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Automobile Turn Signals
Posted by Dr. Science on 07/08/2013
Why do some drivers leave their turn signals on long after they make their turn while other drivers don’t use turn signals at all?
———- from Peter Sorenson of Portland, Oregon
The driver of the car isn’t the one operating the turn signals. Ever since 1980 it’s been the car itself that turns them on and off. Often they use hamsters to both make and implement that decision. Usually their cages are located underneath the front fender, but in Japanese cars they put them under the back seat. If you hear a scratching noise coming from the back of your Toyota, that means the hamsters are hungry and you should drop some more popcorn down between the seats. When the signals are late, it means the hamsters are pre-occupied, often with mating or sleeping. When they don’t come on it all, it means the hamsters are dead.
The driver of the car isn’t the one operating the turn signals. Ever since 1980 it’s been the car itself that turns them on and off. Often they use hamsters to both make and implement that decision. Usually their cages are located underneath the front fender, but in Japanese cars they put them under the back seat. If you hear a scratching noise coming from the back of your Toyota, that means the hamsters are hungry and you should drop some more popcorn down between the seats. When the signals are late, it means the hamsters are pre-occupied, often with mating or sleeping. When they don’t come on it all, it means the hamsters are dead. Filming the Moonwalk
Posted by Dr. Science on 07/05/2013
If Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the surface of the Moon, who filmed him climbing down the steps of the lander module?
———- from Matthew Cole of Sittingbourne, Kent,, UK
That was the famous lunar cinematographer, Milos Kazinskii. One of the moon’s premier lensmen, he won an Oscar for his role in the making of “Shoot the Moon.” He also ran camera on “Blue Moon”,”Moon River”,”Paper Moon”,and “Moon over Miami”. Industry regulations demand that all lunar cinematography be done by resident moon men and women. Currently, there are no female lunar camera operators, but affirmative action programs within the trade are hoping to add a few within the next decade. By the way, Neil muffed his line, because the script girl, Pauline Kazinskii, Milos’ wife, was working from an early first draft that hadn’t been adequately proofed.
That was the famous lunar cinematographer, Milos Kazinskii. One of the moon’s premier lensmen, he won an Oscar for his role in the making of “Shoot the Moon.” He also ran camera on “Blue Moon”,”Moon River”,”Paper Moon”,and “Moon over Miami”. Industry regulations demand that all lunar cinematography be done by resident moon men and women. Currently, there are no female lunar camera operators, but affirmative action programs within the trade are hoping to add a few within the next decade. By the way, Neil muffed his line, because the script girl, Pauline Kazinskii, Milos’ wife, was working from an early first draft that hadn’t been adequately proofed. Helium Balloon Limits
Posted by Dr. Science on 07/03/2013
If I let a helium balloon go, how high will it go? Will it go to the moon?
———- from Edward Harvey of Venice Beach, Ca
It depends on how high you are at the time you release it. Since you say you live on the beach in Southern California, you may be way out there already, high above the Van Allen belts. Your balloon would only have to be blown a short distance by the solar wind in order to bump into the moon. Of course, all this goofing off with balloons isn’t really getting you anywhere, is it? The fact that you can play a passable version of “Stairway to Heaven” on your battered guitar seems a pretty poor accomplishment for a man in his mid-forties, don’t you think? Time to come down to earth and take stock of where you’re really at, right now, in your little furnished room on the Venice boardwalk.
It depends on how high you are at the time you release it. Since you say you live on the beach in Southern California, you may be way out there already, high above the Van Allen belts. Your balloon would only have to be blown a short distance by the solar wind in order to bump into the moon. Of course, all this goofing off with balloons isn’t really getting you anywhere, is it? The fact that you can play a passable version of “Stairway to Heaven” on your battered guitar seems a pretty poor accomplishment for a man in his mid-forties, don’t you think? Time to come down to earth and take stock of where you’re really at, right now, in your little furnished room on the Venice boardwalk. Dog Regularity
Posted by Dr. Science on 07/01/2013
Why do dogs not have to eat fruit or vegetables yet can remain as regular as a clock?
———- from Heidi Juell of Palmer Lake, CO
All dogs eat fruits and vegetables, they just do it in a private. They also are great fans of tofu, as well as brown rice and seaweed. Their often admired regularity comes from the canine seruntan gland, which manufacturers doggie Ex-Lax, entering the bloodstream at precise intervals, usually when you’re at work. Thus, indoor dogs have to develop great patience, and the successfully housebroken dog distracts himself from his urgent need by cleaning up any traces of fruits, vegetables, tofu, brown rice, or seaweed it might have left lying about.
All dogs eat fruits and vegetables, they just do it in a private. They also are great fans of tofu, as well as brown rice and seaweed. Their often admired regularity comes from the canine seruntan gland, which manufacturers doggie Ex-Lax, entering the bloodstream at precise intervals, usually when you’re at work. Thus, indoor dogs have to develop great patience, and the successfully housebroken dog distracts himself from his urgent need by cleaning up any traces of fruits, vegetables, tofu, brown rice, or seaweed it might have left lying about. Breaking Up Water Molecules
Posted by Dr. Science on 06/28/2013
Can chlorine break up water molecules?
———- from JayDevin Pattersonwillis ofNew Orleans, LA
Only if they had a rotten relationship to begin with. No outside party can break up a healthy marriage, but a couple of the verge of splitting up will always take a few hostages, just to make sliding out the side door a little easier. Quite reactive in their uncoupled state, chloride ions send out strong messages, broadcasting their availability and willingness to engage in chemical hanky panky. They have been called the “halogen homewreckers” by those prone to the whimsical use of alliteration. Besides smelling bad, they have the ability to erase their responsibility in any situation, by bleaching the evidence of their complicity. A return to traditional family values would eliminate chlorine from our drinking water completely.
Only if they had a rotten relationship to begin with. No outside party can break up a healthy marriage, but a couple of the verge of splitting up will always take a few hostages, just to make sliding out the side door a little easier. Quite reactive in their uncoupled state, chloride ions send out strong messages, broadcasting their availability and willingness to engage in chemical hanky panky. They have been called the “halogen homewreckers” by those prone to the whimsical use of alliteration. Besides smelling bad, they have the ability to erase their responsibility in any situation, by bleaching the evidence of their complicity. A return to traditional family values would eliminate chlorine from our drinking water completely.