Can Sea Mammals Live in Fresh Water - Straight Dope
2010年10月8日 · There are many species of marine mammals that spend large amounts of time in freshwater - ranging various river dolphins mentioned by Blake that spend their entire lives in freshwater to various pinnipeds, manatees, otters, and porpoises that are often found in freshwater or brackish water without any obvious ill effects. (Maybe non-obvious ...
Thinning of waterproof silicone sealant - what solvent?
2007年7月11日 · I want to thin out some waterproof silicone sealant (the stuff that comes in tubes for use with a sealant gun and smells strongly of acetic acid when wet) - so that it can be applied with a brush - I tried googling around, but I can’t seem to find out what solvent, if any, would be suitable. I understand these sealants typically cure through exposure to atmospheric moisture, …
I have a Bartesian. Any tricks, tips, favorite pods, etc.? Let's ...
2024年5月10日 · Last Christmas, my wife got me a Bartesian cocktail maker. She actually got me this one, made by Black & Decker. You load your own spirits into it (I have Bacardi Rum, Tito’s Vodka, Jack Daniel’s Whiskey, and I don’t remember the brands of tequila and gin). When you want a drink, you pop in a Bartesian capsule (found here) and it draws the liquor and some …
Casket Warranty - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board
2007年9月12日 · Hermetic sealing by itself would do nothing to prevent decomposition. A hermetic seal is merely airtight; the putrifaction process would continue, whether the casket is sealed or not. This is a bit that I cut from my Do Cemetery Plots Expire? Staff Report: Of course, sealed coffins are more likely to cause your uncle bob to turn into coffin liquor.
Mark Levin broach - Factual Questions - Straight Dope
2024年3月3日 · Trump and the spoofed presidential seal. Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share. 7: 902: July 26 ...
How far back is (US) paper money good? - Straight Dope
6 天之前 · That includes silver and gold certificates and U.S. Notes (aka “red seal bills”) However, since only Federal Reserve notes have been issued since 1971, the others are probably worth more as collector’s items than their face value.
Have you ever bought anything from a hotel minibar? Why?!
2024年11月15日 · Back before computer sensors were perfected I have to admit, I was the asshole who would occasionally open the bottle of Fiji water, drink it, then refill it with tap water and perfect seal it. Never was charged but also only ever did it twice and that was when I was thirsty in the middle of the night and was at a far off-strip hotel with ...
How does ice get into sealed packages in my freezer?
2014年1月12日 · Other than in the ice cube tray, there’s no ice growing inside my freezer. But whenever I keep sealed plastic packages/bags of frozen food in there for a few months, ice flakes start to form inside them, and over time more and more ice shows up. There was no ice in these sealed packages when I first put them in my freezer. Most are factory-sealed. Like a little …
Gummy removable adhesive--what is it exactly? - Straight Dope
2005年2月22日 · Have you ever bought a gift card (HomeDepot, Barnes&Noble, etc.) which was a plastic card “stuck” to a cardboard backing? When you pull the card off the backing, you see this thin gummy line that was being used as an adhesive of sorts–strong enough to secure the card to the backing, but also easily removable, not only from the plastic card but also the cardboard as …
Why doesn't the metal ring on Campbell's Soup at Hand cause …
2003年10月13日 · There are 2 different kinds of Campbells soup that microwave in the container. You have the drinkable Soup at Hand and the Microwavable Bowl.