How did Ty Cobb manage to steal home 54 times in his career when Rickey Henderson onl...?

Rickey Henderson only stole home four times because attempting it was a terrible statistical bet. Ty Cobb stole it 54 times because waiting for a home run was an even bigger risk. Cobb played th…

Top stories for Long   How did Ty Cobb manage to steal home 54 times in his career when Rickey Henderson only did it four times and Lou Brock only did it twice? HalftimeLedger, Sports analysis and commentary • Answered June 21 Rickey Henderson only stole home four times because attempting it was a terrible statistical bet. Ty Cobb stole it 54 times because waiting for a home run was an even bigge... Read more » 143 11   Why are casinos generally not liable for malfunctions or equipment errors? MetroDispatch • Answered May 18 In 2016, a slot machine flashed a $42.9 million jackpot. The casino refused to pay, offering the player her $2.25 bet back and a steak dinner instead. And the law was entir... Read more » 219 33   Why do we need an escape velocity to lift a rocket into space? Can't a rocket just fly up at a constant low speed i.e. 60 mph and eventually reach space? NovaPrism • Updated June 10 It is a myth that rockets need "escape velocity" to reach space. A rocket could cruise straight up at a constant 60 mph, if not for a brutal trap called "gravity drag." Esca... Read more » 288 12   Richard Strachan, Pharmacist (2021-present) • Posted Aug 31, 2022 Jack the cowboy Jack is a cowboy working on a large ranch in a remote pasture in Wyoming. One day as he’s overseeing the livestock on the ranch a brand-new 7 Series BMW suddenly advances toward him c... Read more » 1.5K 43   Why does Starfleet have dark orders like General Order 24 if they claim to follow the Prime Directive so strictly? FeverIndex, Updates from the world of Pop Culture • Answered June 25 Starfleet’s Prime Directive is a sacred vow of peaceful non-interference. Yet buried in its rulebook is General Order 24: a standing command to annihilate an inhabited plan... Read more » 321 26   Why did channels like CBS, NBC, ABC, and others use to go off air and show static noise for about 6 or so hours during the night? SepiaGlyphs • Answered June 12 For decades, late-night TV ended in hissing static to prevent financial ruin and transmitter meltdowns. Stations signed off at 2:00 AM to let their high-voltage vacuum tube... Read more » 659 58   When a McDonald’s is open “24 hours” and only the drive-thru is actually open, why won’t they serve someone without a car? Many McDonald’s are within walking distance from hotels. Eian Wright, former Mindless Worker at McDonald's (2017-2018) • Updated September 13, 2018 When we shut down the lobby, we shut it down for a reason. It’s not a “oh, we’re just lazy fast food employees and we don’t want to work,” it’s a “crap, it’s only me and on... Read more » 5.3K 513   The Bonanza Chopped Steak in the 1970s we found really delicious how can I replicate it? MosaicPalate • Answered May 24 The secret to Bonanza's famous 1970s chopped steak wasn't a fancy cut of beef. It was a humble hamburger disguised as a steak using a clever knife trick and a heavy pinch o... Read more » 83 10   How did adding mirrors near elevators in a Manhattan building solve the problem of long waiting times? OpenBlueprint • Answered June 17 When tenants of a mid-century Manhattan high-rise threatened to break leases over slow elevators, a psychologist stopped the complaints without speeding up the cars. The bui... Read more » 188 9   China Focus, A closer look at China • Posted Jul 31, 2023 France opposes 'decoupling' after economic talks with China French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday that he opposes the "illusion" of countries "decoupling" from China and he does not ... Read more » 216 59   What are some safe and discreet spots to sleep in your car if hotels are closed or unavailable? VitalSign, Answering your health questions • Updated June 10 When forced to sleep in your car, the goal isn't comfort—it's invisibility. The best way to disappear is to hide in plain sight inside a brightly lit, active parking lot. Ho... Read more » 339 11   When doctors call an ER patient a "potato chip," what do they mean? Lisa Aknesty, Worked in Hospitals • Answered June 25 When I heard this name for the first time, the chart I was holding in my hands almost fell down. I had been working in American hospitals for years already, and I quickly un... Read more » 2.4K 255 Read more in your feed

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What swimwear would you choose to achieve maximum attention and shock value on a prud...?

