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ELI5: Wind Impact on Sails (Outdoor Umbrella)
How much do "slits" in fabric and "bases" make a difference in a sail-like cloth? I'm trying to shop for an outdoor umbrella. One thing that keeps coming up ag
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ELI5: Why do most vacuum cleaners sound so similar?
Even with different costs and different brands, it still has that annoying high pitched motor.
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ELI5: What does a CDN actually do, and why are they critical for modern websites?
I keep hearing terms like Cloudflare, Akamai, Fastly - but what do they really do behind the scenes, and why do companies rely on them so heavily?
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ELI5: What is i2p?
When it comes to alternatives to the clearnet usually the name that pops up is Tor or some similar software. I think I get what Tor roughly is but both i2p and
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ELI5: Why shape of each (bullet) train is different?
For bullet or fast trains, "aerodynamics" are very important. But we see differently shaped fronts on trains from different countries. There must be one shape w
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ELI5: Can a car salesman out there explain to me what it means when a car sales report says the vehicle is eligible for Autocheck Buyback Protection?
I am clueless! Please and thank you?!
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ELI5: Why is stress called the silent killer?
How exactly does it kill the body/brain?
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ELI5 why is throwing up after eating junk food bad for you?
I know that it is an eating disorder, but to me it seems like a smart thing to do right? You don’t want to absorb the bad food, so you get rid of it. I don’t do
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ELI5: What's the chemical difference between charcoal and coke?
Charcoal is from plants, coal is from the ground, and coke is what happens when coal goes through dry distillation. But as far as I can tell, charcoal and coke
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ELI5: Why do Wind Turbines have a 10-15° bend at the end of the Rotor Blades?
I just noticed when driving that wind turbines rotors have a slight bend at the very end of every rotor. Is this a damaged wind turbine or is it intentional?
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ELI5: Why does the pronunciation of the word "produce" change depending on its meaning?
When "produce" is a verb meaning "to create or manufacture", it's pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable, as "pruh-DUSS". But when it's a noun mea
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ELI5 how exercise reduces cholesterol in arteries?
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ELI5: Why do people sometimes cry when something really good happens?
Like when someone wins a medal or sees a loved one after a long time, they just start crying, even though it’s a happy moment. What’s going on in the brain or b
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ELI5: Why are many cancers asymptomatic until the later stages?
If your body is producing abnormal cells why wouldn’t you notice the changes before it starts spreading everywhere?
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ELI5: Why does Windows break so much, or feel generally more unoptimized, than not just phone OS's but also things like Linux?
Why does it slow down and why do things like problems with updates, general feeling of slowness and the inevitability of you a lot of the time having to reset/r
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ELI5 why breathing through damp cloth is next to impossible?
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ELI5. What would happen to tides on Earth if the moon disappeared?
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Eli5: Why evolution dictated that certain animals could go longer without food?
I understand that each animals respective environment and food supply contributes to its survival for certain amounts of time without food. But why? Wouldn’t it
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ELI5: Why can't we use any gas in fluorescent lights? Whats special about noble gasses in lights?
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ELI5: What are Bit Planes in Display Driving?
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Eli5: Why it is easier to produce tiny individuals led using organic materials like on OLED than using inorganic materials like MicroLED?
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ELI5: Why did Non-Dinosaurs receive the saurus suffix?
Elasmosaurus has the saurus suffix but it's not a dinosaur. Eurhinosaurus is a fish but it's not a dinosaur.
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ELI5: How did materials mined from Namibia affect the outcome of the South African Border War? How do both companies and rebels make money to fund wars this way?
From what I'm looking up, the whole "blood diamonds" thing didn't play a *massive* role in the outcome of the South African Border War. I find this hard to beli
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ELI5 When I get a forex refund and gain money due to exchange rate changes, where does that “extra” money come from? Is someone else losing it?
Let’s say I buy an online service priced in USD, but I’m paying from another country in my local currency. Suppose I pay for the service when $1 = 84 units of
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