Why can’t I tickle myself?
I admit it. I am SUPER ticklish. The slightest touch from both man and machine alike will have me squirming and giggling like a child. However, I am immune to the touch of one particular entity – myself. See, I’ve…
Category Funny Bone
science humor, comics
How to breathe FIRE! (Don’t Try This At Home!)
If you clicked on this link, you may be, like me, a bit of a pyromaniac. Unfortunately for us, playing with fire is quite dangerous, so… Disclaimer: The activity of breathing fire is extremely dangerous and should only be attempted…
Isaac Newton – One Bad Apple
Isaac Newton is one of the most well known historical figures in the world of physics, and rightfully so. As the father of classical mechanics, Newton has many discoveries to his name. He was the first falling apple victim to…
Anima-Toons: Cowbird Cradle
Did you know that there’s a bird that’s considered to be a parasite? Sounds a little out there right? Well meet the brown-headed cowbird, a brood parasite. In layman’s terms this means that the female cowbird will find other species’…
Anima-Toons: Koala Caper – Breaking Under
Could a team of Koalas be masterful drug lord criminals to put Breaking Bad Walter White and Jesse to shame? Well, no, that’s probably not in the cards for these daily 20 hour sleepers, but these animals could tamper with…
Carcinization: Evolution’s Favorite Shape is Crab
Evolution is a very complicated field – and one of the bigger long-standing questions is crabs! Specifically, why animals keep evolving into them! The phenomenon of animals, or specifically crustaceans, evolving into a crab-like shape has occurred so often it…
Why the tiny arms?
Why are small arms better? A question bugging palentologists for years: Why did T. Rex evolve to have short arms? Why was it beneficial for them to have shorter arms? Intuitively, one might think that longer forelimbs would be much…
Unusual Units of Measurement
Unusual Units of Measurement As early as kindergarten, we are taught to measure things here in the U.S. using inches, feet, and centimeters. Later we are taught that volume is measured in cubic meters (m^3), and that time is measured…