Packing Heat

Is that a gun in your pants?

POSTED // May 20,2013 - In TV shows and movies, we often see someone shoot a revolver and then immediately place it inside the front waistband of their pants. Wouldn’t they get burned in a very sensitive place from the extremely hot barrel?

Death From Above

Beware of falling pianos

POSTED // May 13,2013 - “A young man named George Snyder was instantly killed at Grand Rapids Monday. He was employed at Chase Bros’ [sic] piano manufactory, and as he was passing out of the factory on his way to dinner, a piano which was suspended

Time to Get Ill

POSTED // May 6,2013 - Everyone hops into a time machine with a madman at the controls

Bored to Death

Is there an explaination for boredom?

POSTED // Apr 29,2013 - Is there a scientific explanation for the phenomenon of boredom? Can you be bored to death?

Bad Vibrations

I use my motorbike daily to get around. Last week, my mom said the vibrations from the tank could damage my sperm. Is there any truth to this?

POSTED // Apr 22,2013 - Nonetheless, your mother may not be too far off base. Motorcycle exhaust greatly reduces sperm count...

Falling Objects

Have there been any confirmed deaths by falling pianos? How about anvils?

POSTED // Apr 15,2013 - Have there been any confirmed deaths by falling pianos? How about anvils? —Stephen, Acme Industrial Products

High Pressure

What's the deal with corporate heels?

POSTED // Apr 8,2013 - When I worked in the corporate world, I had to wear mid- or high-heeled shoes. But now that I’ve changed jobs I get to wear flats, and in retrospect I don’t know how I ever put up with the discomfort of wearing heels every day.

Risky Business

Have corporations ever killed people?

POSTED // Apr 1,2013 - If Hollywood has taught me anything, it’s that working for a multinational corporation (or investigating one as a journalist) carries the risk you’ll uncover damning information revealing a vast criminal conspiracy,

Braaaaaains!

What’s the deal with the zombie apocalypse?

POSTED // Mar 25,2013 - What’s the deal with the so-called zombie apocalypse? It’s all over the Web, in movies and on television, and there are even books about how to survive when the shambling hordes come for you. Did I miss something? —Anonymous

Crime Facts

Where's the reliable information?

POSTED // Mar 18,2013 - The Sandusky horror is just the latest in a seemingly endless stream of pedophile scandals. Is there any reliable information on the incidence of these kinds of crimes? —Stan Kaplan