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By Dave Hitt on Sep 22, 2008 in Junk Science | 0 Comments
The end of the world has been delayed for two weeks while repairs are made on the LHC. Paranoia over it creating a black hole that will destroy the universe are ridiculous. The most it would do is destroy the solar system. Hey, it’s been fun. India’s media has been broadcasting all kinds of paranoid […]
By Dave Hitt on Aug 24, 2008 in Junk Science, Nanny Nation, Politics | 10 Comments
The Smoker’s Club has a great page that outlines exactly how nicotine nannies work. Check it out.
By Dave Hitt on Jun 3, 2008 in Junk Science, Politics, Religion, Very Old Jokes | 2 Comments
You’ve probably seen those commercials where people with vastly different politics are sitting on a couch in front of the ocean preaching about Global Warming. (Pronounced so you can hear the capital letters.) The creepiest/most disgusting of them is the one that pairs Al Sharpton with Pat Robertson. Let’s break this down. Al Sharpton came […]
By Dave Hitt on May 30, 2008 in Junk Science, Nanny Nation | 9 Comments
Visitors to The Facts send a lot of e-mail. Half of the writers love the site and say thanks, the other half hates it, hates smokers, hates freedom of choice, and especially, hates me. The fan mail is pretty varied. Some people like the stats pages, some like the study analysis, some like the list […]
By Dave Hitt on May 20, 2008 in Junk Science | 2 Comments
We are being warned by an environmentalist that climate change “must now stand alongside nuclear war as a likely source of wholesale death and misery for mankind.”  A representative of the World Metrological Organization warns that climate change can not be reversed. One of the darlings of the environmental movement predicts world wide food shortages. […]
By Dave Hitt on May 3, 2008 in Junk Science, Nanny Nation | 3 Comments
Dr. Shepard was one of the co-authors of the infamous Helena Study. The study made an astonishing claim: That in the six months Helena MT had a smoking ban in place heart attacks dropped by 60%. In order to fully appreciate this entry, I suggest you first read the details of the study here and […]
By Dave Hitt on Apr 28, 2008 in Junk Science, Nanny Nation | 2 Comments
Now that European nannies have succeeded in using bogus claims to outlaw smoking nearly everywhere , They’re moving on to their next target: passive drinking. Uber Nanny Dr. Peter Anderson claims, “The total tangible cost of alcohol to EU society in 2003 was estimated {pulled out of someone’s ass} to be €125bn (€79bn-€220bn), equivalent to […]