Lip Plumper Truly Sucks

A web site offers a thing called JolieLips (get it?) Lip Plumping & Enhancement System aimed at making your lips "fuller and sexier" by vacuuming them outward.

Brave blogger Melissa Dahl tried the darn thing. Among her comments:

"It did hurt a little ..."

"My lips really did look fuller ..."

"But when I looked in the mirror the next morning ... It looked like I had been punched in the mouth."

Hey Melissa, we didn't see your lips before you tried this, but we suspect they were just fine. Anyway, here are 10 other ways to destroy your body, should you continue on this crazy path, and thanks for your contribution to science!

In The Water Cooler, Imaginova's Editorial Director Robert Roy Britt looks at what people are talking about in the world of science and beyond. Find more in the archives and on Twitter.