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Try our crappy lifehack for “better BMs”

Our writer Yuichiro Wasai recently had a life-changing experience regarding the way he poops and now he wants to share it with the world.

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Osaka man ends up with both broken teeth and bike, takes manufacturer to court

A 27-year-old man from Osaka, Japan, has taken a bicycle manufacturer to court after a freak accident last year had him kissing concrete at high speed, resulting in eight chipped and broken teeth.

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Sit up straight! The dangers of the all too real malady ‘smartphone neck’

While there seems to be no end to the alarmist responses to new technology, it’s impossible to deny that, sometimes, there are actually some things that we really ought to be more concerned about.

Things like smartphone and internet use. And we’re not talking about internet addiction or antisocial behavior here, either. We’re talking about your neck.

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The needle that promises to make trips to the doctor much more bearable

For those of you who are a little on the squeamish side when it comes to needles and injections, there’s some good news that might just make your anxiety a thing of the past. The solution comes in the form of a needle that promises to cut the sensation of pain by up to 20 percent. It all has to do with the use of plasma technology in the manufacturing process of the needle itself.

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【TGS 2012】 Futuristic 3D Headset Arrives, Brings the Pain and Embarrassing Red Marks

As a life-long gamer, I love it when new videogame-related technology arrives. And when it’s tech that looks like the virtual reality headsets of the future that were teased during my 1980s childhood, I just about lose my head out of excitement.

Sony’s newest “Personal 3D Viewer” head-mounted display, however, almost makes me wish I didn’t have a head to lose. Or a forehead, at least… Read More