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ELI5: Exploding Head Syndrome and Ways to Prevent? | xuu68j | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5 why we can’t burn all garbage. | xuunby | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |
ELI5: What is physically happening when our eyes change focal length from near to far? In a camera, the lenses physically move; is there a similar biological mechanism in the human eye? | xuup6e | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5 Why are the January 6th rioters not being charged with sedition? | xuve5l | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Recent/Current Events) | [removed] |
ELI5: If companies can take and sell my data, can I sell MY OWN data? If so, then what's the risk? | xv4j7k | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
Eli5 Why is pint not pronounced like lint, mint, tint? | xv7iz6 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
eli5: How are underground water more drinkable than the water we find on the surface? | ukua19 | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | null |
Eli5: How is it possible to enjoy reading a book? | ukx2lf | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Personal) | [removed] |
ELi5 If the part of the eye that has color is muscle, then are the other muscles multicolored? | ul0ccw | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do Most of the Animals consume water using their tongue to lick while we humans don't? | ul4ipb | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
eli5 Neural Networks | ul5gtg | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
Why do things burn on re-entry to the atmosphere? "eli5 | ule08a | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |
ELI5: How can I close my eyes and clap? | ulem7i | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Personal) | [removed] |
[ELI5] Was earth miraculously just right enough to sustain life or do living creatures adapted itself to compensate? | ulgwxl | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why is the sound of chewing so infuriating. | ulh7p4 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why is the word "fuck" able to be used with such versatility? Noun, verb, adjective, you name it, fuck is there for you. | uks9ym | true | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow) | [removed] |
ELI5: Would the sky be less blue in more inland areas than areas on the coast? | khn12i | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | [deleted] |
ELI5: Why can't sand from places like the Sahara be used in concrete? | khie3p | false | explainlikeimfive | Does Not Belong Here | [removed] |
ELI5: What exactly are you smelling when you can smell that it's warm outside? | gscchd | false | explainlikeimfive | Geology | [removed] |
eli5 How does/can space expand? | vie98q | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | null |
ELI5: What is the Peltier effect? | vi46a1 | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5 Why does on hold music always sound so terrible? I have only ever been on hold one time where the music didn't sound like I was trapped in a coffin with a boombox from 30 years ago. | vi5o0n | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why is 'W' called double 'u' and not double 'v'? | vi7trd | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: How is that we are able to take pictures of stars that are many light years away? | vickjf | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |
eli5: Why do capitalists nations require a certain percentage of unemployed people in order to function optimally? | vifa1m | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (Loaded/False Premise) | [removed] |
ELI5: What would happen if the entire world agreed to cancel all debt for every nation and person and just start over? | vinyf4 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Hypothetical) | [removed] |
ELI5 who or what decides the price of stocks? | vipkd1 | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why is the ocean salty and rivers fresh water? | vveay8 | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | null |
ELI5 how rain cools down hot areas | vvjf23 | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [deleted] |
Eli5 how do we know how far away distant planets/stars are and what their composition is? | vutyjc | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |
ElI5: how make 10 using 4 7 8 1 (no adding) | vuy7e1 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow) | [removed] |
eli5 what were peoples first thoughts of the first jet powered fighter plane | vuykyk | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why are sunsets red when the sky is blue around the sun when it is higher in the sky? | vuym4l | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
[ELI5] How exactly does a phone know it has been rooted or jailbroken? | vuzq0x | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (Loaded/False Premise) | [removed] |
Eli5: Why are some foods not really considered the social norm? e.g brains, lungs, stuff like that. | vv0g6a | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
Eli5 At what temperature does the air become warm? | vv13me | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |
ELI5: Cartoon searching | vv6tyh | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
Eli5 How come whenever i drink alcohol i get a headache instantly? | vv9iqo | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5 difference between traditional and roth IRA? | vvd9is | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do we sometimes get a random muscle spasm, a sharp pain, a dull ache, an eye twitch, etc. but then after a few seconds it goes away? | vvibbg | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5: What’s happening in Sir Laiken | vvj3pw | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Recent/Current Events) | [removed] |
ELI5: why are there large blocks of rock at the top of mountains | n3qg78 | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | ELI5 how do the large blocks of rock get to the top of mountains, I don't mean large stones but the really large rocks that are like 3 foot long and usually clean cut shapes and not all jagged and rounded. I can understand how they would be at the bottom of a cliff or down a canyon maybe but I climbed mount errigle and notices thousands of them at the top of the mountain, almost as if they were put there artificially by humans. Edit for reference 2nd pic is part of what I mean. https://www.gaothdobhair.ie/en/walks/climbing-errigal |
ELI5: Why would ice caps melting cause sea levels to rise? Wouldn't the water just be replacing what the caps were displacing? | n3efjn | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | null |
ELI5: Why do house plants require so much maintenance and still die easily, where as their wild/outdoor family with no maintenance survives for decades? | n3tcqf | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | null |
Eli5 how company like Devil Mountain Coffee make their coffee so strong? | n37m9k | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
Eli5 What exactly happened between Iran and the US, and how did it affect Iran's progress as a country? | n3aofr | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Religion/Politics) | [removed] |
ELI5: What does it mean "buy a house where your enemy take a vacation" | n3enlk | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why is it significant that Ingenuity was the first helicopter flight on another planet? | n3n499 | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why are humans the only intelligent life on earth? | n3ntf1 | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | [removed] |
Eli5- Is there a difference between plasma in the universe and plasma in our bodies? | n3rgu5 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straigthtforward) | [removed] |
