A Canadian design team has developed "Booze Cruise," a video game that simulates drunk driving by giving players 90 seconds to drive home with impaired vision and slowed reaction time.
The game was made to reduce dangerous drunk driving by offering practice.
"Drunk driving is a life skill that isn't being taught anywhere else, so we stepped in with 'Booze Cruise,'" said the University of Calgary professor who led the project. "Most importantly, it teaches teens that the fun of being drunk doesn't have to end at the bar. Life doesn't stand still, and neither should the drunk parts. We plan to incorporate the game into a mentoring program that lets teens learn from older, more experienced drunk drivers. We call it 'Loaded Roads.'"
http://www.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP-A/idUSN0523260420071008
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Chef eats 21 pounds of grits to win contest
To prepare his body to hold 21 pounds of grits, he had surgery to remove his dignity.
"This win is a real mark of progress for me as a person," he said after the contest. "There used to be a time in my life when I would have been fine with eating like a dignified human, and not like a bulimic puma. But it's amazing what you can do once you get your self-respect out of the way. By the way, if I black out in the next few minutes, don't worry: That's my victory lap."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21078077
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