Postby webenda » Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:21 pm
Words to ponder.....
What if both twins realize that one of them is unplanned?
That is usually the case.
- What if my dog only brings back my ball because he thinks I like throwing it?
Lucky you.
- If poison expires, is it more poisonous or is it no longer poisonous?
Neither… it is less poisonous. The expiration date, at least in the US, as regulated by the EPA, refers to a guaranteed period that has been tested by the poison manufacturer in which they have proven that the concentration of the active ingredient stays within a 10% range of the listed concentration. So basically after the expiration date the manufacturer doesn't guarantee that their product's listed concentration is valid.
Many poisons are organic in nature (the superwarfarins, the metabolic poisons such as bromethalin). They will, in the presence of a bait matrix, slowly degrade over time through interactions with the other ingredients - grains, dyes and flours in the bait have lots of enzymes present that will interact with the poison. The rate of degradation completely depends on the specific compound. You may see some rodenticides lose half of their concentration in a couple of years. At NO point does this mean they are good to eat or should be treated as non-poisonous.
Others such as inorganic zinc and aluminum phosphide will react with water vapor in the air and give off phosphine gas, which has a pungent, garlic odor.
Most poisons after expiration will still work, but not as well as when fresh, due to the reduced concentration. Instead of killing 8 out of 10 rats who eat a certain amount of bait, it might kill 4 out of 10. Furthermore baits lose some of their attractants (flavoring) over time and often harden, making it more difficult for rodents to chew, so that also changes effectiveness.
- Which letter is silent in the word "Scent," the S or the C?
The C, don’t pronounce the C.
- Why is the letter W, in English, called double U? Shouldn't it be called double V?
Latin was once the international language. Latin was problematical for German and English authors because it had no W sound. At first authors invented the double V (VV) to represent the W sound in Latin texts. When the lower case v became rounded into u and the capital U was derived from it, the W sound became uu or UU. So, when writing a name in Latin text my name would be written, “uuayne at first and later, “UUayne.” Since the double U form of the sound W in Latin was the last form used, we still call W double u.
- Maybe oxygen is slowly killing you and It just takes 75-100 years to fully work.
Not maybe, oxygen is a poison and eventually will kill us. Our bodies need a defense mechanism and it is found in our food. Food like oranges that supply an antioxidant, vitiman C. If we eat more fruits and vegetables we might live longer. Might? Yes, there are more things at work trying to kill us than just oxygen.
- Every time you clean something, you just make something else dirty.
It is inevitable, accept it.
- The word "swims" upside-down is still "swims".
smiws? No it is not.
- Intentionally losing a game of rock, paper, scissors is just as hard as trying to win.
A basic truth.
- 100 years ago everyone owned a horse and only the rich had cars. Today everyone has cars and only the rich own horses.
Not true.
First of all, not everyone has cars today and the rich are not the only ones who own horses.
Secondly, 110 years ago, in 1908, there were 140,300 cars registered in the U.S. and a paltry 2,900 trucks. People and goods still traveled long distances on land by railroad, and short distances by foot or horse-drawn carriage. Almost nobody rode horses the horses.
And 100 years ago, in 1918, there had been a 33-fold increase in the number of cars registered, to almost 5 million, and a 134-fold increase in the number of commercial, agricultural and military vehicles, to almost 400,000. Horses were now an imperiled minority on the roads.
So stop pondering that one, it is simply not true.
- Your future self is watching you right now through memories.
Wrong, my future self does not exist yet.
- The doctors that told Stephen Hawking he had two years to live in 1953 are probably dead.
It was 1963 and the doctor is not named so… yeah, probably dead.
- If you replace "W" with "T" in "What, Where and When", you get the answer to each of them.
Correct.
- Many animals probably need glasses, but nobody knows it.
The animals probably don’t know it either.
- If you rip a hole in a net, there are actually fewer holes in it than there were before.
Duh!
- If 2/2/22 falls on a Tuesday, we'll just call it "2's Day". (It does fall on a Tuesday)
February 2, 2022 falls on a Wednesday.
- 100 years ago a Twenty Dollar bill and a Twenty Dollar gold piece were interchangeable. Either one would buy a new suit, new shoes and a night on the town. The Twenty Dollar gold piece will still do that.
The twenty dollar gold pieces most often encountered by the public are worth between $1,200 and $1,300.
What you pay for a suit is up to you... Brunello Cuchinelli Men's Dark Blue Suit: $1,817. But, for most of us, we can buy a fine suit for under $300.
Salvatore Ferragamo Men's Tramezza Special Edition Medallion-Toe Oxford shoe, Brown: $2,700. For the rest of us, under $300.
Night out at the Yaqui Casino Del Sol
Tejano show featuring Ruben Ramos, Adalberto and Hometown Boys: $25, Drinks: $29, Late night snack; $11
Total cost: $300 + $300 + $25 + $29 + $11 = $665.
Left over: $1,200 to $1,300 - $665 = $535 to $635.
Next time I think I will bring my wife.
Edit 1: Misspelled my own name in Latin, fixed it.
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webenda on Fri Jun 08, 2018 11:12 pm, edited 1 time in total.
----Wayne----
Back when I was growing up, if you didn't start someth'n, there wouldn't be noth'n.
--Merle Haggard
