P1ayer-1/eli5-questions · Datasets at Hugging Face

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ELI5: why do you have to make your answer to a post super long instead of short, which would be better for a five year old	xjcg9w	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Reddit)	[removed]
ELI5 - My boyfriend is crazy strong but he doesn’t look it at all, he has barely any visible muscles and is what you could refer to as ‘skinny’. How is he so strong and not have visible muscles?	xjf5rn	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Narrow/Personal)	[removed]
ELI5: Why is sports betting not allowed in all states?	xjfpgs	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation)	[removed]
ELI5: According to an article I read, there is a supermassive black hole (SMB) at the center of most galaxies. How do galaxies without a SMB and the accompanying gravity stay together?	xjfqgg	false	explainlikeimfive	Planetary Science	[removed]
ELI5:Why can’t we control our involuntary functions?	xjl5d1	false	explainlikeimfive	R7 (Search First)	[removed]
eli5 Why do white people want an n word pass?	xjnubg	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation)	[removed]
ELI5: Why the separation of schools for grades K-5/6-9/10-12?	xjq6e1	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation)	[removed]
ELI5: What is a "half life"?	xjqyo4	false	explainlikeimfive	R7 (Search First)	[removed]
ELI5 why should I not include some plastics in recycling bin? What should I definitely recycle?	xjry8t	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Narrow/Personal)	[removed]
eli5: Why can't we use microscopes like telescopes? They are just big scopes with really really REALLY good zoom power?	wc36id	false	explainlikeimfive	Planetary Science	null
ELI5: How do you drive up on a steep hill without drifting back?	wc19rt	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Narrow)	[removed]
ELI5: What made the big bang happen? What was there before the deed?	wc2dth	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Subjective/Speculative)	[removed]
ELI5 why does drinking water really fast make you pee quicker?	wc79c8	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Narrow/Personal)	[removed]
ELI5: if darker colors absorb MORE light, and lighter colors reflect light, why did indigenous people in Africa (and other very sunny places) adapt to have darker skin?	wc7hag	false	explainlikeimfive	R7 (Search First)	[removed]
eli5: how does pop music appeal more to the general public ears than metal or classical music for example?	wc8gjk	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Subjective/Speculative)	[removed]
eli5: How do mosquitos survive on blood? I thought blood had no nutritional value?	wccygs	false	explainlikeimfive	R6 (False Premise)	[removed]
ELI5: is this flat earth dude correct?	wcddfc	false	explainlikeimfive	Planetary Science	[removed]
ELI5: How does medicine work?	wcfd8m	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Whole topic)	[removed]
ELI5 if rocks can't burn, how meteorites burn up and get consumed while falling to Earth?	wcfyc5	false	explainlikeimfive	Planetary Science	[removed]
ELI5: Why is so hard to not think negative thoughts?	bau6wl	false	explainlikeimfive	Psychology	[removed]
ELI5 If the universe is constantly expanding, how could the big crunch happen ?	wdgtu3	false	explainlikeimfive	Planetary Science	null
Eli5: How can hackers try thousands of passwords to get into an account, but if I type my password wrong 3 times, I am locked out?	wd53kn	false	explainlikeimfive	R6 (Loaded/False Premise)	[removed]
ELI5:If there was a giant partition placed between the earth & the sun	wd70aj	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Hypothetical)	[removed]
ELI5 - How is rainfall measured?	wd9df6	false	explainlikeimfive	R7 (Search First)	[removed]
ELI5: relearning technology/compsci	wdb1vv	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Narrow/Personal)	[removed]
ELI5 - What is the etiquette for nude beaches?	wdd0f4	true	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Narrow/Personal)	[removed]
ELI5: why do some Japanese kanji characters exist for just one syllable?	wde86q	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Straightforward)	[removed]
ELI5: How and why do drugs make people high	wdeesa	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Whole topic)	[removed]
ELI5: Why is flight risk a factor in bail? Shouldn't it be extremely easy to prevent people from leaving the country?	wdg1zm	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Straightforward)	[removed]
ELI5: The sudden surge in popularity regarding mushrooms	wdgj2w	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Subjective/Speculative)	[removed]
ELI5: What Kind Of Microphone Should I buy for being a Youtuber?	wdhngr	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Narrow/Personal)	[removed]
Eli5: Where is the beginning of time located?	wdl44a	false	explainlikeimfive	R6 (Loaded/False Premise)	[removed]
ELI5: Why do so many tribes exist alongside modern society?	wdorcf	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation)	[removed]
ELI5: Why are there Two Hurricane Models, the European Model and the American Model when physics and statistics are the same everywhere?	xmr8e2	false	explainlikeimfive	Planetary Science	null
