From an engineering standpoint, is there a theoretical limit to the maximum height of a skyscraper?
Yes, but we’re a long way from reaching it. The world’s tallest building is currently the Burj Khalifa, at 830 meters. In 1995, the Japanese proposed a mega-skyscraper,…
My landlord quit paying her mortgage and now the house is being foreclosed on. What can I do?
This happened to me years ago. I found out when I came home and a forclosure sign had been posted on my property. Not only was this extremely…
What countries will you never visit again?
The number one country I won’t visit ever again would have to be the UAE (United Arab Emirates). For those of you wondering, it’s located in the Persian Gulf. Whenever…
What’s the weirdest thing a guest has done at your house?
My younger brother and his wife used to come over to my place all the time. They never once knocked, they would just walk in. His wife would…
Who would win a one-on-one fight between a crocodile and an elephant in the water?
Take a look at this: That is a fully grown Bull Elephant walking through a river infested with hippos. If I showed you the actual video, you would…
Is Stonehenge fake? Is it a modern man-made structure?
What those pictures show is a reconstruction effort for Stonehenge. Over time, the stones that made up the circle fell, by the hands of both time and man,…
Why didn’t Africans fight back against Europeans during the scramble for Africa?
Because for most people, most of the time, European colonialists were the lesser evil. Zulus Take the Zulus for example, fierce warriors of southern Africa. They revolutionized warfare…
Mars vs. Venus, why do we concentrate on Mars, wouldn’t Venus be the better choice?
Considering the environmental conditions on Venus…under which no human built space probe has lasted more than a few hours, at best, while on the surface of the planet,…
What is the biggest single object in the observable universe?
The biggest single object (not counting galaxies, universe, etc.) ever discovered is S5 0014+81. Prepare to have your mind blown. S5 0014+81 is a quasar. Upon further inspection they found…
Why didn’t anyone think of buying a brand new car, store it without ever using it, in the aim of selling it 50 years later as a 100% original, never used, brand new collectible car?
So you buy a new car…. You think it will be a future high-end classic car.You put it in storage to save it for 50 years.What you will…