Worlds collide.

[angledge]

This morning, my friend Dr. Whisky sent me a link to what may possibly be the greatest BBC news story ever.

Researchers at the University of Aberdeen (shout-out to hermiston!) have discovered a way to use byproducts from the whisky industry to treat contaminated groundwater. This process, which has a name that has been tortured to produce the acronym DRAM, is still in the research stages. Hmmm, I wonder if anyone has properly studied the side effects on human populations exposed to DRAM via the ingestion pathway?

Comments

[aitkendrum.livejournal.com]

*hiccup* I'll tell you once I've finished this bottle

[angledge.livejournal.com]

You research slave, you.

My brother's take on the idea.

[angledge.livejournal.com]

From an IM conversation this afternoon:

[13:05] weedweasel: The plan is to keep enough whiskey in the tap water to residents don't know or care they are actually being polluted
[13:05] angledge: That would certainly be a popular plan in Scotland.
[13:05] weedweasel: no need to actually clean the pollution, just keep the peasants loaded
[13:15] angledge: Fire all the environmental scientists, hire more distillery workers.