Tag Archives: Science
Why Do We Need Oxygen and What Does It Do in the Body?
Jean D. asks: Why do we need oxygen to live? Take a deep breath. Now repeat. Do this about 16 times per minute and you usually get all the oxygen your body needs. Every wonder why you need oxygen to survive in the first place? All life as we know it occurs because of how… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact 12665 – The Initials On the Moon
WTF Fun Fact 12664 – Mushrooms Talk To One Another
How Dangerous are Rubber Bullets and Stun Guns?
Ashley K asks: How dangerous are rubber bullets? Utilised the world over, rubber bullets and stun guns are controversial additions to the arsenals of police forces and militaries due to their tendency to do the exact opposite of what they’re designed to do, rather than be non-lethal, occasionally killing the people they are leveled at.… Read More »
We Still Don’t Know How Bicycles Work
“It’s as easy as riding a bicycle” – so the old saying goes. And indeed in the wide world of transportation few vehicles are as mechanically elegant as the humble bicycle, which at its most basic consists of little more than a tubular frame, two wheels, a steerable fork, a seat, pedals, and a chain… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact 12641 – A Great Ball of Fire
WTF Fun Fact 12639 – Prosecuting Space Crime
WTF Fun Facts12637 – Cow Burps Seen From Space
25 Interesting Facts and Theories About The Universe
Here are 25 Interesting Facts and Theories About The Universe. 1-5 Interesting Facts and Theories About The Universe 1. There is a large area of space that is devoid of any galaxies called Eridanus Supervoid that is about 1 billion light years across. It has been theorized by cosmologist Laura Mersini-Houghton, to be an imprint…… Read More »