http://www.answerbag.com/profile/200905 New Answerbag answers from labgirl Tue, 29 May 2012 15:09:39 -0700 Tue, 29 May 2012 15:09:39 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1535006 What part of the brain do you use left or right?<br /><br />Everyone uses both sides of their brain, the ratio is just different. Studies have shown that criminals and psychopaths generally tend to use almost 100% one side or the other. Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:58:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1535006 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1483530 What is the best way to get rid of acne without spending millions of dollars on those expensive face wash miracle treatments<br /><br />mix egg whites with a little lemon juice. Brush it on your face like a mask. Let it dry and then peel it off. It should tighten your pores and soften your skin. Sat, 06 Oct 2007 10:06:49 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1483530 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1483452 What are the most effective organic/ natural acne treatments? I'm having problems after stopping birth control, have combination skin, and harsh chemicals dry out my face. Thank you.<br /><br />My grandma told me that you can put egg whites on your face. I never actually tried it because I was worried about Salmonella, but I think she saw it on Oprah (it&#039;s possible that the egg whites were mixed with something) Also, just pulling your hair back into a pony tail at night and... Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:53:28 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1483452 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1483422 Do you put lotion on after you shave or get out of the shower? What kind do you use? I use bath and body works vanilla sugar body butter!<br /><br />bath and body works fig and brown sugar is awesome. If I&#039;m out of shaving cream I use body lotion or conditioner to shave my legs - it works really well and moisturizes better than shaving cream. Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:47:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1483422 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1481622 Do you have to be baptised to be a Christian?<br /><br />There was a girl who was Jewish and her Grandma kidnapped and baptised her as a Christian when she was a baby. Then when she was older she ended up converting to Mormonism, while everyone else in her family stayed Jewish. Strange, huh? Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:44:15 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1481622 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1481612 When someone dies, do their cells continue to multiple or the like? Or do they just..immediately stop?<br /><br />yeah, pretty much everything in your body is fueled by ATP, and ATP production stops when oxygen input stops (oxidative phosphorylation makes ATP) Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:40:19 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1481612 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1481589 Is balance an ability that biological only (since it relates to the ears)? I am wondering why it is that some people can balance more easily than others.<br /><br />Your sense of balance comes from 2 places. Visual input from your optic nerve must match the input from the semicircular canals in your ears. The semicircular canals are loops that run in each ear on the three axes X, Y, and Z. Fluid in each canal moves around the loops when we move about, and... Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:33:41 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1481589 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1479174 I have a 500 gallon propane tank with a small leak. My question is Would a 500 gallon propane tank leak more propane if it was filled to 80% capacity or would it leak at the same rate if it were filled to 30% capacity.<br /><br />It would leak more at 80% because of greater pressure Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:56:42 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1479174 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1479102 Is there any validity to stereotyping of people?<br /><br />There is validity in making generalizations about groups (that is the study of sociology) but not in making assumptions about individuals who are part of a group. This is a big difference that sometimes people get confused. For example, it is appropriate to say (and this is backed by... Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:42:12 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1479102 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1479061 Why, has mankind decided to view the world as though it belongs to us, rather than living as a part of nature like the rest of life on this planet?<br /><br />Because we&#039;re too smart for our own good but not smart enough to keep from destroying ourselves. (and taking everything else with us) Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:34:07 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1479061 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1479052 Is it true tht consatant love can soft anybody<br /><br />I think so, sometimes it takes longer than others Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:32:37 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1479052 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1478956 Which is correct, gray or grey?<br /><br />Depends on if you are in U.S. or U.K. Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:10:21 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1478956 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1478918 What would you write on the moon for everyone to see?<br /><br />STOP FIGHTING! Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:02:21 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1478918 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1477341 WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING IN LOST SEASON 4?<br /><br />I think they are going to start doing flash forwards in a addition to flash backs to keep us confused like they did on the season finale of season 3. I&#039;m expecting this season to be pretty good, I think the show has been improving since season 2 (that season sucked). I like how they are... Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:05:45 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1477341 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1477298 This morning, while cycling around our local bike track, which runs beside a series of ponds, I saw a great blue heron. What interesting wildlife have you seen today?<br /><br />a Green Heron on Lake Hope. I didn&#039;t even know that species existed until my wildlife bio friend pointed it out to me. Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:47:20 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1477298 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1477167 What would your porn star name be? (It's the name of your first pet + the street you grew up on.)<br /><br />Milo Farrington Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:59:37 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1477167 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1477133 What is the best thing to accompany PEANUT BUTTER on a sandwich?<br /><br />I have to go with bananas Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:49:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1477133 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1477103 Can you describe your father in one word?