- As I travel the highways, I notice signs that read “Deer Crossing.†How do the deer know to cross at those signs?from a reader in Ovilla, TX
- Why are the Three Musketeers always depicted with swords? Why not muskets?Burbank, CA
- I play racquetball. The court is a large, enclosed room with a 20-foot-high ceiling and one small door, which players use to enter or exit during warm—ups, etc. Why—although this door is open only briefly—does the ball go through it about 75% of the time?Spearfish, SD
- Why do the eyes of life-size cardboard figures of people appear to watch and follow you as you pass by?Tyler, TX
- I’ve heard that the Earth’s magnetic poles are reversing. Will the strip in my credit card still work? Will my refrigerator repel my magnets?Portland, ME
- Why don’t eggs taste like chicken?St. Louis, MO
- Do I have more of a chance of catching a cold if I’m chewing gum and blowing bubbles? In other words, can airborne germs be caught by my bubble and then ingested after it has deflated and the gum is back in my mouth?Saddle Brook, NJ
- Do you know whether Christopher Columbus brought pickles with him aboard his ships when he explored the New World?Cary, NC
- The city of Toledo, Ohio, is urging its residents to lose weight to the tune of one million pounds. With that much weight exiting our planet from such a small location, could it alter the Earth’s orbit around the Sun?Swanton, OH
- In movies, when someone gets out of a car at night, why doesn’t the dome light ever go on?Sebring, FL
- I notice that global warming increased after daylight saving time started in 1974. Well, duh! More daylight is going to make the world hotter, isn’t it?Altadena, CA
- If a person on television held up a mirror facing a camera, could someone at home see his reflection in it?Colorado Springs, CO
When I read this in the Star-Tribune last Sunday I couldn’t believe it, and thought you would enjoy them too.