r/explainlikeimfive
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300 posts · 300 comments sampled (21 Jun 2026 → 24 Jun 2026)
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Top contributors
- u/formandovega21 (1p / 20c)
- u/explainlikeimfive-ModTeam9 (0p / 9c)
- u/More-Explanation20328 (8p / 0c)
- u/a_cute_epic_axis4 (0p / 4c)
- u/Aramithius4 (1p / 3c)
- u/dutch_emdub4 (2p / 2c)
- u/soundman324 (0p / 4c)
- u/The_RubberDucky4 (0p / 4c)
- u/badhershey3 (0p / 3c)
- u/BeautifulMeat47623 (3p / 0c)
- u/efvie3 (0p / 3c)
- u/Ok-Membership23953 (3p / 0c)
Top posts (sampled)
- 2.4kELI5: Why are "__x" abbreviations used in medical settings?
- 1.2kELI5: If you are in zero gravity in a pressurised room, so there is air and such, but you can’t reach any surfaces, how would you move?
- 1.2kELI5: Why does China's infrastructure and city development seem so much more advanced/modernized than India's, given they have similar population sizes?
- 745ELI5: Why do microfiber cleaning cloths feel like they are snagging or sticking to skin, but slide so easily across glass?
- 625ELI5: How do engineers figure out the exact thickness of something like a plane fuselage or a submarine hull, like how do they know its "enough" without just guessing and testing until it fails
- 593ELI5 Why are modern vehicles getting more round?
- 451ELI5: why can't we just use dehumidifiers to solve the water issues we have
- 413ELI5: how do domains work?
- 407ELI5: Why is sugar so addictive for humans
- 230ELI5 What are the jokes about CIA & Black community referencing?
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