It’s the question I thought literally nobody was asking, until Mrs PubChat asked on a recent trip away… And it turns out it is a question that no one is asking, because there isn’t a...
Everyone talks about the golden era of steam, and also the sense of nostalgia and romance that you find associated with it. And to be fair, I get it, watching steam powered machinery is both impressiv...
The other week, I was out for a walk at Castle Acre with Mrs PubChat and we were going along the River Nar, when I started to wonder. What makes a river a river? Why not a stream? And why not a ...
So today’s big question that we’re answering is “Do Goldfish Really Only Have A 3 Second Memory” It’s a question I am quite excited to dig into, because as anyone who kno...
More than once before I’ve been driving along with a Pigeon or similar keeping up with the car at 25-30mph This got me wondering, how fast can birds fly? And which one is the fastest? The answer...
Having spent last weekend on a farm that had a pair of peacocks. Obviously one had a large tail, which was periodically ‘on show’. This got me wondering about the how and why. It’s one of ...
Having spent a weekend away this weekend by the water, I was left with more questions than answers. One specific question having been surrounded by them all weekend, is why are Geese so noisy? It turn...
A typical fizzy drink bottle (like those used for Coca-Cola or Pepsi) doesn’t explode at a specific temperature alone, however it will explode when the pressure inside the bottle becomes higher than t...
Whilst out for a walk on Saturday, Mrs PubChat made the statement “I can’t believe it is nearly x already” – this got us into a debate about why time seems to go faster as you get older. It turn...
Having had a magpie land in the back garden the other day, Mrs PubChat asked me if I saluted him. That of course got me thinking as these things do. Why do people salute magpies? Well, it seems truth ...
