Why are Hiroshima and Nagasaki no longer radioactive when Chernobyl is going to be a...?

Answer: Great question! Lets tackle the Japanese cities first.​ When a nuclear.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You Why are Hiroshima and Nagasaki no longer radioactive when Chernobyl is going to be a wasteland for many years to come? Wouldn't the fallout continue to contaminate the two cities? Jason Heinisch, Reactor Operator/Electronics Technician at United States Navy (2012-present) Updated Sat Great question! Lets tackle the Japanese cities first. When a nuclear bomb is detonated, there are two main sources of radioactive contaminants: those made from the excess ...  Read More » What hair tips would you recommend? Eli Spencer, Digital Marketing Executive Written Jan 15 1. SHAMPOO YOUR HAIR ONCE A WEEK... seriously. I shampoo my hair once a week MAX, unless I've used products and i feel buildup in my hair. your hair will be greasy for the f...  Read More » What are mistakes that rookie photographers often make? Duane Raleigh, Editor, Writer. (1990-present) Written Jan 13 I probably see 20,000 rookie photos a year, sent to me for possible publication. There are easily identifiable common mistakes that many beginners make. These are: Their pho...  Read More » Why is Toyota more reliable? Bapak Bob Written Dec 18 I'll answer this with a backhanded complement to Honda. I asked a boat dealer once why Honda exited the jet ski business. He replied that Honda found that they could not ma...  Read More » I want to resign because I have a good job offer from another company, should I ask my boss for 2x my salary as a long shot before I leave? Roger Austin, Geezer geek. Written Jan 15 Congratulations on your new job. Do not ask your current employer to double your salary with the leverage of the new offer. Have a conversation with your boss about the val...  Read More » With the success of the movie Bohemian Rhapsody, what other musical groups have an interesting story to tell? JG McLean, charter member of the unhelpful biography society. Updated Jan 17 The problem is that the interesting parts of most bands' careers can be covered in an hour-long episode of Behind the Music and follow a very standard arc of hard-knocks be...  Read More » Can you post some of your best travel photos? Ratnesh Nagori, Network Development Engineer at Amazon Web Services (2018-present) Written Sun Here you go. Few clicks from our trip to Cairns - Wife and daughter enjoying the view - Me Skydiving - Cairns city esplanade - ... Read More » As a police officer, are you more likely to pull over someone who makes eye contact with you, or someone that didn't even notice or pay attention to you? Ed O'Farrell, former LEO, Ex-prog. Analyst. Now Retired. Updated Dec 7 Here's the theory as taught to me in a class on Probable Cause many years ago. The average citizen, upon seeing a marked squad car, is made nervous and apprehensive and will...  Read More » How are freakishly large primes found? Senia Sheydvasser, PhD in Mathematics Written Jan 11 What do you consider to be freakishly large? The absolute largest known primes are all Mersenne primes, which are primes of the form [math]2^n - 1[/math]. There are 51 such primes known, with t...  Read More » If Apple decided to make DSLR cameras, do you think they would quickly move to the top of the camera industry? Dave Haynie, Been shooting since I was a kid.... before digital, before computers... Written Tue Nope. There are several problems. Here's the first: DSLRs are sold to professionals, but no one's buying just a DSLR. They're buying a system. That means a large selection o...  Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe.http://www.quora.com/

If you pass a police officer at 4 miles over the speed limit, what is likely to happen?

Answer: My driving instructor told a story, probably not true, but funny.​ He.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You If you pass a police officer at 4 miles over the speed limit, what is likely to happen? Lance Berg, I'm old enough to know better Written Dec 27 My driving instructor told a story, probably not true, but funny. He was driving down the highway and came on a line of cars going about 5mph under the speed limit. He got i...  Read More » What are some unseen photos of world history? Jarred Dunn, studied History at The University of Texas at Austin Written Sat Marina Amaral is an artist that specializes in colorization and restoration of historical photos. She teamed with historian Dan Jones for a stunning book, The Color of Time...  Read More » Why are spears underappreciated in media than swords, which in fact is much better due to its range, power and speed? John Miller, Medic Squad Leader in the Swedish Army Engineers Written Thu Spears are a formation weapon, which is were it excelled. With that said it was certainly also used in single combat. There are few scenarios where a spear would not be use...  Read More » What height is considered tall? Atticus Pepper Written Dec 27 For men; Very Short: 160 CM (5′3″) and below. Extremely short, below the average for a woman. Not a bad thing though, just how it is. Short: 163 CM (5′4″) to 168 CM (5′6″) sh...  Read More » What are things that seem harmless that you should not have on your resume? Dmitriy Genzel, worked at Google, Quora, now research manager at Facebook Written Sat If you deal with candidates from Europe as a US hiring manager, you come across something unusual. A lot of their resumes/CVs have a photo attached. In the US this is not at...  Read More » What ever happened to the Percy Jackson movies? Yeimy Valenzuela Cortes, Love Percy Jackson. Updated 12h ago " What ever happened to the Percy Jackson movies?" They got bad reviews. The director did such a bad job you can tell where the green screen was. Here are a 'few' more reason...  Read More » What are some basic maths rules not everyone knows? Leo Cutter, studies Mathematics at Bishop Gorman High School (2020) Written Jan 14 Often on Quora you'll see someone evaluating an indefinite integral or taking some derivative like so; [math]\displaystyle\int f(x)dx\enspace\text{or}\enspace\dfrac{d}{dx}f(x)\tag*{}[/math] Now, it seems like I've put those in there so I can input unnecessaril...  Read More » My PC broke and I have some "bad stuff" on it. How do I destroy the files from my hard drive? Joe Green Written Apr 16, 2018 Firstly, I really hope I am not aiding and abetting criminal activity here. Assuming we are talking about spinning disk drives… Definitely do not smash it with a hammer. That...  Read More » What is the first thing you do when you get to your job? Laura Hamm, former Shift Supervisor at Starbucks (1998-2018) Written Jan 10 When employed at Starbucks, my very first thoughts were: Operation GTFO of Here has officially begun! Who am I opening/closing with today/tonight? Did anyone call off sick?...  Read More » What is the proof that 11 is the only prime number of the form n² + 2 where n is prime? Alon Amit, PhD in Mathematics; Mathcircler. Written Sat (Question was changed after I had answered it.) It's not. [math]9^2+2=83[/math] is also prime. It is believed that [math]n^2+2[/math] is prime for infinitely many values of [math]n[/math], but this is not known. You can see tha...  Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe.http://www.quora.com/