r/explainlikeimfive - Page 2

125 words Eli5: What’s so special about sous vide cooking that can’t be done via other cooking methods? 228 words ELI5: Why is "paid leave" considered a form of punishment? 169 words eli5: What does mindfulness mean? I see it in every mental health article but I don't understand it 154 words ELI5 How are pictures used in court when it is getting increasingly getting easier to alter them 191 words Eli5 Why would the Chinese use a spy balloon? 237 words ELI5: Why are weight increments for kettlebells so awkward while dumbbells increase by 5 pounds each? 184 words ELI5: why are hundreds of people dying in boats crossing from France to England? 269 words ELI5: why autism isn't considered a personality disorder? 247 words ELI5: why autism isn't considered a personality disorder? 155 words ELI5: why does childhood trauma cause people to become apparently more susceptible to negative behaviours? 147 words ELI5: How can North Korean have top talented hackers? Aren't their technology and information stuff generally outdated? 223 words ELI5: If my phone can show me who is calling by name when a random number calls, why can't random text messages give me a name too? They just show the number 135 words eli5 Why are glass bottles not used more for soft drinks if plastic is such a nightmare for the planet? 238 words eli5 Whats the difference between Common Law and Civil Law? 122 words ELI5: When people colour black and white photos how do they know what colour everything was? 137 words ELI5: All Cops Are Bastards 231 words ELI5...Why do we celebrate a made-up date for Christmas? There is no evidence that Jesus was born on the 25th of December, yet the world acts like it's fact. 204 words ELI5: How can anti-neutrinos exist if neutrinos are electrically neutral? 119 words ELI5 - Is time a real, tangible thing, or just a concept invented by humans that doesn't actually exist? 213 words ELI5 - Is time a real, tangible thing, or just a concept invented by humans that doesn't actually exist?