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…
Why does the Earth rotate? Why doesn’t it stop?
Planets do not have to rotate. Look at Venus. It rotates so slowly that it might as well not be rotating. It rotates backward as well. You might…
If the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts, will the U.S. still be the biggest superpower?
No. A full-blown, supervolcano eruption at Yellowstone, ie an 8 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index, would devastate the United States with the immediate ash fall. Not to worry though, the Volcanic…
What’s the most terrifying animal in the ocean?
The Bobbit Worm. This animal is straight out of a horror movie. I’m convinced they came from the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs. The worm falls into…
Since Superman has been exposed to Kryptonite so much, shouldn’t he be immune to it by now?
See this guy? Say hello to Superman of Earth-22. This is a version of the Man of Steel who decides to come out of retirement due to the…