ELI5: why is accelerating OUT of a turn a smoother ride than maintaining a constant speed?

Why is accelerating OUT of a curve a smoother ride than if you maintain a constant speed throughout?



Why does accelerating while coming DOWN off a speed bump / hump cause a gentler car bounce than if you maintain a constant speed?



Is the answer for both questions the same?



Please no jokes about humps and smooth rides. ​Remember - I'm only five! ​​​ ​​​​​​​

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ELI5: Why don’t planes have more cameras for pilots to view

Why doesn’t a modern plane have more cameras around the airplane to view damages or anything that happens to the aircraft from the cockpit throughout the flight?

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ELI5 why do some planets have rings but earth doesn't?



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ELI5: How do babies breathe inside the womb when its lungs are entirely filled with fluids?

Why does it not trigger choking / drowning like in adults when even small amount of water gets in our airways?

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ELI5 why is Uranus tilted on its side compared to other planets?



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ELI5: Why do we instinctively pace around or walk in circles when we are talking on the phone?



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ELI5: Why does cold air hurt to breathe more than warm air?

Cold air sometimes feels sharp, even painful when inhaled whereas warm air doesn’t. Why is that?

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ELI5: How does "Western Union" work?

Western Union appears all the time in US media, from the Old West to modern shows like Reacher (which I'm currently rewatching and wondered how Reacher gets his Army pension there).

This got me wondering: What is Western Union and how does it work exactly compared to a regular bank where you have an account and a bank card / credit card?

PS: I'm European from Germany

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ELI5 How strong is actually a personal computer password? If the police for example, in the midst of an investigation needs to access a pc data, how long does it take for a professional to crack it?



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ELI5: Why is the threshold for statistical significance set at 0.05? Why not 0.04 or 0.06?



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ELI5 : What is the fundamental difference between the economy of today and that of 50 years ago that makes it so much harder to support families and own homes now? Is it at all reversible or we're just doomed?



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ELI5: Why is the mist from Aroma diffusers cold?

Most humidifiers and aroma diffusers emit cold steam. Is it not boiling the water?

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ELI5: how has grass / field management changed so that NFL fields can look great this late in the season without being brown and dead?

Are there any fields that are still natural grass or did they all get replaced with artificial grass?

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ELI5: Why do regular roof shingles have little bits of rock embedded in them?

I wondered why it was a composite instead of just tar and thought maybe it was for grip purposes when on top of the roof, but metal roofs exist, so then it must be for strength, I'm guessing? Just wondered about it while I was driving around today.

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ELI5: Why are tigers bright orange if they live in green jungles? Shouldn't they be green or brown to camouflage better?

I was looking at pictures of different animals and noticed that many big predators like lions, wolves, and sharks are mostly grey, brown, or tan. But then there are tigers with bright orange and black stripes.


In a green jungle, wouldn't bright orange be really easy to see? How does being orange actually help them hide instead of making them stand out to their prey?

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ELI5 Are police radars always on? How do they know which car it's locking onto?

This may be a stupid question, but how do radars/lasers work on cop cars? Like are they always scanning while people are driving? Are they omnidirectional or do they need to be targeted in order to work? I'm assuming that the radars make a sound, but how would a cop know exactly which person is speeding unless they see the vehicle? Like if a cop is sitting at a speed trap and 5 cars pass them and one of the cars is speeding, how can the cop tell? If I'm speeding and I see a cop car a couple hundred feet ahead of me is it likely the cop would notice?

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ELI5: Why is it that when we bump ourselves, rubbing the area makes it hurt less?

Hey everyone! 👋
The other day I bumped my head on the corner of the table (classic for me 🤦‍♀️) and the first thing I did was rub it super fast. And it worked! The pain subsided almost instantly.

I know it's not magic, but it got me thinking... What's going on in there? Is my brain distracted by the rubbing, or is there something more "scientific" behind it?

I'd love for someone to explain it to me like I'm 5 years old (or like I'm my nephew), because it blows my mind how something as simple as a little massage can change everything.

Thanks a million! 💖

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ELI5: Why do we sneeze so much when we get sick?



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ELI5: How does a bullet wound heal?

A bullet wound is a big gaping hole in a person, right? Is it really okay to stitch both sides closed and call it a day, what about the blood filling up the hole, wouldn't it become bloated with fluid? And how does the reconstruction of veins even begin, when the veins are cut in half? If they're able to reconnect on the other side, how do they not get mixed up? I'm a reader and this is one of the things I don't get when it comes up in fiction.

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Eli5 Since the ovary and fallopian tube are not directly connected, by what mechanism does the ovum enter the fallopian tube after ovulation?



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