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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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Asked by Michael Marshall
on 2009-05-20 17:01:00

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Categories: Domestic Science, Plants, Unanswered.

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Point the way

When the Apollo and other similar space capsules were returning to Earth, it was important for the larger end of their bell-shape to face downwards. This is because the protective shield, that resisted the intense heat created on re-entry by atmospheric friction as the spacecraft slowed, was positioned there.How were the capsules designed so that they would always keep the larger, protective face towards the Earth and not flip over so that the pointed end faced earthwards? It seems to me that this would be likely to happen as this orientation would minimise air resistance. Or is my grasp of space flight a bit flimsy?Bill France, Leicester, UK(The photo shows the Apollo 13 Command Module after splashdown (Image: NASA))

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Asked by Michael Marshall
on 2009-05-13 17:17:32

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Categories: Transport, Technology.

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Blank at the bank

I was trying to take money out of an ATM and I couldn't remember my four-digit PIN. I use these machines most weeks and I don't have to think about my PIN - I just enter it.About half an hour later the number came back to me and I immediately knew that it was correct. What caused this brief memory lapse and what happened later to allow me to remember my PIN?Tomek Rej, Carlingford, New South Wales, Australia

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Asked by Michael Marshall
on 2009-05-13 17:01:00

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Jersey of many colours When I look at an electric light bulb through the fabric of my maroon, acrylic school jumper, why does it seem to have a rainbow halo around it?Thomas O'Hare (aged 6), London, UK
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