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I am a retired ICU nurse. We once had a patient who broke her neck in a car crash, had surgery to put in a “halo” (look it up) and she never woke up. She ended up with a tracheotomy because we c…   Top stories for {NAME} [Quora](   [If a smoker goes into a coma for a reasonably long period of time, will they still be addicted to cigarettes when they come out?]( Marsha Tarbert, studied Registered Nurses • [Answered May 30, 2021]( [I am a retired ICU nurse. We once had a patient who broke her neck in a car crash, had surgery to put in a “halo” (look it up) and she never woke up. She ended up with a tr... Read more » [View] 4M [Upvote] 8.1K [Comment] 349](   [What will Harry's forthcoming book be like?]( Asked in The Buckingham Palace Tattler • Answered by Roxanne • [August 16]( [Well let’s take a look at his own words…his memoir about ’not the prince I was born, but the man I have become’…wow, Chapters 11–19: why I hated school and loved being spoi... 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Clearly, as the couple are not permitted to carry out any official engagements on behalf of the Royal Family, these are personal visits. Therefore my questions are: Are they expecting any kind of funded security from the UK? And why are their visits as private citizens even deemed newsworthy?]( Asked in The Markles • Answered by Isabel Etkind • [August 16]( [The visits are just another attempt to get footage to keep Netflix and Spotify off their backs. It is interesting that once again, they are visiting when the Queen is at Ba... Read more » [View] 5.5K [Upvote] 216 [Comment] 30](   [What are some bizarre or disturbing implications in seemingly innocent children's movies?]( David Henderson, Reads a lot • [Answered August 19]( [The Minions are brutal war criminals. In the film Minions (2015), we learn the history of the Minions race for the first time. it turns out that the cute yellow dudes are me... 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Read more » [View] 19.9K [Upvote] 288 [Comment] 11](   [Why/how does Space X do everything at a much much cheaper cost than everyone else?]( Steve Baker, Senior Software Engineer (2013-present) • [Answered November 20, 2021]( [Well, if you’re planning to build (say) six Space Shuttles - or thirteen Saturn V Moon rockets - then there isn’t much point in spending too much effort in reducing the cos... Read more » [View] 134.8K [Upvote] 4K [Comment] 138](   [What are some of the coolest automotive design details you have seen?]( Scott Claymore, lives in The United States of America (1958-present) • [Answered April 6]( [The late ‘50’s/early ‘60’s Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouths had some really cool features. The see through speedo, push button transmission, and do you see the little dome at ... 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