Science Channel Refuses To Dumb Down Science Any Further

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http://www.theonion.com/content/news/science_channel_refuses_to_dumb

SILVER SPRING, MD—Frustrated by continued demands from viewers for more awesome and extreme programming, Science Channel president Clark Bunting told reporters Tuesday that his cable network was "completely incapable" of watering down science any further than it already had.

"Look, we've tried, we really have, but it's simply not possible to set the bar any lower," said a visibly exhausted Bunting, adding that he "could not in good conscience" make science any more mindless or insultingly juvenile. "We already have a show called Really Big Things, which is just ridiculous if you think about it, and one called Heavy Metal Taskforce, which I guess deals with science on some distant level, though I don't know what it is. Plus, there's Punkin Chunkin."

"Punkin Chunkin, for Christ's sake," added Bunting, referring to the popular program in which contestants launch oversized pumpkins into the air using catapults. "What more do you people want?"
 
You can always count on The Onion for biting satire. They're not always on it, but when they get a piece of one, it's headed for the fences.

For those who like their science REAL wiht a touch of fun, try Doctor Kiki's Science Hour podcast.

http://twit.tv/kiki

Her personal webpage / blog is here:

http://www.kirstensanford.com/

Oh yeah, she's a BB in TKD, too. And hawt, I'm told (wouldn't know, I'm married and therefore blind).

Check it out, if you're a real science nerd. You will thank me the longest day of your life.
 

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