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ELI5: Why do we say that all life known is carbon based ?

Submitted by Responsible-Big-2644 t3_zziy3m on December 31, 2022 at 2:29 AM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5: what stops separatists from just declaring there independence?

Submitted by BeautifulAd2418 t3_zzpkfr on December 31, 2022 at 8:40 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: How come when you jump inside a moving subway, you land where you are, but if you jump on the roof of the subway, the subway quickly passes under you?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_zzwweo on December 31, 2022 at 3:48 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: why are the days longer in some places than others?

Submitted by earthlingnumber22 t3_zykycs on December 30, 2022 at 12:02 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: What do the words "left" and "right" in world politics?

Submitted by UltimateGamingTechie t3_zz1mw3 on December 30, 2022 at 2:18 PM in explainlikeimfive

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eli5 If people will die being up-side-down for too long, why do babies in the womb not die?

Submitted by IJustBeTalking t3_zzzuwr on December 31, 2022 at 6:03 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why can’t we have a universal currency?

Submitted by Walmartpancake t3_zx7mc7 on December 28, 2022 at 11:48 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: By using Medical Science, we are practically denying natural selection. How can it affect us in the future?

Submitted by No_Victory_1611 t3_zz0c0n on December 30, 2022 at 1:18 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: why is snowboarding harder than skiing?

Submitted by Sensitive-Waltz-3895 t3_zvr3pm on December 26, 2022 at 4:46 PM in explainlikeimfive

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eli5 Interest is confusing

Submitted by maddskate t3_10040li on December 31, 2022 at 9:22 PM in explainlikeimfive

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eli5: why does hot coffee erupt when add brown sugar?

Submitted by DjHalk45 t3_zz78v7 on December 30, 2022 at 6:10 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why is half-life so essential for drugs and not the whole time?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_zzul7k on December 31, 2022 at 1:53 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Angles in a semicircle

Submitted by [deleted] t3_zztem6 on December 31, 2022 at 12:48 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why do mental health patients get grippy socks?

Submitted by Careful-Day7125 t3_zzhbmr on December 31, 2022 at 1:12 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: If I were to eat a thousand Snickers bars, I would put on significantly more weight than if I were to eat a thousand heads of cabbage despite the huge disparity in weight of the pre-consumed food. Where does this mass come from?

Submitted by marcuschookt t3_zzspww on December 31, 2022 at 12:07 PM in explainlikeimfive

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eli5: Why couldn't a country in debt mint a coin of immense value and use it to pay off the debt?

Submitted by Derikoopa t3_zyxr5r on December 30, 2022 at 10:55 AM in explainlikeimfive

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(eli5)Why is Islam not banned?

Submitted by Realistic_Soup8881 t3_zyx73z on December 30, 2022 at 10:21 AM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5 why do birds jump and hop around but parrots walk

Submitted by za6_9420 t3_zz7zy7 on December 30, 2022 at 6:41 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: what are diplomat's?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_zy4x1v on December 29, 2022 at 1:03 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: When we call any customer support, an automated voice asks us to press specific keys for different options. How does it know which key I am pressing?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_zx1wd3 on December 28, 2022 at 5:56 AM in explainlikeimfive

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eli5 what exactly.is crypto? lf I'd never heard of it B4 or any thing to do crypto... explain it to me

Submitted by junkieheroine t3_zvq6nc on December 26, 2022 at 4:03 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ElI5: Why does Descartes sometimes use the term "mind" and sometimes the word "souls" in his writings?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_zxad4j on December 28, 2022 at 2:04 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: What are the consequences of overeating?

Submitted by Smart-Veterinarian11 t3_zxkgji on December 28, 2022 at 8:45 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why do we keep falling for movie/video jumpscares, when there's no tangible threat?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_zx37xo on December 28, 2022 at 7:12 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: why do we still need human pilots on airplanes?

Submitted by Gavica t3_zsxwux on December 22, 2022 at 9:51 PM in explainlikeimfive

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