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  • carly316
    carly316 WI Posts: 332
    ry%3D400
    :geek:
  • kw18
    kw18 Posts: 3,909
    carly316 wrote:
    ry%3D400
    :geek:

    :lol::lol::lol:
    "Where's KW?"
    "Let's check Idaho."
  • ckravitz
    ckravitz NJ Posts: 1,668
    carly316 wrote:
    ry%3D400
    :geek:

    FANTASTIC! :lol::lol:
  • donnaruhl
    donnaruhl Posts: 2,157
    ckravitz wrote:
    carly316 wrote:
    ry%3D400
    :geek:

    FANTASTIC! :lol::lol:
    Hilarious :lol::lol:
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    BinauralJam wrote:
    RKCNDY wrote:

    When a nurse takes your blood for testing, the lab tech, who has never seen you, can actually tell if you are a tubby person, or a slender person...just by looking at your blood.


    How dare them judge me! :evil:

    then quit being such a schlub!
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • donnaruhl
    donnaruhl Posts: 2,157
    RKCNDY wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    RKCNDY wrote:

    When a nurse takes your blood for testing, the lab tech, who has never seen you, can actually tell if you are a tubby person, or a slender person...just by looking at your blood.


    How dare them judge me! :evil:

    then quit being such a schlub!
    If their judging you on your cholesterol, They're wrong.
    My Mom was skinny and had soaring cholesterol. 475
  • Kat
    Kat Posts: 4,961
    Science is always fascinating.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/29/scien ... .html?_r=0
    Falling down,...not staying down
  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    RKCNDY wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    RKCNDY wrote:

    When a nurse takes your blood for testing, the lab tech, who has never seen you, can actually tell if you are a tubby person, or a slender person...just by looking at your blood.


    How dare them judge me! :evil:

    then quit being such a schlub!


    It's a work in progress
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    donnaruhl wrote:
    If their judging you on your cholesterol, They're wrong.
    My Mom was skinny and had soaring cholesterol. 475


    :lol: I was talking about the blood itself, not the numbers after the test.

    When blood is drawn, sometimes they separate whole blood from plasma. A lab tech can tell if you are carrying extra weight around by looking at the plasma. Normal plasma is typically a translucent light yellow/beige color. Plasma with extra fat in it will be very cloudy and opaque. :ugeek:

    EDIT: I hope your mom is alright now!
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • afroannnie
    afroannnie Posts: 12,995
    carly316 wrote:
    ry%3D400
    :geek:

    :lol::lol::lol:
    Show #13 was a lucky one for me....
  • Digital Twilight
    Digital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    Highly recommended for Facebook users:

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  • afroannnie
    afroannnie Posts: 12,995
    Digital Twilight wrote:
    Highly recommended for Facebook users:

    https://www.facebook.com/IFeakingLoveScience?fref=ts

    Yep! :thumbup:
    Show #13 was a lucky one for me....
  • afroannnie
    afroannnie Posts: 12,995
    For anyone interested in Parkinson's disease, neurology, or early insights to the potential benefits of embryonic stem cell therapy...this book is a really interesting read.

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    "In 1982, six patients appeared in California clinics displaying mysterious symptoms: their bodies were so stiff that they appeared to be frozen. Langston, currently the president of the California Parkinson's Foundation, was one of the first physicians to examine the patients. He discovered that they had all injected a "designer" drug into their systems that created symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease. Through excellent detective work and a good deal of pure luck, Langston located the chemical MPTP, which also produced Parkinsonian symptoms in primates. That discovery was of supreme medical importance, providing Langston and other researchers with the ability to test Parkinson's treatments on animal models. New approaches, including fetal tissue transplantation, could now be pursued. Langston's book intersperses discussions of recent research on Parkinson's while continuing to report on the progress of the "frozen addicts." A fast-paced medical detective format makes this a fascinating and immensely informative work. "
    Show #13 was a lucky one for me....
  • kw18
    kw18 Posts: 3,909
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rltpH6ck2Kc

    :o

    Whoa.
    "Where's KW?"
    "Let's check Idaho."
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    magnetic putty

    http://youtu.be/LcQ3GWpy22Y
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • kw18
    kw18 Posts: 3,909
    Still waiting for awesome robots like these ...

    TriciaHelfer_13.jpg

    Come on already, Science! Also, where's my jetpack? :evil:
    "Where's KW?"
    "Let's check Idaho."
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    kw18 wrote:
    Still waiting for awesome robots like these ...

    TriciaHelfer_13.jpg

    Come on already, Science! Also, where's my jetpack? :evil:

    Yes!

    not exactly what you're looking for, but i've heard these are becoming more common down here in Fl: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-KczCp0OQ4
    Pick up my debut novel here on amazon: Jonny Bails Floatin (in paperback) (also available on Kindle for $2.99)
  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    science is awesome yes but I like it when they change their minds,
    means we are forever learning.
  • kw18
    kw18 Posts: 3,909
    pandora wrote:
    science is awesome yes but I like it when they change their minds,
    means we are forever learning.

    I prefer to think of it as less "changing of minds" and more "tweaking around the edges and refining." ;)
    "Where's KW?"
    "Let's check Idaho."
  • Dissidentman
    Dissidentman Posts: 15,378
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