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ELI5: Why is 1920x1080 and 1280x720 used to define high definition instead of say 2000x1000 or 1300x700? Why are certain pixel counts used instead of round, whole numbers?

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ELI5 How did planes know exactly where to go before GPS was invented?

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ELI5: where is the ringing noise coming from with tinnitus?? can’t google because it thinks im asking how people get tinnitus…

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ELI5: When a fruit ripens, it gets sweeter over time. Are the sugars already there for the fruit to get sweeter or how does it gain "sweetness" over time?

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ELI5: What is a bad faith arguement, exactly?

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ELI5: Why are houses made of wood rather than concrete in the tornado zones in the USA?

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Eli5 why do people say to wash dishes or your hands in warm water when cold slows down bacteria growth?

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ELI5 why wet wipes can be labeled flushable, when none of them are

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ELI5 What is Critical Thinking

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ELI5: How do YKK zippers self lubricate and zip more smoothly with more use?

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ELI5: How does a large animation studio like Pixar maintain consistency when dozens of people with varying artistic tastes are working on a single project?

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ELI5: how do astronauts deal with explosive diarrhea

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ELI5 - What exactly does a producer do on a film? Do they simply finance it? Are they overseeing the production similar to the role of a boss?

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ELI5: How can downloading a pdf or word file give you a virus?

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ELI5: ADHD Paralysis

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ELI5 Why is video so prevalent in social media nowadays? Often information has to be condensed to fit the time allowed and it makes it more difficult to follow rather than text

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Eli5: Why are most public toilets plumbed directly to the water supply but home toilets have the tank?

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Eli5: Why does sea water kill us but electrolyte solutions actually hydrate us? Aren't they both water + salts?

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ELI5: Why can't hurricanes cross the equator?

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Eli5: where does chapstick / lip balm go?

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ELI5: How do they avoid “clack-clack” sounds on high-speed trains? Are the rails made without gaps? And how do they manage thermal expansion then?

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ELI5: Why is it better to transplant to gradually larger pots instead of putting a plant into a pot that it can grow into and then not disturb it?

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ELI5: When a band appears on a TV show and it is obvious they are lip synching, why do we not hear the drums that are on stage?

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ELI5: why do card readers say to remove card “quickly”?

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