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Thirsty People Feel More Pain
Bifurcati writes "Being thirsty makes you more sensitive to pain, according to a recent study. By simultaneously doing brain scans, new areas of the brain were activated when both pain and thirst were present, apparently making the pain more "painful" - perhaps a survival method so that pain is prioritized over thirst. They'd like to do more research, but ethical issues make it tough - even these subjects had to spend three hours being poked and prodded!"
I randomly wonder why nature gave humans certain attributes. The other, I couldn't figure out why human males have chest hair. Anyone know? =)
It seems to me Linux officially announcing that they will now have their own distribution of linux and make their own operating system should hold more ground right...?
Insinct is stronger than Upbringing - Irish Proverb
Testing. Roger Federer has just won the 2006 Australian Open tennis championship. The real story this year was that of his runner-up, Markos Baghdatis, who ranked 54, but was able to march through the draw regardless and garnered (or garniered) huge support from the local Cypriot and Greek communities. It was no surprise Federer won, of course, but I did find his acceptance very touching. He was in tears after being presented with his trophy by Rod Laver, one of tennis' greats and who the main arena here in Melbourne is named after.
Actually, fucking your not-so-distant cousin can have some very serious implications. If you manage to get her pregnant, then the baby will likely be born with various disorders and possible mental deficiencies. And if your not-so-distant cousin is a man, then he may spread a number of venereal diseases to your genitals.
Cyric Zndovzny at your service.
Even a good, strong Belgian tends to top out at 12-15%. All beer is mostly water, silly.
15% alchohol, maybe, but there's a lot of other stuff in there too. I've had belgians that feel like there's a good half inch of grit on the bottom from the bottle fermentation. And some of them pour more like cough syrup than beer, so surely there can't be THAT much water in there.
How many slashdotters can honestly sustain prolonged poking?
I think most would be finished right about the time the first article of clothing hit the floor.
It's not that it's "unGodly", rather that it's taking an innocent life. Yes, the life needs to depend on external devices to keep them alive, but if we decide to pull the plug on someone who's still living and partially cognative, when will it end? Remember, other people are deciding on taking an innocent life.
There's a price to pay in society if a person decides to shake a baby too much and hurt it. If the baby suffers brain damage or has spinal problems, should we euthanize the kid? Some might say yes, most would say no. The decision for one to stay living is their own choice. When it's taken out of their hands and given to others, it never is good. The baby needs as much of a chance to live as the Terry Schaivo types.
Umm... gay people do get HIV because they have, y'know, too much unprotected anal sex.
Is there any other way? Should I be worried about shaking hands with gay people?