[OT] hacking the hiccup

[pll at lanminds.com]

In a message dated: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 16:44:05 EST
Derek Martin said:

>If you read slashdot, you probably already saw this.  If you don't,
>you may find it interesting.  Scientists now think they understand why
>humans hiccup.  
>
>  http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993355
>
>What will be interesting is if they can use the research to figure out
>a way to stop the accursed things...

I read this article earlier (Okay, I admit it, I'm /. junky :) and 
came away with not a better understanding of why we hiccup, but 
rather, that there are now *more questions* about why we hiccup.
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