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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] |