How close to the South Pole do people live?
OK – so the large building in the photo below is where most of the people who live and work at the South pole live. If you zoom…
Were the tanks sent to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease returned after the war?
No, and here’s the deal: pretty much nothing sent through Lend-Lease came back, despite what the “lending” part might suggest. The Soviets got around 7,000 tanks, mostly M4…
What would the Sun look like from Pluto?
The Earth is 150 million kilometers from the Sun. Pluto is 6 billion kilometers away, that is, 40 times farther away. Therefore, the Sun would be seen as…
Has Voyager 2 seen anything new since it left the solar system?
Voyager 2 is one of the most amazing space probes ever launched by NASA. It was sent into space way back in 1977, and it’s still going strong…
Jupiter is a gas giant. Could you fly a rocket through Jupiter and out through the other end?
Not a chance. It’s a common misconception that gas giants are made of gas like our atmosphere, since that’s the only gas that the average person interacts with…
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:…