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…
Has anyone ever read The Holy Bible completely through? If so, what was your overall impression of it?
I read the Bible from cover to cover twice — the first time at age eleven, the second time as an adult in my forties. Both times I…
If we live inside the Milky Way Galaxy and no one’s ever left it, how can NASA take pictures of it from the outside?
They can’t. There are no photos from outside the galaxy. Even knowing the precise appearance of the Milky Way is virtually impossible because we can only see it…
What does the summit of Everest look like?
A picture speaks a thousand words! Here it is, step by step: Photo 1: Everest (dark centre peak) seen from about 30 kilometres away, from the south side in…
Jesus had a Chinese brother, and God’s second son turned out to be a Chinese man?
Everyone knows that God has one child, Jesus, but what not many people know is that God has a second son? A Chinese man? He once had a…
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 was Erwin Rommel allowed to choose how he would die?
Thanks to his Africa military service Rommel received a choice according to his son Manfred. The 15-year-old Manfred observed his father entering his mother’s room with his pale…
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…
If Superman is hunting you and you can assemble four Avengers to stop him, who do you pick and why?
This guy? Aight. First. I got the king of Wakanda, T’Challa. Why? Because he has trained his entire life to face the unknown. He has an immense empire…
What is it like, as a male, to live with a female roommate?
For me, I had that once, and it was a miserable experience. I was renting a house. Difficult to get her to pay her share of the bills….