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Map Colors
On 11/21/2012 in Question
Most maps printed before 1950 show the British Empire in pink and the French Union in green. Why is this?
———- from John Andrew and Marc Petrequin of The Internet
Before the invention of sunscreen in 1950, your typical Englishman in a tropical colony would turn bright pink in the noonday sun. The French did their share of colonizing countries near the equator, but their rich cuisine would often induce nausea in such a balmy climate. Consequently, both English and French colonials spent most of their time in bed, delirious. Map makers may have had to guess when it came to remote topography, but the color to use on each empire was common knowledge to both oppressor and oppressed.
Before the invention of sunscreen in 1950, your typical Englishman in a tropical colony would turn bright pink in the noonday sun. The French did their share of colonizing countries near the equator, but their rich cuisine would often induce nausea in such a balmy climate. Consequently, both English and French colonials spent most of their time in bed, delirious. Map makers may have had to guess when it came to remote topography, but the color to use on each empire was common knowledge to both oppressor and oppressed. Sleep in Eyes
On 11/19/2012 in Question
What causes the “sleep” I sometimes find in my eyes upon awakening?
--- Here's the answer from Dr. Science
Those in N-Dimension
On 11/16/2012 in Question
Please explain the Northern Lights. Also, I’ve heard an explanation of what we would look like to someone from N-dimensional space, but I haven’t heard what a person in N-dimensional space would look like to us?
--- Here's the answer from Dr. Science
Face to Face Resistance
On 11/14/2012 in Question
You have two samples, one of silicon dioxide, the other of polimide. The size of the samples is 1 mm squared, by 1 mm long. What is the resistance from face to face?
--- Here's the answer from Dr. Science
A Mercurial Attitude
On 11/12/2012 in Question
