If you call 911 by accident and tell the operator “sorry, I didn’t mean to dial you,”...?

If you call 911, don’t panic and hang up like a guilty child. If you do, they might send a car to you (depending on where you live) because your address is attached to the number. BUT, if you c…   Top stories for {NAME} [Quora](   [If you call 911 by accident and tell the operator “sorry, I didn’t mean to dial you,” will they still send someone out?]( Christopher Lowman, Telecom technician. Been doing telecom since 1987. • [Updated February 1]( [If you call 911, don’t panic and hang up like a guilty child. If you do, they might send a car to you (depending on where you live) because your address is attached to the ... Read more » [Upvote] 10.5K [Comment] 385](   [Is Paul McCartney a jerk?]( Dave Haupert • [Answered July 7]( [i grew up on Long Island, NY and one summer my family went on vacation to Shelter Island. On the way back we stopped at a drug store which I think was in the Hamptons. Whil... Read more » [Upvote] 98 [Comment] 5](   [How long would I survive if I only drank Coca-Cola?]( Dr. Siddhant, MBBS MD DNB MRCP UK PGCDM ACMDC Doctor at Sir Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi • [Answered July 4]( [A 22-year-old man died after chugging a 1.5 litre bottle of Coca Cola in 10 minutes After four hours of experiencing pain in the stomach, he was sent to the hospital for “em... Read more » [Upvote] 1K [Comment] 95](   [Why don't curved screen TVs exist anymore?]( Lokenath Roy, GATE Aspirant • [Answered July 23]( [Curved screen TVs were all the rage for a brief period in the mid-2010s, but then quickly disappeared from the market. So what happened? Let me tell you some of the main re... Read more » [Upvote] 2.7K [Comment] 102](   [Why was Feynman so awestruck by Dirac?]( Adam Lantos, MSc Theoretical Physics, University of Edinburgh (2020) • [Answered December 13, 2021]( [I would be surprised if he wasn’t. I don’t know any physicist who is not awestruck by Dirac’s work. Indeed, those who studied his work/research, know he had an original and... Read more » [Upvote] 3.4K [Comment] 126](   [What book are you reading at the moment?]( Asked in Books that influenced You • Answered by Bhakti Chilekar • [June 2]( [Do epic shit by Ankoor Warikoo. This is one of my favourite books. I call it as ‘words of wisdom’. I am reading it right now. This book has these sections; Ankur has explain... Read more » [Upvote] 200 [Comment] 6](   [Was Kundavai really good?]( Sabareesh Ponnusamy, Nomad🪽 • [Updated July 11]( [I read PS novel twice and watched PS-1 film twice and have not seen PS-2 yet. Not just Kundhavai’s, standards or principles of other characters are also subject to debate an... Read more » [Upvote] 154 [Comment] 16](   [Is it true that "HTTP" will be replaced by a new protocol which does not support our current devices?]( Andrew McGregor, IETF member since 2000 • [Answered October 20, 2021]( [Nope. HTTP is being replaced, but you probably already have the replacement and haven’t even noticed. There are two new versions of HTTP deployed in the last three or four ye... Read more » [Upvote] 1.1K [Comment] 42](   [Can you give some examples of good and bad frontmen for rock bands?]( Bud Fisher, former Former Album Rock DJ. Morning Personality (1972-1999) • [Answered June 30]( [Certainly! Here are some examples (keep in mind it’s IMHO) of both good and bad frontmen for rock bands: Good Frontmen: - Freddie Mercury (Queen): Known for his charismatic sta... Read more » [Upvote] 113 [Comment] 58](   [What are you ashamed of as an Indian?]( Asked in Er. Premjeet Yadav. • Answered by Premjeet Yadav • [December 17, 2022]( [10 days back, I was at one of Hyderabad Metro Railway station. As soon as train had arrived everyone rushed towards it. Luckily I got the seat. In that coach one side seats... Read more » [Upvote] 4.5K [Comment] 173](   [Why wasn’t T'Challa played by an actual African, since the fictional character resided in a fictional country within the continent of Africa?]( Dan Hawkesby, Chef • [Updated April 2, 2020]( [Well, for the same reason Benedict Cumberbatch (a British man) played Doctor Strange (an American man)… For the same reason Tom Holland (a British man) played Spider-Man (an... Read more » [Upvote] 6.1K [Comment] 124](   [Are narcissists ever truly happy?]( Robert Torbay • [Answered June 8]( [Don't wake the baby! Whatever you do, don't wake the baby! If the baby wakes up, you'll pay! The narcissist is a baby, but not a nice baby, a terrible baby. They just want to ... Read more » [Upvote] 774 [Comment] 67]( [Read more in your feed]( Never miss a story. Designed for readers on the go.   [Download on the App Store]( it on Google Play](   Missing out on Quora emails? Be sure to add us to your primary inbox. This email was sent by Quora (605 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please [unsubscribe](.