explain it like I'm five.

Brexit

Alex's cerebrum hurts wondering:

ELI5: What was Brexit and why was it bad? Or good?

Asked Mar 11, 2025

Canning

Alex is wondering:

ELI5: How does meat stored in cans/packets not rot? How can canned tuna sit on a shelf for 2-3 years before it goes bad?

Asked Mar 21, 2025

Joint Cracking

Alex is wondering:

ELI5: What does a chiropractor's cracking do to your body?

Asked Mar 21, 2025

Russo-Ukranian War

Alex is wondering:

ELI5: What are Russia and Ukraine fighting over? Why did Russia invade Ukraine?

Asked Mar 11, 2025

Speed of Light

Alex is pondering:

ELI5: Why can't anything move faster than the speed of light?

Asked Mar 11, 2025

Palestine

Alex is pondering:

ELI5: What makes Palestine Palestine? What is the difference between Palestine and Israel?

Asked Mar 11, 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Alex can't understand:

ELI5: Why is AI everywhere now? What does it mean and how is it different from machine learning and neural networks?

Asked Mar 11, 2025

Chernobyl Disaster

Alex asked:

ELI5: What is Chernobyl and why was it such a big disaster? Why is it still relevant?

Asked Mar 11, 2025

Algorithm

Alex's cerebrum hurts wondering:

ELI5: What exactly is an algorithm and how does it work?

Asked Mar 11, 2025

Machine Learning

Alex can't sleep until they know:

ELI5: What does machine learning actually do? How is it related to AI?

Asked Mar 11, 2025

US Government Shutdown

Alex's big important question is:

ELI5: What is a government shutdown? How does it even happen?

Asked Mar 11, 2025

Aurora

Alex's cerebrum hurts wondering:

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

Asked May 20, 2024

Quantum Computing

Alex's little brain wants to know:

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

Asked Aug 14, 2024

Gravity

Alex just has to know:

ELI5: What is gravity?

Asked Aug 13, 2024

Planck Length

Alex can't understand:

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

Military Commission

Alex's brain matter is pondering:

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

Asked Aug 12, 2024

Race

Alex's little brain wants to know:

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

Asked Aug 11, 2024

Filibuster

Alex's cerebrum hurts wondering:

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

Nitrogen

Alex just has to know:

ELI5: What is Nitrogen?

Asked Aug 11, 2024

Iambic Pentameter

Alex can't sleep until they know:

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

Asked Jul 26, 2024

Keith Gill

Alex just has to know:

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

Asked Jun 06, 2024

The Sun

Alex can't understand:

ELI5: wtf is the Sun?

Asked May 20, 2024