Questions you wonder about but have never asked.

[IDM]

Why, no matter what colour food you eat, is poo always brown?

It's because of the iron from the old red blood corpuscles that have been broken down and replaced. The iron has mixed with oxygen in the body before being excreted.

in effect, your turds are rusty.

True.

I had a cracking ruby last night, but am suffering today.  Not so much rusty, more like shitting nails!

Sorry for sharing that

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

Why do we drink beer in pints? Just a general one I wondered.

[Muttley]

Why do we drink beer in pints? Just a general one I wondered.

Because if we drank halves we'd be called girls.

Solved.

[The Red Baron]

Why do we drink beer in pints? Just a general one I wondered.

You'd look a bit silly drinking beer out of a spirit glass!

Beer is a long drink and needs to be drunk in a reasonable quantity.

[RobTheRover]

Like a gallon or two

[Bentley Bullet]

Fork lift trucks have rear wheel steering to enable better manoeuvring. Why aren't  cars made the same?

[Filo]

Fork lift trucks have rear wheel steering to enable better manoeuvring. Why aren't  cars made the same?

Because Women would never be able to drive

[BobG]

I didn't know they could drive Filo!

BobG - ducking extremely quickly! Sorry girls. It's just too good an opportunity fora giggle.

[Bentley Bullet]

Why is the Moon sometimes like the size of a tennis ball, and other times the size of a great big beach ball?

[BillyStubbsTears]

Because I'm inside your head!!!!

[The Red Baron]

Why is the Moon sometimes like the size of a tennis ball, and other times the size of a great big beach ball?

I think it depends on how close it is to the Earth. The moon's orbit is elliptical, rather than circular.

Last Sunday I saw it while driving home and it was huge.

[BillyStubbsTears]

Perigee-apogee does have an effect but it's only the odd few percent. The big apparent differences are more about the position of the moon in the sky. When the moon is close to the horizon, you have familiar objects to compare its size to. And generally, your brain sees the moon as relatively large. When it's high in the sky, there is no frame of reference and your brain interprets it as being relatively small.

Have a look next time you see the moon high up in the sky. It never looks as big as it does near the horizon, but the actual size on any given night is effectively constant v

[i_ateallthepies]

Isn't it affected by the fact that close to the horizon the magnifying effect of the atmosphere is greater?

[BillyStubbsTears]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_illusion

[roversdude]

Why do we drink beer in pints? Just a general one I wondered.

Because if we drank halves we'd be called girls.

Solved.

So what are females called in Barnsley - they all drink from pint glasses
Oh I think I know answer to that

[RedJ]

Why do we call someone "late" when they've died?

[tommy toes]

Why have people begun saying 'Right from the get-go' when it's easier to say 'Right from the start.'

[Mike_F]

Why do we call someone "late" when they've died?

IIRC they're not "late" until their funeral has taken place. Without googling I'm going to take a stab at it being derived from "laid to rest".

[IDM]

Why are politicians referred to as "The Honourable..." or "The Right Honourable.."  when they clearly are often far from honourable?

[The Red Baron]

Why are politicians referred to as "The Honourable..." or "The Right Honourable.."  when they clearly are often far from honourable?

Rightly or wrongly MPs are considered  "Honourable" until proven otherwise. Right Honourable means that they are a member of Her Majesty' Privy Council. It recently came up in reference to Jeremy Corbyn, who is now eligible for membership, and whether he would swear the oath of loyalty.

[BobG]

I think I'd be pretty good at swearing an oath of loyalty.  I'd probably have to think which of the many suitable words I'd want to use though. I think four letter ones often sound the best don't you?

BobG