- ELI5 How do war fatalities/injuries, like in Vietnam, get tallied for opposing sides? - 2 hours
- ELI5: Why is pushing our heart out with "good stress" (i.e. exercise) beneficial, but pushing our heart with "bad stress" (i.e. - 2 hours
- ELI5: Why is DJ Khaled considered a musical artist? - 2 hours
- ELI5: Why and when did farms change from square parcels to circular? - 3 hours
- ELI5: Why do spinning things start looking like their spinning the other way in the middle of spinning? - 3 hours
- ELI5: If one of the ways to see how hydrated you are is by the color of your urine, and drinking alcohol dehydrates you; why is it that every time I - 3 hours
- ELI5 Why are children generally pickier about food/diet compared to adults that are usually fine with bread crusts, broccoli, etc.- do tastes change - 3 hours
- ELI5: What are space nebulas (such as the Pillars of Creation nebula)? - 3 hours
- ElI5: Why when we look at earth from space oceans are blue but when we look at it from a plane they are mostly black? - 4 hours
- ELI5 : Why do all door looks need to be turned twice with a key? Why can't it be set to be turned only once with a key? - 4 hours
- ELI5: How does the recirculate function in a car’s AC work? - 4 hours
- ELI5: Why do some countries drive on the left side of the road while some others on the right ? - 4 hours
- ELI5 When an ambulance is called out, why is a firetruck also dispatched sometimes? - 5 hours
- ELI5: Why hacking is a recurrent problem on games like CS:GO and PUBG, while other games, such as Rocket League, have basically no hacks at all? - 5 hours
- ELI5: what’s the difference between sympathy, empathy, and apathy? - 5 hours
- ELI5 Why do some keys fit into a lock but not turn it? - 6 hours
- ELI5: How come somebody transitioning MTF can take female hormones to grow breasts, but a female (assigned at birth) can't take them for the same - 6 hours
- ELI5: why does milk spoil if it is pasteurized and kept unopened in a sealed container, in the fridge? - 7 hours
- ELI5: How does topographical prominence work? - 8 hours
- ELI5: Do presidents, governors and other elected officials get any training after they win an election? - 8 hours
- ELI5: Why does loud music makes your body vibrate? - 8 hours
- ELI5: How do free-divers who hold their breath under water for like 20 minutes at a time not run out of oxygen in their brains? - 8 hours
- ELI5: why are flashback memories in movies and tv shows tinted in a warm, orang-ish color? - 9 hours
- ELI5: How does hypnotism work? What does it do to your brain that lets the hypnotist make you do whatever they want? - 10 hours
- ELI5: Why do bales of hay catch fire if they don’t dry before? - 10 hours
- ELI5: Why do cold things have less of an odor? - 10 hours
- ELI5: How come when you grow up, your pain tolerance increases? - 10 hours
- ELI5: How do large crowds seem to always sing on pitch? - 10 hours
- ELI5: Why is Pi such an important number? - 10 hours
- ELI5: How does dust get EVERYWHERE? - 10 hours
- ELI5: Why is looking at beautiful photographs/images so goddamn enjoyable? - 12 hours
- ELI5: Botanists and agronomists, do cloned plants start at age zero? - 12 hours
- ELI5: How does experiencing anxiety or stress increases your heart rate and thus shortens your life span while exercising also increases it but makes - 12 hours
- ELI5 Why is it that the car radio goes to static in a tunnel, but only some times - 12 hours
- ELI5: Why do humans get sexually aroused when seeing other members of our species naked/copulating (porn of course)? Do animals do that as well? - 13 hours
- ELI5: If scent is basically small particles, why does scent not transmit diseases? - 13 hours
- ELI5: Why is it that operating a car or bike in lower gears is better for going uphill? - 13 hours
- ELI5 What determines if a word has a male and female version (actor/actress waiter/waitress) as opposed to one version that describes both? - 13 hours
- ELI5: How does wireless data travelling works? - 13 hours
- ELI5: What does the virology « R0 » mean ? How is it determined and what to understand about it ? - 13 hours
- ELI5: How does someone build up a tolerance to alcohol and why does everyone handle it differently? - 14 hours
- ELI5: What do you hear when you put a shell to your ear? - 14 hours
