Q: Dear 100 Hour Board,I have a question in the queue - when will you answer it?Regards,OutragedA: Dear Overly Excited ReaderThe 100 Hour Board is leaving town for 1 week. After this time the 100 Hour Board will come back and answer your questions. Basically, the board has frozen the clock now and will restart it in about 1 week. Sorry - will be in a different time zone - heck a different continent. Yep, 100 hour board is off to Germany to learn more.Til then.Hundert Stunde Bo...
2.12.07
1.12.07
Just Hot Air
Q: Dear 100 Hour Board,Why are farts so funny?Flat U. LanceA: Dear Gassy,The 100 Hour Board finds nothing funny about natural methane regulation. It is just part biological processes. Whether they are loud, whiny, sneaky, smelly, acidic, caustic, blubbering or just inconvenient. Although it appears that a good number of people enjoy a good chuckle with gas humor. Perhaps it is a throw back to our immature days. Or maybe there's a bit of laughing gassed mixed in. We offer the fact that people generally...
30.11.07
By the Beads
Q: Dear 100 HB:How do you use an abacus?Signed,Calculator ChallengedA: Dear Antiquity Minded MathematicianThe 100 HB did not know how to use an abacus before this question, and it did take some time to understand the fundamentals of abaci usage. First off, abacus is a Middle English version of a Latin word abax (calculating table). But it is thought...
21.11.07
On the First Day of Christmas...Nothing
Q: Hrb:I am a newly devoted reader to your sage page so if this inquisition has been posed before I beg your forgiveness. Tis the season to be jolly so I thought I would ask a question about Christmas. Why is it I never get what I want? Yours truly From a blue blue christmas gift guy!!!A: Dear Recipient of the Anthracite Stocking Stuffer:It's tough when you don't get what it is you want. Buck up kid. It'll happen. So let's look at the issues involved with not getting what you wanted from Santa.You're...
19.11.07
Have Your Cake and Eat it Too
Q: Dear 100 HRB,Can one be geeky AND cool? Regards,Looking for BalanceA: Dear Inquisitor,This is a difficult juxtaposition you inquire about. We know plenty of just geeky people, generally the pejorative term for intelligent people. They are intellectually enlightened scientists, mathematicians, and yes even geeky car mechanics (like those who can...
17.11.07
Application #1
Well. The 100 Hour Board has caught up some on posted questions, and any inquiries are again open to the general public. The last round was quite good - or answerable (don't know which quality is better). But in the light of requests for help I post the first of many (hopefully) applications. I post it for your review.Name: Michael Gary ScottSex: That’s...
15.11.07
Clean-up on Aisle 8
Q: Dear 100-hour board:like it or love it, Walmart seems to be everywhere you turn here in America. Advocates say that it is a great American model of, "make it cheaper, get it sooner" big business that not only helps lower the cost of living for us all - but brings revenue to foreign countries and creates jobs. The Walmart haters crowd often counters with the charge that Walmart destroys American business, and exploits foreign (Chinese) workers. So here is the big question: is Walmart a net good...
13.11.07
Inside Out
Q: Dear 100 Hour Board:Apparently, that is some sort of really cool inside joke, Scoreboards. [In reference to the post "Pedal Your Way to Taxes")Which leads to the question, how do inside jokes differ from any other jokes? Just because two people know it rather than 3 or more?Please explain to me the difference.Sincerely,The ButtA: Dear Butt of the JokeInside jokes are not numerically specified. In-jokes are only identified by requiring a priori information in order to understand the humor. The...
9.11.07
And All That Gunk
Q: Dear 100hr board,What the heck is the gunk that I have to constantly clean out of my roller-ball type computer mouse? It gums up on the wheels inside and is a pain to deal with, but what is it?Signed,GunkophobicA: Dear Frequent Cleaner of the Mouse GunkThere is a definitive term for the 'gunk' you find in your mouse, what I can gather I've seen...
8.11.07
Board Update
Attention all avid 100 Hour Board Readers;Seeing as I'm in the shadow of the Rockies in a beautiful resort, with limited connectivity, I have a back log of questions. The 100 Hour Board will answer these within the allocated promised board, but new submittals are temporarily closed until future notice (not long I'm sure).Additionally, the 100 Hour Board is seeking applications for new members capable of handling the demanding responsibilities associated with sagedom.Qualifications include:Must be...
