271 Best Answers on Quora You Might Have Missed Last Year

Think that you might have missed some really interesting answers on Quora last year? You’re lucky to have this list of good Quora answers here. Murali Krishnan has summarized the best Quora answers. He tried his best to include as many good answers as possible and compiled a list of answers over the past month.

This is not an official list of top answers on Quora, but I hope you enjoy reading all these good ones chosen by Krishnan:

1. Do black people use heroin? by Aaron Ellis
2. What are some fascinating examples of ancient or medieval technology? by Achilleas Vortselas
3. Is it safe to take a shower during a thunderstorm? by Adam D’Angelo
4. Why does some content go viral on the internet? by Adam Mordecai
5. Why don’t Einstein’s descendants inherit Einstein’s IQ? by Adrien Lucas Ecoffet
6. What insights do baristas get into customers based on their coffee orders? by Alecia Li Morgan
7. Is it true that insulin makes you age faster? by Alex K. Chen
8. How should I prepare for a job interview for a position in investment management? answered by Alex Song
9. Who is the biggest lying cheater in the history of pro sports? by Alex Suchman
10. How do you justify killing unborn children? by Alia Caldwell
11. Why is factoring numbers into primes a difficult problem? by Alon Amit
12. Why are rapes, abductions and sexual assaults increasing alarmingly in all parts of India? What are the main causes? by Amar Prabhu
13. What is the worst mistake ever made in computer science and programming that proved to be painful for programmers for years? by Anders Kaseorg
14. What are the best photos of World War II? by Andrei Kolodovski
15. How did Susan Bennett not know she was the voice of Siri until after she was recognized by a friend? by Andrew Hamada
16. What did the Occupy movement do right? by Andrew Ross Long
17. How did the US break Japanese military codes in the run up to the Battle of Midway in 1942? by Andrew Warinner
18. As a solo hiker can you camp overnight at Mount Everest Base Camp?  by Andy Johns
19. How has Bruce Wayne acquired so many skills? by Andy Lee Chaisiri
20. What are the basics of weightlifting and bodybuilding supplements? by Andy Lemke
21. How does cyber warfare work? by Andy Manoske
22. What do you do before, in and after lectures? by Ani Ravi
23. If we never use 90% of the stuff we learn in engineering school, why do we learn it? by Anirudh Joshi
24. Is reading overrated? by Ankit Sethi
25. Do cats all speak the same language? by Anne K. Halsall
26. What are the coolest bed covers / duvets? by Annie Wang
27. What’s the purpose of long words which have short, simple equivalents? by Antariksh Bothale
28. Why does zero factorial (0!) equal one? by Anubhav Bindlish
29. Who would win in a fight between Superman and the Hulk? by Ariel Williams
30. What is it like to have Parkinson’s? by Arjun Subramaniam
31. If Hermione were on Quora, who and what would she be following? by Arun Prasath
32. What do call girls know that other people don’t? by Ashly Lorenzana
33. How did Ashton Kutcher prepare for his role as Steve Jobs in the new movie Jobs? by Ashton Kutcher
34. How do salary levels compare to the cost of living in Shanghai? by Ashton Lee
35. How should I respond when I see people attacking all religion on the Internet? by Barry Hampe
36. How would you explain the essence of Bhagavad Gita? by Balaji Viswanathan
37. Is it justifiable to be pro-globalization but anti-outsourcing? by Ben Golub
38. What could a police sergeant do to improve your perceptions of them and law enforcement? by Ben Mordecai
39. What turns people off about Quora? by Bradley Voytek
40. How would you explain the Gaussian distribution in layman’s terms? by Breno Sakaguti
41. Why is Apple’s iPhone Touch ID Important? by Brian Roemmele
42. What computer science knowledge/concepts do Silicon Valley software engineers (Google, Quora, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) use on a daily basis? by Bulat Bochkariov
43. How does one become a classy woman? by Caroline Zelonka
44. What is Charles Faraone’s definitive post or answer in which he explains his ideas on dopamine flow? by Charles Faraone
45. How do you bring life back to dry, damaged, curly hair? by Chelsea Henry
46. Why does dark chocolate taste so nasty? by Cherie Nixon
47. Why does Neo think he can save Morpheus if he also thinks he’s not the One? by Craig Weiland
48. Why didn’t the creator of Hashtag patent the concept? by Chris Messina
49. What happens to Neo at the end of The Matrix Revolutions? by Chris Peters
50. What are some of the weird uses of a screwdriver? by Christopher Reiss
51. What is it like to serve a life sentence in prison? by Christopher Schuhmacher
52. What is the greatest scientific discovery of 2013? by Christopher VanLang
