Newspapers and magazines often reveal some amazing details. Some of them really throw a new light on something you already know. Take this gem for instance. We all know about global warming, but who knows that global warming is caused by cows farting?

That is the gem I read recently in a magazine. And this pearl of wisdom comes from none other than our great champion of animal rights—Maneka Gandhi! Don’t laugh. This is a real serious matter , serious at least for Maneka if not for you and me.

. That is the second greatest gem of information I read on cows. The first one was that cows cause earthquakes. No, that wasn’t from Maneka but a Hindu fundie honcho who claimed that earthquakes are caused by mother earth shaking with wrath when she hears bellows of cows being led for slaughter.

Forget earthquakes. They come just now and then but global warming is a far more serious problem. It is an ongoing process.

Maneka’s theory runs something like this. Cows, like all of us eat and the food is broken down in the stomach by bacteria and in this process they release gases like methane and laughing gas which are far more deadly when it comes to global warming than their fellow greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. No laughing gas does not promote a widespread sense of humour,. Not even Kamalji’s trademark hahahas can be credited to it..

Not only cows, even bulls and sheep are responsible for global warming by emitting greenhouse gases after a hearty meal. Imagine millions of cows and sheep farting away to glory and raising temperatures all over the world. Quite a scary scenario isn’t it?. And we blame just industrialised nations for global warming!

That set me thinking. Flatulence is no monopoly of cattle and sheep. We homo sapiens have our right to it too. But how come we don’t contribute to global warming that way but only through emissions ( I mean emissions from factories etc. silly).

I racked my brains over it and came up with a thoery. It must be due to … underwear!

Since human backsides are mostly covered by undergarments, they must be blocking the path of methane and friends and they in time get dissipated.. Since cattle and sheep don’t wear chaddi they have no blockades for methane and laughing gas aka nitrous oxide and allow them free passage.

What is the way out? I mean way out for the problem, not for the gases.

Simple. It is high time that cows and sheep wore underwear. Since normal human undies can’t fit them special ones must be manufactured for them. Imagine what a great business that will be! There must be a big market for undergarments for cows, bulls and sheep all over the world.

Any takers?. You not only will make millions but with luck earn carbon credits for reducing greenhouse gas emissions too.. That means extra cash since the credits can be encashed.

As an icing to this undy cake, you can also get credit for saving the world.

http://balajee.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/why-cows-need-to-wear-undies.htm