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Answer: Here's a dirty, little secret: it's really not very dangerous to refue.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You How can a fighter jet, which has a massive combustion engine, refuel mid-air when I'm told not to refuel my sedan with the engine on? Geoffrey Widdison, Chemical Engineer (2006-present) Updated Jan 31 Here's a dirty, little secret: it's really not very dangerous to refuel your car with the engine on. Your engine is drawing fuel from the bottom of the tank, adding more fu...  Read More » How do billionaires like Elon Musk protect themselves against kidnapping or assassination? Is it really enough to have a couple of security guards nearby? Logan James, Director (2010-present) Updated Feb 4 I happened to be next to Elon Musk one night back when I promoted nightclubs in Los Angeles. His booth was directly next to mine (bottle service), and since it was a nightcl...  Read More » Is it really dangerous for a U.S. special forces soldier to go to a regular prison? Joe Wilson, worked at U.S. Air Force (1993-2017) Written Feb 6 Having worked in a corrections facility and witnessed what you're describing, I'll say this: nobody is invincible but the inmates know who's likely to take their attacker a...  Read More » If someone claiming to be an FBI agent shows you his badge and tells you to get in the car with him, can you refuse? Shannon Ison, former Scout 1/185 AR (Operation Iraqi Freedom) at California Army National Guar... Written 10h ago Yes and no. If it turns out he is NOT an FBI agent, then you have every right to resist. If he turns out to be a real one, that is resisting arrest. However, you have to ask ...  Read More » Can bullets be made of titanium? Jerry Coffin, Senior Software Engineer (2019-present) Updated Feb 8 Let me try to state directly what others have (only) hinted at. Yes, if you want to badly enough, you can make bullets from titanium, but titanium is nearly the worst choice...  Read More » How did you find out that you were poor as a child? Kya Pauley, AI Engineer Written Oct 7 I was 11 when I first realized we were poor. I broke my thumb playing softball and my mother was very adamant that we could not go to the ER, but the bus driver was equally...  Read More » Is it true that snipers are the most feared soldiers on the battlefield? Arthur Huan, Professional Human at Self-Employment (2004-present) Updated Dec 27 There are three levels of extreme fear that can be brought into the hearts of enemy personnel. Snipers are on the first level. Why are snipers fearsome? Because you can't kn...  Read More » If 5400 RPM hard drives are slow even for copying files, why do people still buy them? What is the best use for 5400 RPM hard drives? Jo-Erlend Schinstad Updated Jan 5 I currently use nine 2.5″ Seagate Barracuda 4TB disks, which are 5400rpm. I use one in my living-room HTPC, because it has a limited PSU, is passively cooled and must be silent. ...  Read More » If taking care of the parent in old age is one of the purposes of having children, how well do adult children in the US fulfill this role? Rukhsana Rasheed, Learning to live for today , Lessons of yesterday Written 16h ago I am unable to describe why we have children ? But absolutely not that they will look after me in my old age . I have three children . Whom I have raised honestly , respons...  Read More » Is it true that older engines which were designed in the 60s and 70s can take more abuse than the modern engines built today? Timothy Mauch, Corvair owner and researcher. Written Nov 25, 2017 Abuse? Definitely. Everybody else is talking about durability, mileage and properly maintaining the car. That's not abuse. The older engines can tolerate more abuse because t...  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/