1) Brains are more active during sleep than while you’re watching TV. According to Herbert Krugman and his experiment in 1969, after one minute of TV, our brain goes into a hypnotic state (beta to alpha waves). This doesn’t give TV much of a rap but that’s OK as we can reverse the effects by reading for 30 minutes a day, meditating, learning a language and/or exercising.
2) The average person falls asleep within seven minutes. This won’t happen, though, if you go to bed playing your iPod. Yes, my group, I’m talking to you.
3) Four year olds ask approximately 400 questions per day so if you are home with the kids during the holidays, be prepared. A 2013 British study revealed that these questions were mostly directed to mum. Good news however, the questions did decrease with age and when the children reached nine years, 82% of mums reverted to Google for most answers.
4) For those exercising, eating right and weighing themselves for their upcoming family Easter gatherings, remember that you weigh approximately 0.5g less when the moon is directly overhead. Basically, the moon attracts us like it does water to the tides. This slight difference may allow you to round down to the nearest kilo rather than up.
5) A person will die from lack of sleep sooner than from starvation. Death will occur after about 10 days without sleep, while starvation takes a few weeks. Remember to mention this to the kids when they tell you they are STARVING. Anyway, DoCS don’t get called till about the third day.
6) For those parents who are trying to stop their teenagers from dating during the holidays, this could be the clincher. More than 40,000 parasites and 250 types of bacteria are exchanged during a kiss. At least it might make them think twice.
7) The average person uses the bathroom six times per day. Now, if you have a family of five, like mine, then that’s 30 visits a day to the home toilet during the holidays. Sounds like another good excuse to take the kids out for the day.
8) While on the topic of bathrooms, and something that my kids have not mastered yet, putting down the lid before the flush. This can be a handy achievement, especially knowing that the airborne particles from each flush travel up to six feet. I hope your toothbrushes are tucked away.
9) Music will definitely be on the agenda during the break and for those that have their favourite headphones ready, wearing them for an hour increases the bacteria in your ear 700 times. Cotton buds – check?
10) Finally, in Chinese, the KFC slogan “finger lickin’ good” comes out as “eat your fingers off”. Not that it is recommended, but eating your fingers off would certainly be better for you. Avoid the trap of the fast easy meal and enjoy your holidays.
Hope this helps!
Soooooo interesting – nearly made me throw up when I read about the toothbrushes – let’s hope everyone has their brush in a safe spot!!
Fantastic blog Damien! Thanks for the laugh during a break at work!!
That was a fun blog to read it gave mum and I a good laugh.