Q. I see a growing number of vehicles with no front license plate attached, presumably to maintain the “sleek” look of the front end. I always thought that plates were required on both the front and the back in California on cars and trucks. Am I wrong? – Scott Veatch, Orange A. Nope. It is at the officer’s discretion as to whether such a violation warrants getting pulled over, and a scan on public roads is evidence that the lack of that front plate isn’t a high priority among law enforcement. Still, the amount of missing front plates – or at least missing front license-plate numbers – might shrink a bit with a new option. License plate wraps. They are...
Mammootty didn’t want to saddle his children with the burden of expectation that comes bundled with his surname, and hence picked Salmaan as the last name for his son, as if to put him on a path to help create his own identity. Not only that, the three-time National-Award-winning legend has till date never promoted his son’s films. In fact, Dulquer had a rather unusual debut — for this star kid, who, unlike Fahadh Faasil or Pranav Mohanlal, enjoyed relative anonymity till then. Reminiscing about his debut, the actor had later revealed in a Facebook post about his fears and apprehensions, especially of putting a dent in his father’s illustrious legacy. Second Show, his first, was a movie with a...
Trends in horror tend to ebb and flow in popularity, and one of the hottest subgenres at the moment is survival horror. Using easily understood elements of seemingly innocent games, survival horror skyrockets the stakes to deadly levels, and exposes the monstrous nature that is capable within some human beings in the process. Playing for fun is no longer enough when the result is life or death, and considering audiences are likely familiar with the gameplay themselves, it's hard to watch one of these films and not imagine how you, the viewer, would play the game in similar circumstances. In honor of this growing trend, we've assembled a list of ten of the absolute scariest games in horror history. Ready?...
John Oliver recently destroyed the idea that adding more police into the classrooms is anything but a completely terrible idea, showing that not only does the increased presence of cops in schools do little to curb school shootings, but their added presence has a negative effect on students.School shootings — and preventing them, whether it be through gun control or “hardening school security” has been top of mind since the mass shooting at Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, a few weeks ago, in which 19 children and 2 teachers were murdered. While Democrats have pushed to make it harder for people to buy certain guns by passing gun control legislation, Republicans have thrown around other ideas — like increasing...
If you’ve ever blown a dandelion that’s gone to seed you’ve probably found that the little parachute like seeds detach easily and seem quite delicate. However, dandelion seed puff balls are stronger than you think! A whole dandelion head can be placed in water and removed again almost completely undamaged! What happens to a dandelion in water? Each dandelion seed is attached to a tiny parachute like structure ( called a pappus ) made up of lots of filaments which allow the seed to fly away on the wind. This clever dispersal method clearly works well as dandelions are very abundant. The pappus is omniphilic, which means it repels both oil and water. When the tiny hairs of the pappus...
