Researching Researches

Has anyone ever wondered why the government spends on researches as obvious as "smoking can cause death" or "cars that won't start when you're drunk will reduce drink driving". Yes...you have read that right, these researches were given grants. There was actually money spent and people who apparently spent a good deal of time in universities not only completing their degrees but doing their PHDs working on this. Now I may not be a PHD but then I could really give them my two cents on these researches. I should probably start applying for grants for these kinds of researches too, I wonder what topic I should choose though. I have a few ideas, something like, "walking too much might be healthy but it will cause an ache in your foot" or "if we watch too much TV we might be just wasting time". If those ones could get a grant, I am pretty sure I should get one for my researches. There have actually been studies conducted for the following:
- Faraway Objects Are Tougher to See (No shit sherlock!)
- Swallowing More Than One Magnet is Dangerous (because magnets are so delicious..right!)
- Smoking Cigarettes Costs You Money (you don't say!!)
- Time Flies When You're Busy (Fly away by Lenny Kravitz anyone?)
- Combining Drugs and Alcohol is Bad For You (does this mean taking it individually is alright?)
- Gun-Toting Drivers are More Prone to Road Rage (who would have guessed that happening!!)
- Memory and Concentration Fade With Age (what were talking about again??????????)

So the next time someone close to you says something stupid, don't discount it as being stupid as you never know, there could be money made from it!

I...Me......Myself

Ok this entry again is for me....about me.....and is probably only going to be read by me. I have been meaning to write for sometime but I somehow get distracted by different things. TV comes among the top contenders for the distraction. Has anyone wondered what it is about mind numbing senseless TV shows that make us feel so good and happy? I mean I could sit through hours of shows like Family Guy, Simpsons, How I met your mother, Two and a half men which when you look back made and still not make any sense yet there is something about them that makes you go back and watch it.
The second on the brilliant list of distractions is Facebook. Yes, being addicted to facebook I CAN make ridicolous claims like, Facebook is the best thing to happen to the world since.....well since the internet. It keeps me entertained for hours with its senseless quizzes, the hilarious results bring out a smile 9 out of 10 times. Waiting for status updates, people commenting on your status, quiz results, the writings on the "wall". The best thing about is getting in touch with friends who you lost touch with years ago and the worst thing is people who you made sure you forgot finding you there. Truly the world has come closer at least for some because of Facebook or so is my view in any case.
The third reason on the list is nothing but procastination....a very very personal favourite hobby of mine. There is nothing more fun than procastinating where there is always time to do something and yet there is none. Just today I have pushed the urge to run, do a bit or work out and yet here I am making an entry after a few....well more than a few tries. So for this I deserve a pat on my back and if you really have the misfortune of reading this I can assure you it can't get any worse. But if you are anything like me you would be sitting in front of the TV or sitting on the computer logged in on facebook or doing both at the same time like me :)