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Top stories for Long   What is the scariest theory known to man? Thomas Cayne, Writer, painter, thinker, madman. • Answered December 10 When we die and subsequently stop breathing, our brain and nerve cells die within a few minutes due to the lack of oxygen. Once a person dies though, his or her body enters ... Read more » 2.4K 129   A cop pulled me over for speeding and asked if he could search my car. When I said no, he said that it's qualified as a probable cause and pulled me out of the car to search it. Is that actually legal? Franklin Veaux, lives in Portland, OR • Answered January 16, 2020 As the other answers have said, refusing a search is not probable cause in the US. This is well-settled law. Court Reminds Police That Refusing A Search Isn't Inherently Susp Read more » 6.3K 358   If our teacher allowed us to bring a one-sided cheat sheet to the exam, is it considered plagiarism to make a copy for my friend so that we'd both have the same cheat sheet? Jim Wayne, former Middle and High School Teacher (Retired) (1970-2005) • Answered December 16 I used a similar system for my exams in US and world History, and civics: Each student could have a 3x5 card to bring to the exam. Anything they wrote on they could use to ... Read more » 549 24   If the USA put tariffs on Canadian goods, Canada retaliated with tariffs, then the next incoming US administration ordered the US military to invade and put a naval blockade on Canada's East coast, how would European NATO members break the blockade? David Doran, Some Old Retired Canadian Guy • Updated December 18 Canada has a unique military capability that prevents the USA from attacking. It has a "superpower" that no other country that the USA likes to attack possesses. Canada is c... Read more » 340 38   Do you expect the acceptable range between the posted speed limits and the actual average speed of vehicles traveling on the highways will decrease over the next 40 years? Tomaž Vargazon, Practicing atheist • Answered December 2 Yes, I think the vehicle speed will decrease over the next 40 years. Sections of the German Autobahn limit the speed to 1,079,252,848.8 km/h or 674,533,030.5 mph The reason f... Read more » 398 99   2024 is 2,024 years after the death of Jesus Christ or AD. If scientists don't believe in God, why do they acknowledge and use 2024 as their year as well? Mats Andersson, Businessman at Language Industry (1991-present) • Answered December 24 Scientists use the same year as the society in which they live. That's 2024 in Europe and the Americas, 1446 in most Muslim countries, 5785 in Israel by the Jewish calendar,... Read more » 654 13   How bad is life in China? Jonathan Carlson, lives in China (2015-present) • Answered December 19 Ugh! You have no idea how bad life is in China! I mean, every morning I get up and go to work. On my way to work, as I drive my ebike, I'm forced to go around the people who... Read more » 1K 213   Why do many Americans feel that the economy is worse under the Biden Presidency, when figures show otherwise? For example, the IMF says the US is the only G-20 economy whose GDP exceeds pre-Pandemic levels, and unemployment is the lowest since 1969. Henry R. Greenfield, MBA Finance & History, Thunderbird School of Global Management (1972) • Answered December 15 I can't believe the buffet costs $5 more than it did before COVID 5 years ago, well I am coming back for 4ths. Save room for deserts, they got some great Chocolate cake. Da... Read more » 528 92   My 16-year-old daughter with a Samsung phone is angry at me because I bought her 9-year-old sister an iPhone X. What should I do? Chantal Gaudiano Whittington, Blindness Rehabilitation at Texas Health and Human Services Commission (2005-pre... • Answered February 4, 2020 If I were your 16 year-old, I would be pissed off with you and jealous of the younger sister, too. Seriously, you bought your 9 year-old daughter a $1000 phone?! I don't know... Read more » 1.5K 143   Why is Eric Clapton so roundly disliked among guitarists? Bobert Colonoscopy, studied Masters in Public Health • Answered December 24 The reason some guitarists don't like Eric Clapton is because they don't realize Clapton is a victim of his own success. Clapton popularized the style of guitar playing tha... Read more » 1.4K 335   What's the biggest mistake humanity is still paying for? Ali Aslaner Bolton, Ancient to Modern Civilizations & Empires History • Answered December 15 In the beginning of the 20th century, humanity stood on the brink of starvation. Crops could no longer keep up with the growing global population, and famine loomed like a ... Read more » 1.6K 72   If a judge outranks a police officer, what would happen if an officer pulled over a car that happens to be a judge? Paul Rozewicz • Answered December 22 We had a tyrant of a Judge in our town. Hard. Rude. And unpredictable. The Honorable Sherwood L. Bestry. And one morning, after being hauled in front of him again (which was ... Read more » 1K 28 Read more in your feed

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