ELI5 Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini podcast

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I love this podcast, short, entertaining, interesting! I only wish it was more episodes per week.

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Explain Like I'm Five, aka ELI5, is the mini-podcast series where we take the questions you always wanted to ask, and talk about them in a way that is easy to understand. Made possible by the amazing reddit community at r/explainlikeimfive. See episode show notes for user credits.

Episode Date
ELI5 Spicy Food - if water is not a good antidote, what is?
Dec 20, 2024
ELI5 Rubber Bands - why do they become brittle over time?
Dec 13, 2024
ELI5 Mint - why it became associated with freshness?
Dec 06, 2024
ELI5 Black Friday - why is it called Black Friday?
Nov 29, 2024
ELI5 Myopia - why can’t you buy myopia glasses off the shelf like reading glasses?
Nov 22, 2024
ELI5 Volcanoes - can they be used for dumping trash?
Nov 15, 2024
ELI5 Lab Grown Diamonds - why do they have lower resale values?
Nov 08, 2024
ELI5 MRIs - how do they work and why are they so noisy?
Nov 01, 2024
ELI5 Aircraft Engines - why propellers on military planes vs jet engines?
Oct 25, 2024
ELI5 Speed of Light - why can’t we exceed it?
Oct 18, 2024
ELI5 QR Codes - how do they work even with portions covered or obscured?
Oct 11, 2024
ELI5 Dyson Sphere - did aliens already build one?
Oct 04, 2024
ELI5 Skyscrapers - which NYC skyscraper could have fallen over?
Sep 27, 2024
ELI5 Super Mario Bros - how did it fit into 32KB?
Sep 20, 2024
ELI5 Lie Detector Tests - how do polygraph tests work?
Sep 13, 2024
ELI5 Solar Eclipses - how often do they occur?
Sep 07, 2024
ELI5 Donor Organs - do donor organs age according to the donor’s age or the new host’s age?
Aug 30, 2024
ELI5 Prime Numbers - why isn’t 1 a prime number?
Aug 23, 2024
ELI5 Burping - how loud was the world loudest burp?
Aug 16, 2024
ELI5 Yawning - why is it contagious?
Aug 09, 2024
ELI5 Olympics - why the amateur vs professional line blurred?
Aug 02, 2024
ELI5 USB - is it still wrong to remove a thumb drive without first ‘ejecting’?’
Jul 26, 2024
ELI5 Sore Throat - is alcohol or honey a better remedy?
Jul 19, 2024
ELI5 Dyson Sphere - what exactly is it?
Jul 12, 2024
ELI5 Collagen - what makes it special and important for your skin?
Jul 12, 2024
ELI5 Mona Lisa - why is it the most famous painting in the world?
Jul 05, 2024
ELI5 Blueberries - what makes them a superfood?
Jun 28, 2024
ELI5 Three Body Problem - what makes it so intriguing?
Jun 21, 2024
ELI5 Two Factor Authentication - how are authenticator apps more secure than SMS?
Jun 14, 2024
ELI5 Starlink - what makes it possible and how does it work?
Jun 08, 2024
ELI5 Bubble Tea - how did it become a global sensation?
May 31, 2024
ELI5 Higgs Boson - how it was named the God Particle?
May 24, 2024
ELI5 Life Insurance - why the astronauts of Apollo 11 couldn’t buy life insurance?
May 17, 2024
ELI5 El Niño and La Niña - what exactly are they?
May 10, 2024
ELI5 Horse Racing - what’s the role of the jockey?
May 03, 2024
ELI5 Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta - the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
Apr 26, 2024
ELI5 Airport Runways - how are they numbered?
Apr 19, 2024
ELI5 Gore-Tex - what makes Gore-Tex so special?
Apr 12, 2024
ELI5 Train Tracks - how do trains maintain traction in slippery conditions?
Apr 05, 2024
ELI5 Bailouts - why don't governments own the companies they bail out?
Mar 29, 2024
ELI5 Jet Stream - can a regular plane break the sound barrier on a jet stream?
