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Friday
Sep142007

Silly greens

Luboš Motl has a very funny piece about a university professor who has voiced his concerns that Greenlanders are now growing their own potatoes.

A Greenland's brainy son, Professor Minik Rosing, argues that this cultural tradition - the country's inability to grow anything - is priceless and can't be compensated by any economical benefits. The priceless character of the cold weather in Greenland is a likely reason why Professor Rosing chose to live in Copenhagen.

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