BlackBart

It has been several years since I have read these, but if I recall correctly, he clarfies the reasons why later in the book.

Some of it may be an age thing, in my own case, i dislike emojis because i have no idea what most of them are supposed to mean., including the one at the end of your post. So for older folks like me, they make the post look weird, and can make it more difficult for me to understand what it is that you are trying to communicate.

But i wouldn't actually downvote you for it, im just more likely to ignore your post if it is overflowing with emojis.

The Pit and the Pendulum. I had nightmares about it for decades.

One of my favorite short stories, from an excellent collection of shorts by Asimov called "Nine Tomorrows". I feel it is worth mentioning that "The Last Question" is the sequel to another short story called "All the Troubles of the World", which is in the same book.