Science 101 (and sometimes 201)

[Bill5461]

I see you've selected a winner in the breast poll

[MSFixR]

Originally Posted by Bill5461

I see you've selected a winner in the breast poll

Huh?!?! (Wrong forum/thread.)

[Bill5461]

I was being funny..remember I did that back earlier in this thread?

[MSFixR]

Originally Posted by Bill5461

I was being funny..remember I did that back earlier in this thread?

But its so out of character, I was quite surprized.
I'm sure Ms Flute will have some words of wisdom to share with you as will Jocasta.

[andrew r]

No prob's MSFixR, I'm full of useless information. As we're talking about genetics, how can you tell if you're wife's cheated on you just by looking at your child's earlobes?

[MSFixR]

Originally Posted by andrew r

No prob's MSFixR, I'm full of useless information. As we're talking about genetics, how can you tell if you're wife's cheated on you just by looking at your child's earlobes?

I would assume that it has something to do with detached or attached ear lobes however there is the possibility that the question belongs in the Jokes & Humor forum.

[Jocasta]

Yes, but where does the lobe gene come from? What if you and your husband both have detached lobes?
And why can't I be Ms Jocasta, like Flute is Ms Flute?

[MSFixR]

Originally Posted by Jocasta

Yes, but where does the lobe gene come from? What if you and your husband both have detached lobes?
And why can't I be Ms Jocasta, like Flute is Ms Flute?

Because Flute is her last name where as Jocasta is your first and only name. Such a title is used for the serving class and I didn't think you would appreciate that.

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

Earlobes average about 2 cm long, and elongate slightly with age. Human earlobes may be free or detached (hanging free from the head) or attached (joined to the head). Whether the earlobe is free or attached is a classic example of a simple genetic dominance relationship; freely hanging earlobes are the dominant allele and attached earlobes are recessive. Therefore, a person whose genes contain one allele for free earlobes and one for attached lobes will display the freely hanging lobe trait. It is a common misconception that this implies a precise 3-to-1 ratio between free and attached lobes in the human population. Such a ratio would require that the allele frequency for free lobes were precisely 50%, which there is no reason to assume. One study found that the frequency of attached earlobes among Japanese subjects was 67.1%, and in Chinese subjects it was 64.3%.

Earlobes are normally smooth, but occasionally exhibit creases. Creased earlobes are associated with genetic disorders, including Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. Earlobe creases are also associated with an increased risk of heart attack and coronary heart disease; however, since earlobes become more creased with age, and older people are more likely to experience heart disease than younger people, age may account for the findings linking heart attack to earlobe creases.

The earlobe contains many nerve endings, and for some people is an erogenous zone.

For more information see Wikipedia.

[andrew r]

^And you're right there, with using Wikipedia. Ever watch QI over there? Great quiz show.

Originally Posted by Jocasta

Yes, but where does the lobe gene come from? What if you and your husband both have detached lobes?
And why can't I be Ms Jocasta, like Flute is Ms Flute?

You can be whoever you want to be! Be a Ms if you like.

[Jocasta]

I love QI, best programme ever!

And Fix is right, Ms Jocasta isn't appropriate. How about Lady Jocasta.

[MSFixR]

Originally Posted by andrew r

Ever watch QI over there? Great quiz show.

No, I watch very little TV.

Originally Posted by Jocasta

And Fix is right, Ms Jocasta isn't appropriate. How about Lady Jocasta.

I knew you were noble, Jo.

[Plastic Flute]

Fix what is it that makes a rust neutralizer convert rust into a ploymer compound?

[MSFixR]

It contains phosphoric acid which converts iron oxide to iron phosphate. I don't know how the iron phosphate is polymerized or what happens to any excess phosphoric acid.

[Plastic Flute]

thats what i wonder.
Next time you are at the HD. Go ck out the neutralizers.

[MSFixR]

I doubt that they would list the ingredients on the label - its probably proprietory.

[MSFixR]

Did you know mice can sing? Well male mice can when them smell the pheromones from female mice. A researcher studying steroids involved in energy metabolism, stress, and immune function discovered this while testing the response of male mice. It seems that this group of steroids found in female mouse urine goes straight to the male mouse’s head. The pitch of the “song” is too high for the human ear to hear; the researcher brought it into human auditory range by recording it and playing the tape back at reduced speed.

[andrew r]

Shame you don't watch it MSFixR. As it's a great show and you always learn something off the show. Like ''What sound does the largest frog in the world make?'' And people would jump in and say ''ribbit'' Which is wrong, as that's a African Tree frog sound, which is used on soundtracks for many films through the years. The largest frog, The Conraua goliath of Cameroon doesn't make any sound at all. Here's there website: http://www.qi.com

You watch it Lady Jocasta? Excellent! It's funny and you learn things!

[Jocasta]

I don't just watch it on BBC2 but also the re-runs on Dave. Stephen Fry is my idol, I adore just about everything he does... Fix would love it.

[MSFixR]

I hear frog legs taste like chicken.

[Plastic Flute]

Originally Posted by MSFixR

Did you know mice can sing? Well male mice can when them smell the pheromones from female mice. A researcher studying steroids involved in energy metabolism, stress, and immune function discovered this while testing the response of male mice. It seems that this group of steroids found in female mouse urine goes straight to the male mouse’s head. The pitch of the “song” is too high for the human ear to hear; the researcher brought it into human auditory range by recording it and playing the tape back at reduced speed.

Could 3 blind mice sing?