Answerbag: freefaller's answers

Answer to What do you think of the new look of answerbag?

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:27:39 -0700

What do you think of the new look of answerbag?

I don't like it, its very confusing. I liked the way AB was so simply laid out before. Its why so many people use google. No fuss. AAAAHHHHH i might have to give this up.

Answer to What does the phrase "being economical with the truth mean"?

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 15:00:49 -0700

What does the phrase "being economical with the truth mean"?

being economical with something = not using much of it Not being that truthful, i.e sort of lying.

Answer to What goes over a thumb and is used to conceal small items?

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 14:53:32 -0700

What goes over a thumb and is used to conceal small items?

a thimble?

Answer to What is your favorite music genre? What is your least favorite? (look up genre in the dictionary if you don't know what it means)

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 14:37:04 -0700

What is your favorite music genre? What is your least favorite? (look up genre in the dictionary if you don't know what it means)

Music with meaningless lyrics. Stuff that just rhymes for the sake of it.

Answer to How to get a splinter out

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 14:34:59 -0700

How to get a splinter out

Ouch. Get some (clean) tweezers and try to tweezer the splinter out first. If that doesn't work, try squeezing either side of the splinter with your fingernails. If that doesn't work, have a hot bath with lots of steam and wait, the splinter will work itself out.

Answer to Airplanes: Safe or not?

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 14:25:00 -0700

Airplanes: Safe or not?

According to the National Safety Council's 'Odds of Dying' statistics, the chances of death from an aeroplane crash or accident are 1 in 5051, compared with - bicycling accident 1 in 4919 - car/motor vehicle accident 1 in 84 However you are more likely to die in a plane...

Answer to Do you think food tastes better home-made, or store bought?

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:27:04 -0700

Do you think food tastes better home-made, or store bought?

I reckon it depends what sort of food it is. I would definitely say homemade is better for cakes and biscuits, but not sure about home-made baked beans...

Answer to What would happen if you preformed every bodily function at once?

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:12:12 -0700

What would happen if you preformed every bodily function at once?

I heard that if you cough, sneeze and fart all at the same time, you die. I don't know why this is. So, every time you cough, sneeze or fart you are 2 steps away from death.

Answer to Are we made from the dust of the stars?

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:23:55 -0800

Are we made from the dust of the stars?

I think it means carbon, the element. Everything is made out of carbon and it gets recycled when you die - everything is made from reused carbon. Weirdly, this would also mean that some of us are made from atoms of people we'd rather not be made out of, like Hitler...

Answer to What is something you remember, but theres not point to rememebering it?

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 13:26:39 -0800

What is something you remember, but theres not point to rememebering it?

Car registration numbers/license plates People's telephone numbers - even when i haven't called them for years The exact wording on the back of the fizzy water label My uncle's wedding anniversary The names of the budgies we had in reception class If you remember random...

Answer to Where can I get a pen pal?

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 13:06:47 -0800

Where can I get a pen pal?

www.penpalworld.com

Answer to What actually happens if you put Mentos in Diet Coke? Does it actually foam/explode like in the videos?

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:50:53 -0800

What actually happens if you put Mentos in Diet Coke? Does it actually foam/explode like in the videos?

YES! It's great! Get a two litre bottle of coke, and a packet of mentos still in the foil (loosely) then drop the whole tube in at once and screw the lid on really fast - you have to do it in one swift movement or it will start exploding before you can put the lid on. Then chuck the bottle...

Answer to What have you tried in life, and simply were not good at?

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:42:53 -0800

What have you tried in life, and simply were not good at?

BALLET! I got asked to leave because i was holding the rest of the class up. I don't get why people think its something girls should do, almost everyone i know who did ballet hated it.

Answer to Dreams or real life?

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:10:43 -0800

Dreams or real life?

Dreams are good. You can be anyone you want and do anything you like, also you can escape from everyday life. But if you live in dreams all the time you cut yourself off from real life, and since you can't always live your dreams sometimes you just have to come back down to earth.

Answer to How do I get these voices out of my head?

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:15:37 -0800

How do I get these voices out of my head?

Listen to some really loud, catchy music, and the words to that will get stuck in your head instead.

