2020-06-30 07:46
I recently got curious about the hydroponics growing systems and purchased the one manufactured by iDoo. I'm quite happy with the purchase and the system definitely sold me on the idea of Hy… Read More
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2020-03-09 21:49
Of course, that is a click-bait title but like most click-bait titles, there is a grain of truth. In order to justify the deliberately ridiculous conclusion in the title, a different questio… Read More
2017-12-15 08:45
It is an all too common occurrence for people living in cold climates. You wake up in the morning, get into your car parked in the chilly weather overnight and before you can turn on the eng… Read More
2017-07-14 06:58
Mt. Everest is the highest peak on the planet and so it is reasonable to assume that the peak of Mt. Everest is the farthest point from the center of our planet. However, the peak of Chimbor… Read More
2016-08-20 19:05
That women have a higher tolerance for pain than men is a widely accepted assertion and it sounds compelling because of the reasoning that women evolved better pain tolerance because they ne… Read More
2016-02-19 10:16
Why are human babies so adorable?Every wondered what makes human babies so cute. How come everyone finds them so adorable and irresistible?Well, it turns out that human babies are not o… Read More
2015-03-01 10:12
Disclaimer to begin with. There is nothing racist about this post or the topic. Of course not all Africans have large lips and not all Caucasians have small lips and of course larg… Read More
2015-03-01 10:09
Who knew that a simple trait like skin complexion could cause so much trouble for our species? While we are slowly but definitely moving towards a post-racial society, the symptoms of the sy… Read More
2014-12-25 07:42
Most of us must have observed in ads / movies how the wheels of a car rotate backwards or even stay still even though the car itself is moving at a breakneck speed. See the following video t… Read More
2014-07-07 06:14
Short answer, yes!Coercive sex (also called rape) is considered a first degree crime in most cultures and perpetrators face severe punishments, sometimes even a death sentence. While other c… Read More
2013-09-08 22:01
How to see the illusion: Rotate your head as much as you can away from the screen and then quickly shift your gaze back onto the clock above. The more you rotate your head and the fast… Read More
2013-09-02 08:08
Avoiding incest is a learned behavior:Sure incest (in-breeding) is a fantasy for some but most of us loathe the idea of mating with family members. This is obviously a learned behavior and t… Read More
2013-08-18 20:50
We are familiar with how flames burn. Let it be a tear shaped candle flame or a forest fire, it always burns upwards. We will look into the details later, but the following image released by… Read More
2013-04-27 07:56
If only humans were able to breathe under water, we could have ruined the oceans as well. Too bad 70% of the planet is water and not so habitable. (To give credit where it is due, humans sti… Read More
2013-03-17 06:42
The advent of social media has helped humanity in more ways than we can count and one of them is decentralizing media. These days anyone with an internet connection can reach thousands of pe… Read More
2013-03-10 00:48
As you might already know, most of the machinery that helps us hear sounds is inside our heads (called inner ear) and is not visible externally. People who lose their outer ear do not lose t… Read More
2012-11-17 05:04
We take it for granted, but why are planets spherical and not rectangular? Or cylindrical? Not just the planets but most celestial bodies are spherical and any curious kid would like to know… Read More
2012-11-15 07:39
Did you ever open a door one way, figure out you got it wrong and then open it the other way? Well, you are not alone. With good design this inconvenience can be easily avoided but not all d… Read More
2012-11-15 07:38
Do shadows have any weight? If not, does a shadow make the object on which it is cast weigh any lesser?At first glance these questions seem stupid but after doing a little research, realized… Read More
2012-11-15 07:38
This is an interesting argument (wrong of course) on how one can beat the speed if light by having a rod that is one light year long. The argument goes like this. Lets say there is… Read More
2012-11-15 07:38
We have all seen that astronauts float in space. They experience a state of weightlessness which is pretty cool. However there is a wide spread misconception that astronauts float beca… Read More
2012-11-15 07:38
Its interesting how sometimes our bodies are still stuck with their age old beliefs and struggle to cope up with the new environments we have put ourselves in. Motion sickness is one such th… Read More
2012-11-15 07:37
We often hear about those exciting places where the sun never sets or where the sun never rises, for months at a time. For example, Norway advertises itself to tourists as the land of m… Read More
2012-11-15 07:37
For the uninitiated, yes, our planet is tilted. The Earth is at an angle of approximately 23.43° to its orbital plane. The following figure should help - Earth's axial tilt. Courtes… Read More
2012-11-15 07:37
This dog feels itchy! Itchiness is a common trait found among most animals and almost all of them react to the itch stimulus by scratching themselves. So, what causes itchiness (also kn… Read More
2012-11-15 07:37
No question is a stupid question. Why do most animals have two nostrils? If it is just for breathing and smelling, one nostril would do. After all, we just have one mouth!Two eyes help us se… Read More
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