Hey, Matt: I was using one of those hand sanitizers the other day and noticed on the bottle: “kills 99.9% of all germs.” What about the .1% that they don’t kill? Let’s say there are …
November 12, 2008
Straight from the Hip
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Hand Sanitizers
Eyeball Rubbing, Space Junk
Matt: I can’t figure this out. Maybe you can. When I’m at work, mostly, I seem to always be rubbing my face and eyes. I rub them pretty hard, which really messes up my makeup. …
November 5, 2008
Human Flavor, Alzheimer's & X-Rays
Hey, Matt! Last night I was reading Silence of the Lambs, and it got me wondering. When humans are cooked up, are they more like beef or pork? Not that I ever plan on finding …
October 29, 2008
Tanning Light, Beer vs. Soda, 420
Heymatt: If I replaced the fluorescent bulbs five feet above my head at work with bulbs from a tanning bed, would I give myself a nice year-round tan or a bad case of cancer? — …
October 22, 2008
Train Electrocution, Ripe Bananas
Dear Matthew Alice: What would happen if lightning hit railroad tracks? Would everybody on the train be electrocuted if lightning hit the cars? — William, via email Where do you people get these questions? We …
October 15, 2008
Cold vs. Flu, Dodder
Dear Matt: They’re already starting to advertise for old people to get flu shots this year. It’s starting to piss me off. I don’t get the flu in the winter, I have about five colds. …
October 1, 2008
No Sleep Brings Death? Tumco
Heymatt: Sometimes I don’t sleep for a couple of days. I have a friend who told me that I could die from lack of sleep. I can’t believe that, but this friend is always throwing …
September 24, 2008
Jellyfish Snacks, Greenhorns, and Vaughn
Heymatt: We took the kids to the aquarium, and that got me to thinking about what eats what in the marine environment. Little fishes are pretty much lunch for bigger fish, but they also have …
September 17, 2008
Drunken Bugs, Expiration Dates, Ped Xing
Heymatt: Everybody’s so worried about being bitten by mosquitoes these days. It sort of occurred to me that maybe if you were drunk and had a pretty high blood-alcohol level and were bitten by a …
September 10, 2008
Beer Goggles, Mr. Yellow, Pea Jacket
Mr. Alice, Sir: I’ve never seen you or anybody else for that matter take on this situation. Maybe the answer is too obvious, but I don’t understand how. I like frequenting upscale bars and mingling …
September 3, 2008
Pregnant Parking, Wasps' Nests, Suggested Donations, "Arms" Hotels
Heymatt: I see that Horton Plaza has a section of parking for pregnant women. As a male, if I park there, will the cops (or mall cops) treat this the same way they would if …
August 27, 2008