Nuclear Wind

Are nuclear power plants built to withstand a direct hit from a tornado?

Baking Buzz

I read a letter to Dear Abby from someone who had served cupcakes made with Kahlua liqueur. A co-worker claimed she’d gotten drunk from one cupcake ...

Booze Train

Why did old railroad towns became ghost towns?

In the Donald E. Westlake novel Drowned Hopes, character Tom Jimson says Oklahoma remained dry following the repeal of Prohibition and was so feisty about it ...

Emucide

Recently, my roommate, an unusually trustworthy fellow, told me about the 1932 “emu war” in Australia. He said 1932 was a dry year that made 20,000 emus restless, causing them to invade a

Rock-a-Bye BB

Do binaural beats change your mood?

Can listening to a strange tone for hours on end really put me in a different mood other than annoyed?

Punching Power

Can movie punches translate to real life?

In the movie Rocky IV, Ivan Drago registers a 2,150-psi punch. That seems unrealistic to me ...

Petri Pie

Nuke the pizza, kill the bacteria?

If I take a piece of pizza that’s been sitting on the table awhile and microwave it for one minute, would that kill bacteria and decrease the chance of food poisoning ...

Unclean Coal

The challenges of cleaning clean coal.

I’ve been reading about clean coal technology-in particular, coal gasification and its use in power production ...

Day Sleepers

Can working the late shift cause you to check out early?

I’ve been working third shift for approximately four years now. I’ve heard all kinds of horror stories about people working third shift living shorter lives ...

Bullet Bounce

Bullets influenced by Earth's rotation?

I recently read an article about a Navy SEAL sniper. The author lists possible variables that go into determining a shot, one of which is the rotation of the earth ...