Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2016/08/25/lawnmower-triggers-false-north.html
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“Hey James, you know that patch of lawn near the magnetometers? With all the signs around them? Big circle-slashes? Did you, uh… did you mow in there?”
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Of course I didn’t mow in there, you moron! Everyone knows you need to use a trimmer around those signs.
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“Oh. ’Cause, you know, we predicted Northern Lights the other night, and. Hey. Do you know offhand, how many Gauss that trimmer throws off? Just curious.”
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Gas? It’s electric. I have to drag the cord around. Thinking about it, I might have left the extension cord wrapped around that, what was it, a magnetumometer?
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::twitch:: “Yeah. That’s, right, a magnetometer. Anyway listen, if you could just not use any electrical equipment at all? Around that part of the grounds? Any electricity at all. I appreciate it.
“Oh and if you see Dr. Coleman around, would you please ask him to stop vaping near the hygrometer?”
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Things like this make me love science all the more.
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Bingo. I love the edge cases that make it clear that “science” is not a monolithic mountain of pure correctness.
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I misread it as a lawnmower which triggered the northern lights, which would make it the best lawnmower ever.
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Oops, forgot to put the grass catcher on. Oh, you thought the flying grass was an aurora? Like, man, what are you on???
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Came for the Lawnmowerman reference; leaving satisfied.
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Yes
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