I was admitted into Princeton and Stanford and am having difficulty choosing which sc...?

Sigh. At Princeton, you'll be surrounded by very bright, well-prepared students. You have an interesting & challenging general education program. Your intro courses might well be taught by lec…

Top stories for Long   I was admitted into Princeton and Stanford and am having difficulty choosing which school to attend. As a prospective STEM student, which is better? Joshua Gross, Associate Professor of Computer Science at CSUMB • Answered May 6, 2016 Sigh. At Princeton, you'll be surrounded by very bright, well-prepared students. You have an interesting & challenging general education program. Your intro courses might w... Read more » 207 26   Why is eating oatmeal damaging if you eat it every morning? Donald Marcline, Medical Advisor (2002-present) • Answered December 7 Having oatmeal every morning is just fine, as long as you do not depend on oatmeal alone. Here's why: oatmeal is a complex carbohydrate, which is good for your digestive sy... Read more » 190 11   Why did second lieutenants in the Vietnam War have such high casualty rates compared to other ranks? Ken Drombosky, former Platoon Leader, First Cavalry Vietnam • Answered November 20 We were all new to combat! Some, like myself, laid back and learned quickly from those more experienced. The NVA had a check list of targets. RTO (radioman) to keep artille... Read more » 4.1K 124   How do soldiers not get shot when they breach a room? Could the enemy not just fire towards the door as they hear a breach and immediately hit the soldiers? Roland Bartetzko, former German Army Paratrooper, Croatian Defense Council, Kosovo Liberation Army • Answered January 9, 2021 This answer won't go down well with some people. The thing is that the breaching techniques that modern armies use (and that we've seen ad nauseam on YouTube) are basically ... Read more » 16.3K 410   Is the meat in a Chinese restaurant really beef and chicken? Scott Till, I cook for three every day. • Answered December 4 In the 90's, I was a food delivery driver for a company that pre-dated places like Door Dash and Uber Eats by two decades. We had a Chinese restaurant (that has since gone ... Read more » 576 97   Why is 6'2" (188 cm) often considered the perfect height for human males 20 years and above? Bob Wilson, former Professional geoscientist • Answered November 20 I am 71, and haven't measured myself for a few years, but I was 6′ 1 1/2. So I know what it's like. It's taller than average, allowing you to do better in sports. Fewer peop... Read more » 142 52   Why didn't Titanic just reverse its engine when it saw the iceberg? Robby House, Titanic aficionado and something of a Subject Matter Expert • Updated May 23, 2020 It's been a long standing pet peeve of mine when I see documentary films showing 1st Officer Murdoch throwing Titanic's engines into reverse by ringing it on the bridge's t... Read more » 5.1K 638   If the police come to my door and ask to see my ID, do I have to show it? Derek Smith, Father of 6, grandfather of 14 and counting. • Updated December 14 Whenever police show up at your door, follow these rules: Rule 1: immediately start recording. Rule 2: don't answer the door. In fact, make sure it is locked. Rule 3: never ta... Read more » 2.2K 132   My little sister (8) smells really bad and I don't know what to do. She takes showers every day and uses perfume but it's still horrible. What can I do? Alfred Osting, works at Fashion Designers • Answered November 9 I had a friend who had the same problem. She showers and cleans daily but still the smell came at the end of the day as she is living in a tropical climate. Then for some r... Read more » 1.5K 154   Is it true that Lear jets are particularly unforgiving, and the pilot can quickly find himself "behind the airplane"? Edward Chevrette, Retired professional pilot, author, Wings of Fortune • Answered December 3 As a former Learjet Pilot, I would like to take a quote from an article I wrote for General Aviation News. Flying The Learjet. "The Learjet is small compared to other trans... Read more » 1.9K 71   If olive oil is bad for cooking at high temperature, what oil do Italians use for cooking? Alice Twain • Updated November 16, 2019 First of all, olive oil and extravirgin olive oil are two different animals. Extravirgin olive oil is produced by cold pressing premium olives, it has a very low acidity and... Read more » 3.1K 265   What screams "I'm poor"? Rachna Seth, Keen observer. Avid learner. • Updated December 12 I had a train friend who came from a reasonably well off family. We used to travel by the same local nearly everyday. One day, she excitedly approached our tiny group and o... Read more » 4K 237 Read more in your feed

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What is the most difficult concept to grasp in physics?

A famous Harvard physics professor (Ed Purcell [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell ] maybe?) said that undergraduate physics students come in expecting that the hardest thing th…

Top stories for Long   What is the most difficult concept to grasp in physics? Alejandro Jenkins, PhD Physics, California Institute of Technology (2006) • Updated November 12, 2015 A famous Harvard physics professor (Ed Purcell maybe?) said that undergraduate physics students come in expecting that the hardest thing they'll have to learn will be eithe... Read more » 6.2K 258   How is the life of a male without marriage? Asked in Stuff Men Have To Deal With • Answered by World Orphan • November 25 My son is 38, and not married. He used to hire people to clean his apartment twice a month,and learned to cook for himself. Now he got a truck with a bed inside. And he is p... Read more » 486 1   What happens if an adult eats a lot of honey? Wellington Muzz, Medical Officer (2003-present) • Answered November 14 Honey is rich in nutrition and contains more than 180 nutrients: sugars, proteins, amino acids, minerals, vitamins, active enzymes, among others. Consuming honey daily will ... Read more » 491 13   Why is it that an LLM, which is basically just a next-word predictor, can handle tasks that require abstract or logical thinking, like math or coding? Christopher F Clark, Yacc++ author, Intel chip designer, ex-Googler • Updated December 14 The answer to "Why is it that an LLM, which is basically just a next-word predictor, can handle tasks that require abstract or logical thinking, like math or coding?" is th... Read more » 154 51   Why do truck drivers pull over and sleep in their trucks instead of hotels or motels like normal people do? Jeromy M. • Answered March 10, 2023 Let's say you are a truck driver and not a "normal person". You make good money. You get paid by the mile and are out 2 weeks at a time and come home for a few days and the... Read more » 2.1K 268   Diaz Gabriela, Reseracher at Academic Research (2004-present) • Posted Jan 29 In 1947, a woman walked into a grocery store in Memphis, Tennessee, to drop off a roll of film to be developed. As she entered, she realized she had one last photo left to take. She saw a boy outsid... Read more » 3.4K 131   If you call a hotel at 8pm and they have vacant rooms, what if you offer them half price to stay? Will some of them do it? Sam the Girl, I'm all over the place • Answered October 20 Here's my strategy. I do t know if this is still viable, but pre-COVID, I spent 6 years just road tripping all over the US, and this worked probably 95% of the time. First t... Read more » 1.3K 31   Why is Linux so buggy? Andrew McGregor, former Performance Measurement Lead at Fastly (2019-2024) • Answered October 21, 2017 Linux on a desktop or laptop? Terribly buggy. This is because nobody bothers to qualify the hardware for it, or to upstream drivers for some incredibly common chips. So you ... Read more » 1.7K 69   How did the USS Missouri know it was safe to sail into Tokyo Bay? Even after the war, there were holdouts, so how did the US counter the threat of an attack during the signing of the Japanese surrender? Kevin Alfonso • Answered November 29 Nimitz didn't know if was safe. He knew there was a possibility that it was a ruse and that Japan might continue hostilities. To safeguard against this possibility he order... Read more » 1.8K 96   If Russia invaded Poland tomorrow morning without warning, how long could Poland resist with their current military capabilities? Dan, Subicite Terram • Answered September 23 Probably all the way to Moscow. Poland has an undeserved reputation as a pushover. It isn't true. In 1939 they were holding their own against German blitzkrieg tactics until... Read more » 782 160   How many times is it normal to urinate in a day? Vikash, 🚴 Be healthy - Be Happy 🌳 • Posted Mar 13, 2024 Often people make repeated trips to the washroom to urinate. Do you know how many times it is normal to urinate in a day? Health experts believe that it is very normal for a healthy person to urinat... Read more » 1.4K 55   What secret did your parents hide that you only found out after they died? Asked in Ask Buddy💕 Welcome • Answered by Steve Miller • August 1 After Mom died I finally saw my birth certificate. Mom had told me many decades ago the her family hated dad, she said because he was very dark from sun tan from being in t... Read more » 3.3K 152 Read more in your feed

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