55年ぶりに頭部から鉛筆を摘出

2007年8月8日

Pencil removed from German’s headA woman in Germany who has spent 55 years with part of a pencil inside her head has finally had it removed.

Margret Wegner fell over carrying the pencil when she was four. It punctured her cheek and part of it went into her brain, above the right eye.

The 59-year-old has suffered headaches and nosebleeds for most of her life.

BBC NEWS | Europe | Pencil removed from German’s head

4歳の頃転倒して頬に鉛筆が刺さった女性が、55年ぶりに右目上の脳内に残った鉛筆を手術により摘出したというお話。

55年間、頭痛と鼻血に苦しんだということですが、それ以外の障害が出なかったことが逆にオドロキです。

電磁波から大事なモノを守ろう

2007年5月20日

The radiation-proof pants Swiss cloting manufacturer Isabodywear is launching a special line of men’s underwear that claims to protect “men’s sperm from harmful cell phone radiation”.

The briefs are made with threads of silver which the company claims blocks cell phone rays and reception. The inventor, Andreas Sallmann, explains that when you put a cell phone inside your briefs, then dial your number from another phone, you probably won’t even get a signal.
textually.org: New men’s underwear protects from harmful cell phone rays

大事なイチモツを携帯電話等が放射する電磁波から守ってくれる下着(isabodywear社)のお話。

えーっと…守りましょう。