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ELI5 - What happens when an artist mixes paint for a painting? Are the pigments actually changing physically/chemically? What is actually happening to make the paints change color?

Submitted by thepixelpaint t3_yr387p on November 10, 2022 at 2:45 AM

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ELI5: How is artillery so precise?

Submitted by Nblearchangel t3_yqzfz7 on November 9, 2022 at 11:47 PM

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ELI5 - why do data breaches cost millions of dollars?

Submitted by droughtmouth t3_yqi4no on November 9, 2022 at 12:51 PM

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ELI5: what does it mean to be “meta” about something?

Submitted by collwhere t3_ypvz86 on November 8, 2022 at 7:28 PM

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ELI5:Where do the batteries for electric cars go when they can't be charged anymore?

Submitted by KnockMeYourLobes t3_ypvm4w on November 8, 2022 at 7:14 PM

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ELI5 when the powerball gets so high, what stops billionaires from purchasing millions of entries? They throw money away on other investments so explain the reason they don't go for it.

Submitted by [deleted] t3_ypuuki on November 8, 2022 at 6:45 PM

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ELI5: How is the US lottery able to get so high in a recessive economy?

Submitted by oaktree46 t3_ypnob3 on November 8, 2022 at 2:22 PM

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ELI5 How do chickens have the spare resources to lay a nutrient rich egg EVERY DAY?

Submitted by FlatCap7 t3_yp9nc5 on November 8, 2022 at 3:17 AM

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ELI5 Why do we need to rake/bag up leaves? Wont they biodegrade on their own?

Submitted by Supberblooper t3_yoq1ev on November 7, 2022 at 3:19 PM

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Eli5 I know the universe is approximately 93 billion light years across but how big is that? Is there a way to grasp the magnitude of that kind of measurement?

Submitted by Ok-Breakfast-4763 t3_yo5447 on November 6, 2022 at 10:37 PM

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ELI5: If ADHD is caused by having a lower baseline dopamine level, why is it so hard to diagnose? Can't we just measure dopamine levels?

Submitted by KingKronx t3_yo49r7 on November 6, 2022 at 10:02 PM

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ELI5: what is the “second breath” phenomenon that runners sometimes experience?

Submitted by Dacadey t3_yo19cn on November 6, 2022 at 8:13 PM

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ELI5: Why do human babies cry so much as opposed to chimpanzee or gorilla babies?

Submitted by Gojozhoes t3_yni78i on November 6, 2022 at 5:58 AM

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ELI5: How do they remove the caffeine from decaffeinated coffee.

Submitted by PyroAmos t3_yn4n6a on November 5, 2022 at 8:05 PM

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[eli5] How has no one leaked the recipe of Coca Cola in 136 years that it has existed?

Submitted by ImaginaryParfait5981 t3_ympsql on November 5, 2022 at 10:06 AM

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ELI5: I see so many videos of ballerinas breaking in their shoes (cutting soles, removing nails, adding threads, etc) in what seems like quite a lengthy process - why haven’t manufacturers adapted/ or altered their shoes? Would this make a difference?

Submitted by ohhell000 t3_ymkt1a on November 5, 2022 at 5:07 AM

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ELI5: Why do ~2 hour movies take 2-3 years to make, while an 6+ hour TV season can be made in 1 year?

Submitted by Rymanbc t3_ymas6z on November 4, 2022 at 9:19 PM

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Eli5 Why can’t something be theoretically be faster than light? Why is that considered the absolute speed limit when we don’t even know what’s out there or what could theoretically be faster?

Submitted by Doctoroflight t3_ym8prw on November 4, 2022 at 7:58 PM

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ELI5:why do orchestras need music sheets but rock bands don't?

Submitted by bloodseeker06 t3_ym1gzz on November 4, 2022 at 3:08 PM

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ELI5: Why do computer chargers need those big adapters? Why can’t you just connect the devices to the power outlet with a cable?

Submitted by donatkalman t3_ylqse2 on November 4, 2022 at 6:24 AM

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Eli5 Why wasn’t emperor Hirohito persecuted or killed following the end of World War 2?

Submitted by I_amm_ezra t3_ylh625 on November 3, 2022 at 10:43 PM

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ELI5: Why do browsers sometimes drain a lot of RAM until rebooted?

Submitted by apple-knocker t3_ykyg18 on November 3, 2022 at 10:22 AM

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ELI5 Why can't certain organs such as the pancreas or brain be transplanted? (what other organs cannot be transplanted?)

Submitted by is_this_a_god_dam t3_yku2rg on November 3, 2022 at 6:15 AM

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ELI5: Why do must Irish last names start with Mc?

Submitted by Danlrap18 t3_ykpm37 on November 3, 2022 at 2:18 AM

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eli5 What is a liminal space?

Submitted by Lucky_Ad_9137 t3_ykgvu9 on November 2, 2022 at 8:47 PM

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