It was the evening of November 8, 1895 when, after having completely darkened the room...

It was the evening of November 8, 1895 when, after having completely darkened the room (because of his color blindness) and wrapped a cathode ray tube in a sheet of black paper, the German phy…

Top stories for Long   Alessandro13 • Posted Feb 28 It was the evening of November 8, 1895 when, after having completely darkened the room (because of his color blindness) and wrapped a cathode ray tube in a sheet of black paper, the German physicis... Read more » 1.1K 14   Why are Donald Trump polls so bad? Colin Riegels, Lived in five different countries • Updated May 8 OK, I am going to do a slightly weird take on this one (which will no doubt generate plenty of flames in the comments). But, when viewed in context, they are actually not t... Read more » 275 17   I dislike my mother-in-law so much that I cannot be in the same room with her. She is here to "spend time with the kids" according to my husband. I take care of the kids. What should I do? Asked in Mother-in-Law Mysteries and Conflicts • Answered by Douglas Hartman • May 5, 2024 For your husband's and your children's sake. and yours - get over it. You and your MIL are adults, behave like adults. On the basis that she feels the same way as you. With y... Read more » 120 14   What is an unspoken truth about growing old? Meenati, Exteacher • Updated Wed Doesn't matter what nutritious food you eat doesn't matter what protein shake you drink doesn't matter how much you multivitamins you eat and doesn't matter how much exerci... Read more » 117 28   My two siblings and I gathered with the minister to discuss our father's funeral. Kathy Pennell, Author: 4 Adult and 12 kids' Mysteries, 1 Memoir at Lancaster County, PA (2000-p... • Posted Feb 27 We exchanged ideas then the conversation lapsed for a few seconds, and I said, "Dad was the finest man I ever knew." My siblings nodded. He was the finest man they ever knew as well. What made him t... Read more » 432 32   Would U.S. farmers suffer without Canadian potash? Asked in Politics of Canada • Answered by Joseph Aspler • February 13 The short answer is "yes". The longer answer is: Yes, very much, unless they are willing to pay exorbitant amounts for new sources and/or see crop yields plummet. The US has ... Read more » 210 10   How can you build a perfect "mathematical" circle from a 1m string? (such as 2πR = 1) Alon Amit, PhD in Mathematics; Mathcircler. • Answered September 4, 2019 You cannot build perfect mathematical circles from any string of any length. Circles are a mathematical abstraction of which any physical circle is but a rough, fuzzy appro... Read more » 199 21   Is it okay to send gift cards to soldiers in the military on a cell phone? Your Uncle Dodge, former Retired Communications Specialist at United States Navy (1982-2005) • Answered October 28, 2024 Okay isn't the problem. You're sending gift cards to a person you met online claiming to be in the military, but it is obvious from the way you phrase the question that you... Read more » 29 5   Yeye Joshua • Posted Apr 4 Willis Winn, who told photographer Russell Lee that he was 116 years old when the photograph was taken in 1939, is pictured holding a horn with which plantation owners called slaves to work. Winn s... Read more » 2.3K 276   The first to use ceramics were prehistoric men 20,000 years ago, and it was a revolution Ernesto de Santis, Broker at DSE Corporation (1999-present) • Posted Apr 29 Ceramic pots and vases date back to well before the discovery of agriculture. The first to use them were prehistoric hunters and gatherers who were anything but "primitive". We are used to seeing th... Read more » 11   DG Operator, Former US Navy SEAL and DEVGRU operator • Posted Aug 7, 2024 Being the Best in BUD/S Obviously anyone who goes to BUD/S training wants to do their best and many even strive with hopes to be THE best at certain things… maybe even better than the instructors. 😬... Read more » 112 22   Bob, former Professor of Political Science at NYU at New York Univ. (1983-2015) • Updated Mar 30 *EDIT* I want to thank all for the upvotes! Over 17,000 in just two weeks along with 300 shares and 600 comments. I never expected the outpouring of support for this post. I'm sure it was as exhaus... Read more » 19.4K 723 Read more in your feed

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