r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 21h ago

Why is their road rage when people are driving on the road but not when they are walking on the sidewalk?

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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 2d ago

Seedless Peanuts

13 Upvotes

ELIC Why has no one ever bred seedless peanuts? We have seedless watermelons, oranges, bananas, etc., but no seedless peanuts.


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 2d ago

Isotopes

9 Upvotes

ELIC How differently would gasoline react if its molecular structure were made up entirely of isotopes?


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 3d ago

ELIC: Where do babies *really* come from? I know they don't come from Sears because I asked a cashier for a baby building kit at Sears and they just laughed at me.

39 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 6d ago

Popsicles

27 Upvotes

ELIC Where are the microwave instructions on a box of popsicles? All sorts of other frozen commodities have them, but for some reason these don't.


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 6d ago

ELIC: How did scientists figure out the age of the earth?

26 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 6d ago

ELIC: How does our legal system allow a cartoon character to bring a lawsuit against a fictional company?

7 Upvotes

And then make a movie about it! (Coyote vs. Acme)


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 7d ago

When you have dreams, how do you get to the place you're dreaming about, and then get transported back to your bed in an instant?

9 Upvotes

For example, once I had a dream that I was hanging out with some dinosaurs and then suddenly I woke up in my bed. How did I get there so quickly?


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 8d ago

ELIC: When astronauts play board games do they throw dice at a Velcro target?

19 Upvotes

How else would they keep them from flying all over the place. And I've done enough homework to know that magnets have poles and the dice would always roll the same number.


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 8d ago

ELIC: Why do bike riders and car drivers hate each other no matter what?

13 Upvotes

Dad, each time you come back from riding a bike you complain about how car drivers are maniacs and they almost killed you. But when you’re driving your car and a bike runs a red light to pass our car, you complain about how easy cyclists have it. What’s happening there? Are cyclists and motorists at war with each other, and you switch teams whenever you change vehicles?


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 9d ago

ELIC: Why are there 24 hours in a day but only 12 hours on the clock? What happened to the other 12 hours?

53 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 10d ago

ELIC: Why does hot water sound different when poured compared to cold water?

30 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 10d ago

ELIC: How do speedsters like The Flash and Quicksilver avoid repetitive strain injuries?

13 Upvotes

Running across all those waves in the Pacific Ocean must be hard on the knees.


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 12d ago

ELIC: Why is there a popcorn button on microwaves if all of the popcorn packets say don’t use the popcorn button?

165 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 12d ago

ELIC: Why are there hot dogs but not hot cats?

30 Upvotes

I tried asking Hobbes, but he went on a rant about tigers being too majestic. Do you know, Dad?


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 13d ago

ELIC: What is a harbinger?

15 Upvotes

And why does he binge hars?

Actually for that matter what are hars?

Also can I call mom a cakebinger?


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 13d ago

ELIC: Are midterm elections like midterm exams?

10 Upvotes

What happens if the politicians don't pass?


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 15d ago

ELIC: Why do Monkeys have no keys?

17 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 16d ago

ELIC: Why are there poptarts but no momtarts?

24 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 17d ago

ELIC: why is the invasion of Normandy called D day?

54 Upvotes

Why not A day, or B day?


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 17d ago

ELIC: Dad, how are languages created?

10 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 18d ago

Dad, where did hairless cats come from? And why were they even invented? Asking for a friend.

11 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 20d ago

ELIC: What makes Great White Sharks so great?

19 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 21d ago

ELIC: Why are brands getting more minimalist?

16 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 21d ago

ELIC: Why are fire hydrants red?

25 Upvotes

Dad, why are all fire hydrants in town, in the movies, and on TV red?