Invisible wrote:
> What does "101" actually mean? (Besides being the 26th prime number, 
> anyway.) What do people actually mean when they say "bird watching 101"?

101 - first year, first class. 201 - second year, first class. 102 - first 
year second class.

> Why do overhead cables never flap around in the wind?

They do, but they're heavy and stiff and thin, so not much.

> Come to think of it, why doesn't rain short out power cables?

Because power system engineers aren't stupid enough to put them close enough 
together a raindrop will bridge them.

> Steelworks. They have furnaces hot enough to melt steel, right? So what 
> THE HELL is the furnace itself made of?!

Stone-like substances, generally. Clay, brick, etc.

> Poisonous berries. Now, let's think about this for a moment. The purpose 
> of fruit is to be eaten, thus dispercing the seeds it contains. So... 
> WHY WOULD YOU MAKE IT POISONOUS?! 

To prevent them from being eaten by those creatures for whom it is 
poisonous. You don't think chili peppers are hot to *every* creature, do you?

> Why is John Smith such a popular name?

John is a popular name from the bible, and smith was a popular occupation.

> Are mushrooms poisonous on purpose, or by accident?

Depends on the mushroom.

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   Understanding the structure of the universe
    via religion is like understanding the
     structure of computers via Tron.

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