53. How do you build a company? by Chuck Eesley
54. If your girlfriend’s chatter is boring you to tears, should you tell her? by Claire J. Vannette
55. If a serial killer hits her head and develops complete amnesia, is she still guilty? by Cliff Gilley
56. What happens in the brain during and after orgasm? answered by Colin Gerber
57. Did WALL-E’s creator watch Short Circuit for inspiration for the main character? by Craig Good
58. What is it like to be deaf from birth? by Cristina Hartmann
59. How far have you gone to show someone you’re attracted to them? by Cyndi Perlman Fink
60. In the U.S., does the president’s bedroom change when there is a new president, or is it always the same room? by Dan Holliday
61. What are the best ways to think of ideas for a startup? by Dan Lewis
62. Is it possible for an introvert to become a successful lawyer? If so, how? by Dana H. Shultz
63. Why do we have numbers like 12 and 60 in our system of time units? by Daniel McLaury
64. Do gun owners actually use their guns or do they just freeze? by Daniel Woodard
65. What helps you grow strong? by Darren Beattie
66. What is the proper definition of a startup? by Dave McClure
67. Is the new Apple iOS 7 look an improvement? by David Cole
68. Are there any grammatically sound sentences in English, where every word starts with the same letter? by David Greenspan
69. What are the basics of the art of negotiation? by David S. Rose
70. Why was Marilyn Monroe so popular in her time? by David Stewart
71. How can  Corporate Social Responsibility be used to promote brand images? answered by David Urquhart’s answer to
72. What are some of the most annoying double standards that men suffer? by Deepak Mehta
73. What is it like to organize a marathon? by Denis Oakley
74. How do I make peace with, and stop feeling resentment towards, my neglectful mother? by Diane Meriwether
75. I have recently started smoking black cigarettes and I like it. What should I do to not let this become a habit? I don’t want to be a smoker. by Domhnall O’Huigin
76. Do doctors visit other doctors when they fall ill? Or do they prescribe their own treatment and medication? by Drew Young Shin
77. How does Dustin Moskovitz feel about being a billionaire? by Dustin Moskovitz
78. Do you think it’s possible to dramatically reduce the number of cars on the road with intelligent long-term urban planning? by Eddie Xue
79. How can I quickly improve my programming skills? by Edmond Lau
80. How can I gain the confidence to be an effective leader? by Ellen Vrana
81. What are some recent innovations in public presentation materials? by Emily McManus
82. What do you want to change in American culture? by Emily Smith
83. Why shouldn’t I feel ashamed about going to community college? by Emilya Burd
84. Why are many lesbians attracted to women who look and act like men, and use a strap-on for intercourse, rather than a more feminine individual? by Erica Friedman
85. What are the top 3 problems we need to tackle to best increase the overall quality of life of all human beings? by Erin Paige Law
86. What approach should I take to learn to play the electric guitar well in one year? by Ethan Hein
87. How can I develop my kids’ curiosity? by Eva Glasrud
88. What are some things that you have to unlearn from college/school? by Faye Wang
89. Why is there such a high concentration of Asians in San Francisco? by Francis Chen
90. What happens to the bullet if a gun is fired vertically upward from Earth’s surface? by Frank Heile
91. What is it like living on Earth after living in space? by Garrett Reisman
92. How can I come to terms with being ugly? by Garrick Saito
93. Why does Communism have a negative connotation in the US? by Gary Teal
94. When do pro-choice adherents believe life begins? by Gayle Laakmann McDowell
95. Why do some people spend so much time at Quora answering questions? Do they actually have a life or is it Quora their life? by Gil Silberman
96. What is the craziest thing you have ever said (or done) at an interview and still got the job? by Gil Yehuda
97. Wouldn’t it be better for Apple to split up in a hard- and a software business? by Glyn Williams
98. What’s the best way to start writing a great short story? by Graeme Shimmin
99. How does one cultivate a positive attitude? by Grant Mathews
100. If a bird had never seen a nest, would it know how to build one? by Hemangi Chaudhari
101. Why does Islamic prayer time change like it is over the year in the tropics? by Hongwan Liu
102. How can you manage people smarter than you and more knowledgeable than you? by Ian McAllister
103. What are the considerations taken into account when building a price structure for technology or engineering services? by Ian McCullough
104. What are the major errors in Darwin’s Theory of Evolution? by Ian York
105. How close are we to finding a cure for aging? by Jae Won Joh
