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eli5 Why should people be arrested / held responsible for anything they do under the influence (drugs, alcohol) when it's clearly proven that some substances can warp someone's actions? | 10gjlnf | false | explainlikeimfive | R5 (Soapboxing) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do so many people deflect the blame for climate change onto corporations, and act like they're not involved at all? | 10gksx1 | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |
ELI5 If you undergo a nose job, can you still go freediving or scuba diving where you need to equalize by blowing into your nose? | 10guguk | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
Eli5 - Why is the below sentence so interesting? | 10gy3f7 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
Eli5: why is native culture much more prevalent in Canada than the US? | 10gzbnk | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (Loaded/False Premise) | [removed] |
ELI5: When it comes to theatres, what is IMAX, Dolby sound, ultraAVX, HFR, DBOX | 10h2t3e | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: porn is harmful, so why is it not illegal and banned? | 10geu4c | true | explainlikeimfive | R6 (Loaded/False Premise) | [removed] |
ELI5: if pumping water would not be the issue, is there an obvious reason not to pump a lot of ocean water to salt plains (that used to be lakes/seas) or other zero/low risk areas to lower sea levels? | l3kt1o | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | null |
ELI5: How do fans work? | l2xem0 | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: How do people comprehend their own Death? *DISREGARDING RELIGIOUS/PERSONAL BELIEFS* about the afterlife, does the concept of Death play on your mind in terms of the fact it's round the corner and you might not wake up in the form that you are in now if you go to sleep? | l2xyq1 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELi5: How does salt enhance flavor rather than overpower it? | l35aqj | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5 - What would the angle of the sun be at 12pm (noon) during day light savings? Should it look like it's 11am or 1pm since it's 1 hour different? | l39rua | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5 how veterinarian diagnose animal & do they have specialist for certain animal | l3bm0c | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Medical) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why does a car need a service and an MOT? What do they do in the service that doesn't also get checked in an MOT? | l3ctcq | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why are commas and dots switched in numbering system in European countries? | l3d6wo | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: You find a 2000 year old gold coin confirmed by science, then you melt it and make a new one. What date will the new coin show? | l3gg3h | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straigthtforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: what makes cash buyers so attractive in residential real estate deals? | l3gibj | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5: if there was a theoretical machine that could make food out of nothing, would it actually solve world hunger? | l3kh7t | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Hypothetical) | [removed] |
ELI5: How does a touchscreen works? | wh3you | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
(eli5) I am not allergic to anything but my brother (same parents) is allergic to almost everything. How is this possible? | wh7nas | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5, People who grew up in the 80's, how big was Michael Jackson really? | wh8hio | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
eli5 why does the uk own the top part or ireland? | wh9lbh | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Whole topic) | [removed] |
ELI5: How does court work? | whr9fr | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Whole topic) | [removed] |
ELI5: How are people comfortable taking their relationships to TV shows like Caught in The Act on VH1? | whrg8e | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation) | [removed] |
Eli5: What is the difference between Drawing Room and Living Room? | whtw9w | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
eli5: Why do humans like big clicky buttons so much? | whuqsf | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (Loaded/False Premise) | [removed] |
Eli5: Why is smiling in humans seen as a good/happy reaction, while showing your teeth in almost all other animals is a sign of aggression? | zocci5 | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | null |
eli5 how is something like adobe photoshop software created? what programming are they using? | zodo0z | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow) | null |
Eli5 how do we know that the earth is roughly 4.543 billion years old? Were there living creatures on the earth after it just "appeared"? | zomdw4 | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | null |
Eli5: in hockey during the faceoff what infractions cause a player to be removed from the faceoff? | zon32i | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | null |
eli5: Why people are nicer and forgiving in stores (holding a door for you, giving others with one grocery item their spot in the line...etc), but more aggressive in the store's parking lot (don't dare to take my spot I have been waiting for...etc)? | zoqfkg | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Questions must seek objective explanations) | null |
ELI5: How does QR Code works? | zow2es | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | null |
ELI5 Why NFL, College QBs shout so many things before a snap? | zoynmn | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | null |
ELI5: Can you dribble a basketball after you have stopped dribbling? | zoffh2 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: The relationship between sports and politics | zohzu2 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Religion/Politics) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why are perfume and cologne considered toxic? | zoitfk | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (Loaded/False Premise) | [removed] |
ELI5: What was stopping some smart charlatan from pretending to be king/someone important? | zok2ma | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Questions must seek objective explanations) | [removed] |
ELI5: Would baby babbling, before they say their first words, be translatable? | zolzji | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Questions must seek objective explanations) | [removed] |
ELI5: What do emojis mean, in text? | zow5oh | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: why isn't it possible for EV's to charge itself from the spinning of their wheels | zoy67m | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
eli5 How is it possible for a universe to be inside of a black hole | zohku2 | true | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |
ELI5: How does the Kreb’s cycle work? | t8a2so | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [deleted] |
ELI5: Using tanks in modern warfare situations. Aren't they sitting ducks if the opposition is equipped with anti-tank weapons? What are tanks good for in modern combat? | t8bhiz | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (Loaded/False Premise) | [removed] |
ELI5 Why does the US still use the imperial system? | t8ejzi | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: why do many people, particularly libertarians, want a return of the gold standard? | t8ibg1 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation) | [removed] |
eli5: Why do "declassified documents" of controversial government secrets exist? | t8ihyo | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation) | [removed] |
