Exploratorium

Since I forgot to tell you guys about my trip to the Exploratorium, I will write a new post on it. Well, jumping in, first off, we rode there riding in chaperon’s cars. We got to choose which car, but since I didn’t like choosing, I passed. And bad luck struck me like lightning and put me in a car full of girls. Well, when we got there and went inside, we got to explore around on our own. But we still had to stay with our chaperons unfortunately.

The exhibits were cool, though there were no computer related things, but the mind tricks and the drum set were my favorites. I had to admit it, but it was kind of boring. Half was boring, half was exciting. My third favorite was the one with four metal balls. They bounce off of a rubber platform you can adjust and you had to get it through some rings. A few Caucasian kids came over and tried it. After I got it, they went on about the Asian stereotype, which for those of you who don’t know is that Asians are smarter. Well, that’s a brief summary of my trip that I felt like explaining. I hope you visit it someday and explore some facts and new machines.

Exploratorium

Excercise Stresses Eyes

Everyday swimming, weightlifting, and even playing instruments like the trumpet can cause eye-pressure related diseases. Rubbing eyes is one way, but these activities are another. Although eye rubbing causes the biggest pressure spikes, but can be less dangerous. Swimming with goggles on for long lengths can be more dangerous. Playing high-pitched notes on the trumpet doubles the pressure on the eyes. Sleeping face down also increases pressure in the eyes. People with healthy eyes are on the safe side, but people with conditions are more likely to be affected by this.

Let’s all have a moment of peace to honor the soldiers. But how is everyone forgetting the one who guards students? In Boston, a woman was doing some safety patrol for the school, and she got hit by a car. It was a tragic accident. I hope you all know what tragic means. She was hit by an 86-year old person who was involved in other accidents.

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Eye Pressure

Woman Gets Hit

2 Days

In the following 2 days, October 28 and 29, 2008, are going to be filled with something fun. Today is the first day. The Stone Age expert came over to my school and showed off his Stone Age told. He was kind of funny in how he came not how he talked. Yes, he was dressed funny and accidently hit his head with a stick when he showed it off, but most of his equipment wasn’t shown. And also most of them were just replicas not made by him. The cool thing is that he threw a javelin and almost killed a girl and started a fire. He put it out afterwards. I have to admit, it was kind of awesome. The next day will be the day 6th grade goes to the Exploratorium.

News:

Well, car was pulled over for speeding. The two people in there got arrested. One of them was a 16-year old teen, who fought against the authorities. Then, the police tasered her and while her relative (who was driving her) was still held captive (not by evil), she was released.

And I really hate those toilets on airplanes and trains. They are loud and really grimy. Don’t ask me why I brought that up. Well a 26-year old man got his arm stuck in the train toilet to fish out his cellphone, which fell into the toilet. Then, the toilet sucked his arm in. The train stopped for about two hours while firemen cut through the train’s pipe system. The man came out on a stretcher with the toilet still attached to his hand. Then they sawed his arm off.

Probably the only thing that will brighten your day is a temple. It was built out of glass bottles glued together. Read more about the Temple of a Million Bottles in the link below.

Dogs bite each other and fight. Aw, they’re playing. You can say that again because a smaller dog was killed by a larger mixed breed dog on a train. A guy with a mixed breed Rottweiler attacked a Pomeranian on his way and fatally injured the dog. I’m sorry to let down your day all of a sudden.

YES! At last! Gas prices fall down under $2 again. Will it drop further? And must I say more?

Seat belts prevent you guys from lurching forward and clonking your skulls against the car. Well this seat belt counter acted on a 13-year old teen while pretending to choke. Yes, more sad news. I can’t help it. His mother pulled over, but his seat belt was locked up, leading to a tragic end.

No one with weak hearts should read on about this woeful event. Someone stole a dog from a guy named Harry Danner and beheaded it. After that, they returned the dog to a parking lot. Very gruesome indeed.

Police also charged a mother for murder, manslaughter, and negligent homicide. She beaten her 11-year old daughter to death with a broom stick so hard it broke into two pieces. It is unclear why, and the daughter was visiting the mother. It happened on a Thursday, but a man reported it on Sunday. Their neighbor regretted this and told police she could have done something about this. She also said that the daughter and the mother were happy people that got along.

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Cop Tasers Girl

Man Stuck In a Toilet

Temple of a Million Bottles

Dog Kill Dog

Gas

Seat Belt Killer

Headless Dog

Child Abuse

Having a Blast

We all know Gary Busey, don’t we. He’s also been sniffing cocaine. One day, he dropped it on the floor, and his dog rolled in it. Then he sniffed it off his do right of the bat. Cocaine is bad, but he also gets little bugs, hair, and unpleasant material (that are tiny) from the ground. This is very strange because the man is a very hygienic man.

