The Sunday Sidebar.
January 13, 2008 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Greatest Hits, Health, Humor, Medicine, Misc., Oddities, Surgery, The Sunday Sidebar, Video
More Nitpicking…
A few weeks ago The Sunday Sidebar highlighted the life of a professional lice nitpicker who made house calls. Turns out that she’s not the only one making a buck or two out the the hair lice invasion. The Hair Fairies is a franchise of upscale lice removal salons located along boutique restaurants, shops, and cafes in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. No doubt there will be one opening near you soon. Finding lice, it seems, has become a lucrative business. (Salons Make Business of Head Lice Removal )
Brain surgery anyone ?
Apparently you can buy just about anything on ebay these days. How about a 100% fully operational Cranial Fractures Surgery Instrument and Implants, Universal Drill Guide and extras for only US $1,500.
But first you might want to pick up a Human Brain Cranial Cerebral Neurology Model (US $24.99) to figure out where to drill.
I’m all for DIY but this might be taking things a little too far. (Buy your own brain surgery tools online)
Don’t know about you but think I’d rather stick to virtual surgery. Much less mess!!
No time to visit…send the proxy baby instead.
A rice shop in southern Japan has come up with a unique solution for those with newborn babies and too many relatives to visit. Send out a Dakigokochi or proxy baby instead.
The newborn’s face and name are printed on rice filled bags tailor made to the baby’s weight and shape so that the relatives can hold and cuddle them just like they would the real baby. (Japan newborns visit relatives as cuddly rice bags)
And finally…
Ever wonder what would happen if you put a group of science geeks together in a recording studio. Check out the PCR Song and wonder no more…
