Why do homeless people commonly sleep on a hard concrete sidewalk when there are grassy areas everywhere?
Been homeless a year and I learned this one really quick. Took a day or so. Not just bites, but you actually run a bigger risk of sickness…
If underground power cables are better, why don’t we use them everywhere instead of just in city centers?
A lot of outsiders assume that putting all electrical power lines underground will solve the problem of poles being knocked over by high wind or being crashed into…
Why does Air Force One never leave a jet trail? Does it have some kind of secret engine?
On December 26, 2018, an amateur aviation photographer named Alan Meloy stepped out onto his front porch in Sheffield, England and looked up and saw some contrails, appearing…
Why did Canada close its Trump hotels?
We had one Trump branded hotel in Canada, the “Trump International Hotel”, at the corner of Bay Street and Adelaide Street in the heart of Toronto’s financial district….
Why can’t Alaska just produce more lumber to replace what we get from Canada, and what’s stopping them from expanding their lumber industry?
Well, for one thing…Alaska is not as “big” as you (people from the US) seem to think. Alaska has an area of about 1.723 million km². Meanwhile, Canada…
Is Putin going to die a horrible death?
The Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä only managed to kill between 500 to 600 Russians and the Russians hate him. Joseph Stalin, before the dissolution of the Soviet Union,…
Michelangelo’s David has a rather small bit between his legs, is that characteristic of all his works?
There are several theories explaining this baffling bit. I will share what I learned at the University.Our professor has some merit… He said, there is more than an…
If a defendant secretly recorded his interrogation with the police by putting his phone in his pocket, can it be admitted to court (for example, the officer use coercive tactics to make him speak so he recorded the officer unknowingly)?
In Maryland (a consent state), a suspect had a secret recording device. When the interview began he asked is this conversation being recorded. The officer said yes, he…
What is the Island of Iwo Jima like today?
In 1945, it was the site of one of the war’s bloodiest battles, where nearly 7,000 U.S. Marines and over 20,000 Japanese died on eight square miles of…
Why does Boeing continue to stretch the 737 instead of developing a new aircraft to take its place or developing a more capable aircraft from an existing family (e.g. a shortened “757-100”)?
I am a 757 pilot, and I love the 757. But, from the point-of-view of the airlines, the 757 is a pig. It’s an overpowered monster that was…