Why did the US remove the gold standard?

Until 1933, U.S. federal reserve notes (and, before the federal reserve, notes issued by individual banks) could be redeemed for the equivalent in gold at any branch of the federal reserve (or, …

Top stories for Long   Why did the US remove the gold standard? Steven Haddock, B.A. in Political Science • Answered November 30 Until 1933, U.S. federal reserve notes (and, before the federal reserve, notes issued by individual banks) could be redeemed for the equivalent in gold at any branch of the... Read more » 551 18   Did anyone get forced to wear diapers by school if so why and when? Rin Penrose • Answered August 6, 2023 Embarrassingly enough, my school has required me to wear nappies for my entire time in highschool. On the second week of my freshman year, I messed myself 4 times during sc... Read more » 132 6   How was NASA able to locate the Moon's exact position for the Apollo spacecraft? How is it possible to know exactly what time and direction to leave earth's orbit? How did they determine what speed to approach so as not to overshoot into outer space? Thomas Wm. Hamilton, former Professor of Astronomy (Now Retired) (1971-2003) • Answered November 8 I often ignore astronomical questions I feel are too obvious. but having worked on this very item during my 3 years of work on Apollo, can't resist. In the early 1960s the ... Read more » 228 18   Who are the scariest characters in Breaking Bad? Britton Summers, Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul is one of my favorite subjects • Answered December 24 Two main ones. Gus Fring: Gus is terrifying because of his unassuming persona. You could see him and pass him by, never once suspecting that this guy is a stone cold crimina... Read more » 436 30   How do I make ribs sticky and caramelized? Martin Bayer, Chef (1994-present) • Answered December 6 If you're smoking the ribs, hit them with a dry rub, smoke them until they're almost done to your liking. Baste them with barbecue sauce and smoke them until they are tende... Read more » 68 6   What are your thoughts on Trump nominating Kash Patel as the FBI Director? Angela Stockton, B.A. English & Journalism, University of Kentucky (1970) • Answered December 7 For all his many faults, J. Edgar Hoover deserves credit for taking the FBI, then a dumping ground for incompetents, and remaking it into one of the top crimefighting agenc... Read more » 193 15   Can it be good for a defendant if the district attorney has no evidence and hasn't offered any deal? Chris, studied at Middle Georgia College • Answered December 17 If he has no evidenece you better be sure you refuse any plea …..my case was felony harrassment and stalking neither of which I did . Even my attorney after talking to the ... Read more » 210 10   Why has "The Wizard of Oz" stayed so popular and influential in pop culture, whereas most other movies from the 30s and 40s have not? Brian Overland, Writer, critic, actor, author of books on computers such as "C++ Without Fear" • Answered December 8 You could write a book about this, but the main answer is simple… Every moment in the film — after all the reworking of the script early on, and after all the cuts (as well... Read more » 985 76   Sausages in the UK are 50% filler with very little meat compared to their American counterparts; why go that route? Alan Higgins, former Lab Tech • Answered December 22 The meat content is clearly displayed on the packaging. No one is being robbed. And which you prefer is a matter of taste. The meat content is not the be all and end all. T... Read more » 143 12   Can the US Constitution have an "unrepealable" amendment? Sam Fieldman • Updated January 12, 2018 Yes you can. There were two specific policies removed from the regular Amendment process in the original Constitution. First, you could not end slavery for the first 20 yea... Read more » 927 144   How do police officers decide who to pull over for speeding? Burton Fiske, former Chief at Police and Law Enforcement (1979-2013) • Answered December 10 I can only write this from personal experience. Back in the dark ages when I went to radar school they told us that 0 to 5 mph over shouldn't be written. So, obviously that... Read more » 88 5   How does being both a parent and teacher affect your approach to education? Matthew Bates, M.A. Teaching & English, DePaul University (2009) • Answered December 29 Two of the most important things teaching has taught me, in terms of my own children's education, are: Systems don't change in time to benefit the students currently in them... Read more » 284 25 Read more in your feed

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What is the most useful kitchen hack you’ve recently discovered?

