Doctors implant tooth into eye to restore sight

via engadget.com

I never expected that a blind person would literally give their eye-teeth to see again, but this unlikely sounding swap appears to have finally happened in Miami.

A tooth is removed, an artificial lens placed into it and it is then put over the eye to allow light back onto the retina. A synthetic base for the lens would be rejected by the body, but I imagine any bit of bone might work as well as a tooth.

I heard the patient in the video being interviewed on Radio 5 yesterday evening and despite the Frankenstein approach it's clearly changed her life. Perhaps it will be toenails for the deaf next?

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Did He Just Say That? - NSFW

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Watch the woman's face afterwards. Priceless!

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The Hollow Mask Illusion: Beyond Charlie Chaplin

via neuroskeptic.blogspot.com

I've seen this optical illusion once before, but never quite as clearly. Plus the commentary really helps explain what's happening.

So, is it simply our expectation that faces are convex rather than concave, or is there something more compex going on?

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How to saber a bottle of champagne

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I've never seen this done before, but it's quite impressive.

Having said that, it seems like an awful waste of alcohol. I wonder if it works on Pomagne as a cheap way to practice?

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Hidden circles illusion

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It took me a few moments, but the circles on the far left & right seem easier to spot. Maybe because the shading on the square is more symmetrical.

Richard Wiseman has more on his site: http://richardwiseman.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/battle-of-the-clever-stuff-3/

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Botfly maggot removed from head

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Since watching this I can't stop scratching my head!

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No Need To Apologize

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The old ones are sometimes the best.

No doubt he's the new housewives favourite.

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Workers Of The World, Meet Your Robot Replacements

via techcrunch.com

Brilliant piece of lateral thinking - don't go looking for stock in a warehouse, let it come to you.

I wonder if they can bring tea & biscuits too?

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GSOH Definitely Required

via robertpopper.com

I notice match.com are currently running ads highlighting the millions of "hot men" on their books. Perhaps these guys have moved there after blaming VideoMate for their lack of success?

Yet another gem from Robert Popper

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Drum Machine

Enjoy!

Edit: It looks like you can't link to the video directly, so click this link: www.albinoblacksheep.com

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Woman tries to shoot down plane for being too noisy

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I've long suspected that airport security is often more for show than a real anti-terror measure.

Coming back from Brisbane last year I had two jars of New Zealand Marmite confiscated in case I "smeared it on something" - like toast perhaps? Meanwhile this kind of nonsense is going on.

It may only have been a small local airport, but it doesn't sound like she bothered to hide her intentions on the way through! At least she's now free to have another go. Perhaps next time she can call and book an appointment to give security a fighting chance...

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Seven Days Is Too Long - Chuck Wood

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A couple of days ago I was in the car listening to Dexy's first album "Searching For The Young Soul Rebels" and was inspired to track down the original version of one of the best tracks, "Seven Days Too Long".

It turns out it's a bit of a Northern Soul classic, and I can see why. I always knew that Dexy's had a habit of finding great, but little-known songs to cover, so I'm going to do some more digging and see what other gems are lurking. I can see the Twisted Wheel and Wigan Casino broadening my musical horizons over the next few weeks.

In the meantime does anyone know anything about Chuck Wood? There's doesn't seem to be much out there about the man himself...

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