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Eli5 Why do people consider Jordan Peterson offensive? | wfqgn7 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: What does picturing someone naked do for someone mentally who gets nervous in front of people? | b3hpz9 | false | explainlikeimfive | Psychology | [deleted] |
ELI5: why do some painkillers get you high but others don’t ? | wftv7r | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
eli5:What do the words in the political compass mean? | wfw3nx | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Religion/Politics) | [removed] |
ELI5 Why do we have nightmares? | wfxoha | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why is Taiwan (and other East Asian countries) not developing nuclear bombs? | wg2ob3 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation) | [removed] |
ELI5: US Politicians Traveling Abroad? | wg2r7b | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5, what’s the point of eating corn if we can’t really digest it? | wg6c6z | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (False Premise) | [removed] |
Eli5: Where is the water? | wg7ja7 | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |
Eli5: Why has it taken so many years for the civil suit against Alex Jones by the Sandy Hook Families to happen? | wg8ste | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Recent/Current Events) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do fast food burgers not fill me up, but ones made at home do? | wg9d6t | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
eli5: the reason car manufacturers don't put solar panels or dynamos in electric cars to generate electricity | wgbo97 | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: People say High School is bad, is it really though? | wgbxye | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
eli5: Do the lasers from smartwatches that measure your blood preasure etc have longterm effects on your body? | xocjun | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow) | [removed] |
ELi5 - Why is there record breaking heat in the southwest USA right now but normal/cool in the Midwest/northeast? | xoio9a | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |
ELI5: How and Why allergies created in a human body? What makes it reactive? | xoknb7 | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: different currency for different countries | xomras | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
Eli5: How exactly do HR background checks work? Is there any way to confirm a previous job besides calling them? And if so, can they see any other jobs you may have worked at not on your resume? | xomvdj | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5: why is the British economy taking such a nosedive currently? | xoonnw | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Recent/Current Events) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do different people store body fat differently (ex: arms, legs, torso, different facial body fat distributions)? | xorh0o | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: How can they make fireworks go in a particular direction? | xosayf | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: What are Autism, ADHD and Aspier? What are differences between them? | xou76v | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Whole topic) | [removed] |
Eli5:Why can you get off criminal charges if you weren’t arrested correctly? | xouzm1 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Legal) | [removed] |
ELI5 Why does it thunder only when it rains and not when it snows? | waedfu | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |
eli5 iTunes Dark Mode | wafz8o | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation) | [removed] |
ELI5: One domain -> one server - two users with identical idea - who is going to be first? | wagjh7 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
eli5: Is it possible to find the contact information of the members of wealthy families? | wagqdd | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5 Basic Rules Of Poker | wah70h | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5: Flying private planes for commuting/vacations. | wah77n | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: US Economy: Inflation and recession | wakkq7 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Recent/Current Events) | [removed] |
Eli5: Why do kids sleep on a floor with no consequence but adults are sore for the next two days? | war2jq | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5: why is suicide bad? | watwav | true | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5 - Why was the decision made to toss bin laden’s body into the ocean made? | xksi3r | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow) | [removed] |
ELI5. Why do people seek to re-experience the sadness that they already felt for example after watching a sad film? | xl0zfc | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation) | [removed] |
ELI5 : why is atmospheric re-entry so dangerous? | wbr7ll | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | null |
ELI5: why does your computer slow down if you leave it on for a long time without shutting down/ restarting? | wbfrlx | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (False Premise) | [removed] |
ELi5: How tf does a theremin work? | wbgbwx | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why is it normal to go through cycles of recession and expansion? Why can't we grow at a slower but more consistent rate, without experiencing recessions? | wbgva5 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: how does the body differentiate a “good carb” vs. a “bad carb”? | wbhc9w | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (False Premise) | [removed] |
eli5: When the Feds raise the interest rate, so everyone pays more on their variable APR credit card debt, where does all that extra interest money go? | wbw3o2 | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: What exactly is intuition and how does it even work? | bfhk7d | false | explainlikeimfive | Psychology | null |
Eli5 Many cars have adaptive cruise controls nowadays. After how many years do these systems start failing approximately? | xfxw9h | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: The Yuga Cycle | xfyajr | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |
[ELI5] Why Google hasn't acted against Adblock? | xg2met | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation) | [removed] |
ELI5: how the hell was the startup menu of computers made? how do you code a little chip to do such a thing.. and where? | xg7xfa | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do autistic people see the world differently? | xg9dyv | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Whole topic) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why does the IRS not tell you how much tax you owe even though they know how much you owe? | xgbieb | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (False Premise) | [removed] |
ELI5:the difference between orthodox, catholic and protestant christians | xgidde | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Religion/Politics) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do security cameras record on such low quality? | xgipkv | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (Loaded/False Premise) | [removed] |
ELI5: What is the reasoning behind us getting excited when meeting celebrities, asking them for photos, signatures, and such? | bw99hh | false | explainlikeimfive | Psychology | null |
ELI5: What is the legally plausable reasoning behind allowing for non-disclosure agreements for potentially criminal acts? | cl2kdo | false | explainlikeimfive | Law | I hope the premise is not flawed, but I've read quite a few articles about (mostly US-based) corporations and people paying people "hush money" to "buy their silence", i.e. signing non disclosure agreements. I understand that NDAs can be valuable to protect intellectual property, but why would a judicial system allow other scenarios? Can you paint me a understandable picture of a situation where it makes sense? (Please don't use conspiracy theories, if possible) |
