r/explainlikeimfive - Page 7

341 words ELI5: Macronutrients, Micronutrients, etc. How does it all work? 145 words ELI5: why are camera lenses round but the pictures/videos rectangular? 131 words ELI5: Why sitting next to a fire doesn't tan us but exposing us to the sun does? 117 words ELI5: why do ingrown hairs get infected even if the surface of skin isn't broken? 125 words ELI5: Why do European trucks have their engine below the driver compared to US trucks which have the engine in front of the driver? 276 words eli5 we share 98% of dna with chimpanzees and 50% of dna with siblings, how does that make any sense 232 words ELI5 - what is Poisson Distribution? 135 words ELI5: Does the body 'decide' between diarrhea and vomiting during gastric infections? 137 words ELI5: The police caution after being arrested in England “You do not have to say anything. But, it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court. Anything you do say may be given in evidence.” 137 words ELI5: Why do insulated bottles hold cold for 2-3x as long as heat? 174 words ELI5: What is common law and how does it differ from other types of law? 141 words ELI5 : Why are multiple screws used to fit modern car tires ? Why can't they use a single nut (like F-1 cars)? Won't it be easier to handle a single screw instead of multiple? 122 words ELI5 how can a refrigerator burn propane and cool the inside? 294 words ELI5- What is gaslighting? 251 words ELI5- What is gaslighting? 217 words eli5:How did the Vatican end up being the authority over christianity? 127 words ELI5: if we exist in the third dimension, does this mean we exist within all the others above ours? And just as a ‘being’ can’t exist in the first and second, can life exist in the dimensions above? 264 words ELI5 Why technology is still stuck on 64bits? 104 words ELI5 how the speakers of the Chinese languages can understand each other's Text but can't understand speech? 124 words ELI5: What's the difference between horsepower and torque?