A retired B.C. RCMP officer has spearheaded a breathalyzer designed to detect marijuana on a driver’s breath. Kal Malhi was inspired to develop the device after coming across a Swedish study about breath testing technology, according to the Delta Optimist. The Langley man then partnered with Vancouver’s Dr. Raj Attariwala and Florida’s Dr. Bruce Goldberger to make the Cannabix Breathalyzer …
These Maps Know How You’re Going To Die
If the thought of your mortality frightens you, these new state by state death maps will allow you to breathe a little easier (unless you live in one of the states where breathing issues are a disproportionate leading cause of death) as you try to avoid the reaper’s cold embrace. Okay, sorry, just the thought that one day I will …
Artist Manages To Trademark Pi, People Are Pissed
Join #FOWLERNATION!! http://bit.ly/SubscribeFowlerNation Become a Patron! http://Patreon.com/FowlerShow Turns out you can’t have your “pi,” and eat it too. In January 2014, a Brooklyn artist named Paul Ingrisano trademarked the 3,000-year old mathematical symbol “π” followed by a period, and is actively protecting his mark, Wired’s Kevin Poulsen reports. Ingrisano, who uses the design on shirts he sells through his company, …
DC Restaurant Is Serving Up Bugs For Dinner
As part of a PR stunt for Ehrlich Pest Control, 13 restaurants, including one in D.C., will become “pestaurants” and serve you dead bugs to eat. The goal, Ehrlich claims, is “to promote the health benefits of an insect rich diet already enjoyed by billions across the globe.” If you live in our nation’s capital and would like to dine …
Majority Leader Eric Cantor Loses To Tea Party Member Dave Brat
The anti-establishment force within the GOP was strong enough Tuesday to oust House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in a stunning upset by political newcomer and college professor Dave Brat. Cantor, the second-most powerful House leader, is the highest-ranking Republican to lose renomination to a Tea Party challenger since the movement rose to prominence in 2010. Brat, an economics professor at …
Break Procrastination With This Simple Tip
Join #FOWLERNATION!! http://bit.ly/SubscribeFowlerNation Become a Patron! http://Patreon.com/FowlerShow For many of us, procrastination isn’t necessarily a matter of laziness, but of being daunted by the challenge of a large task. To get over the initiation anxiety, plan to work on a task for five minutes. No more.P The idea seems counter-intuitive, but it helps separate how big the task is in …
The Slender Man Murders’ Sad Saga
In a horrific story of memes going wrong, two 12-year-old girls from Waukesha, WI are charged with planning the murder of a third friend and attempting to stab her to death, in order to appease the “Slender Man,” a popular fictional character created on a web forum ten years ago. The two girls will be tried as adults due to …