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May 19, 2012
More Stupid Science Wastes Money
Every now and again I report on what seems like a total, mindless waste of money. Like this study. 13 years and 15,000 people interviewed and tracked, at Gawd knows what cost. And the results? A pot belly makes you more likely to have a heart attack and die a sudden death! What a breakthrough […]
May 19, 2012
More Stupid Science Wastes Money
Every now and again I report on what seems like a total, mindless waste of money. Like this study. 13 years and 15,000 people interviewed and tracked, at Gawd knows what cost. And the results? A pot belly makes you more likely to have a heart attack and die a sudden death! What a breakthrough […]
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May 15, 2011
Beware Those Bathroom Scales, They Lie!
A recent trip to a doctor to have my ears syringed resulted in a routine weighing on a balance scale—you know, the kind where you are balanced against weights slid along a beam. These are accurate to within 0.5% or less. This is very different to the spring loaded bathroom scales. As metal springs age […]
May 15, 2011
Beware Those Bathroom Scales, They Lie!
A recent trip to a doctor to have my ears syringed resulted in a routine weighing on a balance scale—you know, the kind where you are balanced against weights slid along a beam. These are accurate to within 0.5% or less. This is very different to the spring loaded bathroom scales. As metal springs age […]
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