I need the most accurate or visceral or affecting or convincing description of starvation written. [more inside]
posted by jitterbug perfume on Mar 16, 2012 - 27 answers

Great energy is put into determining if a font used in a TV show or movie is historically appropriate. (Arial, an '80s font used in Mad Men, a show set in the '60s? Gadzooks!) But how does a designer make decisions in the opposite direction? If you've got a product set in the '60s, how do you know what font's to use? [more inside]
posted by ericc on Oct 11, 2008 - 5 answers

In a can of Reddi Wip Fat Free, which claims to contain 40 servings at 5 calories each, are there really just 200 calories in the whole can? (In other words, are they allowed to round down the exact serving size and/or number of calories, when the serving size is so tiny?) If not, what's the max number of calories that could actually be in there, and is there any way I can find out that true exact number?
posted by sparrows on Oct 12, 2007 - 22 answers

GPS unit sometimes is sometimes a bit inaccurate... Is this normal? [more inside]
posted by D Wiz on Dec 12, 2006 - 19 answers

Looking for recommendations on an accurate and reliable (but affordable) scale for dieting purposes. The usual bathroom scales just don't seem to give consistent results. Any recommendations?
posted by oissubke on Mar 1, 2004 - 7 answers