Why are Americans so ignorant about the world?

I’m Canadian, but had to work as a Nurse in the USA for about 10yrs. I worked 2 different states. what i discovered from meeting teachers , and…

Why did the lady who was shot by an immigration officer not stop when challenged? Isn’t it crazy that anyone would ignore an armed state employee?

Do you know what a ‘shark attack’ is? In US armed forces basic training, this is where multiple instructors will get right up close with a recruit, and…

Why do people say that American consumers pay for tariffs when, in reality, foreign countries absorb the cost, and the U.S. government benefits by collecting the extra 25%? Why do they insist that this is not the case?

Let me explain how work because you clearly haven’t a clue My British company makes a product. Lets call them widgets. A company in the USA needs widgets…

Do black people commit crimes in America because of their genetics, or is it a cultural problem?

There is a big case in the Netherlands right now. A 15-year-old black boy stole an electric bike outside of a McDonalds. He threatened a younger kid with…

The Martian (2015 movie): Why does Mark Watney drill holes in the top of his rover?

All the prior answers miss an important point that is glossed over in the film, where the hole in the rover actually makes no sense. In the book…

Now that manufacturing is back in America, is it time for Europe to buy all American?

I’m a recently retired CEO of a small US-based hard-tech manufacturing company with a global customer base, and a global supply chain. I’ve lived and breathed this stuff…

If it is true that the ICE Agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, does that prove she did hit him with her car?

“OK, I’m just going to say it straight up. “I don’t care. I didn’t know her. No one I know knew her. Her death means absolutely nothing to…

Do dogs really want to be petted?

Yes, but probably not the way you’re doing it. I used to think all dogs loved head pats until I started really diving into canine body language. It…

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…

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,…