I had just the opposite experience. I thought it was an easier one than usual and I scored 100% after I finally realized the clue was asking for the philosopher's name, not the method.
same here, tried all plausible spellings of maieutics, ruling out Socrates in the process.. I think the question was ambiguous, but even I think that answer should be accepted
No one should take pride in being an ignoramus. Being aware of the world around you in all of its many facets is a virtue. Snobbery and elitism are ugly traits to be shirked.
While ignorance is not a great thing, neither is snubbing anyone else. They are most likely referring to how they care less about random celebrities than important historical, political, and scientific figures that have contributed to the world in amazing or terrible ways.
I'll put it this way: martay isn't shaming cranbeckh for not knowing about pop culture, just being proud of not knowing about pop culture (some people probably thought that cranbeckh thought that he/she was "above" pop culture).
How so? The Israeli president is mostly a figurehead. It's the prime minister of the Knesset who wields executive power in the country. What would Einstein have done that would have been much better than what Chaim Weizmann did?
Einstein was one of those personalities who stood above his profession; his comments on society, history and politics had greater impact than those of many politicians. As president of Israel, Einstein wouldn't have controlled the politics of the day, but he might have been a symbol of hope and peace (even as a former advocate of the A-bomb).
exactly, QM. So I was just wondering what brilliant things he would have done differently than Weizmann. I think they also offered it to Moses Montefiore. Einstein was a pacifist, maybe it's tempting to believe or hope that he could have done something to avoid the violence that followed 1948- but by the time the state of Israel was formed it was already too late for that. The Arab League declared war the following day.
I have a feeling there have been a few people who have died from ruptured appendices after being punched in the stomach. Houdini's just the only famous one!
Actually, not only is it incredibly *rare*, it probably didn't happen to Houdini either. The punch most likely only irritated an already-beginning case of appendicitis, not caused it.
If it even did that. From what I've read, it's as likely as not that the only connection between the two was that Houdini may have ignored the pain in his abdomen until it was too late because he thought it was due to the punch.
To be pedantic, Houdini died of peritonitis caused by a ruptured appendix. This was before the discovery of penicillin. My granddaughter suffered a ruptured appendix a few months ago after numerous trips to urgent care and the ER and medical testing which led only to a continuing diagnosis of a "lingering stomach virus". Only after she had excruciating abdominal pain did they do the proper test - a CT scan rather than ultrasound - which finally gave them the right answer. Had her infection not encapsulated in a grapefruit-sized abscess, and had strong antibiotics not been available she might have had the same outcome as Houdini. The point is, a ruptured appendix doesn't always mean death but without antibiotics, peritonitis usually does.
Technically, it's not illegal for women to drive in Saudi Arabia. It's certainly banned and punishable, but it's not against the law as there is no specific law prohibiting it.
Houdini did die of a burst appendix but it was NOT because of the punch. It didnt help sure, but he would have doed ecause of a burst appendix either way
Not necessarily. I mean, the punch certainly didn't cause the burst appendix, but maybe he would've paid more attention to the pain in his abdomen if he hadn't been punched there. If he'd gone to the hospital earlier, before it burst, he very well may have survived.
Aside from Thor: The Dark World I think Black Panther is probably the one film in the MCU least worth seeing, in my subjective opinion. Avengers Age of Ultron might have been just as bad or worse, but it also is much more crucial to the plot of subsequent films. Tchalla was introduced in Captain America Civil War, so his eponymous film didn't even serve the role of introducing a major character, the technology of Wakanda is showcased in Infinity War, and nothing else that happened in the movie mattered.
for a person whose never read a single Harry Potter book or seen a single Harry Potter movie, there sure are a lot of Harry Potter questions on this site... :/
Avengers: Infinity War took place partly in Wakanda (and so did Captain America: Civil War, though barely). Black Panther took place mostly in Wakanda. I'd say of the two films, Infinity War is a better answer, but it's not accepted.
Technically, the names "Gabriel" and Michael" are attached to the term "archangel," not "angel." While not understood by most, there is a significant difference between the two. Regardless, the answer "angel" is incorrect.
In the question: "What philosopher's method"; I was expecting the name of the method, not the name of the philosopher. I was trying to enter "maieutics" while the answer was "socrates". I am aware that "socratic method" would also be correct. I would rephrase the question to: "What philosopher had a method that..."
I never see any classic literature questions on these, just Harry Potter. How about Crime and Punishment, The Great Gatsby, Tom Sawyer, Greater Expectations... et cetera.
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/houdini.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana,_Princess_of_Wales
@ samiamco: I haven't seen it but still knew the answer. I did see Infinity War but would've known the answer before that as well.
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