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Top stories for Long   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 » 229 25   What is the connection between Hunter Biden's company arranging a sale of an enormous cobalt mine in Africa, (the main ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles) to China and the Biden administration proposing all vehicles be electric by 2020? Philip Rabe, former Movie Construction Coordinator (1988-2013) • Answered May 5, 2023 Oooh, hold your Bud Lite, friend. I'm gonna just stop you right there, Sparky! Cobalt is not the "main ingredient" in a Lithium ion battery. I'll give you one quick guess w... Read more » 1.5K 129   After watching the confirmation hearings for Pete Hegseth, how can anyone support the anti American sickness that is the Democrat party? Angela Birch • Answered January 15 Hegseth is a Republican. He is a drunk, he is a liar, he has a history of sexual assault, adultery used to be a problem but not under Trump, and he knows nothing about the ... Read more » 3K 354   How were old people different in the 1960s or 1970s than they are today? Mats Andersson, Common or Garden Armchair Historian • Answered January 16 A good year for me to compare against would be 1977. I'm now as old as my maternal grandparents were then (59). They both walked with canes. Their habits had formed at some ... Read more » 687 33   Why couldn't the authority catch Jack the Ripper? What if he was active today? Tomaž Vargazon, Practicing atheist • Answered January 9 There's a relatively easy way to figure this one out. Number of serial killers in USA by when they started their killings Jack the Ripper was a serial killer, he could be the... Read more » 1.4K 93   Why is the speed of a CPU greater than RAM? Franklin Veaux, lives in Portland, OR • Answered January 10 A couple of answers have said the RAM is far away from the CPU, and that slows things down. That's partly true. In modern computers, RAM can be bonded directly to the CPU. L... Read more » 1.1K 41   What is a water cake? Carlie Clayton Kuhn, Owner at Spicy Cult (2020-present) • Updated August 21, 2020 The Water Cake is referred to as Mizu Shingen Mochi. It was originally made and originated in Japan. If this delicate cake isn't eaten within half an hour it actually disap... Read more » 8.7K 72   Are there any highways in the USA with a speed limit of 100 mph (160 km/h)? Brad, lives in The United States of America (2020-present) • Answered January 11 A long time ago, before there was a 55 mph nationwide speed limit, the state of Montana had a daytime highway speed limit that was "Reasonable and Prudent". What this meant,... Read more » 34 6   Who are some people you feel bad for, who few or none others seem to? Jean-Marie Valheur, as fascinated with humans as Steve Irwin was with crocodiles • Answered January 4 The North Koreans being absolutely slaughtered in Russia's Kursk region as we speak. Imagine, if you will, for just a moment, being born in North Korea. Your whole life you... Read more » 899 86   Do Android charger cords generally lose their effectiveness over time? Dave Haynie, Electrical engineer and part-time mad scientist • Updated June 26, 2024 To put it bluntly, USB cables do wear out, regardless of the device's operating system. And that's because they're supposed to. The basic USB Type A jack you have on a PC is... Read more » 1.9K 77   Why can't sea water be used to extinguish fire? Aishwarya SK, lives in San Francisco Bay Area • Answered January 13 Yesterday, one of my relatives in India asked me this question in the wake of the ongoing Los Angeles fires. LA is on the banks of the world's largest ocean, the Pacific, so... Read more » 1.8K 151   President-elect Donald Trump believes that members of NATO should commit to spend at least 5% of their GDPs on defense spending, up from the current 2%. What could be the implications of this move? Stephen Grimmer, Just trying to be helpful • Updated January 22 The implications seem to be that Trump isn't even capable of using a pocket calculator. The non-US NATO GDP (Canada, Europe and Turkey) is $32 trillion. Add in the US (presu... Read more » 35 44 Read more in your feed

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