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to r/explainlikeimfive by False-Satisfaction23
1 year ago
Eli5: If a body builder on steroids immediately stops taking steroids and working out how long will it take his body to go back to a normal looking size?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by geemav
8 months ago
ELI5: Do we specifically need water to survive or can our hydration be obtained from other sources?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by ComprehensiveCorgi48
3 months ago
ELI5: Why do sometimes some random part of our body twitches like a heart?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by some_dude314
1 year ago
ELI5: Why do we lose unused muscle and not unused fat?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by TheGingerNiNjA899
4 months ago
ELI5: why do places like Africa have mainly big meat eating predators and places like Australia are known for small animals with extreme venom
Biology
in Australia
to r/explainlikeimfive by Standard_Pack7791
1 month ago
ELI5: How does retinol improve our skin?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by thecaptian88
1 year ago
eli5: So one pops a pimple, the stuff comes out. Where does the additional stuff come from sometimes for days?? Even when you get blood the first time!?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by OptionOrnery
2 weeks ago
ELI5: Why is getting both insoluble and soluble fiber important? What would happen if someone only ate food that contained one and barely the other for a prolonged period of time?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by Plucky_Parasocialite
1 month ago
ELI5: Does drinking alcohol really prevent stomach issues from bad food/water?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by skaterboy98_
3 months ago
ELI5: why does sleep feel so long when you’re sleep?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by smalltownsour
2 months ago
ELI5: How does lateral inhibition causes visual edge detection?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by Spanky_Hamster
9 months ago
eli5 - what is happening when you get dizzy
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by Sindagen
9 months ago
ELI5 How can our nervous system develop if our body cant make new nerve cells?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by Plucky_Parasocialite
1 month ago
ELI5: How does the body know to release stored energy in case of a calorie deficit?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by vidyaloka
9 months ago
ELI5 : Can invertebrates be paralyzed?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by Amaskedwife
5 months ago
ELI5: When a couple chose a surrogate, does the baby have the DNA of the surrogate too?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by False-Satisfaction23
1 year ago
ELI5: many animals have mating seasons. Do humans have a mating season which is better for reproduction. Or did we used to in the past?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by arya_lee_kona
4 months ago
ELI5 why can babies have water in formula but not actual water before 6 months?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by squirrelsridewheels
1 month ago
eli5 a what is the purpose of arches in the human foot?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by SweetAmalthea
1 year ago
ELI5: How does the mechanism work that causes deer antlers to grow bigger each year?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by tomerFire
4 months ago
ELI5: What is the mechanism that make men stop immediately being horny after orgsam?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by amulchinock
8 months ago
ELI5: I have long hair - why does it “knot”, and what is the reason it’s so hard to separate when “knotted”?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by NoselessNarwhal
8 months ago
ELI5: How can you tell if something you're listening to is in front or behind you?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by JonSolo1
8 months ago
ELI5: why do you get a headache after a busy or stressful day?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by PsychoticSandwich
11 months ago
ELI5: Why do kids write some numbers and letters in mirror image?
Biology