Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for April 17, 2012
April 16, 2012
April 18, 2012
Transcript:
Scientists studying the Pacific's 4 mile deep Kermadec trench discovered a previously unknown bug like amphipod that grows as large as 13 inches long- skittering along the sea floor! The rare genetic disorder congenital erythropoitic porphyria can cause such sensitivity to light that sun exposure can scar a person's skin and blind them! When waves of charged particles from solar storms reach Earth, they can trigger glowing auroras, disrupt satellites and short out high tech equipment!
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Michael Thorton over 12 years ago
I remember porphyria from an episode of Castle where some lunatic believing he was a vampire had it.
KA7DRE Premium Member over 12 years ago
Probably a good idea to stay clear of tanning beds too with a disorder like that one…. Most everyone already knows about the stuff mentioned in the bottom panel unless you’re living under a rock or something.
Puddleglum2 over 12 years ago
Those ‘waves’ should be ‘charged’ for causing all that damage!
Fan o’ Lio. over 12 years ago
You can either watch TV, read the newspaper – OR wait a few weeks (or years) and read it here.
Stephen Gilberg over 12 years ago
Is that even worse than Xeroderma pigmentosa?
Yukoneric over 12 years ago
had a college professor who was extremely light sensitive. Wore sun glasses during lectures and kept his office almost pitch black… His eyes were reddish brown
Max Starman Jones over 12 years ago
I wonder what a wave of charged particles would do to a 13-inch buglike amphipod with porphyria? Let’s erase the borders and see!