>> Elephants on acid and 9 more wacky experiments. Tusko the elephant gets LSD’d, dies. “The scientists claimed in their defence that they had not expected this to happen — two of them had taken plenty of acid themselves, they said.” (via Freakonomics)
>> How to cry in restaurants. “Drink wine. Not so much that you’re slurring your words, and your mouth and tongue and teeth have turned purple, and your eyes droop to half-moons, and you accidentally spill on the tablecloth, and say things you only half-mean. But enough wine. If you find this balance, please tell me what it is.”
Hey, if you find out what that balance is, let me know. I’ve been trying to find it for 25 years (I think) and haven’t succeeded yet. Just how much is enough?
Comment by Beth Terry — November 7, 2007 @ 12:23 am
hmmm, I kind of bumming because it seems like we are getting off the “green” issues/topics and going I don’t know where???? Not sure what these articles have to do with environmental issues. Are you going in another direction?
Comment by Kim Hover — November 7, 2007 @ 10:45 am
In regards to the “elephant” article, with all the crazy things you hear about scientists doing (genetically altering food, mixing human and animal DNA) these days it makes you wonder what kind of weird things they must be doing that we have no idea about! Especially for the Government!
Comment by SkyeBlue — November 8, 2007 @ 7:13 am
Kim — The enviro content’s moved to my blog at the LA Times, Emerald City.
Comment by Siel — November 9, 2007 @ 2:49 pm