wrote
Reply to comment by TheBestMePlausible in eli5: Why do seemingly all battery powered electronics need at least 2 batteries? by OneGuyJeff
Yeah thats whats inside every battery. Its like those little galaxy things from Men in Black
epanek t1_jeh2cow wrote
Reply to comment by metamongoose in ELI5: If benzodiazepines are CNS depressants, why is it so hard to die from a overdose of them alone? by psychrolute
Oh damn. 😂
TheBestMePlausible t1_jeh292y wrote
Reply to comment by dr-dog69 in eli5: Why do seemingly all battery powered electronics need at least 2 batteries? by OneGuyJeff
A miniature universe with a planet inhabited by intelligent life who use kinetic devices to produce electricity which is rediverted to the little round button things on the end of the battery under the guise of "waste power"?
myfapaccount_istaken t1_jeh26ov wrote
Reply to comment by dman2316 in ELI5: If benzodiazepines are CNS depressants, why is it so hard to die from a overdose of them alone? by psychrolute
The genomind help with some of the drug interactions I have having. I have also having a hard time staying awake even w/o drugs but sleeping ok, but not narcolepsy (sp) Turns out I needed a specific type of b vitamin and but my body didn't process it so I had to get a special compound and while it's a bit $ I feel loads better.
I've only seen shrinks order it but I'm sure some GPs do as well. THey do a sliding scale since it's usually not covered by insurance. I was making like 45k and it only ran me like $60
dr-dog69 t1_jeh24rs wrote
Reply to comment by TheBestMePlausible in eli5: Why do seemingly all battery powered electronics need at least 2 batteries? by OneGuyJeff
Its 6 mini 1.5 batteries
TheGreenKillShirt t1_jeh23og wrote
Reply to comment by Ericrobertson1978 in ELI5: If benzodiazepines are CNS depressants, why is it so hard to die from a overdose of them alone? by psychrolute
Took Clonazolam. Ran out. Was terrified and told my wife. Went to the ER at 5am just in case I had a seizure. Had a seizure in the waiting room 20 minutes after arriving. Thank god I told her, or who knows if I would have stopped seizing.
TheBestMePlausible t1_jeh1s10 wrote
Reply to comment by dr-dog69 in eli5: Why do seemingly all battery powered electronics need at least 2 batteries? by OneGuyJeff
Very small gerbils running in a power generating hamster wheel?
manwhorunlikebear t1_jeh1rqc wrote
Reply to ELI5-What is the fibonacci sequence? by amsdys
As many of the other commenters are saying it is a sequence of numbers where the next number is given by the sum of the previous two numbers starting with 0, 1 (then; 0 + 1 = 1, then 1 + 1 = 2, then 1 + 2 = 3, then 2 + 3 = 5 ...)
You see the number chain occur naturally many places in nature in the development of seeds or leaves in plants, where the number of seeds or leaves in layers occur as fibonacci sequences, e.g. one layer has 3 leaves, the next has 5, next has 8 so on.
On a funny side note, you can also use it to approximate conversion of miles and kilometers, as 2 miles is approximately 3 km, 3 miles is approximately 5 km
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halpless2112 t1_jeh1hvn wrote
Reply to comment by BigPawh in ELI5-What is the fibonacci sequence? by amsdys
The golden ratio is obtained by dividing a Fibonacci number by its previous number.
As you do this for larger and larger Fibonacci numbers, you get closer and closer to the golden ratio (phi)
Jimid41 t1_jeh1ekm wrote
Reply to comment by urzu_seven in eli5: Why do seemingly all battery powered electronics need at least 2 batteries? by OneGuyJeff
Good thing in this case validity of the use of the word wasn't in question since it was prefaced with "strictly speaking".
seeking_hope t1_jeh1d80 wrote
Reply to comment by Geodude532 in ELI5: If benzodiazepines are CNS depressants, why is it so hard to die from a overdose of them alone? by psychrolute
That reminds me of learning to scuba dive. That first breath on a respirator was like everything in me screaming not to do it. Our body has some pretty strong instinctive responses.
viktorepo t1_jeh1c0l wrote
Reply to comment by Sleevies_Armies in ELI5: If benzodiazepines are CNS depressants, why is it so hard to die from a overdose of them alone? by psychrolute
This is the only method that works for me for getting rid of the hiccups
breckenridgeback t1_jeh1bte wrote
Reply to comment by Antique_Work_3852 in ELI5 why/how strong wind causes wildfires in Colorado by Antique_Work_3852
Many wildfires are caused by human actions (like an improperly-extinguished campfire, fireworks, or a cigarette).
NoCelery1168 t1_jeh16z3 wrote
Reply to comment by ToxiClay in eli5: Why do seemingly all battery powered electronics need at least 2 batteries? by OneGuyJeff
Well, have close to that right now. Lithium cells put out 3.7V nominally.
halpless2112 t1_jeh118g wrote
Reply to comment by MervynChippington in ELI5-What is the fibonacci sequence? by amsdys
I got downvoted on r/spaceporn because I replied to someone who said “this galaxy is the Fibonacci sequence.” When I asked how, it made the folks there upset lol. They would Just post the sequence of numbers, which is obviously not an explaination.
Left the fuck outta that sub. Pics are cool, but r/astrophotography is waaaaay better, and less filled with morons
tryingunicorn t1_jeh0xhs wrote
Reply to comment by wolfcede in ELI5: If the chemical dopamine stimulates a 'feel good' sensation, is there a chemical that makes us angry? by Kree_Horse
Reading this whole post and a bit more of your post history, I've decided I want you to read write me bedtime stories.
LE: Not because I find that they would put me to sleep, but because they're amazing.
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Reply to comment by ejpierle in ELI5: why does the US need the dollar to be the only primary form of currency for oil? by aresyves
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evedgebah t1_jeh2zbq wrote
Reply to ELI5: If benzodiazepines are CNS depressants, why is it so hard to die from a overdose of them alone? by psychrolute
Benzodiazepines have a nonlinear respiratory suppression curve. It plateaus. This means that for many people (not all) it's exceptionally difficult to cause terminal respiratory suppression with benzos alone. Everyone's threshold is different though, and that death line can be moved by other factors, such as combining with opioids, alcohol, or other respiratory suppressants.
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