Answer to Does smoking whilst driving a car increase your chances of causing, or being involved in, an accident?

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:13:54 -0800

Does smoking whilst driving a car increase your chances of causing, or being involved in, an accident?

Yeah because it involves using your hands and you are supposed to have 2 hands available to steer at all times?

Answer to Does smoking whilst driving a car increase your chances of causing, or being involved in, an accident?

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:13:51 -0800

Answer to The best things in life are_____?

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:04:52 -0800

The best things in life are_____?

FREE! Sunshine is free, smiling is free, hugging people, laughing, being at the beach, rainbows, snow days! Random acts of kindness are free and they make people's days and Save Lives - the best things in life are the feelings you get from things, and how they affect your emotions....

Answer to What is something that you always HAVE to have the last say in?

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:06:28 -0800

What is something that you always HAVE to have the last say in?

The 'youth of today / things were better in the 60s ' argument... makes me mad. Fighting to defend my generation Every Time! Although generally i can cope with not having the last say in an argument. Sometimes its more strategic (and less annoying) to just grit your teeth and say...

Answer to How do I design a book cover?

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:17:49 -0800

How do I design a book cover?

Think about the book and what its message is, think about what you want people to think when they pick it up, and how you are going to grab their attention etc. If you mean how can you get to be asked to design a real book cover, maybe do a graphic design course, or get involved with your local...

Answer to What was the first really great cd you ever bought?

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:14:33 -0800

What was the first really great cd you ever bought?

Blue by Joni Mitchell. And I loved every song on it and i still do, and its the only time that's ever really happened

Answer to What is a REM sleep?

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:32:02 -0800

What is a REM sleep?

Rapid eye movement sleep. REM sleep occurs in brief spurts of increased activity in the brain and body. REM is considered the dreaming stage of sleep. It is characterized by the darting of the eyes under the eyelids.

Answer to Ssssssssssswwwwwwwwwww?

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:24:09 -0800

Ssssssssssswwwwwwwwwww?

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttttttttttt...

Answer to Is there something noone knows about you?

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:03:43 -0800

Is there something noone knows about you?

If I said what it was, everyone in the world would be able to read it, then everyone would know...

Answer to What's the average time bread is in a toaster for? What setting (out of 5) do you set yours to?

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:03:01 -0800

What's the average time bread is in a toaster for? What setting (out of 5) do you set yours to?

I put it just after the 3. Unless its one of those sweet waffle things - then it goes between 1 and 2. My friend set hers to 6 once with a really thin slice of bread and it caught fire.

Answer to I heard that an egg that has been refrigerated and then removed from the refrigerator will only last a couple of hours at room temp. And an egg that has never been refrigerated will last for several weeks. Is this true?

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:50:20 -0800

I heard that an egg that has been refrigerated and then removed from the refrigerator will only last a couple of hours at room temp. And an egg that has never been refrigerated will last for several weeks. Is this true?

Yes its true... not sure about a couple of hours but they do last longer when they've never been refrigerated. I have hens and i keep their eggs in a wire basket container in the kitchen, they do last for ages or at least til anyone wants to eat them.

Answer to Why do Coca-Cola make coke black instead of leaving it green?

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 13:41:28 -0800

Why do Coca-Cola make coke black instead of leaving it green?

Because they think it's more appetising to drink something that is a more 'natural' colour, rather than a green drink which reminds people of pond water and snot and all sorts of gross things... its just to do with what looks nicer.

Answer to What is the name of the seventh book in the Harry Potter series?

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 13:15:01 -0800

What is the name of the seventh book in the Harry Potter series?

Harry Potter and the Deathly HALLOWS

Answer to What one thing are you really good at?

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:56:15 -0800

What one thing are you really good at?

Empathy

Answer to What songs make you cry?

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 14:06:51 -0800

What songs make you cry?

With Or Without You - U2

Answer to I have my tubes tied but i keep dreaming that i am pregnant. in my dream i am very happy about it what does this mean?

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:00:57 -0800

I have my tubes tied but i keep dreaming that i am pregnant. in my dream i am very happy about it what does this mean?

