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Naturally, there are spoilers for the season finale of “Lost” in this post.
I’ve said before that the moment I quit loving “Lost” was when I saw Dr. Pierre Chang/Dr. Marvin Candle broadly exclaim that the energy the DHARMA initiative is tapping into might allow them to travel through time. The erratic time jumps that followed in season 5 really sealed the deal — they seemed formulated to confuse viewers and string them along instead of advancing the story.
It turns out the joke’s on me.
In the following video, John Brenkus submits to a choke hold (specifically a “rear naked choke”) by BJ Penn in order to understand the effects of a choke hold on the human brain. It only takes 9 seconds for him to become unconscious…
As boats go, this one is pretty amazing. It is called the M80 Stiletto and it has a top speed of 50 knots….
Did you know there’s still a Bureau of Indian Affairs in the United States and that it’s active and it’s still called the Bureau of Indian Affairs? It’s true. The BIA is currently led by a member of the Pawnee tribe named Larry Echo Hawk, who serves as the Assistant Secretary, reporting directly to Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar. Mr. Echo Hawk is the former Attorney General of Idaho, a former Brigham Young law professor, Marine and a respectable safety who led his BYU team in interceptions during the 1968 season.
All of this may be helpful information. If you’ve always wanted a full or partially-complete human skeleton of unknown origin, then you should contact Mr. Echo Hawk and let him know you’re a BYU fan.
A programming game that is interesting and challenging, if you like computer programming…
This Youtube video (and the following GIF, which is a little clearer), shows what appears to be a golf ball hitting a steel plate. The steel plate moves back as the ball hits it, which should reduce the impact force. Yet the ball still deforms in an amazing way. The question – Is this video a fake or not?
Laminated safety glass has been around since the 1920s. Find out how safety glass is made, how it works and what it’s used for in this episode of BrainStuff.
There’s been a lot of breast-related news lately, from a controversial bra ad to a popular Internet meme. What’s the big deal about boobs? Molly and Cristen explore the history, politics and symbolism of breasts in this episode.
In this episode, Jonathan and Chris discuss Ada Lovelace, daughter of the infamous Lord Byron and widely considered to be the first computer programmer.
Today historians know very little about Nefertiti, but during her time as Egypt’s queen she was revered as a goddess. In this episode, Sarah and Katie explore the reign of Nefertiti, and why her controversial husband Akhenaton was considered a heretic.
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