Eli5, why do we use the kilogramme as the standard unit for mass and not the gramme? | n3sdj1 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: How did ancient people figure out that sex leads to kids, since the effects are so delayed? | n3sr2j | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: How do some states permit capital punishment if “Life” is an inalienable right | n3swoa | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Religion/Politics) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do cafeterias serve coffee with a single tiny cookie? | n3tmfh | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation) | [removed] |
ELI5 Why are microplastics so much more dangerous than other micro-particles that are everywhere, like sand? | wl2pig | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [deleted] |
ELI5: How can we see clearly through water when outside of it, but when submerged our vision is blurry? | wkorg5 | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: american bail system | wkp4m1 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Whole topic) | [removed] |
eli5 , what's good and bad (if any )with the new health care bill that just got signed | wkue93 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Recent/Current Events) | [removed] |
ELI5 Why are there different prices of hotels on each booking site? How is it possible? | wkukp2 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Business/Group/Individual Motivation) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why are keyboards use QWERTY | wkvuf3 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why the hell is polio coming back? | wl280w | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Recent/Current Events) | [removed] |
ELI5: How did the Chandra X-ray observatory from NASA capture the sound of a black hole, since sound can’t travel in space? | wl37b7 | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | [removed] |
ELI5 how can we not just bring people back to life. like is there no way to jumpstart a brain? | wlfzm0 | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (Loaded) | [removed] |
ELI5: How is the wood Venice is built on not decomposing over time? | oi44pi | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | (Not sure about the flair.. sorry) Wooden beams in earth (like with fences) rot over the years and break. I was under the impression that this was because of water. Shouldn't Venice "sink" because of rotten beams? |
ELI5: What is so fascinating about machines? Why are we enamored by a machine just doing what it is supposed to? | ohzwoj | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why we’re the Native Americans called Indians? | oi0d5n | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | [removed] |
ELI5: the conflict in Ireland | oi0qa6 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Whole topic) | [removed] |
Is yearnfinance safe? eli5 | oi1z1p | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | [removed] |
ELI5: Is there a realistic chance that Richard Branson or Jeff Bezos dies on their trip to space? | oi3pum | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | [removed] |
ELI5: Is it possible for a worldwide tsunami to happen. | oi4bka | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Hypothetical) | [removed] |
ELI5: If water is always following gravity and flowing down stream, why don’t the higher levels just run dry and eventually stop flowing? | oi8cfi | false | explainlikeimfive | Earth Science | [removed] |
Eli5 how is it that you can feel when someone is staring at you? | oi8o2n | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
Eli5 What happens to the football cup because nobody won | oicuoy | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (Loaded/False Premise) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why does the brain understand notes from the major scale as happy and minor scale as sad? | oid0fi | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (Loaded/False Premise) | [removed] |
ELI5 why do some events advertise free admission but then demand a donation to enter | oid0wx | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5: Which came first plants or animals? | oiftir | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do washing machines have their own concept of time? | oijmkf | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
ELI5 Montana Vortex - is it a hoax? If it’s not, how does it work? | oijzss | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why aren't flies threatened with extinction by the same causes as bees? | oik5ha | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (Loaded/False Premise) | [removed] |
ELI5- how do people see that's it's raining in the distance? | oikipk | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
ELI5: What is this whole italy vs england thing and why is everybody so excited | oildpf | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Recent/Current Events) | [removed] |
Eli5: Why is England VS Italy so important and heated? | oinfk0 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Recent/Current Events) | [removed] |
ELI5: How do you make those short video game gifs that spoof popular media clips? | ointjw | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Straightforward) | [removed] |
eli5 nights sleep | oioa3u | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
eli5: I just saw a picture of my ex, and the area around my heart (not the entire chest, just my left side) got cold, why is that? Is it just anxiety? | oiqmna | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
eli5: how on earth do underground subway stations work | ois7r7 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Whole topic) | [removed] |
Eli5: Can a bic lighter or something similar have the strength to ignite a 6 ft man on fire and burn him to death? | oipfkv | true | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Narrow/Personal) | [removed] |
Eli5: if red wine is fermented grape juice, what makes it alcoholic? | 10lxbd2 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Questions must seek objective explanations) | null |
ELI5: How does a 10% decrease in the number of egg laying hens equate to a 300% increase in the price of eggs? | 10m5ipt | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Questions must seek objective explanations) | null |
ELI5: How the hell did we go from "Bury your sword, gold, and food with you, and maybe your wife and horses", to "You can't bring money with you to the grave"? What cultural and societal event led to this shift of belief? | 10md522 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Subjective/Speculative) | null |
ELI5: What keeps jupiter from floating randomly in all directions | 10lsdoh | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5 why is public American toilet seats shaped like a horseshoe and not a ring? | 10luxg3 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Questions must seek objective explanations) | [removed] |
ELI5: Using life insurance to “become your own banker” | 10m1yi2 | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Questions must seek objective explanations) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why are Soaps able to claim to get you clean, if they leave smelly residue behind? | 10m2q1j | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why do Death row inmates take so long to execute | 10m4nmv | false | explainlikeimfive | R2 (Questions must seek objective explanations) | [removed] |
ELI5 - How does fusion nuclear energy work? | 10m5v9n | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: how does the National US debt work? | 10m8nxv | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5: Why were Podcasts such a technological advancement? | 10m9vrp | false | explainlikeimfive | R6 (Loaded/False Premise) | [removed] |
Eli5 what is tax rates | 10me17q | false | explainlikeimfive | R7 (Search First) | [removed] |
ELI5 - Full Moon | xub03z | false | explainlikeimfive | Planetary Science | It's probably just me really overthinking this but Why exactly does the moon not just stay a full moon? If I sit and think about it I just start going off into different theories on it. I don't quite get it whenever I start to question it |