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Alternate Sleep Cycles. Most people only think that there is one way to sleep: Go to sleep at night for 6-8 hours, wake up in the morning, stay awake for 16-18 hours and then repeat. Actually, that is called a monophasic sleep cycle, which is only 1 of 5 major sleep cycles that have been used successfully throughout history.

The other 4 are considered polyphasic sleep cycles due to the multiple number of naps they require each day. How is this possible? How is this healthy? Well the most important of every sleep cycle is the Stage 4 REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, which has been shown to provide the benefits of sleep to the brain above all other stages of sleep. When changing over to a polyphasic cycle, the lack of sleep tricks the body into entering REM sleep immediately instead of 45 to 75 minutes into sleep like in the monophasic sleep. This way, you still get the benefits of 8 hours of sleep without wasting all of the time it takes to get to REM cycles, resulting in a much more efficient sleep cycle. Online converter - convert video, images, audio and documents for free. Enhanced-buzz-21516-1281543556-14.jpg from buzzfed.com. Lines go all over the place.

Useless information & richardpettinger.com. Liquid Particles - spielzeugz.de canvas experiment. A Showcase of Workstations that'll Make You Jealous. Whether you’re a designer, developer, animator, or blogger, your workstation plays a major role in how you get things done. Some of us like a neat, clean, and inspiring workspace, while others require a crazy over-the-top hardware configuration. In this article, we’ve compiled a showcase of photos that will give you workstation envy. The thing about workstations is that even if you have a nice one, seeing another awesome setup can make you a bit jealous.

About the Author Henry Jones is a web developer, designer, and entrepreneur with over 14 years of experience. Related Posts 389 shares Colorful Logos for Your Inspiration We’ve rounded up some examples of logo designs that make excellent use of color. Read More 745 shares 11 Inspiring Examples of Dark Colors in Web Design Deciding when to go dark can be tricky, but the decision should always be about enhancing the content and the user experience. Mens Health - Yoga - Get Started Guide - StumbleUpon. Lava lamps and more from Simply70s.com. 15 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Bananas.

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IMG_3006_large.html from burnmonkey.com. Home About Photo Tutorials Burning Man Stories © Phil Steele. All rights reserved. 10 Life-Enhancing Things You Can Do in Ten Minutes or Less. It usually takes us much longer to change our moods than we’d like it to take. Here are ten things you can do in ten minutes or less that will have a positive emotional effect on you and those you love. . See it online at Oprah.com . This is a deeply moving segment that may be the best ten minutes you've ever invested in front of a computer. . . . The experience will fill you with fond memories and perhaps make you a bit wistful for days gone by. . .

Then spend that time just holding each other. Studies show that hospital patients who can see a natural body of water from their beds get better at a 30 percent faster rate. Shake, twist, and jump around. Sadly, many people measure happiness by how long the experience lasts. Dr. Ians Shoelace Site - Shoe Lacing Methods. Mathematics tells us that there are more than 2 Trillion ways of feeding a lace through the six pairs of eyelets on an average shoe. This section presents a fairly extensive selection of 50 shoe lacing tutorials. They include traditional and alternative lacing methods that are either widely used, have a particular feature or benefit, or that I just like the look of. 50 Different Ways To Lace Shoes Criss Cross Lacing This is probably the most common method of lacing normal shoes & boots.

Over Under Lacing This method reduces friction, making the lacing easier to tighten and loosen plus reducing wear and tear. Gap Lacing This simple variation of Criss Cross Lacing skips a crossover to create a gap in the middle of the lacing, either to bypass a sensitive area on the instep or to increase ankle flexibility. Straight European Lacing This traditional method of Straight Lacing appears to be more common in Europe. Straight Bar Lacing Hiking / Biking Lacing Quick Tight Lacing Ukrainian Lacing- New! Open Mind | Sweet on Veg. Who Said a Yacht has to Look Like a boat? (by @baekdal) #design.

Written by Thomas Baekdal | Monday, June 29, 2009 It's hot and summer and what better place to relax than on a yacht - especially one with a striking design. Here is some 'inspiration' for what you might buy. Oculus The Olucus is a very futuristic looking yacht from Schpfer Yachts. Its 250-foot, can accommodate 12 guests and can travel at speeds up to 25 knots. Infinitas If that design isn't striking enough, then can you always opt for the bigger and more spacious designed Infinitas. Including a living room on the main deck, a dining room on the other side of the pool area. Price? (via Schpfer Yachts - Image credits: Tangram 3DS) Follow: 42Concepts.

5 Scientific Reasons The Dark Side Will Always Win. The Rebels got lucky. Han, Luke, Leia, that Nib-Nub guy who flew with Lando, all of them should have been death-starred hard in the face by the Empire -- and not just because of the Empire's superior numbers and technology. Darth Vader and his underlings planned every last subtle detail, right down to the color of the spaceships and Vader's own robot voice, according to what science says works. Will the Dark Side win in Cracked's Adventures in Jedi School mini-series? The only way to know is to watch!

The Color Black Is Scientifically Proven to Intimidate People At the beginning of Episode IV, stormtroopers blast the crap out of some rebel scum. Also, he does this. And It Works Because ... We know what you're thinking: Big deal. Yeah, but ... why? After all, black also makes us more aggressive. By the way, there's no way he could've brushed his teeth with that thing on. And choketastic space magic.

Instead of this. Thinking Evil Thoughts and Clenching Your Fist Makes You Stronger Shithead. P&P Office Waste Paper Processor – Turning Paper To Pencil by Chengzhu R... Paper To Pencil, Just Like That! P&P Office Waste Paper Processor is one of those things that you wish you knew how it works, but dang! No reasonable explanation provided at all! Maybe it’s a deliberate attempt on the designer teams’ part, because their idea is a surefire hit! What this lovely machine does is that it converts all those useless memos on your table to something useful: A Pencil! Paper goes in from one end and come out shaped like a sexy writing tool!

Sexy enough an idea to bag a Liteon Award as well! Designers: Chengzhu Ruan, Yuanyuan Liu, Xinwei Yuan & Chao Chen. Skeleton Keys to New York's Secrets, Free While Supplies Last | Fast... - StumbleUpon. This summer hundreds of New Yorkers will be seen hastily undoing padlocks, ducking through creaky gates, and rifling through strange P.O. boxes.

Do not be alarmed! The city-wide security breach is part of the public art project Key to the City. Anyone can simply retrieve free keys at a kiosk in Times Square (pictured above), and those keys unlock 24 locations across the city's five boroughs, which are listed on the Key to the City website. These locations include secret gardens, hidden rooms, and tiny electrical panels. Since it launched last Thursday, hundreds of New Yorkers have already participated in the large-scale scavenger hunt, which borrows its name from the symbolic welcoming gesture relegated to visiting dignitaries and heads of state. The piece was conceived by Honduran-born artist Paul Ramírez Jonas, who has worked with keys before, to symbolize ownership and civic pride. A key unlocks a locker at Brooklyn's Gleason Gym.

How long it will take for someone to hit all 24 locks?