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OT: Moorabal/Lal Lal wind farm 24-Jun-2009 At 11:19:33 AM wombly

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>Yes but only if you can hijack this thread into another helmet debate in 3 posts or less

I suppose we could try and debate some mitigation options instead - like, lets assume that the recent
episode of fish and frogs raining down in japan has something to do with changes in climate - maybe
warmer climates mean more energy in the system which leads to more water spouts forming, therefore
more fish and frogs in the clouds. Seems pretty sensible to me. Given that we can't stop that
happening in the near future, even if the climate change is anthroprogenically forced, the only sensible
option to mitigate this hazard and avoid being clocked with some pre-sushi at terminal velocity is to
constantly walk around with some sort of head protecting device - such as a climbing helmet.

Even if the sky doesn't fall on your head you'll also have the side benefit of stimulating the economy
by getting everyone to wear a climbing helmet, and also generally reduce head injuries from road
accidents, or people wandering around while tripping on acid and accidentally sticking their head in a
blender. Given all the positives, i can't see why it hasn't already been made mandatory!