the lost dot

 

It seems that every once in a while there will be another “Jar of Dots” post with several articles here and there… and expect anything as “stupid as it might sound”

To read the previous Jar of Dots click here

Do fish Drink Water:

Once upon a time i had a book called “Do fish drink water” … i actually bought it because i didn’t know the answer of the question… and realized that there were many other questions i didn’t have the answers for !

To answer the question…Do you remember the science lesson “osmosis” and “diffusion” well it is almost the same concept here.

The MadSci Network explains that fish need to keep a certain concentration of salt in their bodies. Marine fish need to worry about preventing water loss, because they already get plenty of salt. They drink sea water, and their gills process the water but remove the salt. In fact, some saltwater fish lack properly functioning kidneys, in order to help avoid losing too much water.Freshwater fish have the opposite problem: They need more salt. They absorb water through their skin and have effective ways of excreting excess liquid to maintain the salt they need.

Got it? Btw check out the source …it has really interesting questions too like “why do girls have better hand writing than boys” “who invented play doh” “who was the first rapper” !!!!

Allah Made Me Funny:

talking about controversial issues from an Islamic perspective through a lot of comedy is what these people do… many might know them … for those who don’t then check out the youtube link below.  Their official website is Allah Made me Funny

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Japan Tobacco:

You know how obsessed i am with …. “not cigarettes” :p … ADVERTISEMENTS people !

I was checking out my fav site and reached to this article which showed several ads of Japan Tobacco.  They tried to have an awareness campaign but retain their customers at the same time… check out some of their ads ! (the comments on the website were hilarious though)

It’s not what’s shown on the sign that scares me, its what it implies. Remember that old mother’s cliché, “you’ll put someone’s eye out with that thing!”… well, the “thing” is the red-hot end of a cigarette and the “eye” belongs to an innocent, rosy-cheeked child. You make the connection. Or as the ad urges, DON’T make it. Smoke carefully, a child’s sight may depend on it! Oh, and the helicopter in the upper right corner? Don’t ask me, I was hoping YOU knew.

This makes sense – and without straining your brain for 20 minutes trying to figure it out. The phrasing conforms to Japanese cultural norms in that it does not demand you “stub out lit cigarettes!!”, but instead merely suggests you (A) consider how the consequences of your actions affect society at large and (B) do the right thing. On the lighter side, note the graphic “crown of thorns” over the fireman’s head denoting shock and/or surprise, a common feature in these ads

IT IS BAD ! Seriously there are even WORSE than these ADVERTISEMENTs ! If you want to torture yourself with more of these green and beige ads Click here

The Art of Shaving:

It is fancy… it is posh and it is NICE ! Trying to add few links to our male readers … (although there is a women’s section) but i found the stuff very “tempting” !

هل سيطرح منهج بمسمى ” حقوق الإنسان”  في… السعوديه؟

هناك مشروع لطرح المقرر في المنهج المدرسي والجامعي في الجامعه ! يا خبر اليوم بفلوس بكره يب ءا ببلاش

100 things you didn’t know last year:

BBC news had one of the most enjoyable articles of “the year” … you know by the end of a year and the beginning of another you’d read a lot about “best fascinating people of 2007″ “most cutest cat of 2007″ and probably “worst looking frog of 2007″ …

i loved this article that i received via email (giving credit to those who deserve) … it seems 2007 passed and there were a lot of things we didn’t know such as:

Saddam Hussein’s codename while in US custody in 2004/5 was “Victor”. (i wonder why victor…)

Tony Blair does not keep a personal diary (so? )

Only about half of China’s population can speak the national language, Mandarin. (which language do they speak)

Harvesting rhubarb in candlelight helps preserve its flavour. (how torturing)

There is mobile phone reception from the summit of Mount Everest. (people need to call and state that they are still alive)

You can bearrested for using someone’s wi-fi network without permission. (oops..)

Left-handed people are called sinistral (dots the sinistral ..)

IP addresses will run out in 2010. (!!!!! )

Read more on this subject by clicking here

Pie Gate:

Do you believe in love from first sight? I loved this Pie Gate at Lilian Vernon it is very handy especially if you bake a pie with like raspberry filling ! this thing just makes your pie looks so neat and tidy ! 

Top 15 Amazing Coincidence:

Do you believe in coincidences?  This article has quite “stunning” coincidences such as:

In 1973, actor Anthony Hopkins agreed to appear in “The Girl From Petrovka”, based on a novel by George Feifer. Unable to find a copy of the book anywhere in London, Hopkins was surprised to discover one lying on a bench in a train station. It turned out to be George Feifer’s own annotated (personal) copy, which Feifer had lent to a friend, and which had been stolen from his friend’s car. 

In the 19th century, the famous horror writer, Egdar Allan Poe, wrote a book called ‘The narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym’. It was about four survivors of a shipwreck who were in an open boat for many days before they decided to kill and eat the cabin boy whose name was Richard Parker. Some years later, in 1884, the yawl, Mignonette, foundered, with only four survivors, who were in an open boat for many days. Eventually the three senior members of the crew killed and ate the cabin boy. The name of the cabin boy was Richard Parker.

A Last Dot:

Be happy ….