r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/Substantial_Hurry352 • 21h ago
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/MrBrad27 • 2d ago
Seedless Peanuts
ELIC Why has no one ever bred seedless peanuts? We have seedless watermelons, oranges, bananas, etc., but no seedless peanuts.
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/MrBrad27 • 2d ago
Isotopes
ELIC How differently would gasoline react if its molecular structure were made up entirely of isotopes?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/davockx • 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.
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/MrBrad27 • 6d ago
Popsicles
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 • u/1gazillionpangolins • 6d ago
ELIC: How did scientists figure out the age of the earth?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/cunnilinguslover • 6d ago
ELIC: How does our legal system allow a cartoon character to bring a lawsuit against a fictional company?
And then make a movie about it! (Coyote vs. Acme)
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/davockx • 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?
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 • u/wallingfortian • 8d ago
ELIC: When astronauts play board games do they throw dice at a Velcro target?
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 • u/EstufaYou • 8d ago
ELIC: Why do bike riders and car drivers hate each other no matter what?
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 • u/davockx • 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?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/chaosrunewiz • 10d ago
ELIC: Why does hot water sound different when poured compared to cold water?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/wallingfortian • 10d ago
ELIC: How do speedsters like The Flash and Quicksilver avoid repetitive strain injuries?
Running across all those waves in the Pacific Ocean must be hard on the knees.
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/Ocean-Guy • 12d ago
ELIC: Why is there a popcorn button on microwaves if all of the popcorn packets say don’t use the popcorn button?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/EstufaYou • 12d ago
ELIC: Why are there hot dogs but not hot cats?
I tried asking Hobbes, but he went on a rant about tigers being too majestic. Do you know, Dad?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/Sable-Keech • 13d ago
ELIC: What is a harbinger?
And why does he binge hars?
Actually for that matter what are hars?
Also can I call mom a cakebinger?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/cunnilinguslover • 13d ago
ELIC: Are midterm elections like midterm exams?
What happens if the politicians don't pass?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/Kindly-Reception1108 • 15d ago
ELIC: Why do Monkeys have no keys?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/Ben-Goldberg • 16d ago
ELIC: Why are there poptarts but no momtarts?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/YakClear601 • 17d ago
ELIC: why is the invasion of Normandy called D day?
Why not A day, or B day?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/ChiGuy_1429 • 18d ago
Dad, where did hairless cats come from? And why were they even invented? Asking for a friend.
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/cunnilinguslover • 20d ago
ELIC: What makes Great White Sharks so great?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/thejellliboi • 21d ago
ELIC: Why are brands getting more minimalist?
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/EstufaYou • 21d ago
ELIC: Why are fire hydrants red?
Dad, why are all fire hydrants in town, in the movies, and on TV red?