Why can’t we dig deeper than 12.2 km into the Earth?
12.2 km is not a theoretical limit, it is the depth of the 1970 Russian Kola Superdeep hole project which was abandoned at that point (after 20 years)…
Could the North Star possibly be a sun with its own solar system?
Whoa! You’re underestimating the north star! POLARIS – Dhruva for us in India – is a multiple star system containing a total of 5 stars. Polaris appears to us as…
What animal is not afraid of fire?
It is common knowledge that if you are camping in the wilderness you should light a fire to keep any dangerous wild animals at bay. However, this is…
Why is it illegal to generate your own hydroelectric power from your private property in all US states when it’s the cleanest form of energy?
It’s not necessarily “illegal” as it is heavily regulated. Among the issues that will be problems are: There are small waterwheels setups which are portable and “non-invasive”, that…
In martial arts, is it true that technique beats muscle? I highly doubt that a scrawny kid with kicking skills can beat a crossfitter.
The man on the left is George Foreman (R.I.P. Big George) in the process of decimating Smokin’ Joe Frazier, a boxer of legendary stamina. In their first fight,…
Was Nazi Germany obligated to respect Switzerland’s neutrality? Is that why they never invaded it? What if they had invaded it and illegally violated Swiss neutrality- who would have held them accountable?
Legally? Probably, but that didn’t stop Hitler from invading anyplace else. There’s a number of reasons why Germany didn’t invade Switzerland. The romanticized version of this is that…