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The Question
Jill Says:
June 22nd, 2005 at 1:09 pm
Dear Shaun,
My favorite cousin is getting married at the end of July. I was trying to figure out how his new wife would be related to me. I then realized that I had never figured out the difference between second, third or fourth cousins and cousins once, twice or thrice removed. Can you clarify?
Ever curious,
Jill
The Question
Becky Says:
May 23rd, 2005 at 4:15 am
How do tattoos stay on your skin?
As far as I’m aware, baby skin cells are born in the bottom dermis layers and migrate to the top as they grow. Then they die and flake off.
Why doesn’t the ink die with the cells as they flake off? Are these ink-dyed cells cloning themselves or is tattoo ink a fountian of youth for the injected skin cells and they never die?
Also would I look good with a celtic cross tatto on my hip?
The Question
Micah Says:
May 21st, 2005 at 7:03 am
Setting:
Two Planets, made from a homogenous material, with similar average density to earth, and similar diameter, thus similar gavitational pull
Average man, standing on planet A wishes to jump and land on planet B
Neglecting all “You cant do that!†and “thats not possible!â€â€™s
How close, in meters, do the surfaces of the two planets have to be?
And just to be fair, what about a 5th percentile Female?