And I’ve heard other studies, too. Eat ____ and it helps your _____. Every week, there seems to be something else that we should eat. My question is… is there a database of these studies somewhere, so we know what we should eat and why we should be eating it to be healthy? I’ve lost track of all of these studies.

Also, how many of these studies contradict other studies? For example, maybe curry prevents dementia, but encourages exploding eyeballs. I want to know these things.

(For what it’s worth, when I was sitting and pondering this in Qdoba, I immediately thought of McQuaid. “Hmm, I bet he knows…”)

Over the past 20 years, we’ve seen the 20 oz. pop bottles change from glass to plastic. We’ve seen 2-liter pop bottles lose those colored plastic cup things at the bottom of the bottle. Aluminum cans have thinner walls, smaller-circumferenced lids, and larger pop-top openings than they did before. And the paper milk and juice cartons… nowadays, those have the plastic spout now.

However, as long as I can remember, the gallon milk jug has remained completely unchanged. When did the plastic milk jug era begin (presumably from the glass jug era)? And are there any developments coming that radically change our milk packaging?

In Lawrence, Kansas, home of the University of Kansas, we have a newspaper, the Lawrence Journal-World. Now, the university is called the “University of Kansas”, and conversely, the shortened form is “KU” (U. of Kentucky is older, and took the UK combo first).

Anyway, in any news publication, the university is correctly mentioned as the “University of Kansas”. However, in the Lawrence Journal-World, the hometown paper, it is ALWAYS mentioned incorrectly as “Kansas University”. Furthermore, the newspaper never prints the Jayhawk logo in the paper either. Instead, they use a goofy blue hawk thingy.

It seems to me that the LJW can’t use any trademarked item from the university (official name, logo). Why is this? Why would the university not allow the local paper to call it by its correct name? I don’t get it, and it’s always bugged me.

The answer is air resistance.
Once the Shuttle is high enough, debris can fall off and it will maintain its velocity and travel at about the same speed at the shuttle, so if they collide, there won’t be any damage to write home about. In the early part of the launch, debris falling off is significantly slowed down by the surrounding atmosphere and combined with the ridiculous force of the Shuttle, can then create some actual trouble.

Anyway, what’s with these radio spots (and possible other advertizing) not being able to say “Super Bowl”? I’m guessing it’s a copyright issue of some sort, and I’d like to know the “why” and the “how much does it cost?” aspects.

Thanks!

So I was reading about the recent shuttle launch in September and something occured to me. The foam and stuff that breaks off the shuttle they only watch it to see if i hits during the beginning of the launch. Now they say that if the debris falls off later in the flight it doesn’t have enough speed to damage anything. Now I thought the longer the shuttle was in the air the faster it would be going, kinda like a dude who smashes down on the accelerator the car keeps speeding up. Is there like a “terminal acceleration” to the shuttle and if so why does debris only at the beginning matter when determining if the shuttle was hurt? I’m no rocket scientist and neither are you, but I think you have one stashed away in your bitchin’ Basement.

I’ve always been curious about that little brace. Does it have a technical term? Why is it there? (the front-door window is larger and it doesn’t need a brace). And, why do some cars have it, and other cars do not?

How much money could one save in gas by always staying to the inside of a curve by shifting lanes while driving on the highway? I’m not looking for an exact value, just a relative comparison between always on the outside of a curve, the middle, and always on the inside. You can ignore traffic and assume that all lanes are equal speed.

Yer Pal,
Jesse

Long time reader, first time questioner (is that even a word). I was recently informed that if you are driving fast enough in a convertible with the top down while it’s raining then you, and the interior of the car itself, will not get wet. Is this true? And, if it is true, how fast must you be going in order to stay dry?

Curious in Worcester,
Bisol

Also, is there anything else in the world that is sold like this?

Barbaro broke his leg in the Preakness this weekend, and all of these people are saying that after surgery, he only has a 50% chance of living. I’ve heard this before: that a broken leg is a death sentence for a horse.

My question is: why?

After surgery and screws and plates and casts, can’t they come up with some sort of arrangement that keeps the horse alive and it heals his leg?

Humans break their legs all the time, and it’s a non-issue. Why is it a big deal for horses?

Thanks in advance.

I just got a Mountain Dew out of the coke machine and there is a “For Best Taste, Drink by this date” thing on the side like with certain american beers.

So my question to the all powerful Oz (aka McQuaid) is can soda go bad while its in the can? What’s its shelf life? Will it outlive us all?