Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

What do Chinese people think of Xi Jinping? Gabriel Chan, Chinese but not from China When I first heard of him, I thought: "did not even know that 習 could be a last name" and then "his name in Cantonese sounds nothing like his name in Mandarin..." When I f... Read More »

What is the hardest thing to get used to after coming to America? Vinay Prabhu, PhD Candidate, Carnegie Mellon Univer... Well, the usual suspects would be race relations, poor bus service, shrill narrative endorsed by the mainstream media and the uber-long pharmaceutical company ads on TV. Bu... Read More »

and acceleration due to gravity . Is there any relation between these two statements? Henry Smith, Math/Physics tutor and Naval Aviator ... I thought the acceleration due do gravity was . No, wait a minute, its . ... Read More »

Out of a thousand identical buckets filled with water, one contains poison. The poison will kill a pig in exactly 30 minutes. If you must locate the poisoned bucket within one hour, what is the minimum number of pigs needed? Joachim Krügermeister, Inquisitive You only need one pig. Number the buckets. Give the pig water from a new bucket every 1.8 seconds [(30 min * 60 sec/min)/1000]. When the pig dies subtract 30 minutes and s... Read More »

What would be the answer of  where  is the imaginary unit? David Joyce, Dave's Short Course on Complex Number... There is only one answer here. ... Read More »

What are the top survival tips in a warzone for a fresh recruit? Jon Davis, Sergeant of Marines. Fought in Iraq d... Mark, What you are going through now, as an individual and as a people, is one of the most important stories of our time. Many would consider what I am doing by helping yo... Read More »

What are the best formats you have seen for a résumé? Gayle Laakmann McDowell, Author of Cracking the {Coding Interv... Just as the best product is the one that gets the job done, the best resumes are those that communicate your skills and accomplishments in a clear, effective way. Graphic... Read More »

Is it healthier to eat a banana while it's fresh or when it's ripe? Zachary Conley, M.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biolog... Actually, the nutritional profile of a banana does change as it ripens. You've probably noticed that the more ripe your banana is, the sweeter it tastes. This is because en... Read More »

As a person with English as my first language, what would be the most useful foreign language that I could learn? Sanda Golcea, polyglot IT babe. I speak many langua... Let's get down to business! While choosing which language to learn is a very subjective thing, I find these 3 lists make it clear which languages you should consider: ... Read More »

If a tiger fought a lion, which animal would win? Rory Young, Professional Safari Guide, Ranger and... Asiatic lions (smaller than African lions) and tigers both occur in India. Although their ranges no longer overlap, they did once and therefore this was a very real scenari... Read More »