Weird News Compilation

[nsaspook]

Lol. . .

"Clean Cut"

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I love those DUST 'shorts'.

 

[OCR]

I love those DUST 'shorts'.

Same for me. . . .
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[BillTre]

Tumbleweeds block WA highway, trapping people in their cars.

Several vehicles and one semi truck slowed down because of low visibility and eventually came to a stop, Thorson said. Then they got covered in tumbleweeds, rendering them unable to proceed.
The piles of tumbleweeds were as high as 20 to 30 feet in some places, Thorson said, blocking SR 240 around mile post 10, about 20 miles west of Richland in the south-central part of the state.

Tumble weeds do their tumbling as a seed distribution technique. After the plants have grown and made seeds, they dry up and break off from their roots and roll around dropping their seeds in areas distant from the parental plant.

 

[berkeman]

Yeah, my wife and I just saw that on our local news TV broadcast. We looked at each other like, "what?"

 

[BillTre]

Sign of the Apocalypse?

 

[fresh_42]

Reminded me of

 

[jack action]

It's an old news, but I got this in one of a feed today:

A VW Beetle Spotted in the Insect Collection at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

 

[nsaspook]

 

[berkeman]

And since the marketeers at Popeye's are no dummies...

https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/popeyes-canadian-family-feud-contestant-10000-wrong-answer

 

[fresh_42]

US town rejects solar panels amid fears they 'suck energy from the sun', cause cancer - and will harm house prices

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...-up-all-the-energy-from-the-sun-a6771526.html

 

[jack action]

US town rejects solar panels amid fears they 'suck energy from the sun', cause cancer - and will harm house prices

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...-up-all-the-energy-from-the-sun-a6771526.html

Although, a link found in the comments is worth taking a look at. It lightens the tone of this article.

 

[fresh_42]

Although, a link found in the comments is worth taking a look at. It lightens the tone of this article.

This doesn't make it less stupid, just a bit more sophisticated.

A North Carolina town rejected the further installation of solar panels; some residents registered fears that the panels would disrupt the local ecosystem, while many others worried property values would be affected.

Property value is debatable, yes. However, disrupting the ecosystem? Have you had a look at the landscape? The ecosystem has already been disrupted for decades. Human agriculture is at least as disrupting as some panels are. It is only that we are accustomed to it. But it won't pass a biological test on biodiversity.

 

[OmCheeto]

US town rejects solar panels amid fears they 'suck energy from the sun', cause cancer - and will harm house prices

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...-up-all-the-energy-from-the-sun-a6771526.html

These article URLs look suspiciously similar.

{Dec 14, 2015}
Another Travesty of Science - Rejecting Solar Panels For...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-up-all-the-energy-from-the-sun-a6771526.html

Sometimes you don't know whether to laugh or to cry.

I love when I pass these senility tests.

 

[jack action]

This doesn't make it less stupid, just a bit more sophisticated.

Property value is debatable, yes. However, disrupting the ecosystem? Have you had a look at the landscape? The ecosystem has already been disrupted for decades. Human agriculture is at least as disrupting as some panels are. It is only that we are accustomed to it. But it won't pass a biological test on biodiversity.

The first article makes it look like the decision was taken based on baloney science, as the second one shows a more realistic fear of creating a jobless town. The "scientific" comments are only from one or two citizens, speaking freely at a public comment period. There are always such misinformed and demagogue comments in those periods. That doesn't mean they were the basis for the decision.

 

[nsaspook]

https://modernfarmer.com/2014/11/man-finds-needle-haystack/

 

[Rive]

The way for a peaceful walk on the street without cars around...

 

[berkeman]

https://www.kron4.com/news/national/pizza-related-injuries-more-than-double-in-two-years/

Pizza-related injuries more than double in two years

 

[Ibix]

The pizzas are revolting!

 

[nsaspook]

https://www.wyff4.com/article/bligh...o-be-an-antique-log-cabin-from-1700s/30822656

 

[chemisttree]

...The "scientific" comments are only from one or two citizens, speaking freely at a public comment period. There are always such misinformed and demagogue comments in those periods. That doesn't mean they were the basis for the decision.

It was our own Government!

 

[nsaspook]

https://www.kptv.com/general/a-man-who-drove-a-school-bus-for-years-will/article_56385424-60ca-5a0a-9170-16ea8f3e75b2.html
For 55 years, residents of his small town of 1,170 trusted him to bus their children to and from school. He was proud to say he'd never once gotten in an accident.

