Have you read Mein Kampf? Would you recommended it to an intellectually curious person?
Yes. I read the Finnish translation in my fcucked-up teens. My impression was that this is a rant of someone who is undeniably intelligent but completely fcucked up. It…
Why is it that a 747 starts off slowly then halfway down the runway, it’s full throttle? An A380 is full throttle from the start.
Apparently, a lot of pilots are not aware of the origin of this practice. This was not done until the 747 was introduced. Prior to the 747, when…
6th gen aircraft and now DeepSeek. Is China already 10 years ahead of USA?
The Chinese have the Chengdu J-36 built by the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation. They have one unit that flew at that Chinese airshow back in December 2024. This aircraft…
Why is the Martian soil considered toxic, and how does that affect growing food on Mars?
Sadly, if Mark Watney really had to try and survive by growing potatoes in his own shit, he would still be on Mars – and very dead. What Andy Weir…
If cigarette smoking is injurious and can lead to cancer, then how come so many still survive despite smoking for 45-65 years?
The answer to this was explained to me many years ago by a very good doctor. He explained that the problem with smoking isn’t that it causes many…
Trump Voters, are you happy with how the Trump Administration has performed so far?
YES! IN JUST ONE MONTH THEY HAVE:
Is it true that the Space Shuttle smelled quite bad when ground crews got aboard after a flight to clean and unload?
I worked as a Flight Crew Systems engineer for Lockheed Space Ops and then United Space Alliance, supporting over a hundred missions. Because some of my group took…
If the Earth stopped rotating, would we feel a difference since we’re so used to it spinning at really high speeds?
You would notice the difference for a fraction of a second and then you would cease to notice anything at all….because you would be dead. Imagine you are…
How can US Navy carriers that were built 3-4 decades ago be better than Chinese Navy carriers built just 2-3 years ago?
Love this question and I’ll throw my hat into the ring here. The question, for the benefit of the uninformed, is the following: Why is this ship that…
If a nuclear powered aircraft carrier was sunk in deep sea water, would the reactor be cooled enough by the sea, or would it explode?
The only time a nuclear reactor actually exploded was in Chernobyl. It happened because the operators broke a cardinal rule on thermal spectrum nuclear reactors: You NEVER, EVER…