system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: The importance of unplugging something for 10-15 seconds instead of just replugging it in when trying to fix an issue.
gpt
A lot of devices have capacitors (they're like small, quickly discharging batteries) inside them.  When power is removed, these capacitors may still provide enough electricity for a short time to keep the device from completely resetting.