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Top stories for Long   Why do some people regret going to Oxford and Cambridge, especially for courses like Mathematics? Michael McEllin, MA PhD Theoretical Physics & Radio Astronomy, University of Cambridge (1976) • Updated June 4 As a research student at Cambridge I supervised a couple of second year undergrads who had dropped out of maths after their first year and transferred to Natural Sciences. ... Read more » 141 18   What's the most horrifying dystopian setting in Sci-Fi you've ever seen portrayed in media? (Books, films, video games etc) Mats Andersson, Former moderator at the Litopia Writers' Colony • Answered May 8 Harlan Ellison's I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream. Part of the beauty is that we don't actually get to know much about the setting. What we know is that only a literal hand... Read more » 305 19   The dealership claims to have lost my car after I took it in for service. They said to file a police report and that their liability waiver relieves them of all responsibility. What should I do now? James Archibald, Went through a 8.0 quake in a 11 story building saw no gods • Answered February 10 So start by calling the police and simply reporting the car as stolen. Next, with police report in hand contact your insurance company and report the theft. Chances are the ... Read more » 2.9K 112   Is it really worth getting a small home pizza oven to make your own pizza, or should you just stick to local pizzerias? Martin Bayer, Chef (1994-present) • Answered May 13 Do you get a rise out of making pizzas? No pun intended. Do you like to talk about 00 semolina, dough hydration, cold proofing, and gluten development until your audience f... Read more » 345 41   Why was Winston Churchill often compared to an English Bulldog? Is that because of his obese build, his short face, or his confident persona? Tony Bartlett, Living in Kent in the UK. • Answered May 9 Churchill was once having dinner with an American general and the general was being disparaging about the British. Churchill asked " Do you know why the British symbol is a ... Read more » 3.1K 277   I sprayed WD-40 on my BMW brake discs, and rotors because I saw they got a bit rusty. How do I remove it? Will there be a bad influence on my car? Duncan Cairncross, I built a DOHC mini, I'm now driving an electric sports car • Updated May 12 I sprayed WD-40 on my BMW brake discs, and rotors because I saw they got a bit rusty. How do I remove it? Will there be a bad influence on my car? My GOD there are some stup... Read more » 2.6K 457   Is it possible to score a single point total for one team in an NFL game? HK Hagol • Answered April 20 Yes. And it is vanishingly unlikely. It would require the following to occur: *Team A would have to score a touchdown.... Read more » 295 52   Is the decline in Canadians flying to the U.S. really due to horror stories and travel warnings, and what might change this trend? Steven Haddock, 3rd generation (or so) Canadian & lifelong resident; political science major • Answered May 5 No. Travel to the U.S. started dropping the moment Donald Trump suggested that Canada become the 51st state. This was literally just before "spring break" - the week that Can... Read more » 162 17   How did sailors on old wooden sailing ships manage without toilet paper? How does their experience compare to modern day access to plumbing and toilet paper? Ira Bloomgarden, Flaneur (2006-present) • Answered April 20 Do you ever wonder why the front of a sailing ship is the head, but in the modern Navy that term is used for the toilet? The answer is that the stem of a ship had grates, ot... Read more » 3.2K 208   What would happen to the human body if they moved at 1,000 mph (not specifically running)? Chris Harrington, I'm no astronaut, just a serious aerospace buff. • Answered May 20 Well, if you mean moving through the air at 1,000 mph, the body would be severely damaged. A 1,000 mph wind will rip the skin from your body in seconds, and rip the flesh f... Read more » 130 16   How do people get computer science degrees but can't code? Kurt Guntheroth, 35+ years as a working scientist, two US patents, several publications • Answered May 13 I had a colleague, an electrical engineer, who obtained a PhD in Computer Science from a reputable US university around 1990. His dissertation was an old-style AI system wr... Read more » 584 62   What is your opinion on YouTube taking ads off 'anti-vax' videos? Do you agree with their decision? Trausti Thor Johannsson, I understand politics • Answered May 14 This might come as a shock. Do you know why RFK jr and other vocal people are anti vaxxers? Keep in mind that RFK jr is vaccinated to the gills, plus a lot of heroin and boo... Read more » 1.2K 35 Read more in your feed

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