THE CONSEQUENCES of COVID-19 are everywhere and one that most people in the world have faced is lockdown in some form or other.
There are a number of sensible crowd restrictions designed to minimize the potential spread of the virus but not all restrictions are sensible.
Today in Australia it is a memorial day (ANZAC Day) for those that fought and died during World War 2 and the ceremony normally draws a crowd of over 100,000 but this year the crowd was limited to 8,000 and enforced with steel fences around the venue.
In the afternoon is a football match which often draws a crowd of over 90,000 but this year the crowd was limited to 85,000.
The ANZAC crowd is usually quiet, respectable and well managed whereas the football match is quite the opposite, a rowdy football crowd.
There are many that will miss the chance to attend and pay their respects to the fallen, but everyone will be either able to go to the game or watch it on TV. There has been some discussion about the different crowd sizes but surely there should be a greater respect for those that stood up to protect their country.
We will remember the fallen.
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Science for science only?
Science is again misused and this time it’s not just for making bombs. There is now a bed that comes with two USB ports and this is considered a special feature.
USB ports are useful for charging many things although of course a power board can achieve this and not seem weird.
Although probably useful, it does make you wonder why someone, probably not really a scientist, thought this as worthwhile given that there are so many other problems to solve.
It is also suggested that for better sleep, people do not take their phones, iPads and other devices to bed.
Wake up to this strange device and go back to sleep. (dfitzger@melbpc.org.au)/PN
