Must a controller of a humanoid-robot declare to people interacting with it that it is a robot?
on November 5th, 2009 | no answers

If I reply to someone's question with a moral judegment of their position/perspective, is this considered a valid 'answer'...
on November 1st, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What's your idea for a new TV show?
on September 17th, 2009 | One answer

About 5 or 10 years ago I got a tiny piece of glass or something embedded in the inside-base of my thumb. Now its a lump up to 0.2"...
on August 31st, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What type of paint or finishing-surface is suitable to protect a model polystyrene-hulled sea-going yacht? ( I suspect fiberglass glue...
on May 31st, 2009 | One answer

Compared to eating / drinking nothing, how much longer would I survive if all I had to eat/ drink was myself?
on March 10th, 2009 | 8 answers | 3 people like this

Has any body/organisation tried to use semantic webs or reasoning engines (etc) to capture the knowledge in clearly written things like...
on February 16th, 2009 | no answers

How can I make sugar at home?
on February 11th, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

What in particular do you think people find attractive about stories based in medieval or historical times, and are they better if...
on February 11th, 2009 | no answers | 1 person likes this

What is a toefinger?
on December 14th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Is the US Government providing free security for protection of Obama before the election? Should they?
on October 28th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Looking for the first time from a distance, where would weirdly shaped aliens think our brains were?
on September 17th, 2008 | One answer

For a pressure vessels, (think SCUBA cylinder size) of the same failure-pressure rating, which metal (not exotic - use common alloys)...
on September 14th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Do anti-bacterials or anti-biotics kill human tissue along with the infection? if not, why not?
on June 11th, 2008 | 2 answers

How does a flying plane's pilot determine wind ground-speed and direction with the onboard sensors? (or is this not done?)
on January 15th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

Do completely blind people use the internet? if so, How?
on November 27th, 2007 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

Unlike typical polygamy, are there any cases of a women having more than one husband?
on October 25th, 2007 | 7 answers | 5 people like this

In a hypothetical culture absent of gender stereotypes, is developing an internal gender identity important for children?
on September 23rd, 2007 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

Do you think its ok for budgets of state-funded services to be dependant on income from gambling taxes?
on September 20th, 2007 | One answer

When using a largish public toilet, how do you decide which urinal / cubicle to use?
on September 18th, 2007 | 9 answers | 4 people like this

Does the skin's oil production increase to counter us washing in soap all the time? if so, would oil production decrease a lot if I...
on September 4th, 2007 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Can you read my answer? How easy was it? Unlebiavlabe!
on August 30th, 2007 | 6 answers | 5 people like this

When I look at something blue, I experience blue, but when I say what color a blue thing is without thinking about it, the word...
on August 28th, 2007 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

If you eat something that you just have to spit out (lets say its that lumpy bit of gristle on the top end of chicken legs). How would...
on August 21st, 2007 | 6 answers | 4 people like this

Assuming a machine could be used to bypass and function for lungs, would the human body still function adequately with zero outside...
on August 19th, 2007 | 3 answers

How do you teach a toddler how to blow their nose?, or at what age is this realistically possible?
on July 8th, 2007 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

Have you ever invented and used a 2nd identity? Why?
on July 3rd, 2007 | One answer

What creates / drives run-away inflation such as in Zimbabwe?
on May 17th, 2007 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Does E=MC^2 hold so as to increase the mass of heated objects?
on May 7th, 2007 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

What usually causes satellites to deviate over time from their kepplarian elements?
on April 26th, 2007 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Film, PAL & NTSC all have different frame rates, so how do devices convert between the 3, while maintaining correct playback rate?
on January 9th, 2007 | no answers

I have a single chest hair and single eyebrow hair that consistently grows twice the rate and length of its peers. What causes this?
on January 8th, 2007 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

When making (boiling) fruit jam, what is the scum substance actually made of and should it be removed?
on January 7th, 2007 | One answer | 3 people like this

Without access to diapers, how do remote cultures/tribal communities deal with the natural incontinence of babies?
on May 4th, 2006 | 2 answers | 3 people like this