Mar 22, 2024
ELI5 Matcha Tea - how do you tell if it’s high quality?
Mar 15, 2024
ELI5 Olive Oil - virgin, extra-virgin & refined - what's the difference?
Mar 08, 2024
ELI5 Leap Years - why was 2000 a leap year but 2100 isn’t?
Mar 01, 2024
ELI5 Hypnosis - is it real and how does it work?
Feb 23, 2024
ELI5 Eczema - why scratching it feels so good?
Feb 16, 2024
ELI5 Soaps - hand soaps vs body wash - are they different?
Feb 09, 2024
ELI5 Endangered Species - how is the axolotl endangered but also in pet stores?
Feb 02, 2024
ELI5 Aurora Borealis - what would it be like inside the northern lights?
Jan 26, 2024
ELI5 Snakes - does eating a venomous snake kill its predator?
Jan 19, 2024
ELI5 Rewind - Artificial Sweeteners - good for weight loss or bad for you?
Jan 15, 2024
ELI5 Onomatopoeias - why are there differences across languages?
Jan 12, 2024
ELI5 Weight Gain - how does the body decide where it goes?
Jan 05, 2024
ELI5 Winter Solstice - why it marks the start of winter, not the middle of it?
Dec 22, 2023
ELI5 Primary Colors - are they red green blue or red yellow blue?
Dec 15, 2023
ELI5 Bed Bugs - why they came back after nearly being eradicated?
Dec 08, 2023
ELI5 Where’s Waldo - why Waldo is an important character in cryptography?
Dec 01, 2023
ELI5 Thanksgiving - why is it called Black Friday?
Nov 24, 2023
ELI5 Powerlines - why aren’t more power lines underground in the US?
Nov 17, 2023
ELI5 Crabs - why do crabs turn bright orange when cooked?
Nov 10, 2023
ELI5 Planes - why the need for a ground cart to push them back?
Nov 03, 2023
ELI5 GDP and the Equator - why are countries richer away from the equator?
Oct 27, 2023
ELI5 Altitude and Heat - why is it colder at higher elevations?
Oct 20, 2023
ELI5 Screws - why do we have two different types?
Oct 13, 2023
ELI5 Lasers - why don’t you see many white laser pointers?
Oct 06, 2023
ELI5 Voice Agents - How does “hey siri” respond if it isn’t constantly listening to my conversations?
Sep 29, 2023
ELI5 Currencies - what does it mean to float a country’s currency?
Sep 22, 2023
ELI5 Money - why its origins were not about bartering?
Sep 15, 2023
ELI5 Saunas - how do near boiling temperatures not burn you?
Sep 08, 2023
ELI5 Ice Baths & Warm Showers - what are the benefits?
Sep 01, 2023
ELI5 DNA - what is the double helix?
Aug 25, 2023
ELI5 Saturn - does it really rain diamonds?
Aug 18, 2023
ELI5 Hibernation - is there a way humans could hibernate like bears do?
Aug 10, 2023
ELI5 Elevators - is the door close button a placebo?
Aug 04, 2023
ELI5 Swimming - why are there exactly 4 strokes?
Jul 28, 2023
ELI5 Pickleball - why has it become so popular?
Jul 21, 2023
ELI5 Tesseract - what is it and what does it look like?
Jul 14, 2023
ELI5 Central Banks - do crypto currencies make them obsolete?
Jul 07, 2023
ELI5 Amnesia - why don’t people forget their primary language?
Jun 30, 2023
ELI5 Latin - why did such a popular language like Latin die out?
Jun 23, 2023
ELI5 Deserts - was the Sahara really once lush green forests?
Jun 16, 2023
ELI5 Presidents vs Prime Ministers - why do some countries have both?
Jun 09, 2023
ELI5 Undersea Cables - who lays and manages the cables that power the internet?
Jun 02, 2023
ELI5 Jail and Bail - what’s the point of bail and what is a bond?
May 26, 2023
ELI5 Antimicrobial Surfaces - how can a surface clean itself?