- ELI5: Why if our heart muscle is always beating does it not get tired like our other muscles? - 14 hours
- ELI5: Why is it, that watching a movie at 24 fps is normal and enjoyable, but playing a video game under 30 fps is basically unplayable? - 14 hours
- ELI5: How come most people who experienced trauma don’t get PTSD? - 14 hours
- ELI5: What happens to the electrons in a circuit when they come across a built in resistance part? - 14 hours
- ELI5: Why cant you drink when youre laying down? - 14 hours
- ELI5: Why does a traveler get called out for bringing a single soda bottle through airport security, while the terminal vendors can bring in entire - 14 hours
- ELI5: how does a caucus work, and why do some states prefer them to primaries? - 14 hours
- ELI5: Influence of a warmer earth on the universe - 14 hours
- ELI5:What is the difference between profit and operational cash flow? - 14 hours
- ELI5: Despite being no prior physical knowledge of outer space conditions, how did the first ever human space mission take place? - 14 hours
- ELI5: IP subnet masks and classes. - 14 hours
- ELI5 : What is it that makes knots work? - 15 hours
- ELI5: 340B Drug Pricing Program - 15 hours
- ELI5:Why is regular exercise good for you if it increases your blood pressure causing an increased risk of a stroke? - 15 hours
- ELI5: Why does albinism occur more in mice and rabbits than other animals? - 15 hours
- ELI5: Why are the old 35mm film negatives I found not getting ruined in light? - 16 hours
- ELI5 What is voltage? - 16 hours
- ELI5: How exactly is a person's phenotype determined? Does every gene in our DNA influence our phenotype? - 16 hours
- ELI5: why do bigger things break easier than smaller things when dropped from the same distance? - 16 hours
- ELI5 How do salts make us more buoyant in water? - 16 hours
- ELI5: What do different artificial colors do to growing plants? - 16 hours
- ELI5: the Central African civil war - 17 hours
- ELI5: How does DNA testing work? - 17 hours
- ELI5: Why is it that when I’m walking and have to go to the bathroom I don’t have to go as bad as when I’m standing still and have to go to the - 18 hours
- ELI5: guitar pedals/board - 18 hours
- ELI5 how does health apps like Samsung Health work? - 18 hours
- ELI5: How does the tab on the bottom of a car’s rear view mirror work? - 18 hours
- ELI5: Why does air feel colder when you inhale through fabric or paper? - 18 hours
- ELI5: how does the placebo effect work? - 18 hours
- ELI5: why does a referee whistle need a little ball inside - 20 hours
- ELI5: what’s the difference between reference material and certified reference material? - 20 hours
- ELI5: How does light therapy work? - 20 hours
- ELI5: Why does salt make food taste good? - 21 hours
- ELI5: How are phones hacked? - 21 hours
- ELI5: Why are International Organization officials exempt from income tax? - 21 hours
- ELI5 : Condordia Park&Clark transformation - 21 hours
- ELI5: Does data have weight? - 22 hours
- ELI5: Why should you not put frozen meat in your slow-cooker? - 22 hours
- ELI5: Why you can still whisper if you have lost your voice but if you try to talk nothing come out? - 22 hours
- ELI5: how do we experience a headache if our brains dont have any pain receptors? - 22 hours
- ELI5 how student loan forgiveness isn't actually a bank bailout - 22 hours
- ELI5: How do cramps work? - 23 hours
- ELI5: How do bookies work? - 23 hours
- ELI5: Why do some sounds give chills simply by thinking about them, such as nails on a chalkboard, without actually hearing the sound? - 24 hours
- ELI5：How do we swing swings without external force. - 24 hours
- ELI5:What controls our brain? - 24 hours
- ELI5: Why do you have to take the bullet out of a gunshot wound? - 24 hours
- ELI5: some US States pay money for bottles and cans. Why doesn’t every state do this and why hasn’t the value of the bottles and cans been - 25 hours
- ELI5: How is an operating system made/programmed? - 25 hours
- ELI5: Stamina vs endurance - 25 hours
- ELI5: Why and how do we get the hiccups? - 27 hours
- ELI5: How is the fact that cockroaches can survive a nuclear holocaust true??? How can that happen??? - 27 hours
- ELI5: why do topical antibiotics still work? - 27 hours
- ELI5: How Does Cardio Affect Your Body? - 27 hours
