Scientists. There a weird lot aren’t they? Maybe it’s something about spending 8 years at school in order to spend 18 hour days hanging around vivisected animals. That dedication does however turn up the odd (and we do mean odd) gem, and this certainly qualifies. Yep, today boffins have managed to introduce a new gene to the humble Marmoset’s makeup by..giving it glow in the dark electric feet! Imagine having electric feet! You could read in bed at night by the light of your bunions alone! Anyway, apparently the electric foot Marmoset had a baby, also with electric feet, which represents:

” The first time an added gene has been inherited…by a monkey”

Eventually, we’ll all have glowing chimps lighting our homes, and there’s always the slim chance I can use this to look more like the Hulk (I already have the ripped purple trousers).

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Truly bizarre news from Japan today (And I mean BIZARRE-Even for Japan!). According to several Nippon based news agencies, Matoba Electric is in a whole heap of cheesy-smelling trouble due to it’s high power foot massager, the”Shape-Up Roller II” apparently killing several customers who “Mis-Used” the product. Now while I can see the dangers of mis-using a 2 foot long industrial massage unit, in this case the clearest details are of one young lady who was strangled while removing the cover.  According to Matoba:

“(Matoba) have issued an apology and clear instructions to all users, in an attempt to prevent further fatalities, but as yet see no reason to recall the product.”

So. A foot massager that kills people with it’s bloody wrapper doesn’t need to be recalled. Great, now you can’t even relax without worrying about it.

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