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QUESTION: Why do people have fingernails and toenails? ANSWER: Fingernails are very useful in performing a whole bunch of tasks. This is really brought home to people who have lost fingernails in accidents. Fingernails help us open things, undo knots, … Continue reading →

QUESTION: I wonder what Saturn’s rings are made of? ANSWER:             If you ever get an opportunity to peer at Saturn through a telescope, even a small one, you are looking at one of nature’s most majestic sights. You will … Continue reading →

The Southwest Wisconsin Book Festival will be held Saturday November 24, 2012 at Mineral Point, Wisconsin. Ann and I have been invited to participate. The events start at 9:30 AM at the Mineral Point Library with several sessions. Attendees pick … Continue reading →

ASK YOUR SCIENCE TEACHER                by Larry Scheckel This week’s question was asked by:    Adrian Gomez, Miller Elementary, Grade 3 School Teacher:  Ms. Gonia QUESTION: Why do some people drink water and then laugh and it comes out of their nose? ANSWER: … Continue reading →

QUESTION: Why do the wheels on car commercials on television appear to go backwards? Ed G ANSWER:             It is called the wagon-wheel effect or stagecoach-wheel effect. The old oater westerns where the stage pulls into town, and the spoked … Continue reading →

QUESTION:Why are tennis balls stored in a pressurized can ANSWER:  The air inside a tennis ball is slightly higher than normal atmospheric pressure or what we might call outside pressure. If tennis balls were stored out in the open, not … Continue reading →

QUESTION: How does a corn seed know which way to grow? ANSWER: A plant response that involves a specific movement is called tropism from the Greek word “to turn”. And any factor that brings forth such a response is called … Continue reading →

QUESTION: Why do people get color blind and what exactly do these people see? ANSWER:             Total color blindness is extremely rare. The most common type of color blindness is the inability to distinguish between red and green. Light enters … Continue reading →