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ELI5: what is the actual cause of a bad trip when taking mushrooms?

Submitted by Trilly2000 t3_12182gg on March 25, 2023 at 2:45 AM

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ELI5 Why do all the planets in our solar system fly in parallel?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_11zl9ub on March 23, 2023 at 1:59 PM

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ELI5: why can’t someone who is light in weight punch as hard as someone who is heavier?

Submitted by Any_Branch_4379 t3_127m795 on March 31, 2023 at 1:53 PM

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ELI5-What is the fibonacci sequence?

Submitted by amsdys t3_127uy9z on March 31, 2023 at 6:43 PM

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Eli5: how does thunder and lightning happen?

Submitted by Glubygluby t3_1274z5d on March 31, 2023 at 12:51 AM

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ELI5 Why did the nazis lose the war?

Submitted by Avitailzzz t3_1231rsp on March 26, 2023 at 10:18 PM

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ELI5: Why are US Government agencies seemingly so unwilling to cooperate with one another?

Submitted by jollygoodkiwi t3_125gwfc on March 29, 2023 at 8:00 AM

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eli5 What does “indicted” mean?

Submitted by jcw10489 t3_1277dky on March 31, 2023 at 2:35 AM

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Eli5: If we had steam powered trains back in the day, why didn’t steam become a common “clean” energy source? Why did it die out?

Submitted by melatonin1212 t3_12329ys on March 26, 2023 at 10:36 PM

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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 Saw a post on TwoSentenceSadness “The little girl giggled as she hugged the stranger, particularly interested in that strange armband he wore: red, with a white circle and a strange black cross in the middle. He hugged her back, until he saw the yellow star on her chest” what’s it mean?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_127bgmg on March 31, 2023 at 5:39 AM

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ELI5: What is happening inside the penis when we try to pee right after ejaculated?

Submitted by Maxweilla t3_124axun on March 28, 2023 at 3:18 AM

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Eli5 if the universe is expanding, then why isn’t the earth, and everything in it (us) getting measurably bigger too?

Submitted by Far-Contribution-632 t3_127syin on March 31, 2023 at 5:38 PM

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ELI5: For those in a married relationship with strong built trust, why take more invasive methods of contraception, when less invasive methods such as condoms exist?

Submitted by Flat_Basket4965 t3_125hfav on March 29, 2023 at 8:30 AM

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ELI5: Why does cream on a coffee at cafe's stay firm for far longer than the home alternative that comes out of this foaming pressurized canisters?

Submitted by Marineray t3_120ys38 on March 24, 2023 at 9:09 PM

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ELI5: how can the female to male population be almost 1:1 but men die more than women and the birth rate of men and women is almost equal (and the fisher principle doesn’t make sense because men have a higher death rate so how can it even out)?

Submitted by noobia0009 t3_126wvcb on March 30, 2023 at 7:32 PM

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ELI5: How do hotel door electronic locks know your card is valid vs. cancelled if they're not talking to the front desk all the time?

Submitted by kepler1 t3_125dwqx on March 29, 2023 at 5:14 AM

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ELI5: How can songs be in a certain key? (And a few more questions about music)

Submitted by Glum-Airport-4701 t3_11yue2g on March 22, 2023 at 7:49 PM

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ELI5: I understand that sound waves essentially stretch and disperse very quickly, but technically, aren’t the very tiny sound waves still there, thousands of miles away?

Submitted by Strict_Alternative74 t3_12770g4 on March 31, 2023 at 2:19 AM

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Eli5 what is it in the food of fast food restaurants that makes it bad e.g. being linked to cancer / mental problems. Does it have a negative impact on the gut flora? I’m not talking like sugary food more like actual food KFC- chicken, McDonald’s beef patty etc

Submitted by Reasonable-Umpire-93 t3_126t7ez on March 30, 2023 at 5:13 PM

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ELI5: Is "exhaustion" an actual medical diagnosis?

Submitted by stellalugosi t3_1259vme on March 29, 2023 at 2:02 AM

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eli5: Why is fried food less nutritious / considered unhealthier…

Submitted by Low-Candidate-6028 t3_123bx25 on March 27, 2023 at 4:55 AM

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ELI5: Do the ridged roofs on the houses in Bermuda actually increase rain capture?

Submitted by Onholidaybymistake22 t3_11zy3w3 on March 23, 2023 at 9:30 PM

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ELI5 - Why are there so many ‘Question’ Scams for giftcards etc, How do these people make money? Same with quesstionare for money sites.