Example: page 6 “The below table shows…” which must be direct translation of Japanese “Ika no hyo ga shimesu yo-ni”, or confusion of where “below” should come, which English speakers sometimes mistake, too:

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/belowtable.html

But I got to say when I read or hear “the below table“, I get a strange sensation in my head- so I vote for the first one.

Also the tendency to use present tense instead of past tense. Page 8: “Among all the participants, 35% agree”.

http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/content/international/press/reports/whaling-poll-japan.pdf

There is a second one for 2008 but I am limited to one URL here. Do a Google for the title; Opinion Poll on Research Whaling Year 2008.

Amidst their PR war, they attacked Australia for claiming two whales photographed as they were dragged bleeding into the whale processing vessel Yushin Maru were mother and baby.

“The two whales were unrelated“, ICR director general Minoru Morimoto said, “ and the variance in size showed only ‘random sampling’ in practice. ”

Oh. That is OK then. They were mother and someone else’s baby ( … and, scientifically speaking, whale babies make nice shashimi)!!!

Like I said, we do not ‘know’ what concentration of what the Sea Shepherd folks were throwing as stink bombs. All that we ‘know’ is that the “acid word” was being hyped up out of all proportion by industry friendly blogs and – paid lots to advertise – media.

a) How scientifically credible is the commercial dog food supplier called ‘Institute of Cetacean Research’ (whose site you linked to)?

b) How socially credible is any corporate interest representative calling environmentalists “terrorists”?

… and let’s not mention the mercury levels 10 to 16 times more than advised by the Health Ministry.

Is it that serious? I think the Japanese government is making a good laugh of itself by responding too seriously do those clowns.

Butyric acid that you call ‘butter acid’ is sold as a pure chemical (≥99% pure). It is an organic liquid that can be readily mixed with water.

According to Sea Shepherd’s Webpage, “(t)he Sea Shepherd crew has successfully delivered six liters of butyric acid onto the flensing deck of the Nisshin Maru”. Scientifically, “six liters of butyric acid” means six liters of pure butyric acid. Pure butyric acid looks as an organic solvent. Correspondingly, the liquid thrown at the Nisshin Maru looks to be an organic solvent.

Butyric acid have the following effect on human being, according to <a href=”Material Safety Data Sheet for butyric acid.

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

Appearance: colorless liquid. Flash Point: 69 deg C. Danger! Corrosive. Causes eye and skin burns. May cause severe respiratory tract irritation with possible burns. May cause severe digestive tract irritation with possible burns. Combustible liquid and vapor. May be harmful if swallowed. Harmful if absorbed through the skin.
Target Organs: None.

Potential Health Effects
Eye: Causes eye burns.
Skin: Harmful if absorbed through the skin. Causes skin burns.
Ingestion: May cause severe and permanent damage to the digestive tract. Causes gastrointestinal tract burns. May be harmful if swallowed.
Inhalation: May cause severe irritation of the upper respiratory tract with pain, burns, and inflammation. Causes chemical burns to the respiratory tract.
Chronic: No information found.

First Aid Measures

Eyes: Immediately flush eyes with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes, occasionally lifting the upper and lower eyelids. Get medical aid immediately. Do NOT allow victim to rub or keep eyes closed. Extensive irrigation with water is required (at least 30 minutes).
Skin: Get medical aid immediately. Immediately flush skin with plenty of soap and water for at least 15 minutes while removing contaminated clothing and shoes. Wash clothing before reuse. Destroy contaminated shoes.
Ingestion: Do NOT induce vomiting. If victim is conscious and alert, give 2-4 cupfuls of milk or water. Never give anything by mouth to an unconscious person. Get medical aid immediately.
Inhalation: Get medical aid immediately. Remove from exposure to fresh air immediately. If not breathing, give artificial respiration. If breathing is difficult, give oxygen. Do NOT use mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. If breathing has ceased apply artificial respiration using oxygen and a suitable mechanical device such as a bag and a mask.
Notes to Physician: Treat symptomatically and supportively.

“What I am doing is lampooning (rather than explosive harpooning), the media exploitation of the ignorance of the general populace who could not tell it apart from 100% near hydrochloric acid in an editorial.”

100% hydrochloric acid? You mean hydrogen chloride? If you meant hydrochloric acid, you, as an authority of science, should have written as 38 percent or so.

What I am doing is lampooning (rather than explosive harpooning), the media exploitation of the ignorance of the general populace who could not tell it apart from 100% near hydrochloric acid in an editorial. What I have stated is fair, when butter goes rancid, butyric acid is liberated by hydrolysis leading to the unpleasant odor. Its not going to burn holes in the deck.

Ditto, I am ridiculing the media spin, or Aki’s exaggeration, by relating it to head clamping “50% Lethal Dose” testing, as illustrated above. I suppose they could have used simply used diesel or some other bacterial mixture but then they would have been accused of firebombing or germ warfare. What I do not understand is, where does industry get the belief that it has a God given right to exploit what and where it wants?

The British Vegetarian Society was formed in 1847, the Japan Vegetarian Society was officially founded in 2001. The leader is not even vegetarian.