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ELI5 How do undersea internet cables handle so much traffic?

Submitted by RickTitus t3_122yi3t on March 26, 2023 at 8:29 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why are off-road capable vehicles so often “Boxy?”

Submitted by [deleted] t3_1281bai on March 31, 2023 at 10:08 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 how do animals know what to do when theyre born?

Submitted by BruceToTheLee t3_1280zrc on March 31, 2023 at 9:57 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 How do MMORPG Games have the same armour models fit all characters when the heights and models differentiates a lot ?

Submitted by ErieeKo t3_12778xb on March 31, 2023 at 2:29 AM in explainlikeimfive

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eli5: Why do women only have their period/ are fertile for approximately 50 years if they’re born with millions of eggs?

Submitted by MediumYoghurt3061 t3_1276yr9 on March 31, 2023 at 2:16 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: if acidic stuff tastes sour to humans, what does alkaline stuff taste like?

Submitted by BlueTNT123 t3_124h9cm on March 28, 2023 at 7:52 AM in explainlikeimfive

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eli5 What would happen if I had a big enough airplane to throw a ball around then the airplane turns while the ball is in mid air?

Submitted by the_lost_cheeto t3_1266o5c on March 30, 2023 at 1:00 AM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5 do car batteries do more than just start the car?

Submitted by brandibythebeach t3_1271lq5 on March 30, 2023 at 10:36 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: what is the actual cause of a bad trip when taking mushrooms?

Submitted by Trilly2000 t3_12182gg on March 25, 2023 at 2:45 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 Why do all the planets in our solar system fly in parallel?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_11zl9ub on March 23, 2023 at 1:59 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: why can’t someone who is light in weight punch as hard as someone who is heavier?

Submitted by Any_Branch_4379 t3_127m795 on March 31, 2023 at 1:53 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5-What is the fibonacci sequence?

Submitted by amsdys t3_127uy9z on March 31, 2023 at 6:43 PM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5: how does thunder and lightning happen?

Submitted by Glubygluby t3_1274z5d on March 31, 2023 at 12:51 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 Why did the nazis lose the war?

Submitted by Avitailzzz t3_1231rsp on March 26, 2023 at 10:18 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why are US Government agencies seemingly so unwilling to cooperate with one another?

Submitted by jollygoodkiwi t3_125gwfc on March 29, 2023 at 8:00 AM in explainlikeimfive

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eli5 What does “indicted” mean?

Submitted by jcw10489 t3_1277dky on March 31, 2023 at 2:35 AM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5: If we had steam powered trains back in the day, why didn’t steam become a common “clean” energy source? Why did it die out?

Submitted by melatonin1212 t3_12329ys on March 26, 2023 at 10:36 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why is "flipping burgers" the universal term for a menial job?

Submitted by Cr1stian98 t3_122yop1 on March 26, 2023 at 8:35 PM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5 Saw a post on TwoSentenceSadness “The little girl giggled as she hugged the stranger, particularly interested in that strange armband he wore: red, with a white circle and a strange black cross in the middle. He hugged her back, until he saw the yellow star on her chest” what’s it mean?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_127bgmg on March 31, 2023 at 5:39 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: What is happening inside the penis when we try to pee right after ejaculated?

Submitted by Maxweilla t3_124axun on March 28, 2023 at 3:18 AM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5 if the universe is expanding, then why isn’t the earth, and everything in it (us) getting measurably bigger too?

Submitted by Far-Contribution-632 t3_127syin on March 31, 2023 at 5:38 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: For those in a married relationship with strong built trust, why take more invasive methods of contraception, when less invasive methods such as condoms exist?

Submitted by Flat_Basket4965 t3_125hfav on March 29, 2023 at 8:30 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why does cream on a coffee at cafe's stay firm for far longer than the home alternative that comes out of this foaming pressurized canisters?

Submitted by Marineray t3_120ys38 on March 24, 2023 at 9:09 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: how can the female to male population be almost 1:1 but men die more than women and the birth rate of men and women is almost equal (and the fisher principle doesn’t make sense because men have a higher death rate so how can it even out)?

Submitted by noobia0009 t3_126wvcb on March 30, 2023 at 7:32 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: How do hotel door electronic locks know your card is valid vs. cancelled if they're not talking to the front desk all the time?

Submitted by kepler1 t3_125dwqx on March 29, 2023 at 5:14 AM in explainlikeimfive

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