Scientists Defend $682,570 Taxpayer Funded 'Shrimp On A Treadmill'...

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I remember when Republicans laughed at money being spent trying to find out why the honeybees were disappearing. Over 15 billion dollars in crops only happen due to honeybee pollination and Republicans were calling it a waste of money.

Remember this one?

Jindal Versus The Volcano

With Monday's massive volcano eruption in Alaska likely to leave Anchorage and Gov. Sarah Palin's hometown covered in ash, a Democratic strategist sends over the reminder that just a month and a half ago, another up-and-coming Republican star, Gov. Bobby Jindal, mocked the very notion of volcano monitoring.

Speaking in the non-State of the Union rebuttal, the Louisiana Republican said that instead of spending $140 million "for something called 'volcano monitoring,'" Congress "should be monitoring is the eruption of spending in Washington, D.C."

It was a comment not well received among geological experts and one that now seems to pit Jindal against Palin on a minor but important spending provision.

Then and now, the U.S. Geological Survey, which will receive the stimulus money for volcano monitoring, had been keeping track of several active volcanoes across the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii and, of course, Alaska.

And the agency's efforts seemed to pay off. As early as February 6, indeed, residents of cities near Mt. Redoubt were preparing for a volcano eruption because of information gleaned from early monitoring systems. As reported by USA Today, taxicab drivers were replacing air filters more frequently and local citizens began purchasing dust masks and preparing to be stuck inside their homes for lengthy periods of time.

Some cons are just plain stupid.

Look we understand how you guys feel about crony payoffs. Its the way you do business.

 

[J.E.D]

Look we understand how you guys feel about crony payoffs. Its the way you do business.

What? Studying volcanoes is crony payoffs? You had to stretch real far to come up with that one. You know that, right? Jesus, you people are so desperate.

 

[Ernie S.]

I think studying shrimp on a treadmill is a huge waste of taxpayer's money. However, shrimp on a trampoline might be a worthwhile study.

I like it! I wouldn't have to waste money on nets. The little suckers would jump right into my boat!

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

Scientists Defend $682,570 Taxpayer Funded 'Shrimp On A Treadmill'.mp4 - YouTube

Wow, you're only off by a factor of 682.570.

'Shrimp On A Treadmill' And The Politics Of 'Silly' Science Studies : NPR

... that money actually went to a lot of different research that he and his colleagues did on this economically important seafood species.

The treadmills were just a small part of it, a way to measure how shrimp respond to changes in water quality. Burnett says the first treadmill was built by a colleague from scraps and was basically free, and the second was fancier and cost about $1,000.

"They tried to say that about $9.4 million tax dollars was spent to study men's penis size," says Jeffrey Parsons of Hunter College in New York, referring to a study that was recently criticized by a group called the Traditional Values Coalition.

Parsons and his colleagues did publish a study on men's penis size and its link to the risk of sexually transmitted disease — but Parsons says no tax dollars were used to collect the data.

In reality, he says, those millions of dollars went to a government program to train scientists, and that program gave a small educational grant to a researcher who happened to write the paper.

"And because he credited that funding on the final publication, the Traditional Values Coalition assumed then that all of the funding for that postdoctoral program must have been used to pay for this penis size study," says Parsons.

Traditional Values Coalition = morons that you follow

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

Pollution bad for sealife? Really? Whodathunkit? $682,570 to come to that conclusion? Man,sign me up for some of them Big Gub grants.

Too much fat in your diet can be bad for your heart.

Since we know that, we don't need to do anymore research on the heart.

 

[Ernie S.]

My best TM impersonation:


Why do you hate shrimp?

I miss her.

 

[Full-Auto]

Look we understand how you guys feel about crony payoffs. Its the way you do business.

What? Studying volcanoes is crony payoffs? You had to stretch real far to come up with that one. You know that, right? Jesus, you people are so desperate.

Cute, No that was really cute.


Pay to say. This admins track record is a bitch isnt it?

 

[Ernie S.]

Scientists Defend $682,570 Taxpayer Funded 'Shrimp On A Treadmill'.mp4 - YouTube

Wow, you're only off by a factor of 682.570.

'Shrimp On A Treadmill' And The Politics Of 'Silly' Science Studies : NPR

... that money actually went to a lot of different research that he and his colleagues did on this economically important seafood species.

The treadmills were just a small part of it, a way to measure how shrimp respond to changes in water quality. Burnett says the first treadmill was built by a colleague from scraps and was basically free, and the second was fancier and cost about $1,000.

"They tried to say that about $9.4 million tax dollars was spent to study men's penis size," says Jeffrey Parsons of Hunter College in New York, referring to a study that was recently criticized by a group called the Traditional Values Coalition.

Parsons and his colleagues did publish a study on men's penis size and its link to the risk of sexually transmitted disease — but Parsons says no tax dollars were used to collect the data.