5.11.07
Pedal Your Way to Taxes
Q: Dear Big-Brother 100 Hour BoardWhy in the world is the US bicycling hall of fame located in Bridgewater, NJ? Better make a visit!Yours,Love to Bike 80 Miles a DayA: Dear Biker BabeThe United States Bicycling Hall of Fame was until recently located in Bridgewater, NJ. It is not necessarily an official Hall of Fame, although it receives some acceptance by the cycling community and sponsorships. In fact there is a Cycling Hall of Fame in Westminster, Co - although they are of no relation. You'd...
2.11.07
All that Colour
Q: Dear I-Know-You'll-Always-Be-Smarter-Than-Me-100-Hour-Board, I've read that trees use energy to change the pigment of their leaves in the fall. So, why bother? If this is truly a Darwinian world what possible evolution breakthrough could possible make trees benefit from this? And was there a time when the trees didn't change the pigment of their...
1.11.07
Holy World Wide Web Batman
Q: Dear 100 Hour Board:wow... quick response this time! Here is another one:assuming that one has limitless financial assets and no need to attend to any responsibilities (family, jobs, meal preparation) is there any feasible or possible way for someone to finish the internet up to this point in time before dying?Regards,Triple B - aka "Too Much Time...
31.10.07
When Hell Freezes Over
Q: Dear Master 100 Hour Board:If you were a masochist in life, wouldn't it be a reward to be sent to hell and punishment to be sent to heaven?Signed,Please hurt meA: Dear Sadist of the SelfA sadist and a masochist meet at a bar. After several drinks the masochist suggests that the take off, go to his house and 'have fun'. The sadist replies, "no."Three guys found themselves in Hell: we will call them Carl, Bob, and Brett, they were a little confused at their present situation, and they were startled...
29.10.07
Q: Dear 100 Hour Board,They say there is more than one way to skin a cat, but how many ways are there to do said skinning? Furthermore, for what practical reasons would one be required to skin a cat?Regards,Hannibal LectorA: Dear Favabean and Liver Connoisseur,I'm worried about you and your predilections for cruelty to small animals. I'm afraid that one day I'll wake up in some scary house of torture puzzles to try and escape from, only to find out that it was all one of your twisted games...ok...
26.10.07
Let Us Think...
Q: Dear 100 Hour Board:I usually stay away from things like this. I might read for entertainment purpose. But really, can one person know ALL! After days of struggling with this quandary, I am swinging the question your way. Let us test your knowledge, or at least if you Wonder 8 Ball is working. So here it goes: Oh Great 100 Hour Board, will the sister...
Time After Time
Q: Dear 100-hour board,Is the concept which we know as "time" a fundamentally man-made concept, divine creation, or natural law? Hope you aren't 'late' to provide an answer, seeing as how this mysterious concept called time governs the all-powerful board it's self!BBBA: Dear Clock Confused:The 100 Hour Board finally feels challenged by such a wide...
25.10.07
Fundemental Numbers
Q: Dear 100? Hour Board,How many licks does it take to reach the center of a tootsie pop? It may be an aged old question, but I mean the owl in the dumb commercial toys with you by biting it by the third time. Does is vary on saliva excretion or what? Perhaps the Rolling Stones offered the true answer with "40 Licks," but honestly how many?And on that note, how many hours does it take to get to the center of a 100-hour Board Question?Regards,80? 90? Whatever it TakesA: Dear Lick Confused:This is...
17.10.07
Gunshot, rings out like a bell...
Q: Dear Science-Minded 100 Hour Board:Here is one that has been bugging me since I had a friend ask me this question and could not provide a good answer.Often in television crime and law shows they flout the crime scene investigators ability to match individual recovered bullets to the guns that they have been fired from due to distinct markings that...
11.10.07
Not exactly white on white ties...
Q: Dear Sultan of All Knowledge,If one wanted to hire a hitman? I mean literally given our situation, how would you find one?Regards,Looking to do '80' yearsA: Dear My Ever Growing Felon,Oh my, oh my. Who in your life has gotten so under your skin you want to bump them off? Did you want it nice and clean - perhaps a bomb hooked to the car ignition, or slow and painful...perhaps a la SAW style? Your choice?It is obviously not in the interest of the 100 Hour Board to offer any advice that may lead...
8.10.07
I'm Thinking...
