http://www.answerbag.com/profile/9379 New Answerbag answers from Lucas_ Wed, 30 May 2012 16:38:49 -0700 Wed, 30 May 2012 16:38:49 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/155727 Is there going to be a sequel to Mario Kart DS?<br /><br />Possibly. The DS is an incredibly successfull handheld, and Mario Kart DS is an incredibly successfull game. It would make sense for Nintendo to create a sequel. In addition to that, there were two Mario Kart games for the GBA, so Nintendo has already produced a sequel to one portable version... Sun, 03 Dec 2006 23:03:26 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/155727 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/155724 Which has changed more, the Xbox 360 controller or the PS3 controller?<br /><br />You mean compared to their previous versions? Definitely the 360 controller. The only real change in the PS3 controller seems to be that they have replaced the rumble with a somewhat useless motion sensing device, and that they have made it wireless. The 360 controller is a totally new... Sun, 03 Dec 2006 23:01:40 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/155724 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/155717 When my boyfriend and I first moved in together, he did all of the cooking and cleaning. We fought about it and now I do everything. Is it wrong for me to want him to help?<br /><br />No, it&#039;s definitely not wrong. In my opinion, how much each partner does depends on how much you work (and if I use that word, I mean work outside the household, as in &quot;paid job&quot;). If you both work full-time, you should try to both do an equal amount of work in the household. If... Sun, 03 Dec 2006 22:55:35 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/155717 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/155712 Is it safe to use my birth control pills to postpone my period? <br /><br />Your question is a bit unclear. What exactly are you trying to achieve? Some methods of birth control will stop you from having a period. This is not harmful in any way. What people need to keep in mind is that nowadays, women have many more periods in their lives than they used to have even a... Sun, 03 Dec 2006 22:52:15 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/155712 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/149441 Do you think remote viewing is possible?<br /><br />There is no study or controlled experiment that has shown anything like remote viewing (except using a TV :-). I guess it&#039;s not entirely impossible that there is some natural phenomenon that would allow remote viewing, but if there is, nobody has tapped into it yet, and it&#039;s very, very... Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:00:22 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/149441 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/126033 Why do I always underestimate my peers? Are all of them truly morons?<br /><br />I think you overestimate yourself, since your very question contains a logical conundrum: If you really do underestimate your peers, they aren&#039;t morons. If they were morons, you couldn&#039;t possibly underestimate them. Or maybe that&#039;s the point? Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:17:14 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/126033 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/126027 Can I play GBA games on a GBA SP?<br /><br />GBA, GBA SP and GBA micro all use the same games. GBA and GBA SP can also play original GB and GB Color games - the GBA micro can only play GBA games, though. The Nintendo DS can also play GBA games, but no GB games. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:04:47 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/126027 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/109810 What is Ubuntu software and what is its future?<br /><br />Ubuntu is the name of a distribution (a &quot;version&quot;) of Linux. Linux is a popular open-source (which means that it&#039;s free, and you can look at and modify its code) operating system - it can be used instead of or in adition to other operating systems like Microsoft Windows. Ubuntu... Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:55:48 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/109810 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/97085 Does racial diversity really make people more sensitive and understanding towards race?<br /><br />Statistically, it can be shown that in places with less diversity, people have typically more stereotypes and prejudices than in places with more a diverse population. This can be attributed to the simple fact that those people usually don&#039;t know anyone who isn&#039;t &quot;like them&quot;... Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:59:13 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/97085 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/94006 I am a black girl, and a white guy keeps whistling at me. What does it mean?<br /><br />Men usually whistle after women which they find attractive. Skin color doesn&#039;t play any kind of role. Sat, 16 Sep 2006 07:07:41 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/94006 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/91361 Do clocks actually make two different sounds (tick tock) or do we just perceive them differently?<br /><br />Some older mechanic clocks make two different sounds (one for each direction in which the pendulum swings). Modern quartz clocks make the same sound on each tick. Sat, 09 Sep 2006 16:15:39 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/91361 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/87940 Can I play MP4 music in my MP3 player?<br /><br />Depends on your MP3 player. iPods should be able to play AAC and MPEG4 files. Players from other vendors may or may not support this standard. Tue, 29 Aug 2006 14:24:22 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/87940 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/86760 Is there a limit to how many times you should refill a water bottle? <br /><br />No, but you should regularly wash your bottle with (at least) hot water. Otherwise, potentially dangerous bacteria originating from your own mouth will grow on and inside the bottle. Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:41:34 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/86760 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/62524 Is there such a thing as a victimless crime?<br /><br />Basically, anything that is illegal but does not harm anyone is a victimless crime. There are many laws based on ethics. Usually, these laws do not protect a victim from a crime, but a society from a specific behavior which some feel is inappropriate. For example, laws preventing certain sex... Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:46:16 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/62524 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/57564 Does Spiderman have organic web shooters or mechanical?<br /><br />In the original comic book series on which the movie is based, they&#039;re mechanical. In the Hollywood movie, they&#039;re organic. Wed, 03 May 2006 12:21:37 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/57564 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/51510 Is the boomerang-style controller for the PlayStation 3 easier or harder to use than the old model?<br /><br />Nobody outside of Sony has used the boomerang controller, and most likely nobody ever will: Sony has stated that the controller will change for the final version of the PS3. Thu, 06 Apr 2006 12:45:09 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/51510 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/48348 Is it possible to determine what someone is typing by listening to the clicking of the keyboard?<br /><br />By a human listening? No. By a computer listening? Definitely. Not so much the difference between the keys, but the clicking pattern itself could be analyzed such that the application could find out which words the user typed. In fact, as far as I remember, there are such applications. Sat, 18 Mar 2006 06:24:59 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/48348 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/47897 How do I link up two Gamecubes?<br /><br />Unfortunately, you can&#039;t link them just like that. You need broadband adapters for both cubes. Since the broadband adapter was never widely supported by games, it may be kind of hard to find these. After you&#039;ve installed broadband adapters, you can hook the cubes up with each other... Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:57:08 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/47897 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/43722 Can the Sony PSP be attacked by viruses while online?<br /><br />Possibly. It depends on what you&#039;re doing. It&#039;s highly unlikely that you&#039;ll catch a virus while playing an online game. That could only happen if something really big went wrong. However, if you&#039;re using a browser to surf the Internet, it&#039;s conceivable that a site could... Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:25:26 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/43722 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/33374 Can you explain the ending of the remake (with Mark Wahlberg) of The Planet of the Apes?<br /><br />I think the ending does not really make sense. Hence, I did not write a reply at first, but I&#039;ve rated down the other answer, so it&#039;s only fair to give you a chance to rate down mine :-) Before we get to the ending, we should review what happens during the film. Wahlberg and his crew... Mon, 31 Oct 2005 11:12:22 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/33374 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/33238 Why do I feel as if I am flying when a roller coaster reaches the top of the hill?<br /><br />While going uphill, the direction you&#039;re going is upwards, obviously. That means that when reaching the top of the ill, the direction you&#039;re going to must go from upwards to straight to downwards when you&#039;re going down the hill again. Hence, your acceleration is downwards (since... Sun, 30 Oct 2005 00:26:06 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/33238 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/33192 What is a cache when you refer to a computer?<br /><br />The other answer is only partially correct. Cache is not a specific form of memory, it&#039;s a way of using memory. Caches are parts of any memory in your computer used to temporarily store data which is actually stored somewhere further away. If we&#039;re talking about data stored on a... Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:54:27 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/33192 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/30893 Does everything that goes up eventually have to come down?<br /><br />No, because &quot;down&quot; is very subjective. If you mean to ask whether everything you throw up eventually falls down to earth again, definitely not. If you throw it so hard that it reaches escape velocity, it will never come down again and may simply keep on flying away until the end of time... Sun, 02 Oct 2005 01:48:16 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/30893 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/30261 Is it possible to engineer a spice "hot" enough to operate as its own power plant?<br /><br />I&#039;m not sure if this is a joke. Spices aren&#039;t hot as in &quot;of high temperature&quot;. They&#039;re only hot as in, well, &quot;spicy&quot;. They just taste &quot;hot&quot;. Thu, 22 Sep 2005 03:39:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/30261 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/30223 In what format and bit rate should my music be encoded to maximize the space in my mp3 player without much drop in quality?<br /><br />Depends on the format and on the encoder. Generally, if you&#039;re not using VBR, 196 kbit/s should be okay for MP3 files, while 128 kbit/s should be okay for more advanced formats like AAC. Personally, I can&#039;t hear the difference between an 128 kbit/s AAC encoded with iTunes, an 196 kbit/s... Wed, 21 Sep 2005 16:33:39 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/30223 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/30035 Will playing a videogame in a different language help me learn that language?