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Cause, Effect and Digg

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I was trolling through Digg (Digg is great: if cows could use the Internet, we would have had Digg 10 years ago.). I found these two stories on the same page. Cause? Effect? You tell me. Food With Urine Two major supermarkets were cordoned off by police today after a man shocked shoppers by allegedly spraying urine on the food. The raider entered Morrisons in Glevum Way, Gloucester at around 11.20am and fired a "foul-smelling substance" - thought to be urine - on meat, salad and fruit. He fled the store and went to Tesco four miles away in Quedgeley, where he again terrified customers and staff by spraying the fluid on produce. Food Gets Thrown Out Americans waste about 20% of their food. You know: if someone sprayed my food with urine, I would toss all of it out.

Car Culture: Coming and Going

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I made the dubious choice of going to Digg One page this piece: http://www.howtodothings.com/automotive/how-to-cook-food-on-your-car-engine You might wonder why you would ever want to cook food on your car engine. I say, why wouldn't you? It can be a practical solution on long road trips: Now you won't have to eat that crappy fast food. Or it can be something to try just for fun. It's really easy to do. All you need is aluminum foil, a car and some food. .... Then another link on the same page has this: http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUST5871220071023 TOKYO (Reuters) - If you're stuck in traffic when Mother Nature calls, Japan's Kaneko Sangyo Co. has developed the loo for you. The manufacturer of plastic car accessories drew back the curtain on Tuesday on its new portable toilet for cars. The toilet comes with a curtain large enough to conceal users and a plastic bag to collect waste. "The commode will come in handy duri...