BraiNation

As most of you can tell, Mark and I haven’t really been updating BraiNation lately.

Other priorities have come up and therefore pushed BraiNation down the list. Although we will update every once in a while, it definitely won’t be very consistent.

We would like to thank all of you for the support and we will make sure to let you know once BraiNation is back full force.

Thanks again

Researchers in China have recently conducted a testosterone injection test on male subjects with a high degree of success. The monthly injections of testosterone are said to block the production of sperm, thus eliminating the possibility of pregnancy in their partners. There are no major side effects to report on and sperm count levels are said to return to normal levels after just six months! According to the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism out of 100 test subjects only one male was able to conceive a child with his partner.

Though I’m not excited by the proposition of jabbing myself every month, I will be able to rest easy knowing no she devil, scorpion woman is going to trap me by not being diligent with her pill or poking holes in my condoms! I’m pro choice haha.

In all seriousness though, very promising discovery as a lot of woman have complications with current birth control methods such as the pill or more dangerous options like Depo-Provera. We don’t need our women any more crazy than they already are. Agreed ladies?

Full article at BBC.co.uk. Thanks goes out to a little Dubian Princess for the link.

I’m sure everyone remembers watching Arnold fight the T-1000 back in Terminator 2: Judgement Day. In my opinion the coolest thing about that movie was the way the T-1000 could “reform” itself into any shape. Well I now have a new opinion about that… mostly because im not ready to die.

Some crazy Japanese “roboticists” (I didn’t even know that was a profession) have developed a chemical compound that is able to move on its own.

A group of Japanese roboticists, led by Shingo Maeda at the Shuji Hashimoto applied physics laboratory at Waseda University, have created a chemical gel capable of independent motion, similar to that of a caterpillar.

Using a process that combines polymers, the material not only moves on its own, but also can change colors and can be used to perform calculations. According to the scientists involved in the project the morphable material could even one day be used as components of a future robot, thus making the notion of the incredibly scary Terminator T-1000 a real possibility.

Great… im moving to a remote island soon.

via Geekologie

(Image via Flickr)

I know we’ve posted about this before… however, people need to be reminded of this as it is one of the most significant discoveries / atrocities on our planet.

I’m talking about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. When we first posted about this and I told friends and co-workers, many didn’t believe me - well look for yourself, again.

The patch is roughly 1,760,000 square kilometers or about three times the size of Spain! This plastic soup island mess floats from the surface up to 10 meters in depth. If you aren’t disgusted by this then shame on you… you should be dropped right in the middle and told “Swim for your freedom”.

This obviously has detrimental effects on marine life. It is estimated that this mess kills 1 million sea birds and 100,000 sea mammals every year. And I’m sure most of you can imagine what effect this might have on the food chain. Not to mention the ocean itself which is largely responsible for climate conditions via ocean currents, salt levels, etc. I know this isn’t really professional but holy FUCK.

I suggest:

Stop buying bottles of water! It’s tap water anyway! Duh!

Make sure you recycle anything plastic, DO NOT throw it in the garbage or a sewer. Again, DUH!

Write to the Navy, and every cruise ship company you know of and tell them to suck it! And stop throwing your waste into the sea.

Read this article!!! NOW! From the Times.co.uk

I’m ANGRY! ARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH! (turning green)

Starts Friday! Enough Said.