Answer to Recent Science Tuesday Question - Fastest Elevator

The Question: Where is the world's fastest elevator?

Possible Answers
1) Singapore 45% 5
2) New York, USA 0% 0
3) Germany 0% 0
4) Japan 36% 4
5) Hong Kong 9% 1
6) Las Vegas, USA 9% 1

11 votes total

Correct Answer:
The fastest elevators that are normally used for human transportation are in the Yokohama Landmark Tower in Yokohama, Japan. The elevators operate at a maximum vertical speed of 28MPH (45KPH). They can take passengers from the 2nd floor to the 69th floor in 40 seconds. Wow! An elevator that gives you whiplash! At that speed, what elevator music do you play?

But maybe it's not actually Japan anymore, read here.

Answer to recent Science Tuesday quiz - Headless Cockroaches

The question: How long can a cockroach survive without its head attached?

Possible Answers:
1) Too long! 11% 1
2) 12 hours, and then it gets irritated 0% 0
3) More than one week 11% 1
4) Not more than 3 days 22% 2
5) Who would actually study this? 11% 1
6) It dies immediately after its head is removed. 44% 4

9 votes total

Correct Answer:
A cockroach can survive for more than one week without its head. Some reports say cockroaches have survived up to 9 days without a head. The brain tissue of a cockroach is distributed throughout its body. Without a head, the cockroach eventually dies of thirst because it cannot drink.

Answers to Recent Science Question - Chopstick Arthritis

The Question: What is 'chopsticks' arthritis?


Possible Answers:
1) A very strong Asian cocktail causing severe pain in body joints the next day 30% 3
2) A form of arthritis caused by repetitive motion required to eat with chopsticks daily 30% 3
3) An insulting way to talk about old Chinese ways of thinking 20% 2
4) A kind of arthritis of the hands thats can be cured by using chopsticks each day 20% 2
10 votes total

Correct Answer:
A form of arthritis caused by repetitive motion required to eat with chopsticks daily

"A study of more than 2,500 residents of Beijing found that osteoarthritis was more common in the hands used to operate chopsticks -- and in the fingers specifically stressed by chopstick use."