Dr Deviant

This is a group of my favourite questions.

Why aren’t more people moving to electric cars?
Are electric cars cheaper than regular ones?
Electric cars means you don’t have to pay XYZ for fuel?

Oh that’s right, because electricity is free! muppets!

Inspired by a previous post randy elephants, I was asked a question off the cuff.

You’ve heard this one before, If a tree falls in the forest and there is no one around to hear it, does it still make a noise?
Generally, yep, regardless of anyone watching a tree will make a noise – how would it know if anyone was watching or listening? trees generally assume people are around, [...]

An interesting question but the answer is simple… never.
It must be said that the humour gland is interfered with in certain circumstances most notably when you mother or your missus is around. The duvet over the head is the only exception here – this never gets old… oh, thats when the missus around… It’s still [...]

In common use it generally refers to a generic non-measurement of any kind in a similar vein to “widgets”, however it is actually a speed.
The barleycorn was used as a measurement of length in early Anglo-Saxon times, now, generally accepted as one third of an inch.
Therefore your average person walks at approximately 127,733,760 barleycorns per [...]

Accretion.
The Big Bang “process” created a little more than the solar system.

Yes… well, for the most part… well, as usual, it depends.
In the same vein as wearing you favourite footballing tee-shirt when you are not activly involved in the process of watching a game of them playing. (Obviously Rugby shirts are exempt from this as Rugby is a real game).

(aka Honey vs Pliers)
Are you destined to have specific traits before you are even born, or can you develop specific traits as you mature…

Inspired by a recent letter in the New Scientist…
Obviously you are all aware of Schrodinger’s cat, but have you ever heard of Schrodinger’s socks. It goes like this.
Socks start off as pairs, but which is the left and which is the right. In fact they are both and neither at the same time. And the [...]

Have you ever been sitting in a rather dull meeting or conference and the speaker finally gets to the end of their spiel… and asks “Are there any questions?”
Have you ever wanted to ask the “If the 10:30 leaves Birmingham New Street on time and travels an average of 36 miles per hour bound for London, [...]