Today is Friday, May 13, 2016.  Scary.  The number 13 is pretty unlucky.    Get a moody shirt.  A masked bandit wants to play.

Unlucky 13

You know that the number 13 is unlucky.  But, why?

How did this start?

There are different theories.  Some link to Christian tradition theories.  Judas, who betrayed Jesus, sat at the 13th place at the table at the Last Supper.  There are others that point to Viking lore (the trickster god Loki being the 13th god).  Some look at the Persian zodiac in which there are 12 signs meaning the number 13 represents chaos.

The fear of Friday the 13th dates back to the 19th century.  It combines two old superstitions.  There is the fear of the number 13, of course, and others believed that Fridays are also unlucky days.

A Moody Shirt

Do you need to be cheered up or calmed down?  Microsoft is working on a shirt that will do that.

They filed a patent.  The shirt is made of soft circuit cells.  The sensors read heart rhythm, skin temperature, and physical movement.  They take that information and will stimulate your nervous system with pressure, heat, or music vibrations.

Masked Bandit Wants to Play

Let’s watch this raccoon try to make friends.