Is the US Navy a paper tiger?

Answer: I'm not 100% certain how true this is, but I'll pass on an anecdote I.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You Is the US Navy a paper tiger? Dan Bowkley, worked at United States Navy Written Jun 26 I'm not 100% certain how true this is, but I'll pass on an anecdote I heard from one of the sonar technicians aboard the ship I served on. US nuclear subs are so quiet, tha... Read More » What is the answer of 1+1? Lendz Elliott Written Sun A more complex question has rarely been asked. Principia Mathematica took nearly a thousand pages to prove that 1+1=2. It does meander a bit, but had they wanted to prove 1+... Read More » How are there so many old 4K movies coming out now? I saw "Home Alone" is now in 4K. How is it possible? Chris Worth, works at Chris Does Content Updated Thu Strangely, enough, it's often easier to convert older movies to 4K than newer ones! Here's why. Many newer movies were shot on digital from the get-go. No cans of film to wo... Read More » Where are Albert Einstein's children, and what are they doing today? Cormac Beirne Updated Jun 1 His first child, Lieserl, died in 1902, of Scarlet Fever, when she was just 1 year old. His second child, Hans Albert, was a lifelong professor of Hydraulic Engineering at U... Read More » Why is e = 2.718281828459…? Jim Clack, 43 years of Software Development, IT Architecture, and R&D. Written 22h ago It has a lot to do with a $20 bill. Note that Andrew Jackson's picture is on a twenty. He served two terms, hence the 2. He was the seventh president, now giving us "2.7". H... Read More » At the end of Titanic, why does Rose throw away the necklace? Jeffery Livingston Written Sun I just watched this movie and habe always wondered what the analogy behind this was. I believe now it actually has several reasons. If you pay attention you will see them. ... Read More » Why do hospital ER's always seem to not have enough doctors? Why do they always run thin instead of hiring more for each shift? John Paszek, studied Anesthesiology at Bethesda Naval Hospital (2005) Written Dec 20 Ha! That's a good one. ERs don't as a rule "run thin." While some patients (probably the majority) use the "Emergency" Room as intended, many abuse it and treat it as a pla... Read More » How good was the North Vietnamese Army (the NVA)? Duc Quyen, well-read in World War II and the Indochina Wars Updated Sep 26 Literally thousands of Vietnam war veterans were asked this question in countless interviews, and they all said basically the same thing over and over again. For example, af... Read More » What is the degree of zero polynomial? Jeremy Edison, studied at Knox College Written Dec 18 Good question! Since the zero polynomial is a constant polynomial, it might initially seem to make sense to say that it has degree zero, as is the case for other nonzero con... Read More » Did Ian Fleming actually ever state that James Bond was white, or did readers assume that to be the case? Reid Butler, In the midst of a career transition Written Fri TL/DR: It is implicit in the books that James Bond is a white secret agent. When you start to read some Bond novels (I've read seven of them), you can quickly ascertain that... 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 these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.