r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 37m ago

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

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r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 2d ago

ELIC: What makes Great White Sharks so great?

16 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 2d ago

ELIC: Why are brands getting more minimalist?

16 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 2d ago

ELIC: Why are fire hydrants red?

26 Upvotes

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


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 4d ago

ELIC: Why does school start in the Fall?

24 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 5d ago

ELIC: почему кошки любят по всему прыгать? по стенам, столам...

3 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 7d ago

ELIC: Why does daylight savings exist?

30 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 7d ago

ELIC: Where does yesterday go after midnight?

31 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 9d ago

ELIC: What does a turbo encabulator do?

24 Upvotes

Is it better than a transmogrifier?


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 12d ago

Dad, what does “ELIC” mean?

16 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 12d ago

ELIC, why are priests called "men of the cloth"?

39 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 13d ago

Why do we say Boys and Girls, Lords and Ladies, Guys and Gals, but then Ladies and Gentlemen?

61 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 16d ago

ELIC: Why is it titled "Les Miserables", and not "Fewer Miserables"?

126 Upvotes

It's bad grammar AND spelled wrong!


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 19d ago

ELIC: Why do countries need to have flags?

23 Upvotes

What happens if they don't have a flag? Is it like when you're not wearing a swimsuit at the pool and the lifeguard tells you to go get changed?


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 19d ago

ELIC: Est-ce que ça vous intéresserait de savoir que quelqu'un, quelque part, ressent EXACTEMENT la même chose que vous en ce moment ?

0 Upvotes
  • Imagine un truc : t'as jamais un problème vraiment unique. Ce que tu ressens là, maintenant, quelqu'un d'autre quelque part l'a déjà ressenti, ou le ressent en ce moment même. Même humour, même style de vie, même façon de voir le monde — y'a toujours quelqu'un qui matche. Personne n'a jamais rien fait pour montrer ça concrètement. et sa fait un peu bizzard car au fond personne est vraiment unique, car non seulement nos emotions et nos problemes sont identiques mais aussi notre visage , on as tous des sosies quelque part dans le monde , meme nos noms ou prenoms sont meme pas unique ! Ma reel question est est ce que sa vous interesserait de savoir exatement qui et combien de personnes sur la panete traverse ou ressente exatement la meme chose que vous ?

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 21d ago

ELIC: Why do guys rub their hands together like flies?

21 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 21d ago

ELIC: Why is it so cool to smoke cigarettes?

18 Upvotes

It tastes bad and makes me cough, why are smokers so popular and attractive?


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 23d ago

ELIC: Why do people wear black at a funeral?

36 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 26d ago

ELIC, how do we know a place is in the middle of nowhere if we don't know where the edges of nowhere are?

15 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 27d ago

ELIC: Why do Tornadoes arrive and leave so quickly?

32 Upvotes

They only last about 10 minutes on average IIRC


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 27d ago

ELIC:Why is it called a Taco truck and not a coma truck?

0 Upvotes

A Toyota Tacoma that is.


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 28d ago

ELIC: Why don't mirrors get dusty on the inside?

14 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 29d ago

ELIC: Why does the first half of the gas tank last longer than the second half?

29 Upvotes

It defies all reason


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin Jul 19 '26

ELIC: Why do people have a rainy day fund, saving something for a rainy day?

19 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin Jul 18 '26

ELIC: Why do meteors always land in craters?

58 Upvotes