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Toyota Develops New Plant Species
oznigot writes "Yes, that's Toyota, the car company. In what appears to be a publicity stunt to promote their hybrid vehicle technology Toyota has developed a new species of plant. Of the Cherry Sage shrub family, the new plant absorbs nitrogen oxide and other substances from the air better than the original Cherry Sage." Update: 10/16 00:01 GMT by Z : Original link removed.
> the new plant absorbs nitrogen oxide and other substances from the air better than the original Cherry Sage.
But unfortunately releases them again when you smoke it.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
start to develope plants as well. Can you recall a tree for safety problems?
Of the Cherry Sage shrub family, the new plant absorbs nitrogen oxide and other substances from the air better than the original Cherry Sage.
Does this mean that the famed "intelligent designer" is really Toyota?
I welcome our new Cherry Sage developing Japanese overlords.
It should be noted that the car division of Toyota did not create this plant, but rather a company they own: "Toyota Roof Garden Co". Not sure why it is such great news that a gardening company made a plant..
"We need a way to promote our new hybrid."
"Recycling campaign?"
"Nah, we need something different..."
"How about a tree..."
"What? Plant a tree?"
"No... We make a new one!"
"But we make automobiles..."
"Exactly, no one will see it coming!"
"How many botanists do we have on staff again? Oh, that's right, NONE!"
"Relax, I'm sure a few guys on the line do it as a hobby."
ok, so this new GE plant absorbs more stuff from the air.... where does this go? What does the plant do with it? Does it release the same amount of stuff that it absorbed when it dies? Does it turn it into something else?
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Maybe this will minimize the "smells like ass in here" comments i always get in my car...
Maybe you should stop shitting all over your passenger seat.
Cyric Zndovzny at your service.
Nice.... the main article now links to the goatse man. Some guy playing with his redirecting no doubt. Mind you, it does kinda look like some flesh eating virus/plant thing. Great for work.
I.O.U One Sig.
Today would be the day I actually try to RTFA.... *shudder*
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actually, I heard a screech from my pregnant wife while I was going into the kitchen. I thought some sort of animal got inside the house. She'd never seen the pic before. She was expecting to see a cherry sage plant, not a cherry ass pic plant.
High & Mighty, a great book on the subject, painstakingly shows how American car companies shoe horned SUVs into the light truck category to avoid safety and environmental requirements. Free of these requirements, SUVs evolved to become as dangerous to fellow drivers as possible. They were built high, with bumpers that rode over other cars, and stiff under bodies that did impaled its victims. The government looked the other way, protecting American Motors, and then Chrysler, until it was too late.
And your other point about the physics of big cars being fundamentally safer ignores all the improvements in car design that has occurred over the past 35 years. Cars are now built with air bags, crumple zones, and unibody construction. I'll let others who are more knowledgeable than me weigh in, but I think a modern Camry is actually safer for its occupants than a 1972 mid-sized car.
In closing, nobody's evil here, I have close family who drive SUVs, and calling them names doesn't go over well at reunions. That being said, Randy Cohen, the New York Times' Ethicist eloquently concluded that it is selfish to drive a vehicle that puts others at mortal risk for style or comfort. Food for thought when deciding what our next vehicle should be.