Funnels!
Well, no. It would be much simpler if it worked that way but unfortunately helium is awkward. Read the rest of this entry »
Author Archives: DaniBiscuit
Why do I only get crap songs stuck in my head?
We all know what it’s like. You get a crap song stuck in your head on Monday. It’s still there on Tuesday. You’re singing it in your sleep by Wednesday, and on Thursday, Friday and Saturday you’re about ready to stab yourself. You like to make yourself believe that you can beat it, but the minute you let it under your skin, there’s no limit to how long your brain will hold on to the crappest of musical offerings. You know this much is true.
Shrove Tuesday Special: Why do we traditionally have lemon and sugar on pancakes?
There are lots of delicious things to put on pancakes. In France they go for chocolate, in America it’s syrup and in Germany it’s fruit jam and spices. So why did we British choose a tradition of sugar and lemon? Read the rest of this entry »
I am afraid of spiders. A lot of people are afraid of spiders. Why do these 8-legged creatures of doom put fear into the hearts of so many?
Fear of spiders is one of the most common phobias. But why, in countries with few or no indigenous spiders poisonous enough to do any harm, should this fear be present? Read the rest of this entry »
Do worms sleep? If so, what do they dream of?
A simple question, but not so easy to answer definitively… After all it is quite hard to tell just by looking at a worm whether it is asleep.
I can reveal that Read the rest of this entry »
Are vampires real? If so, is Harry Potter one?
Vampires are a very fashionable business at the moment, aren’t they? Some are glittery and aloof, others are hardcore killing machines. Yet none of these bear any resemblance to real vampires. The proper, old-school kind. I’ve no doubt that they are real.
Real vampires are Read the rest of this entry »
When and where did coat hangers originate?
Coat hangers are such a simple invention, yet so useful. It’s hard to imagine a life without them. But it’s also difficult to imagine early Neanderthal man hanging up his loincloth in the cave – so they must have been invented at some point after clothes, right?
In the first century, approximately 430AD or so, a fine gentleman named Attila was ruler of the Hunnic Empire and was bent on invading and pillaging Read the rest of this entry »
Why are some straight men gay magnets?
To fully understand this, we have to dig deep into the psychological roots of attraction.
On an evolutionary level, the basic survival roles taken on by humans are a very useful tool to rationalise the subconscious factors when deciding on attractiveness. We are trained, whether we like it or not, to Read the rest of this entry »
Why do cats love to sleep on important paperwork?
Piles of paperwork – and for that matter laptops and important or engrossing tasks of any kind – are not likely to be the most comfortable places in the house to nap. Cats must have an ulterior motive for getting right in the way so effectively.
Bond movies and the internet have influenced our opinion of cat behaviour significantly in recent years. We are led to believe Read the rest of this entry »
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