My flight attendant friend said “pay attention if the captain says Easy Victory”, but...?

Answer: First of all your friend should NEVER have told you that without expla.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You My flight attendant friend said "pay attention if the captain says Easy Victory", but didn't say why. Is it better not to know? Kevin Barrett, former Flight Attendant (1987-2007) Written Feb 12 First of all your friend should NEVER have told you that without explanation. Shame on them. Actually, the words are ,"Easy Victor" it stands for "evacuate". However, you as ...  Read More » In the opening scene of Gladiator, Maximus asks Quintus how long the messenger has been gone and Quintus responds 'Nearly two hours'. It's too cloudy for a sundial. How accurately could the Romans have measured time under such conditions? How? Alberto Yagos, Curious about History Written Feb 10 They weren't accurate. Ancient Romans divided the time from dawn until sunset into 12 hours regardless of their actual length. The Roman hour was much longer in Summer than ...  Read More » Why do people need guns in 2018? Rob Kay, Firearm enthusiast Written Dec 8 Why do people need guns in 2018? You can go to the supermarket for food, and you don't need to shoot for recreation ('cause there's board games and video games and underwate...  Read More » Why does Italy feel like a third world country? Giacomo Pettazzi Written Sep 11 I moved from the US to Italy (Torino) 18 months ago. Here are a few observations. I've been out late, and have seen teenagers (sometimes a single teenager) out late walking...  Read More » Does there exist a triangle with prime side lengths? James Buddenhagen, Retired (2004-present) Updated Feb 7 Does there exist a triangle with prime side lengths? Sure. 11, 13, 17 are prime numbers and here is a triangle whose side lengths are those prime numbers: Note that although ...  Read More » If the economy of the United States is so great, why do so many people still seem to be struggling? Matthew Bates, Teacher (2009-present) Written Feb 7 I'm going to give an honest answer based upon my personal experience. People are going to accuse me of being judgmental or lacking empathy or whatever, assuming that I'm sa...  Read More » What's the best or biggest flaw a celebrity turned into their most distinctive feature? Philip Jones Written Fri Probably John Holmes with his thirteen inch phallus becoming a porn star back in the seventies. I mean, come on, how many men would want to be handicapped with a thirteen i...  Read More » Why do soldiers drop their empty magazines on the battlefield when reloading instead of holding onto it? Bob Kinch, former Soldier, Combat Engineer, Competitive Marksman at Canadian Armed Forces (... Written Jan 28 When I ran a CQB firing range, I established a rule. Anybody who went 'Bolt lock' on a rifle, had to lay on the ground in the 'dead bug' position. Ideally, you should be abl...  Read More » Are mathematicians and physicists perfectly calm and never get mad? Mats Nordström, studied Mathematics at Stockholm University Written Feb 5 Quoting Prof. Ken Ribet, currently a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley: "I took at graduate algebra course at Brown when I was an undergradu...  Read More » Did the Columbia space crew suffer? Steven Heicher, Space Camp attendee, lifelong enthusiast Written Aug 2, 2018 The astronauts aboard STS-107 had roughly 40 seconds between beginning of breakup, to complete loss of cabin pressure. In that time, they didn't have time to finish donning...  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/