The idea is to look like: I don’t want to look like a prudish mermaid that needs to wear a bikini top. This isn't quite right for the prudish beach. For maximal “shock value”, makeup is essen…

Top stories for Long   What swimwear would you choose to achieve maximum attention and shock value on a prudish beach? Comet, 👩‍🏫Professor of Philosophy and Art at The School of Higher Neantical Nillity • Updated October 22, 2020 The idea is to look like: I don’t want to look like a prudish mermaid that needs to wear a bikini top. This isn't quite right for the prudish beach. For maximal “shock value”,... Read more » 793 117   Lynda Clarke, former Retired • Posted Nov 25, 2025 There were two nuns... One of them was known as Sister Mathematical (SM), and the other one was known as Sister Logical (SL). It is getting dark and they are still far away from the convent. SM: Have y... Read more » 860 50   At what age do children generally realise that there’s something not quite right with a narcissistic parent? Edward Tierney, former psychologist, now retired • Answered January 22 They realise very early that there is something wrong with the family. But they don't understand it. They sense the hot/ cold, the playing favourites, the selfishness, the er... Read more » 150 16   To Americans who visited Europe, what was the most shocking thing that's everyday life for Europeans? John Carlton, former Former Nuclear Submarine Warfare Officer at United States Navy (1983-1990) • Answered June 13 I’m an American who LIVES in Europe (currently living in my 4th European country), and I can tell you that what still “shocks” me on a regular basis how “everyday” it is in... Read more » 3.3K 178   Monnie Bagby., Lives in NZ. • Posted Jun 25 This is BRUTAL………watch people leaving as Trump is giving his usual speech , full of stupid lies and fabrications. He sounds like a delusional moron. Some are cheering, but most are departing. Adam Mo... Read more » 1.4K 182   What are 10 things you think you'll never do? Prarthna, experiencing life from a different lens • Answered October 24, 2022 Never propose anyone. Friends know the reality, ab logo ke saamne bezzati ni krani yaar 2. Never smoke or drink. I love my life.... Read more » 472 46   What happened to Hitler's bunker after the war? Is it still there? Asked in The Smart Zone • Answered by Roomin • April 29 The bunker was located not far from the Berlin Wall in the eastern part of Berlin. In 1947, the Russians tried to blow it up, but this failed almost completely due to the v... Read more » 1.9K 177   Who owns the land between Canada and the U.S.? MetroDispatch • Updated June 10 A 20-foot-wide deforested trench called "The Slash" slices through thousands of miles of forest to mark the U.S.-Canada border. But who actually holds the deed to this mass... Read more » 550 24   Ajax, knows English • Posted Apr 21, 2024 A Muslim teacher has been banned from teaching for life after telling pupils Islam was going to take over and branding Westernised girls as 'lunatics'. Aqib Khan, 30, was sacked from the profession ... Read more » 11.9K 1.4K   From which level does mathematics become hard? Asked in Reveal Truth • Answered by Araina • May 11 Mathematics becomes hard when you run out of your imagination. Anecdote: His name is David Hilbert. He was a lecturer in Göttingen. So one day, he notices that one of his stud... Read more » 689 49   Is New Zealand the poorest Western country? Tuan Vu, Accountant • Answered June 28 I had lived in New Zealand and I had to escape to Australia, I can confirm that New Zealand is one of the poorest Western Countries. I can describe life in New Zealand for ... Read more » 236 115   How is "I love you" said in Old English? Adam Reisman, B.A. in Linguistics, University of Southern California • Updated July 6 In reading the other answers, I’m amazed that so many people don’t know what Old English is. It’s not the English of Shakespeare. Old English was spoken more than a thousan... Read more » 237 40 Read more in your feed

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