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Explain Like I'm Five | Don't Panic!

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ELI5 what “the universe is not locally real” means.

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ELI5 why older cartridge games freeze on a single frame rather than crashing completely? What makes the console "stick" on the last given instruction, rather than cutting to a color or corrupting the screen?

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Eli5: How does pinching a ribbon and sliding your finger nails along it make it curly?

I just did it with an arm hair and it also got curly. What is the mechanism behind this?

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ELI5 Why do fighter jets bank left immediately after takeoff from carriers?

Non military person here. Watching various fighters taking off from carrier decks I see them bank hard left right after leaving the deck. What is the reason for this?

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ELI5 why fraudsters like Anna Sorokin managed to deposit bad checks and immediately withdraw cash elsewhere without banks stopping it?

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Eli5: Why do adults sleep with pillows when babies do not? What are the benefits of using a pillow as an adult?

I noticed that I actually slept better this week when I wasn't using a pillow. Made me curious.

ETA: I think my framing was slightly unhelpful. I do understand why babies don't sleep with pillows due to the risks. I am more curious about if there are benefits to using a pillow as an adult.

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ELI5 why does taking a multi-vitamin on an empty stomach cause nausea, but something like Tylenol doesn’t?

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