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Some interesting pictures, see them here.

Saliva might not be the grossest human fluid, but it is still pretty foul.

One particularly undesirable brand of spit is known as “backwash”. Backwash is the term for fluid which makes its way from ones mouth back into a beverage container.

Backwash seems inevitable. There are some people who believe that the final 10%-33% of liquid in a soda can is backwash.

Can backwash be prevented, and are some beverage containers backwash-proof? One evening, we endeavored to find the truth with a simple test…

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To perform this experiment, they basically put dried Kool-Aid in their mouth and went from there.

What did they find out?

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Loyal BON reader Rick sent me this link about a pastor staying in prison to minister.

I found these snippits a bit interesting.

I’ve been here about a month now.  I am fine physically and even getting in a little better shape since I have time to work out several times a day.  The food is tolerable and the room is well lit and comfortable.  The five new converts that are in this pod with me are meeting with me four to five times each day for Bible study and prayer.  This is a pastor’s dream! 

I offer commissary items like soup or coffee to men who memorize Bible verses.  There is no way to describe the joy that they show when they get it right.

I understand his intent and I know he means well, but I do find it a little amusing having convicts work for their food by memorizing scripture.  I mean, if I was hungry and didn’t have immediate access to food, I would memorize almost anything.

For those that are not familiar with Body Worlds, it’s a traveling ‘art’ show that features real dead humans.  They are displayed doing everyday activities, and they are preserved in plastic in which they appear dissected. 

Body Worlds is currently in Dallas through May, but some religious leaders really want them to leave.