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ELI5: Do Different Types of Liquor/Alcohol Really Have Different Effects? If so, why? If not, why do people claim they do?

996 upvotes • Makuta_Servaela

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ELI5: How does a diamond tip needle on a record player wear out when vinyl is so much softer?

941 upvotes • NeedAVeganDinner

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ELI5: when coming back from space, why do astronauts don't just use a parachute all the way down?

926 upvotes • heartacheaf

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ELI5: Why is Switzerland so expensive?

912 upvotes • Purple_Ad_2404

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ELI5: Why has the unaffordable property crisis happened in all developed countries at the same time?

903 upvotes • Dry_Employer_1777

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ELI5: Why doesn’t Tahiti represent themselves in the Olympics?

840 upvotes • gwenythadele

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ELI5: What's stopping mathematicians from defining a number for 1 ÷ 0, like what they did with √-1?

822 upvotes • i-eat-omelettes

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ELI5: Why do the courts consider 18 years the age to be an adult criminal but still charge nearly every 16 and 17 year old murder suspect as an adult?

770 upvotes • artificiallyselected

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ELI5 Why did We Hear 5 Years Ago That Online Orders Would Be Delivered By Drone, And This Is Nowhere Near Happening Yet?

760 upvotes • Shashi1066

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ELI5: Why do dogs seemly have an instinct to run up to every animal they see and start barking at it?

748 upvotes • Certain_Yellow_7638

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
ELI5: Do Different Types of Liquor/Alcohol Really Have Different Effects? If so, why? If not, why do people claim they do?	996	Makuta_Servaela
ELI5: How does a diamond tip needle on a record player wear out when vinyl is so much softer?	941	NeedAVeganDinner
ELI5: when coming back from space, why do astronauts don't just use a parachute all the way down?	926	heartacheaf
ELI5: Why is Switzerland so expensive?	912	Purple_Ad_2404
ELI5: Why has the unaffordable property crisis happened in all developed countries at the same time?	903	Dry_Employer_1777
ELI5: Why doesn’t Tahiti represent themselves in the Olympics?	840	gwenythadele
ELI5: What's stopping mathematicians from defining a number for 1 ÷ 0, like what they did with √-1?	822	i-eat-omelettes
ELI5: Why do the courts consider 18 years the age to be an adult criminal but still charge nearly every 16 and 17 year old murder suspect as an adult?	770	artificiallyselected
ELI5 Why did We Hear 5 Years Ago That Online Orders Would Be Delivered By Drone, And This Is Nowhere Near Happening Yet?	760	Shashi1066
ELI5: Why do dogs seemly have an instinct to run up to every animal they see and start barking at it?	748	Certain_Yellow_7638