Archive for the 'Health' Category

Shovelglove: The Sledgehammer Workout

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Shovelglove: The Sledgehammer Workout
Take a sledgehammer and wrap an old sweater around it. This is your “shovelglove.” Every week day morning, set a timer for 14 minutes. Use the shovelglove to perform shoveling, butter churning, and wood chopping motions until the timer goes off. Stop. Rest on weekends and holidays.

Urban Non-Legend: In-N-Out Burger

Saturday, July 21st, 2007

Urban Non-Legend: In-N-Out Burger
And yes, there is a secret menu. Ordering a “Flying Dutchman” (which is not on the regular menu) will get you two meat patties with two slices of melted cheese, and nothing else on it. Ordering “Protein Style” will get you a burger with lettuce and no bun.The coolest: a “20 [...]

bookofjoe: Ray Earhart’s Floor Desk: Way cool — and you can make it yourself

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

bookofjoe: Ray Earhart’s Floor Desk: Way cool — and you can make it yourself
Ray Earhart’s Floor Desk: Way cool — and you can make it yourself
This does look way cool. I wonder if the wife would approve of computing in bed. I’m guessing so as long as I build her one too.

Painkiller found in human saliva

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

Natural-born painkiller found in human saliva – health – 13 November 2006 – New Scientist
When the researchers injected a pain-inducing chemical into rats’ paws, 1 gram of opiorphin per kilogram of body weight achieved the same painkilling effect as 3 grams of morphine.
3 grams of morphine per kilogram of body weight? At that dose [...]

Butter Fried Krispy Kreme Donuts

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

Butter Fried Krispy Kreme Donuts | Family Resource (FamilyResource.com)
Several months ago I was visiting my grandmother in Kingsport, TN and discovered the most delicious food ever! I awoke one morning and found her frying a Krispy Kreme donut. My immediate response was, “that’s disgusting!” She told me to hold off until I had tasted it. [...]

best of craigslist : DO NOT EAT PRINGLES FAT FREE POTATO CHIPS.

Friday, August 25th, 2006

DO NOT EAT PRINGLES FAT FREE POTATO CHIPS
I tried out these Pringles Fat-Free chips because they were super low-cal. BBQ flavor. the fuck.
The can said they had 70 calories per serving, which meant the whole can had 490 calories inside total. I could munch through a can in a day with my lunch, dinner, etc. [...]

BBC NEWS | Health | Tea ‘healthier’ drink than water

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

BBC NEWS | Health | Tea ‘healthier’ drink than water
The work in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition dispels the common belief that tea dehydrates.
Tea not only rehydrates as well as water does, but it can also protect against heart disease and some cancers, UK nutritionists found.

IV Plant Watering Pot

Monday, August 14th, 2006

Vitamin, A Life Less Ordinary
Great idea if you’re plants need a morphine drip. They’re asking 150 pounds for it so this is another product I’ll never see in person. Maybe I could dumpster dive the local hospital and make these out of discarded bed pans and IV bags?
This self-watering plant pot’s main feature [...]

X-Entertainment: The Worst Breakfast Ever.

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

X-Entertainment: The Worst Breakfast Ever.
Mmmm, mmmm, good. Blow half your daily calories on a soggy microwaved breakfast.
The ‘justification’ is that you’re supposed to eat shitty food in the morning, as it supplies you with a suitable amount of energy to get through the day. Unfortunately, Swanson’s supplying you with enough ‘energy’ to get through [...]

blogjam » Blog Archive » pepto-bismol ice cream

Monday, July 24th, 2006

blogjam » Blog Archive » pepto-bismol ice cream
Yum?
Eat it, of course! In my book, food without danger is like sex with a condom: it goes in the same entrance, but the experience is altogether less thrilling, less memorable, indeed less satisfying. I fetch the ice cream from the freezer, scoop out a chunk, and admire [...]