Why do people have trouble accepting the very true fact that “The Blue Marble” photo of Earth is a composite and therefore (just like every other subsequent “picture” of Earth NASA has ever shown us) not a real photo but computer generated?
Okay, guy. This is the actual Blue Marble photo. It was taken by Apollo 17. It is NOT a composite image. That really is the Earth when viewed…
If a recruit’s mother passes away during his Marine training, can the drill instructor legally deny his request to attend her funeral until he completes his training, and punish him for a repeated request?
I cannot envision a scenario where, in a training environment, such an event would occur. Most of what people know about Drills is theater, designed to achieve a…
How well would a chess grandmaster from 100 years ago do in a tournament held today?
Not well at all. Timeless legends of chess history like Capablanca certainly deserve the legacy they left behind. The Cuban World Champion was infamous for his creativity in…
Why do many people believe in evolution when we are totally surrounded by evidence for intelligent design?
There is an excellent example in humans. Sinuses. For many people, the misery of sinusitis is real. So what’s going on there? Sinuses are spaces in the bones…
What civilizations were around 60,000 to 100,000 years ago?
Probably none, but there’s one inherent problem that all answers so far seems to miss. Yes, “civilization” means living in a city. Cities leave traces. We see no such…
Why wasn’t Kelly McGillis asked to return in Top Gun: Maverick?
The truth of the matter is that the Kelly McGillis of 1986 that used to look like this: No longer does in 2025, thirty-nine years later. She now…
What is below Earth? I don’t mean the center of Earth. I mean like in the universe.
If we assume (for the sake of simplicity) that North is “up” and South is “down”, then asking “What is below Earth?” is essentially the same as asking,…
How and where did Galileo Galilei die?
In 1631, Galileo’s daughters, both nuns, urged their 66 year old father to retire to a largish villa which was 300 meters away from their convent near Florence,…
Can a human walk in a lifetime the distance to the Moon?
The distance to the moon is 238,900 mi. 382,500 kilometers. So let’s say a person can walk for 70 years. They’d need to walk an average of 3,412…
If the Sun turns into the white dwarf, will it be the end of the Earth?
There is no “if”, there is only “when”. The Earth will most likely be long eaten before our Sun becomes a white dwarf. It’s a damn shame, ain’t…