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Saturday, February 28, 2009
Skin Condition Dermatographia Made Into Art
"Ariana Page Russell has a skin condition called dermatographia, where the skin is overly sensitive to minor injuries. Even light scratches will cause it to become red and raised.
Ever the artist, Ariana decided to use her medical condition as the basis for her art:
My own skin frequently blushes and swells. I have dermatographia, a condition in which one’s immune system exhibits hypersensitivity, via skin, that releases excessive amounts of histamine, causing capillaries to dilate and welts to appear (lasting about thirty minutes) when the skin’s surface is lightly scratched. This allows me to painlessly draw patterns and words on my skin, which I then photograph."
viaEver the artist, Ariana decided to use her medical condition as the basis for her art:
My own skin frequently blushes and swells. I have dermatographia, a condition in which one’s immune system exhibits hypersensitivity, via skin, that releases excessive amounts of histamine, causing capillaries to dilate and welts to appear (lasting about thirty minutes) when the skin’s surface is lightly scratched. This allows me to painlessly draw patterns and words on my skin, which I then photograph."
The Chance of a Lifetime
A man calls his wife and says to her, "Honey, I just got the chance of a
lifetime to go on a week-long fishing trip with my boss. Could you pack
up my things so that they will be ready when I get home?"
"Sure, honey," his
wife answers."Oh, and could you please pack my blue silk pyjamas?"
"Sure,honey," his wife answers again.
The man comes home, picks up his things and takes off for the week.
He returns a week later, smiling. His wife greets him at the front door.
"So honey, how was your fishing trip?"
"It was great..." the husband answers. "But you forgot to pack my blue
silk pyjamas."
"No I didn't," said his wife. "They were in your tackle box."
lifetime to go on a week-long fishing trip with my boss. Could you pack
up my things so that they will be ready when I get home?"
"Sure, honey," his
wife answers."Oh, and could you please pack my blue silk pyjamas?"
"Sure,honey," his wife answers again.
The man comes home, picks up his things and takes off for the week.
He returns a week later, smiling. His wife greets him at the front door.
"So honey, how was your fishing trip?"
"It was great..." the husband answers. "But you forgot to pack my blue
silk pyjamas."
"No I didn't," said his wife. "They were in your tackle box."
Friday, February 27, 2009
Goodbye, Colorado
"Colorado's oldest newspaper, which launched in Denver in 1859, printed its last edition Friday, leaving The Denver Post as the only daily newspaper in town."
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Robot replica of Albert Einstein
The ground-breaking model, which recognises and responds to human emotions, uses 31 motors and a patented flesh-like material called Frubber to make lifelike facial expressions.
Scientists hope it will defy the perception that human-like robots are "creepy" and could be the first step to making robots emotionally sensitive, preventing a "Matrix"-style war between man and machine.
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Human-sized human candles
"Artists Walter Martin and Paloma Muñoz cast life-sized candles of themselves in beeswax,
then watched their waxy doppelgangers melt."
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then watched their waxy doppelgangers melt."
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Fear Is The Key
"Some retired deputy sheriffs went to a retreat in the mountains.
To save money,they decided to sleep two to a room.
No one wanted to room with Daryl because he snored so badly. They decided it wasn’t fair to make one of them stay with him the whole time, so they voted to take turns.
The first deputy slept with Daryl and comes to breakfast the next morning with his hair a mess and his eyes all bloodshot.
They said,”Man, what happened to you?” He said, “Daryl snored so loudly, I just sat up and watched him all night.”
The next night it was a different deputy’s turn. In the morning, same thing–hair all standing up, eyes all blood-shot.
They said, “Man, what happened to you? You look awful!” He said, “Jeez, that Daryl shakes the roof. I couldn’t get a wink of sleep, so I watched him all night.”
The third night was Frank’s turn. Frank was a big burly ex- linebacker, with arms as thick as a man’s thigh, leg’s like tree trunks, and a barrel-chest.
The next morning he came to breakfast bright eyed and bushy tailed. “Good morning,” he said.
They couldn’t believe it! They said, “Man, what happened?” He said, “Well, we got ready for bed. I went and tucked Daryl into bed and kissed him good night…he sat up and watched me all night long.”
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To save money,they decided to sleep two to a room.
No one wanted to room with Daryl because he snored so badly. They decided it wasn’t fair to make one of them stay with him the whole time, so they voted to take turns.
The first deputy slept with Daryl and comes to breakfast the next morning with his hair a mess and his eyes all bloodshot.
They said,”Man, what happened to you?” He said, “Daryl snored so loudly, I just sat up and watched him all night.”
The next night it was a different deputy’s turn. In the morning, same thing–hair all standing up, eyes all blood-shot.
They said, “Man, what happened to you? You look awful!” He said, “Jeez, that Daryl shakes the roof. I couldn’t get a wink of sleep, so I watched him all night.”
The third night was Frank’s turn. Frank was a big burly ex- linebacker, with arms as thick as a man’s thigh, leg’s like tree trunks, and a barrel-chest.
The next morning he came to breakfast bright eyed and bushy tailed. “Good morning,” he said.
They couldn’t believe it! They said, “Man, what happened?” He said, “Well, we got ready for bed. I went and tucked Daryl into bed and kissed him good night…he sat up and watched me all night long.”
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
Little Red Riding Hood
"Moral: Children, especially attractive, well bred young ladies, should never talk to strangers, for if they should do so, they may well provide dinner for a wolf. I say 'wolf,' but there are various kinds of wolves. There are also those who are charming, quiet, polite, unassuming, complacent, and sweet, who pursue young women at home and in the streets. And unfortunately, it is these gentle wolves who are the most dangerous ones of all."
Little Red Riding Hood
The amazing deep-sea fish with a transparent head
"The barreleye fish has developed the unique ability to move its eyes inside its head so it can spot predators and food in pitch-black seas."
the full story here
Are we lost?
"Women are worse at reading maps but better at finding lost items, research into how the sexes perceive beauty has revealed."
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The portable hand-held toaster
You need never burn your toast in the office canteen again thanks to the invention of the world's first portable toaster.
Looking like a ceramic cake knife the blade is moved over the bread like an iron.
Butterflies and flowers appear on the upper part of the blade to indicate that what level of 'toasting' has been reached. Each user adjusts their timing according to the movement of the patterns.
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Looking like a ceramic cake knife the blade is moved over the bread like an iron.
Butterflies and flowers appear on the upper part of the blade to indicate that what level of 'toasting' has been reached. Each user adjusts their timing according to the movement of the patterns.
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Two Blondes.....
Two blondes were sitting on a bench on the Atlantic City boardwalk admiring a beautiful, bright full moon. One said to the other, "I wonder which is further away, Florida or the moon?"
"Duh..." said the other, "Can you see Florida from here?"
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