May 19, 2023
ELI5 Airport Security - why we have a 100ml fluid limit?
May 12, 2023
ELI5 Megalodon - how are we sure they are extinct?
May 05, 2023
ELI5 Port and Starboard - why not just left and right?
Apr 28, 2023
ELI5 Energy Drinks - what’s in them beyond caffeine?
Apr 21, 2023
ELI5 Laughing Gas - why is N20 called laughing gas?
Apr 14, 2023
ELI5 Sinkholes - how do they happen?
Apr 07, 2023
ELI5 GPS - how is GPS a free service?
Mar 31, 2023
ELI5 Fusion - what is nuclear fusion and why is it important?
Mar 24, 2023
ELI5 Balloons - why is there a ring at the opening of a balloon?
Mar 17, 2023
ELI5 Toothpaste - how did people brush before toothpaste?
Mar 10, 2023
ELI5 Pirates - why fly the skull and bones flag?
Mar 03, 2023
ELI5 The Metric System - why is lbs the abbreviation for pounds?
Feb 24, 2023
ELI5 Ketchup - which country did the word ketchup originate from?
Feb 17, 2023
ELI5 Tomatoes - fruit or vegetable?
Feb 10, 2023
ELI5 The Streisand Effect - what makes it so universal?
Feb 03, 2023
ELI5 Alzheimer’s - the difference between Alzhiemer’s and Dementia?
Jan 27, 2023
ELI5 Postage Stamps - does the sending or receiving country get money from my stamp?
Jan 20, 2023
ELI5 Food Pyramid - why all the criticism?
Jan 13, 2023
ELI5 Heart Rate Monitors - what types are most accurate?
Jan 06, 2023
ELI5 Bank Runs - why does a run on the bank happen?
Dec 30, 2022
ELI5 Xmas - how and why NORAD tracks Santa (part 2)?
Dec 23, 2022
ELI5 Xmas - why some say Happy Christmas vs Merry Christmas (part 1)?
Dec 16, 2022
ELI5 Credit vs Debit Cards - what’s the difference?
Dec 09, 2022
ELI5 Turbulence - how do pilots know it’s coming?
Dec 02, 2022
ELI5 Coca Cola - where does the name come from?
Nov 25, 2022
ELI5 Phobia - what's the difference between a phobia and a fear?
Nov 18, 2022
ELI5 Ponzi Schemes - how do they work?
Nov 11, 2022
ELI5 Reboot - why turning a device off and on fixes a host of tech issues?
Nov 04, 2022
ELI5 Smell and Taste - how does our sense of smell work?
Oct 28, 2022
ELI5 Trucks - why do European trucks look different to US trucks?
Oct 21, 2022
ELI5 Ants - how do they cling to surfaces so well?
Oct 14, 2022
ELI5 Einstein - why is e = mc squared such a big deal?
Oct 07, 2022
ELI5 CPR - what is Michael Jackson’s association to CPR?
Sep 30, 2022
ELI5 Pee - is urinating in the pool ok?
Sep 23, 2022
ELI5 Jupiter - can you land on a gas planet?
Sep 16, 2022
ELI5 Decaf - how did a train accident lead to its discovery?
Sep 09, 2022
ELI5 Dyslexia - does it exist in all languages?
Sep 02, 2022
ELI5 Donuts - why the association with the police?
Aug 26, 2022
ELI5 Ampersand - the 27th member of the alphabet?
Aug 19, 2022
ELI5 Wrinkled Fingers - why water makes our fingers wrinkle?
Aug 12, 2022
ELI5 Escalators - what is the shoe shine thingy there for?
Aug 05, 2022
ELI5 Occam's Razor - please explain what it really means!
Jul 29, 2022
ELI5 Bear Markets - where it gets its name?
Jul 22, 2022
ELI5 Nitrogen - if it’s 80% of our atmosphere, why don’t we talk about it much?
Jul 15, 2022
ELI5 Golf - why are white balls the standard?
Jul 08, 2022
ELI5 Milk and Eggs - why cows and chickens became the standards for milk and eggs?
