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QUESTION: Why do you get pink colors when you put a garden hose inside a copper pipe and put the pipe in a campfire? ANSWER: Yes, a campfire is magical and mesmerizing, with the coals glowing and flames flickering, and … Continue reading →

QUESTION: December 21 is the shortest day of the year, but why don’t the earliest sunsets or latest sunrises of the year coincide with that date? ANSWER: Ah, what a keen observer you are! The common wisdom is that June … Continue reading →

Question from kid in 4th grade at Wyeville Elementary School What is meant by the sixth dimension and how that fit into Black Holes? ANSWER:             Modern science is composed of two theories that are seemingly incompatible. One theory, general … Continue reading →

Two book signings this month. First on Dec 1 at Burnstad’s Holiday Extravaganza, and another on Monday Dec 12 for the retired teachers of Monroe County. Its been a quiet week here in Lake Tomah, paraphrasing Garrison Keiller. No snow here in … Continue reading →

QUESTION: How many women have won the Nobel Prize? ANSWER:             The Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology/Medicine, Literature, and Economic Science are awarded annually in Stockholm by the Royal Swedish Academy of Science. The more famous  Nobel Peace Prize  … Continue reading →

QUESTION: What is the Turing Test? ANSWER: During WW II, the Germans had a top secret code machine called Enigma, that looked like a typewriter in a wooden box,  had rotors that turned on spindles, and one or more of … Continue reading →

ASK YOUR SCIENCE TEACHER                 by Larry Scheckel This week’s question was asked by:  QUESTION: Do horses sleep standing up? ANSWER: This question was a source of endless argument  for the three Scheckel brothers growing up on that Crawford County farm … Continue reading →

QUESTION: Where was the first speed trap set up? ANSWER: The first speed trap was set up in 1905 when New York City Police Commissioner Bill McAdoo was caught going 12 mph in an 8 mph zone in New Hampshire. … Continue reading →