ELI5: Why does being blue-balled by a sneeze suck so bad?	xm96pu	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Narrow/Personal)	[removed]
Eli5: The Causes Behind the Yugoslav/Balkan Wars (20th/21st century)	xmeg6l	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Whole topic)	[removed]
Eli5: Why do we read left right instead of right to left?	xmg03j	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Narrow)	[removed]
ELI5: Before I fart, what is keeping the gas airlocked in my asshole and what mechanism releases it?	xmnknj	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Narrow)	[removed]
ELI5: Why is a Bootstrap Loader called a “Bootstrap” Loader? What’s it got to do with Bootstraps?	xmraxv	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Straightforward)	[removed]
ELI5: What causes stage fright (the phenomenon of not being able to pee when standing next to another guy)?	bbsl2v	false	explainlikeimfive	Psychology	null
ELI5: If we have an extra day added every 4 years, then how come we are not noticing it?	xk1cfk	false	explainlikeimfive	Planetary Science	If earth's rotation is 365,25 days this means that the first year December 31st at 23:59 will look like an early afternoon; on year 2 it will look like noon and year 3 it will look like a morning (since we have 18 hours to spare).
ELI5 - Fantasy football - the waiver wire	xkax82	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Narrow/Personal)	[removed]
ELI5: can someone explain to me what short selling is?	xkhwz9	false	explainlikeimfive	R7 (Search First)	[removed]
ELI5: Why are shows allowed to talk about WW1’s Germany	wax6h6	true	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Legal)	[removed]
ELI5: How does changing the temperature in the shower work?	wb0hd4	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Straightforward)	[removed]
Eli5 Abs- sixpack	wb283e	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Straightforward)	[removed]
ELI5: How is alcohol so calorific if it takes energy to process and contains no macronutrients?	wb2kf5	false	explainlikeimfive	R6 (Loaded/False Premise)	[removed]
Eli5: Why are companies making record profits in the midst of record inflation.	wb797c	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Straightforward)	[removed]
ELI5: Manual cars and their different gears	wb9tky	false	explainlikeimfive	R7 (Search First)	[removed]
eli5 how do insurance companies not go bankrupt??? Where does the money come from	wbag8l	false	explainlikeimfive	R7 (Search First)	[removed]
ELI5 condensation	wbamya	false	explainlikeimfive	R7 (Search First)	[removed]
ELI5: How do seeds 'know' when to germinate?	wbeu2i	false	explainlikeimfive	R7 (Search First)	[removed]
eli5, why scientists always assume that aliens are more intelligent than us.	wckhy8	false	explainlikeimfive	Planetary Science	[deleted]
ELI5: Why does some shops have 1 button for the machine to accept both debit and credit while others have to ask you for the specific one or else it wont work?	wcmld6	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Narrow)	[removed]
ELI5 How do files on a computer require actual physical space?	wcq6tm	false	explainlikeimfive	R7 (Search First)	[removed]
ELI5: How do you check if a source is valid?	wctf2t	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Narrow/Personal)	[removed]
ELI5: Why do you stop breathing when someone mentions you're automatically breathing?	wcufn0	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Narrow/Personal)	[removed]
eli5: How does our GPS system work so accurate in real time especially for moving vehicles	wcxil9	false	explainlikeimfive	R7 (Search First)	[removed]
ELI5-Why does the storm on Jupiter never dissipate?	xfc1s5	false	explainlikeimfive	Planetary Science	null
ELI5: Why may a person not feel emotions after an event happens until days later?	xfe084	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Narrow/Personal)	[removed]
ELI5: why Microsoft buying Activison/Blizzard has to get approval of countries, but when they (or Sony) bought smaller studios there wasn't such a fuss	xfer10	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation)	[removed]
ELI5: How come the great filter theory almost always states there's only 1 filter	xff45v	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Subjective/Speculative)	[removed]
eli5: Why can we walk on earth even though it's moving really fast through space	xff4ae	false	explainlikeimfive	R7 (Search First)	[removed]
ELI5: Who starts the process of executing your will when you die?	xfgflz	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Narrow/Personal)	[removed]
ELI5: I didnt shake the burnt dtuff off my first cig. Is it likely for me to get cancer? My friend told me the white burnt stuff is the most cancerous part.	xfghdf	false	explainlikeimfive	R6 (False Premise)	[removed]
eli5 what Is ontotechnology ?	xfn5vx	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Fiction)	[removed]
Eli5 why is the heart on the left side of the body?	xfnpt9	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Subjective/Speculative)	[removed]
