Dispensary Corner 01 Aug 12
August 1, 2012
A NORTHERN Territory man won’t be sitting comfortably for some
time, after a fireworks stunt
which badly backfired.
The 23-year-old was at a Darwin
party on Sat night when he
curiously decided to place a
firecracker between his bare
buttocks and light it.
“What must have seemed to be
a great idea at the time has
backfired, resulting in the male
receiving quite severe and very
painful burns to his cheeks, back
and private bits,” said Senior
Sergeant Garry Smith on behalf of
the NT Police.
Paramedics were called to the
scene, with officials saying that
alcohol was a possible factor.
REMOTE villagers in Nepal have
their livelihood under threat, with
harvests of so-called “Himalayan
Viagra” apparently declining.
A fungus called Yarsagumba
grows from dead moth larvae in
the foothills of the Himalayas, and
has for many years been highly
prized as an aphrodisiac.
It’s only found at altitudes
above 3500m, with researchers at
the University of Massachusetts
citing climate change as well as
“premature harvesting” for the
lowering yields.
Apparently high quality samples
sell for more than $30,000 per
kilogram in Kathmandu.
ANTIVENOM was definitely not
needed in Switzerland this week,
when an office building
underwent a panic evacuation
later linked to a plastic spider.
Police scrambled to the scene
after a report that a “giant bird
eating spider” had been spotted
on a desk.
After workers rushed from the
building a dangerous animal
expert discovered the fake
arachnid, and officers then
delivered a 20 minute lecture to
the staff on how to tell the
difference between real spiders
and plastic toys.
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