It’s happened to everyone. It just happened to me the other day actually. You bang that little part of your elbow against something, “the funny bone”, and feel the weirdest sensation. But there is nothing funny about it. So why is it called that? and why does it happen? The funny bone got its nickname…
With all this snow on the ground it’s a good time to figure out the difference between a snowstorm and a blizzard. Snowstorm: Can involve snow, sleet, ice, or freezing rain and usually has freezing temperatures. Snowstorms can be dangerous because of the driving conditions and hazardous elements. Blizzard: Unlike the delicious treat from DQ…
Trick question! This is actually a myth. Back in 1988, a scientist actually found two identical snow crystals. They came from a snow storm in Wisconsin. So next time someone says that you can hit them with this snow knowledge. Good luck searching through all these flakes that fell last night here in Connecticut. There’s…
We about to get walloped with a huge snow storm so today’s mystery is why does snow look white? There’s actually a real scientific reason that snow is white. What happens is light scatters and bounces off the ice crystals in the snow. The reflected light has all the colors in it which when together looks…
When you think about it igloos shouldn’t work. A little hut made out of ice and snow in a very cold place that stays warm? But they do! Here’s how Igloos are built out of bricks of ice. Unlike solid ice, which is a poor insulator for heat, all the compressed snow has more air…
One of the many mysteries of man’s best friend. Why do dogs have whiskers? The whiskers on a dog are very different from all the other hair that is on their body. Besides them being long and stiff, the whisker hairs are also packed with nerves in the follicles that go deep into their skin.…
As we get older everyone has that moment where you notice your first gray hair. Some people freak out, some embrace it with the salt and pepper look. But why does it happen? When we age our hair loses it’s natural color because the proteins in your hair receive less pigment. As you get older…
We’ve all eaten them at baseball games, with other mixed nuts, or in the delicious creamy peanut butter form. But where and how to peanuts actually come to be? How do they grow? Unlike things like pecans and walnuts, peanuts actually grow underground not on a tree. They’re planted in early spring and harvested in…
While there might be less mistletoe encounters this year because of Covid, it’s still one of the most unique traditions of the holiday season. But where did it all start anyway? The actual mistletoe plant itself grows on many different trees like willow, apple, and oak trees. The tradition of hanging it up in your…
It’s happened to all of us. That ice cream, milkshake, or cold treat looks so good that you just want to eat or drink it as fast as possible. Then we all pay the price when our head starts throbbing. But why does this happen? When you eat or drink something one of the first…