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ELI5 Why Can't Modern Europeans treat this winter like medieval Europeans?

Submitted by KgPathos t3_yi1hqr on October 31, 2022 at 5:11 AM

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ELI5: If the James Webb telescope is able to look 13.6 billion light years away, why aren't we looking at the surface of planets to search for life?

Submitted by NolosRTX t3_yhj9ps on October 30, 2022 at 4:53 PM

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ELI5: I was looking into gravity and energy and discovered why you can't harness energy from gravity. Carry bowling ball up a hill, let it fall from a cliff, the energy doesn't come from gravity, but from you carrying it up the hill, potential energy? I then pictured it as charging aKamehameha? ELI5

Submitted by Comprehensive_Tap131 t3_yhuug0 on October 31, 2022 at 12:06 AM

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ELi5: Why specifically is it oxygen that is required for life?

Submitted by West_Theory3934 t3_yhy92d on October 31, 2022 at 2:27 AM

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ELI5 - Why does wine have a higher alcohol percentage than cider or beer?

Submitted by Excellent_Physics767 t3_ygogp6 on October 29, 2022 at 4:45 PM

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ELI5: How did early settlers know the boundaries of their land claims?

Submitted by GreenKeel t3_yccayd on October 24, 2022 at 2:11 PM

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Eli5 What are the long term consequences of drugs that suppress REM sleep?

Submitted by muted_Log_454 t3_yiagcm on October 31, 2022 at 12:24 PM

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ELI5 Why hasn’t anyone been able to cure seasonal allergies?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_yedf26 on October 27, 2022 at 12:20 AM

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Eli5: How is it possible for someone to speak English, but not be able to read or write it ?

Submitted by Aboutfun t3_ygfrtw on October 29, 2022 at 10:05 AM

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Eli5 does the effect of a drug persist until it completely leaves your system?

Submitted by LessApplication16 t3_y6845k on October 17, 2022 at 11:03 AM

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eli5 why is lower awg wire thicker than higher awg wire? like 12awg wire is thicker than 16awg speaker wire. shouldn't it be the other way around?

Submitted by WindFamous4160 t3_yins5m on October 31, 2022 at 8:21 PM

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ELI5: Why was Berlin split into two when it was so far into Soviet Territory?

Submitted by gorginhanson t3_yiq62j on October 31, 2022 at 9:56 PM

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ELI5 how can a hacker crack a password but avoid the "login attempt lockout" timers?

Submitted by otherother_Barry t3_yhmfk5 on October 30, 2022 at 6:45 PM

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ELI5 aren’t people supposed to dress spooky and scary during Halloweens

Submitted by Mayowaaaaaa t3_ycybt2 on October 25, 2022 at 7:03 AM

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eli5: how long would power stay on if the power company abandoned their post?

Submitted by larsattacks94 t3_ycog36 on October 24, 2022 at 10:21 PM

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ELI5 why do you need a lot of money in your account to get a US tourist Visa?

Submitted by strongr_togethr t3_yh05fu on October 30, 2022 at 12:41 AM

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Eli5: Where do our files go when we delete them from the trash can in our computer?

Submitted by StarExact5602 t3_yfr1qg on October 28, 2022 at 3:22 PM

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ELI5 Why eggs (the shell) are different colours depending on the country they are produced in

Submitted by VOODOO__ECONOMICS t3_yairp4 on October 22, 2022 at 9:08 AM

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ELI5: If people make crack with baking soda .... why can't you just smoke baking soda? Why isn't it controlled or illegal?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_yf3xw2 on October 27, 2022 at 9:28 PM

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ELI5: Why do book adverts so often use review quotes rather than plot/character/setting detail?

Submitted by VertigoOne t3_yd2xg2 on October 25, 2022 at 11:52 AM

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ELI5: if Earth rotates so fast, why does it always look still from outer space?

Submitted by ShesOver9k t3_yhy2up on October 31, 2022 at 2:18 AM

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Eli5 what is the difference between polinominal and binominal data in data analysis

Submitted by bascalie t3_yianri on October 31, 2022 at 12:31 PM

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ELI5: English is spoken by nearly 10 billion people worldwide. How did this language become so widely used throughout many countries where English isn’t the official language?

Submitted by ReesMedia t3_yi67if on October 31, 2022 at 9:28 AM

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Eli5: What causes leaves to fall off trees?

Submitted by ShookeSpear t3_ygmsja on October 29, 2022 at 3:39 PM

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ELI5, How does food not go bad in glass containers?

Submitted by GotYaSon1 t3_yifsxz on October 31, 2022 at 3:49 PM

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