What would happen if you kept drinking ocean water to survive on a deserted island? Can you boil the water so it’s safe to drink?
If you were just slurping it right out of the sea, you’d be doomed. The salt content in seawater is so high that your body simply can’t handle…
Why does the average German not drive at 160km/h+ on the Autobahn even though it’s perfectly legal?
The most rational reason? You don’t actually get to your destination any faster. Autobahn A German car club actually tests this every few years. They drive two cars…
What is the oldest undisturbed and untouched forest in the world?
Mount Lico, a mountain in Northern Mozambique, Africa, has a height of 1100 meters with a steep cliff of 700 meters. This makes Mount Lico very difficult for…
Is the F-18 really as inferior to its F-14 predecessor as I’ve heard?
First there are two aicraft known as the F/A-18 There is the original F/A-18 Hornet which is now called the legacy Hornet and there is the F/A-18 Super…
Why did Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 get torn into pieces when attempting a water landing, but US Airways Flight 1549 was able to gently land in the Hudson with a little damage?
In the realm of water landings, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 and US Airways Flight 1549 stand as contrasting tales of tragedy and triumph. On one hand, the ill-fated…
What are the best examples of camouflage in nature?
Here’s 6 Examples Although some of the other answers did an excellent job showing camouflage in nature, nearly all of them are on air and land. Let’s look…
How were the bodies of the Challenger crew found?
Two Navy divers, Terry Bailey and Mike McAllister, diving from the salvage ship USS Preserver, found the Challenger’s crew compartment on March 9, 1986, nearly six weeks after the orbiter was…
What’s the dark side of Switzerland?
When I was posted to Zürich, back in the 1990s, a colleague of mine said: “Switzerland is a wonderful place. Too bad it is inhabited by the Swiss”. At…
What were Japanese field rations like in WW2?
Imperial Japan was already embroiled in nearly a decade of conflict before World War 2 broke out. During that time, the Japanese military gained valuable knowledge when it…
What happens to the giant empty spaces underground when oil is pumped out for many years like in Saudi Arabia?
Your question contains a giant error. There are no giant empty spaces left after pumping out the oil for decades. Unlike Carlsbad caverns, the pores containing oil in…