New research indicates that too much sleep may be just as harmful as too little. With seven hours seen as the optimal amount of sleep for the average adult, the study subjects who cut the duration of their sleep from seven hours to five hours a night had a 1.7-fold increased risk of death from [...]
Thursday, September 27, 2007
U.S. Defense researcher Raytheon has developed a new non-lethal crowd control weapon that has been demonstrated to be frighteningly effective. The pain ray, dubbed the ‘silent guardian’, is another device in in a long line of non-lethal crowed control tools. When turned on, it emits an invisible, focused beam of radiation – similar to the [...]
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
I’m sure we’ve all heard some off the wall conspiracy theories about aliens, government plots, etc. This list compiles some some of the more oddball and far fetched ideas I’ve read in a while. This one made me chuckle. Aspartame, flouride, genetically modified foods, and vaccines are used specifically to keep us sick and open [...]
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
This very cool bit of NASA news popped up recently. NASA is apparently accepting astronaut applications! As expected a proper background is required, but it is not as stringent as one might think. A bachelors degree in engineering, science or math is required. Plus three years of experience of relevant professional experience. The open positions [...]
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Yesterday, villages near the southern Andes witnessed a strange fireball near the outskirts of their town. Soon afterwards villagers reported a ‘strange oder’, followed by headache and vomiting. Seven policemen who went to check on the reports also became ill and had to be given oxygen before being hospitalized, Lopez said. Rescue teams and experts [...]
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Humans have always been driven by our need to explore and discover. Through out history that drive has often landed the human race in hot water with each other and with our environment. I’m sure most of us at one point or another have looked up at the night sky and wondered who or what [...]
Monday, September 10, 2007
If your like me you feel compelled to see super hero movies, both the good and the bad. I watch the trailers, I even try avoid the reviews wanting instead to draw my own conclusions about the film. Sometime I’m disappointed – I’m looking at you FF. However, there is something about the new Iron [...]
Sunday, September 9, 2007
I know this isn’t really news per say, but I couldn’t resist sharing this awesomeness. This video is of a young Bruce Lee testing out for the Green Hornet. His speed is simply mind blowing. Lee was one of those rare and amazing people that I will never get tired of watching. Anyway, enough fanboyism, [...]
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Constructing a simple potato launcher is fairly straight forward. A simple well built launcher can provide hours of fun, so I couldn’t resist this video tutorial on how to construct a simple spud gun. Their idea for the glow stick ammo is also worth checking out and the fire department comment at the end is [...]
Sunday, September 9, 2007
In this recent article, the presence of flame-retardant chemicals, (or PBDE’s) have reached unprecedented levels in the US food supply. These chemicals can end up in the air, from which they encompass an alarming percentage of airborne particles… Who could have known that dust could kill you? Don’t bite the dust…
Thursday, September 27, 2007
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