/r/explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Can large companies simply buy large companies from smaller industries in order to a) get passive income and b) have alternate industries to fall back on?

129 upvotes • Objective_09

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Eli5:why we use the solar calendar instead of the lunar calendar?

122 upvotes • Visual_Discussion112

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ELI5: Why do so many hand crank handles have a curve or S-shape. Is there mechanical advantage somehow?

116 upvotes • Eirikur_da_Czech

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ELI5: why do we suddenly forget things when we enter a new room/pass through a door?

112 upvotes • MorgoFromBeyond

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ELI5: What is quantum entanglement?

112 upvotes • CircusMasterKlaus

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ELI5: why don't all scars go away if all cells are regenerated over time.

111 upvotes • basiliskkkkk

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ELI5 - How is delusion different from unrealisric beliefs?

110 upvotes • Massive_Educator_69

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ELI5: What exactly did Intel do to their latest CPUs? What was the fault and what was their thinking regarding getting away with it?

107 upvotes • D3ADWA1T

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ELI5 How does an individual gather 5, 10, 20, 50+ units of real estate?

105 upvotes • MyEgoIsNotMyAmigo1

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ELI5: Why not Medicaid for all instead of Medicare for all?

103 upvotes • constantly-thinking-

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
ELI5: Can large companies simply buy large companies from smaller industries in order to a) get passive income and b) have alternate industries to fall back on?	129	Objective_09
Eli5:why we use the solar calendar instead of the lunar calendar?	122	Visual_Discussion112
ELI5: Why do so many hand crank handles have a curve or S-shape. Is there mechanical advantage somehow?	116	Eirikur_da_Czech
ELI5: why do we suddenly forget things when we enter a new room/pass through a door?	112	MorgoFromBeyond
ELI5: What is quantum entanglement?	112	CircusMasterKlaus
ELI5: why don't all scars go away if all cells are regenerated over time.	111	basiliskkkkk
ELI5 - How is delusion different from unrealisric beliefs?	110	Massive_Educator_69
ELI5: What exactly did Intel do to their latest CPUs? What was the fault and what was their thinking regarding getting away with it?	107	D3ADWA1T
ELI5 How does an individual gather 5, 10, 20, 50+ units of real estate?	105	MyEgoIsNotMyAmigo1
ELI5: Why not Medicaid for all instead of Medicare for all?	103	constantly-thinking-