Dispensary Corner 14 Oct 10
October 14, 2010
THIS won’t help stop the spread
of the obesity crisis into Asia.
Fast food chain McDonald’s has
announced that three of its outlets
in Hong Kong are now offering
special wedding packages.
Burger-crazy couples can now
book to host up to 100 of their
friends at the eateries, with the
reservations effective 01 January.
The deal doesn’t include a
celebrant who must be supplied
by the bride and groom, and
attendees will have to make do
with Sprite, Coke or Fanta for the
toasts because none of the
restaurants are licensed.
Special features will include a
McDonald’s Apple Pie wedding
cake for dessert.
A spokesperson for the fast food
chain said the move will be
extended to more eateries if it’s a
success.
“Many couples meet or have
their first dates at McDonalds.
“That makes it meaningful and
memorable to hold a wedding
party there,” the company said.
IT has probably been difficult to
get volunteers to sign up to take
part in this clinical trial.
An eastern European research
project is using a robot to attack
subjects in order to explore
robotic understanding of human
pain thresholds.
According to the New Scientist
publication, the research involves
a “powerful robot” which has
been programmed to “hit people
over and over again in a bid to
induce anything from mild to
unbearable pain”.
It’s the brainchild of Professor
Borut Povse, who said the
increasing prevalence of robots
means it is important for the
cyber-creatures to be taught
about human pain.
“Future robots will not work
behind safety guards with locked
doors or light barriers.
“Instead they will be working in
close cooperation with humans
which leads to fundamental
concern of how to ensure safe
physical human robot
interaction,” Prof Povse wrote.
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