Q: Dear 'Food-Fanatic' 100 Hour Board,Can you tell me where Arby's got their name from? We were driving in the car the other day and Mom mentioned something about R.B.s, like short for Roast Beef. Can you shed some light on this very important topic???Sincerely,Eating Beef 'n Cheddar In the DarkA: Dear Roast Beef Aficionado,I so desperately wanted to call Arby's up and find out the answer to your quandary. So I offer you a transcript.RingStandard prompts"In order to better serve you, your phonecall...
28.9.07
Q: Dear Abby:I'm having a difficult time coming up with something to wear for Halloween. My wife and I want to go as a pair - something that works together, but just are not sure what would work. It's only a costume to walk around the neighborhood with, nothing fancy - but we want to have something flashy. Any ideas oh wise one?Signed,More Tricked...
10.9.07
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Q: Dear 100 Hour Gurus:Through my travels I have encountered several rainbows and frankly, I think I have honestly been at the end of one. In essence, can one really be at the end of a rainbow? does it just end mid air? In addition, can any geographical area have a rainbow?Sincerely,Still questioning colors!A: Dear Color Confused,Longfellow wrote:"My...
5.9.07
Round and Round We Go
Q: Dear 100 Hour Board,If you are driving in a car at a constant speed. On your left side is a 'drop off' (The ground is 18-20 inches below the level you are traveling on), and on your right side is a fire engine traveling at the same speed as you. In front of you is a galloping horse which is the same size as your car and you cannot overtake it. Behind you is a galloping zebra. Both the horse and zebra are also traveling at the same speed as you. What must you do to safely get out of this highly...
4.9.07
Sand In the Most Uncomfortable...
Q: Oh wise and all-knowing 100-Hour Board,OK here is one for you to research for me... So we were driving down the shore today and I want to know why as soon as you hit the shore areas.... there is sand everywhere.. even when it is far from the beach/ocean. How does it get there? Is sand actually a type of soil? If it can travel as far as the "outer shore areas" why is it not everywhere? Did this make sense?Regards,"I think I'm spending too much time in the sun" NikkiA: Dear "Down at the Shore"I've...
17.8.07
Unoriginal
Q: Dear 100 Hour Board,How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?Why did the chicken cross the road?Sincerely,No ImaginationA: Dear Simple MindedIt's unfortunate that you waste the incredible powers of the 100 Hour Board on such simple questions that can be answered with little research or real travail. But...I will stoop to that level because no body is asking real questions.A woodchuck would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.orMs....
12.8.07
Its all Bull
Q:Dear All Knowing 100 Hour Board,I recently read a news article on penguins fear of the color red, can you explain this phenomenon?Regards,80A:Dear My Monochromatic Friend,I do not know where you get your facts, but you are clearly misled in this assumption. Bulls charge after the red cape - although interestingly enough it isn't because of the color (bulls are colorblind) but because of the motion. The idea that penguins are afraid of red is just, well bull.Penguins eyes are attuned to life at...
8.8.07
Circle of Life
Q Dear 100 Hour Board,Now to get to my real question: How many donuts does Homer Simpson eat in one year?A Dear Pastry Inquisitor,With 10 Billion doughnuts consumed in the US, the average person eats roughly 33 doughnuts per year. I do not take Homer Simpson as a thoroughly 'average' person - more like above average (except maybe intellect). With a height of 6 feet and weighing anywhere from 239 to 300 pounds (all official numbers) his BMI is something between 32 and 40 - all considered obese. So...
7.8.07
1st Question - How do I?
Q Dear 100 Hour Board,So how do I post my question?Signed,My Rebel Took OverA Dear 'My Rebel Took Over'First off, is your rebel a reference to an inner child that has taken over your life and begun to send you through a midlife crisis? (Not that you are at the midlife point yet). Or perhaps one of your children - i.e the rebel - has thrown your life into disarray, mounted an insurrection and is now calling the shots (not too far from the truth I imagine). Or perhaps you are referring to the Canon...
Inaugural Post
Q Dear 100 Hour Board:How does this 100 Hour Board work and what is its purpose? I thought I could rely on my own intuition?Sincerely,Confused but ExcitedA Dear Confused but Excited,What an excellent question. It's so perfect for this inaugural post, I'd almost suggest that this was planted. Of course, the 100 Hour Board is not that duplicitous and takes pride in our work ethic and honesty. So I'll continue with an answer to your question.The 100 Hour Board was created as an extension of my other...
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