Thursday, 30 January 2014

3d Printed Ultrasounds

Let’s be honest

Brand new babies look creepy. Sure, they grow to be cute after they’ve been out of the womb for awhile, but brand new…. not so much.

Which is why 3D Babies just may be the creepiest product ever.

Imagine holding your baby before he or she is born.

3D Babies uses your 3D or 4D ultrasound to make a graphic rendering that can then be manufactured using a 3D printer!

They have three offers: Life-size , Half-size, and Mini.

I don’t think I’m the only one who is creeped out by this product. Would you want to open a box and see your unborn fetus staring back at you?

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The Missing Brick Optical Illusion

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How are all of you doing out there today? It’s Thursday, so I bet a lot of your are pumped up, because tomorrow it’s Friday. After tomorrow, you get to sit back, relax and enjoy some of the optical illusions I’m going to be posting up on the site from the comfort of your own home, instead of at the desk at your office! Today I have a brain teaser optical illusion that I bet all of you are going to fall in love with. This particular one is known as the “missing brick optical illusion.” Basically, as you’ll see in the image below, there’s a hole in the wall where a brick used to be and a brick is on the sidewalk. It’s your job to figure out whether or not that brick is the same size as the empty space in the wall. Would it fill that space perfectly? Is the brick too big? Too small? Scroll down to see what you think!

The Missing Brick Optical Illusion

So, what do you think? Would the brick fit in the wall or do you think it’s too big? Maybe it’s too small? Either way, you should leave your guess in the comments section below and let us know what you think. Also, make sure you share this with your friends, as I’m sure it will definitely toy with their brain, as well. If you liked this optical illusion, you can rate it by clicking on one of the stars below to let us know what you think. I greatly value your feedback.

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Wednesday, 29 January 2014

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Jan 30, 2014)

Movie Alternates (Medium)

Here are more movie alternates, but this time they are a bit more challenging.

Use synonyms of the following phrases to decode popular movie titles.

1.) Razors of Honor

2.) Wonder-male Comes Back

3.) Ruler of the Bands

4.) Endless Light of the Unstained Head

5.) Super Quartet

6.) Mandibles

Check Braingle.com for the answer.

Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Jan 30, 2014)

The Brady Bunch

This quiz is about one of America's favorite families. How much do you know about them?

Take the Quiz at Braingle.com

Stress : Types of Stress

There are four types of Stress that can impact our lives. Not all of them are bad. In fact, some stress is good for us. Good stress gets us out of bed in the morning and motivates us to excel.

Eustress

Eustress is a good type of stress. This is what you feel when you are watching a suspenseful movie, riding a rollercoaster or about to finish running a marathon. Eustress helps motivate us to finish projects that we are excited about and contributes positively to a creative mindset.

Distress

Distress refers to frustrations, unresolved anger, or fear. It causes anxiety and mental suffering. This is a bad stress and does a great job at blocking creativity.

Under-stress

Under-stress is the lack of any stress, and is similar to boredom and hopelessness. An unchallenging job can lead to under-stress. If people are not challenged then they are not motivated to be creative.

Over-stress

Over-stress is what you feel when you have pushed yourself too hard, are late for an important meeting, or have a big deadline that is looming. People who are in this condition do not have the time to think creatively. They are only worried about dealing with the issues immediately at hand and cannot step back to look at the big picture.

Memory : Eyewitness Memory

Eyewitnesses have notoriously bad memories. Many studies have been conducted where a group of people watch a simulated crime and are then asked to describe the details of the event. It is very rare for the criminal to be described accurately. Perhaps this is because people always have a difficult time describing a face, even if it is right in front of them. Faces do not have features that can be easily articulated with vocabulary that we posses. How would you describe your own nose to someone over the phone?

Police use artists and kits full of different face parts to help witnesses piece together a face. Even with this help, an accurate portrayal of the suspect is rarely achieved. In fact, two eyewitnesses to the same crime often produce wildly different portraits. Perhaps this is because memory can get distorted under stress, or maybe it is because when people are trying hard to remember something, they will sometimes fabricate a false memory to satisfy themselves and their questioner.