106. Should I learn poker to make money? by James Altucher
107. If we all end up dying, what’s the purpose of living? by James Earl Adams III
108. What is the probability that our Universe exists as it does? by James H. Kelly
109. How can I tell whether a guy in his 40s likes me? by Jan Leadbetter
110. What do you most attribute for the success or failure of your marriage? by Jane Chin
111. What is it like to be a travel show host? by Janet Hsieh
112. What are the best bargaining techniques when buying a car from a dealer?  by Jason Lancaster
113. What have you learned as a successful entrepreneur? by Jason M. Lemkin
114. What are the best, most essential baby products for new parents? by Jay Wacker
115. When hiring a litigation attorney, what are the key questions I should ask?  by Jeannine van der Linden
116. Why does everything in the universe have a tendency to achieve the lowest energy state? Jesse Berezovsky
117. What does it feel like to skydive? by Jessica Hui’s answer to
118. Is it racist that I like white kids better? by Jessica Margolin
119. How can I become popular on Quora? by Jessica Su
120. How does the earth develop gold? by Jim Gordon
121. What advice would Jimmy Wales give to the young generation? by Jimmy Wales
122. What is Michelle Obama like in person? by Jodi Kantor
123. Did the Romans really make themselves vomit, so they could eat more food? by John Burgess
124. What technologies were used in developing web applications in the ’90s? by John Clover
125. Is PFC Chelsea Manning a hero, or is she a villain? Why? by Jon Davis
126. Is China the new world leader? by Jon Mixon
127. What are the most common slang words to describe the word ‘happy’? by Jonathon Green
128. What are some efficient designs for a tiny home? by Jordan Phoenix
129. How does the quality of headphones affect music listening pleasure? by Josh Siegle
130. How do we know that there is no meaning to life? by Joshua Engel
131. What is it like for someone with Asperger’s—or someone who has difficulty with social cues—to learn them? by Josie Em
132. What do you think every foreigner should know about your country? by Jowita Ziobro
133. How does your country of origin view military service? by Judith Meyer
134. What is it like to be an ethologist? by Julie Desjardins
135. Why does Julie Prentice upvote every answer on Quora? by Julie Prentice
136. What are the most charming small towns in Italy? Julien Vaché
137. If an off-duty cop witnesses a crime, can he apprehend the criminals? Justin Freeman
138. How is it that cutting a wire can cause a bomb to detonate? Kah Seng Tay
139. How does it feel to work in service capacity position where one constantly interacts with extremely wealthy? Kai Peter Chang
140. What would you say to someone considering majoring in biomedical engineering/bioengineering in college? Kaicheng Liang
141. Why isn’t China richer than the U.S.A? Kaiser Kuo
142. How do you make a video go viral? by Karen X. Cheng
143. Should I accept a position at a startup that I’m really interested in even if it’s not my ideal role? by Kat Li
144. How many trees should be planted for every person in the world to reverse the imbalance caused by our abuse? by Kaushik Parashar
145. What are some of the challenges and/or benefits of being a woman in your country? by Kavya Shree M S
146. What exactly is Intelligence according to you? by Keinosuke Johan Miyanaga
147. How would you make The Dark Knight Rises if Heath Ledger was alive to play the Joker? by Ken Miyamoto
148. Is there any evidence that gun ownership reduces crime? by Kent Fung
149. Has serving a prison sentence in any way changed your outlook on life? by Kenyatta Leal
150. What is some general advice for a new PhD student? by Kevin Lin
151. What are lead’s effects on the brain? by Krutikaa Jawanjal
152. Is India a good travel destination? by Kyle Pennell
153. Are some nurses better doctors than some doctors? by Laszlo B. Tamas
154. Why do so many writers use words that might be difficult for some readers? by Laura Copeland
155. Where did the Sun get its energy to burn itself? by Leo C. Stein
156. Which are some of the most counterintuitive mathematical results? by Leo Polovets
157. What is the best way to impress a girl? by Leonard Kim
158. Should doctors and other healthcare providers be allowed to deny treatment to a patient for different political or religious views? by Lou Davis
159. What are the 10 most important things to know about wine? by Madeline Puckette
160. What’s the #1 reason why tech startups fail? by Mahesh Murthy
161. What are the reasons behind the phenomenal rise of BJP in 1990s? by Makarand Sahasrabuddhe
162. What are some of the Japanese hygiene habits which the rest of the world should know? by Makiko Itoh
163. What things in life do you find to be ridiculous? by Manas J Saloi
