Questions you want answered.

But the same thing will happen if you happen to hit he moon. 1/6th gravity means not being able to sustain an atmosphere, let alone a breathable one.

McIrishJihad wrote:

But the same thing will happen if you happen to hit he moon. 1/6th gravity means not being able to sustain an atmosphere, let alone a breathable one.

Not to mention having been shot AT the moon. Even in 1/6th gravity, that could be a helluva crater you've just made.

Jonman wrote:
McIrishJihad wrote:

But the same thing will happen if you happen to hit he moon. 1/6th gravity means not being able to sustain an atmosphere, let alone a breathable one.

Not to mention having been shot AT the moon. Even in 1/6th gravity, that could be a helluva crater you've just made.

Good news: we can test this in Kerbal Space Program! FOR SCIENCE!

Do we have many folks in the Philippines?

The images just from space of that Typhoon Haiyan are terrifying.

Just me, I think. The storm is quite formidable, but we're seasoned fighters. We do this several times each year, but this one promises to be the mother of all storms. We're readying the fortifications and stores right now.

One of my co-workers is supposed to fly out to the Philippines tomorrow on vacation.

muttonchop wrote:

One of my co-workers is supposed to fly out to the Philippines tomorrow on vacation.

Might want to clue them in on what's going on. Most of the best vacation spots are directly in the path of the storm. It's expected to rage until Saturday afternoon local time, and we're expecting a lot of damage.

LarryC wrote:
muttonchop wrote:

One of my co-workers is supposed to fly out to the Philippines tomorrow on vacation.

Might want to clue them in on what's going on. Most of the best vacation spots are directly in the path of the storm. It's expected to rage until Saturday afternoon local time, and we're expecting a lot of damage.

Oh, he's well aware of it. We've been talking about it and reading news articles all day.

Good luck LarryC any any others in the area. Check back in when you can.

Also, re eyeballs and lung explosions in space, maybe not so much.

I live in the U.S. how can I get these delicious-looking things and are they better than Whoppers (the candy)?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltesers

RolandofGilead wrote:

I live in the U.S. how can I get these delicious-looking things and are they better than Whoppers (the candy)?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltesers

I've seen the package before at a specialty grocer near me. I'll pick some up and let you know.

hahaha maltesers... been a while since I had any of those!!

Whoppers are fairly consistent interiors while maltesers are a honeycomb structure so they're a little more airy vs a crunchier whopper core. I find maltesers have more of a caramel-esque taste while the whoppers taste sweeter.

It should be noted that both are "food" only in the loosest sense of the terms (care of wiki)

maltesers: Sugar, Modified Milk Ingredients, Malted Milk Powder (Malted Barley, Corn Syrup, Modified Milk Ingredients, Wheat Flour, Modified and Hydrogenated Palm Oil, sugar, Wheat Gluten, Sodium Bicarbonate, Potassium Bicarbonate, Salt) Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Corn Syrup, Palm and Palm Kernel Oil, Lactose, Malted Barley Extract, Soy Lecithin, Ammonium Salt of Phosphorylated Glyceride, Pectin, Sorbitan Tristearate, Artificial Flavour.

whoppers: sugar, whey (milk), partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, corn syrup solids, corn syrup, malted milk (barley malt, wheat flour, milk, salt, sodium bicarbonate), cocoa, resinous glaze, sorbitan tristearate, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavor, calcium carbonate, tapioca dextrin, and salt.

I hope that isn't your view LarryC.

What kind of umbrella do you guys in windy cities use?

mooosicle wrote:

What kind of umbrella do you guys in windy cities use?

A hood.

mooosicle wrote:

What kind of umbrella do you guys in windy cities use?

Windbuster, bustin' wind makes me feel good. No wait, that's breaking wind.

It's two separate layers: instead of blowing the whole umbrella inside out, only the top (inner) layer pops up—just wiggle the thingy on the shaft and it pops back down, and you stay dry the whole time.

IMAGE(http://vancouverumbrella.com/assets/products/83_1473165383_m_big.jpg)

Gravey wrote:

just wiggle the thingy on the shaft

Hehe heh heheheh heh hehehe heheh hehheh heh.

BadKen wrote:
Gravey wrote:

just wiggle the thingy on the shaft

Hehe heh heheheh heh hehehe heheh hehheh heh.

This, combined with your avatar had me laughing far more than necessary.

Somewhat biological and NSFW

Spoiler:

I have seen many reports that semen has chemicals/hormones that induce happiness. What is the mechanism that gets these into the bloodstream of the recipient so they get the (alleged) effect? Are they absorbed through the vaginal walls? Do they need to be ingested via the stomach?

I am just trying to maximise the sharing of happiness.

Bruce -- try this article excerpt from New Scientist, which seems likely to be the least overblown article on the subject. I'll let you do any further searching to find the source journal article yourself.

Spoiler:

Overblown. Snerk.

I came across this some time back as well; the results look promising to me, but even a larger study of 700 subjects is still way too small to mean much.

EDIT:

Spoiler:

Personal experience strongly supports this study, and ingestion seems less effective.

How do I go about figuring out my wife's size in clothing without her finding out? I've tried looking at labels, but there are so many measurements, none of which seem to agree with other, similar items of clothing. Since it's for a present she doesn't know about, asking her is out of the question.

Rallick wrote:

How do I go about figuring out my wife's size in clothing without her finding out? I've tried looking at labels, but there are so many measurements, none of which seem to agree with other, similar items of clothing. Since it's for a present she doesn't know about, asking her is out of the question.

One word: Gift receipt.

Spoiler:

I know it's two words, the error was intentional since we're stupid men.

Rallick wrote:

How do I go about figuring out my wife's size in clothing without her finding out? I've tried looking at labels, but there are so many measurements, none of which seem to agree with other, similar items of clothing. Since it's for a present she doesn't know about, asking her is out of the question.

Root through your wife's closet until you find a style of clothing that is similar to what you want to buy. Bring it into the store and say "This fits her", and the staff, if they ave a clue, will do the fitting and matching for you.

Also, gift receipt.

Trick her into getting her measurements? Female clothing sizes differ so much from brand to brand (and even year to year) that I don't even try anymore.

Hey! Something else I don't have to worry about anymore!

Rallick wrote:

How do I go about figuring out my wife's size in clothing without her finding out? I've tried looking at labels, but there are so many measurements, none of which seem to agree with other, similar items of clothing. Since it's for a present she doesn't know about, asking her is out of the question.

Does she have a sister you can ask? With women's clothes, sizes aren't consistent across brands, and even if you find the right size, the proportions might be off. Definitely get a gift receipt. Or if this is super fancy and custom made or whatever, make the surprise bringing her to the store for a fitting.

Dakuna wrote:
Rallick wrote:

How do I go about figuring out my wife's size in clothing without her finding out? I've tried looking at labels, but there are so many measurements, none of which seem to agree with other, similar items of clothing. Since it's for a present she doesn't know about, asking her is out of the question.

One word: Gift receipt.

Spoiler:

I know it's two words, the error was intentional since we're stupid men.

This is very wise.
Even if you find out a size successfully, at least for my wife, the sense of whether or not it fits right is so subjective that she has multiple sizes in her closet.

With the holidays coming close, you can also say someone was asking and you wanted to make sure you told them the right sizes. After all, someone is asking.