Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 29, 2012
Transcript:
Phew!! If all the information on the Wikipedia website was made into a book, it would require a bookshelf the length of Manhattan! Denatonium, a chemical compound discovered in a laboratory in the 1950s, is the bitterest tasting substance on earth! Former computer technician Phil Inkly lives alone in a secluded wood in Hampshire, England, after becoming allergic to radiation from TVs, cell phones and the Internet!
Templo S.U.D. almost 12 years ago
Amazing with Wikipedia & Phil there.
billcor almost 12 years ago
Heck, everybody I know lives alone in the woods. big deal
Jogger2 almost 12 years ago
I doubt that one could be allergic to those kinds of radiation. Perhaps “allergic” was a poor choice of words. Even so, I doubt that Phil’s condition can be scientifically documented. In other words, I don’t believe sensitivity to that radiation is the cause of Phil’s condition.
OzzieJohn almost 12 years ago
Phones & TV’s emit EMF, but how does the internet cause radiation?
Tog almost 12 years ago
When I was doing a degree course a few years back we were told that if we used Wikipedia as a source in our work it would earn you an instant fail mark,
emile.a.schwarz almost 12 years ago
False sugar also comes from science lab and comes to light by pure hazard…
Logical Duck almost 12 years ago
Not only the length of Manhattan, but also several blocks wide and far taller than any of the skyscrapers apparently.
Aussie Down Under almost 12 years ago
If it was published.
Funny Gril almost 12 years ago
Gee, a chemical created in a lab that sounds like plutonium . . . let’s see what it tastes like!
Red_Fez almost 12 years ago
I’m wondering if Phil is just “allergic” to work.
Squirrelchaser almost 12 years ago
I’m thinking Phil is very likely writing his “manifesto of technology”
Marvin3 almost 12 years ago
Hey! Phil’s allergic reaction to radiation may be legit. I start sneezing everytime I start checking my email. I swear I’m not maiking this up, but shortly before I read today’s Ripley and when I finished my sneezing concert I said to my wife – " Is is possible that I’m allergic to this God damned machine?"
Stephen Gilberg almost 12 years ago
Has Phil seen “Safe”? I think it’s just psychosomatic.
wjones almost 12 years ago
Tv, radio and all kinds of other radiation is everywere. You cannot get away from it unless you hide in a lead lined closet.
Fuzzy Thinker Premium Member almost 12 years ago
I knew a guy that was sensitive to florescent light- he could see it flicker.
williamh31980 almost 12 years ago
How can one be “allergic” to the Internet? Wouldn’t it be more likely that he is allergic to the “radiation” from the computers and not the Internet itself?
gocomicsmember almost 12 years ago
The main problem with using Wikipedia as a source is the fact that it is user-edited, and thus open to the possibility of attack from someone with an agenda. At the same time, the fact that there are hundreds of people doing the editing theoretically can guard against the prejudices of a small group of editors, and the fact that it is electronically updated on a regular basis allows the inclusion of new information on old subjects. I would certainly recommend it and other similar services as a place to start research, but ideally it should be the way you find other sources to consult. When I was a college student, it was drummed into us that primary sources were always preferable to secondary sources if you had access to those primary sources.