In addition to the familar "knee jerk" reflex test there is one known as the Babinski Reflex Test, this involves stroking the outer soles of the patient's feet to see if the toes curl under as a result. These tests are done to check the nervous system, normal just to see the integrity of the spinal cord.

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Alcohol does not kill brain cells at regular amounts. It would take over 1000 times the legal limit for drivers before it began to kill them at all. The legal limit in England is 2 units which is equal to one pint of beer and so it would take 500 pints before your brain cells were directly affected.

The Chickenpox virus is in fact a member of the Herpes group!

On the shoot for the video for the song "The Perfect Drug" by NIN they built several parts of the set inside a refridgeration unit so they could have the chilled breath effect. Whereas in filming "Titanic" they created digital breath for the characters, specifically Jack, not all of it was used though and some of his leftover breath was used in ( Read more... )

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