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LwL: Fungus, Caffeine and baldness, memory chip, uranium sting, table-top gaming, UW student on year 13

fungusHere are this weekend's Lazy Weekend Links:

The world's largest living organism is in fact a fungus that covers 2,200 acres.

In a recent study published in the International Journal of Dermatology, scientists are claiming that caffeine can stimulate hair growth in bald men -- Well, if you drink an estimated 60 cups per day.  Doesn't sound too appealing to me, right?  A German cosmetics firm has developed a caffeine-rich solution that can be rubbed onto your scalp.

contemporary table top arcadeAccording to this NY Times article, scientists have built a memory chip that is about the size of a blood cell (1/2000th of an inch).

Here are modernized table-top arcades which play your favorite retro games.

A Russian man was caught selling weapons-grade uranium.  Oleg Khinsagov has been sentenced to 8.5 years in prison.

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater student will be entering year 13.  Johnny Lechner stays for the young women, parties and other campus activities. 

Happy weekend.