The Chinese are up to their old tricks. I mean their really old tricks. Their big ol' walls (as they refer to the structures we call the Great Wall of China) weren't lesson enough. Foreigners went through the walls as if they were water. Now they want to stop the water itself. This time, a thirty mile long sea fence to keep out algae.
According to the International Herald Tribune (aka, New York Times), red tide is befouling the yellow sea. Olympic yachting events will be hard pressed to race through the muck left by the algal bloom. So true to a great tradition of fixing symptoms and ignoring problems, the Chinese are scooping out the existing algae and working to prevent any more from getting in.
I've got another great idea. A giant gas mask over Beijing would keep out air pollution.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
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