Air rage Aug 7, 2006
Traveling is almost never a routine event.  Air travel is certainly no exception.  And I've noticed something that happens quite a bit on planes:  Air rage.  For a variety of reasons, people get really mad at things that are completely out of anyone's control.  For example, the word "delay" is about as common as the word "the".  So when there's a delay, it should be a routine thing.  But it's not.  The pilot comes on the overly-loud intercom:  "Hello, this is your captain speaking.  We're experiencing a bit of a delay as a result of a low pressure front coming out of the northeast.  Air traffic control has halted all takeoffs for the remainder of the hour, so we'll be sitting on the runaway in our taxiing position.  Just sit back and enjoy some in-flight entertainment."  Immediately, people groan and look outside.  At least 95% of the people take out their cell phone and call someone.  Some smart guy [angrily] says to one of the flight attendants, "It looks fine out there!  How long is it gonna be?"  (Isn't it funny how the anger is directed at the person who is completely incapable of doing anything to fix any type of problem?)  The flight attendant calmly gives some sort of canned reply:  "I'm sorry sir, but I don't have any more information at this time.  If you'd like, feel free to move about the cabin and use the rest rooms at this time."  (In a very rare moment, I develop a higher amount of respect for these loud-talking, elbow-crushing, sleep-ruining waiters and waitresses and their ability to handle and defuse a tense situation.)  No less than 20 more people ask this same exact question, each one more angry than the one before. 

Air rage is a bit different from road rage (or traffic rage) in that people are completely helpless to do anything but sit around and wait for something to happen.  At least road rage is proactive:  Angry drivers weave in and out of traffic trying to figure out what the problem is or to find the quickest way out of traffic.  Or they turn on the radio to see what the problem is.  Air rage is based on second hand information.  The passenger is angry at the flight attendant because the pilot said that the air traffic control person said that the weather person said that there will eventually be a storm passing through. #travel
Human fat Aug 7, 2006
Pictured below (pile of yellow stuff, second from left) is an anatomically correct replica of a pound of human fat.  You can use it to teach your biology class about human anatomy, or you can take kk.org's advice and "keep it on your dinner table and watch everybody lose their appetite".  Also pictured are a liver (I think), a kidney (I think), and a five-pound wad of fat.  (via Cool Tools)
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Hic Cup (2) Aug 7, 2006
The Hic Cup is a stainless steel cup with a brass rod attached to it that "instantly and reliably relieves your problem hiccups".  When drinking from the cup, the metal bar rests on the outside of your cheek, forming an electrical circuit that sends a jolt (less than static electricity) into your body and interrupts the hiccup reflex.  A cure for hiccups for $25?  Not really worth it unless you have a major problem.  (via Neatorama) #products