Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Miss Cellania' Links

Hiawatha’s Valence Bonding. A long, funny poem about science. 

The first gay military wedding.

Solar Storm Produces Purple Aurora.

The Olympic Security Snafu. For $89 million, the security contractor has so few people in place that the British Army has been called up as reinforcements.

The 18 Worst Things For Left-Handed People. And we righties have never even had to think about them.

The Problem of Cyanobacteria and Toxic Lakes. It's how nature deals with pollution, but it kills flora and fauna, and ruins out drinking water.

CMT Is The Greatest Network On Television. They've greenlighted a list of ridiculous shows that I just may have to watch ...once.

Pikachu on Acid. Surreal animation with a little NSFW language.

The FDA has approved the first drug specifically for the prevention of AIDS. It's not 100% effective, has some possible side effects, and costs $14,000 a year.

The stories of ten people who operated on themselves. It took guts, but in most cases there was no other choice.

1 comment:

Old Geezer said...

Speaking as a lefthander, I really can't get too worked up over those 18 tragic problems. Most of them we figured out before puberty. We grab the far left seat at the table. We take the paper out of the three ring binder. We squeeze the scissors ever so slightly to maintain blade contact. In other words, we've learned to adapt. I'd call those examples First World Problems for Left-Handed People. Oh! Having to take notes in an awkward position at college instead of emptying garbage cans 40 hours a week! The indignity!