Saturday, November 3, 2012

fur free formula


Tamara Ecclestone in a wallpaper on the peta animal rights website.  While supportive of its aims, we should note that some fur-covered animals are pests and one in particular--the introduced possum--causes major destruction of NZ's native flora and fauna: conservationists are very keen to eradicate it and that the furs have a commercial market is a bonus in achieving this.

As for the checkered flag used to finish a race which the victor will pass first, it is believed it was chosen to provide high contrast for visibility and the earliest known photographic record of a chequered flag being used to end a race was from the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup race held in Long Island, New York.

No comments: