How can you drive off a gas station with the hose still connected?
You drove and pulled up to the gas station to fill your gas tank. You exited your vehicle, opened your gas tank cover, grabbed and put the dispenser nozzle in. You also had to pay at some point....
Does Harry Potter only know fifth grade math?
He was abducted by Hagrid when he turned 11 so that would place him maybe around the fifth or sixth grade....
Can art which is encouraging harmful behaviors possibly ever have the potential to result in people engaging in or continuing to engage in those behaviors? Or is this completely impossible?
Please don’t ask for examples thanks, the question is intended as general :)
Math question: how do we get an irrational number pi from the ratio of circumference and the diameter of a circle?
I am wrong in thinking the circumference or the diameter of a circle has to be rational?
When using AI and machine learning driven features, how much are they processing data locally vs. remotely?
I’m sure it depends on the AI tools and features being used, but with all the “magic” obfuscation from companies surrounding them, it’s not exactly clear how much of the processing is happening locally over remotely....
What are the practical effects of the recent court ruling nullifying Musk's Tesla pay package?
I read this article and still walked away feeling like I didn’t understand the situation that well....
Can I just convert to Judaism tomorrow and get a free vacation to Israel?
I know Jewish people are granted some special right to visit the state of Israel, and some companies organize free tours for Jewish born or living outside....
Why were American soldiers in Jordan in the first place?
Everyone is talking about the American soldiers killed in Jordan. But I don’t know why they were there to begin with.
Do conservative places have higher crime rates than non-conservative ones? Why?
How fast can you theoretically run on the moon?
How fast could the average person whose in peak physical shape run on the moon, without the limits of current technology? I mean suit, but like a wetsuit with only a small helmet, and athletic shoes.
What happens when you soak a hard boiled egg in alcohol?
I tried searching online but I’ve mostly gotten results about cocktails that have raw egg in them or science experiments that use uncooked eggs....
Are there any good alternatives to concrete/asphalt
Why is it so expensive and is there an alternative out there that won’t break so easily especially in the winter? My state is spending like a billion dollars a year on roads that they’ll probably have to fix in 5 years, it really seems like a huge waste of money....
What would the inverse of what we have now in the atmosphere be like?
Just curious what an inverted reality of ours would be like, where instead of having too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere creating glasshouse gas effect, what would the inverse be like where we don’t have enough carbon dioxide in our atmosphere? What would the climate of earth be like?
Open your heart, express your strange opinions, nonconform, and these people will dogpile you every single time. Is this place fascism?
Samsung Android: how to convert a JPEG to a PDF?
Long time meditator. I have seen a "creator" and a "land of the dead". Have any of you seen anything like that (via meditation or otherwise)?
Is it dumb to connect yourself to a car's grounding point
To start off: I was explaining to my friend that I don’t have a grounding point in my house (plumbing is PVC, outlets are gcfi protected only, not allowed to drive a grounding rod into the ground, etc…) and that I’ve just been handling sensitive electronics with just luck and preparation (humidity, moisturizer, no...
What is the best way to freeze eggs?
It is looking like eggs are about to go up again and I have a lot of freezer space. There are many ways to do this but I am looking for portion control and convivence for 1 person. Is it better to scramble them or try to freeze as is?
How does ransomware get into major networks, such as schools or other large public agencies?
I read an article about ransomware affecting the public transportation service in Kansas, and I wanted to ask how this can happen. Wikipedia says these are “are typically carried out using a Trojan, entering a system through, for example, a malicious attachment, embedded link in a phishing email, or a vulnerability in a...
How do I get over my ex?
Posting this here because I’m unsure of where else to post something like this....
When people setup two factor authentication on an account on sites that allow it and insert a phone number, does that site assume by default that it's their own number or do they see it as "a" number?
I ask inspired by experiences with Google. Google/YouTube, for as long as I can remember, always had a strange habit of assuming absolutely anyone even near to you is you. Back when I had my first YouTube account (which was also back when I was in a completely different part of the world), for the last few years of having it, it...
Why do crumbles always settle at the bottom, like in a bag of chips, or a box of cereals?
Basically title....
Is it a Felony to Tease the Order Box?
In the Simpsons episode “Secrets of a Successful Marriage” Homer gets a job teaching at the local civic center. On the way to his first day of class, he stops at the drive thru of Krusty Burger. When asked for his order, Homer said he had no time because he had a class to teach. The teenager working the drive thru informed...
Does free speech make democracies more vulnerable to division than dictatorships ?
Do democracies sustain attacks from dictatorships because of this possible vulnerability ?