Stories | Matthew Alice
Hard Water, Question Mark
Published Nov. 4, 2009
Matt: Does San Diego’s hard water cause any problems in a person’s body? Sometimes when I’m forced to drink tap water, it’s like drinking Clorox and rocks. I mean, people aren’t dropping left and right from ...
Video Gamers' Health, Miranda Rights, Car Radio Distraction
Published Oct. 28, 2009
Matthew: Somebody gave my eight-year-old son an Xbox for his birthday. I am afraid he will become addicted to playing it and that it will harm him and make him just sit around the house playing ...
Monkey Babies, Grocery Express Lane, The Clap
Published Oct. 14, 2009
Hi, Matt: Do baby monkeys also keep their parents up all night crying and wanting milk and stuff? What’s the deal with crying babies? Wasn’t it bad for cavemen to be super tired during the day ...
Gray Hair, Highlighter Ink Published Oct. 7, 2009
Heymatt! I don’t know what to do. I’m only in high school, but I found a gray hair on the side of my head a ... More Comment (1)
Calculator Batteries, Killer Terms Published Sept. 30, 2009
Matt: My solar-powered calculator. How long will it last? Is it a perpetual-motion machine that will go on calculating into the next millennium? Does it ... More Comments (2)
That Fish Smell Published Sept. 23, 2009
Hey, Matt: Why does all seafood smell the same, even though it comes from such different kinds of animals (mollusks, arthropods, vertebrates)? Okay, so maybe ... More Comments (28)
Chollas Lake Towers, TSA Confiscations Published Sept. 16, 2009
Heymatt: Chollas Lake in College Grove has a radio tower that played a big role in WW2, or was the first radio tower of its ... More Comments (10)
Bag-Breathing, Rose Hips, Rainfall Measurement Published Sept. 9, 2009
Matt, please: The other night me and my friends were partying up pretty well, and my girlfriend got kind of hysterical laughing at something and ... More Post a comment
Rice, Belts Published Sept. 2, 2009
Matthew Alice: Is all rice for human consumption actually farmed from earth? I find it hard to believe that every grain of rice sitting in ... More Comment (1)
Ship Christenings, Chocolate Susans Published Aug. 19, 2009
Hey, Matt: A ship was christened the other day. I believe it was named after the soldier that jumped onto a grenade during combat, saving ... More Comments (11)
Eye Color, Corrections Published Aug. 12, 2009
Hey, Matt: My friend’s baby was born with light blue eyes, but they changed to a sort of hazel color as she got older. What ... More Comment (1)
Plant Singers, Big Cheese Published Aug. 5, 2009
Help, Matt: My friend sings to her plants. She likes to sing anyway, but she says the carbon dioxide she emits when she sings to ... More Comments (10)
Water Weather, Child Labor Published July 29, 2009
Dear Matthew Alice: I learned in school that the air moves like water. We were studying airplanes and how they stay up in the air ... More Comments (2)
Transoceanic Vision, More Crane Info Published July 22, 2009
Hey, Matt: Last year that weatherman on Channel 9 (KUUUUUSI) said that, under the right, very unusual weather conditions, it was possible to see Hawaii ... More Post a comment
Oil Craters, Crane Construction, Sunny D Writes In Published July 15, 2009
Heymatt: I’ve always wondered what happens to the big hole left when we pump oil out of the ground. Considering all the oil taken out ... More Post a comment
Dream Senses, New York Minute Published July 8, 2009
Hello, Matthew: What exactly is your brain doing when you use one of the five senses in a dream? I always figured it was just ... More Comment (1)
Caribbean Tide, Killer Words Published June 24, 2009
Dear Matt: My parents and aunt and uncle just got back from the Caribbean on vacation. We all got together to look at their pictures, ... More Post a comment
Volcano Energy, Made From Scratch, Freeway Sign Mileage Published June 17, 2009
Hey, Matt: Is it possible to get free energy from volcanoes? — Big Thinker, via email We’re already doing it, Big. Sort of. If you’re ... More Comments (8)
Zebra Riding, More on Odd Door Closings Published June 10, 2009
Matt: I like horseback riding but I’ve been thinking that I’d like to try riding a zebra. They’re related to horses and they look like ... More Post a comment
Pumpkins, Fast Humans, High Tide Published June 3, 2009
Hey Matt: Every year at Halloween time I wonder this. Since I have nothing else to do right now I figured I’d write to you ... More Post a comment
Resuscitation Air, Seasonal House Quirks, Bullfighter's Prize, Prohibition Booze Published May 27, 2009
Dear Matthew Alice: When you give somebody mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, you’re blowing air out of your mouth into their lungs. I always thought that when we ... More Post a comment
Loud Birds, Checkerboard Lawn Published May 13, 2009
Heymatt: I was on a walk the other day and it suddenly occurred to me that birds are very loud. I mean, considering how small ... More Comment (1)
Lights, Cameras on SD Roadways Published May 6, 2009
Hey, Matt: So what’s with the funky lighting along the new 5/805 merge? They have cute red-and-white beanies, antennas, and really cool monkey trapezes. I’ve ... More Comments (4)
Statue of Liberty, Mushroom Popcorn Published April 29, 2009
Hi, Matt Alice: I cleaned my silver necklace’s cross using a name-brand silver cleaner, but my wife says I am a stupid, ignorant, ugly male ... More Comment (1)
Pheromones, DTV Published April 22, 2009
They say that people are attracted to one another because of pheromones that we can smell. What would happen if you took pheromones from a ... More Post a comment
