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As I was moving to the right while walking on the sidewalk, with another person, who was also moving to the right, headed my way, I began to wonder if Brits move to the left when they see someone headed toward them. I remember when I was a small...

The other day I was waiting on a customer who's son was with him. The son sneezed and I said gesundheit. The father looked very confused and asked me what I said (which confused me). He had no idea what I was talking about. He had a...

I can't remember the exact wording--if there is any--for that line about medicine for bad ideas. Help me out here please, google isn't doing the job.

I have a VHS tape that I'd like to transfer to DVD before VCR becomes completely obsolete and I would no longer be able to access the video that I have legally paid for. The tape is protected with Macrovision's copy-protection technology. This is...

Stupid botany question: After a dandelion flowers and then turns into a white fuzzball, the seeds spread and generally make more dandelions. If I lop the head off of a yellow dandelion but leave it lying on the grass, will that lopped-off flower...

download something which I have paid for? Inspired by I haven't ever heard it explicitly expressed, but I have purchased (repeatedly) the first four Metallica albums, as well as recently downloading for free the demo to their guitar hero game...

If I were a disembodied massless single point in a perfectly spherical room with a completely and totally black interior, would I be able to tell if there were any light?

I keep all my music in a folder in one spot so if Itunes goes to crap I can quickly find all my music. A quick spot check here and there and I can't see why Itunes says there's less than half the size of the folder from which I have my music stored...

Any of you really smart people know if there's iodine in hair dye? Would it be okay to use it on a low-iodine diet?

I drink a lot of coffee and noticed, not to put too much of a point on it, that my urine smells smokey. Obviously, this is unfiltered caffeine in the urine. However, I read on another site that even being able to smell this is genetic, and only...

I was pondering this question while writing up my OP for Lesson #3 in the Photo Class over in the Dark Room. Does pupil dilation act the same way as an aperture?

Reason I ask, I'm buying a house. Getting the money was the easy part. I just called the bank, they faxed over some papers, I filled em out and returned, couple hours later they call back to say I'm approved. I am a veteran, and will be using a...

I was infected last week by Antivirus2009. Thanks to ninetywit's and others' help, I finally booted it off my system (I think). I was able to download spybot and registry mechanic from links on the filehippo site. I'm nervous about the April...

Actually, I *am* American by citizenship. But I haven't lived there since 1993 and am therefore clueless about a lot of things, including CraigsList. I barely know what that is, but I gather it might help me: I need a reasonably priced place to stay...

Here's my understanding of the process. A manned craft is propelled towards the moon by a controlled explosion using x amount of fuel. At different stages, certain sections are dropped off as the craft leaves the pull of Earth's gravity, until...

Why has the logo for Coke been pretty much unchanged while the Pepsi logo seems to change every few years? Is it because Pepsi markets or tries to market itself for the young generation type crowd and they are trying to keep being hip/trendy? ...

I like to record movies on my dvr and edit them and burn them to disk (these are movies I would never have paid money for, and if I like them enough, I will go shell out for a good copy, so nobody is losing anything), but if I don't use exactly the...

Natasha Richardson's tragic death, after what seemed at first like a minor accident on the ski slopes, got me thinking. What kind of rates does skiing actually have for serious injuries/death? I would imagine the ski industry is reluctant to...

(and other CTers) Can anyone point me to a couple of good solid websites to help debunk nonsense of this type. I've already rebutted the guy (who's also big on the NWO and 9/11 Truth stuff), but it's a major pain to deal with a huge wall of text...

I am perplexed by our hot water system. When we moved to our current house a few years ago it had a gas heater, which, for various reasons, we soon changed to an electric one. The guy who installed the first tank managed to damage it, so it...

It's not Gaudere's law, that's for typos. And I don't think it's Godwinism, my Google search turned up someone in the 1790's. A friend did that the other day, we were discussing ethics and she brought up Hitler. Also, is there a better word...

Long story short, about 18-24 months ago i received unprotected anal sex once from one guy and gave unprotected oral sex to another (months apart). I've yet to have myself tested (but have an appointment this week). I'm doing it because i know i...

The 3.0 software will give Bluetooth capability to the Ipod touch when it comes out this summer. I get the basic concept of Bluetooth, you can hook it up so that it communicates with other devices. The only thing I can think of that this would...

This should be a quick and easy one! Do the figures in the "Views" column mean the number of times that the thread has been opened, or how many individual posters have opened it? If I was so inclined could I pop in and out of a thread to boost...

I have a vague memory of being in a statistics class in college, where the prof was explaining the extremely high likelihood that in our class of about 30 or so people, that two would have the same birthday. To prove it, he had us all write our...

This is an extremely annoying action that I've encountered in the past and that my co-worker is dealing with now. I've got no idea how to prevent it, and even less idea why anyone would think it's a good idea. First, the basics: We're both using...

