Mini black holes pass through the Earth on a daily basis… without causing any damage?

Scientist Lewis Bazley claims that mini black holes pass through the Earth on a daily basis without causing any damage. Read the article here, then let’s talk.

Image credit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1386890/Revealed-How-mini-black-holes-pass-Earth-daily-causing-damage.html (the article)

This is an interesting proposition. Do you believe it? How could a black hole not cause any damage? Why haven’t we heard about this before? Will you blame black holes when your cell phone goes missing now? (Joking about that last one... everyone knows tiny green men are responsible for that.)

We already had some evidence of mini black holes existing in our solar system published in 2006, but this is the first time -- correct me if I'm wrong, for I frequently am -- that there has been talk of harmless black holes on Earth. What do you make of that?

Am I really interested in what other people think about this. Discuss in comments, por favor.

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WILT: I'll Make A Man Out Of You from Mulan (...seriously.)
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The hidden power of smiling

“Ron Gutman reviews a raft of studies about smiling, and reveals some surprising results. Did you know your smile can be a predictor of how long you'll live -- and that a simple smile has a measurable effect on your overall well-being? Prepare to flex a few facial muscles as you learn more about this evolutionarily contagious behavior.”

Smiling is a great thing to make a habit of (unless you’re playing “Honey, I Love You” or some other game in which you lose if you don’t keep a straight face... those are rigged, anyway).

It means that you are happy, and it makes everyone around you feel happy, too. But is that all? Not according to Ron Gutman in this TED video:

Source: http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html

Doesn’t this make you want to smile more? Or at least not get Botox (is that how it's spelled?) that will prevent you from smiling?

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WILT: One by Glee Cast; A Bad Dream by Keane

Become an IB Zombie in 5 easy steps

With years of research, including case studies, surveys, and the reading of complaining Facebook statuses, the experts here at Bite-Sized Daily Observations have created an easy-to-follow, fool-proof plan to help get you on that all-important path to becoming an IB Zombie.

1. Adopt a new mantra: “What homework?” - Put off all of your homework until a few hours before it’s time to get up and go to school. For example, if you wake up at 6:15am, start your homework strictly no earlier than 4:15am to ensure your success in being a zombie that day. If you have completed all of your homework by a reasonable hour, such as 10pm, you have FAILED. You don’t have what it takes to be an IB Zombie if you are able to complete all of your work by a sensible hour.
2. “Oh. Shoot.” -  Assuming you have followed the instructions in Step 1, you have a boatload of homework to do that has been piling up. At some point, however, you will notice that you have indeed done little work, and, consequently, you indeed have a lot of work still to do. When this wave of realization hits you, do not panic. And, most importantly, DO NOT TAKE ANY LOGICAL ACTION, SUCH AS BEGINNING YOUR WORK. Instead, log onto Facebook (like you weren’t already..?!) and post an angry status about how you are mad at whatever teacher assigned you the most work for tonight. If your history textbook is smirking at you evilly – or even laughing maniacally –, congratulations! You are one step closer to obtaining IB Zombie status!
3. Reality Check - Realize that, at this point, there is no way you can get all of this homework done thoroughly. Instead, resort to half-heartedly slapping down something on the paper. (Bonus points if you scratch out stuff and scribble in margins to make it look like you put a lot of thought into it.) Continue doing this until your alarm clock goes off (if you have timed it correctly, it should only take up to one more hour for this to occur).
4. Go to school, dead on your feet. - If you zone out at random intervals, talk weirdly, have the urge to hurt little children, and you literally hear your bed calling out to you all day, then congratulations! You have successfully obtained the highest honor of being an IB Zombie!

Disclaimer: We at Bite-Sized Daily Observations do not endorse procrastination, negative comments on Facebook or anywhere else, or hurting little children. Please, not the children.

SwagBucks – too good to be true?

Imagine an alternate universe in which anytime you used the internet to watch TV or movies, search for something, play games, or chat with friends, you would be paid. This alternate universe is called SwagBucks, a site that pays you in an online currency, “Swag Bucks,” just for doing these things. With these Swag Bucks, you can actually get real stuff, using their Swag Store. Sound too good to be true?

That was my first impression, too. But I researched it and found that it is legitimate, surprisingly.

So what kind of stuff can you get with Swag Bucks, assuming you have caved in and signed up for Swag Bucks?

Click here to get started with Swag bucks. When you sign up, you get 30 SB automatically!

For the interested, here are a few more resources about the legitimacy of Swag Bucks:
http://www.workonlineforum.com/reviews/swagbucks-review-scam-or-legit/
http://www.bukisa.com/articles/349483_is-swagbucks-a-scam

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