tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35059537.post4692913389162856785..comments2023-10-06T04:18:54.624-07:00Comments on The Thinking Mom: Who knows?Mama Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14578671612046643493noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35059537.post-49974052008187460392007-02-07T11:48:00.000-08:002007-02-07T11:48:00.000-08:00Well, I can't really answer all of these, but I ca...Well, I can't really answer all of these, but I can help with some.<br /><br />--Icecubes are sticky because the moisture on your skin freezes on contact with them, making your skin "stick" to the icecube. Same principle as getting your tongue stuck to a flagpole or other metal in winter.<br /><br />-- Moisture in the air effects how easily moisture on our body can evaporate. Evaporation always cools you off, and makes you feel cold in winter. It also makes you feel cool in summer, but if the air is already super-saturated with moisture-- "muggy"-- there is nowhere for the moisture on your skin to go. The air can't absorb it, and hence there is no evaporation and subsequent cooling.<br /><br />-- Because he's three.<br /><br />-- Dunno, but it tastes good.<br /><br />-- Because you use a scissors to alter something else, and once you have done so, you continue to work on the something else. You usually don't bother putting the scissors back right away, and often it never gets back to its "home".<br /><br />-- Cause it's so FIZZY!<br /><br />-- Habit?<br /><br />-- Nostalgia? Perhaps because it involves senses other than just sight? The tactile feel and solidity of the letter gives it greater value?<br /><br />-- People in Wisconsin are nice.<br /><br />-- I don't find disturbed snow repugnant, so I can't help with that. Untouched snow simply looks beautiful and pure.<br /><br />-- Good question.<br /><br />-- Habit.<br /><br />-- Dunno, never heard of it.<br /><br />-- Dunno, but enjoy them while they last. They grow out of naps quickly.Nick W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17073588306228189374noreply@blogger.com