Post by fluffet on Nov 15, 2009 23:20:07 GMT
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8357488.stm
No doubt due to the recent instance of a friday the 13th GSC decided to look at this superstition to determine if there is any science behind it at all.
They offered such amazing insights into the friday the 13th "global phenomenon" in this article as -
Id have wanted a little more to be honest than unfounded assumptions and the bleeding obvious.
It seems however they got preoccupied with and were more interested in Umbrellas and the superstitions surrounding them.
Well done it would appear they can use Google....but its not the seemingly regurgitated information that even most kids could tell you thats got me wondering what the hell senior science co ordinator Andy Laing has in his flask of a lunch time. Its this -
WTF is he on ? Im astounded that by his musings my home and thousands of others havent been reduced to a pile of smouldering ash caused by the unexpected danger and well frankly id have thought ZERO chance of a WET brolly COMBUSTING.Umbrellas ARENT acutally unlucky Andy ....its superstition remember ?
Maybe its a badly concieved and written article that misquotes or misrepresents what he said or what the the GSC were trying to achieve with their look at superstition but off the back of reading this ive seen better attempts at looking at superstition and its origins from my ten year old neighbour who when asked to say "good morning mr magpie" and salute by their mother incase it brought her bad luck declared "its just a bird mum ....they cant understand....bad lucks not real anyway "
No doubt due to the recent instance of a friday the 13th GSC decided to look at this superstition to determine if there is any science behind it at all.
They offered such amazing insights into the friday the 13th "global phenomenon" in this article as -
GSC said it is a mix of superstitions - Friday being the unluckiest day of the week and the number 13.
Id have wanted a little more to be honest than unfounded assumptions and the bleeding obvious.
It seems however they got preoccupied with and were more interested in Umbrellas and the superstitions surrounding them.
They also found superstitions around opening an umbrella indoors dating back to the Ancient Egyptians.
Umbrellas were used by Egyptians to protect themselves from the sun, and opening an umbrella indoors was seen as an insult to Ra the Sun God who it was feared would punish you with terrible luck.
Umbrellas were used by Egyptians to protect themselves from the sun, and opening an umbrella indoors was seen as an insult to Ra the Sun God who it was feared would punish you with terrible luck.
Well done it would appear they can use Google....but its not the seemingly regurgitated information that even most kids could tell you thats got me wondering what the hell senior science co ordinator Andy Laing has in his flask of a lunch time. Its this -
GSC's senior science co-ordinator Andy Laing looked into how, scientifically, umbrellas may actually be unlucky.
He said: "Storing a wet or damp umbrella in an area within your home which has poor or no ventilation may cause it to spontaneously combust.
"There is the theoretical risk that some umbrella material can heat up so much during the decay process that it would burst in to flames.
"I don't know about opening an umbrella inside, but your umbrella spontaneously combusting would definitely be bad luck."
He said: "Storing a wet or damp umbrella in an area within your home which has poor or no ventilation may cause it to spontaneously combust.
"There is the theoretical risk that some umbrella material can heat up so much during the decay process that it would burst in to flames.
"I don't know about opening an umbrella inside, but your umbrella spontaneously combusting would definitely be bad luck."
WTF is he on ? Im astounded that by his musings my home and thousands of others havent been reduced to a pile of smouldering ash caused by the unexpected danger and well frankly id have thought ZERO chance of a WET brolly COMBUSTING.Umbrellas ARENT acutally unlucky Andy ....its superstition remember ?
Maybe its a badly concieved and written article that misquotes or misrepresents what he said or what the the GSC were trying to achieve with their look at superstition but off the back of reading this ive seen better attempts at looking at superstition and its origins from my ten year old neighbour who when asked to say "good morning mr magpie" and salute by their mother incase it brought her bad luck declared "its just a bird mum ....they cant understand....bad lucks not real anyway "