ELI5: How can an international flight be cheaper than bus/train ?	xfpwua	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation)	[removed]
[eli5] Can a scientist explain Global Warming and how we as a society how can we combat this.	xfqh3b	false	explainlikeimfive	Planetary Science	[removed]
eli5 If the Earth's climate has changed so vastly over the course of history, what is the big deal with climate change now?	xfsmsd	false	explainlikeimfive	Planetary Science	[removed]
ELI5: How is 'Selective Perception' different from 'Confirmation Bias'?	b8i4mj	false	explainlikeimfive	Psychology	null
ELI5: Why do sometimes random songs you haven't heard in a while start playing in your mind?	b8oz4u	false	explainlikeimfive	Psychology	null
ELI5: Why does my toilet only stain at the top of the water line and not the entire area where the water sits?	fyeunw	false	explainlikeimfive	Geology	[removed]
What are the checks and balances in place that keep larger countries from swallowing smaller countries?	fyv2xi	false	explainlikeimfive	Geology	[removed]
eli5 why is it with the Mars rover in 2020 being able to create oxygen on Mars and the US military being able to manipulate weather since the 1940s why is drought and global warming still an issue.Like we at least have the technology to filter sea water and transport it via pipes to remote areas	xglbf3	false	explainlikeimfive	Planetary Science	[removed]
ELI5: Why do people keep associating black holes with time travel?	xglrj3	false	explainlikeimfive	Planetary Science	[removed]
ELI5: Is there gravity underwater?	xglud8	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Straightforward)	[removed]
ELI5 How is it that I still feel tired sleeping for at least 6 hrs from 2am to 8am?	xgpphj	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Personal)	[removed]
ELI5: Is it unhealthy to shower once everyday?	xgszvy	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Narrow/Personal)	[removed]
eli5 : That feeling when a part of your body is touching another part but you forget that body part is attached to you?	xgzp2g	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Subjective/Speculative)	[removed]
eli5: why do rappers...	xh0bea	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Subjective/Speculative)	[removed]
eli5 did re-spraining my ankle fix it	xh2n3t	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Medical)	[removed]
ELI5: How does La Croix work?	xh3hel	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Narrow)	[removed]
ELI5: Where did STDs originate and how did the first human or animal get them?	xi1erd	true	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Whole topic)	[removed]
ELI5: how does the bus system work	xi7caw	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Whole topic)	[removed]
ELI5: Why does cannabis cause anxiety/panic in some users?	xihf3i	true	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Narrow/Personal)	[removed]
ELI5: Why is it a big deal that the GTA V source code was leaked?	xihoav	false	explainlikeimfive	R7 (Search First)	[removed]
eli5: why is death irreversible?	xiidh7	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Straightforward)	[removed]
Eli5: Water levels decreasing - where does it go??	xikhpx	false	explainlikeimfive	Planetary Science	[removed]
ELI5: how do rivers consistently have so much water?	wf44xx	false	explainlikeimfive	Planetary Science	[removed]
ELI5: Why do Warner seem unable to hit the magic formula when making DC films.	wf7gq9	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Subjective/Speculative)	[removed]
ELI5: How do they keep ATV trails in the forests (USA) so well groomed and clear of growth? The trails seem so far out in the middle of nowhere, trees and brush and bushes everywhere, but the trail stays clear.	wf7h3o	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Straightforward)	[removed]
ELI5: do muezzins sing the call to pray live each time from a room in the mosque, or is it just a recording played automatically?	wfar14	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Straightforward)	[removed]
ELI5: How the jury is kept from being rigged?	wfbyyb	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Straightforward)	[removed]
ELI5: How did the Eiffel Tower become the symbol of romance in Paris?	wfdipv	false	explainlikeimfive	R6 (Loaded/False Premise)	[removed]
Eli5 Hello! Can someone please explain to me what joining the union for a job means? I have an interview with an armored money truck company tomorrow and I am constantly seeing people say to join their union. What is it and why should I? Thanks!	wfe5ic	false	explainlikeimfive	R7 (Search First)	[removed]
ELI5: Why is it okay to speed while driving?	wfmcgb	false	explainlikeimfive	R6 (Loaded)	[removed]
Eli5 what do people with service animals do on long plane rides?	wfn4ng	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Narrow/Personal)	[removed]
ELI5: Why do many people prefer medium rare steaks but simultaneously enjoy steak tacos, Mongolian beef and sphagetti and meatballs which all call for beef cooked more thoroughly?	wfq10p	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation)	[removed]
ELI5: wouldn't a robot-driver-only freeway be faster -- and 100% safe?	wfq2ci	false	explainlikeimfive	R2 (Subjective/Speculative)	[removed]

