Why was the aircraft carrier USS America CV-66 almost impossible to sink when it was used as a test target in 2005 while battleships with much thicker armor were routinely sunk in combat in WW2 using now-obsolete weapons?
The USS America is the only super carrier ever sunk, either on purpose or in combat. It took four weeks and they ended up having to scuttle her…
How do soldiers not get shot when they breach a room? Could the enemy not just fire towards the door as they hear a breach and immediately hit the soldiers?
The thing is that the breaching techniques that modern armies use (and that we’ve seen ad nauseam on YouTube) are basically police techniques and not military tactics. They only work…
Are there dead bodies in Titanic?
There are some preserved bodies inside the bowels of the wreckage. The engineers that were trapped in the bottom are believed to had been preserved as they’re buried…
Once Trump is gone, will the USA be able to regain the world standing it had during Obama, or has it been lost forever?
You think, bless your heart, that the rest of the world sees Trump as the problem and when Trump goes away, the problem will go away and all…
What would happen to Earth if a 5kg metal ball from space is thrown toward it at 99.99% of the speed of light?
The relativistic increase in mass of the metal ball due to velocity (70 times) x 5 kg means the ball will have an effective mass of 350 kilograms , put…
Why do people dislike Jeff Bezos?
The most telling moment came immediately after Bezos went to space. He had taken 90-year-old Star Trek actor William Shatner along for the ride. Back on earth, Shatner…
Tariffs are a headache but have a surprise upshot: the U.S. is raking in billions more than expected. What are your thoughts on this?
Taking in billions! Cool dude! Tariffs seem to do everything you wanted them to do, right? Well I am happy for you. Those things that you tariff you…
Can China destroy the American Navy fleet if they get into Chinese waters?
China can destroy any fleet anywhere in the world. Not only an American one. Not only near and around China, but anywhere. The idea that China has the…