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Maniac on a new startup mission

Jul 3, 2021, 12 tweets

So you learn something complex and confusing.

The best way to understand is to teach it in simple terms.

That's why Reddit's ELI5 "Explain it like I'm 5" is gold.

Here are some of the best ones🧵

What is short selling a stock?

Why can your body have a "sleep debt" but not a "sleep surplus"?

Why does rubbing your head when you hit it make it feel better?

What is a “super computer” and what can it do?

What is an API and why is it useful?

Crypto is code. Isn't it hosted on a server somewhere on the world? Break the computer, break the crypto?

How can our brains remember that we forgot something, but it can't remember what we forgot?

Why do people get tired/fatigued more easily as they age?

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