JAL 123

Japan Airlines Flight 123 was a domestic flight, headed from Tokyo to Osaka. The aircraft was a high-capacity Boeing 747, in fact there were 524 people on board. It is the plane crash of a sin…

Top stories for Long   JAL 123 Alessandro13 • Posted Feb 17, 2024 Japan Airlines Flight 123 was a domestic flight, headed from Tokyo to Osaka. The aircraft was a high-capacity Boeing 747, in fact there were 524 people on board. It is the plane crash of a single a... Read more » 1.5K 108   Why is USB-C necessary when the previous USB was adequate to accomplish everyday tasks? Alex Jauch, Author, the Kidd Incident. (2017-present) • Updated December 18 Actually, I have to admit that USB-C is better in almost every way to older USB standards. When the EU told Apple they had to have USB-C connections on phones, I was pretty ... Read more » 5.3K 318   Are engineers in the same intellectual league as theoretical physicists and mathematicians? Are engineers not smart enough for those professions at the highest levels? Karen Fowler, There is no such thing as TV. • Answered November 14 All engineers are not created equal. A long time ago, in engineering school, there was an informal but widely-accepted hierarchy. At the bottom were civil engineers. Widely c... Read more » 671 162   If smoking causes cancer, why do people still smoke knowing the fact? Theodore Hutchings, Smoked 20 a day 16-20, now vape. • Updated September 15, 2019 I can only speak from personal experience; I smoked for four years, 20 a day on average, and now vape. Recent research has shown that for every 50 cigarettes smoked there is... Read more » 706 150   Why would a Vietnamese woman in a camp call an American soldier "Dinky Dao," and what cultural misunderstandings might that reflect? Kien Do, Language Teacher (Retired) • Updated September 22 Why would a Vietnamese woman in a camp call an American soldier "Dinky Dao," and what cultural misunderstandings might that reflect? The term "Dinky Dao" is an Americanized ... Read more » 2.7K 119   Did Chuck Berry play an out of tune guitar on purpose? If you listen to songs like No Particular Place To Go, it certainly appears the guitar is not tuned correctly. Steve • Answered October 17 I played before him at a festival forever ago. Pouring rain. He pulled up to the stage in his rental car, right to the bottom of the stairs. Opened the trunk, nothing in it b... Read more » 4K 222   Do you regret your marriage, and why? Kandarp Joshi, Storyteller • Updated March 16, 2023 Yes, I regret my marriage. My wife is a perfect life partner. She makes me smile by her cute expressions and silly questions. She wasn't much into cooking, so we learned it ... Read more » 15.3K 79   Louna • Posted Sep 19 Two old men are sitting in a bar. One looks at the other and says: " You look familiar… where are you from? " The second one replies: "Ireland."... Read more » 4.1K 140   Was Jesus really a black Jesus or a white Jesus? Mats Andersson, Common or Garden Armchair Historian • Answered December 13 There's a pretty huge hint right in the Bible. Remember when Judas went with the Romans to have Jesus arrested? He had to accompany them and point Jesus out to them. So obvi... Read more » 6K 1.2K   Why egg yolk is harmful and egg white is beneficial? Bruno Ronaldinho, Party Time Doctor (2009-present) • Answered December 4 Here's a very common myth in nutrition: "I can skip the yolk; it's healthier for me to consume only egg whites." The core of this myth is: Egg yolk contains fat and choleste... Read more » 680 57   Can adult children legally demand their inheritance from a living parent, or is that just a common misconception? Russell S, Absolute expert on my own opinion • Answered November 8 You absolutely can. And I'm gonna look at it like you're my child. First, you have to know what an inheritance is. An inheritance it is what is left behind after you die gi... Read more » 1.9K 117   Bloodbath In American Tech Jobs Continues Ozzy, Space Creator • Posted Nov 27 (screenshot from layoffs.fyi) Just 2 days ago, HP laid off 4000 people, pushing the number of tech workers laid off since 2022 upwards from 763,000. The overwhelming majority of those layoffs are in... Read more » 313 84 Read more in your feed

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Can you fail a Ph.D. thesis defense?