ELI5: why do you have to make your answer to a post super long instead of short, which would be better for a five year old

xjcg9w

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Reddit)

[removed]

ELI5 - My boyfriend is crazy strong but he doesn’t look it at all, he has barely any visible muscles and is what you could refer to as ‘skinny’. How is he so strong and not have visible muscles?

xjf5rn

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Narrow/Personal)

[removed]

ELI5: Why is sports betting not allowed in all states?

xjfpgs

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation)

[removed]

ELI5: According to an article I read, there is a supermassive black hole (SMB) at the center of most galaxies. How do galaxies without a SMB and the accompanying gravity stay together?

xjfqgg

false

explainlikeimfive

Planetary Science

[removed]

ELI5:Why can’t we control our involuntary functions?

xjl5d1

false

explainlikeimfive

R7 (Search First)

[removed]

eli5 Why do white people want an n word pass?

xjnubg

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation)

[removed]

ELI5: Why the separation of schools for grades K-5/6-9/10-12?

xjq6e1

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation)

[removed]

ELI5: What is a "half life"?

xjqyo4

false

explainlikeimfive

R7 (Search First)

[removed]

ELI5 why should I not include some plastics in recycling bin? What should I definitely recycle?

xjry8t

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Narrow/Personal)

[removed]

eli5: Why can't we use microscopes like telescopes? They are just big scopes with really really REALLY good zoom power?

wc36id

false

explainlikeimfive

Planetary Science

null

ELI5: How do you drive up on a steep hill without drifting back?

wc19rt

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Narrow)

[removed]

ELI5: What made the big bang happen? What was there before the deed?

wc2dth

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Subjective/Speculative)

