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Disclaimer: The findings listed below have yet to be confirmed by NASA or any peer-reviewed agency. However, they have not dismissed the findings (to the authors knowledge.) The Coolest Technology: NASA's Electromagnetic Drive One of the most stunning discoveries in the 2010-2019 decade belonged to NASA during summer of last year. While testing a hyper-prototype rocket system called an Electromagnetic Drive, or EM Drive, NASA scientists discovered something they didn't before think was possible, due to Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity , which states how "the laws of physics are the same for all non-accelerating observers, meaning that the speed of light in a vacuum (space) is the same no matter the speed at which an object travels." Essentially, they found that little beams of light that were launched into the device reappeared moving FASTER  than the speed of light, which is a fixed constant of 670,616629.38 mph. The massive breakthrough...

It's Called Physical Education, Not Gym This post hits a little close to home. I am going to discuss something that is not only very near and dear to me, but should also be common knowledge. Now, what I am about to say next is going to sound a little weird, but please, just hear me out. Okay, here we go: PE IS NOT GYM! NOR IS GYM PE! Gym and Physical Education, in this day in age, are two very different things. Back when the majority of the people reading this blog were in school, it was gym class. The teachers had whistles and rolled out balls for you to play. You played dodge ball, and baseball, and flag football, and then dodge ball some more. And only the strongest survived and thrived. Back then, Physical Education was just a fancy, borderline made-up word for Gym Class. Today, gym  is where you have PE class. You don't have gym class anymore - you have PE IN  the gym. Physical Education, at least the way I will teach it, focuses much less on ...

The Obesity Paradox in America Today's "controversial" topic is one that is biggest epidemic that is currently facing America: Obesity. There is a paradox in the obesity epidemic, and it goes a little like this: we are educated about what is healthy, and what isn't. We know that processed sugar is extremely bad for you, even being called the "next nicotine" by health professionals. However, we eat fast food and drink pop/soda like it is our job. We want to be healthier, but tell ourselves that getting a Chicken Snack Wrap and a Diet Cola is enough. The problem lies in two areas: decision-making and economics. More often than not, people are given a choice, but make the wrong decision. We are all guilty of it. You, me, some guy at work, and some lady at the park; we all are guilty of making the wrong decision when it comes to our nutrition. When shopping at a grocery store, we routinely pick out snack like chips, or buttered popcorn, instead o...

Diabetes in America For my first real topic, I wanted to tackle a subject that is often the unfortunate victim of over-generalization: diabetes. Diabetes, in its most basic form, is where the body fails to "combat" glucose in the bloodstream, causing your blood sugar level to raise. In diabetes, there are primarily two ways that this happens, and they ware very different from each other. The difference are split in name: Type I Diabetes and Type II Diabetes. Type I Diabetes, aka Juvenile Diabetes, is a form of diabetes that is genetic, and has nothing to do with lifestyle. In short, T1D is when the pancreas NATURALLY  cannot process sugar. This is when insulin pumps and injections are needed, because the body can not function if the sugar content in the bloodstream is too high OR too low. Juvenile Diabetes is something you are born with, and is usually developed between the ages of 8-20. Unfortunately, there is currently no cure available, but significant prog...

Hello, friends! My name is Mr. Hoffman, and this is a personal blog that will go into detail about my personal opinions and feelings towards some of the biggest debates, debacles, and current events in the world today. I will cover a wide range of subjects, from health and wellness (which is my certification,) to sports, astronomy, and anything in between. However, the first few posts are going to stick to Health and Wellness-related topics, until I get comfortable with the topic and my audience! Hope you enjoy, and comments are always welcome. However, this is a welcoming blog, and I will not stand for hateful or unnecessarily negative speech. Constructive criticism is always important in any profession or line of work, but there is a point where it goes beyond criticism and simply becomes rude.