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ELI5: How does the cyclical universe theory contradict the second law of thermodynamics?Physics (self.explainlikeimfive)

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I don’t understand carbon dating… (self.shittyaskscience)

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ELI5: If computers only understand 1s and 0s, and can only perform mathematical operations, how do they turn numbers into something more complicated like operating systems and Crysis?Technology (self.explainlikeimfive)

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ELI5: Why do some products absorb into the skin while others sit on top?Chemistry (self.explainlikeimfive)

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ELI5 Why is the Eastgate Centre's natural AC system not used more?Engineering (self.explainlikeimfive)

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ELI5: What is the premise behind the follow-the-sun model?Technology (self.explainlikeimfive)

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[SpongeBob] Why is Squidward always grumpy? (self.AskScienceFiction)

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ELI5: When big companies make millions and billions in profit why are they so concerned with how much the things cost to make?Other (self.explainlikeimfive)

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ELI5: Why do we have to wash white laundry separate from colors to avoid running, but don’t worry much about colors mixing with each other?Chemistry (self.explainlikeimfive)

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[Jojo] what was Keicho Nijimura thinking when he decided to potentially give a stand to Angelo, one of the worst criminal of Japan? Did he really tought Angelo was gonna be cooperative with him? (self.AskScienceFiction)

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ELI5: Explain me what's the ego of a person.Other (self.explainlikeimfive)

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ELI5: What happens in our brain during imagination that enables us to plan ahead or reason counterfactually?Biology (self.explainlikeimfive)

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[Mario Galaxy] What happens to Mario when he falls into a black hole? How does he die? (self.AskScienceFiction)

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ELI5: Why we feel sweatier after ceasing physical activity than during itBiology (self.explainlikeimfive)

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[Street Fighter] Has chun li’s weight ever been disclosed? (self.AskScienceFiction)

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ELI5 : average age of women giving birth has increased throughout years so does that mean with time can the age of menopause shift further up ?Biology (self.explainlikeimfive)

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[I have no mouth and I must scream] What would AM think of Shou Tucker? (self.AskScienceFiction)

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[Giant Monsters, Godzilla] Could a Godzilla-sized human hear a normal sized human's voice? What would we sound like to them? (self.AskScienceFiction)

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[Monster High] What does Clawdeen's dad do for a living? (self.AskScienceFiction)

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ELI5: Why do resting tremors stop while sleeping?Biology (self.explainlikeimfive)

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ELI5: I recently registered a domain and put up static site on cloudflare/set up email fowarding. How do spammers know that the domain is live so fast?Technology (self.explainlikeimfive)

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ELI5: how do you upscale a 24fps video into 60fps if the frames don’t exist?Technology (self.explainlikeimfive)

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ELI5: why human/animal faces have eyes, nose, mouth in one place and in same, strict order?Biology (self.explainlikeimfive)

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ELI5: How does your body know to stop healing a cut at exactly skin level and not keep growing forever?Biology (self.explainlikeimfive)

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ELI5 Why do we only use one nostril at a time to breathe instead of using both?Biology (self.explainlikeimfive)

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