Geek Ruminations
Put six geeks in a van and head to lunch and the conversation generally turns, er, geeky. Here’s a sampling of the sort of questions raised on the way to, during, and on the way back from a birthday lunch for Mark (Happy Birthday Mark) at Baja Burrito:
– How much cheaper is it to be cremated than buried?
– Can you be buried in your back yard and if so what regulations must you follow?
– Why do wounds heal, but only up to a point, ie how come we don’t regrow limbs.
– How far down do property lines extend? How far up?
– Why did 2 sexes evolve? Why not 1? Why not N?
– Why didn’t more creatures evolve with omni-vision (360 degree, eye/s in the back of the head)? Seems so handy.
– How come so few animals with infra-red detection? Or sonar?
– Why do so few creatures have glow-in-the-dark mating rituals?
– How come no seat belts on school buses?
– Would David Dunlap’s head supply enough resistance to keep me from flying through the windshield if he wrecked his van?
– How can the government make illegal the sacrifice of a goat in your back yard when it is for religious purposes?
– Which showing of The Two Towers are we going to?
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Bonus question: This came up a few days ago, and I never found the answer:
– Why is there gravel on top of some flat roofs?
If anyone has the answer to any or all of these questions, please comment.
Works for me. Now I can sleep again at night. 🙂
I think I can answer your bonus question. Most flat roofs are probably either tar or some sort of composite that acts like tar to seal a metal roof. The sun beating down on tar is very bad for it drying it our and cracking it. Thus gravel over the tar to keep the sun off and also as a hard protective layer for people walking on it.
Now I could be wrong. 🙂