- ELI5: What Exactly is Cinema Verite? - 27 hours
- ELI5: Why can't disease immunity gathered up in life be passed down to children in DNA or genetics. - 28 hours
- ELI5: Earnings Per Share? - 28 hours
- ELI5: How come things emit light when hot? (ie. Lightbulbs, Fire, Etc.) - 28 hours
- ELI5 How do a phone know where you are? - 28 hours
- ELI5: How do screaming firework rockets work? - 29 hours
- ELI5: When movie characters do that thing where they pull back the hammer on a handgun (to show the other character they're super-serious), does - 29 hours
- ELI5: Programming code tells the computer to do something, but what makes the code actually mean anything to the computer? - 29 hours
- ELI5: Is there a benefit for the average person to know their IQ? - 29 hours
- ELI5..What's the secret to frying things in non stick pans like cast iron and stainless - 29 hours
- ELI5: why is pain not always in the exact location of an injury? - 29 hours
- ELI5: What is the process of writing and publishing a novel? - 30 hours
- ELI5: Why is marshmellow fluff viscous at room temperature while normal marshmallows are remain solid at the same temperature? - 30 hours
- ELI5: How do companies like Google and Microsoft benefit from publishing their research in well known journals and conferences? - 30 hours
- ELI5: How does radiation work? And how does it affect both organisms and technology? - 30 hours
- ELI5 Why Europe and Asia are considered different continents. - 30 hours
- ELI5: What are the factors that increase build up and clean up of adenosine in brain? - 31 hours
- ELI5: Why does it look like we are water-bending when the water runs off of our fingers in the shower? - 31 hours
- ELI5: Why do little kids watch the same movie over and over again? - 32 hours
- ELI5: Why does Spacex land it's used boosters on a drone ship in the sea and not on land? Why take the risk of the booster toppling over or the - 32 hours
- ELI5: What makes butter knives the “ideal” knife for spreads and butter than other knives? - 32 hours
- ELI5: How do apps communicate with each other? - 34 hours
- ELI5: What is Physical Internet in supply chain and logistics? - 34 hours
- ELI5: Why are satellites put into "graveyard" orbits instead of being de-orbited entirely? - 34 hours
- ELI5: What causes turbulence in a plane? - 35 hours
- ELI5: How does isopropyl alcohol not damage electronics but water does? - 35 hours
- ELI5: Why aren't all terms of service just "By agreeing to these terms, you allow me to do whatever I want that isn't explicitly stated - 35 hours
- ELI5: Does so much water being bottled and stored for commercial use contribute to any sort of environmental impact? If so how? - 35 hours
- ELI5: Why does our body feel so hot when we get increased body temperature by like 1-2 °C when everywhere else that increase in temperature is barely - 35 hours
- ELI5: How is a country able to “Shut off” the internet? Is there a switch? - 36 hours
- ELI5: What's the difference between a standard drill and an impact driver? - 36 hours
- ELI5 what causes the feeling of puking especially when not medically or chemically induced, but when it comes from disgust. - 36 hours
- ELI5: How are airports (publicly subsidized in many cases) not subject to any kind of monopoly laws/comsumer protections? Fixed prices across board - 36 hours
- ELI5: How does a device, that is not connected to a network, update on its own without internet access? - 37 hours
- ELI5: How does the 3D data in Google and Apple Maps get compiled? - 37 hours
- ELI5: From my 5 yo, why is everything in space round? - 37 hours
- ELI5: How do tranquilizers work? Why can't we use tranquilizers on humans? What would happen if we did? - 37 hours
- ELI5: What exactly are CIS Controls and how do we use them in cybersecurity? - 37 hours
- ELI5: Why does rain consistently fall about the same size? - 37 hours
- ELI5: What a broker does and how they make money - 37 hours
- ELI5: why do you have to check engine oil and transmission fluid? Why can't there just be a gauge like there is for your gasoline or for the - 37 hours
- ELI5: How do even mostly light, loose fitting headphones give you a headache? Are they actually heavy enough to push against anything despite being - 37 hours
