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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 9 hours 26 minutes
episode 5: ELI5 Capcha - Why can't bots check 'I am not a robot' checkboxes?
A reCAPTCHA is a CAPTCHA-like system designed to establish that a computer user is human. So how does the reCAPTCHA checkbox i.e. the "I'm not a robot" checkbox actually work? Why can't bots just check 'I am not a robot' and fool the system?...
episode 4: ELI5 Spicy Food - What causes my body to react when I eat spicy food?
What causes my body to react when I eat spicy food? Why does my nose run, why do I sweat, what’s going on in my body? ... We explain like i'm five! Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community, and specifically the following...
episode 3: ELI5 Super Glue - How does super glue work and how is it different from a regular glue stick?
How does super glue work and how is it different from a regular glue stick? ... We explain like i'm five! Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community, and specifically the following reddit users whose questions and responses formed...
episode 2: ELI5 Emergency Calls Only - If there is no cellphone signal, how does "emergency calls only" mode work?
If there is no cellphone signal, how does the "emergency calls only" mode works? How does the cell tower system coordinate to make this possible? ... We explain like i'm five! Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community, and...
episode 1: ELI5 Caffeine - It has almost no calories, so where does the energy come from?
Caffeine has almost no calories, but seems to give us a burst of energy on its own. Where does the body get this energy from? ... We explain like i'm five! Thank you to the following reddit users whose questions and responses formed the basis of this...
ELI5 Trailer - welcome to explain like I'm five
A mini podcast where Tim & Kevin answer questions like: why it's so hard to run in your dreams, why no metal in microwaves, who do countries owe when they're in debt or who invented French fries if it wasn't the French! Episodes are short and...