I know that ad blocker add ons exist. I just don't know where to get one that is guaranteed to work and not be malware. If it matters I'm running Firefox version 2.0.0.20 and Windows ME.

Is it "all that and a bag of chips?" Semi-seriously I know only this: it's nickname is "The Golden Key Society" and you apparently have to be elected, presumably by your academic peers. Is it really all that? Knowledge me dammit!!!!!

I don't use that much hand soap. This probably reveals something unpleasant about my personal habits, but there it is. The penultimate time I bought hand soap, I had to search through the selection to find one which didn't contain some form of...

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld ... 8400.story Apparently the Pentagon plans to field a spy blimp, which is supposedly beyond the reach of aircraft or SAM threats because it flies at 65,000 feet. Someone help me understand how this can...

Howdy, As requested here, I am offering my services to answer any/all questions about poultry production. Free range vs. confinement, meat vs. egg laying, chicken vs. turkey, biology, food processing, how to keep chickens at home, etc. ...

Ok, this is a factual question, but it's about the SDMB, so I'm not completely sure where it goes. I'll try it here and if any mod sees fit to move it, then so be it. I've long wondered about the technical details of how the mods over at the...

I got a cheap KVM switch to run my Linux Box ( Ubuntu 8.1 ) and my Win box ( XP-PRO ) I am only going to use the mouse & keyboard but stay with my 2 monitors. The Win box will not see the mouse and keyboard at all. Linux boxes works fine. ...

Are modern "dumb bombs" little more than a large amount of explosives in a metal cannister, or is there more to them, than that? How much more advanced are modern bombs over their WW2 counterparts? Do they employ shaped charges, and other...

I have already seen my doctor and done some tests, and he basically doesn't know what it was. I'm wondering if this has happened to anyone else. About two weeks ago, I was having some abdominal pain. It was in the right upper quadrant, and...

Before you tell me to ask my doctor if Provigil is right for me - believe me, I'm going to. I'm just looking for personal experiences, success stories with the drug. Last year I was in rehab for a short time in order to get off of pain meds, not...

So I downloaded Malware Bytes - not having any issues, but just to check. I ran a scan, and it found quite a few problems. Now what? I'm afraid to remove the items - they're registry keys, all kinds of stuff. In general, is it safe to "remove...

A few months ago, I got this mini-fridge for my 'away' office. It has a wee little freezer compartment. Last week I noticed water on the floor inside the fridge. Upon closer inspection, I notice ice built up on the bottom of the freezer...

Out of the blue last night I got a pop-up message at the bottom of my screen something like, "Windows Message, your computer may be infected" that originated from a grey shield-like icon. The message popped up every minute or so. The last site I...

In the Capitol Hill thread Obama Administration to Stop Raids on Medical Marijuana Dispensers I had questions to ask about federal law versus state law and decided to take them here to avoid hijacking the thread further. So the legality of marijuana...

Do we get any nutrition at all out of pepper, chili powder, paprika et al? Is it a matter of volume or is there nothing there to start with?

I found out that yesterday, the autistic son of one of my friends ate some fiberglass insulation, complete with the foil. What's the likely outcome of ingesting this poor substitute for cotton candy?

What is the difference between a "procedure" and a surgery? Who is considered to be the greatest surgeon in history? Who is considered the best surgeon working in the present day? What is considered the most complicated surgery? What is...

First, let me pre-emptively say that I will take anything said here as being for informational purposes only, and that I will consult an attorney or other legal expert before making any decisions, yada yada yada. Having said that, I welcome input...

I've often seen it said that salmonella is an inherent danger of mishandling chicken. Exactly where does the danger come from... does all chicken come from the packager coated with salmonella bacteria that are destroyed only by cooking? Is it...

A question came up elsewhere about which astronomer first applied the term Earth to the planet, as distinct from the material world. Etymology Online gives a rough date, but no details, which makes me a bit suspicious. earth Look up earth at...

I'm sick with it at the moment and a friend of mine told me there is a 100 day flu going around. After laughing/coughing my ass off I got to wondering how long it could actually last. 10 days? A month? I know you can be sick with cancer for years...

My 14 year old grandson has tinnitus. He's had it for years, he says ever since he can remember. It's not common in kids. He's had some hearing assessments, and has a little loss of hearing in the affected ear. There was a hole in that...

Flew into San Francisco yesterday. First time visiting ! But that's for another thread. I approached from the southeast. As I was about 2 minutes out and descending, we flew over this. I've never seen anything like them before. They were...

One of my customers at work wants a rudimentary (and highly portable) PA system solution to use with a laptop that willbe doing roadshow-type presentations to small groups (including people with hearing difficulties, hence the need for...