Little toddlers can count, but not so well (I’m not trying to be stereotypical). The only thing probably better at this than the majority are honey bees. Huh? It’s the truth; honeybees can count to four. The discovery was made through an experiment made up of putting nectar on striped stick. This procedure is complicated or confusing, so I will not waste time explaining. Instead, click on the link below.

And doesn’t it seem strange that your brain’s decision-making part would function faster if you’re on the Internet? If everyone’s so worked up about going green, go for the Internet. WAIT! We all know it’s bad if you overuse it. Since I have stated the bad side and the good side, let’s separate them. Good: Studies show that the brain is more active when searching the web and is worked by the frontal area. In the future, those who are good in technology, will survive in the economy (currently in the dumps). Bad: Overuse is bad and the article says nothing about it. According to my knowledge, you can get involved too much, decreasing your social life and possible exposure.

One question: What is garbage? It’s stuff you don’t use. And let’s all remember we USED to use it before disposing of it. Landfills in New Jersey are used to power homes. You’re using it again. ‘Reuse’ from the three R’s. Now that’s cool. Eradicate landfills in America and new power we will create! Methane is extracted and used for fuel to generate electricity. The garbage we used to know is material for the future.

If there are red tomatoes, what is the cousin of the color red? Purple! Purple tomatoes, that is. Purple tomatoes may actually ‘boost health!’ Isn’t that wonderful. A team of scientists injected snapdragon flower genes, which are high in anthocynan, into tomatoes. The best part of this is that anthocynan has cells to slow the growth of cancer. It can also help protect the body from diseases! To the good part, there is always a bad part. It is that scientists are not sure of all this information. I suggest that you forget about this, but you must read it to protect yourself from accidental death from ingestion! Just kidding. Scientists are just not sure if it will actually help the body against them.

If you look at the top kids in your class, you think “He’s definitely getting a better life.” Jobs, maybe. Health? Maybe not. Because I read somewhere that smart kids are more likely to become drunks. Health experts were able to find the smart children and adult’s mental ability, and found that the higher the IQ, the higher chance of drinking. Just chill, all you smart kids who read this, scientists still say they need some further examination. All you have to do is say no to drugs, even under pressure, and even if your bestest best friends ask you.

And for that, I want to thank those who actually read the whole article because this is the longest post I’ve ever written. I want to thank Digg for the information and TinyURL to help those of you copying the links

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Cocaine Off a Dog

Smart Bees

Internet Stuff

Reusing Garbage

Smart Alcoholics

Purple Tomatoes

Internet Danger!

The Internet is now a main target for everyone, even thieves. Someone even used one of the popular sites, Facebook, to notify his company that he was “sick”. Now his company starts e-mailing him stuff to prove it, and the only proof is his Facebook profile. Apparently, they want more, and asks for his medical certificate. Here is the conversation that the guy (Kyle) had.

HR: Please provide a medical certificate stating a valid reason for your sick leave on Thursday 21st2008.

Kyle: “1 day leave absences do not require a medical certificate as stated in my contract, provided I have stated that I am on leave for medical reasons.”

HR: Usually that is the case, as per your contract. However please note that leave during these occasions is only granted for genuine medical reasons. You line manager has determined that your leave was not due to medical reasons and as such we cannot grant leave on this occasion.

Kyle: My leave was due to medical reasons, so you cannot deny leave based on a line manager’s discretion, with no proof, please process leave as requested.  

HR:I believe the proof that you are after is below (a screen grab of the Facebook page is attached to the email)

Amazingly, US army intelligence says that terrorists ‘tweet’ through Twitter (online miniblog). Please note that terrorists did have access through Internet. Twitter is a social network that a lot of organizations and people use. Terrorist share plans and strategies. The terrorists appear to hackers also. And I believe they share this information to their fellow mates. What I really don’t understand is that why they do it that way. We all know the government monitors everything you do. So even if they send it by e-mail it’s still read. The possibilities of tinkering with their machines to block it is high. If they can hack the government’s password, they can do that. Read more in the link below. 

The strangest things happen with moms and children. Like one time, a 4-year old child was rushed to the hospital with hypernatremia, or having high levels of salt in your bloodstream. No! It wasn’t just high. It was higher than high! Off the charts! Then, it’s time to question the stepmom. She says after lunch, he’d thrown a fit. So she decided to put some creole seasoning (hot peppers) in water and told him to drink. He was then on the floor vomiting and acted like he had the flu! And instead of taking him to the doctor, they waited for an hour and a half before calling emergency room. Mom’s these days. 

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Faking Illness

Twitter Terrorists

Mom Murder