You most definitely can. I was present at a public defense in which an awkward silence set in while the candidate presented her "research," because what she was presenting was not research at a…

Top stories for Long   Can you fail a Ph.D. thesis defense? Thomas Cayne, Writer, painter, thinker, madman. • Answered June 24 You most definitely can. I was present at a public defense in which an awkward silence set in while the candidate presented her "research," because what she was presenting w... Read more » 360 59   Do smokers lungs heal after quitting? Shylin Peterson, Party Time Nurse (2005-present) • Answered December 15 I am 80 years old. I have smoked since I was 16 until I was approximately 32. Then I staped. I think I smoked a pack a day, perhaps a little less. About three to four years... Read more » 1.3K 76   If a woman genuinely likes you, she will let you know in this way. Yahiya Ali • Posted Mar 12 1.) If a woman's feet are pointed towards you during a conversation, it means that she is interested in you. When she is relaxed, unconsciously, her feet will move towards you. But if its face is in ... Read more » 2.1K 173   What do people regret most before they die? Cindy Enright, lives in Colorado (2025-present) • Updated September 4 My husband passed last December and we had many discussions during the last 3 months of his life. I asked him if he had regrets and his answers were surprising, but later w... Read more » 7.1K 302   Was Jesus really a black Jesus or a white Jesus? Mats Andersson, Common or Garden Armchair Historian • Answered December 13 There's a pretty huge hint right in the Bible. Remember when Judas went with the Romans to have Jesus arrested? He had to accompany them and point Jesus out to them. So obvi... Read more » 5.9K 1.2K   Is the British SAS better than any force the United States possesses? John Sim, I've been on this planet a long time and I know stuff. • Answered December 9 In Basra, Iraq, in 2005 two SAS operators working undercover were captured by the Iraqi police. They were held captive and interrogated by the police and "a militia" (read ... Read more » 3.4K 188   Will x86 ever be retired from desktop computer CPUs in favor of ARM? Joshua Gross, Associate Professor of Computer Science at CSUMB • Updated September 12, 2020 There's an old joke, "Intel put the backwards in backwards compatibility." Apple has switched the Mac processor architecture three times now: From Motorola 680x0 to PowerPC Fr... Read more » 1.3K 95   Are engineers in the same intellectual league as theoretical physicists and mathematicians? Are engineers not smart enough for those professions at the highest levels? Karen Fowler, There is no such thing as TV. • Answered November 14 All engineers are not created equal. A long time ago, in engineering school, there was an informal but widely-accepted hierarchy. At the bottom were civil engineers. Widely c... Read more » 671 162   Does marijuana use have to be chronic or all the time to have long lasting effects on addiction? Julie Nutter, works at Gardening • Answered October 20 OMG…I have to disagree with everything you said! First of all I'm 75…started smoking pot when I was 18…and I'm talking every waking hour of every single day! I smoked while... Read more » 1K 142   I saw a Muslim eating bacon, what should I do? Shaheer, I'm South Asian. • Answered September 6, 2018 Listen, I'm a Muslim, and a pretty adhering one as well. I don't eat pork, I don't drink alcohol, I don't gamble, or do drugs. None of the above (boring, I know :p). My advic... Read more » 16.7K 2.5K   ENRICO FERMI'S NOBEL PRIZE "ERROR" Alessandro13 • Posted Jan 12 On December 10, 1938, the Nobel Prizes were awarded, which that year were only awarded in two disciplines: Physics and Literature. In Stockholm, Fermi was honored according to traditional ceremonie... Read more » 157 10   I found a loaded gun in the woods, Should I keep it or report it? Dale Raby • Answered August 10 Years ago a man came into my gun shop with a stainless steel S&W .22 Magnum revolver. It had just a bit of rust, but was in otherwise serviceable condition. After just a bi... Read more » 5.8K 369 Read more in your feed

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