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ELi5: Why does shampoo lather up so much more the second time around, and does this improve its cleaning ability?

Submitted by Callasfan t3_11b7b3y on February 25, 2023 at 12:46 AM

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eli5: can someone explain the difference between affect and effect

Submitted by [deleted] t3_11b0xqq on February 24, 2023 at 8:18 PM

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ELI5: How would power be harnessed from cold fusion?

Submitted by off-and-on t3_11aniop on February 24, 2023 at 9:40 AM

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ELI5 What was the 3rd Reich?

Submitted by lzyslut t3_11b4d0u on February 24, 2023 at 10:40 PM

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ELI5: Why is it to reach space we can't simply fly an airplane there I need to use rockets?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_11axbhr on February 24, 2023 at 5:47 PM

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ELI5: Why do we only use 1 and 0 for binary? Could we create a trinary system introducing an extra '2'?

Submitted by No-Mammoth-1638 t3_11azx01 on February 24, 2023 at 7:35 PM

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[ELI5] What would be the impact on the economy if the 0.01% gave away their wealth to the masses overnight?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_11aylcj on February 24, 2023 at 6:40 PM

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ELI5: Why do people get treated way worse for killing a police officer in say, a car crash than if they killed a random stranger?

Submitted by Impressive_Pound1363 t3_11az0fd on February 24, 2023 at 6:57 PM

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ELI5: How does, "off the record" work with journalists?

Submitted by LineChatter t3_11axk3k on February 24, 2023 at 5:57 PM

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ELI5 : How come that the biggest tech company products, like Windows OS can be cracked and used for free while apps made by small companies have a strict paywall impossible to break?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_11armki on February 24, 2023 at 1:39 PM

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Eli5 woke up with T-shirt and socks

Submitted by cale_the_whale t3_11ap9tb on February 24, 2023 at 11:32 AM

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ELI5: Why did Norfolk Southern decide to burn all of the chemicals in the detailed train cars instead of just pumping them out into a different container?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_11apes6 on February 24, 2023 at 11:40 AM

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ELI5: this has probably already been asked but why do guys get morning wood?

Submitted by mean_beanz t3_11amg8e on February 24, 2023 at 8:28 AM

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ELI5: if crab fishing is so dangerous (think Deadliest Catch) why aren’t there crab farms like we have with fish?

Submitted by AlienRouge t3_11ao0cr on February 24, 2023 at 10:12 AM

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eli5: Since CO2 is increasing in the atmosphere, does that mean O2 or other gases are decreasing ?

Submitted by Ok_Gas_6560 t3_11a65vc on February 23, 2023 at 7:20 PM

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ELI5: Why are car engines placed in the front of the car rather than the rear? Wouldn’t most collision damage be a lot cheaper to address if the engine is in the rear?

Submitted by kattmedtass t3_11acmeb on February 23, 2023 at 11:46 PM

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ELI5: How does "badging in" work?

Submitted by StoneRings t3_11a1dj3 on February 23, 2023 at 4:09 PM

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Eli5: What kind of drug was the famous "quaaludes" and why did so many people seem to have enjoyed it?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_11a6mxn on February 23, 2023 at 7:40 PM

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ELI5: Why is it that animals who live far longer lives than us have similar cancer rates?

Submitted by Ornery-Code-6249 t3_119rwnn on February 23, 2023 at 7:42 AM

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Eli5: Why does water appear to be translucent in smaller quantities but have a blue hue to it in bigger quantities?

Submitted by GavelNiche t3_11a8r59 on February 23, 2023 at 9:06 PM

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ELI5: If people say that corporations own the government, why do people also want to expand the government?

Submitted by BADman2169420 t3_11a1xn2 on February 23, 2023 at 4:31 PM

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eli5: What are the odds in 2023 that California “falls into the ocean” due to a massive earthquake (or anything else for that matter)…?

Submitted by jennyjuice9799 t3_117yzqi on February 21, 2023 at 9:02 AM

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ELI5 How does too much adrenaline affect a man’s erection?

Submitted by CrazyBoysenberry1352 t3_119ml14 on February 23, 2023 at 3:02 AM

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Eli5: how do pressurized spray cans work? Spray paint, cooking oils, hairspray etc

Submitted by garlicknotter t3_1193zsl on February 22, 2023 at 4:24 PM

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ELI5: With more populated states like Cali, Ny, and NJ allowing sales of only electric cars by 2035. How will everyone plug them in when most people live in Apartments?

Submitted by JStov t3_119kefa on February 23, 2023 at 1:26 AM

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