The probability of being struck by lighting is 1 in a million. But have we ever observed a scientific event happening with an even lower probability?
First, I don’t know if the probability of being struck by lightning is exactly 1 in 1 million, but let’s say it is. Fine: that’s the probability of you being struck by…
Why won’t smartphones replace digital cameras?
Here is the difference between the results of the moon photo on July 21, 2024 from the iPhone 14 and a 2017 digital camera (old). The location of…
Can any animal defeat a great white shark in an open water fight (not cage)?
Killer whales know a neat trick to immobilize great white sharks — although it must be said that they do not need the trick, nor that they always use it….
Why is the F-35 so inflated and ugly looking, while the SU-57 is slick and compact and half of the cost of an F- 35?
It’s amazing how many people will post detailed answers to questions that they clearly do not know the actual answer to. The F-35, AKA “Fat Amy”, is “fat”…
Could the Germans have won Operation Barbarossa?
This is a very common question – if just a few more things had gone Germany’s way, could they have pulled it off? The most important thing to…
How much would a cubic inch of a neutron star weigh? What would happen if it suddenly appeared on earth?
Neutron stars are made of neutronium which is neutrons packed shoulder to shoulder by intense gravity and has a density in the neighborhood of 10^17 Kg/m^3 which is…
What did the Apollo 11 astronauts see on the moon that had them so shaken up?
I had the good fortune of having a very long dinner with Gene Cernan about 15 years ago. He was the last man to walk on the moon….
Who is the most dangerous leader today?
This is Larry Fink. He’s a guy most people have never heard of, and that’s entirely on purpose. While he may not be super well-known, he’s the CEO…
If evolution is blind, shouldn’t there be organisms that evolved themselves into a dead end? Are there any examples of this?
You already have plenty of examples in other answers. Though no one mentioned the one closest to home: Neanderthals. But didn’t they evolve into us modern Sapiens? No….
Could planets with 99% oxygen exist in space?
We actually already have one of those! Though it’s a moon, not a planet. And it only qualifies because of a loophole. This is Europa. It’s a moon…