How a false claim about wind turbines killing whales is spinning out of control in coastal Australia::Windfarm critics claim projects will harm marine life. Scientists say that’s not backed by credible evidence

  • LazaroFilm@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    That reminds me the pamphlet stating that cows milk would turn when a train passes too close to them.

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        1 year ago

        Reminds me of the prank where Australians tricked foreigners to believe that kangaroos keep their offspring in a fucking pouch.

        • Evil_incarnate@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          Australians make up bullshit all the time about their animals though. Look at the platypus (otter with a beak strapped on), quokka (it’s a kids plush toy), and the “drop bear” (not actually a bear but a carnivorous marsupial).

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            1 year ago

            Well you’d have to be fool enough to believe Australia is a real place to begin with.

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        1 year ago

        The BBC did an April Fools day joke along these lines too. Perhaps one is based upon the other.