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ELI5: how can you stop procasinatinating? | z3k2km | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | null |
ELI5: why do my teeth hurt during my period? | z44n5b | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | null |
ELI5 - why are some months out of order? | z3h7y4 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: How will you convince an actual 5 year old flat-earther that the earth is round? | z3i7wd | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |
ELI5: Why is there such a pronounced difference in how the military treats officers vs enlisted people? This even extends to how they are treated when a POW, as seen in Bridge Over River Kwai. | z3ju95 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation) | [removed] |
Eli5: What made Lucy the first human and not her mother or brother or reproductive partner? | z3p4z8 | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (Loaded/False Premise) | [removed] |
ELI5: What is the purpose of life? | z3w8m6 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
Eli5 how do clouds stay in the air | z3wt54 | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why other countries like Sri Lanka, the Ivory Coast, etc have had civil wars well into 2009 but the United States hasn't had a civil war despite there being the same "ingredients" of a civil war one would find in those other countries aforementioned? | z3wzup | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Whole topic) | [removed] |
ELI5: How does it work when you use a bidet? Hear me out. | z45ch4 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
Eli5 - why we created microwaves which is a form of radiation that is basically particles that are subatomic and pass through space at the speed of light…yet can’t do light speed or think it’s impossible after all these years later? | z48vkp | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |
ELI5 What would the ramifications be if TSMC disappeared? | q1yjmv | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
eli5: How would minting a Trillion dollar platinum coin affect the US debt ceiling? | q22rex | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Recent/Current Events) | [removed] |
ELI5: Could someone's head be kept alive if they were given an adequate blood supply? If not, why? | q27amy | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Hypothetical) | [removed] |
Eli5: Why do phones need to go on airplane mode why flying? | q2azdn | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
Eli5: why do we think so much better in the shower? | q2b7ol | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why can’t we create a horse an inch tall? | q2cvx7 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5 How does energy interact with matter? | q2f956 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Whole topic) | [removed] |
eli5 How does a person's 'Right To Be Forgotten' work? | q2i5ds | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Legal) | [removed] |
ELI5: How do oil pipelines have massive leaks? | q2j5qn | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
eli5 Working at night instead of day | q2j9jx | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why are a lot of people with no talent Billionaires, while people with amazing talent struggle making any money at all? | q2jigs | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: why are people homophobic and/or racist? | q2nvkn | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
eli5 Why do we call different time periods a century back. (Ex. 19th century is referred to the 1800s, 20th century refers to the 1900s | q2p8l3 | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why does inflation increase, but wages don’t? | q2rfdy | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why charge service/cleaning fees for Airbnb places? | q2siys | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do bridges have tolls and most highways/freeways have no fee? | vtzcqu | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (Loaded/False Premise) | [removed] |
eli5 Why is it that the earth is closest to the sun in the middle of the winter and not in the summer. | vu3ozi | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |
eli5, What are some common examples of incorrect grammar in English? | vu3vrg | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: Can the water pressure be so high in some places underwater that gas bubbles will be trapped in place, unable to rise up? | vu4gre | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why does eating meat seem worse than eating fish? | vu5sbz | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |
ELI5 What is an allergic reaction? | vu6tqv | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
Eli5: what is the square root of -1? | vuh527 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: what on earth is plan C (never heard of it prior to today)? | vuozrj | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: With all this news about the image of Sagittarius A, how is the image of the black hole made clearer by having more telescopes? | uoeggn | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | That’s the bit that I don’t understand about the project. Sure, if you use lots of different telescopes from around the world, you have lots of different pictures that contribute to showing the black hole from different perspectives on earth. I mean, why is it that so many telescopes create a clearer image of the black hole? Surely the resolution of the image is only as good as the resolution of the best telescope on earth, right? Does it allow an image to be simulated by a computer more accurately? |
ELI5 how does star satellites receive star information that is 1000 light years away? I thought radio waves take light a year to get there? Or is it because the stars are from outrageous past? | uoetk2 | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [deleted] |
ELI5: i don't know much about crypto, why did LUNA drop so much in value? | uo2nph | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Recent/Current Events) | [removed] |
ELI5 - Ultra wealth individuals avoiding taxes by taking loans against their assets. | uo3pet | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do aircraft and boats use knots to dictate speeds while most vehicles use mph/kpm | uo4pw3 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
eli5 black holes to my 5 year old ! | uo8qpg | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |
eli5 why in some areas (mostly hilly) we can hell lot of stars than others | uoabps | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5: Wtf is the filibuster and how does it work? | uoamjk | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: If most viruses cause forever damage, does that mean it's good to be alone, forever? | uoay27 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why does spicy food effect your gastrointestinal tract the way it does? | uob0zs | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: If nukes start being used, is there any scenario that isnt the end of the world? | uoef74 | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |
ELI5: Why is baby formula in such high demand? | uogmu8 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Recent/Current Events) | [removed] |
ELI5: The process of drawing a person. | uojpu9 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5 why do apps and gaming consoles etc. constantly forget your login info and payment methods and make you re-enter them? | uojrs8 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5: How do some tech companies design their products to fail shortly after the warranty expires? | uom1zl | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (Loaded/False Premise) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do we (sometimes) get mad when we're hungry? | r7ilha | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
