If you were to give (male) students a Desert Eagle™ automatic handgun (replica) to handle* for a few minutes, would their testosterone levels rise? If so, would they be more inclined to dose a cup of water with FRANK’S® RedHot® sauce which they believed another (male) subject would have to drink?* Such questions were asked […]
Tag: guns
If you’re going to be shot, it’s safer to be naked, in a way
Yes, if you’re going to be shot, it’s safer to be naked, in a way, says this study: “Clothing increases the risk of indirect ballistic fractures,” David C. Kieser, Debra J. Carr, Sandra CJ Leclair, Ian Horsfall [pictured here], Jean-Claude Theis, Michael V. Swain, and Jules A. Kieser, Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, vol. […]
“The Place of Golf in U.S. Imperialism” [study]
What, if any, are the similarities, or if you prefer, the ‘correspondences’, between possible US imperialistic tendencies and golf? For answers, see : ‘The Place of Golf in U.S. Imperialism‘ in the Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 2002, 26: 331. It’s by C.L. Cole, who is Professor of Media and Cinema Studies; Professor of […]
Ballistic Potatoes – the Dangers
“All over the world, mostly adolescent boys enjoy building and firing […] combustion-powered guns launching chunks of potatoes into the environment.” “Although potato cannons are an area of great interest among internet users, they are almost completely unknown in the medical community.” At least they were – until details of the experimental work by Matthias […]