What Does 200 Calories Look Like?

Let’s face it, most Americans suck at eating healthy, including myself. I probably eat healthier than the average person but I still find time to feed myself the random Big Mac and packs of Strawberry Mentos (don’t get me started on those little fruit tootsie rolls).
Wise Geek has a very cool post showing what 200 [...]

Stupid Cylon Beggars, Get a Job!

Snarfd pal Muhammad Saleem sent this one over, it’s Battlestar Galacticalicious.

If you hate Cylons as much as me you might want to buy a “Fuck Cylons” shirt over at Offensively Binary.

NASA’s Messenger Probe Has First Close Encounter With Mercury

Over three years after launch, NASA’s Messenger probe had its first encounter with Mercury on Monday afternoon.

Got Hay Fever? Get Yourself Infested with Worms!

Researchers at England’s University of Nottingham are beginning clinical trials to determine if giving allergy sufferers hookworms may reduce their symptoms.

Could You Pass 8th Grade Science?

Let’s face it, most of the people in this country are a bunch of dumb asses. Whether it’s because they are working too much to put food on the table, were born dumb to begin with, and/or are a product of our broken public schools, most Americans are pretty f-in’ stupid. Their case isn’t helped [...]

Monkey See, Monkey Do (Almost as Well As You)

Duke University researchers demonstrate that there’s very little difference in the basic arithmetic skills of monkeys and college students.

The Dangers of Active SETI: Getting Our Collective Asses Handed to Us By Aliens

There’s a really interesting article over at Seed Magazine about the dangers of Active SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence). Active SETI is different than normal SETI in that its practitioners use powerful radio transmitters to send out messages to star systems that could potentially have life. Some of you may have SETI@Home installed on your [...]

NASA’s 30 Year-Old Voyager 2 Makes One More Discovery

NASA’s venerable Voyager 2 probe has made one more discovery: the solar system isn’t spherical, it’s bent.

Answering the Age Old Question: Does a Beard Keep You Warmer?

In the field of Obvious Answers to Stupid Questions no query has generated more interest and controversy than “Does a Beard Really Keep You Warmer“. Prominent facial hair researcher Pete Hickey thinks he’s put the issue to bed with his latest findings.
Yes, of f*&$ing course a beard keeps you warmer.
Link [Pete Hickey Beard Site] [...]

Galactic Land Rush- Buy Cheap Acres on Jupiter

If you’ve ever wanted to get away from it all, and I mean really get away from it all, check out this eBay auction for an acre of land on Jupiter, a real steal at a Buy It Now price of $5.50. Note: Travel to Jupiter and atmospheric entry is not included.
Via [Best of eBay]

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