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There are different genres of cool gadgets that we come across every day, and some are simple and utility-oriented whereas rest are extra-engineered to an extent that some of the functions which will never be used by a layman; The HiJack Headphone Splitter Keychain was born out of a genuine necessity to share music with friends and connect at a different level.

I am sure everybody has been through the trouble of sharing a single pair of headphones while trying to prove a point about a rock number to a friend. Firstly, you dont get the required sound experience and have to get you head stationed in one direction because if you move too much, the headphones would fall off the ears. The HiJack Headphone splitter is a little jewel that turns your music players (with a standard output jack) single jack into double.

The tiny size and the keychain loop makes it portable and can be hooked to your backpack, bag or the belt-loop. Its sleek design coupled with the white and Grey color combination will make sync with iPods particularly. People who dont own iPod might just whine about this and insist why Black isnt in to make it more versatile, but more or less all music accessories are iPod (read industry) standard.

It makes for an excellent gift idea this Christmas owing to ever-present need of sharing your favorite numbers. For as much as $9.99, its a steal and a good way to garner admiration from onlookers. For more music accessories check out Handsfree Nikon Media Port, Custom 3G iPhone Headphones and Replug Earphone Attachments.

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Hijack Headphone Splitter Lets You Share Music with Friends

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The aliens have landed, time and time again since the world began. Not the “little green men” of science fiction, but rocky leftovers from the birth of the solar system: meteors and asteroids. While most of the craters thatserve as records of their impacts have been eroded away over the vast expanse of geological time, many so-called astroblemes remain. Here are 10 of the most noteworthy.

Meteor Crater, Arizona, USA

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Located about 40 miles east of Flagstaff, the 4,000 ft wide and almost 600 ft deep Meteor Crater owes its startlingly lunar aspect to both a relatively young age (about 40,000 years) and the arid climate of the northern Arizona desert in which it is situated. It’s estimated that the mainly nickel-iron Canyon Diablo Meteorite was about about 55 yards (50 meters) in diameter and weighed approximately 150,000 tons.

(image via: Advanced Physics Forum)

Meteor Crater is, perhaps surprisingly, privately owned and has remained the property of the Barringer family since 1903. Tourists are charged a $15 entrance fee by Meteor Crater Enterprises and a visitor’s center on the crater rim offers multimedia presentations and a chance to handle meteoric iron fragments found in the area.

Here’s a video of a trip via air to Meteor Crater. Flying INTO the crater is not recommended – in 1964 a small Cessna airplane flew into the crater and found itself unable to exit due to persistent downdrafts – it eventually crashed on the crater floor:

Meteor Crater from the air, via SiratB

Wolfe Creek Crater, Australia

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Like Meteor Crater in Arizona, Wolfe Creek crater owes its well-preserved state to both age (around 300,000 years) and the environment of the Australian Outback. Approaching the crater on land, visitors must first climb over the 80 ft (25 meter) high rim before descending to the sand-covered crater floor 165 ft (50 meters) below the rim.

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The brain is a complex organ responsible for controlling, monitoring and regulating many functions and actions. While much is understood about the brain, many questions still remain, with animal brains sometimes serving as a forum to explore various mysteries. From tiny insects detailing the importance of brain size to genetically-altered mice helping researchers better understand Alzheimer’s disease to sea lions examining the relationship between toxic exposure and brain damage, these and other animals have recently provided some compelling insights on the inner workings of the brain.

Does Brain Size Matter? Not for Some Tiny Insects

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The age-old question of whether bigger brains are necessarily better has been recently explored in studies of tiny insect brains that demonstrated impressive abilities to perform complex tasks. Despite having brains that were only the size of pinheads, some insects were able to count, categorize objects and even recognize human faces, causing some researchers to propose that complex communication between brain cells, rather than brain size, is more important. Since it is easier to study such cell communication in smaller brains rather than larger brains, scientists are excited about what future research on insect brains may suggest about cell communication and understanding more about the human brain.

Not Your Average Street Rat: Hobbie-J, the Super Smart Rat

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Speaking of brain cell communication, researchers have created the world’s smartest rat by altering a single gene during the embryonic stage. Named Hobbie-J, this rat can retain memory three times longer than other rats and easily perform complex tasks like moving through mazes with few clues. The reason? Scientists injected Hobbie-J with a chemical that caused an overexpression of the NR2B gene, which helps control brain cell communication. With her brain cells able to communicate just a second longer, Hobbie-J has shown herself to be quite smarter than ordinary rats. According to researchers, targeting NR2B may help resolve brain disorders like dementia and Alzheimer’s, although there are some important considerations to keep in mind. Since embryonic modification is a very controversial topic, scientists would have to create a drug that targeted NR2B. Also, having the ability to retain so many memories could be detrimental to superbly smart people, with the possibility that they could struggle to forget bad memories and move forward with their lives.

Pinky and the Brain, Cell Phones and Alzheimer’s

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Talk about a beautiful building! This international competition-winning design for the Korean Cultural Center in Manhattan is set to begin construction at the end of this year. The New York City studio of SAMOO Archictects PC is responsible for this out of the box (literally) design for the new home for the Korean Cultural Service in NYC. And this elegant addition to the K-Town and Murray Hill neighborhood isn’t just another pretty face(ade) – it will be striving for LEED certification, making it a shining example of sustainable building for the area as well.

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