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Answer: 'If you are inside a free-falling elevator, is it possible to escape f.​.​.​ Mike's Digest Top Stories For You If you are inside a free-falling elevator, is it possible to escape from death by jumping upwards exactly before the elevator hits the ground? Chris Thompson, 60+ years of paying attention and trying to learn. Written May 10 'If you are inside a free-falling elevator, is it possible to escape from death by jumping upwards exactly before the elevator hits the ground?' Your question is sensible an... Read More » What US state could realistically become its own sovereign nation? Reine Bautista Mercado, Author, Linguist, Educator, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist Updated May 19 Based on GDP: Texas California Based on historical sovereignty: ... Read More » How long would the war on the Eastern Front have lasted if Britain was destroyed and America never entered the war? Manfredi Falcetta, Diploma from Liceo Classico (2016) Updated May 16 A situation like the one described in the utopic book "Fatherland" it's the most likely outcome With all of their forces on the Eastern front, the Germans would have been ab... Read More » What is the best way a kid has hid a cellphone while using it in class? Jesse Eible Hargro Updated Thu A kid in my choir class did this for weeks, and to this day I'm proud of her for what she did. First, a bit of background- another kid (we'll call him George) had broken his... Read More » What facts about Pakistan do foreigners not believe until they visit Pakistan? Sally Ryan, Freelance Photojournalist (1998-present) Written Fri I first went to Pakistan for work, and went again on my own for a 3-week trip because I loved it so much the first time. Most people here in the States assumed I would be as... Read More » Why did the Inca civilisation start in the mountains, when other ancient civilisations began in valleys? Tsuk János, Worked in a dozen countries of Europe, North and South America Written Mar 5 HOW did the Inca manage to build an empire astride high mountains ? I discovered the answer through personal experience. Several years ago I worked for the Knorr food compan... Read More » Why don't more people work as programmers? Lukasz Nowacki, works at Neoteric Software Development Written May 20 I can tell you because I do pre-internship program for developers and 70% people who declared that they want be programmers can't finish this. Reasons: 50% - "I have no motiv... Read More » Are kids meaner now due to a lack of spanking? Guylene Maher, B.A French & Psychology, University of Alberta (2006) Written Jan 15 I don't know if kids are meaner now than they were before. The Spartans of ancient Greece took 7 year old boys from their mothers and put them in camps to learn to become s... Read More » Has Barack Obama been the greatest president ever for the US? If not, who has been better? Chuck Elyea, 30 year entrepreneur, INTP, CCIFP, hunter, non-PC Written May 18 If you look at his administration in a completely objective way, then he's probably in the bottom 25%. If his accomplishments were half as good as his speeches, then he'd b... Read More » How do people with very high IQs understand things very quickly? Colleen Farrelly, Data Scientist/Poet/Social Scientist/Topologist (2009-present) Written May 14 Understanding things and reasoning through them is a hallmark of intelligence. Intelligent people wouldn't have the trait of intelligent if they struggle with understanding... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.