Jul 01, 2022
ELI5 Natural Gas - why doesn’t the flame from a gas stove ignite the supply line?
Jun 24, 2022
ELI5 Soda - why it tastes different out of a can vs a glass bottle?
Jun 17, 2022
ELI5 Right and Left Hand Traffic - which is more popular?
Jun 10, 2022
ELI5 Cotton - why cotton shirts feel stiffer when hung to dry?
Jun 03, 2022
ELI5 Smallpox - is it related to monkeypox?
May 27, 2022
ELI5 Stable Coins - how do they work?
May 20, 2022
ELI5 Special Agents - what makes them special vs just ‘agents’?
May 12, 2022
ELI5 Hostile Takeovers - explain Twitter's poison pill like I'm 5?
May 06, 2022
ELI5 Gaslighting - what exactly does it mean?
Apr 29, 2022
ELI5 Nuclear Disasters - why Hiroshima isn’t a dead city like Chernobyl
Apr 22, 2022
ELI5 Easter - why the bunny and chocolate eggs?
Apr 15, 2022
ELI5 Legos - how do lego bricks not lose tension after years of repetitive play?
Apr 08, 2022
ELI5 Basketball - why is there a backboard?
Apr 01, 2022
ELI5 Hurricanes - why female names?
Mar 25, 2022
ELI5 Daylight Savings Time - who thought it was a good idea?
Mar 18, 2022
ELI5 The Suit - how did it become universal as business attire for men?
Mar 11, 2022
ELI5 Twins - why do identical twins have different fingerprints?
Mar 04, 2022
ELI5 Interest Rates - why do interest rates exist in the first place?
Feb 25, 2022
ELI5 Doping - why isn’t caffeine on the banned list?
Feb 18, 2022
ELI5 Sanctions - how exactly do they help?
Feb 11, 2022
ELI5 The Bladder - how long does liquid take to reach it?
Feb 04, 2022
ELI5 Honey - why it’s dangerous for toddlers, and how bees make it?
Jan 28, 2022
ELI5 Traffic Lights - why not use pressure sensors?
Jan 21, 2022
ELI5 Mental Health - what is anxiety disorder?
Jan 14, 2022
ELI5 Money Laundering - what, why and how?
Dec 31, 2021
ELI5 Orange Juice - how is it economically viable?
Dec 24, 2021
ELI5 Electric Sockets - why isn't there a global standard?
Dec 17, 2021
ELI5 Devices On Planes - do you really have to turn them off?
Dec 10, 2021
ELI5 Salt - how it became the chosen condiment globally?
Dec 03, 2021
ELI5 Encryption - is your browsing activity visible to your ISP?
Nov 26, 2021
ELI5 Thanksgiving - why a Thursday, and why does it affect plumbers?
Nov 19, 2021
ELI5 Defrosting - what is the 'danger zone' and why does it matter?
Nov 12, 2021
ELI5 Shipping Containers - how do they not fall off?
Nov 05, 2021
ELI5 Hard Water - is it a good or bad thing?
Oct 29, 2021
ELI5 GMO - what are the pros and cons?
Oct 22, 2021
ELI5 ADHD - does it affect adults?
Oct 15, 2021
ELI5 Ultra Violet - should we bother with low SPF sunscreens?
Oct 08, 2021
ELI5 Dishwashers - why do plastics come out wet and ceramics dry?
Oct 01, 2021
ELI5 Debt Ceiling - what's the trillion dollar coin?
Sep 24, 2021
ELI5 Dinosaurs - why were they so big?
Sep 17, 2021
ELI5 Car Keys - could my remote open someone else’s car?
Sep 10, 2021
ELI5 Reverse Mortgages - what's the David Bowie similarity?
Sep 03, 2021
ELI5 Hiccups - why do we get them?
Aug 27, 2021
ELI5 Moon Drift - why it's moving further away each year?
Aug 20, 2021
ELI5 Non-stick Pans - are they safe?
