Why is India afraid of Pakistan?

During an interview, a reporter once asked Major Thakkar what was the scariest moment he ever faced during his time in the army. The old Major went silent….

Why is the US still building the obsolete Arleigh Burke destroyers while China intends to launch 75 modern Type 055 destroyers? The type 055s are considered the best warships in the world.

All right, let’s temporarily assume that the statement that the Type 055 is the best warship in the world is true. That’s a pretty bold statement given that…

Is the Australian Outback really that desolate?

Yeah, it is. Lol.Or at least parts of it are but its a continent.A very big country.Those parts are larger than European countries but foreigners seem to like…

Trump claims to be the healthiest and fittest President in history. Pelosi called him “morbidly obese”. Who is telling the truth?

Trump claims to be the healthiest and fittest President in history. Pelosi called him “morbidly obese”. Who is telling the truth? This counts as an actual stupid question.ever…

Why does charcoal cooked meat taste so good?

Sort Recommended Silk Road – The Second Act ·  Follow PolymathMay 26 Yea man, no lie. Charcoal burns hot, real hot. Five hundred degrees — Maybe seven hundred. The…

Why is the speed of light so small relative to the size of the universe?

That’s a good question since so many people imagine that the speed of light is very fast, when it is extremely, extremely slow in an astronomical context. And…

How did the Germans feel when they saw the fleets of warships at the D-Day landings?

There was an anecdote from a history professor who said that an officer that was in a bunker on D-Day looked out the front the concrete structure, which…

Can you blow my mind with a space fact?

Here’s one that blew my mind not that long ago when I read about it. I wrote about this before. As an amateur astronomer who has been looking…

Was the Battleship Yamato really that big compared to other WW2 battleships?

It was absolutely huge. The USS Texas that served in Both world wars was 532 feet long and 27,000 tons. The USS South Dakota and North Carolina classes…

What is the most remote monument on the planet?

Elephant island, in the Antarctic Ocean, has this one To the Chilean naval officer who rescued the survivors of a British 1914 Antarctic expedition. It is about 500km,…