Wim Hof 'The Iceman'

Few facts of amazing Wim Hof 'The Iceman' -

- he climbed past the “death zone” altitude on Mount Everest (~7,500 meters) wearing nothing but shorts.
- he completed a full marathon above the polar circle in Finland, in temperatures close to −20 °C (−4 °F). Dressed in nothing but shorts
- he holds World Record for the longest ice bath, now set at 1 hour 53 minutes and 12 seconds.
- he ran a full marathon in the Namibia Desert without water.
- he was injected with toxins under doctor supervision and demonstrated that he could effectively control his autonomic immune response.

Now, like most I thought he is a "freak of nature" and one of a kind whose feats cannot be replicated.... but guess what...
he was able to train others to achieve the same effect...with only 4 days of training!

check out this documentary by VICE

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Trumpet for the current economy

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Definitely 'An idea worth spreading'

Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened -- as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding -- she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another.




source: vowe.net

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What will be the biggest breakthrough of the next 50 years? As part of our 50^th anniversary celebrations NewScientist asked over 70 of the world's most brilliant scientists for their ideas.


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Wireless power...finally..almost there!

I was always thinking...why can't this be done and how useful it would be to have wireless power for travellers, mobile users,.. it here..almost..according to this article from BBC

US researchers have outlined a relatively simple system that could deliver power to devices such as laptop computers or MP3 players without wires.

The concept exploits century-old physics and could work over distances of many metres.

Instead of using acoustic vibrations, the team's system exploits the resonance of electromagnetic waves. Electromagnetic radiation includes radio waves, infrared and X-rays.

This is so exciting :o)

Diet Coke & Mentos - Experiments

I quote a comment from another site -- "Image what we'd miss w/o the internet..."