Why did Trump's renovation of the reflecting pool fail?

Time to clear up some misconceptions here… A lot of folks here with zero construction experience claiming the contractors were corrupt or incompetent and that just isn’t the case. IT WAS THE W…

Top stories for Long   Why did Trump's renovation of the reflecting pool fail? Doug Marlos, Active in multiple trades for 35 years • Answered June 22 Time to clear up some misconceptions here… A lot of folks here with zero construction experience claiming the contractors were corrupt or incompetent and that just isn’t the... Read more » 2.5K 321   If a Russian military plane that's dangerously low on fuel, asks for permission to land on an American aircraft carrier, what would happen, and why? MetroDispatch • Answered July 24 If a distressed Russian pilot asks to make an emergency landing on a U.S. carrier, the Navy's response is uncompromising: we will save your life, but your jet is going in t... Read more » 1.7K 54   In the movie Battleship, the USS Missouri is re-activated in a very short amount of time. How long would it take to actually re-fit and operate the USS Missouri? Tommy Hamkens, former Second Class SONAR Technician (Submarine) at United States Navy (1989-1996) • Updated February 1, 2018 I actually asked my dad this same question. My dad is a retired BTSC (SW) who was actually brought out of retirement to recommission the USS Iowa. He said if all the parts ... Read more » 3.5K 336   How can a covid vaccine kill you? Ira Sherman • Answered August 6 I regret taking 2 covid shots and one booster… I hesitated for well over a year when they first came out before taking them…just to see what effect it would have on the popu... Read more » 3.2K 1.8K   My husband threatens that if I divorce him, he will quit working or find a lower paying job so I don't get alimony. Can he really do this? Alt Acct, Masters Engineering & Management, Stevens Institute of Technology Placement (2000) • Answered June 23 Absolutely he can. As a matter of fact he can work at McDonald's for a low paying job and you will have to pay alimony. If you want a better living, if you want to keep it ... Read more » 2.7K 1K   Why are so many people avoiding casual chains like Applebee’s now? Todd Beaubien, Plastic Process Engineer • Answered April 26, 2023 A few months ago my wife, son and his girlfriend went to an Applebee's. We were seated immediately by a pleasant hostess in an almost empty restaurant. We sat and watched 3... Read more » 3.7K 305   What are the most embarrassing wardrobe malfunctions that your teacher has ever made in class? Asked in Jokes, Humour & Funny stories 🤣😹🙈😆 • Answered by Oliver • July 27 Years ago I was taking a chemistry class in high school. We had a female instructor who back in the day wore miniskirts and pantyhose. One day she showed us what concentrat... Read more » 831 42   Why doesn't the government construct a very basic and minimalistic apartment block that people can use for free (or much cheaper) to help the homeless? SepiaGlyphs • Answered July 30 In the 1950s, the U.S. government built exactly this: 33 minimalist concrete towers to provide cheap housing. Just two decades later, they had to level them all with explos... Read more » 2.9K 562   Can a Boeing 747 be flown by one pilot? Captain Samarth Singh Wadalia (Sam), Commander - ATR 72 at Alliance Air (2021-present) • Updated July 11 No, a 747 must not be flown alone. Not only because it isn't permitted by regulation but also because most of these large airliners, starting from the a Boeing 737 right up ... Read more » 855 94   Are Tesla cars any easier or more difficult to drive than the average car? Shakir Abu Ali, knows Arabic • Updated Fri Teslas are much more difficult to drive than cars. Operating a Tesla requires an IQ above 145 (130 of the European scale). The worst complication is having to fish every bas... Read more » 326 151   How are propeller shafts, periscopes, and other rotating or moving parts of a submarine that pass through the hull designed to keep the enormous pressures at depth from forcing water inside the sub? OpenBlueprint • Answered June 21 If you tighten a submarine's propeller seal enough to completely stop the water, friction will destroy the spinning shaft. For decades, the terrifying solution was to delib... Read more » 915 28   Iran and Hezbollah shocked by new Israeli war tactics Maarbolet Irene, Book Illustrator • Posted Mar 24, 2024 Assad Awad, a military commentator for the Saudi channel Al-Hadat, spoke on the channel's airwaves. He touched on the situation in northern Israel and analyzed the IDF's tactics in the region. Awad ... Read more » 1.5K 146 Read more in your feed

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Is Sweden being destroyed by immigration?

