“How Kissing Works” –excuse me, Google, I know that HowStuffWorks page title says “kissing”, but their visual (unlike mine) is a face with no skin, while the article (“cooties?”) has strong pro-abstinence vibes…I’m not sure your ads for high-priced lip balm work here.
Oh, and a tie-in to Mobil Travel Guides, which sent me to check out the HowStuffWorks take on
“How Gas Prices Work.”
Mmm, a scholarly-looking breakdown with info on crude oil prices, demand, taxes, and–but something is missing, those record profits for oil companies. MSNBC News in July seemed to think that was part of the story:
With crude trading around $60 a barrel, the oil industry is enjoying one of the biggest windfalls in its history…
This is the mother of all booms, said Oppenheimer & Co. oil analyst Fadel Gheit. They have so much profit, its almost an embarrassment of riches. They dont know what to do with it.” …Since January 2002, stocks of major oil companies have gained 88 percent; during that period the Standard and Poors 500 index has gained less than half as much….
MSNBC notes that “All of this industry good fortune has not escaped the notice of consumers,” which does kind of leave you wondering how it manages to go unnoticed at HowStuffWorks…
How does that work, HowStuffWorks?
There’s more funny stuff on the kissing from the often-startling Mr. Sun. (“Do not look directly at Mr. Sun. Bask in him.”)