Media Nonsense

[Tipp blue]

From Asian hornets predicted to come every summer to the coldest winter in 60 years, we see scaremongering headlines all the time... here's the one that prompted me to start this thread,
Irish Mirror, "Met Eireann predicts weekend from hell" reads the headline, and the article goes on to tell us that there will be up to 5cm of snow and 90km winds (55 mph).. how will we survive this weekend from hell?

Met Eireann predicts weekend from hell as three warnings come into force

Despite temperatures set to increase from Sunday, all of next week looks miserable as heavy rain and high winds continue

www.irishmirror.ie

 

[kev]

Perhaps they are just worried that they might 'underplay' the situation

 

[summerisle]

Eating half an egg a day could increase risk of death by 7%

Chinese researchers found eating half an egg, with yolk included, increases the chances of dying by seven per cent.

metro.co.uk

 

[kev]

Eating half an egg a day could increase risk of death by 7%

Chinese researchers found eating half an egg, with yolk included, increases the chances of dying by seven per cent.

metro.co.uk

Like anybody eats 'half' an egg. lol

 

[Methuselah]

It seems to have got worse since they started 'naming storms'. We now get warnings about 'storm Fred' that turns out to be a stiff breeze.

 

[WA Toffee]

The reality is, no one is going to impulse buy a newspaper if they see the headline " it's going to be a little bit chilly tomorrow"

 

[magicjuan]

Statins good. Statins bad.

 

[quasi modo]

Eating half an egg a day could increase risk of death by 7%

Chinese researchers found eating half an egg, with yolk included, increases the chances of dying by seven per cent.

metro.co.uk

Thats because they eat them with the fertilised chicken in them.