This is an interesting video regarding colour blindness and the impact it can have on video gamers. Personally I aware of the issues as my husband is colour blind, however, it seems many people have trouble distinguishing between different colours on screen. Whilst I can only imagine, how this can affect daily life, with video…
Month: April 2011
Largest Ever Spider Fossil
As someone who is terrified of spiders, for me this is something out of a nightmare. It is the largest ever spider fossil ever found. Thought be around 165 million years old the spider would have had a six inch leg span. The fossil was a Golden Orb Weaver spider named Nephila jurassica and would…
Jesus Appears on Sock
Jesus appears in some odd places with one of the more recent being discovered on a sock. James Henderson was surprised to find this image of Jesus on his sock after spilling bleach on it. Naturally he was astonished to find such clear likeness and is now keeping the sock as he feels it would…
Barbecue Season
Personally I wait for the first sign of sun and feel it’s time to get the BBQ out. It’s just really nice to be able to eat in the garden in the fresh air. It never fails to amaze me, however, how many people fail to do a BBQ correctly. I have been to many…
The Rising Cost of Car Insurance
According to this article insurance costs have shot up by 40% in the past 12 months. Perhaps, then I shouldn’t have been surprised when receiving my car insurance renewal, the quote was double what I am currently paying. It seems the average annual premium for a comprehensive car policy is now in the region of…
Mealsnap Calorie Counter
This is interesting it’s an iPhone app that looks at a picture of food and calculates how many calories you have consumed. According to the article you take a picture of your meal with your iPhone and the app then gives you a calorie reading almost instantly. Called MealSnap it has been developed by a…
Best Before Labels May be Scrapped
That’s according to this article which suggests ministers are considering scrapping them in order to try and cut down on food waste. Under the plans “sell by” labels and “display until” labels would also be scrapped. Instead products would only contain a “use by” date which tells you when the food is no longer safe…
Climate Change Blamed for Decline of Penguins
According to this article the number of penguins has halved in the 30 years. The problem is that climate change has been responsible for a decline in the the number of krill, the penguins main source of food. The huge reduction in numbers of the penguins main prey appears to be having a direct affect…
Cheese Shoes
These interesting looking shoes have been created by fashion student Lisa Dillion out of a stale cheese sandwich. The heels are sculpted from a block of cheese whilst a stale sandwich is used as part of the sole. The front of the shoe is also moulded from cheddar and extra cheese has been melted to…
Learn to be a Mermaid
If you want to learn to be mermaid then you might be interested in this article. It looks at a course being offered by a Florida waterpark which gives people the chance to do just that. Budding mermaids will be able to put on a tail and will be put through basic training exercises including…