What is the best military aircraft that was never finished or used?
North American B-70 Valkyrie. It was a very large, very high altitude, and very fast, bomber that was developed into two prototypes that flew a lot of test…
How do SSBN submarines like the Ohio class receive orders when its job is to stay undetected underwater?
In the old days they would trail out a 5 nm cable antenna to pickup a one way EAM (emergency action message) via VLF/ELF through the seawater. The…
How does the Navy control rats aboard its ships while on long deployments?
Don’t let them on. Rats can swim, but have a hard time climbing up the steel hull of the ship. So to get onboard, they either need to…
If all 43 U.S. Presidents were to run for office in 2016, who would win? Also, who would be best suited to deal with the current issues?
Let’s start with the ones that don’t stand a chance. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler,…
In the winter of 1993, while bulldozing salt from the Chehrabad Salt Mine in Iran, miners came across a body with long white hair and a beard, and some artifacts
These included the remains of a body, a lower leg inside a leather boot, three iron knives, a woolen half trouser, a silver needle, a sling, parts of…
Is it true that there is not a single scientific paper that has proven that carbon dioxide emissions are causing climate change?
Yes, it is true. Not. One. Paper. Guess what though? There’s also not a single paper that proves lead is poisonous. There’s also not a single piece of…
Why do people still believe the Earth orbits the Sun when it’s not factually true?
Physics education can be pretty well described as a series of lies of ever-decreasing size. Force is not exactly equal to mass times acceleration, it turns out you can push a rope…
Do submarines ever surface for better speed if they are in the middle of the ocean with a low chance of encountering a ship?
The bow wave of a large ship at 30 knots is a magnificent thing unless you are an engineer. For them it represents a massive waste of energy….
What is the most dangerous plant on planet Earth?
Wild parsnip plant (Pastinaca sativa). Warning :Graphic images I didn’t know about this plant or its toxicity until I saw a post by a lady in the USA…
Is it possible to terraform Sahara?
Human beings are such impatient creatures. So, you use ground penetrating radar on the Sahara and you know what you find? Rivers. Tons of them. Big and small….