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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Greetings fellow Bizarros:
It looks like I've missed out on yet another brilliant scam!
I missed out on the vibrating bras and the synaptic orgasm
inducer and now this. Okay, well, scam may be a strong word
for it, but what would you call charging someone $100 an hour
to breathe salt?
While the city of New York is considering legislation to
make it illegal for restaurants to use any salt at all in
their meal preparation, salt rooms appear to be the new
health craze. At least a fringe craze. Salt rooms have been
popping up in cities such as New York, Orlando, Naples, Fla.,
Boulder, Colo., Chicago and Los Angeles.
While there isn't much medical research to support the health
benefits of salt rooms, or halotherapy chambers as they are
sometimes called, the phenomenon has been imported from
Eastern Europe where visiting salt caves has long been con-
sidered to be therapeutic. Of course, this is also where
they came up with the idea of cryo-chambers; giant freezers
that visitors walk into naked and enjoy the health benefits
of minus 120 degrees temperatures for as long as they can
stand it.
In the halotherapy chambers the walls and ceilings are salt-
coated, and grains are often piled a few inches deep on the
floor. Some places have cave-like decor, complete with salt-
coated stalactites.
Proponents say salt helps respiratory conditions by drawing
water into airways, thinning mucus and improving the function
of cilia, or small hairs that help move mucus out of the
lungs. In higher concentrations, salt therapy supposedly also
helps skin conditions such as acne and psoriasis.
However, for maximum, lasting benefit 10 to 20 sessions per
year are recommended (multiply that by a hundred bucks each).
Oh, and watch out for irritation to the skin, eyes and nose
and a scratchiness in the throat.
Bizarrely,
Lewis
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--------- Student wears same shoes for four years ---------
LAND O'LAKES, Fla. - A Florida high school senior who has
worn the same pair of Nike Shox since he was a freshman
said he plans to graduate in the shoes to collect on a
bet. Ben Hedblom, 17, who is preparing to graduate from
Land O'Lakes High School, said he made a wager as a fresh-
man with Spanish teacher Adrian Antonini that he would
wear the same shoes through graduation day, The St.
Petersburg Times reported Monday. Hedblom said the wager
stated the loser would shave his head and eyebrows. The
teacher left the school after that year, but Hedblom said
he continued to wear the shoes because he felt it was
important to stay true to his word. The Times said it was
able to track down Antonini, who was interviewing for a
coaching job in Texas. He said he is considering shaving
his head on Web cam. Hedblom said he hopes school officials
will put his shoes in the school trophy case after he
graduates.
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------------- 'Snoopy' attempts prison break -------------
NEWPORT, England - British police said a man dressed as
Snoopy attempted to break a family member out of prison
but went to the wrong facility. Authorities said the man
and an accomplice tried to break down a door May 1 at the
Isle of Wight's Albany site, near Newport, England, and
threw concrete missiles at prison officers' cars when the
attempt failed, The Sun reported Monday. Police said two
men, ages 43 and 21, were arrested on suspicion of criminal
damage and detained under the Mental Health Act. It was
unclear which of them was dressed as the "Peanuts" comic
strip dog. Investigators said the relative they planned
to spring was at a different facility. "It's not every day
you see a giant cartoon dog going on the rampage after try-
ing to break into a prison," a source with Her Majesty's
Prison Service told The Sun. "They weren't exactly
inconspicuous -- but it was taken seriously because they
appeared to have a gun. They caused a real commotion and
it was only later they were found to be armed with a water
pistol."
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> READER COMMENTS <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Lewis, I love bizarre news but I do want to educate you as
to the fact that pee conducts electric current. Pee is
loaded with electrolytes which are very good conductors of
electric current. Now it does depend on the electrolyte
content of the pee as to how well it conducts. For instance
if you spent all day drinking water, your pee is going to be
pretty diluted of electrolytes. My dad's cousin was an
electrician in the Navy. They would charge up these big
capacitors, hide them under the urinal mats and when a sailor
came in to take a pee he would get the shock of his life at
the most sensitive part of his anatomy. So trust me, pee
can be conductive with the correct balance of electrolytes.
-Tony
[This is just about the most I ever really want to know about
pee, and really, what goes on in the Navy, thank you.]
Lewis, an experiment sounds great! You pee. I'll sell the
video to AFV. We'll split the $10,000. Tell me when you are
ready. -John
Hey Lewis, What's this nonsense about time travel being
possible in the future? As a full blood Mick, I'm proud to
inform you that the Irish not only invented time travel but
we've been doing it for years. Find a comfortable chair to
sit and relax then open a bottle of the magic elixir. Drink
appropriate amount, close your eyes and wake up two days in
the future. It's easy! I have to go now, I plan another time
warp tonight. -Richard
Stephen Hawking is exactly right about not advertising our
presence in the universe. That was the first thing I thought
about Voyager. That disc they made up basically says 'we're
right here, we're naked, unarmed, and we look juicy'. Might
as well put a sign on the moon that reads 'Free Meat Sticks
This Way'.
Lewis, As I understand it the time dilation on the satellites
is due to the satellites being farther from the effects of
Earth's gravity. This was demonstrated earler by comparing
extremely accurate clocks where one was kept at sea level
and another was placed on the top of a very tall mountain.
The one at sea level showed a shorter amount of time having
passed. -David
[Nope. Well, no more than time and space make up what Einstein
called space-time (which, believe me, I am not qualified to
discuss). However, there are lots of fun and educational videos
online that explain time dilation much better than I can. Look
some up!]
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