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Explain Like I'm Five is the best forum and archive on the internet for layperson-friendly explanations.
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Popular Themes in r/explainlikeimfive
#1
Advice Requests
: "ELI5: The US government spends over 20% of its tax dollars on social security, but I thought citizens just payed into social security during their lifetimes and then took that money out when they retired. Where is the money going and why is it necessary?"
23 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "ELI5 Made a Gnat Trap DIY and unsure what inside of it"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/explainlikeimfive
#1
Eli5
: "Eli5: why can't Steam and Itch.io still sell adult games?"
278 posts
#2
Water
: "ELI5: Why is sweat salty? Why can’t we just sweat out pure Water instead?"
9 posts
#3
Health
: "ELI5: Why does water at human temperature feel really good but air at human temperature feels stifling?"
3 posts
#4
Programming
: "ELI5 How is a Programming language actually developed?"
2 posts
#5
Physics
: "ELI5: If quantum mechanics are probabilistic, why are Physics at the macro level still so predictable?"
2 posts
#6
Voice
: "ELI5: Why does helium make our Voice sound higher, but sulfur hexafluoride makes it sound lower?"
2 posts
#7
Money
2 posts
#8
Ai
2 posts
#9
Western Music Scales
: "ELI5: Why do we treat the Major Scale/Ionian as the ‘default’ scale in Western music over Mixolydian or Lydian?"
1 post
#10
Darkness
: "ELI5: is absolute Darkness ever possible?"
1 post
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