Archive for March, 2010

Bless their hearts…

Friday, March 26th, 2010

So I’m browsing Fark and run across this headline:

[ARTICLE] [FAIL] In a move that will upset nobody, repressed white southerners want to declare themselves “Confederate Southern Americans” on the census. Try “hillbillies,” guys, it’s got a nicer ring

And I immediately start thinking:  “Please don’t be South Carolina… Please don’t be South Carolina…”

The South Carolina-based Southern Legal Resource Center believes that people with ancestors who were citizens of the Confederate States of America should be entitled to ethnic identity and protection [under the Civil Rights Act] since the country no longer exists.

Since I can’t really think of anything else to say, I’m just going to leave this here:

Hey y’all … watch this!

Friday, March 19th, 2010

From the department of “scientifically confirming the obvious”***, we have this shocking finding:

As the researchers expected, the skateboarders took greater risks in the presence of the attractive female, even when they knew there was a greater chance they could crash. Along with this increased risk-taking, the young men had higher testosterone levels when they performed in front of the female than when they did their jumps in front of another guy.

Hardly surprising.  But it would be unwise to underestimate the ability of men to do dumb, risky stuff in groups.  After all, the words “Hey y’all, watch this!” have rarely been yelled before attempting a safe activity.


***It is often useful to do actual research on things that seem “obvious”.

Welcome!

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Welcome to the new site!  It’s so clean … it’s so shiny.  It’s so … red.

If you’re wondering where the images in the title bar come from, that’s from a demonstration of the reaction of sodium peroxide and water.  You can watch the whole video here.

If you’re new to the site, take a look around – plenty to see here.  And I promise I’ll post more than once every three months!

Enjoy!