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Can You REALLY Hear The SEA In A SEASHELL???

February 19th 2010 22:00
listening to a seashell
We've all done it at one point of another, held a seashell to our ear to see if, as the old wives tale goes, we really can hear the ocean.

But what is it we are really hearing?

The answer - the sound of our own blood flowing through our head!

The design and shape of a seashell provides an excellent echo chamber to hear what is really going on inside our heads, but because of the myth and our expectations of hearing the ocean, that's what we fall into the trap of thinking that we're hearing really - we're really just listening to a psychological, preconceived notion, particularly because seashells come from the sea!
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A Few Little Known Body Facts

April 10th 2009 10:53
human body 3D
A human head remains conscious for about 15 to 20 seconds after it is been decapitated.

About 10,000,000 people have the same birthday as you.
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The Average Human Body CONTAINS ENOUGH.......

March 23rd 2009 11:03
human body torso cut open
The average human body contains enough:

Sulfur to kill all the fleas on an average dog.
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What's YOUR BLOOD-TYPE???

March 12th 2009 10:37
red blood cells free image
The human body contains one of four main blood types: A, B, AB and O.

Each blood-type also has an accompanying Rhesus or Rh factor of either positive or negative.
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The Astounding Cellular Makeup of the Human Body!!!

February 27th 2009 10:33
human torso muscles blood
The human body is complex structure of cells, so many cells in fact that it would be impossible to count them all. Scientists estimate that there are around 75 trillion cells in the human body with an additional 750 trillion bacteria cells living in the human gut.

10% of your bodyweight consists of bacteria.
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Inhererited Characteristics/Traits AKA - CAN YOU ROLL YOUR TONGUE????

January 8th 2009 10:59
tongue rolling
You may have a vague recollection of coming across this in high school science - particularly if you did biology and genetics.

There is a set of traits that we all as human beings have one or the other of. These are known as inherited traits or characteristics. Depending on which traits your parents have determines your outcome, but it is a 50/50 split as to whether you inherit a particular trait or not..
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Periodic Table Video Experiments Online

September 21st 2008 08:08
mad scientist
Ever struggled to remember the elements of the periodic table and how they perform?

Well in todays YouTube age, scientists at Nottingham University have put together a periodic table of video links. Each element that you click on takes you to an experiment done using the element selected.
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The TALE of the Computer Mouse - Or Should That Be TAIL???

September 17th 2008 09:26
computer mouse
This year the humble and much overlooked computer mouse turned 45 years old.

Douglas Engelbart at the Stanford Research Institute invented the first mouse in 1963. Looking more like a wooden box with a cord hanging out more than anything else, (pictured) the mouse was so named because it did look like it had the tail of a mouse running out of it.
1st first computer mouse
The 1st computer mouse.
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CALLING ALL ALIEN ABDUCTEES!!!

August 14th 2008 16:22
You know what - I'm not even going to write my own interpretation of today's little number - instead I'll let you figure it out for yourself from what the makers have to say........but feel free to make your own judgements - I just wouldn't know where to start with this one!

earth earthlings
"Picture yourself lost in the galaxy...UFO sightings and Alien Abductions are on the rise...Will you return to tell the story?
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Replacing Mouse Balls!

July 24th 2008 10:30
This reportedly was a real memo sent by Logitech during the late 1980's. As I've actually set this post up in a hurry in advance due to being on holiday, I haven't had time to check it's authenticity as yet, but it's still good for a laugh regardless.
Supposedly it was sent to all field engineers about a computer peripheral problem. The author of this memo was quite serious. The engineers rolled on the floor!
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If Operating Systems Were Beers!

July 20th 2008 10:30
beer
OK, you'll notice from the start that it is a little more than outdated, but for those of us who remember the 'good old days' of computers and operating systems, it should still give a chuckle!

And of course I'm open to suggestions about what today's 'beers' are really like!
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Charles Darwin A DISGRACE!

July 16th 2008 10:30
young Charles Darwin
When Charles Darwin was growing up he was considered by his teachers to be quite a disgrace.

His school reports made mention of the fact that he cared little for study and only for shooting, riding and beetle collecting.
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Unusual Occupations

July 2nd 2008 08:19
Ant Catcher - catches ants for use in ant farms.

Bone Crusher - crushes animal bones into a powder in order to make glue.
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iPod to iPhone to iDiamond????

June 20th 2008 09:30
iDiamond
So what to buy for the person with too much money and every conceivable gadget under the sun?

The iDiamond of course. A $40,000 diamond encrusted iPod Shuffle.
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