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Why does it feel warm when someone softly aspirates on the skin and why does it feel cold when somebody tightly blows on it ?
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Asked by EmeraldGreen
on 2009-09-29 15:17:54

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Round and round Athletics tracks are always run anticlockwise. Does this favour particular runners? Races could surely be run either way, so why never clockwise?Peter Hallberg, Stockholm, Sweden(Image: dlritter, stock.xchng)
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Asked by Michael Marshall
on 2009-07-01 17:31:31

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Categories: Human Body.

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Thinking person's crumpet

A little while ago we froze a packet of those pancake-like products that in these parts we call crumpets. At the time, the sealed plastic packet seemed to contain a lot of air, but after four months in our freezer it had contracted tightly against the crumpets, which had also shrunk. After two more months at room temperature, the whole package appeared to have shrunk still further, though with no sign of mould or decay (see photo, left).The ingredients are listed as flour, water, yeast, raising agents, E450, E500, salt, sugar, preservative, calcium propionate. What's going on?Chris Greenwood, Ettington, Warwickshire, UK

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Asked by Michael Marshall
on 2009-07-01 17:28:59

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Categories: Domestic Science, Technology.

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Wakey wakey Why is it when we are tired the blood vessels in our eyes are more visible?Lucy Bennett(Image: cslcsl, stock.xchng)
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Asked by damian
on 2009-06-24 17:41:57

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Wotsisface? Why, after I've spent hours attempting to remember somebody's name or something similar, does the answer eventually arrive in the middle of the night when I'm not even trying?Ben Longstaff, London, UK(Image: iofoto, stock.xchng)
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Asked by Michael Marshall
on 2009-06-24 17:40:34

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Pretty in pink

Why are girls, and particularly young girls, drawn to the colour pink? Is it something society has instilled in them? Or is there something attractive about the colour itself? Shops seem to be full of pink clothes for young girls - are they reacting to demand or just forcing their designs upon children who would not otherwise choose this colour?Anna Garrard, London, UK(Image: kirsche222, stock.xchng)

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Asked by Michael Marshall
on 2009-06-24 17:33:43

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Pint of the usual?

The first time I had two pints of beer in my late teens I was horribly sick. Now I can drink two pints of beer without feeling any ill effects.What is the mechanism by which our bodies become tolerant to alcohol, or indeed other drugs, all of which have a smaller and smaller effect with regular use?After all, I am consuming exactly the same amount of poison which made me ill 30 years ago - why doesn't my body just do what it did back then?Rob Howe, Gomersal, West Yorkshire, UK(Image: KAPSA, stock.xchng)

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Asked by Michael Marshall
on 2009-06-10 17:02:00

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Taste tribulation

This is a question that my husband, Jon Richfield, cannot answer to my satisfaction. I find the taste of certain common spices quite horrible. The nasty flavour I get from all of them seems, to me, quite similar.The spices that taste this way are aniseed, caraway, cumin, fennel and coriander. Tarragon, cardamom and capers also taste awful in the same way.I wonder if there is a food scientist who knows what they have in common, or what my aversion might be. I should add that I am not a fussy eater in general.Bess Richfield, Somerset West, South Africa

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Asked by Michael Marshall
on 2009-06-03 17:50:18

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Categories: Domestic Science, Human Body.

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It's his hormones What would happen if a man took the contraceptive pill, either once, accidentally, or daily? Are there any published cases?Arnout Jaspers, Leiden, The Netherlands(Image: thesaint, stock.xchng)
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Asked by Michael Marshall
on 2009-05-28 17:24:16

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Bad soap I found this forgotten bar of soap after winter at my home in northern Sardinia. It had grown a coat of mould (pictured). What is the mould and how did it grow on soap, which is supposed to keep your hands clean?Patrizia Figoli Turcheteti, Bellaire, Texas, UK
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