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in article snipped-for-privacy@news.east.earthlink.net, Froggy @ thepond..com at Froggy @ thepond..com wrote on 10/10/05 11:34 AM:

Is not neener neener neener.

I never said you have to eat it (drink it, bath in it, whatever); as I said in my first post, we all get to do what we want. My comments are directed at pseudoscience and urban legends which become "fact" so some due to repetition.

News reporters do this a lot: person P tells reporter A something; reporter A tell sA1; A1 tells person P2; person P2 tells reporter A. Then A says, "according to multiple sources, we've confirmed that Ed Oates is an idiot."

The statement may be true, but not based on multiple sources. In the case of canola oil, the report got it wrong (incorrect science drawing incorrect conclusions), but it has spread around the net enough that people see it in multiple places and lend greater credence to it than it deserves.

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Edward A. Oates
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Yeah, I am pretty hard on bullshit myself. I understand what you are saying

And I have confirmed for myself that a majority of news reporters are idiots. Just watch and listen to them. It doesn't take long.

If there wasn't a shread of truth to it I would phoo-phoo it like I have done with so many other totally bullshit "reports" and "facts", but this one, while maybe not exactly as "reported" is correct on many points. enough so that, on the whole, the Canola cartel is suspect as is their oil. It isn't necessary for me to use the product as there are plenty of alternatives. So I just don't buy it. I don't need or want a poisonous product that has been "genetically engineered" to make it safe. There are plenty of naturally occurring, perfectly safe products available for me to use. My next rant is going to be on Olestra. A powerful purgative disguised as a food product "fat substitute".

Froggy,

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Froggy

Not just reporters; anyone who believed THIS is equally on a mental plane with a box of rocks:

"My daughter and her girls were telling jokes. Stephanie hit her mom's arm with the back of a butter knife in a gesture, "Oh mom" not hard enough to hurt. My daughters arm split open like it was rotten. She called me to ask what could have caused it. I said, "I'll bet anything that you are using Canola oil". Sure enough, there was a big gallon jug in the pantry."

Pretty cheesey (the arm and the propaganda)!

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Steve Caple

Pretty funny, too. Marketers get away with product hype most of the time. The initial glowing reports on canola were over-the-top in the other direction. Stupid stuff like the quoted legend lends a balance to the product wars.

FWIW, canola wasn't "engineered" per se. It was bred to produce less euricic acid. Call it Darwinian selection or intelligent design, with oil producers acting as gods.

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3D

So Froggy, you don't like the "oily bowel discharge", eh? It' s good for you - keeps you sphincter clean and well lubed! :-D

Peteski

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Peter W.

Vince Guarna said the following on 10/1/2005 4:54 PM:

There are special bits for drilling plexiglass. They have a much more "pointy" end that doesn't take such a big bite out of the plastic. Drill slowly. Low pressure and slow speed. Also, if you're careful you can use a propane torch to smooth the drill holes and the edges. Experiment a bit with some scrap. Heating the edge and moving all the time you will se it turn clear and smooth. Takes all sharp edges off without sanding and smooths scratches. Tapping holes for screws is the same as drilling. Slow is the key to preventing breakage.

Kirk

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'Captain' Kirk DeHaan

When I worked in a machine shop, I used alcohol when working Plexiglas. It helped to float the chips out of the way, especially when tapping...

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