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When Life Flashes Before Your Eyes: A 15-Storey Drop To Study The Brain's Internal Timewarp
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Watch Men Cringe And Cry In Pain As They Go Through A Simulation Of Giving Birth
Women have the ultimate trump card when it comes to dealing with pain: they give birth. And since men have no idea what giving birth even feels like, we really don’t know how painful it really is. Maybe it’s all a big conspiracy (kidding!). Maybe it’s not that bad (of course it is!). Well, two men attached themselves to a machine that simulates labour pains and um, it ain’t pretty.
Watch Unborn Twins Kick Each Other Inside The Womb
Sharing a small space with another person in real life is already difficult, can you imagine sharing space inside a mother’s womb? Insane!
Man Who Underwent Most Extensive Face Transplant Ever Has An Amazing New Face
Do you remember Richard Lee Norris? He was the guy who suffered a horrific gun accident in 1997 that ripped off his nose, chin, lips and teeth and turned him into a recluse. This past year he went under the most extensive face transplant ever and now after much recovery, his face is brand new.
Sperm Captured In 3D For The First Time Reveals Corkscrew Swimming Patterns
Scientists, bless their brains, have finally tracked the paths of sperm in 3D. It’s the first time they’ve been successful in 3D-mapping the trajectory of sperm and it’s revealed a few things about those drippy critters: some sperm swim in corkscrew-like patterns and others are ‘hyperactive’ and hectic. Your sperm has strokes, dude.
These Glasses Will Make Your Veins Glow So Nurses Won’t Have To Keep Stabbing You
If you’re looking for a pair of futuristic glasses that have realistic, earth-shifting implications, check out these frames by 2AI Labs being tested by doctors right now (hmm? not who you were thinking?). They can make your veins glow so nurses can easily spot them, show a change in hemoglobin colour to locate trauma and can be used to monitor how a patient is really feeling.
Most Extensive Face Transplant Ever Gives A Man New Jaw, Teeth, Muscle, Bone And Skin
In 1997, Richard Lee Norris suffered a horrific gun accident that ripped off his nose, chin, lips and teeth and turned him into a recluse. 15 years later, doctors were able to perform the “most extensive face transplant ever” and give him a brand new face and new life.
Scientists Transform Deadly Plant Into Cancer-Killing Smart Bomb
The ancient Greeks called the thapsia garganica plant “deadly carrot”, because their camels would eat it and quickly die. The Roman emperor Nero mixed it with frankincense to treat bruises. Until the early 20th century, it was used in a plaster to treat rheumatism — the side effects, however, were barely worth the cure.
According To Roger Ebert, It’s Hard To Find A New Voice
Roger Ebert spoke at this year’s TED conference about his quest to find the perfect artificial voice to give life to his words, his second “voice” he found on the internet, everything he’s endured in between. And, in typical Ebert fashion, it’s pretty entertaining.
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