Explain Like I'm Five | Don't Panic!
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ELI5: Why do file names use underscores? What is wrong with just using a space? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 10h ago by Sunshine-Swan1018
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ELI5 - Why aren't people that take daily vitamins way healthier than those who don't? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 9h ago by agent_scurd
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ELI5: how does a VPN hide your traffic from your isp? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 23h ago by stupidrobots
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ELI5: Why was dysentery so common for wagon trains of the Oregon Trail? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 9h ago by elheber
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ELI5: How can a butterfly travel thousands of miles and return to the same place without getting lost? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 20h ago by Skipping_Scallywag
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ELI5 ... Energy prices increasing when energy is 100% wind generated? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 18h ago by ExposingYouLot
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ELI5: What role does each color take on a power cable? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 7h ago by casecaxas
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ELI5: How can they cool a concert instantly? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 8h ago by seattlesweiss
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ELI5: why can't someone brute force the seed keys of a crypto wallet? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 11h ago by Notititipl
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ELI5 why do laser pointers "fry" cameras and break them? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 16h ago by BugabuseMe
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ELI5: what is the science behind a “sweet tooth”? What’s the difference between craving sweet food vs craving salty/savory? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 9h ago by FriedrichHydrargyrum
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eli5: Why do some apps release a version 2 vs. just updating the original? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 7h ago by s_moonberry
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ELI5: Is a "good" singing voice determined by genetics? If so, can someone with a terrible singing voice overcome their genetics with training to sound pleasant and professional? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 1d ago by Superb-Swimming-7579
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ELI5: How do tides work? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 4h ago by Erik_B_28
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ELI5 Would children whose needs were met but were never spoken to throughout their lives develop their own language or would they just not be able to speak? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 7h ago by Ill-Speech-2236
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ELI5 - Wells Fargo got in huge trouble for opening checking and savings accounts for people who didn’t need them. Why was this bad? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 8h ago by IMicrowaveSteak
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ELI5: Why use drugs to reduce fever? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 4h ago by Ragnarathl
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ELI5: How do contacts sit perfectly on the middle of the eyeball? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 5h ago by blueberrybleachmango
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eli5: Where did we start counting our years from? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 20h ago by JiPaiHongGanLiao
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ELI5: What is over clocking? How does it make my computer better? Are there any drawbacks or consequences? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 9h ago by GingaNinja2580
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Eli5: Radioactive decay, does it mean that the element is less radioactive? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 1h ago by kirrathenerd
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Not ArchivedEli5: What happens to your body when you eat a gram of Uranium-235 which is 20 million calories? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 1h ago by CocktailoClock
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eli5: Why is low or negative economic growth bad? If we have enough food, clothes and shelter for people wouldn't everything else that drives economic growth be excess and so should not matter? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 8h ago by prOboomer
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Eli5 what actually causes dry mouth? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 57min ago by gheko006
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ELI5 Why do we have phlegm? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 1h ago by huntingpredators
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