In reply to Michel Jullian's message of Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:34:05 +0100: Hi, [snip] >Oh and to remove the ethical fly from the whale oil ointment: _whale >liposuction_ to harvest the bladders without killing the whales :)) I googled >up the expression and found it had already been suggested e.g.: > >http://swcamborne.com/archives/business-success/liposuction-for-whales > >It remains now to be determined if the complete scheme is workable and/or >original. Comments/criticisms/calculations welcome. > >Michel > Unlike some humans, whales have developed their blubber layer for a reason. Being warm blooded they need it to survive low temperatures.
Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://users.bigpond.net.au/rvanspaa/ Competition (capitalism) provides the motivation, Cooperation (communism) provides the means.