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ELI5: why is using "goto" considered to be a bad practice in programming?

Submitted by Dacadey t3_z89cro on November 29, 2022 at 11:07 PM

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ELI5 How specialised microchips can be altered to suit another purposed. For example a home appliance processor into a missile.

Submitted by Bullinach1nashop t3_z90qcj on November 30, 2022 at 7:31 PM

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eli5. If Windows is an 11gb download, why do you need at least 65gbs free on your hard drive to run it?

Submitted by graemo72 t3_z8pbw6 on November 30, 2022 at 11:39 AM

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Eli5 particle and wave duality of light.

Submitted by educatorofyouth t3_z9363z on November 30, 2022 at 9:03 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 if a plane flew really high then hovered for 24hrs, would it rotate with the earth, or would it be able to watch the land rotate?

Submitted by JoyGodLives t3_z950at on November 30, 2022 at 10:10 PM

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ELI5 Why do fighter jets bank left immediately after takeoff from carriers?

Submitted by BoomBoomLaRouge t3_z96gi7 on November 30, 2022 at 11:04 PM

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ELI5 how the illegal trade of human organs works?

Submitted by C20_H26_N2O t3_z8ogqk on November 30, 2022 at 10:51 AM

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Eli5 why alcoholics seem to stop getting hangovers?

Submitted by mercilessfatehate t3_z905y8 on November 30, 2022 at 7:10 PM

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eli5 How come people back in the day didn’t have super realistic portraits?

Submitted by Biscotti_Trick t3_z907au on November 30, 2022 at 7:12 PM

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ELI5: Why does a 150mb software update take longer than downloading a 1gb file?

Submitted by TheRodOfDiscord t3_z8z8wc on November 30, 2022 at 6:38 PM

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Eli5: Some ice cream recipes put ice + salt outside the recipient to make it cool faster. But in the winter, salt is put on snow on the street to melt faster. Why one make cool and other melt?

Submitted by zimobz t3_z7g8d6 on November 29, 2022 at 2:08 AM

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ELI5: How does electricity shock us in water?

Submitted by thebiggestbirddd t3_z8pl78 on November 30, 2022 at 11:54 AM

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ELI5 how did natural selection not beat lgbt

Submitted by AmgdeG t3_z93950 on November 30, 2022 at 9:07 PM

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eli5 What's the Watergate scandal?

Submitted by Glubygluby t3_z912i2 on November 30, 2022 at 7:44 PM

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ELI5: What does sleeping under a weighted blanket actually do?

Submitted by Dominika_4PL t3_z8b8ss on November 30, 2022 at 12:20 AM

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ELI5 why do things like drinks need food dye in them? Can’t we just leave out the dye since some cause health issues?

Submitted by Ballisticpop34 t3_z8zqgj on November 30, 2022 at 6:55 PM

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ELI5: Why do illnesses kill people

Submitted by [deleted] t3_z90nms on November 30, 2022 at 7:28 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 stuff dissolve in hot water more?

Submitted by samuelma t3_z8r5za on November 30, 2022 at 1:12 PM

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ELI5: Why does the water from my kitchen sink taste better than the water from bathroom sink?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_z8jy5m on November 30, 2022 at 6:38 AM

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ELI5: What is the difference between an atomic bomb and an "H" bomb?

Submitted by astarredbard t3_z7e13n on November 29, 2022 at 12:32 AM

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ELI5 What is a leap year and why does it occur?

Submitted by Own_Grapefruit8750 t3_z8xb4x on November 30, 2022 at 5:25 PM

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ELI5: Why can't you just not eat if you're overweight?

Submitted by Ok_Ad_9188 t3_z875eu on November 29, 2022 at 9:43 PM

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ELI5: What is a Fast Fourier Transform?

Submitted by edeneb t3_z8wk3r on November 30, 2022 at 4:56 PM

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