[NYT] Singapore Air Force Left Red - Faced By Botched Test
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A test by Singapore air force of a red plume of smoke for an acrobatic display has backfired after a cloud of the dye polluted nearby farms' vegetable plots.
The air force was testing the dye on the ground, but strong winds carried the smoke away from the base, the ministry of defense said in a statement on Saturday.
Nearby farms had to destroy 200 tonnes of vegetables -- about 10 truck loads -- since the dye is not approved for food use, the Straits Times paper said.
The ministry of defense said it would not cause adverse health effects if inhaled.
The paper said it had received a flurry of complaints from people saying everything from a pet cat to white cars were sprinkled with the red dye. One farmer estimated his losses at S$70,000 ($48,410), the paper said.
Claims for compensation will be considered, said the ministry's Colonel Darius Lim in the statement.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-singapore-airforce.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
This kind of news also makes it to the New York Times.
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Double post.
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Must have been written by Lionnoisy's American counterpart.
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Originally posted by Gedanken:Must have been written by Lionnoisy's American counterpart.
though I pity the pet cat which got peppered with dye.
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sure pay one laa...
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Campy running marathon tmrw? Better take care.Originally posted by mhcampboy:sure pay one laa... 
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was tat a subtle sarcasm?Originally posted by LazerLordz:Campy running marathon tmrw? Better take care.
i running.. then intend to walk at ECP la... -
I'm not being sarcastic lah.Originally posted by mhcampboy:was tat a subtle sarcasm?
i running.. then intend to walk at ECP la...
Just that recently there's a lot of tragedies, some involving people I knew. One of the late dragonboaters was my platoon junior. -
ooh.. thank u thank u...Originally posted by LazerLordz:I'm not being sarcastic lah.
Just that recently there's a lot of tragedies, some involving people I knew. One of the late dragonboaters was my platoon junior.
dun worry...i know i cant get first or top 100 even...
so i wont give my ALLLL!!!!!!
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dont think like dis..Originally posted by mhcampboy:ooh.. thank u thank u...
dun worry...i know i cant get first or top 100 even...
so i wont give my ALLLL!!!!!!
anything, CAN BE DONE! -
Originally posted by mhcampboy:ooh.. thank u thank u...
dun worry...i know i cant get first or top 100 even...
so i wont give my ALLLL!!!!!! then you take part for shiok ah. -
Campy's just going to be there to check out a whole bunch of people in shorts, right?
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take part.. becos i no need pay the fees... someone did....
am not paying 70bucks just to run with hot sweaty guys in tight shorts and revealing tops... -
wah u read my mind post...Originally posted by Gedanken:Campy's just going to be there to check out a whole bunch of people in shorts, right? -
I knew it!Originally posted by mhcampboy:take part.. becos i no need pay the fees... someone did....
am not paying 70bucks just to run with hot sweaty guys in tight shorts and revealing tops...
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Hey, I'm a psychologist - I don't read minds!Originally posted by mhcampboy:wah u read my mind post... -
Originally posted by LazerLordz:I knew it!
lucky u no run....
eh this thread not abt me leh!!.. MODS pls exercise some control. -
"Ahem, let us all get back on track and push Campy's fetish into the OT bin"
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Okay - Neil Chatterjee is the American Lionnoisy.Originally posted by LazerLordz:"Ahem, let us all get back on track and push Campy's fetish into the OT bin"
On another note, someone's got helluva big chup jee kong lak to sign. -
If I was doing the audit, I'd tickle myself silly seeing "Pet cat hit with paint droplets" under Damage Assessment.Originally posted by Gedanken:Okay - Neil Chatterjee is the American Lionnoisy.
On another note, someone's got helluva big chup jee kong lak to sign. -
Still CONSIDER compensation ah?
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International news liao.Originally posted by wonderamazement:Still CONSIDER compensation ah? -
chap jee kong lat!
gosh, that cracked me up.... i know it means 1206, but still haahha......
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Also remember Murphy's Law.Originally posted by infantry:dont think like dis..
anything, CAN BE DONE! -
Also reported in the New paper (or was it straits times?) .. but so small a section you can miss it