A few months back I had written an answer on some kitchen activities of people that I find cringe-worthy, like using the same gross dish sponge for weeks. One of my readers gave an excellent ti…

Top stories for Long   What is the most useful kitchen hack you've recently discovered? Aishwarya SK, A curious, vegetarian, free thinker! • Answered December 23 A few months back I had written an answer on some kitchen activities of people that I find cringe-worthy, like using the same gross dish sponge for weeks. One of my readers ... Read more » 252 53   What is the biggest single object in the observable universe? Deroan Binder, lives in Vienna, Austria • Updated June 7, 2017 The biggest single object (not counting galaxies, universe, etc.) ever discovered is S5 0014+81. Prepare to have your mind blown. S5 0014+81 is a quasar. Upon further inspec... Read more » 27.6K 1K   Why is it that Afghanistan managed to defeat and repel Russia from its lands but Ukraine is really struggling and if not losing? Brian Collins, I have been to Europe a few times • Updated December 30 Afghanistan didn't manage to repel Russia from its land. After taking more than ten thousand casualties backing the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, the Soviet Union wit... Read more » 1.1K 73   What is the difference between vinegar and sour wine? Notorious Raspberry • Answered December 15 From a linguistic point of view? Nothing. That's what vinegar means. Vinegar is from the French word for sour wine or "vin aigre" or "vinaigre" if it's written out properly.... Read more » 875 37   Have you ever seen a teacher get completely roasted by a student in high school? Marta Zjá, Coach (2024-present) • Updated February 12, 2020 It was the day a new guy came to school. Actually, he wasn't totally new, he just spent a year at home quarantine because of infectious disease. Now he's back and because o... Read more » 18.8K 137   Can a passenger plane be shot down? Elena Gold, Writing a book about Russia-Ukraine war. • Answered December 25 Russia just shot down another passenger plane — and was deliberately trying to hide it, by killing all aboard and sinking the plane in the sea. (Video in the comments below... Read more » 2.7K 209   Why do lawyers not want to file motions that will likely get you off? Do lawyers and judges exchange favors? Erik Sapp, Licensed Attorney, 2012-Present • Answered November 25 Because the lawyer knows that the Motion would not work. When I was a defense attorney, I lost count of how many times my client told me "the arrest doesn't count because th... Read more » 496 135   Why aren't dingos just called dogs? Erika Slover, worked at The Walt Disney Company • Updated January 7, 2024 The simple answer: Because it's the type of dog / canine they are. Above: Australian Dingoes. The dingo is not originally native to Australia, but were introduced over 3500–4... Read more » 2.5K 84   What are some dos and don'ts in Finland? Thomas Cayne, Writer, painter, thinker, madman. • Answered December 8 My favorite Finnish characteristic is definitely the nonexistence of small talk. Finnish kids are taught at school that one has to make small talk in English because foreign... Read more » 1.8K 127   Why do dirt poor republicans think tax cuts for corporations will benefit them? David W. Rudlin, Author of the New Novel, "Left Unsaid" • Answered October 8 It's amazing, isn't it? trump told Musk, on air, "Well, you, you're the greatest cutter. I mean, I look at what you do. You walk in and you just say, 'You want to quit?' The... Read more » 1K 94   What actors have retired from acting only to make a comeback decades later to stun audiences with their performance in a movie? Amy Christa Ernano, film lover, former freelance film reviewer • Answered December 2, 2020 Jackie Earle Haley reluctantly "retired" from acting in his early 30s, after years of being offered fewer and fewer roles, in projects of increasingly poor quality. He had ... Read more » 7.2K 215   Who are the scariest characters in Breaking Bad? Britton Summers, Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul is one of my favorite subjects • Answered December 24 Two main ones. Gus Fring: Gus is terrifying because of his unassuming persona. You could see him and pass him by, never once suspecting that this guy is a stone cold crimina... Read more » 432 30 Read more in your feed

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