<br /><br />republican Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:39:22 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1477103 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1477076 I am a social drinker, after consuming about 2 beers I constantly get a head ache, not talking in terms of a hang over, it is about 20 -30 minutes after consuming?<br /><br />My friend has the same problem. He only drinks high shelf liquor now and that works for him. Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:27:36 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1477076 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1477058 Why is it called Alcoholics Anonymous when the first thing you do is stand up and say, 'My name is Bob and I am an alcoholic'?<br /><br />It is anonymous to the outside world. If you see someone you know at a meeting, you don&#039;t go blabbing it to everyone at work the next day. Plus, a lot of them don&#039;t use their last name. Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:21:54 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1477058 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1477043 My bf admits to having a drinking prob (but not alcoholism). when he drinks (often binge), till he passes out. He's smart, logical, and seems to have all the answers about this subject, but doesn't apply it to himself. How can I get through to him?<br /><br />He&#039;s going to have to realize the damage hes doing himself. There&#039;s not really anything you can say to make him suddenly stop drinking if he&#039;s really an alcoholic. Go to an Alanon meeting or look up the basics of Alanon online. (it is a program to educate the friends and family... Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:15:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1477043 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1477029 I get these lil small blisters on my lips and in my mouth ( not herpes) and it hurts, ive heard a couple things about what it could be from but not what it is and how to get rid of it, apparently its because im iron and vitamin b deffiecient but i duno?<br /><br />A lot of the time you develop sores in your mouth when you are dehydrated. Dehydration throws of the PH balance in your mouth and some bacteria thrive in that environment. Try drinking lots of water and see if it helps. Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:03:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1477029 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1477020 How old would your daughter have to be before you decided that it was Ok for her to wear make up on a daily basis?<br /><br />Middle school Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:56:14 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1477020 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1477002 Why would you want to be a pirate?<br /><br />The better question is why wouldn&#039;t you? Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:48:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1477002 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1476995 If you had to be a ' Salesperson ' what would you want to sale ? ( fun / crazy or other )<br /><br />Bacardi girl at the bar Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:46:25 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1476995 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1476983 I know I've seen this before...but have no idea where or when, so if anyone knows what I'm talking about please feel free to direct me if you have any ideas. I'm looking for a chair in the shape of a papasan that hangs preferably from a base or ceiling. A<br /><br />they are called sky chairs. Search for them on e-bay. Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:38:12 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1476983 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1476978 Does smoking decrease your chances of becomming pregnant?<br /><br />Either way, smoking is bad for you in about 100 different ways and the toxin builup will be bad for the young baby too. All tobacco contains toxic heavy metals such as lead and mercury b/c the plants absorb them through the ground. You don&#039;t want that shit plus a gazillion other poisons... Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:36:10 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1476978 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1476965 What's the saddest song you could think of? Why is it that most of the sad songs are the good ones?<br /><br />CCR: Someday Never Comes the sad songs are only the best ones when you are sad Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:24:54 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1476965 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1476919 What is the next major disease or ailment you feel humanity will find a cure for?<br /><br />Avian flu, we&#039;re getting close and putting a crap load of money into research. We&#039;ve already developed a handful of ways to create a vaccine. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:55:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1476919 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1476904 Two different compounds can contain the same what?<br /><br />element Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:52:28 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1476904 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1476901 Why do *you* think so many people don't believe in the theory of Evolution?<br /><br />THE POWER OF DENIAL. You can talk about education all you want, but I live in the bible belt where tons of smart people deny evolution (o.k obviously they are uneducated on the subject of ecology.) Anyway,ultimately it can make life seem kind of bleak and it sucks a lot of the mystery... Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:51:25 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1476901 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1469864 What are your reasons for being for or against Same-Sex Marriage?<br /><br />I don&#039;t see why people are all up in arms about it. If I was gay I would be SO insulted that my government denies me the basic right to marry the person I love. It would make me feel like such a second class citizen. In the words of Louis C. K. &quot; I don&#039;t care what people do in... Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:02:54 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1469864 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1469818 If you were a parent, and your teenage child announced that he's gay or she's a lesbian, what are the best things for the parent to do or say in response over the following 2 weeks?<br /><br />Praise heaven you won&#039;t have to deal with teen pregnancy Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:50:36 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1469818 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1469797 How are same-sex marriage bans enforced? Is there a DNA test?<br /><br />no, they probably look at your birth certificates Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:46:09 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1469797 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1469747 What is the city of cleveland like<br /><br />A few decades ago the Cuyahoga river was so polluted that it caught on fire. Lake Erie was almost unswimmable. Pollution and illegal dumping there used to be out of control, but they&#039;ve cleaned a lot of it up now. Not counting pollution, Cleveland is a really fun city. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:36:12 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1469747 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1469712 Have you ever gone to columbus,OH?<br /><br />I live there. Go Bucks!!! Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:30:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1469712 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1469582 Which brand/type of cigarette does the least damage?<br /><br />marb ultras taste like air, they helped me cut down so i could quit. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:55:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1469582 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1469163 What actor do you think would make a really bad James Bond?<br /><br />Paul Giamatti Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:31:34 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1469163 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1469036 Is it possible the Bermuda Triangle functions as a porthole that warps space and time? Can we use this area to time travel and perhaps visit other places (dimensions, Universes, planets, etc...) that are unknown to us?<br /><br />That would be sweet, but more likely there are just a lot of storms there. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:06:52 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1469036 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1469024 How much mass does 0.5 mole of Copper contain?<br /><br />atomic mass of copper divided in half, in grams Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:04:06 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1469024 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1469018 Does anybody here think that "Mines" around the Country should be shut down?<br /><br />yeah, mountaintop mining should be stopped b/c it creates massive pollution. But the problem is that mountaintop removal mining generates coal with less sulfur and therefore generates less acid rain when it is burned in electricity plants. Really, I think that we should shy away from... Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:02:55 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1469018 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468995 Another physics question: "An object moves 20M east in 30S, then returns to its starting point, taking 50S to do so. If west is the positive direction, what is the sign associated with the average velocity?" Is it zero (no sign)?<br /><br />I would think negative. (-20m)/(30s) averaged with (+20m)/(50s) Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:59:44 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468995 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468890 How much mass does 0.25 mole of sodium contain?<br /><br />Take the atomic weight of sodium and divide it by 4. That number in grams is your answer. (atomic mass =grams per mole) Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:41:25 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468890 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468872 How do you test gold yourself to know its real?<br /><br />Bite it. Real gold is softer and more pliable. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:38:24 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468872 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468868 Are all the elements in the periodic table naturally in nature<br /><br />no, but most of them are. Some of the later ones were created in labs only for a few seconds. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:37:45 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468868 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468863 What is the difference between biological impulse (action potential spike)and a mechanical impulse?<br /><br />An action potential spike is all-or-nothing. Once it reaches threshhold, it is propagated down an axon without losing amplitude. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:36:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468863 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468827 How is energy transferred from ATP to another molecule?<br /><br />the ATP breaks down into ATD + Pi (loses a phosphate group). This reaction is thermodynamically coupled to the other reaction. The massive amount of chemical potential energy is held in the phosphatydic bond. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:30:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468827 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468759 What are enzyme catalyst? and how long would it take to use an arm muscle, if your muscle did not have enzymes to catalyze their energy production?<br /><br />I would say indefinately. Enzymes are crucial in order for ATP to interact with actin and myosin in order for your muscles to contract. (In fact, enzymes are crucial for almost every process in your body) An enzyme is a catalyst protein that facilitates a reaction that would otherwise be... Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:16:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468759 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468716 Why is loss of the p53 gene function a critical step in tumourgenesis?<br /><br />The p53 gene has been mapped to chromosome 17. In the cell, p53 protein binds DNA, which in turn stimulates another gene to produce a protein called p21 that interacts with a cell division-stimulating protein (cdk2). When p21 is complexed with cdk2 the cell cannot pass through to the next stage... Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:04:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468716 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468685 What is targeted drug delivery and How it is?<br /><br />I think I read about that in my biochem book one time. A drug is administered after being wrapped in a membrane bubble so that it travels through the bloodstream without disturbing anything and then comes out once it crosses a cell membrane (I think). The bubble is called lipo-something or... Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:58:24 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468685 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468591 If i am blood group A, like my mother. her elder sister is blood group B, and her brother is blood group O. what are the genotypes of my parents<br /><br />well, you already answered that your mother is A. Your father is inconclusive because you did not supply any blood types from his side of the family Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:43:48 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468591 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468546 I've heard many evolutionists claim that at some time in the remote past, a certain very complex molecule, existing in a lifeless universe, replicated itself and gave rise to the first living cell. What proof is there that this molecule existed?<br /><br />You&#039;re talking about the endosymbiotic theory. I&#039;m not sure if it&#039;s considered to be hard proof, but the idea is that the mitochondian dna is similar to nucleic dna, and that mutation rates back that a prokaryotic organism engulfed another organism (the... Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:36:18 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468546 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468457 IM NOT A HABITUAL WEED SMOKER BUT THE LAST TIME I SMOKED WAS LIKE 3 WEEKS AGO AND I HAVE DRUG TEST TOMORROW AND IM DRINKING WATER AND CRANBERRY JUICE NOW. WILL I STILL BE ABLE TO PASS MY DRUG TEST EVEN THOUGH I DONT SMOKE EVERYDAY?<br /><br />You should be ok if you keep drinking the cran juice and water. But on the day of the test only drink a moderate amount of water. Lab testers can tell if urine is too dilute because they test for creatin, a substance that gives them a standard glomerular filtration rate and tells them what... Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:22:52 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1468457