/u/JollyRabbit's posts
I am a refugee from a Nazi occupied country during World War 2 who managed to make my way to the UK, what happens to me?
Mark as read: Add to a list
Sometimes bombs fail to detonate. When the US was planning to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, was there any plan on what to do if the bomb fell but did not detonate? Was there any concern that the bomb might still have components left intact enough to still be useful to the Japanese?
Mark as read: Add to a list
[WP] Thinking nothing of it, like countless Redditors before you, you respond to a picture of a cute dog by somewhat creepily responding in a comment that you would die for it. The next day in your mail you find a post card with a dog print on it, you've been drafted...
Mark as read: Add to a list
[WP]You are enlisted into a The Producers-esque scheme to produce a Christmas movie for Hallmark which will offend and upset as many people as possible. You are arguing with your writing partner as to what your Yuletide cinematic abortion should be about and what to call it when suddenly...
Mark as read: Add to a list
The advisors in the Spanish Royal Court New Columbus was wrong about the size of the Earth. Is here any support for the idea that Columbus knew he was wrong about the size of the Earth but lied about it to make his trip seem more feasible and hoped he could manage the distance anyway?
Mark as read: Add to a list
In 1886 in a 36 hour period the entire southern United States changed the width of all of thrjry tailroady tracks to match the rest of the country. Such an enormous undertaking must have had mistakes. How many and how serious were the derailments caused as a rrduy of errors in the conversion?
Mark as read: Add to a list
Mark as read: Add to a list
Diamonds are not actually rare. Supply is just artificially kept scarce. What's gemstones used in jewelry are actually scarce? What gemstones actually have a real limited supply in a meaningful way?
Mark as read: Add to a list
Is the densest possible arrangements of matter in the universe whatever substance exists a planck second before a singularity and a black hole is created?
Mark as read: Add to a list
In 1952 the Miller–Urey experiment tried to recreate the chemical precursors of life probably found on Ancient Earth. This involved water. What did they do to try to remove all bacteria and other forms of life from the water? What better techniques do we have available today?
Mark as read: Add to a list