The National Transportation Safety Board recently divulged they had funded a project with the US auto makers for the past five years.
The NTSB covertly funded a project whereby the auto makers were installing black boxes in four wheel drive pickup trucks in an effort to determine, in fatal accidents, the circumstances in the last 15 seconds before the crash.
They were surprised to find in 49 of the 50 states the last words of drivers in 61.2% of fatal crashes were, "Oh, Shit!"
Only the state of Texas was different, where 89.3% of the final words were, "Hey Y'all, hold my beer and watch this!"
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Trooper finds $2.4 million in cocaine during traffic stop
Two men face drug charges after a state trooper said he stopped a truck in Union County, North Carolina for a traffic violation.
Great grills for $350 or less
These three models really sizzled in a Consumer Reports test of more than 60 grills.
Also: U.S. wasting money on Medicaid drugs
The U.S. Medicaid program is likely paying far more than necessary for medications and not offering patients the most effective ones available, by ignoring international evidence-based lists of safe and effective medications, according to a new study by researchers at University of California, San Francisco.
The study, which compared the Medicaid program’s Preferred Drug Lists [...]
The study, which compared the Medicaid program’s Preferred Drug Lists [...]
FDA Finds Listeria at Kellogg Cookie Plant in Georgia
Photo: oskay
If you needed another reason to skip the processed junk food, we've got one for you. You're likely aware that many processed foods are heavy on the calories and light on the nutrients. Processed foods take their toll on the planet, both in their transportation footprint and the energy used in manufacturing. And then there's the processing that goes on behind closed doors that could make you very, very sick.Article continues: FDA Finds Listeria at Kellogg Cookie Plant in Georgia
Culinary DeLites
One cheeseburger weighs in at 1,370 calories, with 70% of an entire day's worth of sodium.
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Mars Moon Phobos Sails by Jupiter
Think the lunar eclipse was cool?
Well, check out the view from Europe's Mars Express, which is the only known witness to a recent eclipse of Jupiter by the Martian moon Phobos.Hyperactive comet photographed by NASA
Scientists now have close-up pictures of a hyperactive comet that seems to be spewing water.Sperm whale
The mighty sperm whale is a multiple record-breaker. It is the largest of the toothed whales with some males reaching 20 metres in length. Its enormous box-like head with left-sided blow hole contains the biggest brain of any living animal. It is also the deepest diving mammal, reaching depths of 3,000 metres (nearly two miles) although the average dive is between 300 and 600 metres. These dives can last for a couple of hours before the whale has to come up for breath. A sperm whale’s ability to echolocate may aid in its hunt for giant squid and octopus. It makes clicks by blowing air that are among the loudest sounds made by any animal, possibly loud enough to stun prey. Sperm whales are found in all the world's oceans in tropical to sub-polar waters.
Via BBC-Nature
Are We Headed for a New Ice Age?
Recent news reports about a predicted decline in the sun’s magnetic activity pose the question, asking if the earth will be cooling off because of it. Let’s ask the Bad Astronomer, Dr. Phil Plait.The answer — spoiler alert! — is almost certainly “no”. I want to make sure that’s clear, because I will bet essentially any amount of money that some climate change denial sites will run with this story and claim that we don’t need to worry about global warming. That’s baloney, and what follows is why. The reasons take a minute to explain, but of course that’s where the cool stuff (haha!) is. So let’s take this one step at a time. And if you have the attention span of an E. coli bacterium, you can skip down to the conclusion section.What follows is a pretty comprehensive but simply written explanation of the sun’s magnetic cycle and its effect on Earth’s temperature.
Kenya Supersizes Wildlife Corridors to Provide Safe Passage for Elephants
Elephants in Kenya. Photo: Nicolas Barcet / Creative Commons.
Compared to planting "bee roads" or building tunnels for toads, the task conservation groups took on in Kenya was a gargantuan one: Creating Africa's first dedicated elephant underpass, part of a 14-kilometer-long wildlife corridor for the world's largest land animals.Article continues: Kenya Supersizes Wildlife Corridors to Provide Safe Passage for Elephants
'Iron Age' dwelling found on island
Six-foot python found atop garbage truck
The driver of a garbage truck found a 6-foot Burmese python on its roof after he emptied a trash bin into the truck at a Cincinnati fast-food restaurant.‘Lost’ bats found breeding on Scilly
A University of Exeter biologist has discovered a ‘lost’ species of bat breeding on the Isles of Scilly (UK). A pregnant female brown long-eared bat is the first of its species to be found on the islands for at least 40 years. It was discovered by Dr Fiona Mathews [...]
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