<br /><br />That depends on the game you play, and on how you play it. If you want to learn a foreign language using a game, you need to find a game which has lots of text, and which depends on the text. If you don&#039;t *have* to read and understand the text, you won&#039;t learn anything, because... Mon, 19 Sep 2005 00:30:43 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/30035 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/29900 How do I convert the iTunes m4a format into a mp3?<br /><br />First, M4A stands for MPEG 4 Audio. It&#039;s an AAC file inside an MPG envelope. AAC is the successor of MP3, providing better quality at lower file sizes. In addition, people distributing content don&#039;t need to pay royalties to use AAC. To convert these files to MP3 files, go to into the... Sat, 17 Sep 2005 00:45:16 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/29900 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/29797 How can I turn off the backlight in the middle of a game on my Gameboy DS system?<br /><br />Short answer: You can&#039;t. Unlike the GBA SP, the DS has no little backlight button. Long answer: Depends. If you want to stop playing, you can just close the DS, which will turn the backlight off. But I suspect that&#039;s not what you want. I guess you want to keep playing, but without... Thu, 15 Sep 2005 01:37:51 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/29797 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/29739 Does running multiple programs instead of one on my computer consume more energy?<br /><br />Yes. The more processing power your apps use, the hoter your computer runs - especially if you have a modern chip which runs slower if it isn&#039;t being used fully. This means that the fans have to run faster, using more energy, too. Plus, the disk is being used more, as somebody else has said. Wed, 14 Sep 2005 08:50:50 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/29739 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/29482 Can drinking Coca-Cola cause chest pains?<br /><br />Yes. Coke contains acid. That meay lead to stomach pains, especially if you already have problems with your stomach, such as ulcers. Sun, 11 Sep 2005 01:48:53 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/29482 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/29481 Can men attracted to boys seek help without being thrown in jail?<br /><br />Being attracted to boys by itself isn&#039;t a crime in most countries. As long as you haven&#039;t consumed porn showing children, or actually molested a child, you haven&#039;t done anything illegal. And even if you *have* done something: You can most likely still seek help. In many societies... Sun, 11 Sep 2005 01:42:35 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/29481 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28978 When I set my ipod mini to shuffle through my entire library, the same songs are played, and other songs never come up. Why does it do this?<br /><br />It&#039;s not the iPod which is doing this, it&#039;s your mind. You should understand that &quot;random&quot; does in fact mean that in the short run, some songs will most likely be played more often than others. If a human person were to play your songs, it would most likely make sure that all... Thu, 01 Sep 2005 12:28:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28978 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28888 If my boyfriend uses the withdrawal method when we have sex and we have sex again immediately after he ejaculates, could I get pregnant?<br /><br />There is no such thing as a &quot;withdrawal method&quot;. Taking the penis out before coming *does not work*. Use a real form of contraception if you don&#039;t want to get pregnant. Addendum: The fact that a commenter used the &quot;withdrawal method&quot; twice and did not get pregnant does... Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:58:14 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28888 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28775 What would it take to restore a deceased person's traits and memories into a clone?<br /><br />A brain transplant. Addendum: Somebody moded this down for what I&#039;m afraid to say is an absolutely nonsensical reason: He said that the answer was wrong since the brain is useless 6 minutes after death. That may be true, but it changes absolutely nothing about the fact that it takes a... Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:00:06 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28775 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28774 Can the Nintendo DS play game color games, original gameboy, and gameboy advance games?<br /><br />Nope, the DS &quot;only&quot; plays Gameboy Advance games. Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:48:49 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28774 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28773 When my husband or I tries to discipline our kids, our dog tries to physically get in between us and the kids. How should we deal with this?<br /><br />Stop beating your kids. Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:48:09 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28773 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28556 The screen turns darker and scrolls when I try and play movies on my PS2. Is there a fix for this?<br /><br />That&#039;s possibly a Macrovision problem. Try plugging your PS2 directly into your TV to watch movies. Sun, 28 Aug 2005 13:59:24 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28556 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28400 How can I delete a song from my computer without deleting it on my Ipod?<br /><br />If you turn off automatic syncing in iTunes&#039; iPod preferences, you can manually decide which songs to copy to your iPod and which ones to delete from your iPod. Fri, 26 Aug 2005 02:01:54 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28400 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28338 Did the United States encourage Saddam Hussein to invade Iran?<br /><br />Possibly. However, it seems they started to actively help Iraq only after Iraq had attacked Iran: http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB82/ This is a quote from the site linked above: Initially, Iraq advanced far into Iranian territory, but was driven back within months. By mid-1982,... Thu, 25 Aug 2005 05:38:15 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28338 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28337 Why is it that in more developed countries the average mother bears fewer children as opposed to those in under developed countries?