There are many ways to clean a machine gun. Some of those ways are better than the one described in this study: “Unusual ignition of a bullet causing hand injury: case report,” Abdul Kerim Yapici, Salim Kemal Tuncer, Umit Kaldirim, Ibrahim Arziman, Mehmet Toygar, Injury Extra, epub November 19, 2013. The authors, at Gulhane Military […]
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“Humans will befriend a stick — as long as it moves properly”
Maggie Koerth-Baker profiles, in BoingBoing, the story behind this moving video of how people respond to a stick that moves in ways that seem un-stick-likely. BoingBoing sums it up with the headline “Humans will befriend a stick — as long as it moves properly“: A 2011 paper, by scientists at the University of Calgary, documenting […]
Leg length & attractiveness: bottom line
“In Western culture there are countless examples of reference to female legs as a factor in sexual attraction”. And there is some considerable agreement that “…both males and females perceive female figures as more attractive as leg length increases, in proportion to torso or stature” But although previous studies have looked at women’s legs, their […]