*Q.P* GPS: Threatening our mental health?

It's Adventure Van here, with a blog about the HORRORS OF GPS (Global Positioning Service)! While that's a bit dramatic, it's proven that using a GPS, or giving someone GPS like directions, can actually damage and 'turn off' the parts of their brain that help use planning and thinking, also known as the Hippocampus and the Prefrontal Cortex. A study by the University College of London showed that compared to people who used maps were using the already stated parts of their brain to get around, but the second group of people with GPSes to get around were using those parts almost none of the time during the project. It's slightly scary to know how the more tech advances, the more danger we're putting in fundamental parts of our brains.

That's Adventure Van, asking for directions.

*Q.P* Pan, Saturn's Moon: Food?

Pan itself. (Credit: National Geographic)

Hey guys, it's Adventure Van here with a blog about Pan, one of Saturn's most moon-like thing orbiting it.. Unlike what the title says, Pan isn't food, but its shape can be compared to look like a piece of pirogi. It's a result of thousands to millions of years of gravity pulling in ice and stone particles from from the band, resulting in a bulge that makes up the 30-mile planet. The new images that show this are taken from the satellite Atlas, which is nearing the end of its lifespan. Because of concerns that Pan and other large-moons like it could be habitable, Atlas will be crashing into the atmosphere of Saturn itself. If you want to read about it yourself, check here!

That's Adventure Van, orbiting away and away and away ... ....

This thing exists? Ep. 2, The Goûte

It's Adventure Van here with another 'This thing exists?', and this time I'll be talking about the Goûte. The Goûte is a utensil that you wouldn't expect to see next to a fork and knife, but yet it's classified as one. Made to resemble a human finger, it's so you can dip it in hummus, yogurt, nutella, and other yummy things you like licking of your fingers, and eat if off your new, fake, finger. It's scientifically modeled to have the same feeling, and you don't have to worry about getting your hands dirty. Who knows, you might see something like this in that fancy restaurant down the road. If you're interested in it, go and check out michelfabian.com, the company that's produced this and others.

That's Adventure Van, signing out.