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Cockroaches mysteriously disappearing from Russia & neighboring states
- georgemcbay 14y agoSo long, and thanks for all the poop.
- jhuckestein 14y agoI'll make sure to carry a towel from now on, drink beer and eat peanuts.
- grebenkov 14y agoWe have used every kind of poison known to humanity to make cockroaches die. Now, they are dead. So, we blame it on the cell phones. Logic, we love you.
- slig 14y ago> High frequency mobile communication is to be blamed for cockroaches’ disappearance Is there any study backing this?
- xentronium 14y agoNope.
- alanh 14y agoI think that is a list of conjectures.
- teilo 14y agoIt's Pravda. They are barely a step above Weekly World News.
- 10098 14y agowait, didn't we actually want to get rid of them?
- xentronium 14y agoLast time I was in a student dorm in Saint Petersburg (3 years ago), cockroaches were in great abundance. However, in any remotely hygienic environment I haven't seen them ever in my life. I suspect, this is mostly due to usage of powerful chemicals.
- xentronium 14y agoNow that I've googled a bit more, I've found some hilarious versions: * Cockroaches are preparing for war, and they need soldiers * Cockroaches are actually scouts for some alien civilization, and they already know enough
- shin_lao 14y ago>1. Food contains too many genetically modified elements. >When these elements got into the cockroaches with food >wastes, insects died off. They can adapt so quickly to poisons that it seems unlikely. >2. Modern plastic constructional materials and fabrics are >unfavorable for living creatures. So why do we still have them in Europe? >3. High frequency mobile communication is to be blamed for >cockroaches’ disappearance. All studies about high frequency showed no effect on humans, but I'll admit you can't conclude anything about cockroaches. But why do we still have them in Europe? >4. The ozone layer disturbance changed their biorhythm. What? What about a natural predator?
- teilo 14y agoIt's Pravda. They aren't exactly worried about sourcing or accuracy. They're hardly better than a tabloid.
- dmishe 14y agoThere are cockroaches in Ukraine.