It’s the Stone Age Diet for Count Dracula when your blood clots. He can’t suck anything off your neck and he’ll fly low all the way back to the castle. That is, if he can fly at all. Blood tastes a bit salty, and an average adult has around 10.6 pints of it, before a successful vampire attack. Blood is composed of red cells, white cells, and plasma. Plasma is […]
When we breathe it’s not only oxygen that goes into our lungs. Oxygen is only 21% of air. Much of what we breathe, in fact, is nitrogen (78%), plus other gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and argon. One thing is certain, though: we all die without air. Air movement explained The air moves because of pressure and temperature differences. We experience this as wind. When pressure changes between two […]
Before you think of beer and whisky, you ought to know that there are generally two kinds of alcohol: the first group is called the hydroxide group (made up of one oxygen atom), and the second is called polyols (with more than one oxygen atom). There are many other subgroups. But basically an alcohol is an organic compound of a hydroxyl group that links to a carbon atom of an […]
We’ve heard of dingoes stealing babies, but of chocolates killing dogs? Uh-huh. You’re pulling my leg, aren’t you? Not at all: And it’s not even bad publicity for chocolate makers. Chocolates could kill dogs. Theobromine on humans You can say only the best things about this chocolate compound called theobromine. It is known as a stimulant, which explains that good feeling you get after taking a bite out of that […]
This is not a tongue-in-cheek question. Nor is it a nasty one. There really is something to be said about that corn in the toilet bowl. No matter how you chew it, corn always comes out in kernels. Corn’s outer coating The most acceptable explanation is that when we chew corn, the kernel’s outer layer merely comes off. The yellowish outer layer is made of cellulose. Cellulose cannot be digested, […]
Dew is probably one of the most poetic things anyone can imagine. It evokes childhood memories and lost days out in the sun. Dew lives up to its name: it is found on cool surfaces early in the morning– on leaves of grass, trees, plants, on window panes, and car’s wind shields. What is dew made of? Dew is practically made of water but its water that has condensed from […]
Nothing ruins your day worse than diarrhea. While it seems to be a fairly common occurrence to people of all ages, diarrhea can lead to death. A World Health Organization survey shows that 3.5 million people die of diarrhea every year. Close to 80% pf those who died were children. Kids are more prone to diarrhea complications, and they get dehydrated easily. Diarrhea happens when you have an uncontrollable, watery […]
“House” fanatics need no introduction to Gregory House, MD. He is the misunderstood genius of Diagnostic Medicine at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. Dr. House is played by Englishman Hugh Laurie, who was a member of the Cambridge University Footlights along with Stephen Fry, John Cleese, and Rowan Atkinson (MA). In this famous medical drama, Dr. House plays a doctor who bends medical rules to get at his goals. As a result […]
When you live in a busy city it’s hard to tell smog from fog. The best time to catch fog is before sun up, in the countryside. In movies fogs play different roles: they create suspense or lead to a flash back. But fogs are real and they are made up of something. Fog is basically comes from a cloud that has come close to the Earth’s surface. A fog […]
If you’re talking to a prospect date nothing turns you off more than a mean bad breath. That’s why print TV ads are making a killing from selling mouth wash and toothpaste that get rid of mouth bacteria. Whether bacteria in the mouth get killed or not, is beside the point. We all want to smell good when we kiss and we all feel a burning sensation in the mouth […]