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 Jail and Bail - what’s the point of bail and what is a bond? 2023-05-26
ELI5 Antimicrobial Surfaces - how can a surface clean itself? 2023-05-19
ELI5 Airport Security - why we have a 100ml fluid limit? 2023-05-12
ELI5 Megalodon - how are we sure they are extinct? 2023-05-05
ELI5 Port and Starboard - why not just left and right? 2023-04-28
ELI5 Energy Drinks - what’s in them beyond caffeine? 2023-04-21
ELI5 Laughing Gas - why is N20 called laughing gas? 2023-04-14
ELI5 Sinkholes - how do they happen? 2023-04-07
ELI5 GPS - how is GPS a free service? 2023-03-31
ELI5 Fusion - what is nuclear fusion and why is it important? 2023-03-24
ELI5 Balloons - why is there a ring at the opening of a balloon? 2023-03-17
ELI5 Toothpaste - how did people brush before toothpaste? 2023-03-10
ELI5 Pirates - why fly the skull and bones flag? 2023-03-03
ELI5 The Metric System - why is lbs the abbreviation for pounds? 2023-02-24
ELI5 Ketchup - which country did the word ketchup originate from? 2023-02-17
ELI5 Tomatoes - fruit or vegetable? 2023-02-10
ELI5 The Streisand Effect - what makes it so universal? 2023-02-03
ELI5 Alzheimer’s - the difference between Alzhiemer’s and Dementia? 2023-01-27
ELI5 Postage Stamps - does the sending or receiving country get money from my stamp? 2023-01-20
ELI5 Food Pyramid - why all the criticism? 2023-01-13
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