Why don't F1 cars refuel during a race?

Before 2010, F1 mechanics pumped highly flammable fuel into blazing-hot cars at 12 liters per second. All it took was a few spilled drops to engulf a pit crew in a massive fireball. The FIA ban…

Top stories for Long   Why don't F1 cars refuel during a race? FeverIndex, Updates from the world of Pop Culture • Updated June 11 Before 2010, F1 mechanics pumped highly flammable fuel into blazing-hot cars at 12 liters per second. All it took was a few spilled drops to engulf a pit crew in a massive ... Read more » 61 3   Why is PHP so complex? Dale Leung, UX Developer, Singapore • Updated December 10, 2016 1. This is Hello World in Assembly Language: .model small .stack 100h .data ... Read more » 1.5K 107   Why is eating oatmeal damaging if you eat it every morning? Lisa Brewitty, Medical Practitioner • Answered May 20 The breakfast cereal you consider healthy because of the health claims on its packaging may be doing quite the contrary inside the body that consumes it is among those nutr... Read more » 415 78   What would happen if I touched uranium? NovaPrism • Answered June 6 If you hold a chunk of bare uranium, your hand won't burn and nothing will glow. The real danger isn't the radiation—it's what happens if you forget to wash your hands afte... Read more » 4.2K 116   Is there anything a MacBook can't do that a Windows laptop can do? Eugene Chia, Military history/equipment buff • Answered February 8, 2023 Quite a few things: This is the big one for me, which a lot of people unfortunately have no idea about. It’s the sole reason I stopped buying MacBooks after 2012. That pictu... Read more » 4.6K 598   Would 10 push-ups a day for a year do anything strength-wise? Angelona - WEIGHT LOSS TRAINER, WEIGHT LOSS TRAINER (2017-present) • Answered December 1, 2025 Hey guys, So, doing pushups every day is great for your fitness level, body form/ shape and overall health but what will happen after you do it.. Remember push ups only work ... Read more » 418 17   Why is "lag" so important for hitting long drives in golf, and how can I practice it effectively? HalftimeLedger, Sports analysis and commentary • Answered May 17 The secret to a professional's 300-yard drive isn't swinging harder. It uses the exact same physics a medieval trebuchet relies on to launch boulders over castle walls. In g... Read more » 17 1   Why do so many people quit 6-figure jobs at Google? Bruce R. Miller, Staff Engineer at Google (2011-present) • Updated May 13, 2019 I left my $500K Staff Engineer job at Google because of an experience with a particular director that finally broke my spirit after six good years there. I was working on a ... Read more » 5.8K 180   Why does unsalted butter exist? Peter Wade, excellent cook, son of two chefs • Updated June 1 I was raised by professional chefs, so I know this answer! It’s a great misnomer that unsalted butter is somehow this alternative invented to replace deliciously salty butte... Read more » 1.9K 80   Why are car manufacturers putting massive wheels on everyday cars when they just get damaged by potholes and cost a fortune to replace? OpenBlueprint • Answered May 27 In the 1990s, 17-inch wheels were strictly for supercars. Today, standard family SUVs roll on massive 22-inch rims that shatter on everyday potholes. Why the dramatic shift... Read more » 1K 159   Why do German households use so little electricity compared to those of North America? Josiah Greenbrier • Answered December 1, 2014 I have lived over 20 years in Germany and come from the US, so I can make a reasonably informed comparison. First, Germans by and large do not use air conditioning or even f... Read more » 4.6K 424   Can we run to the airplane toilets while taking off or landing when we have a diarrhea urge while even the air hostesses have their seat belt on and nobody is supposed to move from their seats? Cheryl Clair, Former Chief Cook at Clair Castle (1973-present) • Answered May 29 I saw this very thing happen a few years ago on a flight. The flight attendant tried to stop a man who was absolutely desperate. He insisted he had to go, right then. The f... Read more » 2K 339 Read more in your feed

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Why did Jamie Oliver's restaurants fail? Was the food really that bad?

Confession; my son worked in ‘Jamie Oliver’s Italian’ for some years. So I’m not unbiased. When they first opened, the food was excellent quality and interesting. JO sourced a lot of it directl…

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