Questions you'd like answering, regardless of how trivial they may seem

[Alex321]

A simple question: Why???

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2...agher-oasis-elizabeth-peyton-painting-auction

Because they think somebody will pay that much for it. Logic seems to disappear in the art world.

 

[grldtnr]

WHY?
Such an innocuous question to ask, especially when posed by a 3 yr old.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Why, relative to body weight, is a human testicle triple the size of a gorilla’s but a fifth of that of a chimpanzee?

 

[Time Waster]

We went to Manchester today and walking from the station to where we intended to get to I noticed that if it was safe to do so the cyclists ignored red lights. Coming from a more rural area into local villages and a small, regional city I don't see that many red light jumpers. Also, about 10 years ago when I last went to Manchester city centre I never noticed this.

Is RLJ more common in big city centres vs towns and small cities? Is it more common in all big cities? Or have I just met more RLJers than you'd normal see? It's just that it looked like RLJing in Manchester seemed more the rule than the exception like the places I go to more often.

PS it's the same with pedestrians waiting for green man at crossings BTW so it makes me think it is big city thing for riders and walkers or it's a Manchester thing.

 

[Poacher]

Why, relative to body weight, is a human testicle triple the size of a gorilla’s but a fifth of that of a chimpanzee?

Because chimpanzees put it about more than we do, and a hell of a lot more than gorillas.
As for bonobos, you really don't want to know!