Chapping in the CAPTCHAs

Q: Dear 100HB:How come on some web sites to leave comments I only have to leave one set of silly characters and then on others I have to type in TWO sets of characters the second of which are OH so very difficult to decipher?Yours Truly,Spam the ManA: Dear Slave to the Anti-Spam:Could the real slim shady please stand up? No? Well, okay how about you...

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Inquisitor of the Nauseating, Ghastly, Repulsive, Revolting so Called Candy

Q: Dear 100HB:Where do candy corns come from?Sincerely,Hal LoueneA: Dear Candy Cobbed Genesis:First created in the 1880s by George Renninger of the Wunderle Candy Company, the three colors of candy corn are meant to symbolize actual corn. George Renninger came up with the idea to celebrate the unique food from the Americas but mostly because he was...

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Let me think...minus 9 months means...

Q: Dear 100 Hour Board, You have been busy 100 board, and i will add to your work load... i have a birthday coming up and this got me wondering, what month has the most birthdays celebrated in? thank you wise one... Birthday Boy A: Dear Spank Receiver (for your birthday and unnatural habit of not capitalizing your i's), The 100 Hour Board...

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Bird On A Wire

Q: Is it true that birds will sit on a wire to keep their feet warm?Thanks,Avian FowlA: Dear H5N1:In answer to your question we went to Rocky Mountain Power company:100HB: "I was hoping you could tell me why birds sit on your powerlines. It has been suggested that it keeps their feet warm. Is this true?"RckPW: "I don't know. I've never heard of that....

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Whirling Johns

Q: Dear All-Wise-100-Hr-Board, I have heard (but have never traveled far enough to confirm) that when above the equator a toilet flushes in the opposite direction than from below the equator. Is this true? If so, what occurs when you are located AT the equator?   Sincerely, Flushed Away   A: Dear Swirly,   Who says they use...

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I Thought I Had An Idea

Q: dear 100 boardi apologize for my absence, but i need an answer and i know of only one place to get the truth..... ok board a light bulb burns out, are we still using energy if the light switch is on even though our bulb has seen its last?... i appreciate your time oh wise 100!!PatA: Oh Pat. Your absence is unexcused. The 100 Hour Board is aware...

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Confusing Cuisine

Q: Dear 100 Hour BoardI read the ingredients of many foods I eat. Not one of them has made much sense to me. I don't remember ever learning about the chemicals listed on the back of food. Who is to say whether or not these may be cancerous? Where can I find information regarding the chemicals/ingredients of food?Regards,Stuck with sodium benzoateA: Dear gastronomically, molecularly and masticatingly challenged,Please repeat after me. "Chemicals are my friends. Chemicals are my friend." Take a deep...

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Electircal Potential Differences...its all Voltage to Me

Dear 100 (Day?) Board:Q: Why does the United States use 110 voltage and Europe 220? And why the different plug system for them?Sincerely,220V A,L PlugA: Dear Anti-Adapter,In short, to answer your question laziness and unilateralism has caused the issues regarding inconsistent voltage, Hz and plugs not to mention that pesky metric system. To help you...

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Turn Me Off or On?...It All Depends on How Long

Q: Is it better to leave fluorescent bulbs on continually or turn them on and off as needed? Is there a time when it is more efficient to leave them off?Sincerely,In the DarkA: Dear Dark Side:Your question of efficiency is a good one. I would qualify the question by asking, is it better to leave fluorescent bulbs on continually or turn them on and...

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