Cutting onions/chewing gum — I was always told to breathe through my nose when cutting onions. Must be something about taking onion whiff in through the mouth.
DaVinci writing with both hands — He also wrote backwards. You would need a mirror to read his journals. And know the language, too.
The pill works on apes — not surprising since chimpanzee DNA is like 95% the same as human’s.
Rhymes with Orange — “Doorhinge” has two syllables.
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**[li]Money isn’t made out of paper. It’s made out of cotton. Before the 1950’s, it was made from hemp - the stem and leaves of a marijuana plant. **[/li][/QUOTE]
Hemp is a plant related to Marijuana, not a part of the actual plant itself. Uses of hemp are primarily from the stalk, and the oil from the seeds. This substance will not get you high, and crossbreeding it with Marijuana will only make the Marijuana weaker.
Maybe not attacking and killing, but as far as attacking goes you are wrong. There was a publicized incident a couple years ago about a new trainer at one of the Sea Worlds who was attacked by an orca. The trainer was wearing a black wetsuit. I have read other articles that recommend not wearing wetsuits around orcas because of them mistaking human divers for seals.
The cells lining the stomach are among the fastest growing in your body. They’re constantly being sloughed off and replenished. I believe this is what they’re actually referring to.
True. It has to do with gas from the carbonation condensing on the surface, then releasing when it hits top. I think Cecil covered this, too.
I suspect this is false, though it’d be almost impossible to test. Taste depends on food molecules hitting their receptors in the taste buds. Saliva provides an aqueous medium in which the molecules can get around, but I imagine that any such aqueous medium would do.
Yup. Giraffes eat leaves off trees. Long tongues help them strip the leaves off the branches. And 21 inches doesn’t seem all that long when compared to the rest of the body. FWIW, the tongue is also a bluish color.
False. This is in Snopes somewhere. Cecil might have covered it, too.
Of course there aren’t! The last thing casino owners want to give people is a reason to leave the casino.
I’d be a lot more surprised if they didn’t.
True. You can float on quicksand just as easily as you can on water. It’s panicking in quicksand that gets people in trouble.
Just the onion has to be under water. Not you. However… Whatever floats your boat!
Smeghead,
“By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can’t sink in quicksand.”
True. You can float on quicksand just as easily as you can on water. It’s panicking in quicksand that gets people in trouble.
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Yeah, works well in the dead sea. Pictures are always taken for tourists as they float on their back in the sea reading a newspaper… See if you know this one:
Is it true that you cannot be submerged in the Dead Sea?
Casinos do much more that take away clocks, of course. And any high roller will tell you that everything from deluxe suites to limos, dinners, and other services are on the house, as long as you are known to wager heavily.
BlockHead,
Yeah, OK, I’ll just put the onion under water, but I was getting ready for an adventure, now it’s just so ordinary.
Hey, trade,
You could always jump in the pool and hold the onion OUT of the water…
The adventure returns… 
Ahh, SoutherStyle is here - it’s now reached a new level. I guess next you’ll suggest a few more items for the pool, and maybe a few more Dopers…Prety soon we’ll forget the onion all together, alcohol will be introduced, and the whole thing will degenerate into one of those all night, drunken pool parties with clothes optional.
Or maybe you’re just saying Hi!
Well, she probably kept kicking him in the head every time he tried.
A few of us Dopers will verify this for you over Labor Day weekend!
I was just saying “hi”.
Though I must admit that the suggestion to jump into the pool and hold the onion out of the water to peel it seemed like the correct suggestion.
I hadn’t considered the prospect of peeling something other than an onion… Where’s TechChick???
Does lipstick contain fish scales? Yes, according to Uncle Cecil.
Re: onions, I saw on “Good Eats” that onions make you cry because when cut they release sulfur compounds that float through the air into your eyes, where they mix with your tears to create sulfuric acid! No wonder you cry! I imagine it’s very dilute and a very small amount, but it sure does sting.
So, chewing gum wouldn’t help, but keeping your face as far away as possible, cutting them under water, or wearing goggles would probably all help. Also, cutting the onion quickly reduces the time of your exposure.
AerynSun - I was a bit suspicious about the gum suggestion - how can that keep thesulfer out of your tears? Another one I heard was “do not speak, and eat a mint while you cut them”. Also did not work. The goggles kind of go nicely with the whole underwater bit…OK, that settles it. Underwater is the place to cut onions, and goggles add to the experience! I’m defenately going to be surprised if any tears fall this way.
OTOH, would that onion still be useable? Where am I going to find nice clean water to be under? A pool would be full of chlorine, and who wants a chloronated onion in their salad or soup? Drek.
Shayna, thank you for the link, Cecil is the ultimate authority. I’n never wearing lipstick again (boy, will my wife be relieved).
OK Southern, I’ll see your Techchik, and raise you one…Oh, man, this could only lead to no good. 
Strainger,
I’ll verify it first - I’ll be in the City of Sin in August. Should be hot enough to make even Satan happy, but we’ll probably just stay in doors and look for clocks.