Category: Social studies

How much does a helicopter pollute? Our helicopter transports 4 people over 615 km with 419 liters of Jet A fuel. The GHG emissions from Jet A are similar to gasoline, at around 3 kg per liter (See AskPablo: The Tailpipe Mystery), so 419 liters would result in 1,257 kg of GHGs. What are some […]

What is the female version of Lord? The appellation “lord” is primarily applied to men, while for women the appellation “lady” is used. What is a lady lord? The word lady is a term of respect for a girl or woman, the equivalent of gentleman. Once used to describe only women of a high social […]

What year Chevy trucks are interchangeable? If your talking motors, then 1987 to 1995 were TBI and the parts are somewhat interchangeable. Now there are some exceptions. As far as wheels the 5 lug pattern is the same from the 1970’s up to 1999. Will a Chevy 1500 door fit a 2500? Between the Chevrolet […]

How do you release the parking brake on a Mercedes Sprinter? Release the parking brakes by pressing the button on the dashboard. If the parking brakes are engaged, you will not be able to set the parking brakes in the service position. Without pressing the brake pedal, press the START button. If your car doesn’t […]

How does a 8-bit shift register work? The SN74HC595N is a simple 8-bit shift register IC. Simply put, this shift register is a device that allows additional inputs or outputs to be added to a microcontroller by converting data between parallel and serial formats. Essentially it takes 8 bits from the serial input and then […]

What is the moral lesson of the story fox and the grapes? The sour grapes story for kids taken from Aesop’s fables “The fox and the grapes” is a popular story having a moral. The lesson that we can learn through this interesting story is that it is natural for us to dislike or scorn […]

How many minutes is OT in hockey? In the Stanley Cup playoffs and in all tiebreaker games, overtime periods are played like regulation periods – teams are at full strength (five skaters, barring penalties), there is no shootout, and each overtime period is 20 minutes with full intermissions between overtime periods. How does NHL hockey […]

How is milk turned into yogurt? To turn milk into yogurt, these bacteria ferment the milk, turning the lactose sugars in the milk into lactic acid. The lactic acid is what causes the milk, as it ferments, to thicken and taste tart. Because the bacteria have partially broken down the milk already, it is thought […]

What painkillers are blood thinners? blood thinners. Both Tylenol and aspirin are OTC pain relievers. However, unlike Tylenol, aspirin also has some antiplatelet (blood-clotting) properties. Aspirin blocks the formation of a compound called thromboxane A2 in platelets in the blood. Which drugs are blood thinners? Types of Blood Thinners Apixaban (Eliquis) Dabigatran (Pradaxa) Dalteparin (Fragmin) […]

What is the largest type of drum? Bass Drum. Also known as the kick drum, the bass drum is the largest type of drum within a drum set. What is the biggest drum set ever? Mark Temperato got confirmation that his set was in fact officially the world’s largest drum set, it only had 340 […]