Friday, December 19, 2008
6 Medical Myths for the Holiday Season
6 Medical Myths for the Holiday Season: "Last year, the British medical journal BMJ reported on a series of medical myths that even doctors believe. Among them: Turkey makes you drowsy. Dim light ruins your eyes. Drink at last eight glasses of water a day.
This year, the same researchers, Dr. Aaron Carroll and Dr. Rachel Vreeman of the Indiana University School of Medicine, offer six new medical myths for the holiday season. The latest set of myths, published this month in BMJ, are commonly believed by the general public and many doctors, said the researchers. However, a search of the medical literature shows these myths aren’t true or lack evidence to support them."
Chrysler’s 1956 Highway Hi-Fi Phonograph
Chrysler’s 1956 Highway Hi-Fi Phonograph : In 1956 they teamed with CBS to create the “Highway Hi-Fi” – an under-dash phonograph that played vinyl records at a super-slow 16-2/3 revolutions per minute. The slow speed allowed a small disc to pack up to an hour of entertainment on each side. Special mechanical engineering reduced the number of times and distance the needle would skip across the disc as the car drove over bumps in the road."
"Five Modern Abandoned Cities"
"Five Modern Abandoned Cities": "The stillness that surrounds these towns seems almost palpable -- and it's strange to think that neighboring cities are still full of bustling people. Perhaps it’s our ability to relate to the people who lived here that make modern ghost towns so haunting.
Whatever our attraction to abandoned cities may be, it’s difficult not to be engrossed by them. In that spirit, here are five modern abandoned cities you might find interesting."
Baby born with 'foot in brain'
Baby born with 'foot in brain': "US surgeons operating on a brain tumour in a baby boy found a tiny foot inside his head.Doctors operated on three-day old Sam Esquibel after finding what looked like a microscopic tumour on an MRI scan.
But while removing the growth, they also found a nearly perfect foot and the partial formation of another foot, a hand and a thigh.
The growth may have been a case of 'foetus in foetu' in which a twin begins to form within its sibling."
The Video Game Systems of the 1983 Sears Wishbook
The Video Game Systems of the 1983 Sears Wishbook "1983 was the year of the video game crash and that year’s Sears Wishbook was chock full of the detritus of a bloated dying industry. You got the handhelds, Vectrex, Gemini, Colecovision, Intellivision, Odyssey 2, Atari 2600 and Atari 5200 in this issue. Along with some great games and accessories. My favorite is the Handsome Hassock storage system on Page 9. I would love one of those now."
Scientists find way to turn cheap plonk into premium wine
Scientists find way to turn cheap plonk into premium wine: "Scientists have found a quick way to turn cheap plonk into something pleasantly drinkable.
With a burst of electricity, a young acidic wine can be rapidly aged, creating something more mellow and aromatic.
So promising are the results, that no fewer than five wineries have invested in the technology which could allow them to get their wines into the shops faster and cut the costs of storage."
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
'Death Map' Shows Where Americans Most Likely to Die
'Death Map' Shows Where Americans Most Likely to Die: "A new map plotting deaths resulting from forces of nature reveals where Mother Nature is most likely to kill you.
People living in the South along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts have a higher likelihood of dying from a natural hazard compared to residents of the Great Lakes area and urbanized Northeast."
Drillers break into magma chamber
Drillers break into magma chamber: "It has been described as a geologist's dream - a unique opportunity to study up close the volcanic processes that built the Earth's continents.
Drillers looking for geothermal energy in Hawaii have inadvertently put a well right into a magma chamber.
Molten rock pushed back up the borehole several metres before solidifying, making it perfectly safe to study.
Magma specialist Bruce Marsh says it will allow scientists to observe directly how granites are made."
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