Everyday Explained Simply
Common questions about daily life
545 explanations
Why does water make roads crack and break during a flood??
Imagine your favorite cookie! It's nice and strong when it's dry. Now, imagine you dunk that cookie in milk for a long...
What are CCFLs (cold cathode fluorescent lamps) in TV?
Imagine your TV screen is like a coloring book page. You see the pretty pictures, but the page itself doesn't glow. It...
What is Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) and how it works?
Imagine our Earth is like a big bathtub. We're constantly filling it with carbon dioxide (CO2), a gas, when we do...
What is backlight in TV?
Imagine your TV is like a coloring book. The pictures are all there, but you can't see them very well unless someone...
How does mechanical watch works?
Imagine your toy car, but super tiny and powered by a spring! That's basically how a mechanical watch works. Think...
How do you do a back handspring
Imagine you're a bouncy ball! A back handspring is like bouncing backwards really fast and landing on your hands and...
What is Radar and How it work?
Imagine you're playing hide-and-seek in a big, dark room. You can't see anyone! Radar is like a special way to "see"...
Why does Washington get more floods in winter than in summer?
Imagine your bathtub. Think of Washington state like a big bathtub, and the water that fills it is the rain and snow...
What is electromagnetic radiation?
Imagine you're throwing a pebble into a still pond. It makes ripples, right? Electromagnetic radiation is like those...
What is a spring?
Imagine you have a slinky, that wiggly toy that walks down stairs. A spring is kind of like that, but usually made of...
How LCD TV Works?
Imagine your window blind, but super tiny and with colors! That's kind of how a LCD TV works. Think about it like this...
repo
Imagine you have a special box, let's call it your project box, where you keep all the pieces to build a Lego castle...
Brunch
Imagine Saturday or Sunday morning. You wake up a bit later than usual. Too late for breakfast, but too early for...
What is “query fan-out” technique?
Imagine you're planning a surprise birthday party for your friend. You need to find out what kind of cake they like...
How Night Vision Goggles Works?
Imagine your eyes like little cameras. They need light to see things, right? At night, there's not much light. Night...
What is measles and why does it make red spots on your skin?
Imagine your body is like a castle, and sometimes tiny invaders called viruses try to sneak in and make you sick...
Why is the sky blue?
Imagine the sun is like a giant lightbulb sending out all sorts of colors, like a rainbow mixed together. These colors...
What is GIF?
Imagine you have a flipbook. You draw slightly different pictures on each page, and when you flip through them quickly...
What is UV light?
Imagine the sun shining! You can see the light and feel the warmth. But the sun sends out other kinds of light too...
How streaming services work?
Imagine you have a big library, but instead of going there physically, you can access it from your home! That's kind of...