ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Fruit machine (homosexuality test)

Okay so imagine you have a special toy called a fruit machine. This toy can tell you if you like boys or girls.

The fruit machine has a bunch of pictures and you have to look at them. If you look at the pictures of boys longer than the pictures of girls, then the fruit machine says you like boys. If you look at the pictures of girls longer than the pictures of boys, then the fruit machine says you like girls.

But here's the thing. This fruit machine isn't very good at telling if you really like boys or girls. Sometimes you might look at the pictures of boys longer because you're just curious or interested in them in a different way. It doesn't mean you're necessarily attracted to them.

And people are often more complex than just liking boys or girls. Some people like both boys and girls, or neither. So this fruit machine isn't really the best way to tell. It's better just to be yourself and like whoever you like, without worrying about what the fruit machine says.