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Top stories for Long   Why are new car batteries lasting only about a year and will not charge once they go totally dead? I've replaced 6 batteries this year with new. My 6 year old RV batteries are still good and take a charge just fine. Jack Pardee, Commercial Sales Manager at AutoZone (2018-present) • Answered May 7 I work at AutoZone, have for 7 years, currently a Commercial Sales Manager, but have held every job in a store at one point. Also a redneck, who has been working on cars si... Read more » 2.2K 254   Your response is private Was this worth your time? This helps us show content you find valuable. Absolutely not Definitely yes   How many F-35s would it take to defeat the entire Chinese airforce? Devon Stavrowsky, former Army SF Medic, Cal Guard Officer, Retired Cop (1968-2005) • Updated May 21 In the Iran/Iraq War, Iraqi pilots and ground controllers learned in relatively short order that it didn’t matter how many planes they sent up in a combat formation… or to ... Read more » 2.2K 360   Why do police often speed up to my car and ride my bumper and then do a u-turn or come to a dead stop and then just turn away when I'm obeying all traffic laws? Thomas, Police Officer • Answered March 2 Let’s say you drive a blue Ford Fusion. You’re driving down 1st St and all of a sudden, a cop flies up, gets close, then drives away. You think, “WTF was that all about?”. ... Read more » 509 142   If I stopped drinking at 10 pm last night and have a urine test the next day, will I pass it? YUPITSME, Love my alcohol, love/hate drugs, drug court X2 wood court1 • Answered April 3 No you will not pass. Ive been on and off probation most my 46 years being alive, pretty pathetic I know. Anyway I'm an alcoholic and I push the envelope on everything . Th... Read more » 878 101   Is there anything a MacBook can't do that a Windows laptop can do? Eugene Chia, Military history/equipment buff • Answered February 8, 2023 Quite a few things: This is the big one for me, which a lot of people unfortunately have no idea about. It’s the sole reason I stopped buying MacBooks after 2012. That pictu... Read more » 4.6K 598   What really happened to the GT40s at the 1965 Le Mans that caused all of them to fail, and how did it change the approach for the next races? OpenBlueprint • Answered May 7 In 1965, Ford entered six blisteringly fast GT40s into Le Mans that easily outpaced Ferrari and set new lap records. By the seventh hour of the 24-hour race, every single o... Read more » 1K 38   Is it true that you arrive more refreshed after a First Class flight, and what makes that possible? Friday le Blanc, former Scientist - now just old, opinionated and retired! • Answered May 7 I have traveled the world - literally millions of miles - in every class and on many different airlines. For me - there are THREE secrets to arriving refreshed after a long ... Read more » 217 13   How good are pro golfers? Charles South, Golf is my #2 or #3 passion in life • Updated January 6, 2022 I’ll give you one glimpse into what the difference is, numerically, in terms most golfers can understand even if they aren’t mathematically inclined. About 25 years ago I de... Read more » 390 80   Why do people buy Hyundai or Kia cars when Toyota are much better? Joe McAuley, former Various Engineering/Technical at Ball Bros. Research Corp., Miles Laborat... • Answered April 30 I have had three Toyotas, a Prius and two Corollas. They got, respectively, 51 mpg, 37 mpg and 41 mpg. When a Ford F250 in Texas took the whole driver’s side out of my last... Read more » 181 68   Why was Scott Carpenter never allowed to fly again after his mission, and what happened during his flight? NovaPrism • Answered May 11 A mere three-second delay at 17,500 mph caused astronaut Scott Carpenter to miss his landing target by 250 miles—and permanently ended his spaceflight career. Carpenter was ... Read more » 1.1K 37   I just failed AIT on a 6-year contract and now I’m being forced to become a 92G (cook). How do I change my MOS immediately after AIT (less than a year)? Michael Moyers, former Officer/NCO, OEF/OIF Veteran (Medic) at U.S. Army (1994-2018) • Answered September 20, 2021 You don’t. You’re a 92G now. Grab a straw from the drink station and suck it up. I’m gonna call the baby ugly here, so get ready for a cold cup of coffee. It is very rare th... Read more » 1.4K 173   What casino game has the best odds? Micheal MJF, Knows: periodic table, E=mc2, lightyear, chemistry, physics • Updated October 13, 2025 That’s an easy one. I have studied intensely the odds in most casino games, but I’ll give a more condensed answer. There are only a few instances of games where the player ... Read more » 522 123 Read more in your feed

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