“A fish pedicure is the process in which the user places their feet in a tank of water (which may be for individual use or shared) to mid-calf level and Garra rufa fish preferentially ‘nibble’ the thickened skin from the feet, usually for between 15 to 30 minutes.” The definition (and the photo) comes from […]
Tag: mystery
Tracking down the Getulian dog
In 1551 the Swiss naturalist Conrad Gessner published his meisterwerk “Historia Animalium” ,[*1]. The book featured dozens of illustrations of curious animals – including the so-called Getulian dog (Canis getulus). Many of the other dogs which the book described and pictured (e.g. the Greyhound and the Spaniel) are still very much around nearly half a […]
Puzzle of the Disgruntled Children
Jin Park writes [AIR 16:2]: Can anyone help me identify the disgruntled children in this photograph? This is a science puzzle, and I want to know the answer. My professor when I was living in the United States gave me this as a sort of humorous scientific historical gift. He was that kind of professor. […]
Mysterious importance of an expanding waistline
The title of this medical report alludes mysteriously to “the importance of an expanding waistline”: “Unexpected outcome (positive or negative) including adverse drug reactions Acyclovir-induced acute renal failure and the importance of an expanding waist line,” Ahmed Seedat and Georgia Winnett, BMJ Case Reports 2012; doi:10.1136/bcr-2012-006264. The authors, at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS, […]