EVERYONE WHO READS THIS BLOG EITHER IS ALREADY DEAD OR OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE LIVED TO BE 200 YEARS OLD: According to some presumably junk science,* every hour of television you watch shortens your life by 22 minutes. But it would have been 22 minutes of sitting on the couch in a dark room complaining that nothing was on, so don't sweat it.
*The study was performed by "experts from the University of Queensland, Australia." I mean no disrespect to Slowlylu, but have you ever heard the phrase "Australian scientists have discovered ..." followed by anything of consequence?
HT: @HitFixDaniel, whose Twitter handle is both an identifier and a series of sequential instructions.
I don't think the survey controlled for underlying health problems. Some people may vege because they work really hard and have a lot of stress, and some may because they have heart troubles that may keep them from other activities. Further, reading a book is also sedentary.
ReplyDeleteFurther, reading a book is also sedentary.
ReplyDeleteThose finding were ruthlessly suppressed by the publisher-industrial complex.
<span>Further, reading a book is also sedentary.
ReplyDeleteThose findings were ruthlessly suppressed by the publisher-industrial complex.</span>
Instead of watching TV tonight, I think I'll smoke crack.
ReplyDeleteThe important thing is that the study showed that more study is needed. Gotta keep them grants flowing!
ReplyDeleteConsidering there has been about a dozen Australian Nobel Prize winners, I'm guessing they discovered one or two things that mattered, even if you discount Dr Karl's Ig Nobel winning research into belly button fluff.
ReplyDeleteNo disrespect taken Australian scientists have discovered all sorts of useful stuff including how to ensure those research grants keep come in.
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