Author Topic: Ask Dr. goEMAW: Stupid science questions your teachers never answered (Read 10262 times)

bubbles4ksu · « **Reply #25 on:** February 12, 2011, 06:23:46 PM »

I'm no doctor, but I would guess tails lost their value as primates moved out of trees. The added balance just wasn't needed on the ground.

CNS · « **Reply #26 on:** February 12, 2011, 07:56:51 PM »

Quote from: The1BigWillie on February 12, 2011, 05:28:26 PM

What health risks are involved in the case of an erection lasting longer than three hours.

I think Trim's question about muscle tearing answers this. Also, I think the time period in your question answers Trims.

That's right folks, a perfect pair of questions.

Trim · « **Reply #27 on:** February 12, 2011, 08:01:49 PM »

Quote from: CNS Casey on February 12, 2011, 07:56:51 PM

Quote from: The1BigWillie on February 12, 2011, 05:28:26 PM
What health risks are involved in the case of an erection lasting longer than three hours.

I think Trim's question about muscle tearing answers this. Also, I think the time period in your question answers Trims.

That's right folks, a perfect pair of questions.

I wear a purple speedo for bodybuilding comps. LSOC wears black. Get your stats STRAIGHT!

pike · « **Reply #28 on:** February 12, 2011, 08:02:35 PM »

Quote from: OK_Cat on February 12, 2011, 05:09:00 PM

i always wondered if we've been through like 3 or 4 big bangs, and that in the previous big bang, ksu kats won the ncaa natl championship.

We win titles every year in every sport in some parallel universe according to that Asian physicist guy

CNS · « **Reply #29 on:** February 12, 2011, 08:05:21 PM »

Quote from: Trim on February 12, 2011, 08:01:49 PM

Quote from: CNS Casey on February 12, 2011, 07:56:51 PM
Quote from: The1BigWillie on February 12, 2011, 05:28:26 PM
What health risks are involved in the case of an erection lasting longer than three hours.

I think Trim's question about muscle tearing answers this. Also, I think the time period in your question answers Trims.

That's right folks, a perfect pair of questions.

I wear a purple speedo for bodybuilding comps. LSOC wears black. Get your stats STRAIGHT!

I gotta get better at multiple uses of the quote function in the same post. This is embarrassing. Hopefully you at least gained some erection/workout knowledge.

DQ12 · « **Reply #30 on:** February 13, 2011, 02:28:25 AM »

You wouldn't poopie anymore.

-dr. Dlew

06wildcat · « **Reply #31 on:** February 13, 2011, 01:09:37 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on February 12, 2011, 04:21:11 PM

How long was it before the big bang (answer will prolly be something lame like "time didn't exist" but I don't accept that unless it's explained to me in a way that I can understand it)

Time being a human construct, it didn't exist. And, since time is merely a human construct that is quite specific to Earth's rotation and our planet's orbit around the sun, any explanation of time before the big bang would be incomprehensible to us since we wouldn't have any frame of reference. That is provided anything existed before the big bang.

CHONGS · « **Reply #32 on:** February 13, 2011, 02:37:08 PM »

felix rex · « **Reply #33 on:** February 13, 2011, 02:49:53 PM »

Quote from: Chingon on February 13, 2011, 02:37:08 PM

Look. I specifically put "stupid" in the thread title. You don't have to big time us like that. We're not just some clump of dead blood cells ready for excretion.

CHONGS · « **Reply #34 on:** February 13, 2011, 02:51:07 PM »

Quote from: felix rex on February 13, 2011, 02:49:53 PM

Quote from: Chingon on February 13, 2011, 02:37:08 PM

Look. I specifically put "stupid" in the thread title. You don't have to big time us like that. We're not just some clump of dead blood cells ready for excretion.

Stupid Fitz · « **Reply #35 on:** February 13, 2011, 03:03:07 PM »

Quote from: nicname on February 12, 2011, 04:09:58 PM

I think a better question might be, "If you ate in an extremely efficient manner how much poop would you produce?" Then we could all do an experiment or something. Right now I don't eat very effeciently so I poop quite a bit.

You can very easily test this. Give your dog cheap, horrible Walmart dog food for like a month, then get him a premium food for a month and see the difference in poops. He will thank you very much for not being a cheap bastard anymore.

nicname · « **Reply #36 on:** February 13, 2011, 10:54:50 PM »

Is a bird in the hand really worth two in the bush, or is it really dependent on your hunting skill and any number of other variables.

