Q. Why does Lexus have such outdated technology in their cars compared to BMW and Audi? answered by Alan Zoller (Former Aerospace Engineer at Aerojet Rocketdyne, 1978–1993) Audi, BMW, and Mercedes are built to be serviced and repaired. That’s where the dealers make most of their money. An Acura, Infiniti, or Lexus is a quality […]
Q. How does the royal family ensure their workers don’t talk to the media? answered by Angela Stockton (Former Legal Secretary) Before Prince Charles married Diana, he suspected there was a leaker in Buckingham Palace, and he had a hunch who it was. To flush him out, he concocted a story that the Palace was […]
Q. How do I increase my memory power? answered by Heath Weaver There is a very, very simple way. This method comes form ThurlowWeed . He was known, in his day, to have a near perfect memory. He wasn’t born with a great memory though. By his own admission, he had an embarrassingly bad memory. […]
Q. What is the bravest thing that you’ve seen your pet or someone else’s pet do? answered by Chloe Zhao A few days after the Svilicic family adopted a Doberman named Khan, something terrible happened suddenly. Khan’s last owner had cruelly abused and bullied the dog and eventually abandoned it. As a result, Khan has […]
Q. Did medieval armies slaughter retreating soldiers? answered by David Wright Yes, definitely. An example is the Battle of Towton, fought on 29th March 1461 during the English War of the Roses. After a 3-hour fight in a snowstorm, the Lancastrians started to waver, then a retreat turned into a rout. The Yorkists’ blood was […]
Q. What is the best lesson someone else taught you about managing your reputation? answered by Sean Kernan (Son of Quora) A professor, who I’m still in contact with, told me this and I’ve never forgotten it. People judge you by three things: Your personality The quality of your work. Your punctuality. It’s perfect. The […]
Q. Why don’t planes fly over the Pacific Ocean? How do you get to Australia? answered by Rob Boardman In 1928 two Australian pilots, together with their American radio operator and navigators, took off from the USA to fly to Hawaii, Fiji and on to Brisbane Australia in a Fokker Trimotor. They used the same […]
Q. How did people see without glasses in ancient times and survive? answered by Alfredo A. Sadun (Professor at University of California, Los Angeles) That is an interesting question. Most eye problems are refractive, and we now treat them with glasses. Of these there are those with: Astigmatism. Usually this is “with-the-rule”. This is a […]
Q. Who are Vladimir Putin’s daughters and what do they look like? answered by Boris Ivanov (Lives in Moscow) Putin has two legitimate daughters. His older daughter Maria (born in 1985), known as Maria Vorontsova, is a Ph.D. in medical sciences (endocrinology). She is involved in advanced medical research, with a particular focus on genetics. […]
Q. Are there any animals who have the intelligence to know when a person is helping them, and so does not try to attack? answered by Ilmar Saar Back in the late 1990s, I was driving to Key West, Florida (USA), when I pulled off to the side of the road near a boat ramp […]
