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12 years ago @ Learn Something New Ev... - Why are there 24 hours... · 0 replies · +1 points

I have no absolute answer about that, but I did read somethng-or-other that mentioned the Babylonians may have been using a base-60 system at some point as well.

12 years ago @ Learn Something New Ev... - Why are there 24 hours... · 0 replies · +1 points

Hey Joe, I accidentally slipped into a long break. However, I'm going to get things in gear again!

12 years ago @ Learn Something New Ev... - We Eat Beetles On A Da... · 0 replies · +1 points

Jell-O, or any gelatin, is made from stuff like horse hooves and animal hide. I'm not certain what pigment is used for the green colour, but it might be some sort of algae.

I couldn't find anything linking frogs and Jell-O.

12 years ago @ Learn Something New Ev... - How Pigments Determine... · 0 replies · +1 points

That would depend entirely on the colour.

The next article will talk about some of the unusual sources for common pigments. Prepare to be grossed out.

12 years ago @ Learn Something New Ev... - 202-blue-raspberry · 0 replies · +1 points

I suppose that depends on what blue food colouring tastes like.

12 years ago @ Learn Something New Ev... - The History of Human H... · 0 replies · +4 points

Well, it is titled the History of Human Height... not the Herstory. :o)

12 years ago @ Learn Something New Ev... - 201-three-way-switch · 0 replies · +1 points

Those usually control lights in your neighbour\'s house.

12 years ago @ Learn Something New Ev... - 105 Ways To Eat A Peanut · 0 replies · +2 points

George really missed the boat, however, when he failed to include chocolate peanut butter cream cupcakes in his book. Simply the finest use of the peanut that I've ever encountered.

13 years ago @ Learn Something New Ev... - How Locks Work (and ho... · 0 replies · +2 points

Well let's hope you don't find yourself handcuffed in a packing crate being tossed off a bridge!

13 years ago @ Learn Something New Ev... - What Happens Inside a ... · 0 replies · +2 points

A regular battery loses it's ability to create a chemical reaction, but a rechargeable battery can use electricity to "re-set" itself.

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