In your dreams you can be whatever you want to be and it has no consequences. Perhaps in your dream you were just allowing yourself to imagine being pregnant and happy because you know this is a feeling you can't have in real life?

Answer to Whats the best smell in the world?

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:38:15 -0800

Whats the best smell in the world?

I found this piece of bone (animal rather than human, i hope) in the garden, and threw it on the bonfire, and the smell of it burning was the worst smell ever. It made my spine shiver to think...

Answer to What does it mean when you dream you have a bald spot?

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 12:06:59 -0800

What does it mean when you dream you have a bald spot?

It might mean that you are afraid of revealing something or of letting people see your true self - or it might just be that you are worried about going bald...!

Answer to For the first time in years, I remember one of my dreams from last night. What does this mean?

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 12:01:58 -0800

For the first time in years, I remember one of my dreams from last night. What does this mean?

Perhaps it was an especially significant dream?

Answer to In my dream I couldn't move or wake up. I was screaming for help but no one heard me. What does that mean?

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 12:00:46 -0800

In my dream I couldn't move or wake up. I was screaming for help but no one heard me. What does that mean?

Hmm. Maybe: * You feel like you need help and someone to notice you but it seems as if people are ignoring you * You feel trapped by something that is holding you back * Sometimes, if you sleep all wrapped up in your duvet, you subcnciously feel strangled and trapped and dream that you...

Answer to I HAD A DREAM MY HUSBAND WAS DYING AND I WAS PREGNANT WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 10:01:39 -0800

I HAD A DREAM MY HUSBAND WAS DYING AND I WAS PREGNANT WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

Dreaming that someone is dying is upsetting, but it doesn't mean you have foreseen their death. Usually, it means that you are very worried about them, maybe without realising quite how seriously worried you are. Being pregnant in a dream is supposed to symbolise: - new ideas or plans...

Answer to Do you believe in the saying "nothing lasts forever"?

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 09:11:05 -0800

Do you believe in the saying "nothing lasts forever"?

Hmm. Forever lasts forever.

Answer to Whats the worst movie you've ever seen?

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:40:09 -0800

Whats the worst movie you've ever seen?

"Kinky Boots"

Answer to If your fish got to big for the aquarium, would you release it in the wild?

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:35:05 -0800

If your fish got to big for the aquarium, would you release it in the wild?

I suppose it depends on how emotionally attached you are to the fish, because it would probably die.

Answer to What is the best way to get rid of moles?

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:25:48 -0800

What is the best way to get rid of moles?

Buy a beach windmill, they are usually bright and plasticky coloured and you get them in beach shops and toy shops. Sticking one or two in molehills as they appear, or just sticking them in the ground near the molehills, drives the moles away because they don't like the vibrations caused by...

Answer to What rhymes with orange besides door henge?

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:19:12 -0800

What rhymes with orange besides door henge?

lozenge

Answer to What are some good quotes about music?

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:54:09 -0800

What are some good quotes about music?

'If music be the food of love, play on' - William Shakespeare

Answer to Do you trust your best friends more than your sister or brother(too)?

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:27:00 -0800

Do you trust your best friends more than your sister or brother(too)?

I would trust my best friend with my life

Answer to Can you download songs to the iPod mini from Windows Media Player?

Wed, 10 Aug 2005 08:25:02 -0700

Can you download songs to the iPod mini from Windows Media Player?

No, but try ephpod.com - and download ephPod an equivalent to itunes for windows Me that makes ipod and ipod mini work on computers that it doesnt work normally on.

Answer to How do you evict Sims?

Thu, 04 Aug 2005 12:37:02 -0700

How do you evict Sims?

On the main screen, click the bulldozer button. Click on the house of the Sim you want to evict and an option will appear asking if you want to evict the Sim family. Choose Yes. Watch out you dont double click because the next box that flashes up asks if you also want to bulldoze the house.

Answer to How do you open jars that are stuck?

Thu, 04 Aug 2005 10:21:26 -0700

How do you open jars that are stuck?

Find a wide elastic band and bind it once or twice round the lid. This should give you a better grip on the lid and make it easier to open. The wider the band, the easier.