Final zap of science bewonderment

Packing is a pain.

I'm having to decide between the universal warnings of "pack light" and "don't forget anything (because you can't buy fitting clothes in Japan)". Luckily I will be able to ask my Mother to post me a parcel if I forget anything important (though the general idea is not to recquire that).

• The Tissue-Art Culture project - do not click if you are eating - especially the absolutely fascinating "Disembodied cuisine" (a truly guiltless grill)
• Why I'm not doing nursing
• Maggots and Leeches welcomed back into healthcare - this is what happens when you outsource
  
• Astrologists are morons
• Why some popcorn doesn't pop (well if it doesn't pop, its not popcorn, its just plain corn isn't it?)
• Best of Hubble
• A fantasitic Underwater Photography Gallery
• Survival skills: How to start a fire with chocolate and coke can (sadly in America I suspect quite a few campers put those two items higher on the priority list than matches)
• I'm still trying to work out what exacty a "narrow beam of sound" is; it isn't possible, is it?
• All you ever wanted to know about Pineapples and their symbolism in PanAmerican culture
• Interesting prototype designs of the new X-box - I don't read French, but it may actually have to do with an advertising campaign

PS - Kitty Kitty Bang Bang

*links*packing*sound*america*pineapple*hello kitty*photography*health*x-box*nursing*art*astronomy*astrology*survival skills*final*coke*popcorn*