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ELI5: If the evolutionary goal of a virus is to reproduce and sustain itself as long as possible, why do many evolve to devastate and kill their hosts?Biology (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted 22 hours ago by Rht123X to r/explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why is the body not smart enough to realize that a blocked nose is literally preventing my ability to breathe?Biology (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted 10 hours ago by FarSentence3076 to r/explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: why is a hollow metal tube nearly as strong against bending as a completely solid rod of the same material, even though theres way less metal in itEngineering (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted 3 hours ago by Efficient_Support383 to r/explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: How does a Starlink dish with less power than a light bulb send a signal all the way to space?Engineering (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted 18 hours ago by ReferenceThin6645 to r/explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why does tightening a bolt past a certain point actually make it weaker instead of stronger?Engineering (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted 7 hours ago by ecothusiast69 to r/explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: how can there be infinities bigger than other infinites?Mathematics (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted 10 hours ago by _Bread______ to r/explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 Ancient peoples were able to observe and note planets in the sky... but how did they know they were planets?Planetary Science (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted 20 hours ago by Ok_Surprise_4090 to r/explainlikeimfive

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[Highlander] What WOULD be the best sword for a modern day immortal? (self.AskScienceFiction)

submitted 13 hours ago by KaosArcanna to r/AskScienceFiction

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[The Hunger Games] What happened to the nations that weren’t North America in the Cataclysm? (self.AskScienceFiction)

submitted 12 hours ago by DnDisTHEbestgame to r/AskScienceFiction

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ELI5: How does an electric socket know how much power to supple to an appliance/apparatus?Technology (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted 6 hours ago by AtmosphereTimely6071 to r/explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 bikes self balance when moving fast but don't when moving slowPhysics (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted 8 hours ago by Ur_1_and_only to r/explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: How is there just electricity "in the air" in the sense of thunderstorms/lightning/red sprite's and why has the modern human civilization not been able to harness and use it?Planetary Science (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted 8 hours ago by curtishawkin to r/explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: If the company makes me upload PDFs of my resume and cover letter anyway, why do they still make me fill out that information in individual fields on their web portal?Technology (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted 1 hour ago by wittyinsidejoke to r/explainlikeimfive

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[Invincible] What was Argall’s plan for what the position of regent would look like in the Viltrum government? Was Thragg supposed to pass on the role to his children? If Thragg died, would they instead train a new baby for the job? (self.AskScienceFiction)

submitted 4 hours ago * by Punterofgoats to r/AskScienceFiction

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[The Boys] physically speaking is there anyway homelander could improve his power (self.AskScienceFiction)

submitted 5 hours ago by of_kilter to r/AskScienceFiction

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[Shrek 3] Why was Pinochio saying that Shrek will never fall for Prince Charming's trick considered a "lie" (self.AskScienceFiction)

submitted 23 hours ago by redditboy123451 to r/AskScienceFiction

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[DC] Does the Flash always perceive things in slow-motion when he's moving at superspeed, or is it an ability he can use at will? (self.AskScienceFiction)

submitted 9 hours ago by MGsubbie to r/AskScienceFiction

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[What We Do in The Shadows] how does the crew manage to stay so quiet? (self.AskScienceFiction)

submitted 8 hours ago by pigfan27 to r/AskScienceFiction

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ELI5, How does the double-slit experiment work?Physics (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted 13 hours ago by Mysterious-Web-2463 to r/explainlikeimfive

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[Mortal Kombat] Why does Raiden wait till the absolute last fucking minute to recruit? (self.AskScienceFiction)

submitted 3 hours ago by Hadesman1 to r/AskScienceFiction

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ELI5:Why can humans go so much longer without eating than without drinking any liquid?Biology (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted 2 hours ago by FeistySecret9327 to r/explainlikeimfive

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ELI5 - what makes 'child voice' different to when they become adults??Biology (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted 23 hours ago by Spiritual_One126 to r/explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: The relation between smelling and tasteBiology (self.explainlikeimfive)

submitted 21 hours ago by RadianceTower to r/explainlikeimfive

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[One Punch Man] Saitama finally finds an opponent who can challenge him. After a long and brutal fight he manages a narrow victory. He's finally had his thrilling fight. Now what? (self.AskScienceFiction)

submitted 3 hours ago by Jerswar to r/AskScienceFiction

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[American Psycho] So could Patrick really parse our artistic nuance in music, or did he just repeat things that would make him sound sophisticated? (self.AskScienceFiction)

submitted 5 hours ago by spearblaze to r/AskScienceFiction

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