In the rural area of Appling, Georgia, motorists travelling down Interstate 20 experienced an unexpected delay yesterday morning. A runaway emu wound up in the middle of the highway, bringing traffic to a near stand still. Animal control officers were able to wrangle the large, flightless bird after surronding it inside the median.
While the story itself is only mildly entertaining, there's some interesting tibits located in the article itself that makes it truly interesting. The website I pulled this from doesn't just report on the events on I-20. It contains links with information on how to start your own emu farm, and even tells you how to adopt the emu mentioned in the story.
This report has made me realize just how hungry for information the internet has made us. When this kind of research is availible right at your fingertips, it's almost impossible not to be a little intrigued. I actually found myself curious as to how I would start my own emu farm. Not because it's something I actually want to do, but because the information was so easily accessible. If I had read this in a newspaper, and the article mentioned the title of a book on how to start an emu farm, odds are I wouldn't be rushing to the nearest library right now. But how could I resist when it was already in front of me?
While the story itself is only mildly entertaining, there's some interesting tibits located in the article itself that makes it truly interesting. The website I pulled this from doesn't just report on the events on I-20. It contains links with information on how to start your own emu farm, and even tells you how to adopt the emu mentioned in the story.
This report has made me realize just how hungry for information the internet has made us. When this kind of research is availible right at your fingertips, it's almost impossible not to be a little intrigued. I actually found myself curious as to how I would start my own emu farm. Not because it's something I actually want to do, but because the information was so easily accessible. If I had read this in a newspaper, and the article mentioned the title of a book on how to start an emu farm, odds are I wouldn't be rushing to the nearest library right now. But how could I resist when it was already in front of me?
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