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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.
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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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