What have you always wanted to know?

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I was wondering today whether GPs see other GPs if they are ill? Can anyone tell me? I'm assuming yes as they wouldn't be allowed to prescribe medications for themselves?

What other random things have you always wondered/wanted to know?

If you have a GA for an op on/in the throat how does that work?
Is it not in the way ??

@What2Offer

What was named first the orange colour or the orange fruit? And do other languages use the same word for both?

In English, the colour was named after the fruit. We didn't start using it to describe the colour for a long time afterwards. Look at a robin- we call it "red breast" but its breast is orange as that colour was included under the label "red" at the time the phrase was coined. ("Purple" is another relatively new colour name. Purple things used to be described as blue.)

Plenty of languages have a separate word for the colour and the fruit.
Danish: colour- orange, fruit: appelsin
German: colour- orange, fruit: Orange OR Apfelsine

I have heard that the way different languages describe colours (eg, if you have a separate word for orange and for red, or just call it all shades of red) influences how speakers of that language see colour.

@MintyMabel in addition to cows having accents, studies have indicated this is true for other animals around the world. So the way an animal vocalises is, essentially, affected by nationality

What were you supposed to do with the three seashells in "Demolition Man" movie?

@What2Offer

What was named first the orange colour or the orange fruit? And do other languages use the same word for both?

apples and pramges were both called æpples (with the funny æ) at one point. later on the fruit was named after the colour to distinguish between the 2 fruits.

How bad did it smell in the past?

Like the whole thing of going back in time.

What did it look like in the past before cameras were invented? Paintings and modern reconstructions just aren't the same.

Would my ancestors from 1800 have understood my accent?

And when is the zombie apocalyse time tabled for? I need to sure I am fully prepped.

apples and oranges
no idea what a pragmes is

@Doxie8

I'm a total introvert and used to be very shy. I've always wanted to know what it's like to be an extrovert, be able to talk to anyone, be so self assured.

I'm very much an extrovert and can talk to anyone but I'm not sure if I can describe what it's like as it's just normal to me but I'll try.

It's handy knowing that no matter the situation, I can make conversation with people but I do often wonder if what I'm saying is stupid.
I've worked in sales a lot and it's a handy thing to be able to speak to people, especially when you're on commission as you can build a rapport with people quickly.

@PurpleFadesToGreen

If you have a GA for an op on/in the throat how does that work? Is it not in the way ??

Wow. Mind. Blown. I need the answer to this too now.

And the elephant hierarchy of matriarchy is interesting too. Young bulls driven out to fend for themselves.

@What2Offer

What was named first the orange colour or the orange fruit? And do other languages use the same word for both?

Oooh. I know this. The fruit came first. Prior to that the colour was known as 'yellow-red'.

French uses the same word for both, though the fruit is preceded by l' (l'orange) for the and the gender changes based on the fruit or colour. The fruit is feminine (une orange) and the colour is masculine (un orange).

@Iwanttoknowthis
I loved it when I was younger although I work in a completely different area now and not sure I could go back into it. The animals were fine, the owners were much harder work!

The many balls were from castrations, a large proportion of surgical procedures in small practices are just neutering pets!

@Treemama

What were you supposed to do with the three seashells in "Demolition Man" movie?

OH YES to this!!

What happened to Natalee Holloway?
what happened to Madeleine McCann?

How do I know that what you perceive to be blue/red/purple/whatever is actually the same as the colour I see?

@MintyMabel

Where do babies come from? I don't believe the stork theory anymore. The supermarket. You see them in people's trollies all the time.

😂 this made me laugh more than it should've

Your tummy button is on the outside of your body where you were once attached to the umbilical cord. What's on the inside of your body?

Nothing. It was connected to a large blood vessel, similar to the umbilical cord which went to your liver, but after birth it to shrivels up.

What was named first the orange colour or the orange fruit? And do other languages use the same word for both?

In English, the colour is named after the fruit. Prior to the discovery of the fruit, all orange coloured things were considered to be red (such as robin red breast). Lots of countries use the same word for the fruit and the colour.

@PurpleFadesToGreen

If you have a GA for an op on/in the throat how does that work? Is it not in the way ??

When I had my wisdom teeth out under GA, they put the tube up my nose instead. It went down the back of my throat, but at least it wasn't in my mouth where they had to work.

Same with DD's tonsillectomy.

Great thread OP

@Mangomoonlight

How do I know that what you perceive to be blue/red/purple/whatever is actually the same as the colour I see?

This always weirds me out. We don't know. We can't know. Obviously the same wavelengths of light shine into our eyes, but what if our brains process them differently? You would never know because how could you describe colour other than using words for colour- which you learned because someone taught you "The sky is blue" but maybe the sky looks different to them?

Whether there is any meaningful difference between a universe without time, and a universe without motion.

I’ve rewatched Blink this evening and then your question popped up.

How would modern teenagers cope if mobile phones suddenly stopped working?

On that note, how would things go if we have a massive coronal mass ejection which knocked out our satellite system?

@MintyMabel

I've always wanted to know what sea creatures haven't been discovered yet

Umm...nobody knows that...

I know 😂 I'm obviously not going to get answers but I still want to know what's down there.

@Mangomoonlight

How do I know that what you perceive to be blue/red/purple/whatever is actually the same as the colour I see?

My partner is colourblind but says he can see / acknowledge certain colours (as is the case for most colourblind people) and it fascinates me that is the case! Had no clue until I knew him - I think I genuinely believed the world would be black and white for a colourblind person!

@Angrypregnantlady I think what you saw in Tanzania were Honeymooning Lions. They have sex about 20 times a day for a week, sleeping in between. Dh and I saw a pair on our honeymoon and felt a touch inadequate by comparison

@Mangomoonlight ds is colourblind and it’s fascinating trying to guess what he sees. I first noticed it when he was a toddler helping me pair socks. Apparently a ridiculous proportion of men are colourblind for red/green which is scary when you think about traffic lights.