06wildcat · « **Reply #37 on:** February 13, 2011, 10:56:52 PM »

Quote from: nicname on February 13, 2011, 10:54:50 PM

Is a bird in the hand really worth two in the bush, or is it really dependent on your hunting skill and any number of other variables.

Pretty stupid saying. If you have a bird in hand just snap it's rough ridin' neck and go after the two in the bush.

bubbles4ksu · « **Reply #38 on:** February 13, 2011, 11:32:34 PM »

The doctor is watching squash at the moment. He wants to be helpful but he is best with questions concerning the human body.

pike · « **Reply #39 on:** February 13, 2011, 11:43:59 PM »

Quote from: Ging on February 13, 2011, 11:32:34 PM

The doctor is watching squash at the moment. He wants to be helpful but he is best with questions concerning the human body.

How many average size dicks does it take to get to the moon?

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #40 on:** February 14, 2011, 01:34:48 PM »

Quote from: Ging on February 13, 2011, 11:32:34 PM

The doctor is watching squash at the moment. He wants to be helpful but he is best with questions concerning the human body.

Mine was, Doctor dummie.

Trim · « **Reply #41 on:** August 05, 2012, 10:21:16 AM »

How do "chills" work? Like when you get "chills" from witnessing something awesome.

Space is always depicted as being at night. Shouldn't parts of space that are closer to the sun be in daylight?

Dr. Fitz · « **Reply #42 on:** August 05, 2012, 11:47:14 AM »

Quote from: Trim on August 05, 2012, 10:21:16 AM

How do "chills" work? Like when you get "chills" from witnessing something awesome.

Space is always depicted as being at night. Shouldn't parts of space that are closer to the sun be in daylight?

1. Getting "chills" is usually typical of people who were weaned off of their mommy's teets before they were ready.

2. Let me use an analogy I think you will understand: Imagine your computer screen is the sun and your mom's dark basement, where you live, is outer space. Even though the screen emits light, the basement is so dark and pathetic that it remains almost completely dark. The light from the computer screen "lights up" only the few objects in the room, like your twin bed and and your mom when she comes down to gather up your dishes and take them up to the kitchen. Much like how the sun only "lights up" objects in outer space like planets but not the space itself. HTH.

Trim · « **Reply #43 on:** August 05, 2012, 11:52:48 AM »

T-Y, Doc. On the space question, that analogy helps, but what is the object being lit up when I look into the day-lit clear sky during the time when our side of the Earth is facing the sun? For the purposes of this analogy, pretend I leave the basement and go outside once in a while.

Everyone else, I'd like a 2nd (or more) opinion on the chills question.

Dr. Fitz · « **Reply #44 on:** August 05, 2012, 11:59:26 AM »

Quote from: Trim on August 05, 2012, 11:52:48 AM

T-Y, Doc. On the space question, that analogy helps, but what is the object being lit up when I look into the day-lit clear sky during the time when our side of the Earth is facing the sun? For the purposes of this analogy, pretend I leave the basement and go outside once in a while.

Everyone else, I'd like a 2nd (or more) opinion on the chills question.

Think about what happens whenever you approach a group of girls. They scatter in all directions, right? Well, that's what happens to blue light rays as they enter our atmosphere thus making the sky appear blue. In space (your mom's basement) there is no atmosphere (girls) so it just appears black.

Trim · « **Reply #45 on:** August 05, 2012, 12:02:57 PM »

Dr. Chings?

ChiComCat · « **Reply #46 on:** August 05, 2012, 12:17:40 PM »

I hope Dr. Fitz's sole purpose on this board is to mock us all relentlessly

Trim · « **Reply #47 on:** August 05, 2012, 04:45:50 PM »

Somewhat related, explanation of chills or "goosebumps" when someone says something borderline weird/creepy?

Fldermaus · « **Reply #48 on:** August 05, 2012, 09:36:19 PM »

Quote from: Trim on August 05, 2012, 04:45:50 PM

Somewhat related, explanation of chills or "goosebumps" when someone says something borderline weird/creepy?

Hairs standing on end (piloerection / goosebumps) is a holdover from evolutionary history. Chimps and other primates have their hairs stand up to make them look bigger when faced with a potentially threatening situation. Piloerection also conveys that a primate is agitated or nervous to other members of its own species. This reflex also helps increase insulation when cold, hence the link between the "chills" and goosebumps.

Trim · « **Reply #49 on:** August 05, 2012, 09:47:32 PM »

Well, there you go, Daris.