POSTED // Jun 4,2012 - Just when I get the TV volume adjusted to the optimum level, a commercial comes on and rattles the house like a sonic boom. Who’s the Einstein who decided I should listen to commercials at a level loud enough to rupture my eardrums? —Rick Gray

POSTED // May 28,2012 - I first heard the claim that Jesus was a copycat of the Egyptian god Horus when I watched the so-called documentary Religulous.

POSTED // May 21,2012 - I’d like your opinion on which is most likely in our lifetime: 1. The sun explodes. 2. Earth shatters, like that planet in the asteroid belt. 3. We get the Big Rip, where everything dissolves as Shakespeare predicted

POSTED // May 14,2012 - I was reading on Cracked.com about the tarantula hawk, a giant wasp that hunts tarantulas and has one of the most painful stings on Earth.

POSTED // May 8,2012 - Many studies indicate spending time on a farm during childhood reduces the likelihood of allergies, especially hanging around farm animals and stables.

POSTED // Apr 30,2012 - Recently someone asked about the amount of energy Americans are storing in body fat. A more pertinent question is how much energy is wasted hauling that fat around.

POSTED // Apr 23,2012 - Is pot stronger these days? Some folks state as fact that parents should realize, “Pot these days is stronger than when they smoked.” Are you aware of any evidence for this?

POSTED // Apr 16,2012 - On my drive into work today, the first workday back since the Daylight Saving Time spring forward, I noticed a stark increase in road kill, specifically raccoons. Has anyone else noticed this?

POSTED // Apr 9,2012 - I’ve heard of the occasional car in a baseball-stadium parking lot being damaged by an out-of-the-park home run. I wonder: Have there ever been any skulls or other body parts crushed?

POSTED // Apr 2,2012 - In winter, I’ve gotten big shocks from static electricity when getting out of my car, and once saw a video where a crewman touching a race car during a pit stop was thrown back several feet, I presume from static charge built up as the car circled the track. This has gotten me wondering: Have there been instances of injury or death from static discharge? —Mike