[removed]

ELI5 why does drinking water really fast make you pee quicker?

wc79c8

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Narrow/Personal)

[removed]

ELI5: if darker colors absorb MORE light, and lighter colors reflect light, why did indigenous people in Africa (and other very sunny places) adapt to have darker skin?

wc7hag

false

explainlikeimfive

R7 (Search First)

[removed]

eli5: how does pop music appeal more to the general public ears than metal or classical music for example?

wc8gjk

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Subjective/Speculative)

[removed]

eli5: How do mosquitos survive on blood? I thought blood had no nutritional value?

wccygs

false

explainlikeimfive

R6 (False Premise)

[removed]

ELI5: is this flat earth dude correct?

wcddfc

false

explainlikeimfive

Planetary Science

[removed]

ELI5: How does medicine work?

wcfd8m

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Whole topic)

[removed]

ELI5 if rocks can't burn, how meteorites burn up and get consumed while falling to Earth?

wcfyc5

false

explainlikeimfive

Planetary Science

[removed]

ELI5: Why is so hard to not think negative thoughts?

bau6wl

false

explainlikeimfive

Psychology

[removed]

ELI5 If the universe is constantly expanding, how could the big crunch happen ?

wdgtu3

false

explainlikeimfive

Planetary Science

null

Eli5: How can hackers try thousands of passwords to get into an account, but if I type my password wrong 3 times, I am locked out?

wd53kn

false

explainlikeimfive

R6 (Loaded/False Premise)

[removed]

ELI5:If there was a giant partition placed between the earth & the sun

wd70aj

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Hypothetical)

[removed]

ELI5 - How is rainfall measured?

wd9df6

false

explainlikeimfive

R7 (Search First)

[removed]

ELI5: relearning technology/compsci

wdb1vv

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Narrow/Personal)

[removed]

ELI5 - What is the etiquette for nude beaches?

wdd0f4

true

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Narrow/Personal)

[removed]

ELI5: why do some Japanese kanji characters exist for just one syllable?

wde86q

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Straightforward)

[removed]

ELI5: How and why do drugs make people high

wdeesa

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Whole topic)

[removed]

ELI5: Why is flight risk a factor in bail? Shouldn't it be extremely easy to prevent people from leaving the country?

wdg1zm

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Straightforward)

[removed]

ELI5: The sudden surge in popularity regarding mushrooms

wdgj2w

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Subjective/Speculative)

[removed]

ELI5: What Kind Of Microphone Should I buy for being a Youtuber?

wdhngr

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Narrow/Personal)

[removed]

Eli5: Where is the beginning of time located?

wdl44a

false

explainlikeimfive

R6 (Loaded/False Premise)

[removed]

ELI5: Why do so many tribes exist alongside modern society?

wdorcf

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation)

[removed]

ELI5: Why are there Two Hurricane Models, the European Model and the American Model when physics and statistics are the same everywhere?

xmr8e2

false

explainlikeimfive

Planetary Science

null

ELI5: Why does being blue-balled by a sneeze suck so bad?

xm96pu

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Narrow/Personal)

[removed]

Eli5: The Causes Behind the Yugoslav/Balkan Wars (20th/21st century)

xmeg6l

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Whole topic)

[removed]

Eli5: Why do we read left right instead of right to left?

xmg03j

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Narrow)

[removed]

ELI5: Before I fart, what is keeping the gas airlocked in my asshole and what mechanism releases it?

xmnknj

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Narrow)

[removed]

ELI5: Why is a Bootstrap Loader called a “Bootstrap” Loader? What’s it got to do with Bootstraps?

xmraxv

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Straightforward)

[removed]

ELI5: What causes stage fright (the phenomenon of not being able to pee when standing next to another guy)?

bbsl2v

false

explainlikeimfive

Psychology

null

ELI5: If we have an extra day added every 4 years, then how come we are not noticing it?

xk1cfk

false

explainlikeimfive

Planetary Science

If earth's rotation is 365,25 days this means that the first year December 31st at 23:59 will look like an early afternoon; on year 2 it will look like noon and year 3 it will look like a morning (since we have 18 hours to spare).

