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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Why do women prefer milk chocolate over dark chocolate?

« on: 16/05/2020 11:27:02 »

Purely subjective dark chocolate has a more bitter taste but it is just the palette of what you are used to, still one of the best stool softeners one uses less energy to digest food with chocolate!

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Should all women be given cesareans (c sections)

« on: 16/05/2020 11:15:02 »

Well the science says vaginal delivery is the best because the C section model misses out on gut bacteria which gives the c section delivery some problems with a weakened immune system.

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/babytalk/babytalk-why-you-shouldnt-choose-a-cesarean-birth/9028690

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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / Re: How do birds pick up multiple bugs at a time in their beak?

« on: 16/05/2020 11:09:27 »

The bird you saw probably had young ones and that is what it was probably doing, as most birds do not handle more than one insect at a time

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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / Re: How do birds tell male from female

« on: 16/05/2020 11:05:38 »

Birds have very good eyesight and a good sense of smell, but like all animals they intrinsically know their species, some birds have different colored eyes and some are smaller, and of course there is the mating call and yes some birds are gay.

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COVID-19 / Re: Why are amphetamines not prescribed for COVID-19?

« on: 16/05/2020 10:57:30 »

COVID-19 is bad enough when it's clean. The thought of a rampant virus getting high on Speed is quite disturbing.

I have to admit I did not consider the virus, being subject to amphetamines, but we only evolve through viral interactions, as does all life.

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COVID-19 / Re: Why are amphetamines not prescribed for COVID-19?

« on: 16/05/2020 10:54:00 »

Listener L sent us this:

Why are amphetamines not prescribed for COVID-19?

Why indeed? Does anyone know where L is coming from?

Amsterdam ? Cocaine is a far more effective and natural stimulant. Given that doctors are prescribing drugs the cocaine isnot illegal thus there is no exorbitant cost due to the blackmarket , and is thus quite cheap also. Of course corona patients do not need to inhale either the amphetamine or cocaine  due to the problems of lung inflammatiin and coughing the gear back up, which is good really as doctors would not know how much of the drug had been absorbed, an OD'ing coronal may give doctors a few headaches. Rubbing the stuff into the patients gums is a far safer alternative, but perhaps 20 BnH fags would perk them up just as well.

The idea is not to stimulate the patient but deal with mucous production, cocaine would be hopeless a little euphoria but still delirious and taking vital resources from the immune system!

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COVID-19 / Re: Why are amphetamines not prescribed for COVID-19?

« on: 16/05/2020 10:45:51 »

OK amphetamines and ephedrine both dry up mucous, which apparently corona does produce masses of, listening to a show on the 1919 flu they stated that in China, the mortality rate was 30% lower than the average nations, because they used Peonies which have a high ephedrine content, now having hopped up patients instead of the sedated ones would be problematic, but I still don't know why it is not prescribed as MD's would be able to administer a correct dosage as opposed to the street user who would know little about dosage and just gobble up what is in front of them.
Yes I know flu and corona are not the same but both are respiratory ailments.

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Just Chat! / Re: Is high speed rail a Good Thing? It's even quicker and cheaper by bus!

« on: 07/02/2020 15:14:10 »

So probably building a dedicated freight network would be cheaper and more efficient for all concerned, rather than getting a niche service which probably only benefits a small percentile of commuters that would use a more efficient local service given the option and why not at each station log passengers request to embark or disembark , thus reducing delays, maybe the HS2 would then be better placed to do the larger inter city runs

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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / Rats and evolution the so called super rat

« on: 22/08/2019 01:24:44 »

The question is, there used to be studies on rats that put forth the notion, that some rats develop counter measures and behaviors to rapidly adapt to conditions presented to them, they were called super rats, and could teach things collectively. I was wondering if the idea of the super rat still exists, or is it just a natural occurrence, being resilient and adaptable.

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The Environment / The global floods and the Ice fields poles

« on: 22/01/2011 03:35:57 »

Well living here in Australia I note that there is a claim these floods are unprecedented, and wondered  if all this water is linked to the melting ice fields etc and will it be an annual event now? []

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That CAN'T be true! / How can a mosquito survive a microwave?

« on: 22/08/2010 16:14:56 »

Perhaps Mosquito can sense microwaves?

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That CAN'T be true! / Can we go into our past or future?

« on: 22/08/2010 16:10:58 »

The only person with reasonable a hit rate, albeit rather badly interpreted by most was the French man Nostradamus, the 1999 Quatrain was partially fulfilled in October 1999 with the arrival of a King from the skies, who had a rather colourful military career before 1999, however he has yet to enact the death of the economy or bring about a Monarchal system of government also Nostradamus, being French he seemed somewhat indifferent to Americans or their whims!
See also Century 5 Quatrain 55 for another player who also will have a big effect on Western civilisation.

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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / How old are Perseide? & Leonid? meteor trails

« on: 09/01/2010 00:21:05 »

During June and November we get those events when the Planet encounters these dust and vapour trails, when did these event/s take place and how long will are they likely to occur, given that each time the planet would soak up most this debris?

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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Perseids meteor shower

« on: 12/08/2009 22:29:52 »

Not a sausage down here saw some  flecks other night, anyone know how old the cloud is?
Like when did this and the Leonid event happen?

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General Science / Do ships use leaded fuel?

« on: 04/05/2009 23:47:41 »

I thought ships use crude oil with a mixture of sand to power themselves across the seas?
Diesel surely for lesser vessels!

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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / How came I see an owl at midday??

« on: 04/05/2009 23:41:53 »

Well the owl probably has few, predators that can affect it, so it was probably resting in the tree, and being somewhat alert, awoke to look at you. I often see owls in the day and tawny frogmouths which are also nocturnal, but not regularly, you can approach quite close.
I remember one of friends pointed out a frogmouth in a tree, I was looking at another one in the same tree!

 

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General Science / Air pressure and it's effects

« on: 07/03/2009 20:44:26 »

Recently I sprained my ankle, and was somewhat immobilised as a result, but during my convalescence, I noticed due the changing weather my ankle would start aching and  noticed these aches were not due to any movement of the ankle but possibly the changing air pressure so why do joints ache due to air pressure?
Also do plants flower as a result of these changes?
 

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That CAN'T be true! / The afterlife is racist and homophobic!

« on: 04/10/2008 22:43:33 »

So whose afterlife is it anyway?
The next stage of metamorphosis perhaps, maybe we are all blobs of light or dark, depending on our output.
Without gender or race.
Do you think; Jesus was a Christian?

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Question of the Week / QotW - 08.06.08 - How do fish survive in both salt water and fresh water?

« on: 19/06/2008 12:23:41 »

Easy to explain the eels and salmon as they start and finish in the Fresh water, but fish like Tilapia can be born in fresh water go down to the sea and back up another river, as do Mollies is it because the fish can tolerate more polluted waters, and sharks do not some of them go into fresh waters to cleanse themselves of parasites?

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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Pylons - Why couldn't they put these ugly things underground?

« on: 08/04/2008 09:25:51 »

one problem with laying transmission lines underground is rodents and insects, also harder to locate, and maintain in adverse conditions.