Why do Teslas not have manual door handles in case of emergency and really hard-to-find release latches during an emergency? What design issue was solved by doing that?
I took an industrial design course and the instructor told us the first day that if we didn’t learn or remember anything else from his course he wanted…
Why did Neil Armstrong say you couldn`t see stars from the moon but Don Pettit says you could?
Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon in 1969. Don Pettit isn’t one of the twelve astronauts that walked on the Moon.* The reason they disagree with one another…
Has a surfacing submarine ever captured something on its deck?
While on patrol in the central Mediterranean on a fast attack one day in the early 90s, we were coming to periscope depth to get a satellite fix,…
If someone bought a commercial airplane for private use (for instance a B777), can extra fuel tanks be added for extra range (Let’s say for example in the cargo or between walls)?
This is often done when brand new aircraft are delivered to the customer, short haul aircraft in particular when crossing the Atlantic or Pacific can have “ferry tanks”…
Would the Spruce Goose have actually flown, apart from on its test flight? Would it have made it across the Atlantic?
Several years ago a British university programmed the specifications and parameters of the Hughes H-4 Hercules “Spruce Goose” into a flight simulator which had been developed for testing aircraft designs. You…
What is the funniest Irish joke?
An Irishman goes into a bar and orders a drink. After a bit of friendly chat, the bartender asks, “ Are you a Catholic or a Protestant?” “Neither,”…
Why were British Harriers not used in Falklands War?
They were but British pilots were not considered good enough to fly the McDonnell-Douglas Harriers in proper combat so the US sent their Marine Corps. pilots and aircraft…
Why is 30 years old too old to fight a war?
The oldest soldier in my platoon in Bosnia was 32. We called him “grandpa”. He was quite fit (he didn’t drink alcohol or smoked) but there were only…
Would the Russian Navy send submarines to within the territorial waters of the US?
The territorial limit is 12NM. My experience is over 1500 days submerged, in 3oceans and countless sea… both during and after the height of Soviet Cold War operations….
Why is lettuce used in burgers/salad when it adds no value?
I’m going on the assumption that your idea of lettuce is the much maligned Iceberg lettuce. In its defense I’m going to let you in on a little…