1. If our blood is red, why are our veins blue?
No matter what people try to tell you, our blood is always red. So why do our veins look blue? It’s because there are different wavelengths with different properties hitting our arm when we look at it. The blue light just happens to be absorbed by the blood and make it back to your eye.
2.Why can’t we decide if tomatoes are fruits or vegetables?
It looks like a vegetable, but it’s classified as a fruit. Or is it the other way around? The tomato is technically a fruit since it protects and contains the seeds of its plant, but according to a Supreme Court ruling, is is classified as a vegetable. Why? The Tariff Act of March 3, 1883 required a tax to be paid on imported vegetables, but not fruit, and they didn’t want any tomato farmers going untaxed.
2.Why do we say “cheese” when we get our pictures taken?
The origin is unknown, but when you say “cheese,” the act of saying the word turns the corners of your mouth lift up, your cheeks lift, and you show off a toothy grin.
4.What is it about showers and creative thoughts?
Our best ideas come to us in the shower because its a mindless task. Since your shower routine doesn’t require much thought, it frees your mind to wander and think of something else.
5.Why is the sky blue?
Much like our veins appear blue, it has everything to do with wavelengths and blue light. Blue light scatters more than the other colors in the spectrum because it travels as shorter, smaller waves.
6.Why do our fingers get wrinkly in the shower?
Scientists have figured out why our fingers and toes get wrinkly during bathtime. It actually has nothing to do with absorbing the water, and everything to do with improving our grip on things underwater. Think of it like the treads in a tire giving a much better grip in slippery conditions. The human body is amazing.
7.How do magnets work?
“Magnets: how do they work?” Actually, The Insane Clown Posse asked a good question. According to Northeastern University, a magnet is simply any object that produces its own magnetic field and interacts with other magnetic field. Magnets have two poles (north and south) and the magnetic field starts and the north pole and ends at the south pole.
8.Why do we have eyebrows?
You have to pluck them and prune them, so why do they even exist? Aside from being a very distinct feature on your face that helps you communicate, there’s actually a very good reason eyebrows exist. If you’ve ever run longer than to catch a bus, you know just how sweaty your forehead can get – sweat can even drip down into your eyes and cause temporary blindness. And that’s why your eyebrows exist. Consider them a built-in headband!
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