What is something movies always get wrong?

All right, here is one I just discovered that movies have been lying to me about my entire life. I recently had the unfortunate experience of burying my 91-year-old father-in-law this past Octo…

Top stories for Long   What is something movies always get wrong? Barry Goldberg, Philosopher, Writer, Liberal & Atheist with a Useless J.D. • Answered January 13 All right, here is one I just discovered that movies have been lying to me about my entire life. I recently had the unfortunate experience of burying my 91-year-old father-i... Read more » 2.7K 266   Does Trump as a businessman realize that instead of mutual damage tactics, a tactic of dividing up the European energy market and influence U.S. and Russia is better? Mats Andersson, Visited 24 European countries • Answered January 14 If Trump had been a halfway competent businessman, yes, he'd realise that. Unfortunately, we're dealing here with a guy who managed to go bankrupt running a casino. The only... Read more » 376 16   Why do teachers not let you listen to music? Matthew Bates, M.A. Teaching & English, DePaul University (2009) • Answered January 23 I will speak for myself. I used to allow students to listen to music while they were working, as long as they had headphones on. Obviously, listening to music out loud becom... Read more » 502 26   How is it legal for State Farm to drop 70% of the clients in Pacific Palisades? Kevin Douglas, Interested in US Politics • Answered January 13 How is it legal for State Farm to drop 70% of the clients in Pacific Palisades? Because these companies couldn't afford not to drop them. Overview The very basic and oversimpl... Read more » 789 134   What single object, if sent back 200 years in time, would have the most profound effect on the world? Michelle - MAD PIRATE QUEEN, Amateur history buff. • Answered January 5 A piece of paper… but on that paper are the instructions to recreate (in ye old timey fashion) the contraceptive pill. The world (or parts of it) has only had access to reli... Read more » 424 65   Why do science fiction writers consider FTL (faster than light) travel possible if physicists agree that nothing can exceed the speed of light? Krister Sundelin, lives in Gothenburg, Sweden • Answered January 16 Hello, Ben Rhet ! If we're picky part 1, physicists agree that particles with mass cannot move through space faster than light, and massless particles must move at the speed... Read more » 228 25   What is the most catastrophic mistake by a large pharmaceutical company? Sean Kernan • Answered December 10, 2019 In the 1980s, Bayer developed a drug that was designed to help patients who suffered from hemophilia. Hemophilia is a disease that causes spontaneous bleeding. Their product... Read more » 12.9K 220   Why are wokies allowed to call us vile names? Marc Lawrence, I've written a few books and read a few more. • Answered January 15 People who resort to name calling and insults in lieu of rational discussion are doing so because they know that their position is untenable and founded on nothing but feel... Read more » 270 80   Why don't you know how many English speaking people are on the planet, since you seem to "know"if a God exists, hypocrite? Angela Birch • Answered January 4 Well that is interesting. So why do you not know how many cars are in the parking lot at Costco in San Bernardino CA since you know how to ride a bicycle. Why don't you kno... Read more » 282 7   Is there any evidence that the Axis powers broke U.S. military codes? Matt Bossman, M.A. History, American Military University • Answered January 9 Until the US/Allies adopted the SIGABA machine (~1942–43) which was a 3 bank machine with 5 rotors in each of the banks (think ENIGMA machine on steroids), the Axis had some... Read more » 100 30   How do Americans think of themselves and how the rest of the world see them? Dennis Watson, lived in Detroit, MI (1985-2005) • Answered January 17 Believe it or not, Americans aren't completely ignorant of how they are viewed by the world at large. We often make fun of ourselves and how backward our society can be. If ... Read more » 286 18   Republican Rep. Mike Collins said that the reverend who gave a sermon at the Washington National Cathedral urging Trump to show compassion towards others should be deported, so do Republicans tolerate any dissent from any American towards Trump? R. Eric Sawyer, Episcopalian, I try to pay attention. • Answered January 21 "That woman" is the Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde, Episcopal Bishop of Washington. The more formal name for the "Wahington National Cathedreal" is "The Cathedral Church... Read more » 2.1K 223 Read more in your feed

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