Cyborg Cockroaches Will Save Us from Nuclear Disaster (with Real Science!)

At this point you must be thinking to yourself- “No way,” But allow me to respond to you in the traditional way of my nation, the Interwebs-

Way.

 This is real, scientists are actually using technology to control the paths of cockroaches. And they’re doing it by essentially electrocuting their antennae. When one of the antenna are “stimulated” the cockroach thinks that there is a wall or obstacle in the way, and will instead turn in the opposite direction. So, by this simple method you can make cockroaches turn this way and that.

That’s right, electrocuting cockroaches lets you control them.

 Awesome!

 But it’s true that this bring up a few quandaries. Like-

Why would anyone ever want to do this? 

Well, as you may or may not know, it sucks when buildings explode and fall on you. OK fine- you probably already knew that. But what you probably didn't know, is that continually-electrocuted cyborg cockroaches could be your one hope for survival.

The idea behind this is that it could be useful for mapping out destroyed buildings that are hard for humans to get to, but as we all know, cockroaches can get into anything. In this case scientists are using this power for the forces of good. Some have even suggested putting a button on the back of a cockroach so that if they happen to pass near a trapped person in the rubble during their quest to map out the area/not get electrocuted, someone could tap it and rescuers would immediately know there was someone trapped under ground.

And even beyond that, researchers have noted that in the long run are tiny nasty potential rescuers could help as sort of insectoid first responders, going into areas where humanity dare not venture. For example, the recent disaster at Fukishima, has some people wondering If our poison-and-radiation-resistant friends could be the answer to getting stuff done in dangerous areas without risking people. So in the future, instead of screaming at the top of your lungs when you see one of these things, you may be saying-

Thank god, I’m saved!

Bizarre Indiegogo Projects

One thing I find to be a lot of fun whenever I get a new phone like a HTC One, a Moto X, or one of the other phones I desperately want, is checking out really weird Indiegogo projects. And god knows that there are a lot of them.

Sprayable Energy?

Did you ever wish you could spray an energy drink onto your face instead of having to actually drink it? Of course you do.

It’s all the fun of drinking coffee or energy drinks but you know, without any of that tedious drinking. Who wants to actually taste a chocolaty mocha drink when you can have the great joy of absorbing it through your neck instead?

If so-well, brother, today is your lucky day.
Seriously?

Yes, this is for real on Indiegogo. It has the same principle as a Nicotine patch, since both Nicotine and Caffeine can be absorbed through the skin. Yes, just like a Nicotine patch- except instead of helping break your addiction to something, it will help you get more addicted.

Really though, it seems like it does work. So if being awake is all you want, then by all means go for it. Yay science.

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Watch the Creation of the Earth in 3D

Since Douglas Adams brought us the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, why not let creationists bring is the magic birth of the Earth in 3D?

One of the comments on this project says “It's like a time machine, I feel like I'm actually witnessing the creation of the Earth.” This brings up a confusing point. For example, if you were there at the creation of the universe, then you must be god. Because no one else was there. And if you're God, wouldn't you find a human depiction of your

Regardless of your personal religious beliefs, what makes this movie particularly bizarre and hilarious is how they go into detail about the 3D technology, yet ignore all of the science behind cosmology. The Creation of the Universe 3D project includes such dubious highlights at “Literal Biblical Precision” and “Impacts the lost” whatever that means.

And even more than that it’s how they dance around Kent Hovind.

They have his son on here-Eric Hovind-

So why not Papa, shouldn’t the so called “Dr. Dino” one of the most famous creationists around, make it to the list of other famous people on the project such as Kirk Cameron,?

Could it be because he’s currently in jail? But hey, I’m here to help. They could add this picture and text right to the bottom.

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Kent “Dr. Dino” Hovind/Professional Fraudster

Kent is uniquely situated to help an indiegogo campaign designed to swindle people out of money, considering he’s been stealing money from the federal government for years! He's taking time out of his busy schedule down at the Federal Correctional Instituion in Berlin, New Hampshire.

Singing Lightening

From time to time, all of us have probably had that classic lament- “Sure bolts of lightning are cool and all, but they sure suck at playing music. The plasmonic Tesla Coil seeks to remedy this. It combines all the deadly force of lightening with all the…musicality of…. Thunder?

In order to get a sense of what this thing is like, imagine something as simple as bees. Got it? OK good. Nice simple bees. Now imagine those bees are singing in harmony in a sort of buzzing electronic MIDI chorus, like an entirely Bee Philharmonic.

Now imagine those bees are all shooting lightening out of their stingers, and you’ll have the Plasmonic in a nutshell.

Seriously though, this thing is cool, if strange. It’s an electronic music device that doesn’t use speakers. Instead, it just burns the air, vibrating it and making sound, while at the same time firing off a visible tesla coil bolt. It would be like if Nikolai Tesla were a DJ at the world’s coolest club.