- ELI5: Why does the flu thrive in winter instead of warm, wet summer? - 37 hours
- ELI5: Why is it that no matter how comfortable you are, it will always become uncomfortable if you are in that position for too long? - 37 hours
- ELI5: Why does low res black text seem to split into different colors? - 38 hours
- ELI5: Why can't someone trick or rig the YouTube view counter or similar tools and features of the site? - 38 hours
- ELI5: What happens if you stop consuming sugar and glucose? Does diabetes go away? - 38 hours
- ELI5 how round camera lenses result in rectangular videos - 38 hours
- ELI5: How do bacteria survive and reproduce in extremely hostile environments? - 38 hours
- ELI5: why can't chimpanzees learn to speak language? - 38 hours
- ELI5:Why do car wet car wheels appear deep black but becomes gray-ish as it dries up? - 38 hours
- ELI5: If matter can not be created just like that, how are potatos grow when they lay in our homes? - 38 hours
- ELI5: Why does it take longer to bake cookies in a space station? - 39 hours
- ELI5: Why does the earth spin on an axis and why does it never change? - 39 hours
- ELI5: How do thermal cameras work? - 39 hours
- ELI5: 1000° knife - 39 hours
- ELIF: Does dark roast coffee have more caffeine than light or other roast? Why or why not? - 39 hours
- ELI5 why do fuel consumption meters go crazy on neutral? - 41 hours
- ELI5: What exactly is VoWiFi, and how does it affect my carrier service? - 41 hours
- ELI5: World's most powerful laser(10 PetaW), built in Romania - 42 hours
- ELI5 Why are submarines so hard to detect even with modern equipment? - 42 hours
- ELI5: How do people survive being struck by lightning? - 42 hours
- ELI5: Why do video game discs need to install while cartridges don't? - 42 hours
- ELI5: Why does some materials feel colder than others even in same ambient temperature? - 42 hours
- ELI5: Do we know why planets started spinning? - 42 hours
- ELI5: Where do all the roads come from? And who connected them all? - 42 hours
- ELI5: If mirrors reflect light, how come you can't encase or "store" light in a mirrored containor? - 42 hours
- ELI5: Why does it matter if services like 23andme sell your personal data? - 42 hours
- ELI5: How does smoke from large fires make its way around the globe? Is there a global impact on air quality? - 43 hours
- ELI5: How does towing a FWD car from the rear work? - 44 hours
- ELI5: What happens to the good bacteria if we take antibiotics? - 44 hours
- ELI5: Why drug coupons are actually a bad thing? - 44 hours
- ELI5: If vegetables are healthy, why are foods fried in vegetable oils unhealthy? - 44 hours
- ELI5 - Why are Russian people so tough? - 44 hours
- ELI5: How come diesel fuel enables the car to drive further than regular gasoline would? - 45 hours
- ELI5: How is the predicted income for the opening weekend of a movie in theaters calculated, and what is "tracking" ? - 45 hours
- ELIF: how is time relative? - 45 hours
- ELI5: How does 3D modeling work in video games? - 46 hours
- ELI5: Why does compressing an image or GIF create noise in previously-solid areas? Surely that requires MORE information to be stored? - 46 hours
- ELI5: What goes on in your brain when you think in your native language but you speak another? For example, a native English speaker speaking - 46 hours
- ELI5: How was it that Mitch McConnell's recent oath of impartiality in the senate was accepted? When just a month prior he declared "I’m - 46 hours
- ELI5:key value store - 46 hours
- ELI5: How does an "automatic moviment watch" works? How its cogs keep moving even though there is no battery? - 46 hours
- ELI5: what exactly is a “booster” shot? - 46 hours
- ELI5: How does electricity pass through wires? - 46 hours
- ELI5: Would a dice always show the same side if thrown the exact same way? - 46 hours
- ELI5: How do some birds manage to keep their heads perfectly still while you move their body? - 47 hours
- ELI5: How do the poll people decide the margin of error? - 47 hours
- ELI5:What is factor investing? - 47 hours
- ELI5: How does glue/tape work? - 48 hours
- ELI5: Does water dilute stomach acid - how does drinking more water help digestion? - 48 hours
- ELI5: How does gravity change while getting further away from earth if you are in a rocket? - 48 hours