http://www.answerbag.com/profile/172668 New Answerbag questions from MvL Tue, 29 May 2012 08:23:13 -0700 Tue, 29 May 2012 08:23:13 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2356560 What is the evolutionary reason for why humans (and most other animals) like and get drunk from alcohol? Mon, 22 Nov 2010 07:40:43 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2356560 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2308751 If you lost every form of identification you had, what steps would you have to take to get replacements? Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:16:07 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2308751 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2305538 What are the physiological effects of giving blood? Does it increase or decrease blood pressure or heat rate, for instance? Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:49:18 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2305538 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2305477 Bloggers: What are the best ways to profit from your blog? Is Google AdSense the most profitable advertising platform? Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:28:37 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2305477 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2305473 In the past, civilizations would embark on projects that spanned many decades or even centuries. Why aren't we capable of that anymore? Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:23:07 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2305473 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2304986 Can involuntary euthanasia ever be a good thing? Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:53:19 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2304986 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2304914 What is the best form of advertising a blogger can place on their site to make money? Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:24:07 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2304914 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2304912 If something has a personality, does that imply that it has consciousness? Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:21:45 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2304912 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2304861 Is levirate marriage still practiced by anyone anymore? Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:56:18 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2304861 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2303517 Under the Polls and Debates sections on the AB Home page, there are three dots, with one filled in and two empty. What do they mean? Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:44:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2303517 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2303290 Do you think FDR in at least some sense goaded Japan into attacking the U.S. during WWII? Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:10:31 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2303290 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2302917 What would the world be like if Superman really existed? Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:53:36 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2302917 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2302858 What would the impact on humanity have been if we had landed on the Moon and found that it was entirely made of cheese instead of rock? Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:03:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2302858 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2294909 In 1979 in the U.S., when did daylight savings time begin and when did it end? Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:16:31 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2294909 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2294881 What would you call a drink that contained vodka and iced green tea? Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:31:34 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2294881 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2294850 This year (02010), the U.S. Daylight Savings Time will end on 11-07. Does that mean we go back to EST at 2am 11-08, or 2am 11-07? Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:11:27 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2294850 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2292536 What belief(s) do you hold that you think might be controversial? Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:30:27 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2292536 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2292420 What is the absolute maximum time precision / resolution a programmer could track on a PC running Windows? Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:56:43 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2292420 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2292413 Why is the adjective of sense "sensible" but the adjective of nonsense "nonsensical"? Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:45:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2292413 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2292107 Who misses the deprecated metric prefixes "myria-" (ma, 10^4) and "myrio-" (mo, 10^-4)? Sun, 22 Aug 2010 06:35:42 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2292107 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2291369 Which time unit is used most in everyday life: minutes or hours? Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:33:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2291369 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2290072 How would you react if you saw someone didn't have a belly button? And would you find it unattractive? Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:41:50 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2290072 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2289803 Is it possible for a plastic surgeon to make it so that you have no belly button? And has anyone ever done this? Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:46:02 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2289803 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2289789 How much illegal immigration would the U.S. have if it was easy, safe, and quick to live and work there? Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:15:19 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2289789 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2289693 What ever happened to "Give us your poor, your tired, your huddled masses longing to be free..."? Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:11:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2289693 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2288053 Why was the second chosen to be the SI unit for time? Why not the minute or the hour? Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:36:12 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2288053 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2288046 Is there a difference between an alcoholic and an alcohol addict? Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:18:12 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2288046 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2287991 If a functional alcoholic had no intention of quitting or even cutting down their drinking, what could they do to maintain good health? Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:44:29 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2287991 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2287935 How does heavy drinking cause cirrhosis of the liver? Specifically the biochemical mechanisms. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:42:36 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2287935 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2287910 If you have an unusually strong pulse on the left side of your neck, and sometimes it hurts acutely around there, what could that mean? Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:21:05 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2287910 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2283952 What do you think of the idea of an international witness protection program (sponsored by the U.N.) for treasonous acts of whistle-blowing? Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:48:10 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2283952 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2282698 How might history have went differently if England's King Henry VIII had had a legitimate male heir with one of his first two wives? Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:17:03 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2282698 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2282697 In Code Geass, the world has an alternate Earth history. Where in history do you think it diverged from our own? Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:14:08 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2282697 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2282671 Where can I buy ethene (aka ethylene)? Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:20:57 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2282671 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2282666 What's the difference between club soda and seltzer water? Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:59:29 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2282666 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2280841 Are corporations a good idea? Are they a truly capitalist / free market idea? Or should the legal concept of a corporation be abolished? Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:52:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2280841 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2280816 If every nation and every bank forgave all debts to nations and individuals alike, what would the effects on the global economy be? Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:44:54 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2280816 http://www.answerbag.com/polls/kindest-moral-least-unkind-immoral-character-family-guy_2279964 Who do you think is the kindest / most moral (least unkind / least immoral) character on Family Guy? Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:17:41 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/polls/kindest-moral-least-unkind-immoral-character-family-guy_2279964 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2279860 "The child will not share the guilt of the parent" (Ezek. 18:19-20). How does can this be compatible with the concept of original sin? Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:45:52 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2279860 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2279766 How can you suggest feature requests and report bugs about AnswerBag? Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:52:11 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2279766 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2279707 Do you think we can ever know anything for certain? And if so, how? Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:55:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2279707 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2279674 Jesus to Judas: "Do quickly what you have to do." (John 13:27). Do you think this indicate Judas might not have betrayed Jesus? Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:15:39 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2279674 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2278553 Are all animals affected by alcohol the same way? Or mostly animals (like humans) with evolutionary histories of eating fermented stuff? Mon, 09 Aug 2010 06:06:57 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2278553 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2278547 How might one distinguish between a sleep paralysis episode and a dream ABOUT having a sleep paralysis episode? Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:52:30 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2278547 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2278546 How many times and about how often have you dreamed you were dreaming (the whole dream within a dream)? Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:49:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2278546 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2278543 What physiological / metabolic differences exist between someone with low alcohol tolerance vs high alcohol tolerance? Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:47:55 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2278543 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2278514 Have you ever had a dream where you dreamt you woke up, did something (like call someone or a do a chore), and then went "back to sleep"? Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:59:33 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2278514 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2278496 Have you ever had a lucid dream (where you know you're dreaming) but you didn't have full control, or it was a struggle? Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:29:49 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2278496 http://www.answerbag.com/polls/lemmiwinks-episode-south-park_2277620 Do you think they'll ever do another Lemmiwinks episode on South Park? Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:31:29 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/polls/lemmiwinks-episode-south-park_2277620 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2277610 If you believe in Genesis literally, what would Eve's DNA have been like? She was meant to have been created from Adam's rib. Sun, 08 Aug 2010 11:51:05 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2277610 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2277543 What are some ways to temporarily lower alcohol tolerance? Sun, 08 Aug 2010 08:43:20 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2277543 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2277536 What are some quick ways to temporarily lower alcohol tolerance? Sun, 08 Aug 2010 08:34:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2277536 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2277522 If you hold some hard liquor in your mouth for a minute, will any alcohol absorb directly into the blood through the mouth tissues? Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:33:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2277522 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2277063 What would you do if you had the power to travel backwards and forwards in time? Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:24:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2277063 http://www.answerbag.com/polls/family-guy-character-stewies-sexual-identity-is_2277058 What do you think Family Guy character Stewie's sexual identity really is? Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:16:11 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/polls/family-guy-character-stewies-sexual-identity-is_2277058 http://www.answerbag.com/polls/started-disliked-merlot-pinot-noir-watching-movie-sideways_2277025 Do you know anyone who started saying they disliked Merlot or liked Pinot Noir after watching the movie Sideways? Sat, 07 Aug 2010 21:29:40 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/polls/started-disliked-merlot-pinot-noir-watching-movie-sideways_2277025 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2276983 Why might it seem like drinking less alcohol in the form of beer / wine can make you buzzed faster than drinking more as hard liquor? Sat, 07 Aug 2010 20:50:34 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2276983 http://www.answerbag.com/polls/better-1000-guilty-free-punish-1-innocent-thoughts_2276741 "Better to let a 1000 guilty go free than to punish 1 innocent." Thoughts? Sat, 07 Aug 2010 12:57:30 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/polls/better-1000-guilty-free-punish-1-innocent-thoughts_2276741 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2269929 Why do Americans have a problem with immigrants illegally "taking" their jobs when corporations legally send so many jobs overseas? Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:29:18 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2269929 http://www.answerbag.com/polls/dalek-caan-engineered-true-daleks-resurrected-on_2265367 Do you think Dalek Caan engineered everything so that true daleks would be resurrected later on? Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:37 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/polls/dalek-caan-engineered-true-daleks-resurrected-on_2265367 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2265362 In the Standard Model, are fermions naturally massless without the Higgs mechanism? Does that mean no inertia or gravitational effects? Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:48:55 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2265362 http://www.answerbag.com/polls/mysterion-south-park-writers-decided-guessed-mysterion-was_2259900 Who do you think was Mysterion on South Park? I know the writers say they never decided. But who would you have guessed Mysterion was? Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:20:42 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/polls/mysterion-south-park-writers-decided-guessed-mysterion-was_2259900 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2257812 Have you ever kept an American cockroach (Periplaneta americana, aka the water bug) as a pet, in a terrarium? If so any tips for best care? Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:24:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2257812 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2248598 Why and how did the place names (cities, countries, etc.) become different in different languages? Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:10:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2248598 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2247917 What is the best IDE for developing software with LISP (Common Lisp specifically) for the Windows platform? Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:30:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2247917 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1945278 What stores might I find humane mouse traps? The ones that are boxes and you release them later? Pet stores or hardware stores or what? Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:10:33 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1945278 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1907791 Can the Casimir effect be used to enable a finite length Tipler cylinder to allow for CTCs? Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:21:33 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1907791 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1894319 How can I use an animated gif as part of (or as) my desktop background in Windows Vista? Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:00:19 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1894319 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1862882 what is the best way I can help a transgender sibling? I love my brother and just want to be supportive in the best way possible). Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:51:06 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1862882 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1365540 How might one calculate the time dilation in cases involving superluminal (faster-than-light) velocity? Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:23:34 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1365540 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/899258 Why did Dalek Caan rescue Davros and help to resurrect the daleks if he decreed "no more"? Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:18:51 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/899258 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/868035 Have you heard of RevolutionMoneyExchange, an alternative to PayPal, that charges none of the fees PayPal does? You can sign up free: https://www.revolutionmoneyexchange.com/ReferAFriend_landing.aspx?referreremail=MvL1234@gmail.com Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:39:43 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/868035 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/865007 What 5+ words come to mind when you see "vibrano"? Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:22:16 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/865007 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/860493 Could I commute from Brooklyn, NY to Warren, NJ without a car, using public transportation (trains / buses)? How long might that take me each way, and how much might it cost? Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:16:14 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/860493 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/853545 How can animal rights activists work to discredit, dismantle, and ultimately destroy PETA? Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:38:09 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/853545 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/853523 What are some things that are illegal that might seem strange and arbitrary that most people might not know in the U.S.? Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:24:11 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/853523 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/805670 I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself? Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:47:40 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/805670 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/803665 In genealogy and family trees, how do you typically display maiden names? I've seen it done with "née", parentheses, and with hyphenation. What's the most common way? Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:14:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/803665 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/802467 Why can't users change the categories of their OWN questions after posting? Sometimes you get it wrong, or not specific enough, or a better subcategory comes along at some point in the future, right? Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:48:41 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/802467 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/802422 Do you think we should able to place questions into multiple categories, if they equally fit into more than one? Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:23:55 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/802422 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/800645 If you have long hair, can you tie your hair back in a pony tail with only one hand (not using your other hand AT ALL)? Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:34:54 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/800645 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/800449 How does "American Accent" brand cheese taste compared to other processed cheeses? Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:22:52 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/800449 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/799060 Who is the sexiest assistant / companion that has ever been on Doctor Who (old and new series)? Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:33:25 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/799060 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/798938 Do scrambled eggs taste better if you mix heavy cream into them before cooking? Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:26:21 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/798938 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/797810 Why does processed cheese "puff" and harden when you put in the microwave? Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:52:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/797810 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/796774 What's the difference between freezer paper and wax paper? Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:17:06 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/796774 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/796485 Why is the crumbling, unsafe, and out-dated national infrastructure not being considered a bigger issue in the US presidential election? Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:17:14 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/796485 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/796317 Do you think modern e-Book readers like Amazon's Kindle will increasingly replace traditional books in the next few years? http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/803127/amazon_kindle_ebook_reader_to_do_for.html?cat=15 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:25:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/796317 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/789056 I have tickets to a Mets game at Shea Stadium. They are Upper, Section 45, Row Box L, seats 3 and 4. Are these good tickets? Could you rate them on a scale from 1-10 (10 being best), and explain the rating? Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:28:35 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/789056 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/781432 What is the best personal journal / diary software? Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:18:52 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/781432 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/770215 What is the best remedy for constant dry eyes? Tue, 27 May 2008 07:58:48 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/770215 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/770210 Have you ever used the "Neuro-Programmer" brainwave entrainment software? Tue, 27 May 2008 07:49:44 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/770210 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/751022 Were you aware that the Roman Catholic Church considers getting or performing an abortion to be an automatic excommunication? Thu, 15 May 2008 17:21:08 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/751022 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/748935 Do you ever find it annoying that people confuse "depressant" (substance that slows down the nervous system) for "depressing"? Like, assuming alcohol is depressing just because it's a depressant? Wed, 14 May 2008 12:11:12 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/748935 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/748928 Do you think a blonde-haired blue-eyed white guy can try out the shaved-head look without being confused for a skinhead or neo-Nazi? Wed, 14 May 2008 12:06:54 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/748928 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/748913 What correlations exist between relative levels of neurotransmitters and brainwave activity, if any? Wed, 14 May 2008 11:59:09 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/748913 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/743732 What's the name of the busty blonde with really big lips and a somewhat wide face that appears in some sections on MANswers? Sun, 11 May 2008 09:10:22 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/743732 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/741273 What brainwave states correspond to states of deep meditation? Fri, 09 May 2008 16:55:58 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/741273 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/741270 Where can I find information on comparative EEG readings for people after they've consumed various psychoactive substances, such as alcohol, marijuana, etc.? Fri, 09 May 2008 16:54:41 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/741270 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/741176 What would happen to Earth, in detail, if a sphere of 100 yards in diameter with a mass of 2000 tons were to spontaneous turn to pure energy as per e=mc^2 800 miles from Earth's surface? Fri, 09 May 2008 15:45:21 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/741176