Recent content by xykotik

I knew from the start that this was a scam, because their marketing budget is huge enough to buy all of the major talk-radio hosts' glowing endorsements. Besides, how many bags of salt do YOU actually have to "carry to the basement" (it seems every talker has this problem)? I have very hard...

RF blocking "stickers" for cell-phones I still see these things around! It drives me nuts that I even have to explain it to people, but it's so hard to cover my judgemental feelings toward the lunacy (and outright fraud) with a kind semi-technical explanation that I think they just shut me...

I once heard someone ask... "If the principles of homeopathy are sound, why is there not homeopathic birth control?"

Before I read the Yahoo! article, I assumed induction, like the contact-free charger for my Braun toothbrush, or the ones used to recharge cardiac pacemakers and ICDs (implanted defibrillators). It doesn't look like that's what they meant. My immediate image was of holding a four-foot...

Well, there's Pin the Tail on the Mule, Music-less Chairs, and Hangman is popular among teens.

My daughter has had severe asthma since she was born, but it wasn't properly diagnosed until she was in second grade, when she tried to start sports. Her prescribed inhaler really helped, but she too didn't want to take it all the time, hoping to strengthen her lungs during sports...

Obviously I can't identify my company, but about 10 years ago a new type of exam (with hardware changes) came out that uses steep gradients and short Tr times. (back when the normal MRI sounds changed from "buzzing" to "humming"). We heard about the effect LISAB describes a lot. It was...

Isn't Walt Disney's head on ice? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryonics

An x-ray exam is essentially a shadow, made with light of shorter wavelengths that can penetrate more materials than visible light. They are rarely done on film anymore. But they still use the same convention as if you were viewing film. More dense areas (like bone or metal) appear lighter...

Wall outlets in the USA that have the conventional two vertical slots are limited to 15A, whether in a shop or not. You can have a 20A circuit however. The plug has one vertical and one horizontal blade. The 20A outlet has one vertical slot and one "tee" slot so it can accept devices rated...