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What are some famous bugs in the computer science world? Nadav Lidor, student at Stanford University 166.6k views When Gangnam Style broke YouTube! Back when YouTube was first developed, nobody thought a video would surpass two billion views, or more specifically, 2,147,483,647 views, w...  Read More »

What was the most lethal tank of World War II? Kelly La Rue, Veteran, Master Electrician, and much else 57.9k views In terms of killing power it would be the German Tiger Tank or the later King Tiger. Both had some reliability issues and the King was underpowered but equipped with the d... Read More »

If anything, what should the NBA do to prevent teams tanking for better odds in the lottery? Daryl Morey, GM Houston Rockets 425.7k views I do think this is a serious issue facing the league - teams should not feel when they are having a down season and winning, for example, 30-35 games that they need to lose...  Read More »

What happens to the muscle gained from steroids after stop taking them? (Assuming diet and exercise stay the same) Rob Phillips 83.7k views Nearly every pro bodybuilder and people I know personally I've seen on and off steroids is a shocking change , they look smaller than before they started . That's why I thi...  Read More »

Why is C++ so complicated? Dima Korolev 22.7k views Excellent answers here (naturally, from Nathan and Sergey).   I would add that C++ is probably the only mainstream language today that does not really give a crap about appear...  Read More »

How do I get a 3.6 in Google Interview? Ross Bagley 193.6k views You earn a 3.0 if I'm excited about the possibility of you being on my team. You earn a 3.x if I'm going to be annoyed if you're not hired. You earn close to a 4 if I'm pre...  Read More »

Is [math] 2^{{2}^{3}} = 256 [/math]? Preston Ewart 21k views It's not very well known (even one of my professors said he wasn't aware of that when I showed him something), but "order of operations" for a power tower is to start at th...  Read More »

What are some good habits of very wealthy people? Shefaly Yogendra, Curious. 26.2k views In my interactions with High Net Worth Individuals, I notice that unlike the Middle Class (social class), they don't attach emotive or normative value to money, the fungibl... Read More »

The T-34 was very good. Why didn't the Germans copy it and mass produce it on their own? Jimmy Liu 36.1k views Time to debunk a few myths that just need to die: The T-34-76 was a near perfect tank: No it wasn't. The exact problems with the T-34-76 are beyond the scope of the questio...  Read More »

My 8 year old grandson asked, "Could all the water on earth put out the sun"? Julien Boyer 62.6k views I see a lot of answers focusing on the fact that the Earth doesn't have nearly enough water to put out the sun. That's missing the point by an astronomical margin. The firs...  Read More »