DIY brain surgery?

Michael Raduga a Russian researcher with no neurosurgery qualifications whatsoever reportedly lost more than a ldquolitre of bloodrdquo while performing brain surgery on himself in his home in Kazahstan in order to implant an electrode that one day has the potential to control lucid dreams Raduga is not a doctor but he is the founder of Phase Research Center an organization that claims to provide beginnerrsquos guidance on how one may experience sleep paralysis outofbody experiences and lsquoastral projectionrsquo He has quite a cult following in Russia and many of his followers have been praising him for his courage to push boundaries in order to achieve his goals but neurosurgeons have warned that he is treading on extremely dangerous groundRaduga himself admitted that about 30 minutes into his DIY surgery he was ready to give up because he had already lost a lot of blood approximately one litre and was afraid he might pass out Still he allegedly managed to complete the surgery took a shower and worked for about 10 hours straight without anyone realizing what he had doneThe controversial researcher told no one about his plan to operate on himself Instead he prepared by watching hours of brain surgery footage on YouTube and experimenting on a few sheep He managed to implant a platinum and silicon electrode into his brain which he claims can trigger certain actions in dreams Raduga ended up having the implant removed in a hospital after about five weeks but according to the Phase Research Center Telegram channel he is already looking for people lsquowilling to get a brain implant for more efficient lucid dreamingrsquoWhile Raduga has yet to report any side effects of the procedure neurosurgery experts suggest that he could also be at risk of epilepsy in the long term if any scarring is caused to the cortex of his brain ldquoI am glad I survived but I was ready to dierdquo Raduga said in an interview ldquoFor many people it will be some sort of entertainment Now imagine a paralysed person who cannot experience anything in this life and now we find a way to help him to get into a lucid dream where everything is possible Have sex eat something do something interestingrdquoCryathonA Nigerian man allegedly went temporarily blind while attempting a 100hour crying marathonTembu Daniel who goes by lsquo237_towncryerrsquo on Instagram recently lived up to his nickname by attempting a rather unusual world record ndash crying continuously for 100 hours The young Nigerian began his cryathon on July 9 but was forced to suspend his crying only 6 hours later due to some unforeseen side effects Apparently forcing himself to cry for hours nonstop caused Daniel to experience headaches puffed eyes and a generally swollen face However the most worrying symptom was partial blindness which reportedly lasted for about 45 minutes Itrsquos unclear whether Daniel actually completed the 100 hours of continuous crying howeverMagpies use antibird spikes as protectionA team of Dutch researchers has discovered that magpies and crows are using metal spikes designed to keep them away from certain urban areas to build nests and keep intruders at bay The director of the Natural History Museum Rotterdam said ldquoThese antibird spikes are meant to deter birds they are supposed to scare them off but the birds just utilize themrdquoWorldrsquos oldest bodybuilderPicInstagramJIM Arrington who was first named the worldrsquos oldest bodybuilder by Guinness World Records at age 83 broke his own record by participating in an International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness Professional League event in Reno Nevada Arrington who is now 90 years old placed third in the menrsquos over70 category at the event and first in the over80 categorySexy seagullPicInstagramSeagull Cinderella was first installed in New Bedford in 2016 sparking some complaints from residents who found the artwork too sexually suggestive It has once again become the subject of complaints calling for its removalMan accidentally swallows keysA Saudi man had to undergo laparoscopic surgery to unblock his airway after he accidentally swallowed his car key while playing with it Just how the 49yearold man managed to swallow his own car key is still unclearPostcard delivered 50 years lateA Maine woman was stunned to receive a postcard that turned out to have been sent from Paris France in 1969 The postcard bearing the image of the Arc du Triomphe in Paris was addressed to Mr and Mrs Rene A Gagnon signed by someone named Roy