Center for No-Shit Science

Flash: Bikinis are sexy

2009-02-17T10:05:00.001-08:00

Evidently, The Independent thinks it can work my side of the street.

Hold the front page! Images of bikini-clad women make men more sexist. Steve Connor reports on a new study by Princeton scientists, while Jeremy Laurance recalls the other academic work that told us what we already know

No shit, indeed. But a great opportunity to run an SI swimsuit photo. So great list and welcome to the game, boys.

Nedum to stop and think before speaking

2009-01-14T09:36:00.001-08:00

Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha believes that if City did sign AC Milan star Kaka it would be beneficial for everyone at the club.

So signing the best player in the world " would be beneficial for everyone at the club"? No shit!

Pain lasts long after traumatic injury: study

2008-03-18T12:45:00.001-07:00

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A surprising number of people -- more than 60 percent -- still suffer significant pain a year after a traumatic injury in a car crash or other cause, showing the need for better pain treatment, researchers said.

In a study published on Monday in the journal Archives of Surgery, researchers tracked 3,047 patients ages 18 to 84 from 14 U.S. states who survived an acute traumatic injury.

A year after the injury, 63 percent reported that they still experienced pain related to the injury, with most having pain in more than one region of the body.

How is this surprising? Injuries take a long time to heal? No shit!

Cheap traffic whoring

2008-03-17T09:51:00.001-07:00

Pun intended.

And this just in! A twenty-two year old woman who can get away with charging several thousand dollars a day for her company looks good in a bikini.

photo courtesy REUTERS/myspace.com

Cuban soccer officials stunned by desertions of up to 7 players from under-23 team in Tampa

2008-03-13T10:53:00.001-07:00

HAVANA (AP)—Cuban sports officials were stunned Thursday by the desertions of up to seven soccer players in Florida and were unsure how it would affect the under-23 team.

No shit? Only seven?

No truth to the rumour that Elian Gonzalez is desperately trying out for the U-15 team. However, Maykel Galindo's couch is fully booked for a while.

Shark feeding questioned after attack

2008-02-29T14:22:00.001-08:00

Ask any shark diver why they do it and the answer is quick and simple — the thrill... But some say the search for a thrill has gone too far: baiting the water with bloody fish parts and getting face-to-face to the most aggressive species without cages or protective gear. An Austrian tourist on this kind of dive was fatally bitten by a shark this week.

Bans on feeding sharks in Florida and federal waters have pushed some shark diving companies to the Bahamas, about 50 miles off the coast, where 49-year-old Austrian lawyer Markus Groh's tour took him Sunday. He was bitten on the leg and died a day later.

Critics liken the practice to feeding bears or any other wild predator, and say the more contact sharks have with people, the more likely they are to attack.

No shit! Same thing applies to squirrels in the park too. They may look cute, but beware!

No Shit Red Carpet Question

2008-02-24T20:23:00.001-08:00

Asked of "La Vie en Rose" star Marion Cotillard:

"Now Edith Piaf... she died before you were born. Did you know anything about her?

Um, gosh no! Things happened before I was born? Tell me, oh wise interviewer, about this thing you call history.

No Shit Sports Headline of the Day

2008-02-14T09:22:00.000-08:00

An NFL player, rich? No shit!

A fourth-round draft choice in 2003, he signed a four-year contract that included a $312,500 signing bonus. Including other bonuses and his base salaries, Samuel earned approximately $2 million over the contract, according to NFL Players Association figures

What they should have said is that he is going to be richer. Let's keep things in perspective, shall we?