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Technology / A razor designed for shaving a man's scrotum.

« on: 16/06/2011 04:50:13 »

Does anyone wonder why such a razor has not been invented?  It is very hard to shave it with conventional razors.

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That CAN'T be true! / Captain Lionel Queripel

« on: 16/06/2011 02:08:35 »

Did anyone know that British Captain Lionel Queripel of the 10th Parachute Battalion was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross for his actions during the Battle of Arnhem?

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Physiology & Medicine / Does anyone believe in sex addiction?

« on: 16/06/2011 02:04:54 »

Does anyone believe in sex addiction?  We are all sexual beings and I should think we are all sex addicts whether we admit it or not. 

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General Science / Is Social Science a Science?

« on: 16/06/2011 02:01:27 »

If someone on the Naked Science Forum asked a historical question, would it be considered a general science question, being that history is a social science? 

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Physiology & Medicine / Which offers superior pain control, oxycodone or hydrocodone?

« on: 16/06/2011 01:53:17 »

Which pill is stronger for pain management, oxycodone or hydrocodone? 

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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Melancholia

« on: 14/06/2011 01:43:19 »

Lars Von Trier, the Danish film director and screenwriter known for his optimism, practicality and love of all things, recently released a science fiction film called Melancholia, which is about Earth colliding with a "counter earth" planet called Melancholia.  The planet, Lars explained in an interview, is a Terrestrial Planet (AKA Rocky Planet) ten times the size of Earth. Despite the fact that we all know that if such a planet existed we would know of it's existence, is it possible for a rocky planet to be that big?  I don't think there is enough material in a solar system to form such a planet.  Planets that big are either gas giants or ice giants, made of much denser material than rock.  Am I wrong? 

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Chemistry / An Embalming Question

« on: 14/06/2011 00:17:40 »

I read that when Cardinal Richelieu died in 1642 he was embalmed. When I think of embalming chemicals, I think of them being invented by the American Dr. Thomas Holmes, who made a fortune selling his product to the Union Army and American families so they can use it to persevere the bodies of dead Federal Troops during the American Civil War (so they can have a proper viewing during their funeral). My question is how did people get embalmed before the mid 19th century, or, more precisely, 17th century Europe?