Hallo Hipsters
Einstein famously said, “Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love”. Even though we suspiciously trip over our own feet in his or her presence, Einstein was right. Scientists discovered that chemicals like vasopressin and dopamine are the real culprits behind this thing called love – making it more about biology than psychology... Join the Hip team as we expose the science behind other ‘mysteries’ in the month of love.
Hot Topic: Why is load shedding happening?
Most of you’ve probably been plunged into darkness more than once this week due to load shedding occurring in your area. Cold food, unfinished homework assignments and a silent television is no joke! To understand what’s happening, let’s take a peek at how South Africa generates and transmits electricity…
Making headlines: Double-dipping your chip is a sin
The Journal of Food Safety recently conducted a research into the bacteria found in the humble dip bowl based on a Seinfeld episode where a character does the unthinkable by ‘double-dipping’ his chips at a party.
Their findings were very interesting… Let’s just say you need to be OK with kissing everyone in the room at the next party you go to. Seeing you don’t know who might be double dipping, anyone could be sharing their saliva with you. Eeeuw!
For "Gross!"-ness, read the test results…
Brainrack: Who am I?
Ever wondered why you do the crazy things you do? Why certain movies make you cry, while your dry-eyed best friend hands you the tissues? Take this cool 20 question personality test and all will be revealed…
About town: How to time-travel
Embark on a time-traveling journey through the last 150 years of extraordinary discoveries and then take a sneak peek at what the future holds. This is one show you wouldn’t want to miss. Check out the schedule to see when the HIP2B² Roadshow is visiting your region. Or visit our photo gallery to see all the fun we’ve been having!
The (Don’t) Do This At Home Experiments: Perform the Balducci levitation (like David Blaine)
(Pssst…turn the computer screen away from the prying eyes of friends and family when reading this article. You don’t want to give your secrets away, do you?!)
You’ve seen Mr. Blaine rise 10 centimetres above the ground - now you can too. Just follow these few easy steps and observe the gobble-smacked expressions all around. A little bit of eye-trickery goes a long way...
- Stand in front of the person with your back facing away, and your body positioned at about a 45-degree angle to the person's point of view.
- Turn so that they can see your left foot and heel, and the back of your right heel.
- Use your hidden right toes to slowly push yourself up a few inches, keeping your heels together.
- Remember to keep the heel of the foot closest to the person level with the ground, to provide a sense of level levitation.
- Hold the position for 2 or 3 seconds, then let yourself down quickly, avoiding sudden moves or shudders.
Source: www.goodtricks.net
Hip Stuff: Calling all Mike Teevees
If like us, you’re glued to the goggle-box 4.30 every Monday to watch the antics of the HIP2B² TV crew, there’s a new section on the website especially for you. We decided to add clips of the interviews that exposed, the investigative trips that tickled the imagination and the experiments that just plain wowed. Visit the HIP2B² website to enjoy a second viewing of your favourites!
Cricket pads are made of polyurethane, a polymer consisting of organic units joined by urethane links. Huh? Who would’ve guessed there’s science behind cricket gear? It’s all in the WHY? Issue of HIP2B².
Have a love-ly February, filled with (voluntary) candlelight, chocolates and kisses (for you over 16s!). Keep us posted on your ideas and inspirations at talk2us@hip2b2.com – we’d love to hear them.
Nina
The HIP2B² team