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Stomach Scare
On 10/01/2014 in Question
If I’m walking down the street with my stomach pooched out and something scares me, will my stomach stay that way?
———- from A.M. Collins of Seattle, WA
Your mother probably used to tell you, If you make that face, it’s going to freeze that way. Making an ugly face and stomach pooching are, in fact, related phenomena, but your stomach is much more responsive to fear than your face. Pooching your stomach in the presence of frightening stimuli can indeed cause permanent pooching. So you can see that yet another old wives’ tale is true. Matter of fact, many scientists would often disguise themselves as old wives and wander the streets shouting aphorisms, old saws and theories like E=MC2 or A stitch in time saves nine. If you were to see one of these scientists on the street and you had your stomach pooched out, it would probably stay that way. You see, old wives and science are never wrong.
Your mother probably used to tell you, If you make that face, it’s going to freeze that way. Making an ugly face and stomach pooching are, in fact, related phenomena, but your stomach is much more responsive to fear than your face. Pooching your stomach in the presence of frightening stimuli can indeed cause permanent pooching. So you can see that yet another old wives’ tale is true. Matter of fact, many scientists would often disguise themselves as old wives and wander the streets shouting aphorisms, old saws and theories like E=MC2 or A stitch in time saves nine. If you were to see one of these scientists on the street and you had your stomach pooched out, it would probably stay that way. You see, old wives and science are never wrong.Quarks and Leptons
On 09/29/2014 in Question
How do you tell a quark from a Lepton?
--- Here's the answer from Dr. Science
Trees and Square Roots
On 09/26/2014 in Question
What kind of trees have square roots?
--- Here's the answer from Dr. Science
The Truth about Chihuahuas
On 09/24/2014 in Question
Is a Chihuahua really a dog or is it simply a rare breed of cat?
--- Here's the answer from Dr. Science
Microwaved Hamsters
On 09/22/2014 in Question
