Winter

March 8th, 2010

Winter pruritis can be quite uncomfortable and annoying, since it is often accompanied by chronic itching and, sometimes, inflammation and swelling….

Asphyxiophilia

March 2nd, 2010

Michael Hutchence
David Carradine
Kristian Digby
Frantisek Kotzwara

Erotic asphyxiation @ wikipedia

The Simple Living

March 2nd, 2010

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.” – Henry David Thoreau

Simple Living @ wikipedia.

Days Get Shorter Because of Chilean Earthquake

March 2nd, 2010

Apart from a tsunami, there is another effect of this weekend’s earthquake in Chile. NASA says that days will now be shorter because the quake shifted Earth’s axis by three inches.

The change will result in days that are 1.26 microseconds shorter than before. That’s 0.00000126 seconds shorter.

Via: Chilean Quake Likely Shifted Earth’s Axis, NASA Scientist Says – BusinessWeek.

The 10 Most Addictive Sounds in the World

February 28th, 2010

The 10 Most Addictive Sounds in the World

Top 10 Non-branded sounds:
1. Baby giggle
2. Vibrating phone
3. ATM / cash register
4. “Star Spangled Banner”
5. Sizzling steak
6. ‘Hail to the Chief
7. Cigarette light and inhale
8. “Wedding March”
9. “Wish Upon a Star”
10. Late Night with David Letterman Theme

via The 10 Most Addictive Sounds in the World | Fast Company.

Sodom and Gomorrah

February 20th, 2010

And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they give no thought to the work of the Lord,
and they are not interested in what his hands are doing.
Isaiah, Chapter 5, Verse 12

Beautifull digital art work from Alessandro Bavari