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Eli5: why do wired headphones that plug into your phone never need to be charged but wireless ones do?

Submitted by exmxn t3_122nz1z on March 26, 2023 at 2:33 PM

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ELI5: Why can black holes cause light to not escape, but light doesn't slow down from gravity(and only change direction)?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_126lq8j on March 30, 2023 at 12:38 PM

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ELI5: Why does water boil faster if it is in a covered pot?

Submitted by AerisLionheart t3_123lzw3 on March 27, 2023 at 12:48 PM

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eli5: Who does the US owe almost 32 trillion dollars of debt too? If it’s the most powerful nation in the world, can’t it just get rid of it?

Submitted by brybry0812 t3_127agud on March 31, 2023 at 4:47 AM

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ELI5: Why is settling a case not seen as an admission of guilt?

Submitted by Significant_Neat_688 t3_125aflx on March 29, 2023 at 2:26 AM

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ELI5: If benzodiazepines are CNS depressants, why is it so hard to die from a overdose of them alone?

Submitted by psychrolute t3_127na9t on March 31, 2023 at 2:30 PM

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Eli5: How does military exercise or war game works?

Submitted by Pure-Insurance430 t3_126gh95 on March 30, 2023 at 8:20 AM

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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: if protein is broken down into peptides in the stomach/digestive tract, why would consuming something like "active collagen" do anything?

Submitted by Alexander_Elysia t3_124pn6t on March 28, 2023 at 1:59 PM

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ELI5: If Ozempic and similar drugs just make you feel fuller faster, how will it not force your metabolism to crash like any other highly-restrictive diet?

Submitted by RevelryByNight t3_1281oji on March 31, 2023 at 10:20 PM

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ELI5: The seemingly huge increase in Ticketmaster fee's and why there aren't competitors trying to cash in on the public backlash by undercutting them?

Submitted by FIuff t3_127w1h9 on March 31, 2023 at 7:19 PM

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ELI5 Why does a Minus Negative turn into a Plus?

Submitted by doggie_doggie t3_127fzew on March 31, 2023 at 9:37 AM

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ELI5: What is the difference between colons and semicolons when joining sentences?

Submitted by Nayfonn t3_121lnxv on March 25, 2023 at 1:20 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: What is Universal Healthcare

Submitted by Thegreatcornholio459 t3_1267104 on March 30, 2023 at 1:16 AM

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ELI5 North American USB power in Europe

Submitted by historyguy2 t3_124bysd on March 28, 2023 at 4:01 AM

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ELI5: Where did my first living cell come from?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_126zf9l on March 30, 2023 at 9:11 PM

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ELI5: Why sugar in fruits is good for you but processed sugar in chocolate and desserts is not?

Submitted by Sensitive_Apple_7901 t3_127lho4 on March 31, 2023 at 1:27 PM

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ELI5: When a third party app says they offer "end to end encryption," what does that mean?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_125wf75 on March 29, 2023 at 6:25 PM

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Eli5 What does it mean to ‘balance the books’?

Submitted by QuestionKing123 t3_127udif on March 31, 2023 at 6:24 PM

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ELI5: Only Airburst Nuclear Explosions Cause EMP?

Submitted by satans_toast t3_124aka0 on March 28, 2023 at 3:03 AM

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ELI5: How does your stomach "know" when to pass food on if more food keeps entering during initial digestion?

Submitted by Water-Cookies t3_1259n8t on March 29, 2023 at 1:53 AM

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ELI5: How does breathing into a paper bag help with hyperventilation?

Submitted by nuggetandbun t3_124ufae on March 28, 2023 at 4:31 PM

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Eli5 Why is there still a famine in Africa despite the fact that they have been receiving foreign aid for decades?