What You Ought To Know

Not Funny Bone

The Brothers Winn — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:00:25 +0000

Why do we call it the funny bone?

Quicksand Lies

The Brothers Winn — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:59:50 +0000

Links

How Stuff (Quicksand) Works

Break

The Brothers Winn — Mon, 19 May 2008 23:03:03 +0000

Taking a break.

Spotting

The Brothers Winn — Fri, 16 May 2008 23:24:49 +0000

We Stand Corrected

Good thing super viewer Halfabee knows more than we do:

Just wathced your show on Spotting. I’m a recreational figure skater and must say that some corrections are in order.

Dancers spot but figure skaters do not. Watch a figure skating competition on TV and you definitely won’t see any skaters’ heads whipping back and forth while they spin. Here’s more of what YOU ought to know (Sorry… I’m sure you’ve never heard THAT before.)

Figure skaters spin too fast to spot. That’s just the facts of spinning around on a thin piece of metal while standing on a sheet of ice.

In addition, it’s just not possible to spot in certain spinning positions, such as a layback (http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2006/olympics/2006/writers/02/09/figure.skating/T1Cohen.jpg) , a camel spin (http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00373/camel%20spin.JPG), or, even more convincingly, a Biellmann spin (http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00373/biellman%20spin.JPG).

The physics of spinning are pretty simple. Anyone who’s ever played with an office chair knows that if you start spinning with your arms stretched out and then pull them, you start spinning faster. Figure skaters often start spinning with their arms spread out and pull them in to spin faster.

Imagine that you have a top. OK, of course you have a top…. I mean, imagine you one of those toys that spins. You know what I mean. You spin one of those suckers and it just keeps going. That’s because it’s weight is evenly distributed around a center axis of rotation. If you had a “head” on top of the top that kept spotting (turning back and forth), the top wouldn’t spin nearly as well. The same applies to figure skating spins. Figure skaters turn their heads INTO the spin. That helps to keep everything distributed more evenly over that center axis, which helps them spin longer.

Go get some ballet and some figure skating videos and watch them in slow-motion. (Ha! I’m SO gonna make you watch figure skating. =P)

So, why don’t figure skaters lose their lunch? The answer is boring. You just get used to the sensation of spinning. Also, don’t eat a full meal right before you get on the ice (who eats a full meal right before they work out?) Nobody wants to clean up frozen vomit.

Bike To Work Day

The Brothers Winn — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:55:19 +0000

It's not today it's tomorrow. But if we told you then it would be too late. So everybody suit up!

Catching It

The Brothers Winn — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:08:11 +0000

The guy behind the camera caught strep throat. And he didn't tell me about it so I didn't know when I came in. And you can catch it from breathing.

Everything Is Blue

The Brothers Winn — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:42:34 +0000

Special Thanks

To North Shore Explorers for the underwater photos and footage.

The Sounds Of Space

The Brothers Winn — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:37:49 +0000

If a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it does it really make a sound?

Apathy

The Brothers Winn — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:28:34 +0000

Who cares?

Off The Radar

The Brothers Winn — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:12:46 +0000

They’re tracking you:

London CCTV
Cell Phones
RFID Chip

Cram It

The Brothers Winn — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:33:10 +0000

Armed with an array of snack and stimulants you are gonna spend the next 21 hours trying to ramrod some education into that cranium of yours.

Just Grow It Back

The Brothers Winn — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:26:52 +0000

Regrown Links:

Hearts
Fingers

Invest In Food

The Brothers Winn — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:36:18 +0000

Hungry links

WSJ article

Open Mind Closed

The Brothers Winn — Fri, 02 May 2008 23:54:01 +0000

Double Post Day

Don’t miss the last video from “Open Mind” week on Racism. Today was the first time we have put up two shows in one day. We heard you Mr. Q!

Racism

The Brothers Winn — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:48:24 +0000

Being a white guy I don't think I can really do a show on racism... cause... you know... I'm white.

Darwin’s Intelligent Design

The Brothers Winn — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:27:38 +0000

By Request:

MOYERS: Is evolution a theory, not a fact?
DAWKINS: Evolution has been observed. It’s just that it hasn’t been observed while it’s happening.
MOYERS: What do you mean it’s been observed.
DAWKINS: The consequences of. It is rather like a detective coming on a murder after the scene. And you… the detective hasn’t actually seen the murder take place, of course. But what you do see is a massive clue. Now, any detective…
MOYERS: Circumstantial evidence.
DAWKINS: Circumstantial evidence, but masses of circumstantial evidence. Huge quantities of circumstantial evidence. It might as well be spelled out in words of English. Evolution is true. I mean it’s as circumstantial as that, but it’s as true as that.

Bill Moyers Richard Dawkins Interview.

Liberals vs Conservatives

The Brothers Winn — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:49:45 +0000

If you want to keep your friends you are never supposed to talk about religion or politics. Today we are going to talk about both!

Global Warming

The Brothers Winn — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:12:02 +0000

Hot Links:

Pacific Research Institute:
the documentary, more information

Reid A. Bryson - scroll down for ice cap article

Solar Activity: A dominant factor in climate dynamics - scroll down read sections in blue

BBC’s The Great Global Warming Swindle

Other possible causes for global warming

In our previous version of this show we quoted the number of deaths from the lake Nyos tragedy incorrectly. We pride ourselves in our determination to make corrections. Thanks for your understanding.