<br /><br />There are a lot of reasons. Here are a few that came to my mind while reading the question: - Women in developing countries are less likely to use advanced contraceptives. One, because they don&#039;t have the money or means to get them, and two for religious reasons (the Vatikan still thinks... Thu, 25 Aug 2005 04:46:55 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28337 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28336 I want to burn my movies in a DVD as chapters or parts. What software can do this?<br /><br />If you own a recent Mac, you most likely got iLife along with it for free. iLife contains an application called iDVD which allows you to easily create your own DVDs - menus, chapters, everything. Further information about iDVD can be found at Apple&#039;s page: http://www.apple.com/ilife/idvd/ Thu, 25 Aug 2005 02:55:11 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28336 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28209 Why do hot dogs come in packages of six and the buns come in packages of eight?<br /><br />That question was answered by the straight dope: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_350.html Addendum: I did not include the whole straightdope answer because that would be a copyright violation. I did not write a summary because the article touches on too many points, and I was sure to... Tue, 23 Aug 2005 13:24:10 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28209 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28208 If you are inhaling marijuana smoke in a vehicle with someone who is smoking it, but can you still fail a drug test?<br /><br />Yes. Second-hand pot smoke can make you fail a drug test. Tue, 23 Aug 2005 13:20:23 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28208 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28207 I have been having unprotected sex, but we used the withdrawal method. My period is 10 days late and I have sore breasts, I'm moody and emotional. Could I be pregnant?<br /><br />Quite likely, yes. The &quot;widthdrawal method&quot; does pretty much not work at all. Addendum: 20 out of 100 women using this method get pregnant within the first year. This is *not* good. It makes this method absolutely and utterly useless. You might as well not do anything at all and have... Tue, 23 Aug 2005 13:18:07 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/28207 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/27911 Can you contract AIDS by getting a blow job from an infected person?<br /><br />You can definitely contract AIDS from giving a blowjob. Don&#039;t take sperm or blood into your mouth. I&#039;m not sure if it works the other way around, too. I would guess that there&#039;s a slight possibility that you could contract AIDS. Wed, 17 Aug 2005 13:03:39 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/27911 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/27748 How can I become more organised?<br /><br />You could try using a system like &quot;Getting Things Done&quot; or &quot;GTD&quot;. GTD helps you organizing yourself. You can find short Intros to GTD at the following two web pages: http://www.43folders.com/2004/09/getting_started.html http://www.davidco.com/what_is_gtd.php Mon, 15 Aug 2005 08:54:55 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/27748 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/27062 Are the characters sonic and tails available in Super Smash Brothers?<br /><br />Nope, no Sega characters are available in the current versions of Smash Brothers. That doesn&#039;t mean they won&#039;t be in future versions of the game, though. While Sega representatives have said that they aren&#039;t currently in talk with Nintendo about including Sega characters in a Smash... Fri, 05 Aug 2005 10:46:37 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/27062 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/27046 Are server scripting languages like PHP, ASP or JSP classified as programming languages?<br /><br />Yes. Even display langauges like Post Script could ostensibly be classified as programming langauges because you use them to &quot;program&quot; a document. Fri, 05 Aug 2005 01:38:39 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/27046 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/26882 Where can I buy a song online and email it to someone in a playable format (not affected by digital encoding/copyright issues)?<br /><br />Many independent online music store offer MP3 downloads of their music. There are even sites like MP3.com or rapstation.com which allow you to download their music for free - legally. However, you probably won&#039;t find a commercial online music store (except somewhat shady sitees like... Tue, 02 Aug 2005 23:37:57 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/26882 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/26526 What would you do if your boyfriend got a text message from a girl he met, and when you question him about it he will not give you a straight answer?<br /><br />If it only happens once or only rarely, nothing. Sometimes when you get a message from another girl, you get defensive even if there&#039;s nothing wrong. You don&#039;t want to constantly explain everything you do to your girlfriend, and often, it&#039;s a bit offensive if your girlfriend so... Fri, 29 Jul 2005 11:27:48 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/26526 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/26089 I was in a serious relationship for several years when my girlfriend cheated on me. She says she loves me and cries when I say I want to break up. What should I do?<br /><br />I feel compelled to write something simply to offset the other answers. I&#039;ve been in a relationship where my girlfriend cheated on me. The then confessed it and was genuinely sorry about it. It was pretty hard to accept, but once I could, it made the relationship better than before, because... Sat, 23 Jul 2005 00:15:09 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/26089 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/25985 My Mother is Korean and her father still had a head of hair in his late 70s. Some hair keeps falling out whenever I rub my head to remove dandruff. What else causes baldness if not genetics?