What is the most dangerous creature on Earth for a submarine to encounter and why?
Without question these. Fruit flies. Submarines are massive, and made to withstand the huge force of pressure that acts on the hull at depth. No animal can externally…
What did Trump say to Melania during his swearing in a ceremony that caused her expression to change?
I watched several different videos that were taken at differing angles because I was so aghast at Melania’s expression change. trump turns around smiling and looking triumphant, and…
If Chinese had many larger armies than Europeans, why didn’t they try to conquer and enslave the planet like Europeans did?
There were three reasons for that. First, China is a large country. I don’t mean large, I mean large. Huge. Vast. Image 1. Map of Asia. As easily visible, China is huge. Almost…
Why do supermarkets in Japan have 2 different color shopping baskets?
It’s to combat a certain type of shoplifting. As the OP probably already knows, in Japan, it’s generally shoppers rather than the checkout person who do the transferring…
What will happen if a nuclear bomb is detonated in space?
We don’t have to speculate because, in typical early Atomic Age fashion, the US military tried it just to see what would happen. Thus, we have test shot…
How fast can a fighter jet fly across the United States?
Not as fast as you think. I’m a real fighter pilot (F-14), and the common belief that they’re lying about top speeds is backwards. The advertised “top speed”…
Donald Trump says factories are closing all over China because we aren’t taking their goods. Is this true?
Most people are wrong answering this. Yes, factories* are closing in China because American businesses have stopped buying stuff from them. China’s exports are quite a big chunk…
How are aircraft carriers launched into the water?
It is very rare, unheard of in fact, that I have to contradict my Quora mate Jonathan Reiter about anything maritime. but in this case he is wrong….
Is everything made on Earth made up of things from Earth?
Nope! There’s actually a really good historical example of this. Before humans knew how to extract iron from iron ore (which occurred around 1,200 BCE) a few groups…
What is the largest structure discovered so far in the known universe?
The largest known structure in the Universe is called the ‘Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall‘, discovered in November 2013. This object is a galactic filament, a vast group of…