Why Is It?

Tornado Advice

August 26, 2003

Should I open my windows in the event of a tornado? (nope, just makes damage worse)

August 19, 2003

Why does licking you lips dry them out? (because that moisture evaporates, taking lip moisture with …

August 5, 2003

What is the universe expanding into? (Nothing, except for a mysterious fourth dimension.)

July 24, 2003

Why are young men so clumsy? (girls and boys get growth spurts and a new social consciousness at …

July 22, 2003

Why is it when you purchase popsicles at the grocery store, the flavor goes all the way through, but …

July 17, 2003

Where does gravity come from? (mass of objects determines gravity, and small particles called …

July 15, 2003

rerun

July 10, 2003

Why do some spices make you sweat? (because they trigger the heat receptors in your mouth)

July 8, 2003

If my parents have diabetes, will I get it too? (not necessarily - but chances higher)

July 3, 2003

How do those mosquito-killing dunks work? (one type uses a bacterium, the other a hormone)