From what female Daddy Long Legs are called to why grass is green, we answer several of
your most burning questions about life.
- Hello everyone!
My name is Melissa and I’ll be reading out the questions and answers.
- And I’m the great hero that needs no introduction!
Mmhmm...
- * - O-kay, I guess I’ll start reading the
questions then.
10.
DolanFan98 - What is slower, a snail or a turtle?
- Does it matter?
If they are both slow, then they are useless.
- Come on, Nixxiom.
Turtles are wonderful creatures!
Look!
They have a natural armour!
- Armour you say?
I do like armour - Hmm…
- Maybe it would be more formidable with a crossbow on its back?
- - Ok, hand him over!
- *
The average turtle moves at about 1.07 miles per hour on land and is much faster in the
water.
A garden snail can only move at about 0.03 miles per hour on land and they’re not very
fast in the water either.
- * - My pet, you have become an instrument of
war!
Now, hit the target!
- * - You’re going to have to work on your aim,
friend.
9.
Stegosaurus25 - What was Earth’s most dangerous predator?
- Like you even need to ask!
- Are you going to say that you’re the Earth’s most dangerous predator?
- Was, Melissa.
Was.
I’m sure most of you have heard of the dinosaurs?
Well I used to hunt them for sport.
But don’t worry humans, apparently hunting an entire species to extinction is considered
“unethical” by today’s standards.
There are several extinct creatures that could compete for that title.
On land there was the famous Tyrannosaurus Rex and the Titanoboa snake.
In the sea, were large sharks known as Megalodons and colossal marine reptiles called Mosasaurs.
Both of which could grow up to 60 feet!
8.
Diamond Ore Attacker - What’s the difference between an Ocean and a Sea?
- * - Well, seas are smaller and not as deep.
But Oceans…
Oceans are huge and their waters go down for miles.
Who knows what kind of unknowable horrors lurk deep beneath the waves.
- * - Haha oh Nixxiom, Melissa, my friends my
best men what are you doing out here?
Having a romantic cruise I bet you lovebirds haha-
- * - BACK TO THE DEPTHS, BEAST!
Oceans are much larger than seas, all Oceans of the world are actually one interconnected
body of water.
Seas are usually located where land and Ocean meet, like the North, Caribbean and Mediterranean
Seas.
Some however, are completely enclosed by land, such as the Caspian and Dead Sea.
7.
DigitalQuest - Does the Sun have a core or anything solid?
- Yes.
The core of the Sun is the heart of evil.
Its deepest desire is to return to our world and scorch the lands in flame!
Well, as long as I’m here, that will never come to pass!
DO YOU HEAR ME, DEMON OF FIRE!?
NEVER!!!
- * - Hey Nixxiom, could you cool this for me?
- * - Thanks!
The Sun does not have a solid core like the Earth’s as it is gaseous, like all stars.
The gas making up the Sun is roughly 70% Hydrogen and about 28% Helium.
With Carbon, nitrogen and oxygen taking up 1.5%.
The last 0.5% is made up of small amounts of other elements.
The Sun burns bright as it converts Hydrogen into Helium in its extremely hot core.
6.
Rico Marco - Can you really make a fire by rubbing sticks together?
- Of course!
I’ll have you know that I’m quite the survivalist!
Now watch and learn from an expert, kids.
- * - Hrrgh!
- * - HHRRRRRNGHHH!
- Do you want a hand, Nixxiom?
- No I’m fine!
Lighting a fire with sticks requires decent kindling materials and a good technique.
One way to start a fire with sticks is to use the hand-drill technique.
This means finding a dry plank of wood and a stick.
Then you rub the stick between your hands while it connects with the plank.
Eventually the friction will produce an ember which can be used to light your kindling.
- * - GRRR!
Screw it!
There’s something wrong with this wood.
- * - It seems fine to me.
- Wha - hold on a second.
- * - *
- There!
I made fire.
5.
Jeremy Houk - Why is Mercury toxic?
- Whaaaat?
No it isn’t.
Haven’t you heard of the emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang?
He drinks an elixir made from mercury that makes him immortal!
- Nixxiom.
He died.
From mercury poisoning.
- What!?
When did this happen?
- Over two thousand years ago!
- Oh - I didn’t expect such shocking news today...
Mercury exposure can produce harmful effects on the nervous, digestive and immune systems
and can be fatal.
We are all exposed to some level of mercury, possibly by our occupation or by what we choose
to consume but it will only become dangerous in larger doses.
- * - I remember when you told me to execute those
scholars that told you mercury was poisonous.
Why didn’t we listen!?
4.
Sasha Wynos - Why is grass green?
- Back in the elven village where I grew up, the elder would say “Green is the pigment
by which the Gods paint life.”
- Oh!
It’s symbolic, green being the colour associated with life!
- What?
No!
It’s because he was an old cook that thought we lived inside a painting!
Imagine thinking you were some kind of cartoon?
Ha!
What an idiot!
Grass, like many plants, produces a pigment called chlorophyll.
Chlorophyll is important for photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert sunlight
into nutrients.
Chlorophyll is green because it reflects the green colours of light and absorbs red and
blue colours, which the plant uses for energy.
3.
Esteban555 - Why do mosquitoes suck blood?
- I know of another, far more dangerous creature that sucks blood.
Don’t concern yourself with little bugs when the real menace walks among you.
- Are you talking about Vampires?
- YES!
Disgusting creatures.
They keep knocking at my door asking for handouts!
I DON’T HAVE ANY MORE MORE MONEY!
YOU MONSTERS ARE BLEEDING ME DRY!
- Melissa!
Quick!
Rub this garlic oil all over me!
- * - Oh well, If you insist!
Only female mosquitoes suck blood from animals, they use the iron and protein found in blood
to produce their eggs.
A female mosquito can drink about 3 milligrams of blood per bite.
- NOW GET OUT OF HERE YOU PARASITES!
- * - *
2.
What is a female Daddy Long Legs called?
- The great Broodmother Long Legs is a monster few would wish to encounter.
But I, Nixxiom, did.
By using my knowledge of fire, I drew her into the open and set her ablaze!
- I’m sorry.
What knowledge of fire was this?
- It was knowledge that was gifted to me by the dragons.
The MASTERS of flame.
- Too bad that knowledge didn’t help when it came to making a campfire.
- MELISSA!
- I - Fine!
You got me.
I didn’t set her on fire.
I just stabbed her a lot.
Is that what you want to hear?
- It’s ok Nixxiom, we all know what a great hero you really are.
- * - Oh - er - yeah.
You’re the hero we all desperately need, Nixxiom.
- Aww, thank you!
The name ‘Daddy Long Legs’ can refer to several insects or arachnids.
The Crane fly, Carpenter Spider and Harvestmen Spider are a few examples.
Females also share the moniker ‘Daddy Long Legs’ as it is a name that refers to the
species rather than the gender.
1.
PuppyPowerElite - Why do we have fears?
- I don’t.
- Come on, Nixxiom.
Everyone is afraid of something.
- Nope, not me.
- * - Melissa!?
- * - Uh oh...
Fear is one of the most basic human emotions, it is tied to the instinct of survival.
Humans evolved to be wary of dangers from predators and their environment.
A small brain structure called the amygdala keeps track of frightful experiences and once
it is encountered again, will warn the person by triggering a reaction of fear.
- * - Melissa!?
Is that you!?
- I’m right here!
- * - Oh no.
- What is this?
What have you done?
- Melissa!
Don’t make any sudden moves.
They are trained killers...