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ELI5: How does surgery on tendons work?

Submitted by RaphaelRhyss t3_10nrxxk on January 28, 2023 at 10:49 PM

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ELI5: If ballet dancers need to mutilate their pointe shoes before they can be danced in, why are they still manufactured the way they are?

Submitted by BurritoBum90 t3_zymqgt on December 30, 2022 at 1:16 AM

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ELI5: When scientists say babies have blurred vision, how do they know?

Submitted by DreadMCYT t3_zwy1xl on December 28, 2022 at 2:42 AM

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ELI5: Is aluminum common enough that it’s not a concern, or are we just really good at recycling it?

Submitted by RestrictedCervical t3_10mw1j5 on January 27, 2023 at 9:05 PM

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eli5: why do birds bop their heads when they walk?

Submitted by Capitan_kermit86 t3_z56vn7 on November 26, 2022 at 12:53 PM

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ELI5- Given the average cost of a cup of coffee is marked up about ~80%, why hasn’t a company come in and charge significantly less to take a greater share of the market?

Submitted by Educational_Sir3783 t3_11ejcyi on February 28, 2023 at 8:44 PM

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ELI5: If drinking salt water further dehydrates the body, why is saline used to treated dehydration?

Submitted by Dartualexmachina t3_10pxwaz on January 31, 2023 at 12:34 PM

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eli5 What is gerrymandering?

Submitted by Robert-Connorson t3_yif6v4 on October 31, 2022 at 3:25 PM

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ElI5 why do digital books in the library have limited copies?

Submitted by Leather-Custard8329 t3_10ptofz on January 31, 2023 at 8:57 AM

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ELI5: Why is exercise good to lower high blood pressure? Your blood pressure rises while exercising, so how does that not have the same effect as high blood pressure while resting?

Submitted by jeezwill t3_10ofagb on January 29, 2023 at 6:55 PM

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Eli5: I don't understand why there seems to be a general consensus that gdp will continue a trend of growth, and why this would be beneficial, considering the cyclical nature of economies and empires rising and falling. Isn't economic downturn on some level unavoidable or even beneficial?

Submitted by candymannequin t3_ydb3qp on October 25, 2022 at 5:50 PM

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ELI5: when people give up red meat for lent, why do they always eat fish instead? Aren't chicken and turkey white meats too?

Submitted by Inanimatepony t3_10pmdtz on January 31, 2023 at 3:03 AM

93 comments

ELI5: How does a DNR work?

Submitted by HalloweenLover t3_127sj4s on March 31, 2023 at 5:24 PM

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ELI5: if protein is broken down into peptides in the stomach/digestive tract, why would consuming something like "active collagen" do anything?

Submitted by Alexander_Elysia t3_124pn6t on March 28, 2023 at 1:59 PM

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ELI5: What makes the rust on a rusty nail different from the rust on shaving razors to where one needs an immediate tetanus shot and the other happens daily

Submitted by DrySyllabub2563 t3_zztg7p on December 31, 2022 at 12:51 PM

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ELI5 why we first multiply, then add

Submitted by TheManNamedPeterPan t3_z8c5vf on November 30, 2022 at 12:57 AM

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ELI5: Why does MSG make food taste so irresistible? And why is everyone against it?

Submitted by theinvincible-dosa t3_yikydo on October 31, 2022 at 6:48 PM

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ELI5: Why green and red are the definitive Christmas colors?

Submitted by P4rturi t3_zvywjc on December 26, 2022 at 10:31 PM

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eli5 What came of Edward Snowden leaking all of that classified intel?

Submitted by tpb772000 t3_yiktbj on October 31, 2022 at 6:44 PM

113 comments

Eli5: how is it possible that a wooden barrel, which is used for aging alcohol, does not rot away.

Submitted by OrneryGringo t3_yik1bn on October 31, 2022 at 6:18 PM

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Eli5: Why do birds and fish come in such a spectacular variety of colors and shapes compared to other animals?

Submitted by thetravelman888 t3_z738ux on November 28, 2022 at 5:55 PM

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ELI5: Why do imaginary numbers even need to exist?

Submitted by Tharsis101 t3_10nn59i on January 28, 2023 at 7:23 PM

101 comments

eli5: What are freemasons and why are there so many conspiracies about them?

Submitted by SovietCyka756 t3_ygqtg5 on October 29, 2022 at 6:20 PM

143 comments

ELI5: How can medicine or multivitamins target a specific part of the body when it's all consumed the same way?

Submitted by shukii89 t3_z75dbt on November 28, 2022 at 7:12 PM

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[eli5] Black plaque was not exactly cured, how did it just disappear from Europe in 1353?

Submitted by Linzold t3_11eft2j on February 28, 2023 at 6:23 PM

31 comments