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Answer: I had a green laser pointed at me taking off from Jeddah in Saudi Arab... Top Stories from Your Feed Your Quora Digest Can someone on the ground really endanger an aircraft using a laser pointer? Chris Charalambous, Boeing 767-300 ER pilot based out of ... 4.8k votes I had a green laser pointed at me taking off from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia just 3 days ago. I saw that someone was pointing a laser from a distance and quickly made sure I w... Read More » What was the single most critical mistake that led to Germany's defeat during World War II? Kelly La Rue, Masters degree. 1963-1966 Army Microw... 1k votes Invading Russia might be Hitler's biggest mistake but there are some other important miscalculations. He declared war on the United States, the single greatest industrial p...  Read More » Does teaching Intelligent Design in schools really damage science? Jim Seidman, I went to Harvey Mudd - that should b... 430 votes Until I saw a textbook from Louisiana, I didn't fully understand what it really meant to teach evolution and Intelligent Design side-by-side. At least in the book I saw, th... Read More » How do you disappear from sight? Colin Jensen, lotsa' martial arts experience 486 votes THIS ANSWER WAS REPRINTED IN FORBES! forbes.com/sites/quora/2012/09/24/how-do-you-disappear-from-sight/ I've actually had a bit of training on this. And I, too, see it ev... Read More » How has the social relevance of dystopian novels like “The Giver” changed over time, especially in today’s society where surveillance has become such an issue? Lois Lowry, Author, The Giver 132 votes One of the things the book is about essentially is the question of what we are wiling to sacrifice or compromise for the sake of our safety and comfort. It’s a relevant que... Read More » What is President Barack Obama like in person? Peter Marquez, Space policy geek. 555 votes It may seem strange, since I answered the President Bush question, but I thought it only fair to respond to this question since I finished out my White House tenure under P... Read More » What is so great about Microsoft? Nate Waddoups, Senior SDE at Microsoft 434 votes First a disclaimer - I do not speak for Microsoft. I do work there, but they only pay me to write software. They don't pay me to represent the company, and there are probab... Read More » If someone were to build an artificial island in international waters, could they legally declare it as a sovereign nation? John Burgess, Former US Foreign Service Officer who... 1.2k votes It could be done, but it would be a major technical and financial effort. First, you'd have to locate your country-to-be outside of everyone else's 200-mile maritime Exclu... Read More » Are zebras black with white stripes or white with black stripes? Rory Young, Professional Safari Guide, Ranger and... 768 votes During the colonial era all zebras were white with black stripes. They are now all black with white stripes. Seriously though, they used to be believed to be white with bl... Read More » Read More in Your Feed This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). Quora is your best source for knowledge. Unsubscribe from this email.