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Q&A Is Germany or any of Europe really rabies free?

As your travel advisory links state, the ‘rabies-free’ designation ignores bats. This is also mentioned on the CDC list of rabies-free countries which you link to: The countries on this list ar...

posted 7y ago by Pont‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A Did any lighthouses provide directional navigation signals?

As already pointed out in a comment, your question is based on a misconception. In poor visibility, such as at night, navigators can tell which direction the lighthouse is from the ship, but it...

posted 5y ago by Pont‭

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Q&A What locations to scuba dive inland in the UK?

Using Google, I found several lists of inland dive sites in the UK. Here are a few of the more extensive ones. UK Diving (over 50 current and former sites, listed by region) Dive Site Directory (...

posted 8y ago by Pont‭

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Q&A What is the possiblity of getting rabies bitten by a street dog in Berlin?

In answer to the question in your title, "What is the possiblity of getting rabies bitten by a street dog in Berlin?": the possibility is zero, since (as the doctor correctly told you) Germany is r...

posted 6y ago by Pont‭

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Q&A Where does the name Deadman come from in mountaineering gear?

imsodin's explanation (it's a heavy object you bury in the ground, like a dead body) seems very plausible. Just to add some history to it, here's the earliest use of the term listed in the Oxford E...

posted 8y ago by Pont‭

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Q&A Use normal urban jacket for skiing/snowboard

As for most outdoor activities, you can certainly get by with non-specialized clothing for skiing and snowboarding. As @imsodin points out in the comments, a ski resort is (compared to a lot of out...

posted 7y ago by Pont‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A Leave-no-trace-exception for tissues?

It's true that paper tissues biodegrade relatively quickly: this U.S. Bureau of Land Management page estimates 2-4 weeks. However, as the same page notes, Though most trash and litter in the ba...

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Q&A Bald eagle vs. vultures?

As bon says in the comments, the most likely explanation is that the vultures and eagle were fighting over a carcass. The answer to your question "do eagles eat carrion?" is an emphatic yes: Un...

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Q&A How do you tie your shoes one handed?

For a one-handed knot that doesn't require relacing, try the one-handed variant of the "Ian Knot" from Ian's shoelace site. The result is identical to a standard shoelace knot, though I suspect it ...

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Q&A How do people drown while wearing a life jacket?

In the specific case you mention, both the NY Post and Deutsche Welle say that the cause of death is still being investigated, and both of them point out the low water temperature (the victims were...

posted 5y ago by Pont‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A What is the proper way to use a sauna?

I think it's worth focusing on the specifics of your actions here, as gleaned from your Facebook post. Apparently you went swimming in cold water, then entered a sauna, and the following happened: ...

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Q&A What's the best way to avoid slipping on ice?

Wear socks over your shoes (as well as your usual socks inside your shoes, of course). This is a fairly well-established technique (see e.g. here or here), and its effectiveness has been scientific...

posted 6y ago by Pont‭

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Q&A Dos and Don'ts in an area signed with the shield "Rabies! Endangered District" in Germany

If you see a sign like this, you should either Ignore it, or Contact the local municipality (Gemeinde) to have it removed. As Gistiv stated, Germany is rabies-free since 2008, but it seems that...

posted 7y ago by Pont‭

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Q&A What kind of animal may have done this?

Almost certainly, this is the work of a woodpecker foraging for grubs in a dead and rotting tree: they tend to move methodically up the trunk excavating at intervals, producing the Swiss cheese eff...

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Q&A How to confirm/remove ticks in tough spots when alone?

Determining whether it's a tick If you have a digital camera or mobile phone with you, you could try photographing your suspected tick. I don't have a tick handy for testing purposes, but I just t...

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Q&A Is there some sort of portable slow CO2 emitter that can be used in conjunction with a bug zapper?

You can generate CO2 with a mixture of yeast, sugar and water, and there is scientific evidence for its effectiveness in attracting mosquitoes. Saitoh et al. (2004) tested the apparatus shown below...

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Q&A Do I need down-specific washing liquid for my coat?

There's no way you can know from that description whether the two products are identical. There's more than one kind of polycarboxylate, more than one kind of soap, more than one kind of non-ionic ...

posted 8y ago by Pont‭

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Q&A How can I fix an airbed valve that pops open?

I have an old six-reed inflatable camping mattress -- one of the ones with six long parallel chambers that you inflate with lung power. It looks similar to this one. The chambers are sealed with...

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Q&A Possible diet to avoid/delay defecation

The term you're looking for is "low-residue diet" or "low-residue meal" (for some reason, the medical community tends to avoid the term "poop" in their technical terminology). Simply googling on th...

posted 8y ago by Pont‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A What is the easiest way to remove creosote from pots and pans?

I haven't tried this on woodsmoke creosote, but in general I've found that dishwasher powder or tablets do a much better job on organic gunk than standard dish soap. I would try dissolving a hefty ...

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Q&A Frogs in pond attacking one reddish coloured frog?

What you witnessed was almost certainly mating. As this article from TheScientist explains, “Explosive breeding” is a common reproductive strategy among frog species. Males congregate near sour...

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Q&A Can I sail a raft on a European river with commercial traffic?

The good news Navigating the Danube with a raft is certainly possible, and has been done: for instance, Flossbusters are a group of Dresdners who went all the way from Bertoldsheim to the Black Se...

posted 8y ago by Pont‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Where to get the DOS version of "DataTalk" (for Aladin diving computers)?

After a little digging, I found this link on the Internet Archive, which seems to be what you've looking for. The zip file unpacks successfully and I had no trouble installing DataTrak and DataTalk...

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Q&A Why aren't there any electric stoves that can be used for cooking where you can't build a fire?

Comparing hydrocarbons with batteries As Olin Lathrop wrote, the big problem is energy density: hydrocarbon fuels simply offer a huge amount of energy per unit mass, compared to any current batter...

posted 8y ago by Pont‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it more likely for a viper to bite in a muddy weather?

In Poland, the only viper (and in fact the only venomous snake of any kind) is the common European viper, Vipera berus (Bateman et al., 2014, p. 332; Cox and Temple, 2009, p. 9), so I am concentrat...

posted 8y ago by Pont‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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