system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Can someone explain ddos attacks like i'm 5?
gpt
So, you are at the playground, and you want to go on the slide. You climb the ladder, and slide down. A couple more kids show up and join you, all taking turns. Then more kids show up - but they aren't taking turns. Each one is trying to climb up the ladder, but whoever gets to the ladder is pushed aside by the kids on either side, so they can try and climb instead.

Now nobody gets to go on the slide.