What is the “windshield phenomenon”?
When I was a kid working in gas station, we would wash the windows of cars, while they were filling up. On warm summer nights, we would still…
When Gliese 710 passes through our solar system, will life on Earth be disrupted in any way?
A star is headed our way, and it’s called Gliese 710. Gliese 710 is a star located 64 light-years away in the constellation Serpens, which is predicted to…
Do gun owners realize there is a limit on how many guns they can own at a time?
A friend of my wife and mine is a multi-millionaire. He & his wife have a 350-acre property with an 8,600 finished square foot house, along with a…
What historical military technology, once considered cutting-edge, became obsolete far more quickly than its designers likely imagined?
Brick walls Construction on Fort Point commenced in 1853, during California’s Gold Rush, and finished in 1861, as America’s Civil War began. With two other forts on Alcatraz and Lime…
What happens if you ingest dry ice?
Humans can do any fool thing they put their mind to. Swallowing dry ice is one of the faster ways to end the story. Dry ice is a…
What made fighting the German army so hard for American soldiers in World War II?
This is a very good question. American soldiers who encountered Germans during the World War II, have found the task extremely hard. It was no easy victory. One…
Why does it take 9-10 hours to drive from Melbourne to Sydney? Do Australians really drive so slowly in such a big country?
I had a girl from Basingstoke in England come and stay with us once in 2012 and when she was planning her trip she casually said ……”If we…
If an astronaut working on the International Space Station were somehow cut loose from his tether, would he fall back to Earth or orbit around it?
If an astronaut outside the ISS has his or her tether broken, they do not fall to the Earth. Before the tether was broken, the astronaut was in orbit at…
Is Donald Trump as beloved around the world as he is in the US?
I’ve been to about 65 countries and territories around the world (depending on how you count them), and all seven continents over the last several years. I’ve had…
If Japan had destroyed America’s aircraft carriers and oil reserves during Pearl Harbor, could they have won WWII?
No In Fact, I would postulate that Japan would have had it much worse. The U.S. Pacific fleet was moved from California to Pearl Harbor by Roosevelt in…