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Try to keep your eyes open when you sneeze

December 17, 2013by Tom Ulrich Leave a comment

“If you don’t close you’re eyes when you sneeze, you’ll pop out an eyeball!” It’s what the kids on the playground always said, right?

And like much of the information crowdsourced from your friends when you were 7, it’s not exactly true.

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How it works, What it is
095/366 - Scissors in HDR by Arria Belli on Flickr. Used under Creative Commons license. http://www.flickr.com/photos/arriabelli/2500283558/

A little trim for your genes

December 10, 2013by Tom Ulrich Leave a comment

You can almost hear the molecular scissors going *snip* *snip*.

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How it works, What it is
Mercedes in a cloud of tire smoke. By Top Gear. http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/this-weeks-wallpapers-top-gear-series-18-13-03-2012?imageNo=4

Putt-putt go vroom-vroom: A look at torque and horsepower

November 19, 2013by Tom Ulrich Leave a comment

Making the car go, versus making the car go FAST!

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Uncategorized, What it does, What it is
MERS-CoV electron micrograph by the NIAID on Flickr. Used under Creative Commons license. http://www.flickr.com/photos/niaid/8618697423/

MERS-CoV: for the next few weeks, the most important virus in the world [Updated]

October 16, 2013by Tom Ulrich Leave a comment

Millions of people are congregating on the Arabian peninsula right now, as a new and as yet untreatable virus is emerging.

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What it does, What it is, Where it comes from
Witch Hunt by SteFou! on Flickr. Used under Creative Commons license. http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephen-oung/5650377059/

Whence come warts?

October 8, 2013by Tom Ulrich 1 Comment

Don’t blame the frog. Or the witch.

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