July 9, 2012

Oops! Off by a day. Sorry about that, I wasn't at home yesterday so I had to wait until today to post. Anyway, hope you learn something new!


-What we can do in 30 seconds, robots do in one day.

-Tritan, a moon stolen by Neptune, is a twin to Pluto.

-Lobsters do have nervous systems, but no brain so they can't process pain.

-Lobsters have copper blood (like Spock)

-NASA's definition of life is any organism that replicates, metabolizes and evolves.

-Sulfur, a poisonous gas, smells so bad to us because our brains have evolved to make us want to run away from it.

-The bubbles in champagne get you drunk faster and keeps you drunk longer than any other alcohol.

-In space, food has to be able to stick to itself to keep from flying all over the place (i.e. spices have to be liquid)

-In space, blood rushes to the upper body and desensitizes taste buds.

-Instant Jell-O, Tang, Cool Whip, and Pop Rocks were all invented by the same guy.

-Burping in space is equivalent to vomiting because gravity doesn't keep food down.

-On space shuttles, the sources of fuel are 2 separate tanks of hydrogen and oxygen that when combined provide the fuel to move as well as water that the astronauts drink, cook with, shower, etc.

-All food coming from China and Vietnam has to be irradiated.

-Astronauts use tortillas instead of bread because it doesn't crumble and can wrap around other food.