Disregarding the religious significance, was David vs Goliath really a common misconception?
The David vs Goliath story actually makes perfect tactical sense. Ancient armies regularly used slingers as elite ranged units, not just shepherds with rocks. A skilled slinger could…
Why do they claim that tsunamis are over 100′ but there are none on video?
Both the Indonesian and Japan tsunamis claim to be 100′ and 130′ high but all the video shows is some water rushing over the beach. Where are the…
Why didn’t the Japanese try to decipher the famous “Navajo” code by capturing a Navajo native during WWII?
The Japanese did try to figure out the code from captured Navajo men. However, they were unsuccessful in using them to decipher the code. The reason was simple….
Why is Jesus called God by Christians?
The godhood of Jesus is directly rooted in the oldest gospel. When critics say that Jesus never called himself God or that the gospels do not make this…
It is said that Voyager 1 will leave the Solar System and travel through interstellar space. Will it not be destroyed when it hits the Oort cloud?
As the late Douglas Adams pointed out: “Space is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is.” So here is the thing:…
Why is Mercury not the hottest planet in the Solar System?
Because, Mercury is a near-vacuum, a desolate wasteland with a ghost atmosphere. This is due to a combination of factors: Mercury’s feeble gravitational pull, akin to a dying…
Which wild animals show no fear of humans and are not dangerous?
I’m really late for this but there is a wild animal that is not dangerous and shows no fear to humans: The Shoebill stork. Here’s another picture: These…
Why can’t copper and aluminum wires be directly connected?
It’s unusual to see so many wrong answers to a simple question. If you twist aluminum and copper together very tightly, the connection will be good — for…
Do engineers really use calculus?
We were building a nuclear power station. One part of a nuclear plant is the reactor building (sometimes called “the containment”). In many “western” sites, the containment structure…
What is the most ridiculous obviously false verse in the Bible?
There are many that one could call false or ridiculous, but that assessment depends on your view of the Old and New Testaments: whether they were meant to…