<br /><br />It&#039;s normal for some hair to fall out, whether you&#039;re becoming bald or not. Until your head actually does get balder, the fact that hair is falling out is no reason for concern. Thu, 21 Jul 2005 11:06:06 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/25985 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/25983 I just got a game off ebay. It keeps coming up as a "disc read error" when I put it in. All my other games work. There aren't any noticeable scratches on it. What's wrong and how can I fix it?<br /><br />I see two possibilities: First, it could be a cheaply made illegal copy. There&#039;s nothing you can do about that. Second, it could have scratches which aren&#039;t visible to the eye. Two options: Fix it with a scratch remover or try to get a replacement from the game&#039;s publisher. When... Thu, 21 Jul 2005 11:04:14 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/25983 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/25621 My games play fine, but recently when I play DVDs the picture will be dark for about 20 seconds, then brighten to normal for only a few seconds and go back. How can it be fixed?<br /><br />That sounds like a Macrovision issue. Macrovision is a stupid copy protection system built into all DVD players. If you&#039;ve connected your Xbox to a VHS deck and then connected the Deck to your TV, you will get these kinds of problems. Try connecting your Xbox directly to the TV and the... Sun, 17 Jul 2005 14:58:29 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/25621 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/25302 Since both American and Japanese PS2's are NTSC formatted, why is it not possible for American PS2's to play Japanese Games and Japanese play American?<br /><br />Sony intentionally disabled this feature to make importing games harder. That way, it&#039;s easier to launch the same game in different regions at different times, since you can&#039;t just import games which aren&#039;t officially available in your country. Thu, 14 Jul 2005 03:23:44 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/25302 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/25301 Is Mac OS 10.x+ actually based on unix/linux?<br /><br />It&#039;s not based on Linux, but it is Unix-y. Mac OS X is based on the Mach Kernel, an open-source kernel which is not used in any other major operating system. On top of that, it runs the FreeBSD services. Apple calls this &quot;UNIX-based&quot;. In fact, it pretty much is a Unix system, even... Thu, 14 Jul 2005 03:21:39 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/25301 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/25084 Can I use a PS2 bought in a country that uses a different voltage standard?<br /><br />Yes, but you need a voltage converter. Unlike some other consumer electronics, the PS2 doesn&#039;t work with 110 and 230V. It&#039;s either-or. If you want to use a 110V PS2 using an 230V outlet or vice-versa, you need a converter. Google for &quot;Voltage Converter&quot; or ask in your local... Sun, 10 Jul 2005 01:42:50 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/25084 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/24589 If Johnny Depp hates fame, then why is he an actor?<br /><br />Like most people, Depp works because he needs money. According to wikipedia, he started working as an actor to support himself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Depp Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:40:52 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/24589 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/24588 If you masturbate once a day, are you more likely to go bald later on in life?<br /><br />No. There&#039;s no causality between masturbation and baldness at all. Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:34:41 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/24588 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/24565 How do you know if you are addicted to cigarettes?<br /><br />If you are smoking cigarettes, chances are you&#039;re already addicted. It only takes a few weeks during which you smoke daily to get you hooked, and you don&#039;t even have to smoke a lot during this time. For teenagers, three weeks of smoking two cigarettes a day is enough. For adults,... Thu, 30 Jun 2005 16:24:37 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/24565 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/24358 If someone who is under my supervision messes up, is it more professional to take responsibility for it when questioned by my boss, or to blame the person who did it?<br /><br />Never blame the person who did it. This will simply make you look like you can&#039;t take responsibility. After all, if it happened under your supervision, it *is* your fault. However, it can still be a good idea to make clear you didn&#039;t create the problem personally. Say something like... Tue, 28 Jun 2005 08:17:51 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/24358 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/24276 If money was no object, would it be possible to design a car that would protect the occupants in the event of a crash, however severe?<br /><br />No. If you think about what a crash actually is, this becomes obvious: A crash is similar to going from a very high speed to standing still in a short amount of time. Crash protection tries to prolong this timespan such that the deceleration is not too severe for the people inside the car.... Mon, 27 Jun 2005 07:30:16 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/24276 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/24207 Is the iPod designed to be used while playing sports, or will it start to skip?<br /><br />Generally, flash based players are better suited for use during sports than harddisk based players. The iPod shuffle is flash-based and therefore works well even if it&#039;s constantly being shaken. The iPod mini and the normal iPod contain hard disks. Hard disks don&#039;t work well when in... Sat, 25 Jun 2005 13:57:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/24207 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/24181 Is there a way to tell if a mirror is a two-way mirror if you are on the reflective side?