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ELI5 why is everybody saying that an 1.5°C increase in global temperature is catastrofic?

Submitted by BloodyBite1 t3_yieepc on October 31, 2022 at 2:55 PM

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Eli5: why is the heart off to one side and not in the center?

Submitted by yalag t3_yexqvl on October 27, 2022 at 5:19 PM

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ELI5: How exactly do people die of old age?

Submitted by MirielTheDog t3_yi3po7 on October 31, 2022 at 7:19 AM

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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

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eli5: Thawing Meat Debate

Submitted by 5thHorseman999 t3_ygvz1u on October 29, 2022 at 9:52 PM

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ELI5: Why does it seem as if most every day use items have carcinogens or other chemicals that can harm or kill you?

Submitted by thedl894 t3_yfpfr1 on October 28, 2022 at 2:19 PM

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ELI5 : What would I see if I stacked a meter of microscopic particles ?

Submitted by Fitzanor t3_yi39nh on October 31, 2022 at 6:53 AM

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ELI5: Why are Iron Maiden headlining stadiums where Judas Priest are playing clubs?

Submitted by BigBobby2016 t3_ygk3gi on October 29, 2022 at 1:47 PM

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ELI5: what’s the difference between a super charger and a turbo charger?

Submitted by AlienAussie t3_ycpwhj on October 24, 2022 at 11:28 PM

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ELI5: What is a nightshade? Why do we consider them different to other fruit/vegetables?

Submitted by assignpseudonym t3_yijq28 on October 31, 2022 at 6:08 PM

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ELI5 why we can't dig into dormant volcanoes to access deeper into the earth?

Submitted by Diligent_Jury_9956 t3_yhog80 on October 30, 2022 at 8:06 PM

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ELI5: What happens to health insurance companies and their employees if healthcare is made free?

Submitted by thebatmansymbol t3_yidl3x on October 31, 2022 at 2:23 PM

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ELI5: why do males have 2 testicles when both testicles carry out the same two functions?

Submitted by buckeyespud t3_yf3ylj on October 27, 2022 at 9:29 PM

25 comments

ELI5: why does squinting improve your vision?

Submitted by RepeatOsiris t3_yho3a4 on October 30, 2022 at 7:52 PM

11 comments

ELI5: How does an Iambic Pentameter work?

Submitted by ryzbaka t3_yghitq on October 29, 2022 at 11:44 AM

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Eli5 why do pregnancy testers not have a yes or no indication on the screen instead of the symbols and then matching them?

Submitted by googleimages69420 t3_ygsxgz on October 29, 2022 at 7:49 PM

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ELI5: If Tor Browser is a completely secure and hidden search engine that one can use to do illegal things, then why the hell do governments allow it to exist?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_yh4a0q on October 30, 2022 at 4:17 AM

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Eli5 what’s a implosion

Submitted by ThatDumbBoi_ t3_ygnq9q on October 29, 2022 at 4:16 PM

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ELI5: Why can’t we make spaceships that are seen in shows like Lost In space? I’ve never been able to understand this.

Submitted by FoxLoser t3_yi0lyv on October 31, 2022 at 4:24 AM

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ELI5 : How did computers change from the size of a room to the current size?

Submitted by gxthope t3_yhf24x on October 30, 2022 at 2:02 PM

14 comments

ELI5 why are snail tracks dotted?

Submitted by RoddingRabbit t3_yi8s14 on October 31, 2022 at 11:19 AM

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ELI5: What are backrooms and where do they “come from?”

Submitted by nineteenseventies t3_yervtk on October 27, 2022 at 1:23 PM

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ELI5: Morse code is made up of dots and dashes. How did telegraph operators keep from losing track of where one letter ended and another began?

Submitted by copperdomebodhi t3_ygz4vy on October 30, 2022 at 12:01 AM

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ELI5 , What is the 'metaverse' , how does it work and why did it fail?

Submitted by NorrlandErik t3_yi5wej on October 31, 2022 at 9:14 AM

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ELI5 - Sewing Machines

Submitted by spicy-thoughts t3_yioqwo on October 31, 2022 at 8:58 PM

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