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The Return of Dr. X
Do you think Humphrey Bogart proudly highlighted this film on his CV?
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 28, 2010 -
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Category: Death, Science, Experiments, 1930s
Proof desert ants can count?
A great piece on how scientists tried to figure out how desert ants find their way home -- WARNING -- some ants were harmed in the making of this video!Sounds right to me. Opinions?
Posted By: gdanea - Wed Dec 30, 2009 -
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Category: Experiments
A Lighter, Fireball, and a Blender
Will it blend has produced some interesting combinations, but this is one combination you shouldn't mix.Thanks to Discovery Time Warp for the nice fireball!!
Posted By: gdanea - Mon Nov 30, 2009 -
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Category: Experiments
Cyber-pigeon!
Please be sure to magnify the photo for full horrifying effect.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Oct 18, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Science, Experiments, 1960s
A Little Light Weirdness - 5
Or perhaps this is simply proof that Scottish universities have got the jump on their transatlantic counterparts? In a move nearly, but not quite, totally unlike Jurassic Park, Professor Hans Larsson of McGill University in Montreal has announced that he hopes to de-evolve chickens back into their dinosaur ancestors. Larsson stressed that he is not aiming to recreate whole dinosaurs at this time, but by switching on or off certain genes in chick embryos he hopes to induce atavistic dinosaur anatomy in the full grown animals (AFP).
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Posted By: Dumbfounded - Wed Aug 26, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Ceremonies, Weddings, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Cryptozoology, Fictional Monsters, Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, Geography and Maps, Inebriation and Intoxicants, Nature, Science, Experiments, Surrealism
I’ll Huff And I’ll Puff…
From the BBC children's science show "Bang Goes The Theory...", engineer Jem Stansfield builds himself a giant vortex cannon, and tries to knock down buildings made of straw, wood and bricks...Impressive, though I'm sure the "Big Bad Wolf" would not have had much of a problem if the third little pig had likewise left out the mortar. Mind you, one of these is just what I need to keep the neighborhood cats out of my garden! :cheese:
Posted By: Dumbfounded - Tue Aug 18, 2009 -
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Category: Buildings and Other Structures, Destruction, Geeks, Nerds and Pointdexters, Guns, Inventions, Science, Experiments, Television, Myths and Fairytales
Water balloon slow motion
The first part of this post has some slow motion animals, but the best part is at about :45 where a water balloon is popped and the water retains the shape of the balloon momentarily.Notice how the guy closes his eyes when the balloon is popped!
Posted By: gdanea - Wed Jul 15, 2009 -
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Category: Experiments
Slow Motion Slap
Maggie22 suggested looking at this video -- I agree!! Can a face be this flexible?More slow motion later!!
Posted By: gdanea - Tue Jul 14, 2009 -
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Category: Experiments
So Weird It Hurts?
Cartoon expletives aside, a bit of invective can do you the world of good, or so said scientists recently. A research team from from Keele University asked volunteers to hold their hand in freezing water for as long as they could manage while repeating either an innocuous word or the swear-word of their choice. The swearers held out for an average of two minutes, while non-swearers managed only 1 minute 15 seconds. But while Rohan Byrt of the Casual Swearing Appreciation Society claimed the study demonstrated the benefits of swearing, team leader Richard Stephens warned that everyday swearing would lessen its painkilling effects. "Swearing is emotional language" he explained, "but if you overuse it, it loses its emotional attachment" (BBC News).
From this week, pregnant women throughout Britain considering "letting it out" to help with the pain might also want to direct their curses towards Dr Denis Walsh, associate professor of midwifery at Nottingham University in England. In an article in the journal Evidence Based Midwifery, Dr Walsh claimed last week that the pain of childbirth was useful and a "timeless rite of passage", and women should not be trying to avoid it with epidural anaesthesia. Walsh based his statement on the fact that the use of epidurals has almost doubled in the past two decades, claiming that in 20% of cases, the procedure was unnecessary. While some, like Dr. Justin Clarke of the Birmingham Women's Hospital, rejected Walsh's data, saying it was wrong to characterise modern women as "less stoical", others supported him, such as Mary Newburn of the National Childbirth Trust who spoke of there being an "epidural culture" (Telegraph).
But perhaps women might be convinced to trade in the needle for a fancy rubber suit? Baltimore company Under Armour has developed a hi-tech, full length bodysuit that is said to allow athletes recover more quickly after strenuous activity. Under Armour's "Recharge" range gently squeezes the athlete's body forcing excess fluid out of the muscles and back into the bloodstream over a period of hours after a workout, reversing the "pumped" effect of the exercise. Research by the University of Connecticut showed that doing so resulted in subjects feeling less soreness and swelling of the muscles and recuperating faster (Journal Gazette).
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Posted By: Dumbfounded - Tue Jul 14, 2009 -
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Category: Exercise and Fitness, Frauds, Cons and Scams, Health, Injuries, Medicine, Obscenity, Science, Experiments, Stupid Criminals, Weddings
Painful paintball in slow motion
This video makes me wince, but I feel better when I remember the guy only gets shot once, but it is reshown in six times -- sometimes in slow motion, and from different angles.I especially like the slow motion rippling effect. More slow motion later in the week!!
Posted By: gdanea - Tue Jul 14, 2009 -
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Category: Experiments
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