Given that I helped start this quabble, maybe I can help put and end to it. Now given Bigwull’s remark of, to wit:
...i forgot, to put it in the fridge after it had cooled..2 days later,..i took the lid off the pot....and this is what i had...
I just responded with a “gotcha”, rather than pointing out a “lapse of memory” on his part. Now being a Biologist, with learned knowledge in Bacteriology, when I first seen the picture of what Bigwull had been growing in his rhubarb pot, I recognized it as
most likely being a strain of
penicillin mold, to wit:
http://kids.britannica.com/elementary/art-87585/Penicillium-mold-is-the-source-of-penicillin And my experience told me that it is highly improbable, if not impossible, for that quantity of penicillin mold to reproduce itself within a 2-day time frame. Now the Cholera bacteria is a really fast reproducer and within as little as 12 hours after infection you can be in serious trouble.
But the more important aspect of Bigwull’s comment is the fact that it
negates one (1) of the “junk science” claims being touted by the believers in/of AGW (anthropogenic global warming).
An that is their “claim” that the bi-yearly increase in atmospheric CO2 during
the winter months is directly caused by the rotting and decaying of dead plant biomass in the Northern Hemisphere.
Well now, the Northern Hemisphere
winter is just the same as Bigwull’s
refrigerator, ….. they both highly retard and/or prevent the rotting and decaying of plant (rhubarb, etc) biomass. And that is because most every species of bacteria, mold, etc are “
unionized”
and they don’t work very fast when the temperature falls below 60F, … pretty much quit working at 42F, …. and stop all work at 32F. And iffen they
ain’t workin, …. they
ain’t producin CO2.
Anyway, if you are going to continue eating then you have to choose 1 or more of the 3 following, options:
1. Feed the insects and microorganisms
first and you eat what’s left.
2. Plant and/or eat GMO (genetically modified) food products.
3. Continue using insecticides and herbicides to insure both a quality and quantity food supply.
And that is simply because: “
We know insect evolution and weed resistances will continue to happen. It's a part of biology."
Cheers .... and have a great day.
