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Tech post for 8-July-2008
Jul. 8th, 2008 12:33 pmThe wrong bicycle could hurt your sex life - According to a urological surgeon, men who don't chose the right bike, particularly mountain bikers, can suffer from genital numbness, sperm function problems due to excessive heat, and erectile dysfunction, not to mention a variety of skin irritations. Apparently, 60% of the men in the study complained of genital numbness. Almost enough to convince a guy to stick to the bus.
Canadian military marches in Toronto Gay Pride Parade - to send the message that applicants will be accepted no matter their sexual orientation. They even set up an information booth at the parade site to recruit new members.
Eco-friendly tattoo removal - Lasers are used to remove tattoos so surgeons have to spray the skin with a coolant to avoid heating the skin above 70C (the point at which call damage occurs). Tetraflouroethane is currently used to cool the skin to 3C but is a known greenhouse gas. University of California researchers suggest that a mist of dry ice could be used instead. Or you could just keep the tattoo.
Homeland Security considering shock bracelet for airline passengers - According to the Washington Times, a senior Homeland Security official is interested in the idea of issuing a bracelet to all airline passengers that would replace the boarding pass, contain information about the passenger, monitor their whereabouts, and shock them into submission if they get out of line. Bicycles aren't seeming so bad right about now.
Canadian military marches in Toronto Gay Pride Parade - to send the message that applicants will be accepted no matter their sexual orientation. They even set up an information booth at the parade site to recruit new members.
Eco-friendly tattoo removal - Lasers are used to remove tattoos so surgeons have to spray the skin with a coolant to avoid heating the skin above 70C (the point at which call damage occurs). Tetraflouroethane is currently used to cool the skin to 3C but is a known greenhouse gas. University of California researchers suggest that a mist of dry ice could be used instead. Or you could just keep the tattoo.
Homeland Security considering shock bracelet for airline passengers - According to the Washington Times, a senior Homeland Security official is interested in the idea of issuing a bracelet to all airline passengers that would replace the boarding pass, contain information about the passenger, monitor their whereabouts, and shock them into submission if they get out of line. Bicycles aren't seeming so bad right about now.