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ELI5: What exactly is the "rat race" and how does it apply to humans?

Submitted by HykaliaN t3_yej16y on October 27, 2022 at 5:00 AM

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ELI5: If you drink a gallon of milk a day before it’s expiration date, would it go bad in your stomach and make you sick? Or would nothing happen?

Submitted by br0ken-rec0rd t3_yhx1qu on October 31, 2022 at 1:30 AM

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(eli5) how fast would a cylinder that is 3cm wide, 15cm long, and weighing 1kg accelerate through atmosphere, if given a constant thrust of 2500kg. (for the sake of air resistance assume the cylinder is vertical in relation to the thrust.)

Submitted by dudewasup111 t3_yi1qmy on October 31, 2022 at 5:25 AM

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ELI5: Why does it seem so that the value of violins grows more/higher than it does for other instruments?

Submitted by Holiday-Snow4803 t3_yhl91d on October 30, 2022 at 6:01 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: 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 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 this excerpt from Theory of everything by Stephen Hawking

Submitted by dumdumdaadum t3_yd39rf on October 25, 2022 at 12:10 PM

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Eli5: Why does ceramic break tempered glass so easily.

Submitted by jannesb t3_yht5gr on October 30, 2022 at 11:05 PM

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ELI5:Why do developed nations need constant economic growth

Submitted by Germanofthebored t3_ygipar on October 29, 2022 at 12:44 PM

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ELI5: Predicting Celestial Events

Submitted by MuggleWitch t3_yd4t4l on October 25, 2022 at 1:26 PM

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eli5 how a flight with far off connection, costs less than direct one

Submitted by Danondogg t3_ye3ad4 on October 26, 2022 at 5:08 PM

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Eli5. I watch alot of historical documentaries, and I want to know why we never get to see direct translations of what the crazy dictators are saying. They're narrated "about", but we never get to hear or know what they're actually saying.

Submitted by 4realfix t3_yhk0m5 on October 30, 2022 at 5:18 PM

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eli5 Where does Bacteria come from?

Submitted by gismerav t3_yfhqzy on October 28, 2022 at 7:45 AM

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ELI5: if I stand on a weighing scale that is kept on top of a soft surface (like a carpet) why does it show lesser weight that what actually is?

Submitted by chiuchebaba t3_1207fp1 on March 24, 2023 at 3:18 AM

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ELI5: Nosebleeds and nose cauterization - how do they work?

Submitted by MysteriousShadow__ t3_1255ziz on March 28, 2023 at 11:20 PM

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ELI5: Why can there be a double rainbow but never a triple rainbow?

Submitted by WhyteBeard t3_125b6yx on March 29, 2023 at 3:01 AM

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ELI5: What does it mean to entertain someone?

Submitted by Brindarqt t3_1261u0d on March 29, 2023 at 9:49 PM

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ELi5: What happens when you stay up for 24 hours without any sleep and would it be better to go to bed during the day or just stick it out until the following night?

Submitted by pepatheboat t3_11vk8k6 on March 19, 2023 at 12:34 PM

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ELI5 - In moviemaking, it seems "dailies" would be pretty easy to create for review and playback in the digital realm, but how were "dailies" created in the film era, if the film had to be processed/developed and then sync'd to sound first?

Submitted by OsgoodSchlotter t3_127lw33 on March 31, 2023 at 1:42 PM

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ELI5: the differences between guilt, shame, remorse, and regret.

Submitted by ONEelectric720 t3_1214ojj on March 25, 2023 at 12:34 AM

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ELI5: Why is "flipping burgers" the universal term for a menial job?

Submitted by Cr1stian98 t3_122yop1 on March 26, 2023 at 8:35 PM

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ELI5: Why is inhaling steam through the nose safe but not water?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_124etae on March 28, 2023 at 5:49 AM

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ELI5 Is it really justified for people to think you’re a bad person for accidentally injuring someone with really no fault of yours other then carrying out otherwise legal actions?