The many questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XVII

[Artifis]

So let's say that I frequently sleep late nights. Coffee and Red Bull have minimal effect on me. At most, I get an energy kick that lasts for two hours, tops. At worst, nothing happens. At times I just get this unpleasant buzz in my head which actually prevents me from concentrating.

Is there anything else I can ingest to get that energy boost I so desire?

(Yes, I know I could always sleep earlier nights, but let's leave that out of the question for now.)

 

[strijder20]

Yes, try to concentrate.
I seem to have a bit of control over my adrenaline level. When I want to get more adrenaline, I can get more. I don't know if that's the case with you.

 

[mayor]

So let's say that I frequently sleep late nights. Coffee and Red Bull have minimal effect on me. At most, I get an energy kick that lasts for two hours, tops. At worst, nothing happens. At times I just get this unpleasant buzz in my head which actually prevents me from concentrating.

Is there anything else I can ingest to get that energy boost I so desire?

(Yes, I know I could always sleep earlier nights, but let's leave that out of the question for now.)

exercise before going to bed... I notice that I'm more awake and aware the day after I had floorballpractice.

 

[Cutlass]

how long does it take for a badly sprained ankle to go back to normal?

 

[Synobun]

how long does it take for a badly sprained ankle to go back to normal?

Depends on the type and severity of the sprain, but it could last up to a few months if it's really bad.

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

Are there any cases where a person had a near-death experience (in this case, actually dying and then coming back after a few dozen minutes), and underwent a complete personality change after the experience?

 

[Michkov]

If one goes around the globe a couple of times in the same direction, one losses or gains days (see In 80 day around the world). Does one have to adjust his birthday to the gains/losses?

 

[Cutlass]

If one goes around the globe a couple of times in the same direction, one losses or gains days (see In 80 day around the world). Does one have to adjust his birthday to the gains/losses?

And if you did so, you'd only cause great confusion all around.

 

[Zelig]

If one goes around the globe a couple of times in the same direction, one losses or gains days

No one doesn't.

 

[Michkov]

Care to elaborate?

 

[Chukchi Husky]

A journey around the world is just like any journey in how it affects time. Even if you pass several sunrises, when you return to where you began you will find the amount of time that passed will be only as long as you were on the journey. What can affect time is the velocity, if you were travelling fast enough, like in a plane, time may change but it would only be by a tiny amount, like a couple of nanoseconds.

 

[Zelig]

Care to elaborate?

Not really, it seems pretty obvious to me.

If you elaborate on how you'd go about gaining or losing a couple days, I'll point out the flaw in your reasoning for you.

 

[cardgame]

Care to elaborate?

Only in local time, not overall.

 

[Ajidica]

What is the best way to clean a metal waterbottle that a sick person used if you don't have access to a dishwasher?

 

[aronnax]

What is the best way to clean a metal waterbottle that a sick person used if you don't have access to a dishwasher?

Fill it with water.
Empty it.
Pour in liquid soap and fill it with water again.
Shake the bottle like making a cocktail.
Pour it out.
Fill it with water once more.
Shake and empty it.
Then throw it away and get a new one.

 

[Cutlass]

Dishwashing soap and hot water should be fine. If you're paranoid, a little bleach and water, and then rewash it with soap and water. Germs don't stick to metals all that well. If you rinse it to the point where you can't taste any bleach, there's not going to be any germs remaining.

 

[Gamemaster77]

Are there any cases where a person had a near-death experience (in this case, actually dying and then coming back after a few dozen minutes), and underwent a complete personality change after the experience?

Well technically that's impossible due to the definition of death, you can't come back. Do you mean a case where a person's heart has stopped?

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

Has anyone ever looked at a woman's body (we'll say she's wearing a bikini, to keep it PG-13 ) and realized, it kinda looks like one big smiley face?

So next time, she tells you to look at her eyes instead of her breasts, you can say that the breasts ARE the eyes, in a way....

 

[mayor]

Has anyone ever looked at a woman's body (we'll say she's wearing a bikini, to keep it PG-13 ) and realized, it kinda looks like one big smiley face?

I know what you would consider the mouth in that case.... but... isn't it... well... a bit crooked (for a smile)?

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Does leaving bones in fish impart more flavor to the meat? I doubt those small bones would do much.