keirawynn
keirawynn t1_itbefj7 wrote
Reply to comment by travelinmatt76 in ELI5 Why eggs (the shell) are different colours depending on the country they are produced in by VOODOO__ECONOMICS
Retailers will up the price of variations to convince customers they're better in some way. And if most producers provide white eggs, the market would pay less for them, since a greater supply is available.
keirawynn t1_it2dnnl wrote
The challenge is that viruses use the host's own cells to multiply.
A virus outside the body can be dispatched with soap and water, or alcohol, but once it's inside you, it is literally inside your cells.
So anything that works well against viruses are probably going to interrupt essential cellular functions for you too.
keirawynn t1_iu3ip94 wrote
Reply to a grave i found while at a funeral yesterday. i was at st marys in Barton, lancashire (england). i asked the priest and he said he is equally flummoxed by it. by brownsabbeth
Maybe they wanted to reunite the brothers in death, despite them being interred so far apart? Or there was family on both sides that wanted a memorial for both brothers.