When people fire guns into the air to celebrate New Year’s eve, is there a risk or danger from the bullets coming back down? Or not so much anymore because of the speed and gravity as well as velocity compared to when first fired?
Yea pretty stupid idea. People who do this don’t understand physics—Let me tell you why it’ll kill you—just as dead as a direct shot. A bullet fired straight…
Do firemen just sit around at work waiting for a fire to happen? Do they still get paid if there’s no fires one day? What do they do all day long in this instance?
I can give you a full break down of a typical day or just summarize. We start shift promptly at 0730. That means in uniform, gear on the…
What is a slap-in-the-face job offer?
I was a private chef making 100k a year cooking for a wonderful family in NYC. My roommate from culinary school asked me to come out to California…
Can a Boeing 747 do a barrel roll?
Never knew a pilot training on the 747–400 to not roll the airplane while in the simulator. None of us were completely sure of the simulation’s fidelity but the control…
I was sued without my knowledge by a collection company & they falsified the price of service. What can I do?
My wife was sued 1 year after her death . I said show me the original debts. I then said how can a dead woman incurred such debts….
Why do dogs always have to be touching you when they lie next to you?
You sound like you’re annoyed by that behavior. The dog is paying you a compliment. When a dog lies down and intentionally puts part of its body in…
If horsemen could be countered with pikes and spears (among similar use weapons) why is it said that mounted knights were so undefeatable in medieval Europe? Could you not train for an equal amount of time some pikemen to fight in thick formation?
From the 14th Century on, Swiss pikemen were famous as great soldiers and much in demand as mercenaries. But wait, why would King Bob hire expensive Swiss mercenaries…
Who is the worst scientist who ever lived?
Oh, man. I can’t believe no one has mentioned the name that came to me in half a second. How about the only man in history who can…
Why do pilots say, “Roger”? What does Roger mean in aviation?
Pilots use the phrase “Roger that” when they are in the air. Have you ever thought who the Roger is and why his name appears in the conversations…
How did the astronauts just wipe the Moon dust off their skin/eyes with a cloth, when in 2022, we now recognize that moon dust is sharper than fresh shattered glass, and would instead embed itself into our skin causing lacerations?
The last person on the moon was Gene Cernan. After three moonwalks totaling a little under 22 hours he was dirty. Despite being sealed inside a space suit…