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A Walk In The Woods Test – Relational Psychology Test. This is what they call a relational psychology test.

A Walk In The Woods Test – Relational Psychology Test

The answers to these questions indicate relevance to values that you hold in your personal lives. Let’s get to it! Picture yourself walking through a beautiful forest. Google Facts: 30 Facts about Google you didn't know ←FACTSlides→ Bengals' Vontaze Burfict had microfracture surgery. Bengals star linebacker Vontaze Burfict will spend his offseason recovering from one of the NFL's most dreaded procedures: Microfracture surgery.

Bengals' Vontaze Burfict had microfracture surgery

But according to the surgeon who performed the operation to correct cartilage damage on the side of his knee, it's very much in the realm of possibility for Burfict to be full-strength for training camp. "I don't see any reason, if this thing heals like we want and we think it will, why he won't be back like he was," said Dr. Neal ElAttrache, a member of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic Board of Directors, over the phone. "Microfracture has a bad connotation, but there are plenty of guys who have come back and been able to play like before. 30 Amazing Products You Never Thought You Needed...Until Now. 9 Extraordinary Human Abilities. Humans This list of extraordinary human abilities was inspired The Top 10 Tips to Improve Your Memory when I began thinking about how some people are blessed (or cursed, depending on your point of view) with the ability to recall a scene as if they were looking at a photograph.

9 Extraordinary Human Abilities

And how other people can recreate music from memory, such as Mozart’s famed reproduction of Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere after one hearing. What other extraordinary abilities might humans have? QindredCam lifelogging camera only captures the best shots. Acumulus9 aims to improve upon the existing lifelogging camera experience by not taking photos at predetermined intervals, but having its QindredCam select when and where to take a snap.

QindredCam lifelogging camera only captures the best shots

It offers Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity and incorporates cloud storage to make it easy for users to view and share content. We’ve covered a number of lifelogging cameras at Gizmag over the last couple of years. Just last month, Narrative outed it’s upgraded Clip 2 snapper and SnapCam unveiled the iON, a wearable capable of capturing and streaming HD video in addition to stills. Watch TV shows online free at NoTV.me. Nanotechnology pushes battery life to eternity. (PhysOrg.com) -- A simple tap from your finger may be enough to charge your portable device thanks to a discovery made at RMIT University and Australian National University.

Nanotechnology pushes battery life to eternity

In a crucial step towards the development of self-powering portable electronics, researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne have for the first time characterised the ability of piezoelectric thin films to turn mechanical pressure into electricity. The pioneering result is published in the 21 June Issue of the leading materials science journal, Advanced Functional Materials. Lead co-author Dr Madhu Bhaskaran said the research combined the potential of piezoelectrics - materials capable of converting pressure into electrical energy - and the cornerstone of microchip manufacturing, thin film technology.

New 'high-entropy' alloy is as light as aluminum, as strong as titanium alloys. Researchers from North Carolina State University and Qatar University have developed a new "high-entropy" metal alloy that has a higher strength-to-weight ratio than any other existing metal material.

New 'high-entropy' alloy is as light as aluminum, as strong as titanium alloys

High-entropy alloys are materials that consist of five or more metals in approximately equal amounts. These alloys are currently the focus of significant attention in materials science and engineering because they can have desirable properties. 8 Changes That Are Desperately Needed for Walt Disney World - Disney Dining Information. Now We Know Some Creepy Things About How Penicillin Destroys Bacteria. We know how penicillin works.

Now We Know Some Creepy Things About How Penicillin Destroys Bacteria

It kills bacteria. But a new study shows that it's not nearly that simple. Even when it can't kill a bacterium, penicillin forces the cell to kill itself. Comics (funny comics & strips, cartoons) Oregon's Davis Graveyard: local haunters who go all out. Microparticles allow you to live without breathing. Although it may seem like science fiction, a Boston research group has developed a type of microparticles which can be injected directly into the bloodstream to oxygenate your body quickly … even if we could not breathe.

