Once upon a time , it would have been noteworthy , unusual even , forone news storyto surface linking one of the highest offices in the land to a mammoth mythical copycat - creature . Only in 2018 could we bring you two within three months .
In case you missed it , there ’s anew Attorney Generalin town , and his name is Matthew Whitaker . Like so many in the Trump administration , he has a more or less sketchy relationship with scientific discipline , thanks mostly to his participation with World Patent Marketing ( WPM ) – a company famous for abizarre blistering bath scamthat eventually have it shut down .
So infinest IFLScience tradition , here ’s a shortsighted rundown of some of the new Trump appointee ’s scientific credentials . clasp up kiddos , it ’s gon na be a wild drive .
Bigfoot Lives !
We prognosticate Bigfoot , and here it is : per theWashington Post , WPM claim “ DNA grounds collected in 2013 demonstrate that Bigfoot does be , ” and Bigfoot is no more a myth than the ( real , be ) giant squid .
In an admirable misunderstanding of the scientific method acting , the companyasked : “ How can it be possible that a creature who is discover in so many different place from prehistoric culture to the modern - day Sasquatch sightings does not exist ? … There have been too many sightings over too many one C for it to be a mere myth . ”
How indeed ?
Bitcoin - Based Time Travel
Yes , you read that right . Although waltzing to and fro along the timeline istheoretically possible , most scientists agree thatfundamental physical lawsget in its way .
But Dr Ronald Mallett is not most scientist . For nearly two X , he has , evidently earnestly , beenmaking headlineswith claims about the feasibility of time travelling and plans to progress time machine .
Undeterred bycriticismssuch as “ that ’s not how physics work ” and “ this optical maser is n’t even on , ” WPMwelcomed himto their rank in 2015 and swiftlystarted askingmarksinvestorsto fund his research with theplanet - destroyingandever - shadycryptocurrency , Bitcoin .
Extra - Manly Toilets For Extra - Manly Men
fellow ! Ever experience like you ’re justtoowell - endowed for a normal throne ? No ? Well , WPM wants to sell you their “ masculine toilet ” anyway – an spare - deep potty to make way for extra - farseeing schlongs .
The invention plainly offers outer space for up to 30 centimeters ( 12 column inch ) of manhood , though “ an ‘ special long ’ version can always be create if needed . ”
( The mean North American phallus isless than 15 centimeters/6 column inch , since you asked . )
Climate Change Chicanery
Less amusing and more serious is Whitaker ’s account on environmental issues . When ExxonMobil , the heavy of the Big Oil companies , wasbeing investigatedfor misleading the public about climate modification and the effects of fossil fuel – a chargethey were finally found very , very guilty of – Whitakerslammed effortsto bring out grounds of the cover - up as “ unconstitutional , ” “ unethical , “ and an “ outright assault on the First Amendment . ”
As noted by the Washington Post , these “ screwball ” pseudoscience connection make Whitaker a perfect fit for the current judicature . cornet – despite his “ instinctive inherent aptitude ” – denies so many scientific consensus that we had to writetwoseparatearticlesabout his oddball belief . Meanwhile , Vice President Pence has been keep back up his own sword of science denial , saying that there’sno connectedness between smoking and cancer(there is),climate change is n’t an issue(it is),creationism is science(it ’s not ) , and widely used and highly efficacious miscarriage drugsare dangerous(they’re not – in fact , they ’re also used to treattraumatic miscarriage knottiness ) .
The right intelligence is , Whitaker ’s appointment is due to expire in under210 days , at which stop we ’ll no doubt get a whole new chain of mountains of Union - employee - promote pseudoscience to boggle at .
Hmm . Perhaps it ’s metre for a new list .
[ H / T : Washington Post ]
