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Old Smokey
Researchers say having a toke/ Aids thinking in elderly folk/ The young, au contraire,/ It seems to impair/ So when we get old we will smoke./// https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/may/08/daily-dose-of-cannabis-extract-could-reverse-brains-decline-in-old-age-study-suggests-thc Researchers say having a tokeAids thinking in elderly folkThe young, au contraire,It seems … Continue reading
Remember, Remember…
Experimentation on mice/ Suggests we remember things twice/ And make simultaneous/ Clones in our crania’s/ Short and long storage device./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39518580 Experimentation on miceSuggests we remember things twiceAnd make simultaneousClones in our crania'sShort and long storage device. — Mick Twister … Continue reading
Top Seeds
For sperm in a race to succeed/ The secret is not simply speed/ Some spermatazoa/ Go fast and some slower/ But rhythm’s what makes a top seed./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39292913 For sperm in a race to succeedThe secret is not simply speedSome … Continue reading
Lab Rat
A scientist Fellow named Hunt/ Said sorry for being so blunt./ Make labs, said Sir Tim,/ For her or for him,/ But everyone cried: What affront!/// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33077107 A scientist Fellow named Hunt Said sorry for being so blunt. Make labs, said Sir … Continue reading
2014 In Review 3: Weird Science
So what did we learn about the world in 2014? We learned that a comet can be caught, Richard III was a bastard, and neanderthals invented the paleo diet. We also learnt that… Fish, such as dace do it, Even … Continue reading
A Bigger Splash
Research into how people piss/ Is summarised roughly like this:/ The distance and angle/ Of genital dangle/ Account for why men often miss. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24820279 Research into how people piss Is summarised roughly like this: The distance and angle Of genital dangle Account for why … Continue reading
What’s the Matter?
There is some dark matter in space/ It’s scattered all over the place/ It now seems albeit/ We cannot quite see it/ We may have detected a trace. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/an-end-to-our-darkest-secret-scientists-close-to-explaining-dark-matter-8559007.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/319709062373724161
