r/explainlikeimfive - Page 5

153 words eli5 how do pop up tents work 168 words ELI5: How does software transfer to hardware? 239 words Eli5: A photon taking all possible paths: does this mean if I shine a laser ahead of me some of the light will actually be picked up by a detector behind me, even in a vacuum? Thank you. 269 words Eli5 “Why does salt make ice colder but we use it to melt ice on sidewalks?” 130 words ElI5: how make 10 using 4 7 8 1 (no adding) 213 words ELI5 why do car manufacturers have to go through dealerships? 125 words ELI5: If there are two boxes. The first has a 100$ bill and a 1$ bill, and the second has two 100$ bills. If I puck a random box and take out a 100$ bill, whaat is the chance of me taking out another 100$ bill? 154 words ELI5: When opening a can with a can opener, what keeps metal particles from falling into the food from where you're cutting? 151 words eli5: Why is it impossible to imagine new colors? 126 words eli5: what the difference between nationalism and patriotism and how one is viewed more favorably than the other? 283 words ELI5: What is the mechanism that make men stop immediately being horny after orgsam? 182 words eli5: why did Nixon try to have the DNC HQ bugged? By all accounts he won in a landslide election. 131 words eli5, how do "store brands" work? 138 words ELI5 what does “ratio” mean? 192 words eli5 what is a fascist? 150 words Eli5: Why are men generally taller than women? 257 words Eli5 how are movies made? 269 words ELI5 ; Can anyone enlighten me on The Great Reset? My friend mentions it to me whenever we have deep convos 140 words ELI5 What do American police actually do? Like, I get "fight crime" but like...what are they doing all day that requires so much manpower, firepower and funding? 105 words eli5: why does increasing interest rate reduce inflation?