<br /><br />The snopes article to which others have linked has the answer: http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/mirror.asp According to the folks in Mirropane&#039;s technical support group, you can use these factors to your advantage by pressing your eyes up against the mirror and cupping your hands... Sat, 25 Jun 2005 02:26:58 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/24181 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/24145 Since CDs and DVDs can be scratched, why weren't they designed like floppy discs, inside a hard plastic case?<br /><br />First of all, floppy disks can be scratched much easier than CDs (DVDs are even less susceptible to scratches). CDs can be made in such a way that they can be scratched less easily, too: Most CDs only have a thin layer of paint on the top side above the data layer. Some CDs also have a protective... Fri, 24 Jun 2005 16:49:09 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/24145 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23792 Which MP3 players are built to resist sweat and impact during exercise?<br /><br />Almost all flash memory based MP3 players (such as the iPod shuffle) are suitable for use during exercise. Avoid the hard disk based players, though. Hard disks are not built to withstand constant movement. Sweat should not really be a problem, but if you&#039;re concerned about that, you can... Mon, 20 Jun 2005 13:35:49 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23792 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23571 When not in use, is it better to keep a laptop running or turn it off?<br /><br />Depends on how long you intend to keep it off. Turning a laptop on means that it has to load quite a bit of data from the disk, so it&#039;s a bit of a strain on the disk. If you just put it to sleep, it won&#039;t need to do that the next time you use it. On the other hand, if you put it to... Fri, 17 Jun 2005 03:22:58 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23571 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23507 Why do our teeth chatter and our bodies shiver when we are cold?<br /><br />The movement of the muscles produces heat. Thu, 16 Jun 2005 07:00:22 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23507 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23506 Why does the fine hair we have all over our body stand on end when we're feeling cold?<br /><br />Way back when our ancestors had fur, this used to help improve the insulation. Thu, 16 Jun 2005 06:59:12 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23506 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23414 What is the most commonly spoken language in the world?<br /><br />That would be Mandarin or Chinese, which is (obviously) spoken in China. Acording to Wikipedia, 1,300,301,000 people speak Mandarin. Second is probably Arabic, third Hindi and fourth English. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_total_speakers Another list rates English as the... Wed, 15 Jun 2005 08:43:31 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23414 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23335 Why can't pregnant women dye their hair?<br /><br />Some of the chemicals contained in hair color are quite unhealthy, and there&#039;s a chance that the woman will absorb them such that they will reach the unborn child. http://beauty.about.com/od/hairbasics/f/pregnant.htm Tue, 14 Jun 2005 05:27:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23335 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23334 What will it take for autopilots to become practical and ubiquitous on automobiles and any road vehicle?<br /><br />The main problem is that roads were built for human drivers. It&#039;s really hard for a car to figure out how to identify the road and its surroundings. Figuring out whether there&#039;s a turn or whether the road stops isn&#039;t easy, and identifying animals or humans crossing the road is... Tue, 14 Jun 2005 05:24:31 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23334 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23236 Is reading in poor lighting really bad for the eyes?<br /><br />Possibly. It&#039;s not clear how bad reading in poor light is, and it&#039;s not clear if the problems it may cause are permanent. It&#039;s better to avoid it, if you ask me. The Straight Dope has an article on it: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_105.html Mon, 13 Jun 2005 07:30:56 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23236 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23234 Will having just one computer in a room make it noticeably hotter?<br /><br />I guess that by &quot;it&quot; you mean the room, not the computer. Having a computer running in your room will make it hotter, depending on the size of the room, depending on the computer and depending on how long you run it even noticeably so. The fan inside the computer will cool the... Mon, 13 Jun 2005 06:58:24 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23234 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23199 What is PowerPoint, and what is it used for?<br /><br />PowerPoint is a presentation application for Windows and Macintosh computers originally developed by ForeThought under the name &quot;Presenter&quot;, but then bought, currently developed and distributed by Microsoft. People doing presentations commonly use it to cover up the fact that they... Sun, 12 Jun 2005 12:27:59 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23199 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23178 What is Princess Leia's last name?<br /><br />Organa. She was adopted by Senator Bail Organa who appears in Episode I-III. http://www.starwars.com/databank/character/bailorgana/ Sun, 12 Jun 2005 01:03:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23178 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23138 What is the big controversy over the Mos Isley scene with Han Solo and Greedo in the original Star Wars movie?<br /><br />Just to add to jenniferprofitt&#039;s answer: In the original version, Han Solo shoots Greedo while Greedo is talking, so Greedo isn&#039;t any immediate danger for Solo. This introduces Solo as an egoistic space pirate who will kill others to improve his own chances. During the movie, he then... Sat, 11 Jun 2005 05:54:08 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/23138 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/22976 How do you avoid getting caught speeding?