ELI5 - Fantasy football - the waiver wire

xkax82

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Narrow/Personal)

[removed]

ELI5: can someone explain to me what short selling is?

xkhwz9

false

explainlikeimfive

R7 (Search First)

[removed]

ELI5: Why are shows allowed to talk about WW1’s Germany

wax6h6

true

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Legal)

[removed]

ELI5: How does changing the temperature in the shower work?

wb0hd4

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Straightforward)

[removed]

Eli5 Abs- sixpack

wb283e

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Straightforward)

[removed]

ELI5: How is alcohol so calorific if it takes energy to process and contains no macronutrients?

wb2kf5

false

explainlikeimfive

R6 (Loaded/False Premise)

[removed]

Eli5: Why are companies making record profits in the midst of record inflation.

wb797c

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Straightforward)

[removed]

ELI5: Manual cars and their different gears

wb9tky

false

explainlikeimfive

R7 (Search First)

[removed]

eli5 how do insurance companies not go bankrupt??? Where does the money come from

wbag8l

false

explainlikeimfive

R7 (Search First)

[removed]

ELI5 condensation

wbamya

false

explainlikeimfive

R7 (Search First)

[removed]

ELI5: How do seeds 'know' when to germinate?

wbeu2i

false

explainlikeimfive

R7 (Search First)

[removed]

eli5, why scientists always assume that aliens are more intelligent than us.

wckhy8

false

explainlikeimfive

Planetary Science

[deleted]

ELI5: Why does some shops have 1 button for the machine to accept both debit and credit while others have to ask you for the specific one or else it wont work?

wcmld6

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Narrow)

[removed]

ELI5 How do files on a computer require actual physical space?

wcq6tm

false

explainlikeimfive

R7 (Search First)

[removed]

ELI5: How do you check if a source is valid?

wctf2t

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Narrow/Personal)

[removed]

ELI5: Why do you stop breathing when someone mentions you're automatically breathing?

wcufn0

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Narrow/Personal)

[removed]

eli5: How does our GPS system work so accurate in real time especially for moving vehicles

wcxil9

false

explainlikeimfive

R7 (Search First)

[removed]

ELI5-Why does the storm on Jupiter never dissipate?

xfc1s5

false

explainlikeimfive

Planetary Science

null

ELI5: Why may a person not feel emotions after an event happens until days later?

xfe084

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Narrow/Personal)

[removed]

ELI5: why Microsoft buying Activison/Blizzard has to get approval of countries, but when they (or Sony) bought smaller studios there wasn't such a fuss

xfer10

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation)

[removed]

ELI5: How come the great filter theory almost always states there's only 1 filter

xff45v

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Subjective/Speculative)

[removed]

eli5: Why can we walk on earth even though it's moving really fast through space

xff4ae

false

explainlikeimfive

R7 (Search First)

[removed]

ELI5: Who starts the process of executing your will when you die?

xfgflz

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Narrow/Personal)

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ELI5: I didnt shake the burnt dtuff off my first cig. Is it likely for me to get cancer? My friend told me the white burnt stuff is the most cancerous part.

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false

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R6 (False Premise)

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eli5 what Is ontotechnology ?

xfn5vx

false

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R2 (Fiction)

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Eli5 why is the heart on the left side of the body?

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false

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R2 (Subjective/Speculative)

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ELI5: How can an international flight be cheaper than bus/train ?

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false

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R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation)

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[eli5] Can a scientist explain Global Warming and how we as a society how can we combat this.

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false

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Planetary Science

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eli5 If the Earth's climate has changed so vastly over the course of history, what is the big deal with climate change now?

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false

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Planetary Science

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ELI5: How is 'Selective Perception' different from 'Confirmation Bias'?

