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[ELI5]What is DirectX and why does every game require it?

Submitted by threedchawal t3_yk4si0 on November 2, 2022 at 1:06 PM

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ELI5: why are terrible and horrible basically the same thing but horrific and terrific are basically the opposite

Submitted by weakgutteddog27 t3_yjy90w on November 2, 2022 at 7:10 AM

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ELI5: Why is playing dead a trend in animal behavior? Wouldn’t pretending to be dead just allow the predator to eat you?

Submitted by TurmUrk t3_yjsk94 on November 2, 2022 at 2:09 AM

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ELI5: What is that weird 'milk skin' that forms on top of milk after boiling it?

Submitted by Xora321 t3_yjasws on November 1, 2022 at 2:56 PM

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ELI5: Why do fast food restaurants only have either Coke or Pepsi products in their soda fountains, but gas stations often carry both Coke and Pepsi products in their soda fountains?

Submitted by Nobirdsnobees t3_yjagll on November 1, 2022 at 2:41 PM

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ELI5: Why do advertisements need such specific meta data on individuals? If most don’t engage with the ad why would they pay such a high premium for ever more intrusive details?

Submitted by oaktree46 t3_yj91jv on November 1, 2022 at 1:42 PM

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ELI5: Why did geopolitics become focused on West vs East alliances?

Submitted by shockingdevelopment t3_z6br25 on November 27, 2022 at 8:32 PM

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ELI5 Why do Football (Soccer) players “flop”, that is fake or exaggerate injuries, so often?

Submitted by Wasingtheisofwas t3_z8pupr on November 30, 2022 at 12:08 PM

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Eli5: Why did ships and navies come up with their own system of units (nautical miles, knots, fathoms, etc)? Is it still used?

Submitted by Dewi2020 t3_z6jsxj on November 28, 2022 at 2:06 AM

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eli5: why do birds bop their heads when they walk?

Submitted by Capitan_kermit86 t3_z56vn7 on November 26, 2022 at 12:53 PM

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ELI5: What does it mean by time slowing down at event horizon?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_z6raz6 on November 28, 2022 at 8:40 AM

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ELI5: how are chinese protesters able to post videos with the great chinese firewall controlling internet?

Submitted by TImetalker t3_z6p3gg on November 28, 2022 at 6:32 AM

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ELI5: Why does it seem to be harder for women to control their bladders?

Submitted by RandomKidIsMe t3_z5nhim on November 27, 2022 at 1:10 AM

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ELI5: What is imposter syndrome?

Submitted by AffectionateLand6088 t3_z4x8gz on November 26, 2022 at 3:51 AM

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ELI5 I don't understand what my SDD does.

Submitted by Xadenek t3_z7fwl7 on November 29, 2022 at 1:54 AM

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ELI5: How were a group of obscure companies the cause of the 2008 financial crisis?

Submitted by WartimeHotTot t3_z8lap1 on November 30, 2022 at 7:47 AM

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ELI5 how does grading on a curve work?

Submitted by mysteriouslime t3_z4gpi8 on November 25, 2022 at 3:55 PM

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ELI5 why does there appear to be universal law that’d when things happen frequently they aren’t intense and when things happen rarely they are intense?

Submitted by MeeMeeMo0Mo0 t3_z42yee on November 25, 2022 at 3:43 AM

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ELI5: If allergies, and especially anaphylaxis, are so common, why do we still need prescriptions for epi pens and such?

Submitted by boomokasharoomo t3_z65ydd on November 27, 2022 at 4:47 PM

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eli5: flint and wheel lighters vs electric click lighters..why is the flint and wheel still a popular design

Submitted by -WhatCouldGoWrong t3_z5kqie on November 26, 2022 at 11:05 PM

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ELI5: what exactly is data? What is information? Do they represent anything physical/take up space?

Submitted by Azooz321 t3_z5alo3 on November 26, 2022 at 3:49 PM

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ELI5: Do heist-themed movies&games face any legal difficulties for the fear that they might encourage potential robbers with their smart robbery plans?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_z4nzoa on November 25, 2022 at 8:58 PM

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ELI5: How is it that we can't see sprains in X-ray? My x-ray turns out perfect even though I'm hurting so much.

Submitted by [deleted] t3_z4969w on November 25, 2022 at 9:31 AM

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ELI5: Why is wales a country but not the states of the US

Submitted by coolredditfan t3_z8aimh on November 29, 2022 at 11:52 PM

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ELI5: Is homicide a crime? Or is murder, manslaughter, or infanticide crimes?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_z89oan on November 29, 2022 at 11:20 PM

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