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

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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

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)

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Eli5:What did they do to gamestop and stocks? Why are companies that mad about it?

l6xdba

false

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R2 (Recent/Current Events)

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ELI5: Why did/some still find Richard Ramirez (the night stalker) attractive?

l704kf

false

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R2 (Subjective/Speculative)

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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

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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)

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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

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R2 (Straightforward)

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ELI5: Why do recipe sites hide the instructions at the bottom of the page?

w9vhec

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation)

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ELI5: Why did Remington pay out the parents of the sandy hook shooting?

w9yi47

false

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R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation)

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eli5 the baby petted the ostrich

wa1uqd

false

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Planetary Science

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ELI5: why can’t we look directly at the sun?

wa33ea

false

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R2 (Straightforward)

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eli5: What causes recession?

wa453t

false

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R7 (Search First)

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ELI5: How do dissolving stitches know when to dissolve?

wa9pzx

false

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R2 (Medical)

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Eli5 where “egg yellows” go when companies make “egg whites”?

xiorpu

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Subjective/Speculative)

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ELI5: why do American politicians continue to get away with increasingly awful behaviour?

xizswv

false

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R2 (Religion/Politics)

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ELI5: Is fresh rice pulled directly from rice paddies edible?

xizuwd

false

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R2 (Straightforward)

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ELI5 How do adblockers work?

xj0znz

false

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R2 (Whole topic)

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Eli5 why senses are heightened sometimes

xj1b03

false

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R2 (Narrow/Personal)

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Eli5: How is it possible for toothpaste to come out in three seperate colours when mixed in tube.

xj5iiz

false

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R7 (Search First)

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ELI5: Why are humans so captivated by mysteries?

aynqgw

false

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Psychology

null

ELI5: How do light years work? Do we move at light year pace in comparison to other animals like ants?

ux5w5t

false

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Planetary Science

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ELI5: Stress induced Muscle Tension

uxardl

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Narrow/Personal)

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Eli5: Federal meetings that the news are talking about

uxisp2

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Recent/Current Events)

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ElI5: Why does HR 8 need 60 votes rather than a simple majority?

uxq1gw

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Religion/Politics)

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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

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Planetary Science

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ELI5: If the Inflation Reduction Act passes, won’t the 15% corporation be pushed onto consumers?

wdqq13

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Subjective/Speculative)

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Eli5: How quick do you have to be in a man overboard situation on a ship?

wdrlfu

false

explainlikeimfive

R2 (Narrow)

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eli5: how can space be finite?

wdvmld

false

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Planetary Science

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ELI5: what’s the difference between a cyclone and a tornado?

wdw23e

false

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R2 (Straightforward)

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ELI5: Why do electronics break over time even no damage was done to them?

we3nda

false

explainlikeimfive

R6 (Loaded/False Premise)

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ELI5: How efficient is our body in converting food into energy?

we7nw9

false

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R2 (Straightforward)

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ELI5: Is there any difference in Spanish from Mexico and Spain? Similar to US and European English?

we7t21

false

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R2 (Straightforward)

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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

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R2 (Straightforward)

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Eli5: How is making a game an exclusive for a game console is not a type of monopoly?

weebj9

false

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R2 (Narrow)

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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

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ELI5: why do baths always feel better when someone else has run it??!!

aw7sp0

false

explainlikeimfive

Psychology

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ELI5: What makes someone pee shy when standing next to someone else at the urinals?

dp5epu

false

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Psychology

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ELI5: What makes us like one music more than other?

csh4yw

false

explainlikeimfive

Psychology

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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

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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

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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

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