Where I live, everyone burns the cardboard trays that Tim Hortons puts their coffees in, and the smoke (not a large amount of smoke) drives away mosquitoes. Is this just because it's smoke, or is there some other factor in this particular type of cardboard?

GringoDeMaio · 1 day

I don't think CO2 from fire is enough to attract mosquitos. They are attracted by a combination of odors as described here:

http://wellcometrust.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/attracting-mosquitoes-by-smell/

The article linked to in the above blog says that the most effective lure for mosquitoes is a mixture of mainly lactic acid (sour milk smell), ammonia, and a number of other pungent compounds.

goonie1408 · 1 day

The Katyn Massacre was covered-up/denied for about 50 years.

aqwin · 2 days

Or just a random stain on the ground, or maybe he poured some water over his head to cool off.

okayjpg · 2 days

It should serve as inspiration. It wouldn't be too hard to design a dress more imaginative than the one shown in the original link for this thread.

okayjpg · 2 days

Their prize winner is actually very good:

http://duckbrand.com/Promotions/stuck-at-prom/Gallery/2011/5649.aspx

eddieshack · 3 days

The railways were first built by the British to ferry goods from producing areas to ports, so they would have been built in existing producing (i.e. populated) areas.

eddieshack · 3 days

I guess it's lower population density than white...? (density going from high to low as black --> red --> pink --> white --> green). Although white is also used to show high mountains and railways.

eddieshack · 3 days

Interesting spot in the ~~Tibet~~ Xinjiang, Hotan, I presume.

eddieshack · 3 days

Does anyone know why Bangladesh so heavily populated? Apart from the obvious, i.e. that more people make more babies.

anniemole · 3 days

It's on the cover of the map, I guess the map itself retains the real names.

biobonnie · 10 days

While this post is about iPS cells, some of the issues presented are relevant to biological research in general, and not particular to iPS cells. Especially, the variability in results obtained between cell lines and labs, and how well cell culture experiments translate to human biology and disease.

biobonnie · 10 days

This information didn't exist 5 years ago. That's what research is about.

yeahitwasme · 11 days

But American toilet use loads of water to flush and it makes a very fun whirlpool effect. You don't get that with UK toilets!

yeahitwasme · 11 days

Reminds me of the "Militant Black Guy" in the TV show "Balls of Steel".

E.g. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/519375/militant_black_guy_balls_of_steel/

yeahitwasme · 11 days

I used to think the same until I discovered some of the gore that pops up in some of the more "select" subreddits.

Now, I realize that the "killing" you see on TV and in movies is in fact a very tame representation of the reality. There was no actual gore in films like "Saving Private Ryan", yet in reality there must have been people all over the place screaming with half their face shot off, etc.

The level of violence shown on TV is equivalent to reality as showing people kissing and then fading away is to real sex.

yeahitwasme · 11 days

Are you trolling? Having lived in both US and several European countries, I can tell you that Europe is much more culturally varied than the US, by a big margin. I have no idea how you could have come up the idea that the Europe was more homogenous than the US.

By the way, I have lived in several US states and in several European countries.

buttlorde · 12 days

Too right. Google used to take a lot longer too before computers were invented, this is the type of system they used to use: "Google card".

threetrappedtigers · 12 days

How much buprenorphine would it take to do this? The concentration must be pretty low when diluted into the entire aquarium, but then again, the dolphins were literally swimming in the stuff...

camilstoenescu · 13 days

It's more like: it's funny how people tolerate the crappy quality of phone cameras.

tonynz · 14 days

A lot of what makes an area "nice" is the amenities it provides; another part is social status.

You could get a very nice house 1 hour out of London for a small fraction of the price of an equivalent one in central London, but you would like to live centrally. So you are prepared to pay more to live in central London, as long as the amenities and environment are good (so you prefer Kensington to Whitechapel).

Provision of the amenities you like in Kensington is done by these "scrotes" you refer to, and they can do that at a lower cost if they live nearby; since if they are on a low income, their commute, etc would increase their own costs, and they might then prefer to work closer to where they can afford to live.

You should also remember that, historically, in London the "scrotes" you refer to, who would provide services to enlightened and well-earning gentlefolk such as yourself would actually live in your house. Yes, yes indeed, they would see you in the morning scratching your tits or balls, and make you tea and toast, just they way you like it.

Maybe it's better that nowadays they live just down the road?

tonynz · 14 days

One of the prime benefits of social housing (apart from subsidizing the poor) is that it prevents excessive "ghetto-ization", so the cleaner who wipes the floor of a hedge-fund manger living in Kensington, or the chap running the nearby corner shop, might actually live just up the road.

blue_caribou · 14 days

Well.. they caught him before he did anything to the mother and daughter.

ethertramp · 14 days

Here's another discussion on the topic:

http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2012/05/07/the_cetp_saga_continues_and_its_not_getting_more_entertaining.php

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