I'll be honest, whenever I hear about Detroit, I always end up thinking about Robocop. I don't know how that movie integrated so well with Detroit but it did. I wonder how many people would know if you asked random strangers on the street?

@ted:

The NYT had an article about bicycle riders where cars travel several inches closer to riders who are wearing helmets. The theory being that drivers see you wearing a helmet and it makes them feel safer driving next to you. So while you might be worse off during a crash without one, wearing a helmet might make you more likely to crash. I'd bet a similar phenomena exist with motorbike riders.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/10/magazine/10bike.html?ex=1323406800&en=6cfbd84196d71abc&ei=5090

Back when I had a bike I never wore a helmet, I t-boned a car, went over the roof and performed an awesome tuck and roll. No injuries other than a little road rash on my shoulder. Doesn't mean you shouldn't wear one but helmets also aren't cure-alls.

I had one of those but it was a different model. I loved to turn it and then run outside and watch the antenna turn.

American's don't like being told what to do, even if the what being told is beneficial to them.

I had one of those mix and match hamster cages with tubes and wheels and balls, kinda like this:

http://www.allyourhobbies.com/images/spacekit.jpg

Quite frankly, the hamsters probably enjoyed cardboard boxes more, since they always chewed through the plastic to get out and find a cardboard box to shred. I would bet the hamsters could chew through that as well.

My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I like it.

I've seen people do this at a crowded club. I was on the upstairs balcony and looking down when I saw someone start puking right in the middle of the crowd and then running towards the bathroom. I wished I had a video camera.

It's neither good nor bad, just another option out that that may jumpstart a certain group of people towards a more healthy lifestyle. Buying a relatively expensive new product has always given me a fitness boost. Like buying a new bike, or hiking boots, or climbing shoes whatever, I'm always determined to get my money's worth so I generally pick up the frequency of my activities.

Testicles are funny things, as an avid sports player who got kneed, kicked, elbow, punched and purposely grabbed in the groin as well as many sporting balls finding their way to that area, getting hit there doesn't ALWAYS hurt. I've stressed this to my daughter when I overheard her saying that she'll "just kick a guy in the nuts" if she's ever attacked.

In fact, what I noticed is that when the hit is anticipated, it will hurt less or not at all (apart from the regular pain of getting hit anywhere). The worst nut shot I ever took was a super ball someone bounced off the wall and hit me square in the testes when I was in the middle of a conversation.

So, I guess the moral of the story is: Don't rely on the nut shot to get you out of a tricky situation.

I mostly root for the criminals in L&O, does that make me a bad person?

How does one get a job watching hugging beack volleyballers all day, because, I basically do that now, but I'd like to get paid for it.

I don't know about the science or not, but I got stinking drunk once and passed out in the backyard in the middle of winter. I woke up 4 hours later feeling, well, not good, but functional and not at all cold. But when I got back into the house, I started to get a horrible itching sensation all over my skin and then I felt like I was on fire. Then I started shivering for several hours.

I've always thought I started to freeze.

I thought this was an article about some perverted scientist.

@AshleyZ

I'm definitely more afraid of the barber's straight razor than the ear picking (which is delightful), well, the shave is nice too but I can't help but think, "This dude could totally slit my throat right now".

Probably makes a great den. I've heard that octopus are only limited by the size of their beak to what they can squeeze into.