ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Colour confinement

Okay kiddo, let me put it simply.

Do you know that different things around us can be different colors? For example, this apple is red, this banana is yellow, and the sky is blue.

Scientists have discovered that the colors we see are actually made up of tiny particles called "quarks". Just like how a building is made up of bricks, these colors are made up of these little quarks.

Now, here's the interesting part. Quarks always like to be together in groups. This means that when quarks hang out with each other, they create a color that we can see.

But there's a problem - these quarks don't like to be alone! They always stick together and never leave each other's side. This means that we can't find an individual quark all by itself - it's always part of a bigger group.

Scientists call this the "color confinement" rule, which means that quarks can't roam around free and must always stick together with other quarks.

So, the next time you see something colorful, think about all those tiny quarks that are working together to make it look that way!