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Supercoil Funk
On 03/22/2013 in Question
What mechanism causes the genetic material in mammalian cells to supercoil during mitosis?
———- from Ernie Pthalenharmer of Schnedectady, NY
Super anything is a tribute to Funk. Remember “Superfly is Superbad?” Supercoiling was actually invented in 1971 by George Clinton, the psychedelic papa of Funk. It was a hairstyle that involved wrapping dreadlocks around a super-cooled test tube of liquid helium. The coils were then treated with super glue. As part of the “hundredth monkey syndrome”, which holds that whenever anything develops anywhere in creation all creation has access to it, mitochondria began to copy Clinton’s hairstyle. I’ve heard that another Clinton, Bill, has influenced many rastafarians to smoke but not inhale.
Drying Off After Showers
On 03/20/2013 in Question
How come when I take a shower I don’t dry off when I get out?
--- Here's the answer from Dr. Science
Bagpipe Aversion and Underneath Antarctica
On 03/18/2013 in Question
Whenever I hear a bagpipe play, I think my nervous system is going to freak out. I’m planning on visiting Scotland this summer. Is there a scientific device I could wear to protect myself from the sound a bagpipe makes?
--- Here's the answer from Dr. Science
Underneath Antarctica
On 03/15/2013 in Question
Dear Dr. Science, Underneath Antarctica, is there land or ocean?
--- Here's the answer from Dr. Science
The Periodic Table
On 03/13/2013 in Question
