FruitBat (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} al_fruitbat) wrote,@ 2009-03-31 17:57:00 |
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Spoof detection FAIL
I have to admit defeat. I can't tell if this article is taking the piss or not.
Summary - The Times reports on a proposed experiment by the Royal Horticultural Society to record people's voices, then play them back to plants under controlled conditions - to see if it makes any difference. Then they have various scientists talking about deep vibrations and Barry White. So far, so good. Then come these paragraphs -
"Although the experts believe that the voices are likely to be more important than what is read, this science is in its infancy. It was felt that every effort should be made not to upset the tomato plants by inflicting on them Jeffrey Archer or Dan Brown.
The Day of the Triffids may read to human beings like a frightening vision of man-eating monster plants, but to a tomato plant the description of the arrival of the triffids in neglected gardens around the world may be nothing short of inspirational. "
I suspect it's probably an article that's gone live a day early, intended for April 1st. I had forgotten that tomorrow is The Day The Internet Cannot Be Trusted.
I have to admit defeat. I can't tell if this article is taking the piss or not.
Summary - The Times reports on a proposed experiment by the Royal Horticultural Society to record people's voices, then play them back to plants under controlled conditions - to see if it makes any difference. Then they have various scientists talking about deep vibrations and Barry White. So far, so good. Then come these paragraphs -
"Although the experts believe that the voices are likely to be more important than what is read, this science is in its infancy. It was felt that every effort should be made not to upset the tomato plants by inflicting on them Jeffrey Archer or Dan Brown.
The Day of the Triffids may read to human beings like a frightening vision of man-eating monster plants, but to a tomato plant the description of the arrival of the triffids in neglected gardens around the world may be nothing short of inspirational. "
I suspect it's probably an article that's gone live a day early, intended for April 1st. I had forgotten that tomorrow is The Day The Internet Cannot Be Trusted.
