Because 141.9 is smaller than 142, and our primitive brains will often pick the smaller one, despite knowing that we're saving at most a cent or two on our entire gas purchase.

Or have never been in chronic pain.

Reading that, I can nearly hear his voice, and am picturing the tears as they mingle with the rain on his face. What a brilliant scene. Thanks, you guys, for reminding me that I need to see that movie again.

Now, if I could only handle eating sufficiently spicy food. :(

My wife swears by the neti pot. It's pretty awesome when it works -- I can't seem to do it right, or something. But when it does work, my sinuses feel clear and dry. Thanks for the suggestion, I'm sure others might not have heard of it.

Delaying vaccinations (or not bundling them all at once) for an infant because of mercury content is a completely different matter from refusing vaccinations because of an irrational fear of autism.

I wonder if anyone has studied the effect that the thermal effects have on fertility.

You can tell when a car engine is running???

Well, presumably they'd be burning wood or paper in those stoves anyway, so I doubt it makes a difference whether the fuel used to be money.

Are you really? Perhaps you might campaign for education about your sanitary concerns, rather than trying to make it illegal. Adults are allowed to do many things that are unsanitary or unhealthy (smoke, drink, get piercings).