If cigarette smoking is injurious and can lead to cancer, then how come so many still survive despite smoking for 45-65 years?
The answer to this was explained to me many years ago by a very good doctor. He explained that the problem with smoking isn’t that it causes many…
Trump Voters, are you happy with how the Trump Administration has performed so far?
YES! IN JUST ONE MONTH THEY HAVE:
Is it true that the Space Shuttle smelled quite bad when ground crews got aboard after a flight to clean and unload?
I worked as a Flight Crew Systems engineer for Lockheed Space Ops and then United Space Alliance, supporting over a hundred missions. Because some of my group took…
If the Earth stopped rotating, would we feel a difference since we’re so used to it spinning at really high speeds?
You would notice the difference for a fraction of a second and then you would cease to notice anything at all….because you would be dead. Imagine you are…
How can US Navy carriers that were built 3-4 decades ago be better than Chinese Navy carriers built just 2-3 years ago?
Love this question and I’ll throw my hat into the ring here. The question, for the benefit of the uninformed, is the following: Why is this ship that…
If a nuclear powered aircraft carrier was sunk in deep sea water, would the reactor be cooled enough by the sea, or would it explode?
The only time a nuclear reactor actually exploded was in Chernobyl. It happened because the operators broke a cardinal rule on thermal spectrum nuclear reactors: You NEVER, EVER…
Is Japan pretty much dead now?
There are a great many political, international economic reasons and I am sure most answers will centre around this. However the real reason is that the Japanese culture…
Can the F-35 fight any of Russia’s current aircraft face to face?
Absolutely. The Su-57 is faster, possibly a little more maneuverable, and it’s also going to come with a powerful radar and avionics suite to increase its chance at…
As an American, when I visited Britain and Germany, I was shocked by how people in Britain spoke my country’s language but Germans didn’t. Why is this?
A Spanish friend of mine was stopped by a patrol on a road in Texas. The policeman inquired about her nationality. She answered, “I’m Spanish.” He quickly replied,…
For how long do I have to aim a laser at the moon to see a dot?
There are two possible questions here. The first is simply how long would it take for a laser to travel to the moon and back. The moon is…