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ELI5: How can songs be in a certain key? (And a few more questions about music)

Submitted by Glum-Airport-4701 t3_11yue2g on March 22, 2023 at 7:49 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: I understand that sound waves essentially stretch and disperse very quickly, but technically, aren’t the very tiny sound waves still there, thousands of miles away?

Submitted by Strict_Alternative74 t3_12770g4 on March 31, 2023 at 2:19 AM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5 what is it in the food of fast food restaurants that makes it bad e.g. being linked to cancer / mental problems. Does it have a negative impact on the gut flora? I’m not talking like sugary food more like actual food KFC- chicken, McDonald’s beef patty etc

Submitted by Reasonable-Umpire-93 t3_126t7ez on March 30, 2023 at 5:13 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Is "exhaustion" an actual medical diagnosis?

Submitted by stellalugosi t3_1259vme on March 29, 2023 at 2:02 AM in explainlikeimfive

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eli5: Why is fried food less nutritious / considered unhealthier…

Submitted by Low-Candidate-6028 t3_123bx25 on March 27, 2023 at 4:55 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Do the ridged roofs on the houses in Bermuda actually increase rain capture?

Submitted by Onholidaybymistake22 t3_11zy3w3 on March 23, 2023 at 9:30 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 - Why are there so many ‘Question’ Scams for giftcards etc, How do these people make money? Same with quesstionare for money sites.

Submitted by IndependenceCold4261 t3_125ydpq on March 29, 2023 at 7:37 PM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5: What is a game engine and how does it work?

Submitted by Griffinkeeler t3_1256lmv on March 28, 2023 at 11:45 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 How does the brain remember words from another language as being separate from your native language?

Submitted by sweetnaivety t3_123w3hp on March 27, 2023 at 6:40 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: How do large ships parked themselves at docks before invention of tug boats?

Submitted by crenshawcrane t3_127wuc9 on March 31, 2023 at 7:45 PM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5 Why is it "A European" but not "A Item"

Submitted by Frootysmothy t3_123yzh2 on March 27, 2023 at 8:17 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: If weed has been around forever, why are we just now using CBD clinically for depression/anxiety?

Submitted by kaisermikeb t3_123fpoo on March 27, 2023 at 7:52 AM in explainlikeimfive

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eli5 what’s the probability/percentage of winning bingo games?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_124w8vf on March 28, 2023 at 5:35 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: If the chemical dopamine stimulates a 'feel good' sensation, is there a chemical that makes us angry?

Submitted by Kree_Horse t3_127a76f on March 31, 2023 at 4:34 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 How Zeno's Paradox is a paradox?

Submitted by TheFlaccidCarrot t3_126v2bb on March 30, 2023 at 6:21 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why is inhaling steam through the nose safe but not water?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_124etae on March 28, 2023 at 5:49 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: How does a DNR work?

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

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ELI5: Everyone knows that Ticketmaster is the biggest scumbucket enterprise on the planet yet no band seems able to avoid their grasp. What's to stop a really major act (e.g. Taylor Swift) from performing in venues that are not controlled by Ticketmaster, or just setting up a parallel company?

Submitted by havereddit t3_125c4d2 on March 29, 2023 at 3:44 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 Is it really justified for people to think you’re a bad person for accidentally injuring someone with really no fault of yours other then carrying out otherwise legal actions?

Submitted by Individual_Guy599112 t3_126mu1m on March 30, 2023 at 1:23 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 Why are pickles not just called pickled cucumbers?

Submitted by Shabless t3_12690ps on March 30, 2023 at 2:42 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 what's a surplus?

Submitted by CalmlyPsychedelic t3_124ofda on March 28, 2023 at 1:16 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why are health insurance companies in the US allowed to deny coverage for doctor-approved medical care?

Submitted by adamzam t3_124gx29 on March 28, 2023 at 7:33 AM in explainlikeimfive

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eli5: How does GoodRX (or any prescription savings group) work?

Submitted by fourtwenny2389 t3_125otdd on March 29, 2023 at 1:55 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Desalination Economics

Submitted by twodollarprophet t3_1270q6o on March 30, 2023 at 10:03 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 How does a “website” have so many employees?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_1223qcz on March 25, 2023 at 11:46 PM in explainlikeimfive

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