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Category Archives: Science

A Rather Unusual Use for A Penis

Overlooked Outlook Posted on April 18, 2024 by adminApril 18, 2024

Penises are great for so many things. Peeing. Dressing up in little costumes. Stirring one’s tea. Impromptu water gun. (My sister still hasn’t forgiven me for that one.) Oh, and I almost forgot, that other thing humans like to do. Yet scientists studying the insect world have recently discovered an … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Science

When People Can’t Behave, Hire A Crow

Overlooked Outlook Posted on September 16, 2023 by adminSeptember 16, 2023

For all our supposed sophistication, we humans can be a rather snobbish and inconsiderate lot. Take the rather annoying little habit that many smokers have of flicking their cigarette butts all over the place—on the street, at the park or playground, in the bumper cars at a carnival ride. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Behavior, Science

What Spiders Do When High

Overlooked Outlook Posted on January 31, 2023 by adminJanuary 31, 2023

In 1995, NASA engaged in some rather unique research: they funded a study to give drugs to spiders, then assessed the toxicity of each drug based on the shape of the web the spiders spun while intoxicated. (Can I get three big hoorahs for our tax dollars at work!) What … Continue reading →

Posted in Drugs & Addiction, Science | Tagged behavior on drugs, caffeine, drugs, effects of drugs, marijuana. stoned, spider. science

Lobsters Getting Stoned

Overlooked Outlook Posted on June 20, 2022 by adminJanuary 31, 2023

Scientists at the University of California conducted a study to get lobsters high on marijuana. Why, you might ask? Apparently, they were inspired by a restaurant owner in Maine who said she gets the creatures stoned before boiling them alive. How considerate of her. If I were about to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous, Science | Tagged lobsters. stoned. drugs, marijuana. lab test

When You Give A Fish Some Meth

Overlooked Outlook Posted on January 15, 2022 by adminJanuary 3, 2022

It never ceases to amaze me what scientists get paid to do. Torment preschoolers with marshmallows. Intimidate infants with mean-spirited puppets. Set babies on a high elevated platform to see if they’ll crawl across a “virtual cliff” of clear see-through glass to get to their mothers. Cut the heads off … Continue reading →

Posted in Drugs & Addiction, Science

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