unanswered questions

time to have some fun: The Explainer's Unanswered Questions From 2008

• What is the most disloyal dog breed?
- boxers, they always do what they want
• Why does some music make you want to shake your butt?
-well upbeat beats do have that affect on people, dancing tunes are not suppossed to make you want to cry, and when people dance, they shake their butt

• Could you please explain why it is that squirrels are capable of such amazing athletic feats? What is it about their brains and, to a lesser degree, their bodies that allows it? I watch them at my house and have seen some amazing things.
- i watch them too and i am amazed as well

• Why do women like soup? Is it for perceived health benefits? Is it because it's a quasi-comfort food?
- i like soup because it is a comfort food, not because of its helath benefits, however, in health conscience America, it may be because of a combination of the two

• Is it just me, or do all national anthems the world over, no matter how rich and exotic the culture, seem to sound like European marching-band music? Wouldn't one expect China's national anthem be more "plinky"? Shouldn't Iraq's national anthem sound a little more "Arab-y"?
- so stereotypical, but no, the European marching-band music sound is like regal-like so that the national anthem seems legit and royal

• I am an 11-year-old boy and girls in my class harass me constantly and I want to file a restraining order against one of them. Is that possible?
- probably not because she probably just like you, but your teacher might be able to help since a restraining order seems a bit drastic

• It is a common baseball prank to give someone a cream pie in the face during a TV interview. Where do these cream pies come from? Do baseball teams keep cream pies in the dugout?
- well when the prank is planned, the pie will emerge from whoever planned it, it is not a spontaneous thing
• Why don't humans have a mating season?
- becasue we are human, but there are times when people are looking for a mate just like in a mating season
• My toaster identifies which of the two slots should be used for making a single slice of toast. Why does it make a difference which slot I use?
- one is for bigger things, like bagels, and one is for slimmer things, like toast, if the bread goes in the wrong slot, it will not be cooked to perfection like it couldve been in the right spot

• If one gets a personal e-mail from a very famous or important person, such as the president, or the queen of England, or the Pope, or Paul McCartney, can that e-mail have monetary value? I guess not. It's just an electronic transmission on a screen. There's no original. There's no way to buy or sell it. Seems a shame tho.
- very true. i think. you cant buy it or sell it but you have bragging rights

• Why do all of the deli guys and food cart guys call me "Boss" (well, me and everyone else)?
- why do people say dude, or pal? its all apart of thier culture and how they want to greet you

• I live in Washington, D.C., and we have very long escalators coming out of the Metro. If I grabbed the handrail when I first step onto the escalator and did not let go until I was at the top, my body would be almost prostrate across the steps. As I go higher on the escalator, I have to readjust the hand that is grabbing the rubber handrail. Why can't the companies that make escalators sync the steps and the handrails so that they go the same speed?
- its too much of a hassle for them, try taking the stairs, not all technological innvations can be perfect!

• If you were on a boat, what signs do sharks give if they are hungry and will attack versus if they just want to swim around the boat?
- i dont believe their is a difference, because even if they arent hungry and they are those sharks that love to eat humans, they can still attack

• How did early man deal with growing toe and fingernails?
- they cut them using rocks and stuff, they did not just let them grow and curl under like those people in the book of world records with disgusting amounts of nails

• If someone with DNA from the Stone Age were born today, would they be normal?
-depends on your definition of normal. they might be a little different since we've adapted and evolved since then, but still human


• During this weekend's football playoff game in Green Bay, the temperature at kickoff was 0 degrees, and by the end of the game was -4 degrees. When players get injured in such weather, do they bother putting ice on the injury? Wouldn't that warm up the injury to 32 degrees?
-you put ice on an injury in cold weather but not that long. some trainers do heat and ice, like how icy hot works, some just use ice but taking it on and off. the ice doesnt warm up the injury but keeps it from further strain

• How can personal coaches justify coaching athletes who are much better than they ever were? If they know so much about how to win, why aren't they competing?
- just because one knows how to win doesnt mean they are talented and just because one is talented doesnt mean he or she knows how to win, thus the two work out. some athletes make great coaches and some make legendary athletes

• I live in Chicago, where taxi drivers are constantly talking on their phones. To whom are they talking?
-taxi drivers cant talk on the phone? they are people too. they have lives and friends and families who they need to talk to, just like you

• Why do the women gymnasts walk around between events with that goofy arm-swing gait?
- their massive muscles are the reason for that gait, and since they are cocky, its "goofy"

• Why are pandas names doubled? Ling Ling, Tuan Tuan, Yuan Yuan.
- because the double name is a symbol of cuteness and pandas are soooo cute



that was fun.