Nasubi, a Japanese comedian, became an unexpected cultural phenomenon in the late 1990s when he was the unwitting star of a reality television show that pushed the boundaries of entertainment and human endurance. Born Tomoaki Hamatsu, Nasubi’s claim to fame was his participation in a reality show called “Denpa Shōnen teki Kenshō Seikatsu” (translated as “A Life of Prize-Catching”), where he was challenged to live off sweepstakes winnings alone, unaware of the show’s duration or the growing audience captivated by his plight. Read More...
A red dot has an LED emitter that sends the beam towards the front glass which is coated so that the beam/dot is reflected back to your eyes. On the other hand, a holographic sight uses a laser and mirrors to send a hologram back to you (without using the front glass)…but which appears to be in front. Why is holographic better than red dot? Red dot sights require your eye to move back and forth between the optical plane and the target plane, but holo-sights allow you to focus on both the target AND reticle at the same time. Read More...
Scorpions have two eyes on the top of the cephalothorax, and usually two to five pairs of eyes along the front corners of the cephalothorax. How many eyes a scorpion has? Scorpions are easily distinguished by their long sting-bearing tail and a pair of pincers on long arms, known as pedipalps, at the front of the body. Despite having six to twelve eyes - an obvious pair at the centre of the carapace and two to five smaller eyes on each side - scorpions do not have good eyesight. Read More...