Banana nog
Here’s a nog that doesn’t use eggs: Puree four bananas with 1-1/2 cups skim milk, 1-1/2 cups plain nonfat yogurt, 1/4 teaspoon rum extract and some ground…
Category: Briefs
Loose gas cap wastes fuel
Nearly one in five cars on the road has a loose gas cap. The Car Council says an unsealed cap allows gasoline to evaporate. It can reduce your mileage by…
Do you really only use 10 percent of your brain?
You’ve heard it said that we only use a tiny percentage of our brain, the implication being that if we could just access all of those unused cells, we…
How to spot a military romance scam
Romance scams are hot and it’s not about love — it’s about money. In a military romance scam, the bad guy frequently adopts the online persona of an…
Bigfoot Anonymous?
A handful of authentic researchers are studying Bigfoot through an informal group dubbed Zoobook. Most don’t want to give their names. Who can blame them?…
The lowdown on Levis
You see them everywhere, worn tight or baggy, cut to ribbons and full of holes. Since at least the 1950s, jeans have gone everywhere. Invented by Bavarian…
How Mario got his name
In 1981, the video game company Nintendo rented a warehouse space in Tukwila, Washington. The company was on the verge of a revolution in gaming with its…
(Editors: See story about the scientist who developed Kevlar on Business page 3 of this issue.)
The miracle of Kevlar Kevlar, the material that can stand up to a bullet, was developed by DuPont in 1965. Kevlar is five times stronger than steel, but…
Asking why is usually counterproductive
As people try to work through difficult situations in their lives, they sometimes focus on “Why.” They ask: Why was there a tornado; why did I get laid…
Take hypertension drugs at night
Duke University Medical Center reports that people with high blood pressure may benefit more by taking their medications at bedtime. Ambulatory blood…