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Not everyone is a big fan of Daylight Saving Time

Posted on November 5, 2012 by nam2365 | 3 comments

Daylight Saving Time from: Grayson County News Gazette

Due to the annual Daylight Saving Time, twice a year the clocks move an hour forward or backward. Although this federal law was adopted expecting only positive outcomes such as saving energy, many studies have shown that there are negative effects as well. Through research, it has been stated that losing an hour of sleep and thus the change in circadian rhythms can have mixed effects on people’s health.

Daylight Saving Time increase road kills from: Creative Loafing Atlanta

During the transitions into and out of daylight saving times, sleeping patterns get disturbed, leading up to sleep deprivation. According to Charles Czeisler, sleep deprivation increases the rate of fatal car crashes. In other words, more car accidents take place as drivers adjust to the corresponding shift in sleep patterns. A study by Stanley Coren in 1996 showed that the spring shift to daylight saving time, and the concomitant loss of one hour of sleep, resulted in an average increase in car accidents of approximately 8 percent, whereas the fall shift resulted in a decrease in accidents of approximately the same magnitude immediately after the time shift.

Whether or not people prefer the system of daylight saving time depends on each individual:

Tips to overcome the effects of daylight saving time:

1) Rest: Go to bed and get up earlier. It is very important to sleep early to get your usual amount of sleep and to wake up early to have a leisurely morning.

2) Plan ahead: Plan your day before to make sure you are well rested and also give yourself an extra time to drive to and from school or work.

3) Exercise: Exercise releases serotonin and endorphin which help advance your biological clock and improve your mood. Exercise in the afternoon and not within three hours before bedtime since it can interfere with the ability to fall asleep.

4) Sunlight: Get sunlight as soon as you get up and avoid light before going to bed. Controlling light intake helps your body’s internal clock adjust to the earlier waking and sleeping times.

Hayoung Nam

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Posted in Biological Sciences, Issues in Science, Public Engagement, Science Communication, Science in the News

Tagged accidents, car accidents, Daylight Saving Time, sleep, sleep deprivation, sleep pattern

Talking Elephant

Posted on November 4, 2012 by mokhan90 | 5 comments

Most people have heard a parrot imitate human language, but other than that, has anyone even imagined a talking elephant? Neither did the elephant trainer in Everland, an amusement park in Seoul, Korea when he first heard someone talking in an elephant cage, where no one was inside… Except Koshik, a 16-year-old elephant. This asian elephant was first heard “talking” in Korean words in 2006, but only recently has the research begun to find out why and how human words are produced from this unusual source. The researchers believe that Koshik was able to mimic the sound of Korean language by close interaction with the trainer throughout his juvenile days, when he was the only elephant in Everland. The team say that the juvenile ages for elephants are crucial for the their social behaviour and development, but since all he got to bond with was his trainer, he ended up with this fascinating trait.

Koshik, the talking elephant

Koshik’s vocabulary consists of five Korean words, “annyong,” “anja,” “nuo,” “choa” and “aniya”, meaning “hello,” “sit,” “lie down,” “good” and “no.” These words Koshik was able to produce were the most common words said by the elephant trainer, backing up the evidence that Koshik was able to make these sounds due to very close human interaction. He wasn’t the only elephant claimed to produce human speech, as there was an elephant that apparently could produce Russian words, but it was never scientifically investigated.

What is really interesting about Koshik is that, elephants, can not morphologically “say” those words that he is producing. Elephants have trunks, instead of lips, so they can not produce any pronunciation. They also have long larynx, only able to create a low-pitch noise. Koshik, however puts trunk in his mouth to produce this sound. Angela Stoeger, a head researcher says that it is very surprising to see that Koshik is able match both pitch and timbre of human voice, which are the two most important aspects. The accuracy of the pronunciation was confirmed by native Korean speakers writing down what they heard on the recorded playback.

Koshik’s new language skill, not yet used by any other elephants lead to a very important insight as Stoeger and her researchers dig deeper as how exactly this elephant is able to make this sound, why this elephant decided to do so, and his remarkable intelligence.

Mokhan Kim

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Posted in Biological Sciences, Science Communication, Science in the News

Tagged Elephants, human speech, Korean, Koshik, mimic, pronunciation, talking elephant

Pink – The colour created by our minds

Posted on November 4, 2012 by cambrian | 3 comments

Image courtesy of Darren Hardy

Ever since reading about the concept of a ‘cognitive model’ in Stephen Hawking’s book The Grand Design, I’ve become quite fascinated by the barrier between the world around us and our experience of that world. Therefore, when I first learned that the colour pink (magenta) is actually a construct of our minds and not something that exists in the visible spectrum of light, I began immediately drawing up a blog post in my mind, in much the same way.

Now, you might point out that all of the colours we see are technically constructs of our minds, but the idea here is that the colour magenta, unlike the others, is not based on a naturally occurring wavelength of light. Our experience of all the other colours is based on wavelengths of light between 390-750nm, which is the visible spectrum of light in humans.

The visible portion of the EMS. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Whenever we sense a particular wavelength of light, we have a colour attributed to it. Likewise, whenever we see combinations of wavelengths, we can sum them to identify the resulting wavelength we see – mixing yellow (570–590 nm) and blue (450–495 nm) to get green (495–570 nm) for example. However, when you mix colours from completely opposite ends of the spectrum, what happens? They don’t sum together to make one of the colours in the middle of the spectrum where the greens are found, like you might suspect.

Apparently, our brains have decided that mixing yellow and blue should not give the same result as mixing red and purple, so the colour pink has been created to fill in the gap. Indeed, if you’ve ever wondered what it would look like if your brain created its very own visual cue for something not occurring in nature, then pink is your answer. Here’s a video explaining the concept:

The hues of these two identical dots (created by differences in the surrounding whites) can make one look brown and one orange to us. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Some people might point out that brown isn’t on the colour wheel either, but interestingly enough, it turns out that brown is actually just a shade of oranges, reds or yellows. The proposed explanation is that throughout evolution, we have developed a need to be more sensitive to differences between particular shades of these colours due to dirt, leaves and trees being common experiences for us. So while brown has its own name because it appears differently to us from the other colours in the spectrum, it also has its own wavelengths and shouldn’t really be thought of as a separate colour from the reds, yellows or oranges it belongs to. The biggest difference between pink and brown, as interpretations of the visible spectrum, is that pink doesn’t actually have its own wavelength of light or a position on the visible spectrum of light.

Cameron Tough

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Posted in Biological Sciences, Public Engagement, Science Communication, Science Communicators, Uncategorized

Tagged brain, cognitive model, colour, electromagnetic spectrum, interpretation, light, magenta, mind, pink, Vision

Biggest Earthquake in Canada in over 60 years.

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Vanessa Fladmark | 5 comments

At 8:04 pm on October 27th, 2012, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake happened on the Queen Charlotte fault, the epicenter striking the island of Haida Gwaii on the southern end at Moresby Island. There was over 50 aftershocks, some as big as 6.3 magnitude; this was the biggest quake that Canada has seen since 1949, which also happened on the Queen Charlotte fault with a magnitude of 8.1. Furthermore, in 1929 a magnitude 7.0 hit at this same fault, also making the list of top ten earthquakes in Canada ever.

Seismograph of the quake.

Haida Gwaii (meaning “Islands of the People”, translated from Haida) is an archipelago off the north-west coast of BC, south of Alaska. The epicentre of the earthquake hit near the town of Queen Charlotte, and the length of the violent shaking ranged from 30 seconds to a minute. However, the worst property damage that was done here was items in houses falling and breaking; and absolutely no one was hurt. This is because the population on the whole island is only about 5,000 and there are no tall buildings that could fall and cause damage.

A tsunami warning was issued soon after the earthquake, causing all the residents of Masset and surrounding communities, which is the northern end of the island, to evacuate to higher ground. The largest wave for the islands was about 25 cm at Langara island which didn’t hit where people lived and residents of Masset could return to their homes safe and sound. The Queen Charlotte fault is a strike slip fault which usually isn’t the type of fault that produces tsunamis but when an entire community lives by the waterfront, it’s better to be safe than sorry.

Although no immediate damage was caused, this earthquake does have serious implications. Firstly, it caused the famous hot spring in Gwaii Haanas (“Beautiful Land”) to dry up and go cold. This will be devastating to both the tourism aspect of the community as well as the locals no longer having that spiritual spot. Secondly, this is another reason why the Northern Gateway Pipeline should not go through, because high magnitude earthquakes often hit Haida Gwaii and the island always bounces back but if oil gets into the situation, the results could be catastrophic.

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/metro/Earthquake+empties+famed+Haida+Gwaii+springs/7484352/story.html
Ernie Gladstone standing in the now dried up hot springs.

This story hits home for me, (literally, sorry for the pun) because I grew up on Haida Gwaii and my father’s side of the family resides in Skidegate, which is about 25 km from the epicenter, and experienced the whole house shake for an entire minute. Also, my mother and all my family on her side live in Old Massett and they had to evacuate up to higher ground. It was a fretful Saturday night for me waiting for updates on their safety. Here is a video that made the Vancouver Sun of footage of the quake, shot at my Aunty’s wedding:

Raw video of earthquake

Post by Vanessa Fladmark

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Tagged earthquake, gwaii haanas, haida gwaii, hot springs, pipeline, tsunami

The Terrifying Facts about Hurricanes

Posted on October 30, 2012 by laylav | 4 comments

Image of a news advisory for a hurricane

We have all seen images on the news depicting the devastating impact a Hurricane can have, Irene, Katrina and most recently hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Sandy has been described as a “super storm” causing nearly 90 deaths, leaving more than 8.2 million households without power in 17 states and causing more than $20 billion in damages. Hurricane Sandy began in the Atlantic then hit the Caribbean and subsequently made its way up the southeastern coast of the United States. With all the attention on the destructive effects a hurricane can have, do we really know what a hurricane is and how it occurs?

What is a hurricane?

A hurricane is a powerful, rotating weather system that forms and intensifies over tropical oceanic regions. Although they are most commonly referred to as hurricanes their technical name is tropical cyclone; tropical cyclones that form over the Atlantic Ocean or eastern Pacific Ocean are called hurricanes. These storm systems are characterized by having a low pressure center and surrounding thunderstorms that create strong winds and heavy rains. A unique characteristic of tropical cyclones that distinguish them from other cyclonic systems is that the center or “eye of the storm” remains warmer than its surroundings regardless of height in the atmosphere.

Hurricane Sandy is seen on the East Coast of the United States in this NASA satellite image taken at 3:55 a.m. ET Tuesday

How do hurricanes occur?

Hurricanes occur only over warm ocean waters because they use warm, moist air to increase its energy. When the layer of warm, moist air above the ocean’s surface rises this creates an area of lower pressure below it. The surrounding higher pressure air begins to move into this lower pressure region and as it does it begins to warm and it too rises. As this air rises more high pressure air moves in to replace it. The moist, warmed air is cooled as it rises and as this occurs the water in the air forms clouds. This process is repeated continuously until an entire system of clouds and cyclonic winds is created.

Anatomy of a Hurricane

What are the effects of a hurricane?

With the heavy winds and rains associated with hurricanes, there are several devastating consequences of a hurricane. As the hurricane approaches the coastline the extremely forceful winds push water towards the coast creating what is better known as a storm surge. This abnormal rise of water is able to infiltrate inland causing flooding and destruction due to its force along its path. Another source of flooding during a hurricane comes from the heavy rainfall. Anywhere from 15-24cm of rain can fall in a very short time. Arguably the source of the most damage caused by hurricanes comes as a result of the high and powerful winds. The shear forces involved in these winds can alone cause damage to homes, street lights, roads, vehicles, trees and power lines. The most damaging effect of these high winds comes from falling trees and power lines. As trees and power lines are knocked down, they may land in any direction, causing harm to property, a loss of power or even worse, causing a loss of life. In the case of hurricane Sandy, 18 people were killed in New York City, including 2 drowning deaths, 1 death caused by a fallen tree and 1 death caused by a live electrical wire landing in a puddle.

To see the latest update on the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy watch here.

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Posted in Science Communication, Science in the News

Tagged Anatomy of a Hurricane, Hurricane Sandy, Tropical Cyclones

Gang Robbery by Terrestrial Hermit Crabs

Posted on October 29, 2012 by ajohnston | 3 comments

Image from http://www.flickriver.com/photos/wild_images/4360245819/

Shell shortage of terrestrial hermit crabs leads to vicious social situations, whereby hermit crabs will gang up to take over shells inhabited by other hermit crabs. This causes some crabs to lose their shell, and often these crabs must resort to an unpractical shell which does not give sufficient protection.

Hermit Crab with an unusual and unpractical shell
Image from http://www.divematrix.com/showthread.php?9520-hehehehe-Hermit-Crab-movin-on-up!

Hermit crabs live in shells that were abandoned by other creatures such as snails. Unfortunately for terrestrial hermit crabs, abandoned shells are extremely rare in their habitat. This creates an issue for the terrestrial hermit crabs as they need to continue to find new shells to inhabit as they grow. Terrestrial hermit crabs can hollow out shells that they inhabit so that there is more room to grow, more room for eggs, and so that the shell is light to carry around. However, hollowing out shells takes time and energy for hermit crabs, and so the crabs would prefer to inhabit a shell which has already been hollowed out. As well, only the smallest of hermit crabs can fit into a shell which has not previously been hollowed out.

Gathering of Hermit Crabs
Image from http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2010/05/17/hermit-crab-social-behavior-not-such-hermits-after-all/

Mark Laidre, from the University of California, Berkeley, explains an unusual social routine of terrestrial hermit crabs. Dozens of terrestrial hermit crabs will gather and form a line when a group of three or more hermit crabs are initially together. This line is ordered from smallest to largest, with each crab holding onto the crab with the larger shell ahead of them in line. Crabs will try to pull other crabs out of their shells, and if successful all crabs will move up in line at the same time to inhabit a larger shell. Usually, only the smallest shell remains for the unlucky terrestrial hermit crab that was pulled out of its shell. This shell is not large enough for the crab to fully protect itself.

Terrestrial hermit crabs begin to gather and ‘fight’:

This social behaviour is significant as it illustrates the evolution of hermit crabs in order to survive in their specific habitat. There is a shortage of shells for terrestrial hermit crabs, but not so much for marine hermit crabs. Because terrestrial hermit crabs need to ‘fight’ for appropriate shells throughout their life, they utilize this social behaviour to make it easier for smaller crabs to take over larger shells. Conversely, marine hermit crabs do not demonstrate this behaviour, since finding new shells is not a large issue.

To us humans, this social behaviour may seem ridiculous. In our terms, the terrestrial crabs’ routine is almost the equivalent of a gang of humans kicking someone out of a renovated mansion into the smallest and most dangerous of homes. But, for the terrestrial hermit crab it is a way of life. As of yet, there are no hermit crab laws to stop this from happening!

Submitted by: Angela Johnston

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Posted in Biological Sciences, Science Communication, Science in the News

Tagged evolution, hermit crab, research, shells

Lower Grades Caused by CO2?

Posted on October 29, 2012 by eng14 | 1 comment

http://www.creativeeducation.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/exam_1356851c-300x187.jpg

Students Taking an Exam
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Did you know that when you are in a room full of people taking an exam, their exhaling of CO₂ could actually be inhibiting your cognitive function and causing you to get a lower grade? CO₂has long been a topic of interest and debate in the world of climate change but new findings suggest that CO₂is also to blame for the inability to think!

According to a recent study published in Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), every room should be ventilated such that the CO₂levels are kept at the optimal level of 600 ppm. When CO₂ concentrations exceed this level, people are at risk of suffering reduced cognitive function. They found that high levels of CO₂ in classrooms is often associated with students cutting class and doing poorly on school related activities. The evidence that was provided for their findings was found through an experiment conducted by William Fisk where the research team exposed a group of 22 college students to three different levels of CO₂: 600 ppm, 1000 ppm, and 2500 ppm. It was found that with increasing levels of CO₂resulted in decreased level of decision making abilities.

CO2 Monitor
http://homeharvest.com/homeharvest2000pics/TIM10CO2Monitor350.jpg

As a preventative measure, classrooms can install a CO₂monitor that gives readings of the CO₂ levels and make ventilation changes accordingly. However, with larger scale modifications such as ventilation changes, further research and experimentation needs to be done in order for the results of the experiment to be replicated.

The good news is that the mechanical engineers at UBC keep the CO₂ levels in classrooms and lecture halls at the very acceptable levels of less than 1000 ppm. So we don’t need to worry about CO₂preventing us from doing well on our exams. If you do want to do well on your exams, this short clip of brain exercises that might be helpful:

Blog Submitted by Elsie Ng

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Tagged classroom, CO2, exams, harmful gasses, regulation, UBC

Turning tables: a male birth control pill on the horizon.

Posted on October 20, 2012 by jromeyn | 2 comments

This is a newsworthy topic I came across earlier this year and thought would be interesting to share…

For years the birth control burden has been placed mainly on women. Female protection for unwanted pregnancy is available in the form of patches, pills, rings, coils, implanted devices… the list goes on! Male contraception, however, is limited and consists of finicky condoms or the permanency of a vasectomy, two methods which have been around since the 1950s.

Despite strong demand, the successful creation of a male contraceptive pill has yet to be realized. While female contraceptives can affect hormones such as estrogen, drug companies have avoided tampering with the male hormone, testosterone, since it can result in a number of unwanted side effects including increased risk of prostate cancer, or breast enlargement (never a good look!).

Recently, a group of researchers led by Martin Matzuk at Baylor College of Medicine and James Bradner at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, accidentally came across a drug called JQ1 that can inhibit a gene necessary for sperm production, causing testicles to “forget” how to create sperm. This drug has yet to be tested on humans, but showed positive results on mice, with those tested returning to complete fertility once the drug use was fully stopped. Qinglei Li, a member of the research team, states, “it stopped the sperm production very dramatically. More good news is that there appear to be no side effects whatsoever. Once the JQ1 was no longer given to the mice, they were back to their normal reproduction rates, and it did not affect mating behaviour or the health of the offspring.”

Photo taken from: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/07/100716-sperm-gene-600-million-years-evolution-male-pill-science/

According to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2006 approximately 49 percent of births in the U.S. were unplanned, despite the birth control options available for women. The introduction of a male birth control pill to the market could potentially lower this rate. Dr. Matzuk and his research team intend to continue their testing and adjust the structure of the drug in order to minimize the chance of any undesirable side effects. Dr. Matzuk believes that the drug will hopefully be available for human use within the next decade.

Although it is an exciting idea for women and men to be able to share the birth control responsibility, the question to consider is whether men would be willing to take such a pill if it were available to them?

Photo taken from: http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112677493/male-birth-control-081712/

Check out this interview with gynaecologist Dr. Sujatha Reddy on how the male birth control pill would work.

Posted by Jackie Romeyn.

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Posted in Science Communication, Science in the News

Tagged advances in medicine, birth control, contraceptive, men, reproduction, research

Peanut butter diamonds

Posted on October 7, 2012 by ajohnston | 4 comments

Image from http://fashionbride.wordpress.com/2008/10/25/love-is-in-the-diamonds/

Wish that you had some magic ingredients that would enable you to create a diamond that you could afford? Well, you probably already do! Diamonds have been created using only peanut butter as an ingredient. But don’t go running to your pantry too fast- it’s not as simple as that. Although, the majority of us can easily afford our favourite jar of peanut butter, turning this spread into diamond requires a process that is very costly.

Diamond formation in mantle
Image from http://geology.com/articles/diamonds-from-coal/

Diamond is an allotrope of carbon, meaning that it is one form in which pure carbon can be found; it is the hardest naturally occurring material found on Earth. Naturally, diamonds are formed under specific conditions. According to Dr. Hobart King, most commercial diamonds are formed in specific areas of the Earth’s mantle. Located just below the Earth’s crust, the mantle is a high-density section of the earth’s interior upon which tectonic plates of the crust flow. The mantle is a very thick layer of the earth (spanning from about 30km to 2900km below the surface); thus, it has a large temperature range of about 870°C to 2200°C. Under these high temperature and pressure conditions, diamonds are formed from carbon sources in the mantle. However, diamond will only form at very specific conditions within the mantle: at temperatures over 1050°C and at depths of approximately 150km below the Earth’s surface. At these depths, humans are unable to obtain the diamond. But, when rare deep-source volcanic eruptions occur, material from the mantle is brought up the surface of the Earth where it can be obtained by us humans. From this, we get diamonds.

Discoloured diamond
Image from http://multichrome.blogspot.ca/2012/06/diamonds-from-peanut-butter.html

Professor Malcolm McMahon, of Edinburgh University, has been able to create conditions that mimic the high temperature and pressure conditions of the Earth’s mantle. McMahon explains that he created these conditions with the ‘stiletto heel effect,’ where in this case, peanut butter was squeezed in between the tips of two diamonds. Using this method, pressures of approximately 45 to 60 kilobars with temperatures of 900 to 1300°C were generated. Peanut butter, being made from primarily roasted peanuts, is a good source of carbon. So under these conditions, McMahon was able to transform peanut butter into diamonds. These diamonds are not perfect, however, as many impurities from the peanut butter cause the diamond to be discoloured. Nevertheless, the diamonds created have previously been on display as they could be a step in the direction of creating cheaper, synthetic diamonds from easily-accessible materials.

So, we have been able to create synthetic diamonds in the laboratory; but, currently it would not be economical to create diamonds from peanut butter as creating the conditions required to do this is very expensive. Who knows, maybe one day a cheaper alternative will enable us to do this for less. So appreciate your peanut butter, like the dog in the video below, knowing that it alone can be used to create diamonds!

Posted by: Angela Johnston

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Posted in Issues in Science, Science Communication, Uncategorized

Tagged advancement, diamonds, high temperature and pressure conditions, peanut butter

Are coloured contact lenses right for you??

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Jeremy Cheng | 3 comments

If we read a fashion magazine today, or even watch a movie about vampires such as “Twilight,” we often notice the extraordinary colour of the eyes of the models or actors. As young adults, sometimes it is very tempting to try these coloured contact lenses. However, sometimes important safety concerns are ignored.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2024916/Coloured-contact-lenses-increase-risk-eye-infection-lead-blindness.html

The source of the lenses

Normally, when we want to buy prescribed contact lenses, our optometrist would carefully measure our eyes to see if our eyes are suitable. However, some coloured contact lenses are very easy to obtain through the Internet or certain stores in the mall. Moreover, these contact lenses can be bought by anyone without a doctor’s prescription. Furthermore, the brand and the production information of the contact lenses are often unclear. Most of the time, these contact lenses have only ‘one size.’ As the result, buying and wearing these contact lenses can cause very serious problem to our eyes.

Risks of wearing these contact lenses

A recent study done by Shwetambari et al. has shown that wearing these ‘unknown’ colored contact lenses can lead to keratitis. Keratitis is a term used to describe the inflammation of the cornea, which can occur if the contact lenses do not fit the eyes properly. The symptoms usually includes watery and painful eyes. And the one of the main causes comes from the contact lenses that are not properly fit. The contact lenses that are bought from unknown sources usually are one size only; and they do not fit everyone’s eyes. As the result, the contact lenses can ‘scar’ the cornea, and that gives virus or bacteria chances to infect the ‘scarred’ location of the cornea. If not treated properly, vision lost can happen in serious cases.

http://www.worldclasslasik.com/lasik/lasik-vs-contacts-new-york-new-jersey

The following video discusses the danger of buying colour contact lenses from unsafe sources:

Personal experience

When I was in highschool, I bought a pair of blue contact lenses from a friend. I had no idea where they were made, and how long I could wear them. After two months, my eyes became very dry and painful. I went to see an optometrist, and after some tests, the optometrist told me that my left eye had a scar and had to be treated with antibiotic to make sure there were no bacterial infections. After that incident, I had never wear coloured contact lenses again.

If we make sure our eyes are suitable for wearing coloured contact lenses, it is usually safe and fun to wear them, espcially in special occasions.

Posted by Jeremy Cheng

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Tagged bacterial infections, coloured contact lenses, cornea, eyes, human health

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Not everyone is a big fan of Daylight Saving Time

Talking Elephant

Pink – The colour created by our minds

Biggest Earthquake in Canada in over 60 years.

The Terrifying Facts about Hurricanes

Gang Robbery by Terrestrial Hermit Crabs

Lower Grades Caused by CO2?

Turning tables: a male birth control pill on the horizon.

Peanut butter diamonds

Are coloured contact lenses right for you??

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