A rush to save the earth may be doing more harm
than good. Recently the U.N.’s leading panel on climate
change apologized for publishing misleading data. Apparently in
2007 this committee published a report warning that all the glaciers
in the Himalayas would melt by the year 2035.
This inaccurate U.N. report was used by governments to set policy,
and was referred to as fact in political debate around the world.
It also allowed the scientific community who studies climate change
a.k.a. global warming, to raise awareness, and millions of dollars
for their cause.
How ever the people who wrote the report may have done more harm
than good to their cause. People and politicians will review future
climate reports with a more skeptical eye from now on.
This misleading report will also give their critics more ammunition
to use in there argument that climate science is politically motivated
and financially rewards grave and shocking findings.
The fact is that no one really knows how long it will take to
melt all of the snow off the Himalayas Mountains. But every one
agrees now that it will take a lot longer than 25 years.
Naked Burglar takes shower and fixes him
self something to eat.
Hobanero Peppers
Orange habanero peppers, the hottest pepper on the
Scoville heat index. Last week in Germany a group of teenagers
were playing a game of truth or dare that got out of hand. Eight
teenagers were rushed to hospital Wednesday after drinking concentrated
chili sauce in a spicy dare.
The Scoville scale was invented by chemist Wilber Scoville in
1912 as a way to determine and rate the pungency of chili peppers.
The way the test works is that a chemist extracts capsaicin (a
chemical compound that stimulates nerve endings in the skin) from
a pepper. Then a solution of the pepper extract is diluted in
sugar syrup until the heat is no longer detectible to a panel
of 5 or more tasters.
Louisiana police are looking for a man who broke
into a country club home while in the nude. The man took a shower,
fixed him self some fried chicken, had a few drinks, and then
left wearing nothing but a bed sheet.
Investigators said it happened around 1 am, and the whole thing
was caught on the homeowners video surveillance system.
The naked burglar is still on the loose, and has not been seen
since the night of the break in.