<br /><br />The most obvious answer of course is to not speed. That way, there&#039;s no risk getting caught while speeding. Yes, the speed limits don&#039;t always make sense, but in general, speed limits are there for a reason: to protect you and the people that share the streets with you. Even if you... Thu, 09 Jun 2005 08:09:11 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/22976 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/22818 What are some ways to quit picking my nose?<br /><br />Put a rubber band around your wrist which is large enough so it won&#039;t stop your blood flow. Every time you catch yourself picking your nose, pull it and then let it go, thereby causing a small amount of pain. In time, you will associate picking your nose with the pain, which should help you... Tue, 07 Jun 2005 00:07:02 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/22818 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/22612 What are some inexpensive ways to soundproof a room?<br /><br />What&#039;s often being done and seems to work pretty well is to glue empty egg boxes to the wall. Here&#039;s a page with some information about the process and other ideas: http://www.airo.co.uk/garage.htm Sat, 04 Jun 2005 01:00:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/22612 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/22610 I want my boyfriend to call me daily, but he says he wants some quiet time after work. Am I being too demanding?<br /><br />Especially early in a relationship, daily contact is certainly something many people want, so it&#039;s a reasonable request. On the other hand, if he&#039;s exhausted, it&#039;s also reasonable that he doesn&#039;t feel well enough to talk to you. I&#039;d say both positions can be argued for,... Sat, 04 Jun 2005 00:56:54 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/22610 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/22582 Do coincidences happen for a reason?<br /><br />Everything happens for a reason. Coincidences do not really exist, it&#039;s all cause and effect. You perceive things as coincidences if you can&#039;t see the causes. That doesn&#039;t mean that the causes aren&#039;t there. That, however, doesn&#039;t mean that causes have any kind of meaning... Fri, 03 Jun 2005 15:18:18 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/22582 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/22370 If scripts 7, 8, and 9 are already written and George Lucas wants to do other films than Star Wars, can't they get some other talented producer/director to make them in the same mood and style as the first six?<br /><br />They aren&#039;t written yet. Lucas doesn&#039;t have more than a few general ideas about what is going to happen. There&#039;s also the problem of all the other stories (say, from books) already playing after Ep. 6, so he&#039;d somehow have to fit his new stories into the framework set up by... Tue, 31 May 2005 23:56:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/22370 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/22307 At night, I prefer my bedrooms (on the 2nd floor) to be cooler than the rest of the house. But the 2nd floor tends to be much warmer than the 1st floor, and my AC has to run excessively to keep the bedrooms cool at night. What can I do?<br /><br />As somebody else has said, heat rises, so there&#039;s not much you can do. One thing you could try would be to insulate *between* the floor so that the heat can&#039;t rise that easily. Tue, 31 May 2005 02:28:58 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/22307 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/21922 After meeting a great guy through an online service and going on three great dates (and being intimate), I discovered he had a long term, live in girlfriend. Should I inform the girlfriend (a stranger to me) via email of her boyfriends indiscretions?<br /><br />As others said, first of all, he&#039;s certainly not &quot;a great guy&quot;. Second, this is really quite a mess. However, while the other answers suggest you don&#039;t tell his girlfriend about it, I would tend to disagree. If you were in her place, wouldn&#039;t you want to know your... Wed, 25 May 2005 11:08:40 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/21922 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/21650 I have a Nikon coolpix 4200. The battery in it is a "Lithium Ion battery pack EN-EL5 3.7 V 1100mAh" battery. In order to keep the longest battery life, should I let the battery die, or is it ok to recharge before it dies?<br /><br />Depends on hof often you use it. If you use your battery regularly, you should not fully discharge it. However, if you rarely ever use it, you should do a full discharge-recharge cycle once a month. Not using Li-Ion-batteries can have adverse effects on them. Links with additional information:... Sun, 22 May 2005 00:11:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/21650 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/21649 I heard that iPods tend to break in about 2 years. Is this true?<br /><br />No, this is absolutely false. iPods can probably work for decades. I and my friend own several iPods, starting from the original iPod, and each one is still working (including one with a broken glass which it got from a skateboarding accident). However, iPods contain rechargeable batteries.... Sun, 22 May 2005 00:02:57 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/21649 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/21513 My boyfriend likes it when I put a finger in his anus before he cums. He recently asked me to do similar activities using my tongue. How do I tell him I think it is kind of disgusting? Because honestly I like it when he does such activities to me.<br /><br />Be honest and tell him how you feel about it. Tell him that you&#039;re open for new things and that you want him to tell you what he would like you to do, but that you won&#039;t do this, and explain why you won&#039;t do it. I&#039;m sure he wouldn&#039;t want to find out later that you never... Thu, 19 May 2005 10:03:47 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/21513 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/21399 Is it safe to scan a body part, such as a hand, with a standard scanner?