Share:
What does a sphygmomanometer measure? Is it … A.) Ocean waves, B.) Humidity, C.) Blood pressure or D.) Bird vocal range? Make your best guess.
C.) Blood pressure. The name “sphygmomanometer” is derived from the Greek words “sphygmos,” meaning “pulse,” and “manometer,” meaning “pressure meter.” Use that the next time you go to the doctor and see what happens!
Tags: doctor
A home security system is only as good as what your cameras can catch. Careful placement can mean the difference between capturing footage of a thief’s face or your dog relieving himself. Tap or click here for the best place to put your home security cameras.
🏀 This takes balls: Finally, we won’t need to pay a bunch of different streamers for sports. ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery announced an all-in-one sports streaming service, packing 14 networks and ESPN+. Coming this fall, priced above $40 monthly.
That’s for a nine-acre compound home in Naples, Florida. It includes three homes and a private yacht basin — and would set a new real estate record if it sells for even close to the asking price.
Swiper no swiping! U.S. Embassies warn of robberies and suspicious deaths among those who use dating apps while visiting other countries, like Colombia. If you’re traveling internationally on business, keep it a strictly business trip.
⚠️ MIT’s latest discovery: Ambient light sensors in our gadgets and webcams could let hackers spy on us — even if the camera is taped over. Spies could track hand movements and detect the presence of a human face. Just when you thought that black electric tape did the job.
“Class, power up your Xbox”: Mr. Mahathey’s seventh- and eighth-grade social studies students got a virtual trip to ancient Greece through “Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey.” His TikTok tutorial on the Battle of Thermopylae went viral — 2 million views. This teacher gets an A+!
End of the line: AT&T’s plan to disconnect California’s landlines could endanger our most vulnerable (like older folks in no-cell zones). It’s happening all over the country. Imagine a world where a call for help goes unanswered.
Plaque attack: Thanks to operating system flaws, 3 million smart toothbrushes turned into hacker tools. This is no joke; they were used as part of a massive DDoS attack, crashing a company’s website. Any internet-connected device is a target. My advice: Give your router a stronger password. And if you can’t update your router, get a new one.
Yeah, turns out SUVs and pickup trucks are too heavy to turn into efficient electric vehicles.
One more Amazon stock surge and a Tesla dip could make him the world’s wealthiest person. Btw, Bezos has added $18 billion to his wealth this year; Elon is down 29%.
