#3 Why can’t you recycle pizza boxes?
I have to admit, I have never heard of this before. I have always recycled pizza boxes but apparently you’re not supposed to.
The same thing that is bad for us is also bad for the environment, …the grease! You can’t recycle cardboard soaked in grease!
When cardboard is recycled its mixed with water and turned into a slurry. If some asshole, like me, puts a grease soaked pizza box into the mix then a layer of oil forms at the top of the slurry like gas on water. Well, once you’ve got oil in the slurry the whole recycling process needs to be stopped and the machine needs to be cleaned. You end up wasting all off the recycled material and slowing up the next batch…thanks Mr. Planck…ASSHOLE!!!
From what I understand though you can feel free to rip the top of the box off and recycle that.
#2 Why are roof tiles rough and bumpy? Wouldn’t it make more sense if they were slick so the rain/snow would slide off?
What a strange question…but I wouldn’t expect anything else from the dude. I guess to try and attempt to answer this question we need to look at what shingles do and why they are made the way they are.
Shingles protect the structure of the roof. They keep the rain and sun off the wood and protect it. Most shingles are asphalt which is either use a fiberglass mat or an organic mat made of mostly cellulose-fiber and then have a thick tar applied to them and are then topped with rough asphalt granules that reflect and dissipate heat as well as provide protection for the shingle from the things like wind and fire. These shingles are so prevalent because they are cheap to make, easy to work with, and provide great protection while having good durability.
There are smooth roofs out there like metal roofs that are made from aluminum and steel that are quickly gaining popularity due to their resistance to fire, speed and ease of installation, and expected longevity. As far as I could tell the idea of using these metal roofs to keep snow from building up is not an important feature as compared to cost, resilience, and ease of installation. If you have a chance to build a house I would recommend a high pitched roof as the most effective way to prevent snow build up!
#1 If I toss a ball high enough into the air and waited 24 hours … would I be able to catch it?
Ok, so this one I'll be happy to admit gave me a headache...thank god for scotch! The simple answer to this question is yes it is possible but no, it's not likely. As a former Marine sniper you understand the complexities of projectile motion...now multiply that by a million! First you can't throw it straight up because the speed you would have to throw it at for it to stay up 24 hours far exceeds Earth's escape velocity. With that being said your best bet is some kind of shallow elliptical orbit that will decay just in time to fall back to the original starting position.
Now think about this for a minute...when talking about orbits you have to bring into account the rotation of the Earth which spins at different speeds at different latitudes because of the different circumferences...at the poles the spin is almost non-existent, and the equator you have the max spin at about 1000mph. Around the DFW area you are looking at about 800mph. Then, what direction are you going to throw it? That will determine if the Earth is spinning with the motion of the ball or against it. What are the winds doing at different altitudes and because its a shallow orbit the ball will probably dip into the atmosphere a few times before it hits your glove and incinerates your hand.
Hate to say it but the gravitational pull of the sun and the moon will probably even come into effect on this one, hell, even the solar wind. With the Apollo missions and the shuttle missions they have thrust they can use to make course corrections to make up for these but the angle and the velocity you launch the ball with will have to be perfect...so like I said...if you were able to nail down every variable it would be possible, but highly unlikely!
Thanks for the questions Dude!
Bella,...not sure about Emeril...those crazy Italians are so unpredictable!
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interesting theory on the ball. certainly contained more variables than I had considered... solar wind.. shit I didn't consider that.
I should have asked another one - why hasn't evolution eradicated foreskin yet? Seriously... why the hoodie?
Re the greasy pizza boxes - I thought I was neurotic enough debating whether to skip ripping off all the scotch tape from the cardboard before recycling. Here in Toronto we've closed down our landfills so I guess I'll have to pay extra to have my greasy pizza boxes dumped in Michigan!
Just dump them in Detroit, they won't even notice!
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