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Have You Seen This? Oh, the places youll go on a motorcycle log
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A motor attached to a log to make a motorcycle log is better than you can imagine. - photo by Martha Ostergar
Martha Ostergar
KSL.com
Published: Apr 2, 2018, 1:39 PM
FURY ROAD When a featured video is funny, but maybe not the safest thing in the world, I like to start with a disclaimer.

What you are about to see is hugely entertaining and quite a feat in engineering stuffed into a 37-second package. That being said, I, the author (and Im pretty sure I can speak for the publisher here as well, but they will correct me if Im wrong), do not recommend you try this at home. I see this videos value strictly as entertainment, and it is certainly not a suggestion about living your best life.

I also understand that once you watch the video, you may wish to make one so you and five to nine of your closest friends can take a trip to the mall to hang out and impress potential dates no matter your age. Please, do not do this thing. I guarantee it is too powerful for you to wield as a piece of machinery and as a dating tool.

Now that business is taken care of, lets talk about this featured video of wonder and delight.

This motorcycle log is a beautiful representation of human creativity and ingenuity. It takes a great amount of skill to balance the wheels such a long base, and the weight distribution is its own story, according to a non-engineer (me).

But the result is also a comedically beautiful mashup of Mad Max and The Flintstones. In other words, its the imagined transportation in a future apocalypse as well as a harkening back to imagined prehistoric transportation (you didnt know a motorcycle log could get a little deep thought going, did you?).

The fact that the driver is wearing an eyepatch just makes everything a bit more surreal and entertaining; it's just the kind of video weve come to expect from the weird, wide world of the internet.
Its toxic: New study says blue light from tech devices can speed up blindness
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A new study from the University of Toledo found that blue light from digital devices can transform molecules in your eyes retina into cell killers. - photo by Herb Scribner
Herb Scribner
Deseret News
Published: Aug 13, 2018, 1:39 PM
It turns out checking Twitter or Facebook before bed is bad for your health.

A new study from the University of Toledo found that blue light from digital devices can transform molecules in your eyes retina into cell killers.

That process can lead to age-related macular degeneration, which is a leading cause of blindness in the United States, according to the researchs extract.

Blue light is a common issue for many modern Americans. Blue light is emitted from screens, most notably at night, causing sleep loss, eye strain and a number of other issues.

Dr. Ajith Karunarathne, assistant professor in the UT Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, said our constant exposure to blue light cant be blocked by the lens or cornea.

"It's no secret that blue light harms our vision by damaging the eye's retina. Our experiments explain how this happens, and we hope this leads to therapies that slow macular degeneration, such as a new kind of eye drop, he said.

Macular degeneration is an incurable eye disease that often affects those in their 50s or 60s. It occurs after the death of photoreceptor cells in the retina. Those cells need retinal to sense light and help signal the brain.

The research team found blue light exposure created poisonous chemical molecules that killed photoreceptor cells

"It's toxic. If you shine blue light on retinal, the retinal kills photoreceptor cells as the signaling molecule on the membrane dissolves," said Kasun Ratnayake, a Ph.D. student researcher working in Karunarathne's cellular photo chemistry group. "Photoreceptor cells do not regenerate in the eye. When they're dead, they're dead for good."

However, the researchers found a molecule called alpha-tocopherol, which comes from Vitamin E, can help prevent cell death, according to Futurism.

The researchers plan to review how light from TVs, cellphones and tablet screens affect the eyes as well.

"If you look at the amount of light coming out of your cellphone, it's not great but it seems tolerable," said Dr. John Payton, visiting assistant professor in the UT Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. "Some cellphone companies are adding blue-light filters to the screens, and I think that is a good idea."

Indeed, Apple released a Night Shift mode two years ago to help quell blue lights strain on the eyes, according to The Verge. The screen will dim into a warmer, orange light that will cause less stress on the eyes.