What small detail from a movie do you love?

Answer: In Iron Man 3, when Tony is narrating the story.​ It's not much, but it.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You What small detail from a movie do you love? Louise Roberts Updated Fri In Iron Man 3, when Tony is narrating the story. It's not much, but it's a reference to a film Downey did years ago called Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. In the film, Roberts charact... Read More » Why do universities teach C and C++, though they are regarded as the most difficult languages and there are better alternatives? C and C++ aren't expanding and will be dead in 30 years, but Stanford, Harvard and U Mich use C++ as a primary language. Ernesto Bascón, C++ programmer Updated Jun 2 · Featured on Quora's Twitter Do you think this Java code: public class HelloWorld { public static void main(String[] args)... Read More » How does Singapore have the world's largest soldier to civilian ratio, which is larger than the USA, Switzerland, and even Israel (who has a 1:13 ratio compared to Singapore 1:7.5)? Bryan Mak, 3SG(NS), Infantry Sergeant (Res.) at Singapore Armed Forces (2015-present) Written May 26 Because Singapore has a very well enforced and extremely strict system of conscription of able bodied males into the military as part of National Service. It is extremely di... Read More » Was it worth it being on steroids? What are some regrets? Dave Pearce, I've used steroids effectively and safely Written Oct 5, 2017 I've realized that unless you have amazing genetics - you aren't going to look like <insert favorite bodybuilder here>. Elite bodybuilding is the preserve of the few. I tho... Read More » What makes the dialogue so great in Quentin Tarantino films? Ethan Jackson, Casual writer and 'Seinfeld' reference machine Written Jul 4 I remember times when I used to think to myself, "Is Tarantino's dialogue really all that great?" I mean, it's just dialogue. That's arguably the easiest part of a movie to... Read More » What do math teachers think of the International Math Olympiad? Bryan Robert, former Teaching Assistant at University of Wisconsin - Madison (2011-2013) Written Tue I taught calculus for a couple years to college students. Here are some things that come to mind. It does a great job informing people about the importance of proofs in math... Read More » Is there any backdoor left in Unix or Linux intentionally? Chris Rapier, 25 years of grinding out code. Updated Nov 29, 2016 Many years ago Ken Thompson (one of the early C developers) built a backdoor into the C compiler so that anytime the program 'login' was compiled it would insert a backdoor... Read More » As a surgeon, have you ever had a patient who came in for a simple procedure but turned into something dire and complex? Lawrence Kuklinski, former Orthopaedic Surgeon Written Jul 15 In Orthopaedics I had a patient scheduled for "foot pain". 5pm last patient on Friday. Ambulances drops him off. He signed out of a local hospital and left for his New Appo... Read More » How did James Bond survive the fall from the train in Skyfall? Peter Brooker, Have watched a lot of movies Written Jul 1 I'll take this one. And indeed a tricky one because to find out whether the fall would kill Bond from a descent of 322ft (the height of the Varda Viaduct) you'd need to go d... Read More » What did Stephen Hawking eat every day? Chris Snyder Written Mar 18 Stephen was no longer able to "eat" with his mouth, just like he couldn't breathe with his lungs. Like many advanced ALS patients, he lost the ability to swallow properly, ... 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.