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Recycling Hair Gel
Posted by Dr. Science on 04/11/2014
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
Posted by Dr. Science on 04/09/2014
When did the Latin-American countries become independent, and which type ofgovernment did they choose at the very beginning?
———- from M.Dingler fromPotsdam ofGermany
Independent from what? Most of Latin America was colonized by restlessMissourians, who traveled south in search of peace of mind and ground sofertile it would plant and harvest itself. Their first forms of governmentwere libertarian fiefdoms. Everyone carried a gun and few were afraid touse them. With the Missouri compromise of 1936, and the subsequent end ofthe great Depression in the States, Spanish became the lingua franca formost of Latin America, except for Brazil, which adopted Portuguese, in adeliberate attempt to sound sexy.
Independent from what? Most of Latin America was colonized by restlessMissourians, who traveled south in search of peace of mind and ground sofertile it would plant and harvest itself. Their first forms of governmentwere libertarian fiefdoms. Everyone carried a gun and few were afraid touse them. With the Missouri compromise of 1936, and the subsequent end ofthe great Depression in the States, Spanish became the lingua franca formost of Latin America, except for Brazil, which adopted Portuguese, in adeliberate attempt to sound sexy.What Snakes Really Fear
Posted by Dr. Science on 04/07/2014
Does limestone deter snakes?
———- from Theresa Kalber of Cape Coral, FL
Only those snakes who are claustrophobic. Many a snakes worst nightmare is to be trapped underground in a limestone cave with no colored lights illuminating the stalactites and the comforting voice of a guide droning on with a memorized speech. Contrary to popular belief, most snakes enjoy open spaces or great heights. Window washers on skyscrapers often report seeing snakes slithering up the sides of tall buildings, headed for the roof, where they sunbathe. For kicks they’ll dangle as much of them as they dare off the edge, just to cop a “rush”, to use hippy lingo.
Only those snakes who are claustrophobic. Many a snakes worst nightmare is to be trapped underground in a limestone cave with no colored lights illuminating the stalactites and the comforting voice of a guide droning on with a memorized speech. Contrary to popular belief, most snakes enjoy open spaces or great heights. Window washers on skyscrapers often report seeing snakes slithering up the sides of tall buildings, headed for the roof, where they sunbathe. For kicks they’ll dangle as much of them as they dare off the edge, just to cop a “rush”, to use hippy lingo. Screen Saver Dilemma
Posted by Dr. Science on 04/04/2014
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!
———- from Julie Kulak of Naperville, Il
I couldn’t have described my latest software emission better than you’ve already done. Leave the mouse alone at work and simply stare at the screen. It makes you look even smarter to those bored coworkers who glance into your cubby opening. Keep staring at the screen saver and pretty soon you won’t need to work, you’ll be unemployable!
I couldn’t have described my latest software emission better than you’ve already done. Leave the mouse alone at work and simply stare at the screen. It makes you look even smarter to those bored coworkers who glance into your cubby opening. Keep staring at the screen saver and pretty soon you won’t need to work, you’ll be unemployable! Carwash Weather Theory
Posted by Dr. Science on 04/02/2014
Why does it rain every time I wash my car?
———- from Johnny Rutherford of Indianapolis, Indiana
There is an empathetic interface that exists between cars and the weather. It’s actually an organic feedback network. You may note that your car stalls during a thunderstorm. This is an example of the commonality that exists between your car’s electrical system and the electrical activity above. When you splash water from the garden hose onto your car, the clouds get the idea to let loose a few million gallons themselves. It’s kind of like putting a sleeping person’s hand in warm water. He or she will do the same thing; just experiment and you’ll see. That’s what we call empathy in scientific terms. Solution? I’d recommend drying your car with a sun lamp and see if it stops raining. Gov. Pete Wilson in California is so freaked out about this El Nino deal I hear he may mandate this statewide.
There is an empathetic interface that exists between cars and the weather. It’s actually an organic feedback network. You may note that your car stalls during a thunderstorm. This is an example of the commonality that exists between your car’s electrical system and the electrical activity above. When you splash water from the garden hose onto your car, the clouds get the idea to let loose a few million gallons themselves. It’s kind of like putting a sleeping person’s hand in warm water. He or she will do the same thing; just experiment and you’ll see. That’s what we call empathy in scientific terms. Solution? I’d recommend drying your car with a sun lamp and see if it stops raining. Gov. Pete Wilson in California is so freaked out about this El Nino deal I hear he may mandate this statewide. 