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Here Nor There
On 03/21/2012 in Question
I often hear of things that are neither here nor there. Does science know where they went?
———- from Ryan W. of Arcadia, CA
Not only does science know where they went, it was science that sent them there. Occult science, that is. You see, the practice of hiding things in another dimension began in the middle ages when three warring tribes — the “Hithers”, the “Thithers” and the “Yons” — fought for possession of the windswept coast of some medieval kingdom. The battle’s outcome was finally decided by sorcery, and the victorious Hithers banished the the vanquished Thithers and Yons to a dark underworld. I want to make it clear that this is not the dimension of lost socks, ballpoint pens and bellybutton lint. That is another dimension entirely, Ryan. But this is the place mentioned in the Beatles song “Here There and Everywhere.” If you’d like to know more, just play the song backwards at 45rpm. As if you youngsters even know what 45rpm is anymore.
Men and Vacuums
On 03/19/2012 in Question
Why can you get a man to vacuum a lawn, but not a rug?
———- from Maureen McVerry of Santa Monica CA
Lawn vacuuming stimulates the hunter instinct in every man. Shop vac in hand, he imagines himself to be systematically slaughtering whole
Artificial Emotions
On 03/16/2012 in Question
Now that computer wizards are cracking open the door on Artificial Intelligence, can Artificial Emotions be far behind?
--- Here's the answer from Dr. Science
Cyberspeak
On 03/14/2012 in Question
Why do we drive on a Parkway, but we can’t get a decent cup of coffee?
--- Here's the answer from Dr. Science
Ice Cube Light
On 03/12/2012 in Question
I recently discovered that if you crack a frozen tray of ice cubes in a dark room, the ice gives off light. Should I be concerned?
--- Here's the answer from Dr. Science
