Why does Europe have a voltage of 220V, Japan has 100V, and North America has 110V? Is 220V better, more dangerous, or more efficient? Why doesn’t the world converge into a more unified voltage?
Back in the early 20th century Edison experimented extensively to find the ‘sweet spot’ voltage for incandescent lamps. That is, most lumen’s vs filament life. He settled on…
In Australia, the freeway between Melbourne and Sydney is 800km long but has a relatively low speed limit of 110km/h. Do Australians really enjoy driving this slowly when they have 800km to cover?
As an American who has lived here for 24 years- yes the speed limits are slow, and no, I don’t think ANYONE “enjoys” driving at the slow speeds…
Among immigrants in the US, I notice that Indians are the most reluctant to move back to India. Is this accurate? Why?
In the year 2007 – A 35 year old NRI who earned $ 3 Million could come to India, to Bangalore with a sum of Rs. 14 Crore,…
Trump has an absolutely abysmal business career. Why do some people think of him as some business genius?
John Wayne. John Wayne explains it, and is maybe the best example. There were Hollywood actors who were actual war heroes. John Wayne wasn’t one of them. In…
Do Yakuza mess with foreigners?
If you are just a visiting foreigner, you’d probably need to mess with them in a serious way. I don’t claim to be any expert on it, but…
Does a CPU get weaker over time?
No. CPUs don’t get weaker with age – They run or they die. Generally a CPU works or it doesn’t., Partial failures are rare – The chips themselves don’t…
What is a cardinal sin in a fine dining restaurant?
I took my mother 70 year old mother to Las Vegas. We dined at an Italian restaurant. The server was snobbish and borderline rude to us and other…
Why can’t Russia defeat Ukraine despite having 10 times military budget, 4 times manpower, and superior firepower?
Three key reasons, two minor and one large. The first minor reason is Russia also has about 5 times the corruption Ukraine has. Wealthy Russians are wealthy for…
How long will Americans put up with Trump’s jackboot on their necks before they overthrow him? What we are seeing now is not the America any of us grew up in.
There’s something I see at the grocery store every so often that just knocks me out. In the potato chips aisle, there are rows of cheese dip in…
Why is there no heating problem during the launching of a spacecraft but there is during reentry?
Imagine the air is a wall. On launch, a rocket starts slow, it finds the door-It pushes through the thick air near the ground politely, and by the…