Is that flying excrement?

I've heard of **** hitting the fan.

I've heard of feeling like a big pile of poo (bpp).

But I've just witnessed a construction crane lifting a portable toilet to the top of the building that's being built in my neighbourhood. That's a 20 storey lift for a poo collector. That's the first time I've seen that.

And now that it's up there... how will they get it down when the building is complete? I'm pretty sure they have more floors to put up on top of where the porta potty is. Will it become part of the structure? It's too big to fit in an elevator, that's why they used the crane to lift it... 

I think I'll try to avoid thinking about portable toilets stuck in all these tall buildings... but it's kinda like not thinking about a yellow rhinoceros... once it's said, it sticks... and apparently it can fly.

What if the fish Are 700 years old?

An interesting oops was discovered recently. Radiocarbon dating of fish doesn't work!

Or does it?

Archeologists have discovered that fish remains ground in pottery bowls from a freshly caught fish can give radiocarbon dates that make them appear Medieval! Apparently, water has less carbon-14 than air.

But what if the fish Are centuries older than we thought? What if fish in the wild do live unbelievably long lives?

Gold fish, nope, can't keep them alive for more than a few months.

Sturgeon though, they can be hundreds of years old.

And lets not forget about the Lock Ness Monster... that's prehistoric.

Unfortunately, radiocarbon dating shows time of death, not age of the beast. So unless someone used a time machine to go back and catch and cook a fish in Medieval times, and then bring it back to present day... not a very likely use of a time machine if there was one... it's just not a good method for dating fish remains.

So dating of ancient cultures that ate a lot of fish may be a bit fishy.

Where's the little paper umbrella?

My spouse and I went to Maui, Hawaii many years ago and stayed at a wonderful hotel with a wonderful spa. At this wonderful spa they had a "water course" of about 20 different pools, baths and showers that you spent a half an hour playing around in before your spa treatment. I made it to about 7 or 8 of the different spots, including a shower that dropped water on you from about 2 storeys up - very heavy water, big splash, felt wonderful.

Today in Vancouver - and for the past 2 weeks - we have been experiencing a "Pineapple Express". A weather system of drenching rain brought to us directly from Hawaii. Very heavy water, big splashes, but depressing and not at all wonderful.

And the annoying part is, there is no cabana, there is no sun, there is no pool, except there are many many deep puddles. There are no pretty ladies coming around at precisely the right moment to ask if you want another fruity drink, as you sit in your cabana enjoying the sunny day without getting sunburnt.

This may be water from Hawaii, but the delivery mechanism is just wrong.

And the little paper umbrellas in the fruity drinks would just be wads of colourful paper spit balls...