lawrocket 3 #1 August 17, 2011 I heard this on the radio today. This "rare" amoeba has killed a couple of people this week. This is my problem with the news. This amoeba IS NOT RARE. If there's a freshwater lake or pond the amoeba is there. A kid died of this amoeba a couple of years ago at Elsinore. It's in lakes. Streams. Ponds. It's in hot springs! I'm looking forward to seeing the explosion of news on this amoeba. Perhaps if they termed it as "rare infection" I'd not be as disturbed. But I get the sense that this is the next "FEAR!" bug out there. Yosemite waterfalls have killed more people this year than the amoeba has. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #2 August 17, 2011 Interesting... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naegleria_fowleri Doesn't appear to be killing many people, but I can easily see how the media could exploit how freaky it sounds."The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #3 August 17, 2011 QuoteI'm looking forward to seeing the explosion of news on this amoeba. Perhaps if they termed it as "rare infection" I'd not be as disturbed. But I get the sense that this is the next "FEAR!" bug out there. I don't know about that. Seems like I hear about this amoeba every summer in the news. So the news is not exactly new either. But yeah, "rare infection" would seem like more accurate reporting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #4 August 17, 2011 mmmm.. Brains.... Sorry, someone had to!Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,611 #5 August 18, 2011 QuoteBut I get the sense that this is the next "FEAR!" bug out there. Yosemite waterfalls have killed more people this year than the amoeba has. Man bites dog.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jclalor 12 #6 August 18, 2011 Several are regular posters here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeorgiaDon 385 #7 August 18, 2011 The article seems to have been corrected, at least somewhat, online. The governing principle is "if it bleeds it leads". Anything to get people to click on a link. Unfortunately people really do become incapable of handling anything more complicated that a bumper sticker slogan, which leaves them vulnerable to one-note politicians and other hucksters. Don_____________________________________ Tolerance is the cost we must pay for our adventure in liberty. (Dworkin, 1996) “Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.” (Yeats) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
