Why Do Boys Like Sticks?
An answer to the Explainer's 2010 Question of the Year.
See a Magnum Photos gallery of boys with sticks.
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2007: Why don't we drop medical waste and nuclear waste into active volcanoes, the "ultimate high-temperature incinerators"?
2006: Can a bar of soap get dirty, or is it self-cleaning because it's soap?
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