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ELI5: Why do we need to turn off our phones in the airplane?

Submitted by Pred1949 t3_z94iiy on November 30, 2022 at 9:52 PM

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ELI5: Would the sound of a spaceship leaving Earth slowly disappear to the people inside of it?

Submitted by 4thesuns t3_z841z9 on November 29, 2022 at 7:50 PM

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ELI5 why can't you just plug in electric cars / why do you need a wall charger when it could just be built in

Submitted by definetlynotaalien t3_z92sg0 on November 30, 2022 at 8:49 PM

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ELI5 why do onions burn your eyes when cutting them?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_z95v85 on November 30, 2022 at 10:42 PM

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ELI5: Why are things like nest building or beaver dams not considered “tool use” when looking at animal intelligence?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_z772nc on November 28, 2022 at 8:14 PM

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ELI5 how does grading on a curve work?

Submitted by mysteriouslime t3_z4gpi8 on November 25, 2022 at 3:55 PM

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ELI5 Why can't certain organs such as the pancreas or brain be transplanted? (what other organs cannot be transplanted?)

Submitted by is_this_a_god_dam t3_yku2rg on November 3, 2022 at 6:15 AM

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ELI5: I see so many videos of ballerinas breaking in their shoes (cutting soles, removing nails, adding threads, etc) in what seems like quite a lengthy process - why haven’t manufacturers adapted/ or altered their shoes? Would this make a difference?

Submitted by ohhell000 t3_ymkt1a on November 5, 2022 at 5:07 AM

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ELI5: How is the US lottery able to get so high in a recessive economy?

Submitted by oaktree46 t3_ypnob3 on November 8, 2022 at 2:22 PM

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ELI5: Mass explanation: I’ve always been told that mass was not the same as weight, and that grams are the metric unit of mass. But grams are a measurement of weight, so am I stupid, was it was explained to me wrong, or is science just not make sense?

Submitted by Free_Fox_7406 t3_yrpq5w on November 10, 2022 at 7:45 PM

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ELI5: If millions of tires have been worn down on the roads then where does all that worn off rubber go?

Submitted by Brianp713 t3_ysco8d on November 11, 2022 at 2:50 PM

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ELI5 If humans can go weeks without eating, why do we eat 3 times a day?

Submitted by kaylaoi t3_yvbk3q on November 14, 2022 at 8:26 PM

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ELI5: Could real-life ninjas actually be very stealthy?

Submitted by bringthelight2 t3_yvsb9d on November 15, 2022 at 9:41 AM

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ELI5: How do video games detect if they're pirated?

Submitted by MrFloopy46 t3_yw8kvh on November 15, 2022 at 8:28 PM

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ELI5: Why do we feel cold when we have fever

Submitted by Kdawg618 t3_z0xztf on November 21, 2022 at 12:39 PM

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ELI5: How are there so many videos, etc. of people interacting with bears peacefully even though they aren't domesticated?

Submitted by FightMilkLLC t3_z3kcv6 on November 24, 2022 at 1:45 PM

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Eli5 - What gives almost everything from the sea (from fish to shrimp to clams to seaweed) a 'seafood' flavour?

Submitted by micro_haila t3_z4d27j on November 25, 2022 at 1:11 PM

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ELI5: how does not finishing a course of antibiotics cause antibiotic resistance?

Submitted by ftmommmy t3_z51h4e on November 26, 2022 at 7:35 AM

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ELI5: How do all you can eat buffets stay in business?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_z5fc3a on November 26, 2022 at 7:12 PM

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ELI5 If I send a letter or postcard from the UK to the USA, who gets money from my stamp?

Submitted by Prudent-Artist-274 t3_z5y82w on November 27, 2022 at 10:46 AM

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eli5 how names work in the world

Submitted by Nakakapag_pabagabag t3_zzeiz7 on December 30, 2022 at 11:10 PM

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ELI5: What’s the difference between a headache, migraine and thunderclap headache?

Submitted by Training_Repair_3672 t3_zzx1ut on December 31, 2022 at 3:55 PM

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ELI5: How do venomous snakes avoid being poisoned by the venom they inject into their prey? Are they somehow immune?

Submitted by booksandteacv t3_zz6cof on December 30, 2022 at 5:35 PM

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ELI5: Why can't cell phones come standard with a thermometer?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_zzkmsi on December 31, 2022 at 3:52 AM

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ELI5 why does the USA land of the free have so many restrictive "indecency" laws governing the human body compared to most other countries?

Submitted by Ambitious_Power_1764 t3_zwcgke on December 27, 2022 at 10:18 AM

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