ELI5: Why is the word Allegedly is used when a person commits a crime and evidence clearly shows the person committing said crime? | cnp3ok | false | explainlikeimfive | Law | null |
ELI5: What is moral conscience? | co0buc | false | explainlikeimfive | Psychology | [deleted] |
ELI5: What is privatization exactly? Good or bad? | cmtpr9 | false | explainlikeimfive | Law | Recently my friends and I were having a sorta layman's debate if privatization of government sectors like airlines or railways etc is good for the country or not. I have no technical idea about this. So enlighten me? |
ELI5: Why is water "matte" in some places and "clear" in others? | l6uv5q | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | I notice it becomes "clear" when a duck swims through it for example, or on the river bank like in the picture example below. http://imgur.com/a/omUyjUP Is it something on the surface of the water? Thanks in advance! Let me know if I can specify :) Also I added the flair "earth science", hope that fits. |
ELI5: If we were to create tons of sand or some kind manmade dirt, could we expand the size of the earth? | l6lfvu | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | [removed] |
ELI5: WALLSTREET BETS. What is it exactly and what happened? | l6pmjc | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Recent/Current Events) | [removed] |
Why are diamonds so expensive? Eli5 | l6u2sm | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | [removed] |
Eli5 the whole hedgefund drama on Reddit | l6wxol | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Recent/Current Events) | [removed] |
Eli5:What did they do to gamestop and stocks? Why are companies that mad about it? | l6xdba | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Recent/Current Events) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why did/some still find Richard Ramirez (the night stalker) attractive? | l704kf | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why are the rocks in the western US all red. I know it is iron but why is there so much iron in the west? | w9yv9o | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | null |
ELI5: If higher frequency radiation has a harder time penetrating objects, then why do we use X-rays to see bones? | w9s4va | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (Loaded/False Premise) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why is it hard to see in windows when it's light out but easy to see in them when it's dark out? | w9udyd | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do recipe sites hide the instructions at the bottom of the page? | w9vhec | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why did Remington pay out the parents of the sandy hook shooting? | w9yi47 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation) | [removed] |
eli5 the baby petted the ostrich | wa1uqd | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |
ELI5: why can’t we look directly at the sun? | wa33ea | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
eli5: What causes recession? | wa453t | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: How do dissolving stitches know when to dissolve? | wa9pzx | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Medical) | [removed] |
Eli5 where “egg yellows” go when companies make “egg whites”? | xiorpu | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: why do American politicians continue to get away with increasingly awful behaviour? | xizswv | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Religion/Politics) | [removed] |
ELI5: Is fresh rice pulled directly from rice paddies edible? | xizuwd | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5 How do adblockers work? | xj0znz | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Whole topic) | [removed] |
Eli5 why senses are heightened sometimes | xj1b03 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
Eli5: How is it possible for toothpaste to come out in three seperate colours when mixed in tube. | xj5iiz | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why are humans so captivated by mysteries? | aynqgw | false | explainlikeimfive | Psychology | null |
ELI5: How do light years work? Do we move at light year pace in comparison to other animals like ants? | ux5w5t | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |
ELI5: Stress induced Muscle Tension | uxardl | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
Eli5: Federal meetings that the news are talking about | uxisp2 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Recent/Current Events) | [removed] |
ElI5: Why does HR 8 need 60 votes rather than a simple majority? | uxq1gw | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Religion/Politics) | [removed] |
ELI5: why when someone says something like I'm disappointed in you or anything else that makes you think they think less of you, you suddenly feel sad | ctq86o | false | explainlikeimfive | Psychology | Like physical pain doesn't make me cry, but anything that makes me think that someone doesn't like me as much as they used to from something they said I suddenly feel like crying or do cry |
ELI5: How do wild animals differentiate edible berries from poisonous ones? | we2inx | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [deleted] |
ELI5: If the Inflation Reduction Act passes, won’t the 15% corporation be pushed onto consumers? | wdqq13 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
Eli5: How quick do you have to be in a man overboard situation on a ship? | wdrlfu | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow) | [removed] |
eli5: how can space be finite? | wdvmld | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |
ELI5: what’s the difference between a cyclone and a tornado? | wdw23e | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do electronics break over time even no damage was done to them? | we3nda | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (Loaded/False Premise) | [removed] |
ELI5: How efficient is our body in converting food into energy? | we7nw9 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: Is there any difference in Spanish from Mexico and Spain? Similar to US and European English? | we7t21 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5 I am in the Navy and when we do random drug tests I have to lower my trousers and underwear to my knees for observed drug tests. Why is this required? | we9itm | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
Eli5: How is making a game an exclusive for a game console is not a type of monopoly? | weebj9 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow) | [removed] |
ELI5: why do you suddenly need to go to the bathroom much more when it is in sight, compared to when it is not? | avy6h4 | false | explainlikeimfive | Psychology | [removed] |
ELI5: why do baths always feel better when someone else has run it??!! | aw7sp0 | false | explainlikeimfive | Psychology | [removed] |
ELI5: What makes someone pee shy when standing next to someone else at the urinals? | dp5epu | false | explainlikeimfive | Psychology | [removed] |
ELI5: What makes us like one music more than other? | csh4yw | false | explainlikeimfive | Psychology | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do some humans find it satisfying to watch things get destroyed? | gcc598 | false | explainlikeimfive | Psychology | Eg. things in hydraulic presses, a giant arrangement of dominoes collapsing, matchstick arrangements catching fire entirely, etc. |
ELI5: Why are certain minerals/ elements only in certain parts of the world? | gc5b8s | false | explainlikeimfive | Geology | [removed] |
ELI5: When I was a kid maps and globes showed 2 Antarcticas (one at the top, one at the bottom) - Maps in 2020 do not show an Antarctica above Greenland - Why? | gc6xgc | false | explainlikeimfive | Geology | [removed] |
ELI5: How do people like Kanye West get declared at bankrupt with their obvious wealth such as housing, cars, etc... without having to pay back any of that bankruptcy debt? | dcvn9w | false | explainlikeimfive | Law | null |