Krispy's blog: 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011

The world’s craziest basketball court is in Munich, Germany

This is very odd!

"A regulation-sized basketball court was erected on the grove-like forecourt of the school building of the occupational school. The court consists of a soft orange-red tartan covering and two normed baskets and seems to be forced over the grid of the lamps that have been set up. The playable court has been "morphed" as in a 3D program on a computer and looks like the grounds of a rollercoaster, with heights and depths and calm and dynamic zones. The resulting paradox, which moves between a normative set of rules and pleasurable, anarchic change, requires creative engagement for its use." -Kelly Dwyer

Fin Whale rolls over before passengers in rare event caught on video

Fin whale rolls over before passengers in rare event caught on video

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

A Cat with Cochlear Implants

"Implanted cat 5 months after surgery.

The cat wears the device 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.

These cats are born deaf and offer an excellent model for

studying congenital deafness. With the implant, cats will come

when called and demonstrate behaviorally that they can hear."

Fookem and Bug

More information from different articles:

The scientists used the animals for test the cochlear implants. They are hopeful it will be improve by in few years like the nerves implant. It will be great for in the future for the many reasons, it can be very useful for other things like paralyzed, spinal damages, and more. Also it will help to move the research to further than we have right now.

But at same time, is it abuses the animals? Well, it might not hurt the animals to have the cochlear implants because it is same thing to the human.

Sometime, I am afraid that the scientists can be overdo it. I am agreed to whatever is more reasonable. This one I am accepted but not 100%.

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