Posts by Dr. Science:
0
Recycling Hair Gel
On 04/11/2014 in Question
When the movies have a nighttime scene that streets are always wet. Why is that?
———- from Rich Adams of San Jose, Ca.
It’s actually hair gel that’s glistening under those klieg lights. Moviemaking is a time-consuming process, and a shoot that begins at dawn often ends in the wee hours of the next morning. After a day of having nervous hair technicians touching up the actors’ do with spritzes and sprays, the set gets pretty slippery. Back when all shooting was done on a sound stage, they simply flushed the set with a firehose every hour or so, and let it all run down the drain. By the way, the set is gel covered during the early part of the day as well, but the angle of the sunlight makes it invisible.
It’s actually hair gel that’s glistening under those klieg lights. Moviemaking is a time-consuming process, and a shoot that begins at dawn often ends in the wee hours of the next morning. After a day of having nervous hair technicians touching up the actors’ do with spritzes and sprays, the set gets pretty slippery. Back when all shooting was done on a sound stage, they simply flushed the set with a firehose every hour or so, and let it all run down the drain. By the way, the set is gel covered during the early part of the day as well, but the angle of the sunlight makes it invisible. What Missouri Has Wrought
On 04/09/2014 in Question
When did the Latin-American countries become independent, and which type ofgovernment did they choose at the very beginning?
--- Here's the answer from Dr. Science
What Snakes Really Fear
On 04/07/2014 in Question
Does limestone deter snakes?
--- Here's the answer from Dr. Science
Screen Saver Dilemma
On 04/04/2014 in Question
I just finished listening to your fabled CD & installing your screen saver. My productivity has dropped by 95% (the remaining 5% is “productive” simply because I am indeed at work), and now I can’t bring myself to move the mouse because the screen saver will stop and I’ll be “guilted” into working. Think of all of the stress that I’m avoiding by simply watching your soothing screen saver! Soon, doctors will prescribe it to patients who’ve suffered heart attacks, have high blood pressure or other anxiety-related disorders in yet another triumph for science!
--- Here's the answer from Dr. Science
Carwash Weather Theory
On 04/02/2014 in Question
