If an alien invasion really happened, will humans win just like in scifi movies?

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Top stories for Long   If an alien invasion really happened, will humans win just like in scifi movies? Tim Rivett, Lifelong movie critic • Updated September 22, 2018 Ever heard of an "Outside Context Problem"? No? The late, great Iain M. Banks gave us the term in his book Excession. An Outside Context Problem works like this: You're the ... Read more » 10.9K 504   Has a company ever fired all employees at once? William Dunigan, former Computer Programmer/Analyst • Answered October 8 December 31, 1992 everyone went home from work. We were a heating and air company. The owner had been looking into expanding into installing windows. We didn't have enough e... Read more » 1.8K 31   What is the most bitter truth that you had to reveal to your patient as a medical professional? Kurt Helgerson, MA Natural Science & Psychology, North Park University (1980) • Answered June 12, 2022 Early in my medical career of 35 years as a family physician I had a woman come to me who was in her mid-20s. Her complaint was that her jeans did not fit well. Usually a p... Read more » 3.6K 31   If Aragorn was a full blooded Numenorian, how come his long life wasn't as long as some of his ancestors from Numenor? John Sierra, Tolkien fan since the 80s • Answered December 25 There's a few answers to this, but there's two that are most relevant. The first is that the lifepsan of the Dunedain had been dwindling for some time, something we can like... Read more » 855 20   What happened to the Luftwaffe's planes in 1943? Larry Penland, former Television Editor, Producer, and News Photog. • Answered February 19, 2022 What happened to the Luftwaffe's planes in 1943? The morale blow from one incident at the end of 1942 hit home and exemplified what was happening to the Lufftwaffe and its' ... Read more » 2K 69   Is the sum of all positive numbers (-1/12) useful, or is it just a "bug" in our mathematical system? Terry Moore, M.Sc. Mathematics, University of Southampton (1968) • Answered January 24, 2019 Is the sum of all positive numbers (-1/12) useful, or is it just a "bug" in our mathematical system? It is not a "bug" in a system. As has frequently been stated on Quora, th... Read more » 287 37   Did you as a U.S. Navy sailor, ever serve under command of a truly tyrannical captain? What was it like? Warren Keller • Answered November 30 Let me introduce you to the villian of our story: This is former Admiral Richard C. Macke, but we the crew preferred using the nickname of Dick. Anyone who went before him a... Read more » 8.1K 276   I've gotten myself hooked on nicotine and need to smoke every 2 hours. Have I condemned myself to a terrible life of craving cigarettes 24/7? Karen Michaelson, former Medical Anthropologist/nonprofit Director • Answered December 30 My dad smoked cigarettes from the age of 11 until he was about 41 years old. What changed him? My dad was an electrician, a working class man. He greatly admired one of his... Read more » 19 2   Who in history had the 'last laugh'? Sean Kernan, Financial analyst turned writer. • Answered November 23 In 1967, Doug Hegdahl was on a recon mission in the Vietnam War. His boat cruised along the river, and as he it did, a battle broke out and he was thrown into the water. He ... Read more » 14.2K 85   What psychological games should you never play with an ENTJ? Allison, ENTJ | Empire Life Founder • Answered February 28, 2022 None of them. Recommended when dealing with an ENTJ: Stay far away from mind/psychological games, for one's own well-being. Not worth it. As a fellow ENTJ, and perhaps other... Read more » 206 19   What small detail have you noticed in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) that you believe others have missed? Moses Clarke, Been a self-proclaimed Thor expert. • Answered June 28, 2022 When Dr. Strange and America Chavez travel the multiverse in the first half of the movie to escape Wanda they fall through several universes. One of those universes is futu... Read more » 964 13   Why did any contractor ever do business with Trump or the Trump Organization, knowing their reputation for stiffing people they owed? David W. Rudlin, Author of the Inspector McLean Mystery series • Answered June 10, 2022 It's amazing, isn't it? Boeing recently announced they lost $660 million filling Trump's orders for changes to Air Force One, and Boeing is no small family-run contractor wh... Read more » 2K 94 Read more in your feed

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