Aug 13, 2021
ELI5 Pillows - do humans really need them?
Aug 06, 2021
ELI5 Mattresses - what makes them so expensive?
Jul 30, 2021
ELI5 Olympic Games - why most games are money losers?
Jul 23, 2021
ELI5 Genetic Memory - can memories be inherited?
Jul 16, 2021
ELI5 Cloud Seeding - can it solve drought issues?
Jul 09, 2021
ELI5 Pasta - did Marco Polo really 'invent' it?
Jul 02, 2021
ELI5 Chess - why is the queen the most powerful piece?
Jun 25, 2021
ELI5 Tunnels - how are underwater tunnels built?
Jun 18, 2021
ELI5 Earwax - how does your ear canal cleans itself?
Jun 11, 2021
ELI5 Cling Film - what makes it cling?
Jun 04, 2021
ELI5 Hawk Eye in Sports - how does ball tracking work?
May 28, 2021
ELI5 Tennis - why is it scored 15, 30, 40?
May 21, 2021
ELI5 Memories - how do our brains store them?
May 14, 2021
ELI5 Carbon Fiber - how does it differ from fiberglass and kevlar and what makes it so strong?
May 07, 2021
ELI5 Aluminum Foil - should I use the shiny or dull side?
Apr 30, 2021
ELI5 Hedge Funds - what are they and what is short selling?
Apr 23, 2021
ELI5 Coughing - can you really fracture a rib just by coughing?
Apr 16, 2021
ELI5 Mouthwash - why do so few dentists recommend it?
Apr 09, 2021
ELI5 Suez Canal - its important and why Napoleon was involved?
Apr 02, 2021
ELI5 Tulip Mania - the first speculative bubble and its lessons
Mar 26, 2021
ELI5 Non Fungible Tokens - would you pay millions for digital art?
Mar 19, 2021
ELI5 Royal Family - how does the British royal family make money?
Mar 19, 2021
ELI5 Inflation - why do we need it and why the gold standard was abandoned?
Mar 05, 2021
ELI5 Batteries - what causes lithium batteries to degrade?
Feb 26, 2021
ELI5 Lightning - why does it zig zag and not go straight down?
Feb 19, 2021
ELI5 Colorblindness - can special glasses really fix it?
Feb 12, 2021
ELI5 Soccer - why is it not as popular in the US as in other countries?
Feb 05, 2021
ELI5 Contrails - why do some airplanes leave streaks and others don't?
Jan 29, 2021
ELI5 Air Fryers - just fancy convection ovens?
Jan 22, 2021
ELI5 Exercise Induced Nausea - why we feel like vomiting after intense exercise?
Jan 15, 2021
ELI5 Grapefruit - why no mixing with medications?
Jan 08, 2021
ELI5 Calories - why raising heart rate with exercise is good but bad through stress, caffeine etc?
Jan 01, 2021
ELI5 Blood - how does circulation work after an amputation?
Dec 25, 2020
ELI5 Earthquakes - how do they design buildings to withstand them?
Dec 18, 2020
ELI5 Hot Dogs - part of McDonald's founding story?
Dec 11, 2020
ELI5 Ball Point Pens - why do the caps have holes?
Dec 04, 2020
ELI5 Dry Ice - why it should not go in the swimming pool?
Nov 27, 2020
ELI5 LED Bulbs - why the blue one warranted a Nobel prize?
Nov 20, 2020
ELI5 Snow - what makes the perfect snowflake?
Nov 13, 2020
ELI5 Asteroids - why NASA wants to catch an asteroid?
Nov 06, 2020
ELI5 Pluto - is it a planet or not?
Oct 30, 2020
ELI5 Asbestos - how does it cause cancer?
Oct 23, 2020
ELI5 MSG - how does it make food tasty?
Oct 16, 2020
ELI5 Fast Planes - why so little progress in recent decades?
Oct 09, 2020
ELI5 Shampoo - all colors of shampoo foam white, why?
Oct 02, 2020
ELI5 Vitamin D - what do you mean it's not a vitamin?
