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Monday August 4th

The 5 Greatest Things Ever Accomplished While High 19470

http://www.cracked.com/article_16532_5-greatest-things-ever-accomplished-while-h... (score:165 / approval:89%)

by coolguy Mon Aug 4th, 2008 10:25am (from bordom.net)

The 5 Greatest Things Ever Accomplished While High

LSD. Yes, when not discovering the key to life, and winning the Nobel Prize for it, Crick spent the 50s and 60s throwing all night parties famous for featuring that era's favorite party favors: LSD and nudity. Crick never made it a secret that he experimented with the drug, and in 2006, the London paper The Mail on Sunday reported that Crick had told many colleagues that he was experimenting with LSD when he figured out the double helix structure.

a hell of a drug, accomplisments, drugs, lsd, science

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Saturday August 2nd

Workout in a pill - geeks rejoice! 19427

http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/sci_exercise_pill.html (score:71 / approval:89%)

by El Cap Fri Aug 1st, 2008 11:35am (from bordom.net)

It works on mice, could translate to benefit humans in the near future!

Here's a couch potato's dream: What if a drug could help you gain some of the benefits of exercise without working up a sweat? Scientists reported Thursday that there is such a drug if you happen to be a mouse.

lazy, pill, science, workout

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Large Hadron Collider nearly ready 19440

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/08/the_large_hadron_collider.html (score:342 / approval:100%)

by threeiem Fri Aug 1st, 2008 4:05pm (from #bor)

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a 27 kilometer (17 mile) long particle accelerator straddling the border of Switzerland and France, is nearly set to begin its first particle beam tests. The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is preparing for its first small tests in early August, leading to a planned full-track test in September - and the first planned particle collisions before the end of the year.

collider, end of the world, hardron, science

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Thursday July 3rd

Gut plush toys 18976

http://iheartguts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=8 (score:198 / approval:89%)

by El Cap Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 4:16am (from bordom.net)

first periodic table plush toys...now this!

anatomy, guts, plush toys, science, stuffed animals

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Robots learn to use tools 18977

http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/21027/?a=f (score:129 / approval:80%)

by El Cap Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 4:17am (from bordom.net)

By shoving objects around on a table, UMan figures out how they work

ai, learning, robot, science, tools

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Tuesday July 1st

On noes here come the particles, hide 18924

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/06/30/doomsdaycollider.ap/index.html (score:158 / approval:80%)

by mrwzrd Mon Jun 30th, 2008 3:00pm (from bordom.net)

This collider, called the largest scientific experiment in history, is expected to begin test runs in August.

Will it spawn a black hole that could swallow Earth?

cool, doomsday, ohnoes, physics, science

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The Particle Zoo: Subatomic Particle Softies 18928

http://www.particlezoo.net/ (score:82 / approval:89%)

by coolguy Mon Jun 30th, 2008 10:38pm (from bordom.net)

The Particle Zoo: Subatomic Particle Softies

from the standard model of physics

science, stuffed animals, subatomic particles

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Wednesday June 25th

We are (not) all going to die 18834

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7468966.stm (score:232 / approval:89%)

by El Cap Tue Jun 24th, 2008 11:44am (from bordom.net)

The document addresses fears that the Large Hadron Collider is so energetic, it could have unforeseen consequences. Critics are worried that mini-black holes made at the soon-to-open facility on the French-Swiss border might threaten the Earth's very existence. But the report, issued the European Organization for Nuclear Research, says there is "no conceivable danger".

Our planet is not at risk from the world's most powerful particle physics experiment, a report has concluded.

armageddon, bbc, collider, news, planet, science

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Tuesday June 3rd

Body Farms 18548

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Farm (score:380 / approval:78%)

by mimo Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 1:16pm (from #bor)

A body farm is a research facility where human decomposition after death can be scientifically studied in a variety of settings.

bodies, farm, gross, horror, research, science

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Tuesday April 22nd

Worlds first scarless apendix removal... oh yeah, it's through the mouth 18211

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=5600... (score:495 / approval:80%)

by coolguy Mon Apr 21st, 2008 11:51pm (from #bor)

Worlds first scarless apendix removal... oh yeah, it's through the mouth

A sore throat is not exactly the most obvious side effect of having your appendix out but for Jeff Scholtz it was proof he had secured his place in medical history.

apendix, medicine, removal, science, snewz, sugery

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