David was hardly a "puny little". He was a shepherd, accustomed to living outdoors for months at a time, likely acquiring much of his food by himself, and to protect his sheep he killed a bear and a lion by himself. He was likely deeply tanned and quite muscular.

Thanks, Robert! I am subscribed and I've got friends who will just die when they read this.

Just as "horse" has nothing to do with an animal at Churchill Downs, and "tea" has nothing to do with an herbal infusion popular in Britain, the druggies are using "bath salts" as a code word so that the 'squares' won't catch on.

So I decided to find out for myself and read the whole Wikipedia article, instead of the bits I had scanned earlier. Now i've DL'd the Gutenberg "Princess of Mars" so I can catch up on my 40 year old reading list.

Re: Link at "today's issue of Science":

re: John Carter:

I don't think I've ever heard green or orange called "earthy" before. I guess they look quite like some sort of brown to you. My sympathies.

Go to 1:14. That makes it obvious - We don't want to get wet!!!

WOW!!! I did not know that our telescopes were that powerful!!!!!!

Have you seen the video posted by Gr8andPowerfulTurtle at 8:57 A.M.? How'd you like to deal with that chick?

Thanks, that does make the differences more apparent.

Ditto Captain-Chaos and Therru, from earlier.

Thanks SO much for sharing this!!! It's a great illustration of how the Majority can be completely wrong. while a despised opinion might be closer to reality.

If Pharmacology is a Science and Mr. White is a character of fiction, then Breaking Bad certainly IS science fiction. Not that I've ever seen the show, but I'm sure this is not the first time BB has been mentioned here. Don't know about that zombie stuff, but it sounds much more like MacGyverism than that crap…

Sofia Shinas makes it even more complicated. (Dr. Hellner was a sap)

Not sure of your concept of terminal velocity — [en.wikipedia.org]

I have a short-haired calico who has dense fur that needs combing three times a week from April til November. Its easy to twirl the combings between my palms into a "yarn" almost a foot long that holds together pretty well for such little effort. My PC is on top of my desk, yet I have to clear the fan grills monthly…

There is another "Arak" (various spellings, since it is not originally spelled with roman characters) from the Middle East. It's a very strongly flavored anise liquor, sometimes 200 proof. A Lebanese friend introduced me to this. He mixed his chosen brand half-and-half with NYC tap water. It turned from crystal clear…

In the same way that you'd want to know about the way movie SPFX are created — it's about the (Hyughhhk) artistry involved in (oooork) getting such realistic (KkkHh!) details (BleeeaahhhhhhH!!!!)

Yes, the linked "video has been removed because its content violated YouTube's Terms of Service".