 

[nsaspook]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...ientist-finally-blasts-california-sky-n859801

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A sad ending to this story.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/22/us/science-channel-mike-hughes-dead/index.html

 

[256bits]

Chinese newspaper report that the country is planning to dispatch a 100,000-strong army of ducks to help Pakistan
https://phys.org/news/2020-02-china-duck-army-pakistan-locusts.html

 

[fresh_42]

2016 US election result preceded fall in proportion of boys born in Canada

But stressful events during pregnancy, such as natural disasters and terrorist attacks, have typically led to a temporary fall in the proportion of boys to girls born three to five months later.

This pattern has been seen after various events, including the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, the 2004 Madrid bombings, the 2005 London bombings, and the 2011 killings in Norway.

 

[jack action]

2016 US election result preceded fall in proportion of boys born in Canada

So when there is trouble, does nature wants more women to clean up the mess or does it wants less men that are assumed to make it in the first place?

 

[fresh_42]

So when there is trouble, does nature wants more women to clean up the mess or does it wants less men that are assumed to make it in the first place?

Isn't this an AND instead of on OR? However, I didn't really understand the article. I mean, how can sex change $9 - [3,5]=[4,6]$ months after the event? Must be a case of: "I told you this would end evil!"

 

[Buzz Bloom]

But stressful events during pregnancy, . . . have typically led to a temporary fall in in the proportion of boys to girls three to five months later.

Is this a joke? If not, what is the explanation of how this happens? Do the stressful conditions change a boy fetus in the womb to a girl fetus? Or do boy fetuses miscarriage more frequently than girl fetuses under stressful conditions?

Regards,
Buzz

 

[fresh_42]

Good idea!

Drive-In Diagnosis

The district clinic in Groß-Gerau now has a corona drive-in. No, there is no takeaway Coronavirus here. Patients can now have themselves tested for the virus in their own cars, as the Groß-Gerauer Echo reports. Here's how it works: The patient drives up to the back of the hospital. There a medical specialist makes a nasal swab through the window. Then the patient drives home and waits for the test result. For the drive-in you have to register in the clinic beforehand. So don't just go there, call beforehand.

... although I sometimes think a takeaway virus would be the better idea. Catch it, cure it within 2 weeks, and immunize yourself. Would reduce stress tremendously within the next 2 years.

 

[jack action]

Not really news, but definitely a weird coincidence.

3 years ago, there was an Asterix book called Asterix and the Chariot Race that was published. One of the character is called Coronavirus, he wears a mask and the action is set in Italy!

 

[nsaspook]

https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/consumer/2020/03/04/woolworths-toilet-paper/

Australia’s virus-inspired mass run on toilet paper reached scary heights on Wednesday – with reports of a shopper with a knife at one Sydney supermarket, and a stampede at another.

 

[jack action]

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https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/consumer/2020/03/04/woolworths-toilet-paper/

And people in this thread seemed to be worried that a spreading virus could have a negative impact on the economy. I think this is proof that a virus scare is actually a boost for the economy.

 

[nsaspook]

And people in this thread seemed to be worried that a spreading virus could have a negative impact on the economy. I think this is proof that a virus scare is actually a boost for the economy.

A positive impact on Lobster eaters.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/virus-makes-lobsters-cheap-sellers-120000170.html

 

[fresh_42]

A positive impact on Lobster eaters.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/virus-makes-lobsters-cheap-sellers-120000170.html

Anyone from Maine here? Anyone?

 

[fresh_42]

In Australia, more and more hamster purchases appear to be turning into violence. The police have been called at least three times over the past few days because of tangible arguments over toilet paper: in a supermarket in Sydney, three women had yelled and pulled their hair, in another supermarket in the city a customer pulled a folding knife to get a pack of toilet paper secure and in a supermarket in Tamworth, police used a stun gun against a man who had become palpable in the dispute over a pack of toilet paper.

@davenn and all other southies: Don't hesitate to tell us if we should send packages by mail!

 

[nsaspook]

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/cor...ank-pages-amid-toilet-paper-emergency-2191830

The paper NT News's front page also posted a message which reads, "We've printed an eight-page special lift-out inside, complete with handy cut lines, for you to use in an emergency."