Saturday, July 23, 2011

Miscellaneous links

Why astronauts in spacesuits can't whistle

More trivia at FTBlog
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One of the links, however, is scientific illiteracy: Why aren't people living longer? There are more "old/old" people but not many who live more than 110 years.

The scientific answer is probably the Hayflick limit: every time a cell divides, the Telemeres get shorter, so they are limited in dividing only up to 60 times or so.

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A quick read on why Catholics allow all that pagan stuff like statues and sacraments and see Mary as the mother of God.

It comes down to the question if religion means rejecting materiality, or if you believe creation is good, the body is good, and if God uses ordinary things to point to the eternal.

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gift item of the day: A sandless beach towel.

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