Video Games Rule

Bob Jingle and I play alot of video games, and more than once over past three or so years that I have lived in Brooklyn, we have debated with other members of our circle of friends about the benefits of playing video games. (Note: I was going to link an blog entry by Mr. Jingle here, but I cannot find where he blogge about it. GOD DAMN IT.) Well, it appears that we were on to something because per the article and link below, it appears that surgeons who play video games not only get there dork in another area of their lives other than the practice of medicine, but also appear to be able to rule at surgery.

Surgeons may err less by playing video games
Three hours a week decreased mistakes by 37 percent, study finds

All those years on the couch playing Nintendo and PlayStation appear to be paying off for surgeons. Researchers found that doctors who spent at least three hours a week playing video games made about 37 percent fewer mistakes in laparoscopic surgery and performed the task 27 percent faster than their counterparts who did not play video games.

And on that note, here is a creepy picture of some old dude playing video games and smiling a little happily for my tastes. What are the odds that he molested this little kid after he got to level 10 on find Grandpa's Balls, a choose your own adventure game for Xbox 360? Creepy...