r/explainlikeimfive is a subreddit with 23.6M members. The community frequently discusses eli5, hard time, water, football, and data centers, and they frequently recommend/review cleaning products, antiperspirant, and birth control options, and the most common flair used is biology, other, technology, physics, and planetary science.
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Popular Topics in r/explainlikeimfive
#1
Eli5
41 posts
#2
Hard Time
6 posts
#3
Water
4 posts
#4
Football
3 posts
#5
Data Centers
3 posts
#6
Relationships
2 posts
#7
Computers
2 posts
#8
Job_search
2 posts
#9
Animals
2 posts
#10
Technology
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/explainlikeimfive
Cleaning Products
7 reviews
#1
Gain
2.0★ from 1 review
#2
7th Generation
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Tide
4.0★ from 1 review
Antiperspirant
5 reviews
#1
Aluminum Free
3.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Aluminum-free Deodorant
3.0★ from 1 review
#3
Aluminum-based Deodorant
2.0★ from 1 review
Birth Control Options
2 reviews
#1
Condoms
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Vasalgel
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/explainlikeimfive
#1
Biology
: "ELI5 How are fish even in ponds"
51 posts
#2
Other
: "ELI5:Why is it so incredibly difficult to recover bodies like "Green Boots" from Mount Everest?"
43 posts
#3
Technology
: "ELI5: How can a password be checked without the website actually storing the password itself?"
23 posts
#4
Physics
: "Eli5: Why do some/most/all motor equipment need more power when starting up, but then need lesser power to continue running? Why can't it be just the continuous running power?"
21 posts
#5
Planetary Science
: "ELI5: Today, there is a solar eclipse in Europe. Why is it more dangerous to look directly at a sun during a solar eclipse than looking at the usual everyday sun ?"
16 posts
#6
Economics
: "ELI5: What is the difference between a watch for 2 thousand dollars and one for like 100 thousand dollars? Even for few thousand, the quality should be for a lifetime, and the design very good. So what is the reason to justify such massive price difference?"
12 posts
#7
Chemistry
: "ELI5: Why is DMT considered the “strongest” psychedelic when you need milligrams to trip, but only need µg of something like LSD?"
10 posts
#8
Mathematics
: "ELI5: Why/How is a negative times a negative a positive?? I’m 60 years old and I’ve never once understood it other than the fact that’s the way it is. ELI5, please!"
5 posts
#9
Engineering
: "ELI5: Why are bicycle gears on the right side?"
5 posts
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Last updated: August 15, 2026