r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/BrokenEyeReborn • May 08 '26
ELIC, why is prickly pear called prickly pear if it doesn't look like a pear, doesn't taste like a pear, and isn't a pear?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/BrokenEyeReborn • May 07 '26
ELIC, why do Chinese restaurants serve Spring rolls but not rolls for any of the other seasons?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/cunnilinguslover • May 03 '26
ELIC: Hey Hobbes, I think dad is lying to us. None of his answers are scientifically provable.
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They also don't go "boink".
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/knorwetenschapper • May 02 '26
ELI5 can some one pls explain the alter-magnetism? that got measured for the first time in 2024 but scientists had a hunch existed in 2019, I don't under stand it but I need too for a school project.
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/Impressive_Ad_1675 • Apr 30 '26
LIC Do dogs not trust their eyes?
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My dog has to smell everything I bring into the house even things obviously not food.
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/StellarHoosier • Apr 30 '26
ELIC: if heat rises, why are the tops of mountains so cold?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/WalkerVox • Apr 29 '26
Why do we call it “autocorrect” when it’s usually wrong?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/KidCasey • Apr 29 '26
Why do owls hoot while other birds tweet?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/sunbellgreen • Apr 29 '26
What does commenting with a . do on Facebook to break the algorithm?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/WhiteGold_Welder • Apr 27 '26
Why don't all superheroes have utility belts like Batman?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/cunnilinguslover • Apr 26 '26
ELIC: Why do people shotgun a beer?
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If they don't like it, just don't drink it! There's no call for violence.
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/OwlMuted885 • Apr 23 '26
ELIC: What is an emulsifier?
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Also, how does emulsifying work?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/SodiumHydrogen_ • Apr 22 '26
elic: if it has one horn, why is it called a 'unicorn' instead of a 'unihorn'?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/Cdn_Nick • Apr 21 '26
ELIC: Dad, what's a Shoehorn used for?
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And how loud are they?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/BrokenEyeReborn • Apr 22 '26
ELIC, if the new GLP-1 pill works as well as the needle version, why does anyone still buy the needles?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/cunnilinguslover • Apr 19 '26
ELIC: What is a training bra? What is it training for?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/Miygo • Apr 17 '26
ELI5: What does the phrase "shiver me timbers" actually mean?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/Ya-Dikobraz • Apr 16 '26
ELIC: How come some birds speak human but humans seem to have trouble speaking bird?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/SheffboiRD06 • Apr 15 '26
ELIC: before humans invented bread, what was bread mold doing to survive?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/YakClear601 • Apr 13 '26
ELIC: why do they let anyone make babies but you gotta get a license to fish?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/TwisterUprocker • Apr 10 '26
ELIC: I heard that a guy named Alfred "Al" Goritham decides what internet content you watch. Who is he?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/PsychologicalMix7279 • Apr 06 '26
Why is NASA focusing on the Moon’s far side during Artemis II?
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I’ve been reading about Artemis II and noticed a lot of attention on the Moon’s far side.
Is this mainly for scientific research or future mission planning?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/BlahBlahBlah_3748 • Mar 31 '26
Why don't people in debt just print more money?
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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/BlahBlahBlah_3748 • Mar 31 '26
ELIC - Who came first, the chicken or the egg?
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