Sep 25, 2020
ELI5 Dreams - why running is so hard in dreams?
Sep 18, 2020
ELI5 French Fries - really they weren't invented in France?
Sep 11, 2020
ELI5 Microwaves - the full truth behind why no metal?
Sep 04, 2020
ELI5 Eagle Eye - do they have zoomed in vision?
Aug 28, 2020
ELI5 Calendars - how the world agrees on the day & date?
Aug 21, 2020
ELI5 Nursery Rhymes - why so morbid?
Aug 14, 2020
ELI5 Hair - pluck out a hair, then rub the pain away, why does this work?
Aug 07, 2020
ELI5 Red & White Meat - what makes chicken meat white, but beef red?
Jul 31, 2020
ELI5 Ice Cream - why do we eat it out of a cone?
Jul 24, 2020
ELI5 Sister Cities - are twin cities a gimmick or is there more to the relationship?
Jul 17, 2020
ELI5 Circular Windows - why don't planes and ships have square windows?
Jul 10, 2020
ELI5 Mosquitos - why some people get bitten more than others?
Jul 03, 2020
ELI5 Deja Vu - ever remember you forgot something but can't remember what?
Jun 26, 2020
ELI5 Surnames - why Green, Brown and Black are popular surnames but Blue, Orange and Red are not?
Jun 19, 2020
ELI5 Antibodies - can you get Covid-19 antibodies from a blood transfusion?
Jun 12, 2020
ELI5 Vaccines - why is a Covid-19 vaccine is taking so long to make?
Jun 05, 2020
ELI5 Chocolate - milk, dark & white, what's the difference?
May 29, 2020
ELI5 Yawning - why is hearing reduced when you yawn?
May 22, 2020
ELI5 Blood Oxygen - why are pulse oximeters suddenly so popular?
May 15, 2020
ELI5 Birthmarks - what causes our skin to have them?
May 08, 2020
ELI5 Left & Right Wings in Politics - why the Elephant and Donkey as mascots?
May 01, 2020
ELI5 Rainbows - how are rainbows formed, and why is the color brown missing?
Apr 23, 2020
ELI5 Virus vs Bacteria - why getting sick from viruses is different to bacterial diseases
Apr 17, 2020
ELI5 Wi-Fi - how does wifi hacking work?
Apr 10, 2020
ELI5 Spanish Flu - as a global pandemic, why was it nicknamed Spanish Flu?
Mar 27, 2020
ELI5 Everest - how did they measure it (and other mountains) originally?
Mar 20, 2020
ELI5 Gray Hair - why does stress cause grey hair?
Mar 13, 2020
ELI5 Sneezing - why our eyes water when a sneeze gets 'stuck'
Mar 06, 2020
ELI5 Disinfectant Alcohol - why is 70% alcohol better than 90% as disinfectant?
Feb 28, 2020
ELI5 Credit Card Security - is a chip really safer than a magstripe?
Feb 21, 2020
ELI5 Ski Jumping - how do they not get injured when landing?
Feb 14, 2020
ELI5 Credit Scores - why do FICO scores end at 850?
Feb 07, 2020
ELI5 Face Masks - surgical masks, N95 masks what's the difference?
Jan 31, 2020
ELI5 Pensions - where did the modern pension come from?
Jan 24, 2020
ELI5 Gluten - why have folks suddenly become allergic to gluten this past decade?
Jan 17, 2020
ELI5 Activity Trackers - how do they detect deep sleep?
Jan 10, 2020
ELI5 Passwords - are password managers safe?
Jan 03, 2020
ELI5 National Debt - who do countries owe when they are in debt?
Dec 20, 2019
ELI5 Zero - why its discovery by ancient civilizations was so ground breaking for mathematics
Dec 13, 2019
ELI5 Dopamine - is it a feel good drug? (hint, it's not)
Dec 06, 2019
ELI5 Noise Canceling - why are noise cancelling headphones more effective with low pitch sounds but not with high pitched frequencies?
