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ELI5: Why the lag in catching up to the "chip shortage"

Submitted by NJKelly t3_z97m0o on November 30, 2022 at 11:49 PM

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ELI5: How can we fit entire 3D open world games on such small devices?

Submitted by fernando_favela t3_z7w1ry on November 29, 2022 at 2:47 PM

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ELI5 if a plane flew really high then hovered for 24hrs, would it rotate with the earth, or would it be able to watch the land rotate?

Submitted by JoyGodLives t3_z950at on November 30, 2022 at 10:10 PM

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ELI5: Why do condoms have so many different types (invisible, extra safe, feel thin, etc). How do you know which one to pick?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_z7nmku on November 29, 2022 at 8:11 AM

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ELI5: Is homicide a crime? Or is murder, manslaughter, or infanticide crimes?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_z89oan on November 29, 2022 at 11:20 PM

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ELI5: Why is wales a country but not the states of the US

Submitted by coolredditfan t3_z8aimh on November 29, 2022 at 11:52 PM

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ELI5: Do heist-themed movies&games face any legal difficulties for the fear that they might encourage potential robbers with their smart robbery plans?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_z4nzoa on November 25, 2022 at 8:58 PM

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ELI5: what exactly is data? What is information? Do they represent anything physical/take up space?

Submitted by Azooz321 t3_z5alo3 on November 26, 2022 at 3:49 PM

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eli5: flint and wheel lighters vs electric click lighters..why is the flint and wheel still a popular design

Submitted by -WhatCouldGoWrong t3_z5kqie on November 26, 2022 at 11:05 PM

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ELI5 why does there appear to be universal law that’d when things happen frequently they aren’t intense and when things happen rarely they are intense?

Submitted by MeeMeeMo0Mo0 t3_z42yee on November 25, 2022 at 3:43 AM

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ELI5: How were a group of obscure companies the cause of the 2008 financial crisis?

Submitted by WartimeHotTot t3_z8lap1 on November 30, 2022 at 7:47 AM

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ELI5 I don't understand what my SDD does.

Submitted by Xadenek t3_z7fwl7 on November 29, 2022 at 1:54 AM

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ELI5 Why do Football (Soccer) players “flop”, that is fake or exaggerate injuries, so often?

Submitted by Wasingtheisofwas t3_z8pupr on November 30, 2022 at 12:08 PM

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ELI5: Why did geopolitics become focused on West vs East alliances?

Submitted by shockingdevelopment t3_z6br25 on November 27, 2022 at 8:32 PM

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[ELI5]What is DirectX and why does every game require it?

Submitted by threedchawal t3_yk4si0 on November 2, 2022 at 1:06 PM

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ELI5: Why do computer chargers need those big adapters? Why can’t you just connect the devices to the power outlet with a cable?

Submitted by donatkalman t3_ylqse2 on November 4, 2022 at 6:24 AM

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ELI5: How do they remove the caffeine from decaffeinated coffee.

Submitted by PyroAmos t3_yn4n6a on November 5, 2022 at 8:05 PM

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ELI5:Where do the batteries for electric cars go when they can't be charged anymore?

Submitted by KnockMeYourLobes t3_ypvm4w on November 8, 2022 at 7:14 PM

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ELI5: How is artillery so precise?

Submitted by Nblearchangel t3_yqzfz7 on November 9, 2022 at 11:47 PM

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ELI5: Why does TSA do such a strict job at preventing you from bringing sharp metal objects past security when you can easily go to one of the sit down restaurants past security and secretly keep a steak knife

Submitted by [deleted] t3_ys0ata on November 11, 2022 at 3:44 AM

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Eli5: Why are lakes names some times “Name Lake” and other times “Lake Name”?

Submitted by jefffrater1 t3_ys0hxz on November 11, 2022 at 3:55 AM

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ELI5: What type of information is being gathered on users of an app like TikTok? Why is this a national security concern?

Submitted by DachshundGang t3_ywdbhw on November 15, 2022 at 11:37 PM

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ELI5: If I do (for example) 10 squats 5 times over the space of the day, is that just as good as going 50 squats once a day? Why or why not?

Submitted by TheOutlawJosiewhale t3_yxmiym on November 17, 2022 at 10:12 AM

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ELI5: Why do truck drivers in movies honk their horns by pulling on a rope above their heads? Do trucks not have the button to activate the horn inside the steering wheel like normal cars?