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eli5 Interest is confusing

Submitted by maddskate t3_10040li on December 31, 2022 at 9:22 PM

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eli5: why does hot coffee erupt when add brown sugar?

Submitted by DjHalk45 t3_zz78v7 on December 30, 2022 at 6:10 PM

11 comments

ELI5: Why is half-life so essential for drugs and not the whole time?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_zzul7k on December 31, 2022 at 1:53 PM

7 comments

ELI5: Angles in a semicircle

Submitted by [deleted] t3_zztem6 on December 31, 2022 at 12:48 PM

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ELI5: Why do mental health patients get grippy socks?

Submitted by Careful-Day7125 t3_zzhbmr on December 31, 2022 at 1:12 AM

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ELI5: If I were to eat a thousand Snickers bars, I would put on significantly more weight than if I were to eat a thousand heads of cabbage despite the huge disparity in weight of the pre-consumed food. Where does this mass come from?

Submitted by marcuschookt t3_zzspww on December 31, 2022 at 12:07 PM

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eli5: Why couldn't a country in debt mint a coin of immense value and use it to pay off the debt?

Submitted by Derikoopa t3_zyxr5r on December 30, 2022 at 10:55 AM

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(eli5)Why is Islam not banned?

Submitted by Realistic_Soup8881 t3_zyx73z on December 30, 2022 at 10:21 AM

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Eli5 why do birds jump and hop around but parrots walk

Submitted by za6_9420 t3_zz7zy7 on December 30, 2022 at 6:41 PM

7 comments

ELI5: what are diplomat's?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_zy4x1v on December 29, 2022 at 1:03 PM

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ELI5: When we call any customer support, an automated voice asks us to press specific keys for different options. How does it know which key I am pressing?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_zx1wd3 on December 28, 2022 at 5:56 AM

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eli5 what exactly.is crypto? lf I'd never heard of it B4 or any thing to do crypto... explain it to me

Submitted by junkieheroine t3_zvq6nc on December 26, 2022 at 4:03 PM

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ElI5: Why does Descartes sometimes use the term "mind" and sometimes the word "souls" in his writings?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_zxad4j on December 28, 2022 at 2:04 PM

7 comments

ELI5: What are the consequences of overeating?

Submitted by Smart-Veterinarian11 t3_zxkgji on December 28, 2022 at 8:45 PM

13 comments

ELI5: Why do we keep falling for movie/video jumpscares, when there's no tangible threat?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_zx37xo on December 28, 2022 at 7:12 AM

6 comments

ELI5: why do we still need human pilots on airplanes?

Submitted by Gavica t3_zsxwux on December 22, 2022 at 9:51 PM

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ELI5: What do you add to coffee for someone who hates the taste of coffee?

Submitted by Training_Warning_405 t3_zymqvi on December 30, 2022 at 1:17 AM

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Eli5 what happens when you have a gift card to a company that went out it business?

Submitted by Designer-Recover-940 t3_zxk6c1 on December 28, 2022 at 8:34 PM

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ELI5: What exactly is common sense and how is it so common

Submitted by BananaGoat- t3_zyafxp on December 29, 2022 at 5:08 PM

8 comments

ELI5: Why Napoleon was unstoppable and literally destroyed all countries?

Submitted by Wild-Discount-1990 t3_zwf4rn on December 27, 2022 at 1:00 PM

12 comments

Eli5 - replicating in scientific method

Submitted by Ok_Elk_4333 t3_zynumu on December 30, 2022 at 2:04 AM

10 comments

ELI5 Are money slowing us down from being a multiplanetary species?

Submitted by Meme-Dozer t3_zyy7i5 on December 30, 2022 at 11:22 AM

16 comments

ELI5: The difference between Blu Ray and DVD

Submitted by i_photo_sims t3_zzqx06 on December 31, 2022 at 10:14 AM

11 comments

Eli5: How do we know we have souls?

Submitted by Old_Selection5784 t3_zwls1o on December 27, 2022 at 6:03 PM

9 comments

Eli5: I don't remember who, but a scientist or skeptic said that if we ever figured out how the universe works, it would destroy and recreate itself. Why would that be though?

Submitted by Big_carrot_69 t3_zzgrv4 on December 31, 2022 at 12:48 AM

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