I think Grylls is bogus and will probably get you killed in the real world. Survivorman is much more realistic in my opinion - he's alone for a week and has to shoot the film as well...and never drink your own urine.

I think the contrast makes them wary. There would be genetic fitness in staying away from high contrast objects such as poisonous flowers/fruits/snakes/insects. They should have tried different colored mice.

Ummm...that BBC article states that "It was thought that exposure to HIV on a regular basis created immunity". In the USA, this has never been the case. There are known "immune" cases. It is a partial immunity (they lack certain surface molecules needed for sexual or M-tropic type HIV to infect cells) in that they can still get T-tropic type infections (transmitted by blood). Those African prostitutes likely had this mutation, but were eventually exposed to the blood of infected people and not just semen.

Combination therapy is the standard of care in the US for HIV infections composed of 2 NRTI's and 1 PI. Yes, it works well, but all HIV+ patients eventually succumb to infection.

Unfortunately this happens more often than we'd like to admit. Although most people don't remember so no harm no foul.

Why is earnest a "worst trait"?

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This story has been made into a children's book published a long time ago by Pamela Turner (http://www.pamelasturner.com/). It's quite good.

Actually, the term “the real McCoy” was coined for engineering works of Elijah McCoy. He built parts for steam engines and there were many copycats to his work, often leaving engine owners wondering if the parts they were paying for were “the Real McCoy”.

Actually, the term "the real McCoy" was coined for engineering works of Elijah McCoy. He built parts for steam engines and there were many copycats to his work, often leaving engine owners wondering if the parts they were paying for were "the Real McCoy".

Uhhh...looks like a reflection of the light in the room. Take a picture out of a window when you have a single low-watt bulb in the room at night and I bet you'll get something that looks like this.

Check it out: http://www.grand-illusions.com/toycollection/lihit_no_5/

There's a video of it in action too.

I actually think this glory hole in Northern California is bigger. You can compare it to the roadway and it seems larger. I'm not sure how often it actually drains though. http://virtualguidebooks.com/NorthCalif/NorthCoastRanges/Whiskeytown/GloryHoleWhiskeytown_FS.html