164. Do we have the technology at present to build “Jagers”? by Mani Cavalieri
165. With Snapchat turning down $3B, should Facebook put a knockout punch offer on the table — say, $5B? by Marc Bodnick
166. How would man have spoken with himself inside his head before the advent of any language? by Marc Ettlinger
167. What are the biggest misconceptions about Russia? by Marco North
168. What is it like to be black in America? by Marcus Ford
169. What are the difficulties of adapting Shakespeare to film? by Marcus Geduld
170. What are the biggest frustrations about law, lawyers, justice, and the legal system? by Marie Stein
171. Do grad school students remember everything they were taught in college all the time? by Mark Eichenlaub
172. What do you think every foreigner should know about your country? by Mark Harrison
173. In movies, why don’t the cool guys look back at explosions? by Mark Hughes
174. Why do many Americans blame the House for the shutdown but never the Senate or the President? by Mark Rogowsky
175. How do you publish a research paper? by Matan Shelomi
176. Matthew Manning’s answer to Social Advice: How can I become more notable in social interactions? by Matthew Manning
177. Is it possible that one specialized scientist (preferably polymath), who has time-travelled more than 200 years to the past, could construct a working computer from the ground up in less than 20 years? by Matt Harbowy
178. How does a performance change when going from a small venue to a much larger venue? by Michael Bublé
179. Can a foreign-born person ever really be regarded as a true citizen of a racially homogenous country by that country’s citizens? by Michael Doroshenko
180. What are the things we don’t know about hotel rooms? by Michael Forrest Jones
181. What is an intuitive explanation of Bayes’ Rule? by Michael Hochster
182. What is it like to be exposed to new technology after a 20+ year prison sentence? by Michael Santos
183. What were the most ridiculous startup ideas that eventually became successful? by Michael Wolfe
184. What is it that nobody tells you about having children? by Michelle Roses
185. My 18 month old son has a slight preference for his mother. How can I win his favor? by Michelle Sandberg
186. What possible benefits might there be to global warming? by Mike Barnard
187. What are some bad but popular reasons for people to go to law school? by Monika Kothari
188. What does it feel like to be in a coma? by Murat Morrison
189. What are the distinguishing characteristics of great doctors? by Nan Waldman
190. Why do some people hate the United Nations? by Nate Anderson
191. What is some good general advice for college students? by Nathan Ketsdever
192. Why is it that people try to use extremely well-structured English while answering on Quora? by Navin Kabra
193. What does it feel like to go from physically unattractive to physically attractive? by Neha Jha
194. Why should someone blog? by Nikhil Garg
195. Why do people who love reading love it so much? by Ojas Patil
196. How does a new business get their first clients? by Oliver Emberton
197. How did Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic in the 2013 US Open Final? by Pat Cash
198. What was it like to meet Nelson Mandela in person? by Paul Denlinger
199. How long does it take to recognize a face? by Paul King
200. What are the pros and cons of being a fighter pilot? by Paul Mulwitz
201. How could instant messaging services be reinvented? by Phil Wolff
202. What question would you ask your employees in a survey to better identify problems? by Phoebe Gavin
203. If China, Pakistan and Sri Lanka attack India at the same time, how long will it take to defeat India? by Pratyush Rathore
204. If people could choose between flying an airplane that was completely automated or one that was flown by humans, which would they fly? by Rakesh Agrawal
205. Is it true that bananas are radioactive, and if you eat too many it can kill you? by Ramzi Amri
206. Which event in India’s history would you like to be made into a movie? by Ratnakar Sadasyula
207. Why is Quora such a unique and interesting place for designers to work? by Rebekah Cox
208. Whats the craziest thing you have done before an exam? by Ridwa Mousa
209. How would you best solve malaria in Africa with $10,000? by Rich Pollack
210. How realistic are the physics in the movie “Gravity”? by Robert Frost
211. Why is C++ so irreplaceable? by Robert Love
212. How useful will Google Glass be? by Robert Scoble
213. Which animal would win in a battle between a Wolverine and a Honey Badger? by Rory Young
214. What are some policies that would improve millions of lives, but people still oppose? by Ryan Carlyle
215. How come that rich Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, investors and VCs never appear to be the victims of crime? by Ryan Lackey
