Boing Boing » immaturity http://boingboing.net Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 07:17:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Ow! My Balls!: The scientific survey http://boingboing.net/2012/11/02/ow-my-balls-the-scientific.html http://boingboing.net/2012/11/02/ow-my-balls-the-scientific.html#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:18:58 +0000 Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/?p=191849 Between 2002 and 2010, 142,144 adults went to the emergency room with "genitourinary" injuries. Sporting equipment (bikes, bats, various balls) were the products most likely to be involved in such an injury, appearing in 30% of all cases. This is probably not a surprise to anyone who has watched "America's Funniest Home Videos". What is a little surprising: Men only accounted for 69% of the injuries. Ow. My ovaries. (Via Ivan Oransky)]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/11/02/ow-my-balls-the-scientific.html/feed 16 Important news from the wind energy industry http://boingboing.net/2012/07/19/important-news-from-the-wind-e.html http://boingboing.net/2012/07/19/important-news-from-the-wind-e.html#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:56:32 +0000 Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/?p=172037 DONG to buy big Siemens wind turbines for the UK. Just so you know. ]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/07/19/important-news-from-the-wind-e.html/feed 15 Because we are all mature adults http://boingboing.net/2012/03/29/because-we-are-all-mature-adul.html http://boingboing.net/2012/03/29/because-we-are-all-mature-adul.html#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:41:16 +0000 Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/?p=151970 The science of farting. (via Hannah Waters)]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/03/29/because-we-are-all-mature-adul.html/feed 6 Fate and the archaeologist http://boingboing.net/2011/12/09/fate-and-the-archaeologist.html http://boingboing.net/2011/12/09/fate-and-the-archaeologist.html#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:36:38 +0000 Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/?p=133614 Kaiser Wilhelm's urinal. (Via A blog about history and Cort Sims)]]> http://boingboing.net/2011/12/09/fate-and-the-archaeologist.html/feed 6 A brief explanation of the "Hairy Ball Theorem" http://boingboing.net/2011/12/05/a-brief-explanation-of-the-h.html http://boingboing.net/2011/12/05/a-brief-explanation-of-the-h.html#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:17:31 +0000 Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/?p=132878

Why hairy balls can't be combed to lie perfectly flat and what that has to do with wind currents on planet Earth. Surprisingly, this is all totally safe for work.

Via New Scientist and hectocotyli

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