ELI5: What is Neoliberalism? | t8iift | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
eli5: Why do medicines have such weird names? | t8ipem | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why does water taste different at night? | t8o5j5 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
eli5. How are the subtitles so bad in a show as big as euphoria? | t8qy7j | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation) | [removed] |
ELI5 How do you get a phone log with one number shown 5 times in row with same call time? | t8svzi | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5: What's a Roth IRA? | t8t9md | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: What makes fuel prices go up? | t8ynes | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Whole topic) | [removed] |
eli5: War Crimes | t904ee | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Legal) | [removed] |
ELI5: Billions of galaxies, billions of stars, billions of planet, billions of years... how have we still not found evidence of extra-terrestrial intelligent life? | t90m7v | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
Why do clouds appear to be black at night? | fwxznz | false | explainlikeimfive | Geology | [removed] |
ELi5- How people start successful businesses with no money or credit? | ure5cd | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5: How are new English words added to the dictionary? Who have the authority to do so? | urejw2 | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (Loaded/False Premise) | [removed] |
ELi5: What exactly causes stomach/intestinal pain? | urlwsq | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
eli5 How does one prevent getting slapped by insane medical bills, if insured? | uroup5 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5: What is Replacement Theory? | uroxsi | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: What is an “unincorporated area” in the United States? | urq318 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why was the dominant life forms prior to the Big Bang reptilian and avian, but after the Big Bang, a primate-like species? | urq6ma | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (False Premise) | [removed] |
ELI5: Questions about Drywall that's actually confusing to search for online | urrknc | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why haven’t we figured out a way to cure hangovers yet? Why is it such an elusive remedy? | ursgna | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why is gasoline sold in the United States for (as an example) $4.00 9/10 cents? Why the 9/10 cents? | ursy3a | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation) | [removed] |
eli5 why we rush to touch/grab an injured spot | uruauh | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do some 20 year old games still struggle to run smoothly on emulators on modern computers that are probably 10x more powerful than the hardware the games were designed for? | urucfd | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5 - where does dust come from? | urvji3 | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: how exactly does court work with finding someone guilty or not? | urybpe | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: What killed the dinosaurs? Was it a comet, meteor, or an asteroid? | us0ukp | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do people crave terrible food? | us1di7 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
eli5 Why do lizards have useless toes? | us46u8 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do tortoise live so much longer than other reptiles that may be related to them? | nsb2zl | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | null |
Eli5: What are the different kinds of lightening and how do they work? | nsddil | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | [deleted] |
ELI5: What is the (scientific) accuracy behind the old saying: “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky in the morning, sailor’s warning.” | nruugz | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | [removed] |
ELI5: what would happen if the concept of time where never created? | nrv5er | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Hypothetical) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why hasn't my spelling and grammar improved as I've aged? | nrzkdi | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5:What birth control is the safest and most efficient one? | ns56ff | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Medical) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do different countries have different power sockets and what is their purpose? | ns7wu4 | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: why 24fps in movies appears fluid, but in video games is super choppy? | nsa87j | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: why do things like my pink clothes pins and my purple rubber bands deteriorate faster than the other clothes pins and rubber bands? | nsayxk | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do dark coloured shirts generally fit better than light coloured shirts? | nsbop9 | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (Loaded/False Premise) | [removed] |
ELI5: What does the "Always on Top" feature in Task Manager actually do? | nseqgg | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why can so many stores not accept $100 and larger bills if the money is supposed to be "for all debts public and private"? | nsil3a | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Legal) | [removed] |
ELI5: how rainbows are made | nsjkkx | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | [removed] |
ELI5: In general, Is it better to know or not to know ? | nskqka | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
Eli5 How has humanity not run out of water? | smmdz8 | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | Just thinking about how much water it takes to run food production, drinking water, a functioning home, etc. Humanity has been around a while but only recently been living in this technically advanced system where we produce and consume in abundance. How is water able to keep up? |
ELI5 I was listening to a podcast about what you might hear on the planets and they said that a 100 mph wind on Earth would feel like a soft breeze on the surface of Mars - why? | smt2ow | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | They mentioned that there’s less molecules of air on Mars but I didn’t understand how that would influence what a wind would feel like. |
ELI5: why do the things we purchase the least often have the most adds? | smcjjz | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: Tell me what to recycle. | sn1exi | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |
ELI5: why do shower curtains seem to be attracted to the running water? | sn4mpy | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: what is the butterfly effect? | sn7kwl | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5 how does a computer chip work? | sn7pya | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: What is the point of instagram sex bots? | sn7stg | true | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5, I dropped my phone, but it didn't crack! | tcs292 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
eli5 How does ibuprofen know where the pain is | tczy0n | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5. Why do game controllers have different formats? (ABXY, XYAB, etc) | td6q8v | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation) | [removed] |
ELI5: why do we have preferred sleep positions and why do they vary between people? | td7zpw | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5 : If during the afternoon I can already see the moon, does this mean that there is part of the Planet, that has a moonless night? | td88xd | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |