Because you brought up the original io9 post on the recent cold virus/temperature paper, I'm repeating the comments that I posted on that article:

"This is a great example of non-scientific reporting/skewing of scientific facts because hey neat headline.

I lost 20lbs last summer by only counting calories (using MyFitnessPal) and biking a lot. Most of my calorie counts were wild guesses when I cooked at home, but it seemed to balance out in the end.

I remember the first time I saw one of these in action, in Boston 10 years ago. Blew my mind.

I expected that to be really lame. I was wrong. Wow.

After years of using terrible cheap earbuds to listen to music, I just bought a $250 pair of noise cancelling earphones from Sony. This is a big deal because I almost never spend money on any sort of gadget, but decided to splurge a bit.

They work great but weird side effect that I can't explain: electrical shocks. It…

This is a great example of non-scientific reporting/skewing of scientific facts because hey neat headline.

My mother was brutally murdered by my older brother. I walked in and found him standing over her body, just staring. The knife was on the floor next to his feet. I called the police and he went away with them calmly. That was 12 years ago. My mother didn't deserve to die. She wasn't perfect. She drank. She yelled. But…

Was not expecting to see a Little Jimmy Dickens tribute on Jezebel.com

A 90lb female is not a normal female, or human for that matter.

I instantly knew this video was shot somewhere in Canada, without reading the description, and I don't know why. I'm Canadian, but I don't know how that could explain why I knew this was Canadian highway. Hell I don't even live in BC

The idea of only using the left lane for passing is a weird pipe dream that doesn't work in real life. I generally drive faster than most people on the highway, not by a stupid amount but by enough that I'm passing everyone. I camp in the left lane because it's safer than weaving in and out of the lane. If someone…

Let's not forget that the book that the movie is based on has no Grandpa character.

So...

An nation of 25 million and not one of them speaks proper English? Makes sense to me

Sweet to watch that, but wow did I ever find this distracting:

It was so obvious that Robin Williams' parts were done in a sound studio, up close on a voice-over mic, whereas Simon Pegg's lines were obviously recorded live in the room. I know that's how things like this are done, but holy geez, they could have added…

When I was in driver's ed, they taught us that when driving backwards, just look over your shoulder and point your eyes where you want to go, and your hands will do all the work. The idea was to remove the thinking/over-thinking. I drive backwards like a boss because of that advice.

Two guys competing side by side with identical wall patterns, to see who has the fastest time. Makes sense.

But I have trouble seeing how there can be a world record, unless it's always the same wall pattern. Does every climber ever just do this one thing?

Uh, skimming the full 100% would be... reading the entire thing? Which I gave up on because of the weak attempts at jokes

Let's try it like this: I read for a while, thought the writing was lousy and skipped to the end to see what the punchline was, then commented. Kinda like walking out of a bad movie without staying until the end. Is that better?

"(Editor's Note: This is the most entertainingly-written story I've ever received)"

Oof, don't encourage him. I skimmed over 75% of it only to get to the punchline "customers stayed long after closing"

Some people think they're funny. This guy, not so much.

95% of rock/metal/punk musicans are white men. Is that Dave Grohl's fault?