What surgery should you always decline?

Two things that I would like to point out as an orthopaedist, 1) I had a 98-year-old patient who couldn’t walk. I said there’s a 50% chance you will die with the anaesthetic and his response wa…

Top stories for Long   What surgery should you always decline? Glen Wise • Answered November 21, 2024 Two things that I would like to point out as an orthopaedist, 1) I had a 98-year-old patient who couldn’t walk. I said there’s a 50% chance you will die with the anaesthetic... Read more » 8.2K 518   If a KC-135 Stratotanker was to consume its own onboard fuel, how long would it stay airborne? Erika Fernandez, Knowledge in the aviation sector • Answered March 9 KC-135 Stratotanker has a total fuel capacity of 200,000 lbs (91,000 kg), all of which can be used by the aircraft itself; on ferry missions, for example, where the job is ... Read more » 1.4K 72   Was Prince Harry really delayed in reaching the Queen's deathbed because he wanted Meghan there, and how did this impact the family's final goodbyes? Nell Newman • Answered April 12 Yes. Whilst Andrew, Edward, Sophie and William waited in a private jet, for him to join them on the tarmac at Brize Norton, he however was screaming at his bereaved Father ... Read more » 2.1K 492   Does it look bad to MIT if I reject them for undergrad but plan on applying there for grad school? Stag, Senior Aerospace Engineer (studied at MIT) • Answered March 20, 2017 The undergraduate admission committee at those colleges is composed of full-time professional admissions staff, many of whom were students at that college earlier in life. F... Read more » 97 6   If Magnus Carlsen used 120 years of chess theory against 19th-century players, what specific aspects of his play would be most surprising to them? HalftimeLedger, Sports analysis and commentary • Updated April 10 If Magnus Carlsen played a 19th-century chess master, they would think he was throwing the game on move one. To them, defense was cowardly and pawns were just cannon fodder... Read more » 805 43   Why was there no Confederate army able to stop Sherman's march through the South, and what strategic advantages did this give him? SepiaGlyphs • Updated April 20 When Sherman marched 62,000 Union soldiers into the Confederate heartland, the main defending army did something completely unexpected: it deliberately marched the opposite... Read more » 453 48   Are BMWs really that less reliable than Hondas? Bart Crunk, former Analyst (retired) (1991-2021) • Updated March 16, 2024 My bro in law has been a BMW mechanic for 20+ years. A few years ago, I was looking at getting a new car, and was considering a BMW. I asked him what year and model he reco... Read more » 5.7K 1K   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... Read more » 289 52   How did the Linux community manage to reverse engineer NTFS, and what challenges did they face? OpenBlueprint • Answered April 10 One wrong byte in the Master File Table could corrupt an entire disk volume. Linux developers reverse-engineered NTFS anyway—without a single page of official specs. Unlike ... Read more » 304 17   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... Read more » 2K 362   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... Read more » 4.9K 381   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 Wed 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 ... Read more » 2.7K 795 Read more in your feed

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