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false

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Psychology

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ELI5: Why do sometimes random songs you haven't heard in a while start playing in your mind?

b8oz4u

false

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Psychology

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ELI5: Why does my toilet only stain at the top of the water line and not the entire area where the water sits?

fyeunw

false

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Geology

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What are the checks and balances in place that keep larger countries from swallowing smaller countries?

fyv2xi

false

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Geology

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eli5 why is it with the Mars rover in 2020 being able to create oxygen on Mars and the US military being able to manipulate weather since the 1940s why is drought and global warming still an issue.Like we at least have the technology to filter sea water and transport it via pipes to remote areas

xglbf3

false

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Planetary Science

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ELI5: Why do people keep associating black holes with time travel?

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false

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Planetary Science

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ELI5: Is there gravity underwater?

xglud8

false

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R2 (Straightforward)

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ELI5 How is it that I still feel tired sleeping for at least 6 hrs from 2am to 8am?

xgpphj

false

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R2 (Personal)

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ELI5: Is it unhealthy to shower once everyday?

xgszvy

false

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R2 (Narrow/Personal)

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eli5 : That feeling when a part of your body is touching another part but you forget that body part is attached to you?

xgzp2g

false

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R2 (Subjective/Speculative)

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eli5: why do rappers...

xh0bea

false

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R2 (Subjective/Speculative)

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eli5 did re-spraining my ankle fix it

xh2n3t

false

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R2 (Medical)

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ELI5: How does La Croix work?

xh3hel

false

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R2 (Narrow)

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ELI5: Where did STDs originate and how did the first human or animal get them?

xi1erd

true

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R2 (Whole topic)

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ELI5: how does the bus system work

xi7caw

false

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R2 (Whole topic)

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ELI5: Why does cannabis cause anxiety/panic in some users?

xihf3i

true

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R2 (Narrow/Personal)

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ELI5: Why is it a big deal that the GTA V source code was leaked?

xihoav

false

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R7 (Search First)

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eli5: why is death irreversible?

xiidh7

false

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R2 (Straightforward)

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Eli5: Water levels decreasing - where does it go??

xikhpx

false

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Planetary Science

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ELI5: how do rivers consistently have so much water?

wf44xx

false

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Planetary Science

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ELI5: Why do Warner seem unable to hit the magic formula when making DC films.

wf7gq9

false

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R2 (Subjective/Speculative)

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ELI5: How do they keep ATV trails in the forests (USA) so well groomed and clear of growth? The trails seem so far out in the middle of nowhere, trees and brush and bushes everywhere, but the trail stays clear.

wf7h3o

false

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R2 (Straightforward)

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ELI5: do muezzins sing the call to pray live each time from a room in the mosque, or is it just a recording played automatically?

wfar14

false

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R2 (Straightforward)

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ELI5: How the jury is kept from being rigged?

wfbyyb

false

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R2 (Straightforward)

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ELI5: How did the Eiffel Tower become the symbol of romance in Paris?

wfdipv

false

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R6 (Loaded/False Premise)

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Eli5 Hello! Can someone please explain to me what joining the union for a job means? I have an interview with an armored money truck company tomorrow and I am constantly seeing people say to join their union. What is it and why should I? Thanks!

wfe5ic

false

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R7 (Search First)

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ELI5: Why is it okay to speed while driving?

wfmcgb

false

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R6 (Loaded)

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Eli5 what do people with service animals do on long plane rides?

wfn4ng

false

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R2 (Narrow/Personal)

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ELI5: Why do many people prefer medium rare steaks but simultaneously enjoy steak tacos, Mongolian beef and sphagetti and meatballs which all call for beef cooked more thoroughly?

wfq10p

false

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R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation)

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ELI5: wouldn't a robot-driver-only freeway be faster -- and 100% safe?

wfq2ci

false

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R2 (Subjective/Speculative)

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