When faced with five tons of dead Jumbo, a zoo typically chooses the most common means of disposal. But what are the options?
Jawsbreaker
Although you are more likely to be hit by lightning than attacked by Jaws… is it possible to scare off a shark?
What goes up must come down… so is it possible to be killed by a bullet shot straight up into the air?
Why does static electricity build on televisions, computer monitors and human hair?
According to current estimates the sun will be around for at least another five billion years. But what if it were to suddenly disappear?
If you are, you breath. If you breath, you talk. If you talk, you ask. If you ask, you think. If you think, you search. If you search, you experience. If you experience, you learn. If you learn, you grow. If you grow, you wish. If you wish, you find. And if you find… you doubt. If you doubt, you question. If you question, you understand. If you understand, you know. And if you know, you want to know more. And if you want to know more, you are… alive.
The more we don't know.
We are not alone in the universe. There is a massive amount of celestial activity constantly occurring throughout the cosmos, so what would happen if the Earth were to pass through the tail of a comet?
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If human adults are so clearly superior when compared to other animals, why are human babies so inferior?
If there is no smoke without fire, can there be lightning without thunder?
As well as being fun, the humble tickle has been used as a form of torture… but have you ever tried to tickle yourself?
The boomerang is a type of throwing stick most closely associated with Australian aborigines. What makes a boomerang return to the person who threw it?