Hypospadias And You: An In-Depth Study Of Bong Dick
Drew Magary, my favorite blogger and author of the Balls Deep Message to the Class of '09, just published a new post on Hypospadias. He writes in a hilarious way that is very similar to Maddox's. Hypospadias, or "Bong Dick" as Drew calls it, is a deformation in the penis at birth where the urethra exits the penis on the underside of the dick. You can read this hilarious Balls Deep study HERE.
Terrifying Surgical Gadgets of the Past
SurgicalTechnologists.net recently had a new post titled "20 Scary Old School Surgical Tools," and oh god are they scary! Reading every description of what the tool was used for made me cringe at the horrors of imagining it being used on me. Holy shit just typing this is giving me the shivers! Here are some of the crazier ones:
Tonsil Guillotine (1860s)
This method of removing tonsils worked much like a traditional guillotine, slicing off the infected tonsils. This "double guillotine" design meant that both tonsils could be removed at the same time. Tonsil guillotines were replaced by forceps and scalpels in the early 20th century due to the high rate of hemorrhaging and the imprecise nature of the device, which often left tonsil remnants in the mouth.
Trephine (1800s)
This trephine was a hand-powered drill with a cylindrical blade that was used to bore into the skull. The spike in the center was used to start the procedure and to hold the blade in place while cutting.
Hemorrhoid Forceps (1800s)
These forceps were used to grasp a hemorrhoid between the blades and apply pressure to stop the blood supply, causing the hemorrhoid to drop off.
You can see the whole post HERE.
Tonsil Guillotine (1860s)This method of removing tonsils worked much like a traditional guillotine, slicing off the infected tonsils. This "double guillotine" design meant that both tonsils could be removed at the same time. Tonsil guillotines were replaced by forceps and scalpels in the early 20th century due to the high rate of hemorrhaging and the imprecise nature of the device, which often left tonsil remnants in the mouth.
Trephine (1800s)This trephine was a hand-powered drill with a cylindrical blade that was used to bore into the skull. The spike in the center was used to start the procedure and to hold the blade in place while cutting.
Hemorrhoid Forceps (1800s)These forceps were used to grasp a hemorrhoid between the blades and apply pressure to stop the blood supply, causing the hemorrhoid to drop off.
You can see the whole post HERE.
Which One is the Android???
Boing Boing Gadgets recently posted the cover from the Christian Science Monitor which is quite fascinating. I glanced back and forth and finally made my decision off of the eyes. The one on the left is staring blankly downwards while the one on the right is making eye contact with the other one, so my guess is that the one on the left is the robot. What if they both were, or they were both humans! Its amazing how far our roboticists and artificial intelligence technology have come. These seemingly ridiculous movies like i Robot and others could be what our future is actually like.
The Bare Essentials to Flying with Air New Zealand
I am ashamed to say that I didn't get this video the first time that I watched it. It's staring you in the face the entire time. This is the pre-lift off video that is played on the Planes of New Zealand Air, and they add quite a bit of humor to it in the form of one joke that is hard to catch. See if you can catch on to it.
Node, The Power Outlet of Tomorrow
You can see more HERE, albeit it is in some Asian language.
Vector Effect
This is one of the best flash games that I have played in a while. Its made to be a flash version of the xbox 360 game titled Geometry Wars. I've been playing it all day at work.Click on the picture or HERE to play