News tagged with toilet paper


Smoke on the water -- and in the microphone? (AP)

Smoke on the water -- and in the microphone?

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2

(AP) -- What do you get if you combine a smoke machine, some tubing, a laser pointer, a fan and a piece of toilet paper? Answer: a microphone unlike any other.


Alice.com grasps the woes of buying toilet paper

Technology / Internet

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- If shopping for household essentials like toilet paper and soap isn't your favorite activity, a new Web site might eliminate the task - while saving you cash.





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The greenest paper of them all

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Wondering which paper towel or toilet paper is the greenest? The nonprofit advocacy group Greenpeace has released a pocket guide to paper products -- an updated version of the old National Resources Defense Council guide. ...


Cause of common chronic diarrhea revealed in new research

Cause of common chronic diarrhea revealed in new research

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A common type of chronic diarrhoea may be caused by a hormone deficiency, according to new research published in the November issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The author ...


E-books gain a foothold at Frankfurt Book Fair

Technology / Internet

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- While paper books still outnumber texts that can be read online or on dedicated readers like the Kindle or eBook, use of the electronic versions is growing.


Redback spiders were first spotted in Japan in 1995

Venomous Aussie redback spiders invading Japan

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Australia's venomous redback spiders are on the march in Japan, where they are believed to have arrived years ago as stowaways on cargo ships, a wildlife expert warned Wednesday.


Researcher offers hope for male diabetes sufferers

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Glasgow have made a significant discovery in the study of a rare form of diabetes which predominantly affects men.


In the Palace of the Naked Mole-Rat

In the Palace of the Naked Mole-Rat

Biology /

created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Naked Mole-Rats are ugly, but also very interesting mammals. Now scientists want to find out, if the males influence the distribution of male and female progeny.


Digital Life: Celebrities take to Twitter, but for most, it's a one-way tweet

Technology / Internet

created Mar 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stars -- they're just like us!


Touch can trump taste, says Rutgers retail scholar

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 15, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

For some consumers, the way a cup of mineral water tastes has more to do with the container than the contents. Especially for consumers who are less likely to enjoy touching items or products before deciding to buy them.


Mothers of children with autism have higher parental stress, psychological distress

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Ask any mother and she'll tell you that raising a preschooler is no easy task. Now imagine what it must be like to bring up a child with autism or a developmental delay.


Switching it up: How memory deals with a change in plans

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 18, 2008 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (13) | comments 5

You're about to leave work at the end of the day when your cell phone rings: it's your spouse, asking that you pick up a gallon of milk on the way home. Before you head out the door, though, your spouse calls again and asks ...



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