Microparticles allow you to live without breathing

An extraordinary advancement in medicine that could help to save millions of lives in a year. According to the doctors, this development would allow medical teams to keep patients alive 15 to 30 minutes even though they may have severe respiratory failure. A time for medical teams in which they could act without risk for a heart attack or permanent brain injury. The first tests in animals are completed with a success. They say that doctors are able to inject this liquid into a vein restoring blood oxygen levels , giving the animals who needed those extra minutes .

WATCH: He Put Six Drops Of Paint In The Water. What Happened Next Left Me Beyond Impressed. [VIDEO] Ex-Tesla and NASA Engineers Make a Light Bulb That's Smarter Than You. Stack Sometime in early 2013, one of the delivery operations engineers at Tesla leaned back in his chair and took a look around the Silicon Valley office.

Ex-Tesla and NASA Engineers Make a Light Bulb That's Smarter Than You

“It was a sunny day, and I looked up and I thought, ‘Why are these lights on with full power, when full sunlight is coming through the window?’” Says Neil Joseph. Man University: Defend Yourself Against a Douchebag. Master Disney Animator's New Short Will Take Your Breath Away. Simple, glorious visual storytelling at its best.

Master Disney Animator's New Short Will Take Your Breath Away

Can you believe Disney let Glen Keane go? Glen designed and animated classic Disney characters like Ariel and Rapunzel. 31 women in need of a bigger shirt. What If Jafar Was The Good Guy In Aladdin All Along? Jafar is the primary villain of the Disney animated classic, Aladdin, which magic carpeted its way into our hearts back in 1992. I'm sure many of you agree that the film is easily one of Disney's best offerings of all time, and a lot of that has to do with its complex "good and evil" narrative, as well as some fantastic music.

Rather than leave the movie alone, however, I've decided that it requires a little over-analyzing, and you can thank the recent live-action Disney film, Maleficent, for my mischief. Build The Spirit Radio That Creeped Out Tesla Himself. Tesla’s Spirit Radio uses a simple crystal radio circuit connected to a computer sound-in jack to generate spooky sounds from all kinds of electromagnetic sources. Ava's Demon. 12 Cool Monthly Subscription Boxes for Men. Queue the theme from Two and a Half Men for these monthly subscription boxes. Whether you’re a guy or just shopping for one these are a can’t-miss to supply things guys like on the regular. The joy of getting a box shipped to your door each month can’t really be expressed, it needs to be experienced. Dollar Shave Club Dollar Shave Club is the real deal.

For far less than the price of the expensive big brand names you see in stores, they’ll send you a comparable set of razors. Birchbox Birchbox makes both men and women’s boxes, and their men’s box is filled with things that guys will especially like. Me Undies. Yes, You Too Can Read at 1000 Words Per Minute - Testing Circus.

Ever wondered how to read faster. Here is a solution that will allow you to read 1000 words per minute. Spritz, a Boston based start-up, is developing a technology that would enable you to read up to 1000 words per minutes. Spritz’s mission is to change the way people read and make communication faster, easier, and more effective. With Spritz, which is coming to the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Samsung Gear 2 watch, words appear one at a time in rapid succession. This allows you to read at speeds of between 250 and 1,000 words per minute. What Spritz does is manipulate the format of the words to more appropriately line them up with the eye’s natural motion of reading.

Try it for yourself. You just read 250 words per minute. This is 250 words per minute. What about 350 words per minute? 350 words per minute doesn’t seem that much faster. 3 hours and 40 minutes to finish Potter. This 3-D Printing Pen Will Change How You Write Forever. IBM Lab Accidentally Makes New Type of Super-Strong, Recyclable Polymer. The 10 Most Puzzling Ancient Artifacts. Could Solar Roadways be the future? [VIDEO] Beautiful Redheads.

Nanotech tea bag creates safe drinking water instantly, for less than a penny. How to never forget anything ever again. Two years ago I was having breakfast with a man who was purportedly the most successful Jeopardy contestant ever — behind Ken Jennings (and the Watson supercomputer). This Cute 8-Year-Old Girl Is A Guitar Goddess. So apparently 'Spritzing' is a thing. AIDS Inc. 111 Reasons Why Upstate New York Is The Best Place In The World. The Most Underrated Albums of 2013.