Breatharian Has Had Only Seven Meals In 10 Months
Taboo USA introduced audiences to Kirby, a breatharian. He survives on the air — getting energy from light, wind, vibrations, he says.“I’ve had seven meals for the last 10 months,” Kirby explained on the National Geographic Channel show, noting he keeps his meals to a totalof 500 calories or less. “In this consciousness, when I do eat food, it makes me feel very tired.”
Kirby has been a breatharian for five years, even though some people have died while attempting a breatharian lifestyle. But he claims he had a check-up six months ago, and is in good health. He’s convinced he can become immortal through being a breatharian and that it reverses aging. (Huffington Post)
The Future Is Here: You Can Swallow Computers Now
It’s official, we are living in a bizarre Jetson’s future age. Doctors and scientists have worked together to create an ingestible computer, that basically puts Google Glass to shame. The pill-form objects contain tiny sensors that help monitor the health of your body. The pills can collect data on how your systems are running, and transmit that information back to an external computer.
Several companies are currently working on pill prototypes. Just this last year, Proteus Digital Health raised more than $60 million dollars to create their version of a computer pill, which is actually powered by the body. Rather than an internal battery system, the pill has copper and magnesium ends which generates electricity to power itself via stomach acids. The Proteus model requires that users wear a special patch that transmits information from inside the body to a cell phone app that tracks everything from blood pressure to body temperature to movement and rest patterns.
The development could have huge implications for everything from the monitoring of heart disease and diabetes, to the progress of schizophrenia or Alzheimer’s. That’s great news for people who have chronic diseases that need to be managed; doctors and family members could potentially be connected to the system to help monitor the health of a loved one.
But if you want more shocking future news, Motorola is working to create a pill that would help identify and track you so that you could be physically linked to your electronic devices. (Huffington Post)
Beagle-boxer-basset wins World’s Ugliest Dog
A huge-headed, duck-footed mix of beagle, boxer and basset hound was the upset winner recently at the 25th annual World’s Ugliest Dog Contest.
Walle (WAHl-ee), a four-year-old mutt from Chico, California, who was entered at the last minute, was judged most unsightly of 30 dogs at the Northern California competition.
“This dog looked like he’s been photo-shopped with pieces from various dogs and maybe a few other animals,” judge Brian Sobel said. Walle overcame the dominance in recent years by nearly hairless Chihuahuas, Chinese cresteds, or combinations of the two. Owner Tammie Barbee got the dog when he was three months old. Judges said they were especially impressed by Walle’s bizarre waddle of a walk. (AP)
Square rootsIJ Scientists say plants are good at math
Plants do complex arithmetic calculations to make sure they have enough food to get them through the night, new research published in journal elife shows. Scientists at Britain’s John Innes Centre said plants adjust their rate of starch consumption to prevent starvation during the night when they are unable to feed themselves with energy from the sun. They can even compensate for an unexpected early night.
During the night, mechanisms inside the leaf measure the size of the starch store and estimate the length of time until dawn. Information about time comes from an internal clock, similar to the human body clock. (Reuters)
Do Double Dates really helpIJ
A study from the University of Maryland revealed that going on double dates can actually increase partners’ attraction to one another. Planning a romantic date night with your partnerIJ Make it a double!
Geoffrey l Greif and Kathleen Holtz Deal, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, have found that couples who maintain friendships with other couples are more attracted to each other and have stronger relationships. They published their findings in the book Two Plus Two: Couples and Their Couple Friendships.
No doubt, it’s important for each person in a couple to maintain friendships outside of their romantic relationship. But the benefits of double-dating might be less obvious. Group outings sometimes get a bad rap for being less intimate than a one-on-one date, but they’re actually more likely to reignite the spark that attracted you to your partner in the first place. (Huffington Post)