Despite the fact that she’s got a warrant out for her arrest in Japan, Hayden Panettiere (Who needs to get a new last name immediately) was ultimately unable to be a hero to whalekind when she joined a protest earlier this month. Japanese vessels have now set off towards Antarctica to hunt for rare humpback whales following a send off that involved the theme from Popeye the Sailor Man and a crowd waving flags emblazoned with smiling whales. What a strange goodbye party. Wouldn’t it make more sense if they had like Xs on the whales or maybe a circle with a slash through it? Call me crazy but I don’t think the whales are going to be pulled into port with cheshire grins on their faces.
I’m not a hunting critic or anything like that, but if you know humpback whales are near extinct and you have a culture that’s hunted whales forever, wouldn’t it make sense to help preserve them? If whaling is important to your culture, what happens after they’ve died out? Am I thinking too hard about this? Leave them alone for a few years. Go hunt some tuna or something if you want to spear some fish. I like tuna, I’m fine with that.
MSNBC - Popeye the Sailor Man?
Someone in Japan (where else?) has developed a battery called the NoPoPo that is powered by urine and capable of powering a flashlight for approximately 20 hours. Yes, the batteries are in fact rechargeable. The problem is that they’re AA and AAA sized only which means you’ve got to have some serious aiming skills to fill these things up without causing an unfortunate catastrophe, especially if you’re left in a dark room with no visibility after your flashlight goes out. Thankfully there’s other sources of fuel you can use, including saliva in case it’s one of those times where you just can’t go.
