* Posts by aimeew

2 publicly visible posts • joined 1 Sep 2009

Bubbly-belly-bugging boffins battle bovine belch peril

aimeew

Kiwi cow capers

I note with pleasure your recent communication regarding the Empire's plans for its ruminant citizens.

Might I also point you to the PGGRC, amongst other organisations of merit, which is looking into a number of ways to avert burpocalypse, as you so beautifully called it. They're using lasers, yes lasers, to measure ruminant methane (the brain abounds with images of beautifully, nay, surgically sliced, cooked beef and lamb). Large tanks are also being deployed on the backs of these poor beleaguered beasts in an effort, once again, to gauge just how gassy they are.

And multiple means of reducing ruminant emissions are being looked into, from GMing the bacteria responsible, to vaccines and doing things to the pasture. Gosh!

aimeew

Kiwi cow capers

I note with pleasure your recent communication regarding the Empire's plans for its ruminant citizens.

Might I also point you to the PGGRC (nz), amongst other organisations of merit, which is looking into a number of ways to avert burpocalypse, as you so beautifully called it. They're using lasers, yes lasers, to measure ruminant methane (the brain abounds with images of beautifully, nay, surgically sliced, cooked beef and lamb). Large tanks are also being deployed on the backs of these poor beleaguered beasts in an effort, once again, to gauge just how gassy they are.

And multiple means of reducing ruminant emissions are being looked into, from GMing the bacteria responsible, to vaccines and doing things to the pasture. Gosh!