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ELI5 How does anesthesia work?

Submitted by fbdhdhsh t3_123cyt8 on March 27, 2023 at 5:45 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why is 1920x1080 and 1280x720 used to define high definition instead of say 2000x1000 or 1300x700? Why are certain pixel counts used instead of round, whole numbers?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_123clwa on March 27, 2023 at 5:28 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: where is the ringing noise coming from with tinnitus?? can’t google because it thinks im asking how people get tinnitus…

Submitted by FreakingYikesMyGuy t3_122s1c0 on March 26, 2023 at 4:45 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 How did planes know exactly where to go before GPS was invented?

Submitted by Gailosaurus-Rex t3_122pndc on March 26, 2023 at 3:23 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why are houses made of wood rather than concrete in the tornado zones in the USA?

Submitted by Better-Hold t3_1228zt1 on March 26, 2023 at 2:58 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: What is a bad faith arguement, exactly?

Submitted by SuperN9999 t3_1225920 on March 26, 2023 at 12:40 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 why wet wipes can be labeled flushable, when none of them are

Submitted by rottedflowers t3_121kepb on March 25, 2023 at 12:28 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 What is Critical Thinking

Submitted by FlipTastic_DisneyFan t3_1218fyd on March 25, 2023 at 3:00 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: How do YKK zippers self lubricate and zip more smoothly with more use?

Submitted by codedsass t3_1213jpt on March 24, 2023 at 11:54 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: how do astronauts deal with explosive diarrhea

Submitted by lilicucu t3_120kfje on March 24, 2023 at 1:32 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: How can downloading a pdf or word file give you a virus?

Submitted by Glacies_Eques t3_120gwwq on March 24, 2023 at 11:03 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 Why is video so prevalent in social media nowadays? Often information has to be condensed to fit the time allowed and it makes it more difficult to follow rather than text

Submitted by Ev17_64mer t3_11zqgki on March 23, 2023 at 5:01 PM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5: Why are most public toilets plumbed directly to the water supply but home toilets have the tank?

Submitted by lmnoonml t3_11zmwru on March 23, 2023 at 2:57 PM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5: Why does sea water kill us but electrolyte solutions actually hydrate us? Aren't they both water + salts?

Submitted by alasw0eisme t3_11z9tvt on March 23, 2023 at 5:17 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: ADHD Paralysis

Submitted by andzjan t3_11z65x5 on March 23, 2023 at 2:43 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 - Why can't we just 'produce' gasoline, like synthetically?

Submitted by lunapo t3_11yvmm9 on March 22, 2023 at 8:31 PM in explainlikeimfive

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Eli5: where does chapstick / lip balm go?

Submitted by Cremepiez t3_11yny60 on March 22, 2023 at 4:18 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why oil doesn't get salty when adding salt to potatoes while frying?

Submitted by Salguerator t3_11yj0m6 on March 22, 2023 at 1:23 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 - Why do spacecraft/rovers always seem to last longer than they were expected to (e.g. Hubble was only supposed to last 15 years, but exceeded that)?

Submitted by SuperManSandwich831 t3_11xytbf on March 21, 2023 at 11:26 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5, how does buying a sports team make the owner money? enough money to justify the amount spent on the purchase?

Submitted by Everyman1000 t3_11xl326 on March 21, 2023 at 3:57 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 - How do people in prison get so jacked with terrible nutrition and no supplements?

Submitted by MekaLekaHiMekaSupYo t3_11x88qi on March 21, 2023 at 5:51 AM in explainlikeimfive

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eli5: In the days of muskets, why did armies March straight towards each others fire?

Submitted by fyrfytr310 t3_11x4et9 on March 21, 2023 at 2:37 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why have nightclubs generally decreased in number and prevalence?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_11x1b8a on March 21, 2023 at 12:26 AM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: what would happen if someone takes antidepressants but they don’t actually need them?

Submitted by Crxmebrulxe t3_11wkcwe on March 20, 2023 at 2:27 PM in explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: If Neanderthals were a separate species, why were humans able to make fertile babies with them?

Submitted by superblinky t3_11wd7yw on March 20, 2023 at 8:45 AM in explainlikeimfive

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