Nov 29, 2019
ELI5 Xmas - Special Guest Episode with Christmas Past host Brian Earl
Nov 22, 2019
ELI5 Photography - ISO, shutter speed, aperture explained
Nov 15, 2019
ELI5 Standing Still - why is the world record for time walking longer than time standing?
Nov 08, 2019
ELI5 Left Handed - why aren't 50% of people lefties?
Nov 01, 2019
ELI5 Recycling - wrong thing in the recycle bin, what happens next?
Oct 24, 2019
ELI5 Truffles - What makes them special and so expensive?
Oct 18, 2019
ELI5 Marathons - What happens to the body over 26.2 miles?
Oct 10, 2019
ELI5 Tea - Why you should never put a tea bag in the microwave!
Oct 04, 2019
ELI5 Scars - How does the body repair a wound?
Sep 27, 2019
ELI5 Bicycles - Why are women's bike frames different to men's?
Sep 19, 2019
ELI5 Air Conditioning - How does it work?
Sep 13, 2019
ELI5 Weddings - Where do wedding traditions (eg not seeing the bride in her dress) come from?
Sep 05, 2019
ELI5 Morning People - What makes someone a morning person?
Aug 29, 2019
ELI5 Sore Muscles - Why the delay in soreness after a workout?
Aug 23, 2019
🔥 ELI5 Flight Delays - how do airports manage weather cancellations?
Aug 16, 2019
ELI5 Jeans - Do you have to wash your Levi's?
Aug 09, 2019
ELI5 White Noise - Plus brown noise, pink noise & other colored noises explained
Aug 02, 2019
ELI5 Drones - Why don't we see helicopter sized quadcopters?
Jul 26, 2019
ELI5 Bitcoin - Explain crypto currency like I'm five!
Jul 19, 2019
ELI5 Stress - What does it do to our bodies?
Jul 12, 2019
ELI5 Popcorn - What makes it pop?
Jul 05, 2019
ELI5 Metabolism - How does it work?
Jun 28, 2019
ELI5 Snoring - Why don't we hear ourselves snore?
Jun 21, 2019
ELI5 Steroids - What makes them dangerous and illicit?
Jun 14, 2019
ELI5 Coal To Diamond - Can we really turn coal into diamonds through applying the right pressure conditions?
Jun 06, 2019
ELI5 Breakfast - Is it the most important meal of the day?
May 31, 2019
ELI5 Wine - Do pesticides affect the taste of wine?
May 24, 2019
ELI5 Baking Soda - What gives it magical properties?
May 16, 2019
ELI5 Measles - Should I worry about the measles resurgence?
May 11, 2019
ELI5 Talking Grass - Why does the smell of freshly mowed grass release chemicals to warn of oncoming danger?
May 03, 2019
ELI5 Upper & Lower Case Characters - Why are some letters the same in uppercase and lowercase, and some look completely different?
Apr 26, 2019
ELI5 Screaming in Pain - Why do we scream to relieve physical pain?
Apr 19, 2019
ELI5 International Space Station - How does the ISS never run out of oxygen?
Apr 12, 2019
ELI5 Allergies - What causes us to get allergic reactions? Are there more allergy incidences today than 20yrs ago?
Apr 05, 2019
ELI5 Cancer - How do medical professionals break down the various stages? How does “normal” cancer differ from terminal cancer?
Mar 29, 2019
ELI5 Alcohol - How does alcohol make you drunk?
Mar 21, 2019
ELI5 Capcha - Why can't bots check 'I am not a robot' checkboxes?
Mar 15, 2019
ELI5 Spicy Food - What causes my body to react when I eat spicy food?
Mar 07, 2019
ELI5 Super Glue - How does super glue work and how is it different from a regular glue stick?
Mar 01, 2019
ELI5 Emergency Calls Only - If there is no cellphone signal, how does "emergency calls only" mode work?
Feb 21, 2019
ELI5 Caffeine - It has almost no calories, so where does the energy come from?
Feb 11, 2019
ELI5 Trailer - welcome to explain like I'm five
Jan 01, 2019