Entries by Rhoda Israelov

If You Blog “God bless You!” What Are the Chances They’ll Sneeze?

Q: “If you call a random phone number and say ‘God bless you,’ what are the chances that the person who answers just sneezed?” (This is yet another of the absurd hypothetical questions to which author Randall Munroe offers serious scientific answers in “Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions”.) This Thanksgiving week, I’m devoting […]

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How Many LEGO Bricks Would it Take to Build a Blog Post?

Q: “How many Lego bricks would it take to build a bridge capable of carrying traffic from London to New York? Have that many Lego bricks been manufactured?” asks Jerry Peterson. (This is another of the absurd hypothetical questions to which author Randall Munroe offers serious scientific answers in “Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical […]

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