Hiccups are one of the great mysteries. Scientists understand how they happen, but have basically no clue why they happen. In this short TED-Ed video, John Cameron explains exactly what’s going on in your body when you find yourself with an annoying case of the hiccups.
The longest recorded case of hiccups lasted for 68 years … and was caused by a falling hog. While that level of severity is extremely uncommon, most of us are no stranger to an occasional case of the hiccups. But what causes these ‘hics’ in the first place? John Cameron takes us into the diaphragm to find out.
PoliticalComments Off on Christine Blasey Ford Lied Under Oath About ‘Never’ Coaching Others On How To Take A Polygraph
Oct032018
Prosecutor Rachel Mitchell: “Have you ever given tips or advice to somebody who was looking to take a polygraph test?” Christine Blasey Ford: “Never.”
Chuck Grassley writes in a new letter that Dr. Ford’s ex-boyfriend says that he personally witnessed Ford coaching someone on how to take a polygraph test. She testified under oath that she has “Never” given tips to someone on how to take a polygraph.
Rachel Mitchell must have known about the letter or the info from Ford’s former boyfriend.
In a written declaration released Tuesday and obtained by Fox News, an ex-boyfriend of Christine Blasey Ford, the California professor accusing Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, directly contradicts her testimony under oath last week that she had never helped anyone prepare for a polygraph examination.
The former boyfriend, whose name was redacted in the declaration, also said Ford neither mentioned Kavanaugh nor mentioned she was a victim of sexual misconduct during the time they were dating from about 1992 to 1998. He said he saw Ford going to great lengths to help a woman he believed was her “life-long best friend” prepare for a potential polygraph test. He added that the woman had been interviewing for jobs with the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s office.
He further claimed that Ford never voiced any fear of flying (even while aboard a propeller plane) and seemingly had no problem living in a “very small,” 500 sq. ft. apartment with one door — apparently contradicting her claims that she could not testify promptly in D.C. because she felt uncomfortable traveling on planes, as well as her suggestion that her memories of Kavanuagh’s alleged assault prompted her to feel unsafe living in a closed space or one without a second front door.
This week Reactions is taking science to the skies and checking out the chemistry behind chemtrails, or more accurately, contrails.
It’s easy to look at the white trail behind a jet aircraft and imagine all manner of chemicals raining down from above. However, airplane contrails are simply what happens when the chemistry of burning jet fuel meets the chemistry of air. In this video, Reactions explains the straightforward chemistry of contrails
A condition called Charles Bonnet Syndrome can cause blind patients to hallucinate scenes in vivid color. fMRI studies show that these hallucinations activate the same brain areas as sight — areas that are not activated by imagination. Other hallucinations also involve the same brain areas as real sensory experiences. What’s going on? Elizabeth Cox details the science of hallucinations.
PoliticalComments Off on LIVE: Christine Blasey Ford And Judge Brett Kavanaugh Testify
Sep272018
LIVE: Professor Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testify.
The Senate Judiciary Committee hears testimony from Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Professor Christine Blasey Ford about her allegations that Judge Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her while the two were teenagers.
