r/explainlikeimfive is a subreddit with 23.7M members. The community frequently discusses eli5, hard time, relationships, computers, and job_search, and they frequently recommend/review cleaning products, antiperspirant, and birth control options, and the most common flair used is other, technology, physics, biology, and economics.
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Popular Topics in r/explainlikeimfive
#1
Eli5
41 posts
#2
Hard Time
5 posts
#3
Relationships
2 posts
#4
Computers
2 posts
#5
Job_search
2 posts
#6
Animals
2 posts
#7
Technology
2 posts
#8
Dreams
1 post
#9
Economics
1 post
#10
Annoying Noises
1 post
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
Other
: "ELI5: How does the AP call a race when only a percentage of the votes have been reported?"
18 posts
#2
Technology
: "ELI5 How does data encryption work?"
8 posts
#3
Physics
: "ELI5: Why does the shower curtain always get sucked inward and stick to wet legs when the hot water is running?"
6 posts
#4
Biology
: "ELI5 why I’m hungry so quickly after eating too much"
6 posts
#5
Economics
: "ELI5: How do shipping companies protect themselves against losing money when freight prices drop?"
4 posts
#6
Mathematics
: "ELI5: The entire branch of topology."
2 posts
#7
Chemistry
: "ELI5: Why do several chemical elements have a "secondary color?""
2 posts
#8
Planetary Science
: "ELI5. Why are all living things outside planet earth called aliens but we get to be called humans"
2 posts
#9
Engineering
: "Eli5: Why did the Learjet that crashed in Florida nose dive straight into the ground instead of coasting to at least an attempted landing?"
1 post
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Last updated: November 5, 2026