Why are Europeans provoking Donald Trump by cancelling orders for US weapons out of nowhere?
Here is a letter from the UK’s Ministry of Defence to an American arms manufacturer, possibly: Dear sir, As you know we currently have a contract with you…
If I want to buy a baby wolf and raise it, will it be friendly to me and would it be like a dog?
A wolf is a dog without a few tens of thousand years of careful selective breeding needed to make it friendly and compliant towards humans. Which is a…
Latest Updates on Comet 3I/ATLAS: Is It an Alien Spacecraft?
This year, we welcome a rare visitor to our skies—the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS! As the third interstellar object ever discovered by humanity, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime encounter. Yet some…
Is the U.S. Navy a match for the Russian Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov?
Not that long ago (15 – 20 years) the US dispatched the 6th fleet to the Mediterranean with the instructions to shadow the Admiral Kuznetsov. That was not…
Why do semi-truck drivers leave their trucks running for long periods of time without turning them off?
This is my truck. I basically live in it. Behind the driver’s seat is what appears on the outside to be some sort of fairing. Well, it’s shaped…
Why do many men get grumpy as they get older, like their personality changes?
I was just talking with a mate about that the other day. We are both 62 this year. Our conclusion about what sucks getting older comes down to…
If a 40 kiloton nuke appeared on a Nimitz carrier deck and exploded, would it sink?
Forty kilotons on the deck? The fireball of the nuke of that size is 350 meters. A Nimitz-class carrier is about as long. Nimitz-class carrier It depends a bit…
When Trump declares martial law and cancels the 2026 midterms, will his MAGA fans finally wake up? Will the generals finally step in and remove Trump?
The American people are in the midst of a right wing dictatorship and need to do something about it before it is too late. Spain had a 40…
Afghanistan: Who do Afghans consider a worse invader, Soviet Russia or America?
I remember a talk with a Soviet officer who served in the Baltics and Afghanistan in the 1980s. He told me: “Could never figure out these Afghans. With…
Why doesn’t honey go bad?
Honey never spoils–Archaeologists have dug up jars of the stuff from ancient civilizations, perfectly edible after thousands of years in the earth. The secret is honey’s hostile environment…