eli5 how one of the guys in Ahmaud Arbery's court case was found guilty of felony murder multiple times? | r7jaj6 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Legal) | [removed] |
eli5 : How do the air options in the car work? | zqyr9i | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5: How does an engine work? | zqyvjt | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why does 70 degrees inside feel different in the summer than it does in the winter? | zr7ilz | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5 why there is such an obsession with a good work ethic in the US in 2022 AD? | zra44p | false | explainlikeimfive | R5 (Soapboxing) | [removed] |
ELI5: brushing scams | zrns8f | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do rainbows always appear in the same spot? | nny0ur | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | null |
ELi5: Where did all the nitrogen in the air come from? | no0en8 | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | null |
eli5 How mercury elemental mercury can turn into a vapor at room temperature | no2cr3 | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | [deleted] |
[eli5] Why do Mosquito bites itch? Why don‘t they just take our blood and f‘off? | nnvcrc | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | [removed] |
ELI5: Why are so many unrelated industries and products experiencing shortages right now? | nnvn3k | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Whole topic) | [removed] |
ELI5: What is co-dependency and how can it get confused with loyalty/love? | nnw63g | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
Eli5:Why do nails grow faster on my right hand rather on the left hand | nnx1vf | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why is the sky blue? | nnx218 | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5 why do humans scream when in pain | nnxmdv | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why is gambling illegal and/or heavily controlled by law? | nny8c0 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Legal) | [removed] |
Eli5 Why does windows 10 have such a hard time closing crashing/crashed programmes? | nnysto | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why does an individual’s perception of his/her own voice differ depending on if they are hearing themselves speak versus hearing their own voice in a recording? | nnz0e1 | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why is the term "mother fucker" more commonly used than "father fucker?" | no0sh7 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
Eli5 Would we see colors differently if the sun was a different colored star? | no0wbb | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5 What is the mystical function of mythology | no43r8 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Whole topic) | [removed] |
eli5 a weird coincidence | no6awt | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELi5:How do people learn new languages? | nodedb | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
[ELI5] Why is it that, everytime im hungry, if i wait a little, i'm no longer hungry even if i havent eaten anything ? | nodtus | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5: What exactly is a source code in games? | nogmb5 | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5 To all my console homies, why is there a monthly subscription to play online especially £50 games ($60) when you could play those same games on pc online for free?? | nohg4l | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation) | [removed] |
Eli5: when people talk about for example the yield of 10 year treasury bonds, are they referring to the yield of the latest issued 10 year treasury bonds or ones that have been issued before? | noiw4o | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation) | [removed] |
ELI5: what’s the difference between rates and mice? | nokdhx | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: how does an orgasm feel? | nnyl6a | true | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: How do our eyelids, very thin layers of tissue, do such a good job blocking incoming light when we close our eyes? | pk6c35 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why are the Research and Development costs for Military Hardware so high? For example, I've heard that it took $400 Billion to 'Develop" the F35 Joint Strike Fighter. What does that much money go to, specifically, in the R&D Phase? | pk7y4z | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Whole topic) | [removed] |
ELI5 Car LED strip question | pk939s | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Legal) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why locks are so easy to pick? | pkc5tg | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: why do our ears ring randomly (high pitched ring only you can hear), what causes them to ring, and can you stop it from ringing? | pkchi4 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Medical) | [removed] |
ELI5: What is cancel culture and who does it affect? | pkdooe | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: Is sleeping 8 hours in a row something natural? | pkmypp | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: How the bodies/remains from 9/11 couldn't be found/are "just gone" from a building collapse? | pkoeyj | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
Eli5 Female skateboarders | pkpshw | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why is it that when someone in a movie is singing along to a song on the radio it's always off by just a little bit? | pkpxvi | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why are the symptoms of an illness always worse before going to bed? e.g. My throat hurts more in the evening than during the day. | pktnkx | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5:how did a sprout grow in my garden without any seed | pktrnu | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | [removed] |
eli5 why do states go to war and what are the benefits? | pku4l7 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Whole topic) | [removed] |
ELI5: How would life-forms made of energy work? | pkwe1p | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Hypothetical) | [removed] |
Eli5 How is it possible to have 100% humidity in the air and not have the air be water? | pkx4zf | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5 Why does stretching in the morning feel so good? | pkxob3 | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: What happens if you push through the pain when you have a stiff neck due to a pinched nerve? | pkyzti | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Medical) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why is the adoption process so difficult, yet there are surely countless kids who need parents? | pkzi1l | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation) | [removed] |
eli5: can we use artifical snow to help the environment? | ju2ik4 | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | I read an article recently that global warming has decreased the snow produced by an alarming rate. The article explained how snow regulates the ecosystem and replenishes groundwater in a way rain can't. So my question is, if snow is so important, can we use snow making machines to make snow outside in areas that need it? Wouldn't this be a good temporary solution while we try and fix the problem? |
ELI5: Why are there just random places with tons of uranium/copper/oil underground? | ju8hcu | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | Like did someone put it there or??? Why isn't it evenly distributed all over the globe? |
ELI5: What is the benefit of daylight savings time? What would it look like right now if we changed the time year round instead of returning to normal in November? | jubo3e | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | [removed] |