Monday, June 28, 2010

Today in Totally Useless News

Michelangelo hid brain image in chapel, scientists say
That's a truck load of buffalo shit, priests say

Some of Michelangelo's best known works may bear hidden messages suggesting that the human brain is among God's greatest creations, scientists say.

The great Italian Renaissance artist dissected cadavers to familiarize himself with the human body, so he could better paint it. And, according to a new analysis, he included a representation of the brainstem in his representation of God on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, which he painted from 1508 to 1512.

Neurosurgeons Dr. Rafael Tamargo and Ian Suk of Johns Hopkins University looked closely at Michelangelo's painting "Separation of Light From Darkness," which depicts the beginning of the universe.

They found that the neck of God in this painting appears to contain the human brainstem.

What else did Michelangelo hide in his paintings?
  • The Cock of Zeus
  • Amenhotep's four toed left foot
  • Cleopatra's Palm Frond Tampon
  • Odin's Eyeball
  • Tengri's Tiny Titties
  • Randall Flagg's Hand of God
  • Nammu's Nipples
  • The Holy Nose Pickings of Allah
  • Buddha's Body Fat
  • Thor's mighty testicles
  • Jesus Christ's Jingle Sack
  • The Incredible Ass of Apollo
  • FÅ«jin's Funky Flatulence

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