Saturday, September 12, 2009

Ms. Shaffner Stumble Memory

Super Sub
Evidently the Navy doesn't know where to stop plunging with their submarines.  As far as I can determine, the sub they plan to make next will dive farther than the sea is thought to be deep.  It will go 37,000 ft while the deepest point of any ocean, according to "The Physics Factbook" (http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/CuiMiuChin.shtml), is 36089 ft in the Mindanao Trench.  I guess a voyage to the bottom of the sea will truly be possible for someone.  Just not me. I'm all for giant squids and bioluminescent jellyfish, but there wouldn't be a very good escape route in emergency from that far down the deep blue.

 Explore Your Memory
If you want to find out about your memory, take this test, and you might find out some important strengths and weaknesses to your test-taking abilities.  Memory is a vital part of survival for any species, but I found out that scientists consider remembering all details of an image irrelevant to this survival.  Its typical that the part of this memory test I did the best at would be considered less useful than others.  I also have a great memory for faces, though, so keep that in mind when you think I won't remember you years from now.  In one part of the test, you are asked how often you play games; I would like to see a study that revealed how helpful playing video games is to memory development. 

 Pre-19th Century Surgical Tools
I am someone who has managed to avoid and thus develop a pretty good fear of surgery.  Without such exposure to the techniques of our fine medical society, I think an MRI machine is pretty barbaric.  Is it any wonder that the tools on this page give me images of dark, masked evil scientists interested in the maximum pain levels one can endure?  This page is not for the squeamish. It is, however, a great place to learn where the term "blow smoke up your ass" came from.  I think pre-professional majors should examine this page carefully in an attempt to figure out what patients absolutely do not want to see in the hands of their doctors during an appointment or visit to the ER. 


 

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