Water-Drinking, Tokyoites, Fart-Eating Published April 15, 2009
Matt: I drink a lot of water and Gatorade and stuff like that. My friend tells me I can die if I drink too much ... More Comments (10)
Swastika Building, Kidnap, Tire Dust Published April 8, 2009
Hey, Matt: Some time ago I was checking out San Diego on Google Earth. On Coronado Island, at what I am told is the Special ... More Comments (2)
Foot Baths, M.A.'s Career, Foot the Bill II Published April 1, 2009
Hey, Matt: Last year at the Del Mar Fair, my wife and I came across a booth where the company was selling some kind of ... More Comments (7)
Half Pennies, Finger Muscles, Foot the Bill Published March 18, 2009
Hey, Matt: Is it true that there used to be half pennies? If so, who was the president on that coin? — Jay, via email ... More Comments (2)
Water Bees, Toes Published March 11, 2009
Dear Matthew Alice: Are bees suicidal? I swim in an outdoor pool, and practically every time there is a poor bee straining to stay afloat. ... More Comments (2)
Dog Smarts, Leap Year Published March 4, 2009
Dear Matthew Alice: Can my dog understand me when I talk to him? I can tell him to sit down and to lie down and ... More Comments (4)
Rocks, Cancerous Animals Published Feb. 25, 2009
Heymatt: Traveling down the freeway of life, the latest wrinkle on the road are sand and gravel trucks with a sign claiming, “Not responsible for ... More Post a comment
Milk Cows, Panorama, Recycled Paper Published Feb. 18, 2009
Heymatt: What would happen if I owned some cows and I milked them every day for a while and then I stopped milking one of ... More Post a comment
Sperm, Universe, Fingerprints Published Feb. 11, 2009
Matt: Why do humans produce so much sperm if only one will fertilize an egg? And why are they in competition with each other? It ... More Comments (4)
Fingernails, Cactus, Poppies Published Feb. 4, 2009
Heymatt: The other day I tried pulling out my thumbnail. I just yanked on it for a while but nothing happened. Nails don’t look like ... More Post a comment
Cats 'n' Water, Rainbow Gold, Bullet Heat Published Jan. 21, 2009
Hey, Matt:My cat is obsessed with water. He’s an ex-stray I found shivering in the rain a year ago, and he’s been a housecat ever ... More Post a comment
Dog Sense, Hair Loss Published Jan. 14, 2009
Matthew: My dog, a sweet, goofy retriever, can always tell when my husband is coming home. He heads for the garage door every night about ... More Comments (2)
Slumberous Growth, Tire Treads, Pinkies Published Jan. 7, 2009
Hey, Matt: My friend read in a book somewhere that people are taller in the morning than they are at night. Is that possible? The ... More Post a comment
TEST! Published Dec. 30, 2008
Grandma Alice isn’t taking this recession business very well. “Two years ago they squawked that we were spending like it was Mardi Gras and we ... More Post a comment
Bubbly Fish, "Old McDonald" Published Dec. 23, 2008
Dear Matt: Why does my fish blow bubbles? Sometimes it will just be hanging out and all of a sudden it will cut loose with ... More Post a comment
Tylenol, Sweat Scents, Volcano Incinerator Published Dec. 17, 2008
Dear Matthew Alice: While I was waiting for the Tylenol to kick in and stop my headache, I decided to read the ingredient list on ... More Post a comment
Secondhand Transplants, Foot the Bill, Triboluminescence Published Dec. 10, 2008
Mattster: Say somebody has a liver transplant and then they die a while later in an accident. Can they take out the transplanted liver and ... More Post a comment
Harbor Police, Reader Hoarding, and Animals with People Names Published Dec. 3, 2008
Hey, Matt: Last year I moved to Point Loma. I grew up in San Diego but never really hung out too much by the bay. ... More Comments (6)
Botox, Numb Tongue Published Nov. 25, 2008
Hey, Matt: My girlfriend and I have a bet about Botox. I have heard it referred to as “pig botulism.” She, who works in a ... More Post a comment
Dying Animals, X-Walk Buttons, Phillips Head Published Nov. 19, 2008
Matt: I strolled into the kitchen yesterday and noticed that there was a fly perched on the edge of my counter, right next to the ... More Post a comment
Hand Sanitizers Published Nov. 12, 2008
Hey, Matt: I was using one of those hand sanitizers the other day and noticed on the bottle: “kills 99.9% of all germs.” What about ... More Post a comment
Eyeball Rubbing, Space Junk Published Nov. 5, 2008
Matt: I can’t figure this out. Maybe you can. When I’m at work, mostly, I seem to always be rubbing my face and eyes. I ... More Post a comment
Human Flavor, Alzheimer's & X-Rays Published Oct. 29, 2008
Hey, Matt! Last night I was reading Silence of the Lambs, and it got me wondering. When humans are cooked up, are they more like ... More Post a comment
Tanning Light, Beer vs. Soda, 420 Published Oct. 22, 2008
Heymatt: If I replaced the fluorescent bulbs five feet above my head at work with bulbs from a tanning bed, would I give myself a ... More Comments (3)
Train Electrocution, Ripe Bananas Published Oct. 15, 2008
Dear Matthew Alice: What would happen if lightning hit railroad tracks? Would everybody on the train be electrocuted if lightning hit the cars? — William, ... More Post a comment
Cold vs. Flu, Dodder Published Oct. 1, 2008
Dear Matt: They’re already starting to advertise for old people to get flu shots this year. It’s starting to piss me off. I don’t get ... More Post a comment
No Sleep Brings Death? Tumco Published Sept. 24, 2008
Heymatt: Sometimes I don’t sleep for a couple of days. I have a friend who told me that I could die from lack of sleep. ... More Post a comment
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