An Open Mind

The Brothers Winn — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:47:48 +0000

Fred Nietzsche writes "We criticize a thinker more sharply when he presents us with a displeasing proposition; and yet it would be more reasonable to do this when his proposition pleases us."

Nukes, They’re The Bomb

The Brothers Winn — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:16:07 +0000

Nuclear Links:

Trinity and Beyond the Atomic Bomb Movie

Declassified Nuclear Bomb Footage

Cheating Death

The Brothers Winn — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:23:58 +0000

Years ago I came into this world screaming, bald, and toothless. It's probably the way I'll head out of it too.

Gutenberg Book Club

The Brothers Winn — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:12:34 +0000

You coasted through lit class and you found that the best place to make up for lost sleep was history.

Bike Pain

The Brothers Winn — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:45:01 +0000

The first truly modern bicycle was invented by a Scotsman.

Hiccups

The Brothers Winn — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:25:47 +0000

Hiccup Links:

The stuff that cures… or not.

Charles Osborne

Mad Genius

The Brothers Winn — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:11:36 +0000

More crazy stuff

oddballs may have more creative minds

Star-1-1

The Brothers Winn — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:15:52 +0000

There are two different kinds of special codes you can use on your phone. Star and pound codes (also called vertical service codes) and N11 codes.

Hail To The Chief

The Brothers Winn — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:29:55 +0000

Links

Video comparing the 1994 Texas gubernatorial debate with the 2004 presidential debate.

Article from the Boston Globe

Article from Truthdig.com

How Gross Is Your Salary

The Brothers Winn — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:04:19 +0000

It's tax day. So I thought it might be good to talk about how much you really make.

So Sue Me

The Brothers Winn — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:08:05 +0000

A few weeks ago I got an invitation in the mail to a class action lawsuit.

Happiness, What A Bummer

The Brothers Winn — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:14:23 +0000

Roll out your yoga mats and light up the incense. It's time to get our Zen on.

Bigger, Better or Both

The Brothers Winn — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:07:48 +0000

Computers used to be the size of a house, why shouldn't your TV?

The Big 100

The Brothers Winn — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:53:50 +0000

Every New Years, or when the odometer rolls over you've got to throw a party.

QWERTY

The Brothers Winn — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:52:32 +0000

Links:

Make Mine Dvorak Learn more about it.
Change in 30 seconds Setup instructions.

Human Family Reunion

The Brothers Winn — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:46:00 +0000

There's one thing we all agree on. We're all related.

Doughnations

The Brothers Winn — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:50:48 +0000

Believe it or not we've actually had people write in to the suggestion box and ask us if they could give us money.

MP3 Players

The Brothers Winn — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:02:06 +0000

MP3 Players

Apple iPod

Anything (and everything) else

Easter DVD

The Brothers Winn — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:55:39 +0000

DVD Easter Egg sites

dvdeastereggs.com
dvdreview.com

April Liar

The Brothers Winn — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:00:31 +0000

Now Everybody knows it's April Fools. We wanted to play a prank on you but that's just not going to happen.

Capitalized Medicine

The Brothers Winn — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:35:56 +0000

More on Capitalized Medicine

Wal-Mart

Live Better Index

Cruisin’ California

The Brothers Winn — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:54:06 +0000

Believe it or not we actually have an international audience.

Portfolio Ninjas

The Brothers Winn — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:30:36 +0000

Growing up my brother and I used to climb trees - practicing to be ninjas or something.

Ten Pound Voice

The Brothers Winn — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:00:40 +0000

The guy behind the camera asks, "Why does the camera make me look 10 pounds heavier and why does my voice sound funny when it's recorded?"

The Admit Stamp

The Brothers Winn — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:52:58 +0000

My friend Laura is really into stamping - you know, letters, papers, legal documents. Apparently the government likes stamping, too.

Airborne

The Brothers Winn — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:00:39 +0000

It's popular, it's fizzy and it claims to ward off sickness better than you average homeopathologist or witch doctor.

Copyright Infinity

The Brothers Winn — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:00:40 +0000

So you made an embarrassing video of yourself, dancing in a grass skirt with a viking helmet on. And your brother put it up on MySpace. Now you're an Internet celebrity ...

Funburns

The Brothers Winn — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:07:27 +0000

More Info

Our buddy Rob wrote in a with some more helpful information (and a correction). In addition to asprin, ketoprofens (Orudis KT) and naproxen sodium (Aleve) are other anti-inflamatories. Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is not anti-inflamatory.

Also Umegoyomi wrote “What do you mean sunscreen doesn’t protect from cancer, aren’t you more likely to get cancer if you get sunburns? This is actually a very important question since I tend to feel ’safe’ with sunscreen … “

Many recent studies indicated that it is the exposure to UV (not necessarily burning) that increases the risk of skin cancer. Although a burn is a good indicator you have been over-exposed. Wearing sunscreen blocks UVB, but UVA

Mac vs PC

The Brothers Winn — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:07:27 +0000

What does OS mean?

Some of our viewers were wondering what “OS” means. It stands for Operating System and it’s the basic software that makes your computer work (like Windows Vista, Windows NT, Mac OS X, UNIX, etc.)

Birthday Kaka

The Brothers Winn — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:42:39 +0000

Soul Sister a member of the secretive 22 had a birthday a while back.

My Hawaiian Vacation

The Brothers Winn — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:21:16 +0000

Links:

North Shore Explorers

Return your rocks to Hawaii

Spontaneity

The Brothers Winn — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:11:33 +0000

Spontaneity is a funny thing.