#595 Why does the house always win in a casino?
Why does the house always win in a casino? The house always wins because of the odds they give, the way casinos are set up, and because of psychology. Why…
Why does the house always win in a casino? The house always wins because of the odds they give, the way casinos are set up, and because of psychology. Why…
Why do we lose our voice when we are sick? We lose our voice because our vocal cords become inflamed. Let’s look at how the voice works to start with.…
What is the difference between a forest, a wood, and a copse? These days, the difference is in the size, but it wasn’t always that way. Let’s look at all…
Why is Las Vegas in the desert? Because it is a good location for a stop on the new southern Californian railway line. Las Vegas wasn’t the first settlement to…
How big and how small can a mammal be? The Etruscan shrew is the smallest mammal and is 40 mm long and weighs 2 g. The blue whale is the…
How does a joint replacement work? By replacing parts of the joint, or by replacing the whole joint. Joint replacement surgery is called arthroplasty. It is made from the Greek…
Where was the first artificial dam? The Jawa Dam in Jordan. Natural dams exist all over the world and can be formed by landslides or trees getting caught at a…
What are runes? Runes were a series of alphabets used by the Germanic peoples between approximately AD 150 and the 17th century. The word “rune” comes from the Proto-Germanic word…
How does animal camouflage work? It works by upsetting the edges, mimicking shadows and background, copying shapes, scattering light and countershading, and hiding movement. Camouflage is obviously an evolved trait.…
Can a tortoise live without its shell? No. Tortoises and turtles are not just inside their shells. They are the shells. The shells are part of their skeletons. Tortoises and…