DETROIT — In Philadelphia, they’ve got the blues. In Cincinnati, they’ve got — well — the reds. Cincinnati is the top market for red cars in the U.S., while Philly buyers prefer blue, according to sales data released by Ford Motor Co. Sometimes, color preferences are logical. Buyers in hot cities, like Phoenix and Dallas, [...]
October 25, 2009
You know that “rumble” or “growl” you sometimes hear from your stomach? I’m certain we have all experienced it at least once. It is a normal part of digestion, and, would you believe, it has a name: Borborygmus It originates in the stomach or upper part of the small intestine as muscles contract to move [...]
October 25, 2009
VICEROY HOTEL, Miami, Florida Why It’s Cool: In a city loaded with cool pools, the recently opened pool at the Viceroy stands out. The two-acre pool deck—with Japanese blueberry trees and swanky chaise lounges and beds—features three types of pools: an 80-person hot tub, a wading pool, and a football-field-size swimming pool. Perhaps coolest of [...]
October 24, 2009
A recent study performed by Kowa, the manufacturer of the new, over-the-counter Lady Guard pills, claims that the constant need to always be near a bathroom profoundly affects the quality of life among Japanese women of all ages. They go on to say that this eternal quest is a cause of undue stress and bladder [...]
October 24, 2009
UMAID BHAWAN PALACE, Jodhpur, India Why It’s Cool: In a massive, 347-room palace overlooking the Blue City of Jodhpur in the Indian state of Rajasthan, this serene, temperature-controlled swimming basin takes advantage of natural candlelight—with rose petals sometimes strewn on the surface. The hotel is run by the Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, which shares [...]
October 23, 2009
Are square A and B the same color? They are. Are too. The illusion, called the same color illusion, illustrates that purely human observations in science may be ambiguous or inaccurate. Even such a seemingly direct perception as relative color. Similar illusions exist on the sky, such as the size of the Moon near the [...]
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