Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for November 15, 2015
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April fools! On April 1, 1974, Oliver Bickar ignited 100 tires inside Mt. Edgecumbe- an Alaskan volcano dormant for 9000 years- making it look active! Caterpillars have about 4000 muscles. By comparison, humans have just 629. Chemical engineer David Whitlock hasn't bathed in 12 years. Instead, the MIT grad sprays himself with live bacteria!
Templo S.U.D. about 9 years ago
How genius of you, Dave. How amusing of you, Oliver.
Bilan about 9 years ago
I’ll bet the masseuse for the caterpillar is very busy.
lovelymajorhoople about 9 years ago
ugh-guess who’s NOT coming to dinner…..EVER
NeedaChuckle Premium Member about 9 years ago
How long did it take to get the 100 tires there?
Nicole ♫ ⊱✿ ◕‿◕✿⊰♫ Premium Member about 9 years ago
It seems easier and maybe even cheaper to just buy some soap and take a shower!
linsonl about 9 years ago
Somebody tell me where Dave lives….so I don’t go there by accident.
bookworm0812 about 9 years ago
Something tells me Dave doesn’t have very many friends. I’d like to know where he lives, too.
benbrilling about 9 years ago
He sells the spray along with a few other researchers.“He has not showered for the past 12 years. He occasionally takes a sponge bath to wash away grime but trusts his skin’s bacterial colony to do the rest. I met these men. I got close enough to shake their hands, engage in casual conversation and note that they in no way conveyed a sense of being “unclean” in either the visual or olfactory sense.”It’s a microbiome thing, except on the skin instead of in the gut. Read all about it:http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/magazine/my-no-soap-no-shampoo-bacteria-rich-hygiene-experiment.html?
Tarredandfeathered about 9 years ago
I used to know a woman who hadn’t bathed in years.But she preferred a daily whole body wipedown with Jergens Lotion..
Scott S about 9 years ago
I’m glad I don’t share a workspace with him!
Scott S about 9 years ago
On a related note, Axe Body Spray is not a substitute for bathing!