<br /><br />Yes, as longs as you don&#039;t scan any part that is sensitive to light, such as your open eye. Tue, 17 May 2005 08:30:37 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/21399 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/21248 My girlfriend wants me to go camping with her, but I hate the hot weather in the summer! Does any company sell a portable air conditioner for a tent?<br /><br />An airconditioner in a tent would be seriously insane since a tent has almost no insulation (of course, that doesn&#039;t mean that it isn&#039;t available in the US :-). Anyway, you could go camping in a forrest or in a similar place where it doesn&#039;t get too hot. Fri, 13 May 2005 08:00:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/21248 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/21137 Why hasn't anyone developed the wireless electricity concept developed by Nicola Tesla?<br /><br />Disclaimer: I have no Ph.D. in physics, but during my study, I had to attend a few semestres. Basically, nobody developed anything because while it could conceivably work, there are too many downsides. First of all, it&#039;s a big waste of electricity since you&#039;re radiating it in all... Wed, 11 May 2005 02:16:28 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/21137 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/21101 Is it normal for a heterosexual woman to be curious about what another woman's nipple feels like?<br /><br />Not being female I can&#039;t give you the definite answer to this, but I can tell you with absolute certainty that a lot of heterosexual women find other females attractive. What you&#039;re describing is certainly nothing out of the ordinary. Tue, 10 May 2005 11:51:43 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/21101 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/21010 My boyfriend had been talking to his exgirlfriends behind my back. He straight up lied to me about it cause he thought it would make me upset. The lies made me angry, but now I am uncomfortable with him talking to them, what should i do?<br /><br />Your boyfriend is getting along well with his former girlfriends. That&#039;s no reason to worry. It doesn&#039;t mean that he will or even wants to cheat on you. He was together with these girls for a long time, and this often creates a friendship that goes on after the relationship. He should... Sun, 08 May 2005 23:54:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/21010 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/20965 I've been with my boyfriend for almost 2 years and despite his efforts, I've never had an orgasm with him. I have no problem achieving this by myself. Is there something wrong with me?<br /><br />There certainly nothing &quot;wrong&quot; with you. A lot of women have trouble achieving orgasms during sexual intercourse. That doesn&#039;t mean that this can&#039;t change, though. What are you doing differently when you do it to yourself? Why can&#039;t you achieve an orgasm? What could be... Sun, 08 May 2005 08:58:23 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/20965 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/20869 For the past 6 months I have been eating then purging, but only when I eat junk food. I do it about 3 times a week. Can one die from doing this?<br /><br />What you&#039;re describing are early to intermediate stages of an eating disorder (Anorexia/Bulimia). You absolutely need to stop this immediately. If you can&#039;t stop by yourself, seek professional help. You definitely *can* kill yourself doing this, and besides destroying your body, you... Fri, 06 May 2005 08:51:14 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/20869 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/20853 Why has Michael Jackson's skin colour changed over the years?<br /><br />Michael Jackson blames it on a skin condition called &quot;Vitiligo&quot; which causes people of color to develop light patches of skin that lack pigment. However, Vitiligo usually looks differently. Still it&#039;s possible that Jackson changed his skin tone (either by using bleaching agents or... Thu, 05 May 2005 23:08:19 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/20853 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/20846 Does eating grapefruit help burn stored fat? If so, how?<br /><br />Eating never helps burning fat. Exercising does. Grapefruits are tasty and healthy, but they don&#039;t &quot;burn fat&quot;. All diets involving &quot;negative calories&quot; and the likes are fake. Here are some links about the grapefruit diet: ... Thu, 05 May 2005 21:41:16 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/20846 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/20771 Is it really possible for a human to levitate?<br /><br />Of course it&#039;s possible to levitate like David Blaine, since he obviously does it. However, David Blaine (like every other magician) uses tricks and technology to achieve his &quot;magic&quot;. Blaine uses several different levitation techniques: &quot;Balducci levitation&quot;, &quot;The... Thu, 05 May 2005 01:02:45 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/20771 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/20770 When a fish is caught on a hook, does it feel pain?<br /><br />They probably do. The reason why many people think they don&#039;t is that they don&#039;t express pain the way humans or many other animals do. They don&#039;t scream, and they can&#039;t try to run away. But how do we know if they do feel pain? We can&#039;t be sure, as we can&#039;t ask... Thu, 05 May 2005 00:53:50 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/20770 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/20602 I am 20 and dating a man who is 47. He is everything I ever wished for, but I am wondering if this is too big of an age difference?<br /><br />It probably is. I don&#039;t want to go into the ethics of this, or into what you *should* be doing right now, or into why he would want to be together with you, just consider this: In twenty years, you&#039;ll be fourty, in the middle of your life, but he will be almost 70. Do you really want to... Mon, 02 May 2005 11:34:57 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/20602