It is a little-known fact that, without the help of our furry & feathery woodland friends, it is highly likely that mankind would have made little progress & either be extinct or still trying to create a spark by knocking two stones together. Despite the celebration & glorification of the Digital Age, various animals & birds are still an integral part of many vital professions today.
A detailed report of what role each animal & bird plays in modern society would take several days to write & several hours to read, but given below is a short summary of the lines of work & the animals/birds integral to the achievement of the relevant goals.
Transportation:
-Bullocks, Oxen & Yak
-Horses, Ponies & Zebras
-Camels & Llamas
-Reindeer & Moose
-Dogs
-Donkeys
-Mules
-Elephants
-Goats
-Ostriches
Search & Retrieval:
-Caracals, Cats & Cheetahs
-Dogs
-Ferrets
-Horses
-Pigs
-Cormorants
-Falcons
Interfacing & Organization:
-Dogs
-Horses
-Monkeys
Military & Law Enforcement:
-Dogs
-Elephants
-Horses
-Rats
-Dolphins
-Pigeons
The 21st Century Version Of A Statutory Nuisance
A statutory nuisance is a legal term for something that prevents a respectable citizen from enjoying his or her life or assets; common forms of a statutory nuisance are: dust, light, noise, smoke & smells.
Nearly every member of the United Nations has formulated legal solutions to the challenge of statutory nuisances. The reason that those legal solutions have lost 90% of their efficacy over the last decade is because the legal definition of a statutory nuisance is obsolete, especially in questions of what constitutes dust, light & noise.
Particulate Matter (Microscopic Dust):
In recent times, mankind has realized that dust isn't simply visible sand or mud floating in the atmosphere or lying on neglected furniture, it also covers microscopic particles suspended in the air. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, particulate matter can cause a whole range of health complaints some of which are respiratory symptoms (e.g. airway irritation, cough & labored breathing), decreased lung function, aggravated asthma, irregular heartbeat, non-fatal heart attacks & premature death (in people with heart or lung disease).
Laser (Invisible Light):
Gone are the days when you could protect your eyes from damaging flashes of light because you could see it coming. Case in point, ultraviolet light is completely invisible, but its effects on the eyes & skin can be quite serious. According to the United States Department of Energy & the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, lasers can cause a number of serious eye & skin complaints such as corneal damage, retinal damage, blindness (both temporary & permanent), hyperpigmentation, erythema, carcinogenesis & burns.
Infrasound (Inaudible Noise):
Loud noise, be it loud music or a passing jet plane, has been proven to have an extremely detrimental effect on human hearing. While it is the amplitude (measured in decibels, dB) that determines whether the sound is damaging or not, it is the frequency (measured in hertz, Hz) that decides whether we can hear it & take protective measures. But while the human body can be affected by a sound of any frequency, we can't actually hear sounds beyond the range of 20Hz to 20,000Hz. Sound above 20,000Hz (called ultrasound) is considered fairly harmless. But sound below 20Hz (called infrasound) is a whole other ballgame. According to the World Health Organization & other international research groups, some symptoms of infrasound exposure are annoyance, anxiety, stress, irritability, difficulty concentrating, internal pulsation, sleep disturbance, aural pain, aural pressure, tinnitus, stitch, headaches, nausea, visual blurring, fatigue, palpitations, tachycardia, heart ailments & vertigo.
The Environment-Friendly Solution
As it turns out, Nature really does hold the solution to every problem. There are a surprisingly large number of animals & birds that can detect the presence of the afore-mentioned environmental hazards. It may take a few more decades for the world to actually update the laws that are supposed to protect the Earth, but it is reasonable to assume that the global citizenry will do their part to save our planet because, as Adam Smith teaches us, people will do whatever it takes to protect their lives & property - including setting up their own warning system to tell them how to react to the sudden emergence of what doctors call "idiosyncratic symptoms"; & therein, lies a whole new commodity: the ecological pet.
A few of the animals & birds that are likely to become hot commodities over the next few years are:
PARTICULATE MATTER: Opossums, Cows, Chinese Softshell Turtles, Horses & Dogs.
LASER: Butterflies, Reindeer, Kestrels, Owls & Salmon.
