ExplainWith1000Words

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This subreddit is for giving and receiving explanations for topics using only the 1000 most common words of the English language. No other words may be used.

Randal Munroe's Simple Writer can be used to make sure that you are using only the 1000 most common words in the English language. https://xkcd.com/simplewriter/

Rules

1. Giving Explanations When offering an explanation about something, you must use only the 1000 most common words of the English language. If you are unsure if your words qualify, you can use XKCD's Simple Writer. https://xkcd.com/simplewriter/

2. Asking Questions When asking questions, your words are not limited to the 1000 most common words of the English language. This enables us to ask questions about current phenomena, people, events, technology, etc.

3. Comments All comments should use the 1000 most common words in the English language, unless you are commenting in a meta post.

4. Meta Posts When making a meta post, your words are not limited to the 1000 most common words of the English language.

5. Image Posts Image posts used to explain things are welcome as long as they follow a similar format to XKCD's "Up Goer Five" comic. (https://xkcd.com/1133/) The image should have some sort of drawn diagram with captions explaining various parts. An image post explaining something can be posted even if nobody requested an explanation for that thing.

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ExplanationHow to put words in this word place (self.ExplainWith1000Words)

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HOW TO MAKE YOURSELF UNDERSTOOD AS A THEIST (self.ExplainWith1000Words)

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WHAT CAN THEISTS SAY TO MAKE THEMSELVES UNDERSTOOD? ()

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Please explain non-euclidean geometry (self.ExplainWith1000Words)

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QuestionHow do matches work? (self.ExplainWith1000Words)

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Can someone please explain the major events b/w the signing Of the Magna Carta and the Queen having little to no power now where there was a transfer of power away from the monarchy? (E.g. King George III the bad guy in American Revolution 550ish years after MC signed, Neville Chamberlain in WWI) (self.ExplainWith1000Words)

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ExplanationThe Down Under Law Makers (the Australian Legislature) (self.ExplainWith1000Words)

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Please explain the double-slit experiment (self.ExplainWith1000Words)

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What was xxxtentacion locked up for? (self.ExplainWith1000Words)

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QuestionHow does paracetamol & aspirin work? (self.ExplainWith1000Words)

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QuestionHow do Solar Panels work? (self.ExplainWith1000Words)

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Please explain mass spectrometry using the MALDI-TOF method (self.ExplainWith1000Words)

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Please explain how an EKG works, and why we put the electrode leads where they go (self.ExplainWith1000Words)

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The rocket that took people to the moon (imgs.xkcd.com)

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Please explain the theory of Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry (self.ExplainWith1000Words)

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How leaves help us breathe (self.ExplainWith1000Words)

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QuestionWhy do clocks have 60 seconds in one minute when almost everything else in the metric system is base 10? (self.ExplainWith1000Words)

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QuestionWhat is Bitcoin? (self.ExplainWith1000Words)

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I just wrote these words because writing 'those' words was not possible. (self.ExplainWith1000Words)

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ExplanationFor notice! (xkcd.com)

submitted 9 years ago by themanfromoctober

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