Bye-Bye Bulbie

Question #14:

When your energy-efficient bulbs die out, what's the best thing to do with them?

Phone Phail

Question #12:

Does this ever happen to you? You call someone, you listen to the phone ring like ten times on the other end, then your friend picks up and assures you the phone only rang like three times for them. What's up with that?

Film/Commercial Terminology: Backdrop

Question #8:


So, I can't remember some film/commercial terminology and thought maybe you could help: it's that flat color backdrop that rounds out at the bottom... it's often mimicked in cg... Do you know what it's called?

Precipitation Pondering

Question #6:

How do they know what percent chance of rain we'll have? Those darn meteorologists...

I realize they have equipment that gives them some kind of readings, but do the machines give some kind of raincloud output guesswork meters? Or is it the meteorologist coming up with the percentage based on knowledge and experience?