explain it like I'm five.

Aurora

Alex asked:

ELI5: What are the Northern Lights and what causes them?

Asked May 20, 2024

The Sun

Alex's brain matter is pondering:

ELI5: wtf is the Sun?

Asked May 20, 2024

Keith Gill

Alex is wondering:

ELI5: How did Keith Gill (AKA RoaringKitty, AKA DeepFuckingValue) turn 50k into over 200M? What's the deal with GME?

Asked Jun 06, 2024

Iambic Pentameter

Alex can't sleep until they know:

ELI5: What is Iambic Pentameter and what makes it special?

Asked Jul 26, 2024

Nitrogen

Alex can't sleep until they know:

ELI5: What is Nitrogen?

Asked Aug 11, 2024

Filibuster

Alex is pondering:

ELI5: What is the point of a filibuster? Even if the vote is delayed, it will still be passed/rejected eventually...

Asked Aug 11, 2024

Race

Alex just has to know:

ELI5: Can someone explain how race is a social construct, and not genetic?

Asked Aug 11, 2024

Military Commission

Alex is wondering:

ELI5: What is a "commission"? As in "Non-Commissioned Officer"? And what happens when an NCO receives this commission?

Asked Aug 12, 2024

Planck Length

Alex can't sleep until they know:

ELI5: How is Planck length the shortest distance possible? Couldn’t you just split that length in half and have 1/2 Planck length?

Asked Aug 13, 2024

Gravity

Alex can't sleep until they know:

ELI5: What is gravity?

Asked Aug 13, 2024

Quantum Computing

Alex is pondering:

ELI5: How does a quantum computer work and why are they superior to our current computers?

Asked Aug 14, 2024