Why does the Earth rotate? Why doesn’t it stop?
Planets do not have to rotate. Look at Venus. It rotates so slowly that it might as well not be rotating. It rotates backward as well. You might…
If the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts, will the U.S. still be the biggest superpower?
No. A full-blown, supervolcano eruption at Yellowstone, ie an 8 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index, would devastate the United States with the immediate ash fall. Not to worry though, the Volcanic…
What’s the most terrifying animal in the ocean?
The Bobbit Worm. This animal is straight out of a horror movie. I’m convinced they came from the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs. The worm falls into…
Since Superman has been exposed to Kryptonite so much, shouldn’t he be immune to it by now?
See this guy? Say hello to Superman of Earth-22. This is a version of the Man of Steel who decides to come out of retirement due to the…
I received 68 bitcoin from a random address. What should I do, call the police?
I would do nothing. Don’t sign into whatever account it’s in either. In other words, forget it and the account it’s in exists – for now. Here’s why:…
Was the Sagittarius A* black hole ever a star?
Stars with mass more than 150 Solar Masses are believed to be unstable. The radiation pressure from the core would be so high that it would shed the…
Has an actor or actress ever walked off of a set because of how disgusted they were about a scene they were asked to do?
he production of James Cameron’s 1989 underwater epic The Abyss was notoriously grueling for its cast. They were subjected to 12-to-15-hour workdays, and nearly half of filming was done 40…
What has happened to the flat-Earth fellow who was going to be launched into space?
Has he done it yet, or what has he been up to? On March 25th of 2018, Mike Hughes did indeed complete his rocket launch, and survived. Quite…
How can a giant panda defend itself against predators like tigers, brown bears, wolves?
It’s a bear – and quite a big one. It’s unlikely to encounter any of those animals, and most of them would have more sense than to try…
If you lit a match on Jupiter, would the planet explode?
Jupiter is 90% hydrogen, but the remaining 10% is mostly helium. A match is composed of carbon, which reacts with heat to combine with oxygen to create CO2….