As I was eating my breakfast, I was really worried that this video is about using panda POO to make tea (given the video’s name is “Panda poo tea goes for big bucks”)…..but thanks God…this is about using panda POO as fertilizer to plant tea leaves…..
So what is the selling-point of panda poo tea?
Scientifically, it is argued that tea leaves fertilized by panda poo is good for your health because pandas digest less than 30% of the bamboo they eat, and therefore their poo is a rich fertilizer.
To warm up myself for the next mini assign, I find two fallacies in this case of panda poo tea. First, there is an untested assumption that nutrition from the panda poo fertilizer would be completely absorbed by the tea leaves. Second, the fact that food eaten cannot be totally digested applies to all animals including humans. Why is panda poo more valuable than other animals’ is just mysterious.
I think it is obvious that using panda poo as fertilizer is a “hype” (and please notice the company owner’s panda hoodie……) I believe there is only one difference between panda poo tea and normal tea: their prices.
*Talking about poo is so not lady-like, I am sorry.
Tags: No Comments
0 responses so far ↓
There are no comments yet...Kick things off by filling out the form below.