Is having children worth it?

Top stories for Long

LAWRENCE, Owner at Argonauts Ltd (2021-present) • Updated February 7

The simple answer is: it is no longer worth it.

Today, the reasons for having children seem to boil down to three things:

Reproduction. Some people believe their genes are wo...

785

275

Why do so many Navy SEAL officers leave the Navy at the O-3 level, and what makes it so hard to advance beyond that rank?

Raymond St Steven, former Commander at United States Navy (1988-2010) • Answered January 9

I was a Naval Aviator, not a SEAL, but my next door neighbor was a SEAL who opted to stay in for his whole career. When he made O-4, he said his days of “running through th...

1.7K

Why do hotels in Europe take your passport when you check in, or do they still do that?

Keith, Resident of 4 countries, citizen of 1. • Updated August 1, 2023

Yeah, they still try to do it at small hotels in many countries. Germany, Italy, etc.

Whenever confronted with it, just refuse. After a bit of attempting to convince you, th...

383

Is there a reason why British people prefer the "chop and eat as you go" method, and how does it compare to American dining habits?

Charles Kent, Visual Communications Expert • Updated April 29

Let me tell you a story. In the 1970’s the Monty Python team were staying in a hotel in Torquay, England. They were having a meal in the restaurant and the American member ...

2.9K

870

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?

Mike Abbott, Worldly Wise and Well Traveled. at Visiting and Travel (1975-present) • Answered March 27

Many years ago. A friend (or at least acquaintance) of mine had this very situation.
He went to go, just as the plane was taking off.
He was absolutely desperate. When he...

366

How did Queen Elizabeth change the rules of precedence to give Prince Philip a higher standing in the royal family?

SepiaGlyphs • Answered March 18

When Elizabeth II became Queen in 1952, her husband faced a bizarre constitutional reality: he was officially outranked by his own three-year-old son. Because Philip was no...

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?

Mark Mynhier, former Forensic Photographer at Los Angeles Police Department (1998-2018) • Answered April 7

You are missing one VERY key part of that. ALWAYS refuse a field sobriety check. Basically it is “do I think you are drunk or not?” That’s it. It is all subjective. Persona...

339

Could the Japanese have successfully invaded Hawaii in 1941 after the Pearl Harbor surprise attack?

Ssppeerroo ., former Newspaper Managing Editor • Answered April 10

Short answer, yes. The Japanese could have invaded. They could have physically put troops ashore immediately following the Pearl Harbor attack. That's actually what America...

1.3K

Why is nitrogen asphyxiation not used in capital punishment?

Glenn Stewart, former Western Regional Manager at Air Products & Chemicals (1976-1998) • Answered August 22, 2016

Having worked for over 20 plus years in the industrial gas and chemicals industry, I can assure you that “it” (execution using nitrogen displacement of air) would be safe, ...

448

What do gyms not want you to know?

KS, Simple health tips • Answered January 31

While i was sitting at a coffee shop, i had a guy sitting near me who was conducting interview for GYM lady staff. I was quite near to him and i could hear the interview go...

2.3K