In reality, he says, those millions of dollars went to a government program to train scientists, and that program gave a small educational grant to a researcher who happened to write the paper.

"And because he credited that funding on the final publication, the Traditional Values Coalition assumed then that all of the funding for that postdoctoral program must have been used to pay for this penis size study," says Parsons.

Traditional Values Coalition = morons that you follow

Those millions of dollars went to a government program to train scientists how to measure mens' penises.

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

Scientists Defend $682,570 Taxpayer Funded 'Shrimp On A Treadmill'.mp4 - YouTube

Wow, you're only off by a factor of 682.570.

'Shrimp On A Treadmill' And The Politics Of 'Silly' Science Studies : NPR

"They tried to say that about $9.4 million tax dollars was spent to study men's penis size," says Jeffrey Parsons of Hunter College in New York, referring to a study that was recently criticized by a group called the Traditional Values Coalition.

Parsons and his colleagues did publish a study on men's penis size and its link to the risk of sexually transmitted disease — but Parsons says no tax dollars were used to collect the data.

In reality, he says, those millions of dollars went to a government program to train scientists, and that program gave a small educational grant to a researcher who happened to write the paper.

"And because he credited that funding on the final publication, the Traditional Values Coalition assumed then that all of the funding for that postdoctoral program must have been used to pay for this penis size study," says Parsons.

Traditional Values Coalition = morons that you follow

Those millions of dollars went to a government program to train scientists how to measure mens' penises.

Don't think so.

 

[Ernie S.]

Wow, you're only off by a factor of 682.570.

'Shrimp On A Treadmill' And The Politics Of 'Silly' Science Studies : NPR






Traditional Values Coalition = morons that you follow

Those millions of dollars went to a government program to train scientists how to measure mens' penises.

Don't think so.

Oh come on now. That was funny.

 

[Meister]

Perhaps, our government should question where the tax dollars are being spent.
Just how vital are these grants? Vital enough to spend the money we don't have?
If we have to start cutting the spending, maybe we could start with these menial grants and go from there.

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

Perhaps, our government should question where the tax dollars are being spent.

They already did. The NSF doesn't just hand out money to anyone who askes.

Just how vital are these grants? Vital enough to spend the money we don't have?
If we have to start cutting the spending, maybe we could start with these menial grants and go from there.

How vital is it to maintain this nation as a scientific leader in the world? Seriously?

 

[Crackerjack]

Those millions of dollars went to a government program to train scientists how to measure mens' penises.

They're always measuring from the taint and not the base. Stupid scientists.

 

[Meister]

Perhaps, our government should question where the tax dollars are being spent.

They already did. The NSF doesn't just hand out money to anyone who askes.

Just how vital are these grants? Vital enough to spend the money we don't have?
If we have to start cutting the spending, maybe we could start with these menial grants and go from there.

How vital is it to maintain this nation as a scientific leader in the world? Seriously?

Really? This is your answer? That is as weak an answer as I have seen in a long time.
We will maintain our stature in the scientific world.....seriously...without this type of grant....seriously

 

[paulitician]

Put another shrimp on the barbie. Not the treadmill. It's much much cheaper. $682,570? Yikes.

 

[rdean]

Those millions of dollars went to a government program to train scientists how to measure mens' penises.

They're always measuring from the taint and not the base. Stupid scientists.

I know Republicans think scientists are stupid. And they don't contribute anything to society. Education. It's so "dumb".

 

[paulitician]

Those millions of dollars went to a government program to train scientists how to measure mens' penises.

They're always measuring from the taint and not the base. Stupid scientists.

I know Republicans think scientists are stupid. And they don't contribute anything to society. Education. It's so "dumb".

You want to fund shrimp on a treadmill,knock yourself out. Just donate your own personal income. I'll have to pass though.

 

[Douger]

The results are in !

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

They're always measuring from the taint and not the base. Stupid scientists.

I know Republicans think scientists are stupid. And they don't contribute anything to society. Education. It's so "dumb".

You want to fund shrimp on a treadmill,knock yourself out. Just donate your own personal income. I'll have to pass though.

What about people on treadmills?

Who should be the arbiter of what scientific research gets public funding? Politicians? Administrators? Republican Right Wing Nutbag Think Tanks? Or Scientists?

 

[konradv]

Perhaps, our government should question where the tax dollars are being spent.

They already did. The NSF doesn't just hand out money to anyone who askes.

Just how vital are these grants? Vital enough to spend the money we don't have?
If we have to start cutting the spending, maybe we could start with these menial grants and go from there.

How vital is it to maintain this nation as a scientific leader in the world? Seriously?

Really? This is your answer? That is as weak an answer as I have seen in a long time.
We will maintain our stature in the scientific world.....seriously...without this type of grant....seriously

Seriously..., you don't know what you're talking about..., SERIOUSLY!!!