Dispensary Corner 15 Jul 10
July 15, 2010
WAS this due to fear of swine flu?
Two off-duty staff at the Six
Flags Great America theme park
in Illinois have been arrested after
allegedly attacking one of their
colleagues dressed as cartoon
character Porky Pig.
According to a police report,
the pair took a photo with Porky
on Mon afternoon, and “then
punched the mascot in the head
10 to 15 times”.
The reasons for the attack
weren’t clear, and the men were
issued citations for battery, with
the 24-year-old woman inside the
Porky Pig costume suffering
headaches and a stiff neck.
Reports also didn’t confirm
whether the woman said she wouldn’t
again dress as Porky Pig, telling
her employers: “That’s all, folks”.
IT was the chicken!
A team of British scientists believe
that they have cracked the answer
to the age-old question of whether
the chicken or the egg came first.
The answer, according to the
team at the University of
Sheffield, is in the eggshell.
Using computer programs, the
team managed to simulate the
formation of an egg, and in doing
so discovered that the OC-17
protein (produced in hens ovaries)
starts off the process of egg creation
and without it, no egg shell will form.
“Understanding how chickens
make eggshells is fascinating in
itself but can also give clues
towards designing new materials
and processes,” said Prof John
Harding from Sheffield University.
NOT a lover of chondroitin!
A super-keen singer/songwriter,
Andy Brandy Casagrande, has
braved the deep blue depths to
belt out a tune to a great white
shark - without a cage.
Yes, that’s right, Andy’s love of
the man-eater is so great that he
dived into shark infested waters
off the coast of Mexico, with an
acoustic guitar, to play them his
new song titled ‘The Great White
Shark Song’ which featured such
lyrics as “If I was a great white I
wouldn’t bite you, but I’d swim
right next to you”.
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