Explain Like I'm Five, aka ELI5, is the mini-podcast series where we take the questions you always wanted to ask, and talk about them in a way that is easy to understand. Made possible by the amazing reddit community at r/explainlikeimfive. See episode show notes for user credits.

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ELI5 Earwax - how does your ear canal cleans itself? 2021-06-11
ELI5 Cling Film - what makes it cling? 2021-06-04
ELI5 Hawk Eye in Sports - how does ball tracking work? 2021-05-28
ELI5 Tennis - why is it scored 15, 30, 40? 2021-05-21
ELI5 Memories - how do our brains store them? 2021-05-14
ELI5 Carbon Fiber - how does it differ from fiberglass and kevlar and what makes it so strong? 2021-05-07
ELI5 Aluminum Foil - should I use the shiny or dull side? 2021-04-30
ELI5 Hedge Funds - what are they and what is short selling? 2021-04-23
ELI5 Coughing - can you really fracture a rib just by coughing? 2021-04-16
ELI5 Mouthwash - why do so few dentists recommend it? 2021-04-09
ELI5 Suez Canal - its important and why Napoleon was involved? 2021-04-02
ELI5 Tulip Mania - the first speculative bubble and its lessons 2021-03-26
ELI5 Non Fungible Tokens - would you pay millions for digital art? 2021-03-19
ELI5 Royal Family - how does the British royal family make money? 2021-03-19
ELI5 Inflation - why do we need it and why the gold standard was abandoned? 2021-03-05
ELI5 Batteries - what causes lithium batteries to degrade? 2021-02-26
ELI5 Lightning - why does it zig zag and not go straight down? 2021-02-19
ELI5 Colorblindness - can special glasses really fix it? 2021-02-12
ELI5 Soccer - why is it not as popular in the US as in other countries? 2021-02-05
ELI5 Contrails - why do some airplanes leave streaks and others don't? 2021-01-29
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