Show HN: Eli5.cc – type any topic, get a simple explanation and visual diagram

Show HN: Eli5.cc – type any topic, get a simple explanation and visual diagram(eli5.cc)

2 points by digi_wares 49 days ago | 1 comment

Built this for students, curious people, and anyone who's ever felt dumb reading a medical report or a legal contract.

You type a topic, it pulls real sources from the web, explains it simply, and generates a visual diagram. Four complexity levels- ELI5 all the way to Expert. Every topic gets its own permanent page so you can share it with anyone, no account needed.

You can also paste text directly:- contracts, lab reports, research papers. It breaks it down on the spot. Nothing is stored.

xiaolu627 49 days ago |

This is a nice direction because “simplify” and “oversimplify” are usually very close together. The real value isn’t just making something shorter, it’s preserving the causal structure while changing the vocabulary. I think the diagram part could be especially useful there, since a lot of confusion comes from people not seeing how concepts connect.