216. What are common activities people do wrong every day but don’t know it? by Ryan MacCarthy
217. What are the most important things 14 year old can learn if they want to become an entrepreneur? by Ryan Wardell
218. What is the best way to break my habit of using two spaces after a period when typing? by Sandra Liu Huang
219. How can you tell whether someone is smarter than you? by Sanjay Sabnani
220. Is the UAE one of the worst places in the world for women? by Saniya Bhutta
221. Semil Shah’s answer toHow did Y Combinator become what it is today?
222. Are there negative or long term side effects to teeth whitening? If so, what’s the safest way to get your teeth whitened? by Scott Frey
223. What are good ways to say no to a feature request? by Sean Rose
224. What is so great about Ron Weasley? by Shai Landesman
225. What are some ways to inspire girls to embrace technology? by Sheryl Sandberg
226. Why do some people view The Holocaust in WW2 as unique from other genocides and Armenian Holocaust? by Siddharth Bhattacharya
227. What is a day in the life of a porn star like? by Siri
228. Why is advice largely useless? by Soleio
229. What are some things nearly everyone believes that actually aren’t true? by Sreeram N Ramasubramanian
230. How would you explain why 0+1-2+3-4… equalled ¼ to a ninth grader? by Sridhar Ramesh
231. How has your age affected what is important to you? by Stan Hayward
232. What are the qualities of a wonderful aunt? by Stephanie Vardavas
233. Can questions that are impossible to answer completely nevertheless be answered adequately? by Steve Denton
234. What is most important programming language that is worth learning? by Steven Grimm
235. Has anyone benefited tangibly from answering on Quora? If so, who, and what were the benefits? by Stewart Alsop
236. What is it like to get in line early for a new Apple product? by Stormy Shippy
237. How does a computer chip work? by Subhasis Das
238. What is the most unfair advantage a person can have? by Surabhi Sinha
239. What are good parenting tips in 2013 for letting kids safely use the Internet? by Tamara Troup
240. How would one create a world map representing entities and brands in each country? by Tatiana Estévez
241. What’s something that is common knowledge at your workplace, but would be mind-blowing to the rest of us? by Thea Pilarczyk
242. What’s the difference between baseball and cricket? by Thomas Foster
243. What is the protocol for a professional good guy (SEAL, Special Forces, SWAT) in a hostage situation when the bad guys tells them to drop their gun? by Tim Dees
244. What was your most embarrassing airport/airplane experience? by Tim Morgan
245. What are the most convincing bits of evidence which prove, beyond a shadow of doubt, that the Holocaust occurred? by Tim O’Neill
246. Why are iPhone users so loyal to the brand? by Timothy McSwain
247. What is significance of space exploration? What type of insight can we gain studying the stars that are billions of light years away? by Todd Gardiner
248. Could airships be useful for disaster relief? by Tom Farrier
249. Do women objectify men? by Tom Morris
250. Do you feel empowered or cowardly when you carry a gun? by Tommy Winfrey
251. What do you do to improve your Professional Growth? by Tony Stubblebine
252. Are you a bad developer if you don’t take on side projects? by Tracy Chou
253. What is it like to be the defense attorney of someone you strongly believe to have committed the crime? by Tre Critelli
254. What facts about the United States do foreigners not believe until they come to America? by Triya Bhattacharya
255. What is cuteness? How can we define “cute?” What are the factors affecting the cuteness of a person? by Varsha Iyer
256. Why are the Subcontinental people so uncomfortable with their core identity, yet pretend to be proud of themselves? by Venkatesh Rao
257. What is it like to live in a chawl? by Vinati Singh
258. Why doesn’t Google fix their maps, so they are more accurate? by Viola Yee
259. What are the most desirable qualities women look for in an Indian man? by Virali Modi
260. What is social media? by Visakan Veerasamy
261. What is the best position to use a laptop? by Will Wister
262. Is it foolish to go to Startup Weekend-like events and widely pitch my “next Facebook” idea in search of co-founders? by William Pietri
263. What should I absolutely not do when visiting your country? by Xu Beixi
264. Why can’t the poor be handed out lots of money to make them rich?  by Yishan Wong
265. Mathematics: What is it like to understand advanced mathematics? by Anonymous
266. What is the biggest misconception people have about life? by Anonymous
267. What is success? by Anonymous
268. What’s it like to not identify as male or female? by Anonymous
269. What’s it like to be a heavy user of marijuana on a regular basis? by Anonymous
270. What does it feel like to be attractive and desired by many? by Anonymous
271. Do Muslim women feel oppressed? by Anonymous