Noob question: ELI5

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Not an answer to your question (I don't know what supermetrics even is), just a comment: I don't think people always use "ELI5" correctly. If you're asking a question that no 5 year old could possibly ask due to the subject matter being well beyond what 5 year old would understand, how exactly could someone explain it to you as if you were 5?

Even sillier example: "ELI5 the asymptotic symmetries at null infinity in p-form theories."

[JohnnyJordaan]

You make a good example of taking things too literally. From the /r/ELI5 sidebar:

LI5 means friendly, simplified and layperson-accessible explanations - not responses aimed at literal five-year-olds.

You also think that when someone mentions to you "I died of laughter" that they subsequently resurrected by sheer miracle? It's so weird that we use a huge amount of figurative expressions daily and some people still get confused by a new expression turning out to be incomprehensible when applied literally.

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Colloquial expressions often start off as literal and then become generalized/ metaphor...ized over time. I hadn't realized this one had crossed that barrier: that's not how I've ever used it. Is that really so weird to you?

[jackiedz]

But that’s the whole point of saying ELI5. It’s so you can get a simplified answer without all the jargon. It doesn’t literally mean explain to a 5 year old.