INFRASOUND: Pigeons, Doves, Guinea Fowl, Okapis & Snakes.
A detailed report of what role each animal & bird plays in modern society would take several days to write & several hours to read, but given below is a short summary of the lines of work & the animals/birds integral to the achievement of the relevant goals.
Transportation:
-Bullocks, Oxen & Yak
-Horses, Ponies & Zebras
-Camels & Llamas
-Reindeer & Moose
-Dogs
-Donkeys
-Mules
-Elephants
-Goats
-Ostriches
Search & Retrieval:
-Caracals, Cats & Cheetahs
-Dogs
-Ferrets
-Horses
-Pigs
-Cormorants
-Falcons
Interfacing & Organization:
-Dogs
-Horses
-Monkeys
Military & Law Enforcement:
-Dogs
-Elephants
-Horses
-Rats
-Dolphins
-Pigeons
The 21st Century Version Of A Statutory Nuisance
A statutory nuisance is a legal term for something that prevents a respectable citizen from enjoying his or her life or assets; common forms of a statutory nuisance are: dust, light, noise, smoke & smells.
Nearly every member of the United Nations has formulated legal solutions to the challenge of statutory nuisances. The reason that those legal solutions have lost 90% of their efficacy over the last decade is because the legal definition of a statutory nuisance is obsolete, especially in questions of what constitutes dust, light & noise.
Particulate Matter (Microscopic Dust):
In recent times, mankind has realized that dust isn't simply visible sand or mud floating in the atmosphere or lying on neglected furniture, it also covers microscopic particles suspended in the air. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, particulate matter can cause a whole range of health complaints some of which are respiratory symptoms (e.g. airway irritation, cough & labored breathing), decreased lung function, aggravated asthma, irregular heartbeat, non-fatal heart attacks & premature death (in people with heart or lung disease).
Laser (Invisible Light):
Gone are the days when you could protect your eyes from damaging flashes of light because you could see it coming. Case in point, ultraviolet light is completely invisible, but its effects on the eyes & skin can be quite serious. According to the United States Department of Energy & the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, lasers can cause a number of serious eye & skin complaints such as corneal damage, retinal damage, blindness (both temporary & permanent), hyperpigmentation, erythema, carcinogenesis & burns.
Infrasound (Inaudible Noise):
Loud noise, be it loud music or a passing jet plane, has been proven to have an extremely detrimental effect on human hearing. While it is the amplitude (measured in decibels, dB) that determines whether the sound is damaging or not, it is the frequency (measured in hertz, Hz) that decides whether we can hear it & take protective measures. But while the human body can be affected by a sound of any frequency, we can't actually hear sounds beyond the range of 20Hz to 20,000Hz. Sound above 20,000Hz (called ultrasound) is considered fairly harmless. But sound below 20Hz (called infrasound) is a whole other ballgame. According to the World Health Organization & other international research groups, some symptoms of infrasound exposure are annoyance, anxiety, stress, irritability, difficulty concentrating, internal pulsation, sleep disturbance, aural pain, aural pressure, tinnitus, stitch, headaches, nausea, visual blurring, fatigue, palpitations, tachycardia, heart ailments & vertigo.
The Environment-Friendly Solution
As it turns out, Nature really does hold the solution to every problem. There are a surprisingly large number of animals & birds that can detect the presence of the afore-mentioned environmental hazards. It may take a few more decades for the world to actually update the laws that are supposed to protect the Earth, but it is reasonable to assume that the global citizenry will do their part to save our planet because, as Adam Smith teaches us, people will do whatever it takes to protect their lives & property - including setting up their own warning system to tell them how to react to the sudden emergence of what doctors call "idiosyncratic symptoms"; & therein, lies a whole new commodity: the ecological pet.
A few of the animals & birds that are likely to become hot commodities over the next few years are:
PARTICULATE MATTER: Opossums, Cows, Chinese Softshell Turtles, Horses & Dogs.
LASER: Butterflies, Reindeer, Kestrels, Owls & Salmon.
INFRASOUND: Pigeons, Doves, Guinea Fowl, Okapis & Snakes.
No comments:
Post a Comment