In 2015 Sweden opened their borders to 163,000 immigrants, primarily from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. The immigrants never assimilated to Swedish culture. They instead brought crime, poverty, …

Top stories for Long   Is Sweden being destroyed by immigration? Kate, Of Swedish Descent • Answered January 9, 2025 In 2015 Sweden opened their borders to 163,000 immigrants, primarily from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. The immigrants never assimilated to Swedish culture. They instead br... Read more » 8.4K 1.7K   Why is a carpenter’s pencil flat? OpenBlueprint • Updated June 10 Most assume a carpenter's pencil is flat purely so it won't roll off a pitched roof. But at exactly 1/2-inch wide and 1/4-inch thick, it is engineered to double as a physic... Read more » 2.3K 128   My husband is a bit too kind. Should I divorce him? Troy Delaney, Northeast Bakery Supply Co. Regional Sales Rep (2016-present) • Answered July 9 Eighteen years married, so I'll say this carefully. I spent a long time in a marriage where I couldn't name what was wrong. I kept looking for a clean reason. The clean reas... Read more » 1.5K 657   Janet Robert • Posted Aug 3, 2025 The richest man in China said: "If you put bananas and money in front of monkeys, the monkeys will choose bananas because they don't know that money can buy a lot of bananas. In fact, if you offer ... Read more » 3.8K 460   Is an M.D. equivalent to a Masters or a Ph.D.? Quentin Lotte, PhD. from Doctor of Philosophy Degrees (1992) • Answered May 22 An M.D. is more akin to a Masters, both are taught degrees, with the receiver of the M.D. having the luck to be colloquially known as ‘doctor’. The Ph.D / DPhil is not taugh... Read more » 499 147   How rare is an 800 credit score? Stephen A. Cavilia, Computer Engineer (2011-present) • Answered July 11 The first new car I bought was about 13 years ago. I had been working full time for 3 years or so, recently finished college, but didn’t have much credit history besides so... Read more » 386 229   Why did Britain refuse to get involved in the Vietnam War? Just Me, Lived in over 15 countries in 68 years • Answered February 4, 2024 Because, as one of my old drinking buddies said, and this was the conversation. American, “Hey, where were you limey fucks when we were fighting in Vietnam “? Brutish Tankie,... Read more » 3.2K 454   Russia Arrests Ukraine’s Drone Chief Robert Brovdi “Magyar” Guy Rothschild, Writing Trench Survivor (2017-present) • Posted Jun 10 The commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, the man known to Russian soldiers as the last thing they never see, is now in the custody of the Russian state. Fortunately, this is a Moscow arre... Read more » 2.1K 188   After Trump dies, will MAGA collapse? Curtis W. Scissons, B.S Biology & Chemistry, Northeastern State University (1998) • Answered May 31 There was a political movement in the United States starting in 2007 called “The Tea Party.” They claimed to want what conservatives always say they want, such as lower taxe... Read more » 4K 1.2K   When and why is DC used instead of AC for long-distance electric power lines? Is DC becoming more common now? What are its advantages and disadvantages? C. Lang, I got my butt kicked in engineering school, and all I got was this lousy degree • Updated January 11, 2021 DC is used in extra high (EHV) and ultra high (UHV) power transmission (500,000V and up) for the following reasons: It is asynchronous. That is, because DC has no frequen... Read more » 776 69   Lawyers always say to refuse field sobriety tests, but what's the point of refusing if you’ll almost certainly get arrested for refusing the field test and taken back to the station to get your BAC measured regardless of what you do? James Payne, Adjunct Professor of Church History Cranmer • Answered July 13 I am a former reserve Deputy Constable in Texas. (constables are county level law enforcement whose primary job is serving civil warrant but are fully commissioned LEOs. ).... Read more » 264 139   Iran is dissolving… 2027, consultant (2017-present) • Updated Jul 28 Latest headlines… The U.S. is trying to isolate the south of Iran by bombing continously.. Bridges are targeting railway stations checkpoints. The main military troops are being shot. The city and tow... Read more » 2.2K 10 Read more in your feed

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