What did your mother say that made your jaw drop?

Answer: Not my mother, my stepmother.​ I was 15 and we got into an argument.​ I.​.​.​ [Quora]( {NAME}'s Digest Top Stories For You [What did your mother say that made your jaw drop?]( [Nadja Sibza]( [Nadja Sibza]( [Written Jul 3]( [Not my mother, my stepmother. I was 15 and we got into an argument. In the heat of the moment she turned to me and exclaimed ‘well, there’s things that you don’t know!’ Me be... [Read More »]( [What are some examples of how expensive New York is?]( [Nicholas DeLessio]( [Nicholas DeLessio]( Lived here 1990-2018. Forever owns a part of my soul. [Updated May 8]( [I can give you some realistic examples from different parts of New York: Rent: - A friend had a 1.5 bedroom apartment in a less than stellar part of The Bronx, kind of between ... [Read More »]( [If the electron is a sphere, what is that sphere made of?]( [Rogerio Penna]( [Rogerio Penna]( [Updated Jul 8]( [electrons are not spheres. Protons, neutrons, and electrons are only seen as spheres in the “Rutherford model”, taught in elementary schools because it’s the easiest way to ... [Read More »]( [When did you start using ‘science’ in your gym workouts, did you quickly see results?]( [Joe Bullock]( [Joe Bullock]( former Personal Trainer (2002-2017) [Updated Jun 3]( [Absolutely, once you start to really learn about lifting weights, the change is so obvious. When I started to go to the gym, I had no clue. I hadn’t read about anything to d... [Read More »]( [What are my chances of getting into an Ivy League university with a 3.8 unweighted GPA and a perfect SAT score?]( [Edmond Bertrand]( [Edmond Bertrand]( M.A from Havard JFK School of Government (1996) [Written May 20]( [PERFECT? You mean double 800’s? Wow. Ok… well, you obviously test well. a 3.8 unweighted will get you into most schools. In fact, that kind of performance will have most sc... [Read More »]( [Video game designers, what are the secret rules of game design most players don't notice?]( [Michael David Cobb Bowen]( [Michael David Cobb Bowen]( 10,000 hours in virtual worlds. [Written Jun 19]( [- If there are no enemies coming towards you, you’re probably going in the wrong direction. - Gamers navigate by light. Whenever they come to a T in the road, if the left is dar... [Read More »]( [What do you think of casting Emma Watson as the next James Bond?]( [Ray Nieves]( [Ray Nieves]( Telecom Director [Updated Jul 13]( [Terrible idea. I am sure there are some women’s groups that would lobby for this just for the sake of breaking down another barrier, but it would be the end of the franchis... [Read More »]( [Does the universe have the same number of particles now as it did right after the Big Bang?]( [Viktor T. Toth]( [Viktor T. Toth]( IT pro, part-time physicist [Written May 6]( [No, it does not. “Particle number” is not a conserved quantity. It changes all the time, everywhere, even in mundane everyday contexts. For instance, when you turn on a flash... [Read More »]( [What is the dark side of Spain as a tourist?]( [David Caldwell]( [David Caldwell]( Support Engineer at Red Hat (2017-present) [Written Jul 10]( [I can only speak about Barcelona. Here, in Barcelona, in certain areas popular with tourists, during the day you will be offered drugs and during the night you will be offer... [Read More »]( [What is a sound effect used commonly in films that is unrealistic?]( [Ryan Phillips]( [Ryan Phillips]( Film buff since 2000 [Updated Jul 8]( [Can you imagine trying to speak to a crowd like this using the power of your voice alone — with no kind of acoustic device? This speech in The Force Awakens would make sense... [Read More »]( [Read More in Your Feed]( Follow Quora on:[Facebook]([Twitter]( Get the App for iOS and Android[Quora]( This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please [unsubscribe](