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Top stories for Long   If one throws a ball up in a space station that uses centrifugal force to simulate gravity (1G), will it fall after some time, or will it float? Why? Steve Baker, Senior Software Engineer (2013-present) • Answered February 2 Let's suppose we have a LARGE rotating space station that's shaped like a donut - like the one in the classic 2001 movie: If the space station (and all of the air, people, b... Read more » 124 32   Your response is private Was this worth your time? This helps us show content you find valuable. Absolutely not Definitely yes   Can my husband's mistress sue me for defamation of character for blasting her on the Internet, but it was not rumor it was fact? Franklin Veaux, lives in Portland, OR • Answered April 28, 2018 In the United States, truth is an absolute defense against charges of defamation. In other countries, such as Italy, it is not. Your husband's mistress can still sue you. Yo... Read more » 2K 37   If Nephilim were a hybrid species - not truly human beings - how could a woman have bore children with a nonhuman species? Claire Jordan, worked at National Health Service • Answered February 2 If the Nephilim are anything other than a myth, they may be the very ancient memory of Neanderthals seeing these amazing tall thin people who came into Israel from Africa b... Read more » 474 57   Acknowledging Native Americans. The DNC often likes to start meetings with saying the U.S. is built on stolen land with stolen labor. Why not make this announcement part of the beginning of every school day for children to recite? Austin Lewis, Owned a share in a gun store, shooting for twenty years and change • Answered February 3 I'm Native American, with two kids who currently fall just above the blood quantum line for inclusion in the tribe. If their school did this (not that it can, as where they ... Read more » 836 81   Would any cars actually be drivable in the show The Walking Dead? Chris Everett, American. • Answered January 29 So there are… numerous… issues with the fundamental world building of TWD. As such, I'm going to answer this question more from a perspective of real world than from within... Read more » 296 33   What is the reason behind Russia being prohibited from using the Suez and Panamanian canals, while the US is allowed to use both of them? Brent Cooper, Trial and Appellate Counsel (1993-present) • Answered January 29 Russia is not entirely "prohibited" from using the Suez and Panama Canals, but access can be restricted due to international sanctions imposed on Russia, particularly in re... Read more » 211 5   I'm a SENIOR. This country is going broke. How is it with you liberals that you cannot see this? Rik Elswit, Musician for 60 years. Professional musician for 55. • Answered January 26 Here's something to think about. Who holds the national debt? To whom do we owe the money? To finance the debt, the government sells bonds, at interest. 70% of that debt is ... Read more » 1K 48   Did programmers of 8-bit computer games need to type them on the actual hardware? Alan Mellor, Coded ZX Spectrum games in the 80s, PC games in 90s, Nokia games in noughties • Updated March 23, 2022 Yes very much so. At least for us 'bedroom programmers'. In fact, the earliest 8 bit games were coded on machines with 1K to 4k of memory. You couldn't fit an editor, assemb... Read more » 1.2K 91   Is Trump's appointment of a political hack like Hegseth to be Defense Sec. essentially giving the middle finger to all the career military leaders who questioned his fitness to be commander in Chief? Including Gens Kelly, Mathis, Miley and others? David W. Rudlin, Author of the Political Thriller, "Scandalous." • Answered January 24 I think it's worse than that. It says that trump thinks even a drunk who drove two "micro charities" into the ground can be SOD, meaning no special skills or experience are ... Read more » 400 17   What makes the classic American breakfast so beloved and popular around the world? Ross Boardman, Award winning restaurateur, Michelin, Good Food Guide • Answered November 23 Bollocks, utter bollocks. It is neither beloved nor popular around the world, unless it's a US military base. Have you seen all the fat fuckers queueing up outside Denny's s... Read more » 87 26   Why didn't anyone come up with an artificial diamond? Mike Miller, Masters Materials Science and Engineering • Updated February 14, 2020 Why didn't anyone come up with an artificial diamond? The first artificial diamond was synthesized in 1955. You can now buy artificial diamonds for jewelry and sensor window... Read more » 2K 37   How can a person be so ill-informed and ignorant as to seriously blame a commercial aviation crash on "diversity", "DEI" and "woke"? Michelle - MAD PIRATE QUEEN, Very interested in international politics. • Answered January 31 This amused me: After TWA Flight 800 crashed in New York in 1996, President Bill Clinton asked "every American not to jump to conclusions" about what brought it down and dec... Read more » 1.1K 74 Read more in your feed

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