TIL, that in order to protect people in the future from radioactive waste, two philosophers proposed we genetically engineer cats to change color when exposed to radiation then create folklore and songs about the cats.

http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/ten-thousand-years/



Submitted April 02, 2015 at 01:45AM by stripesnstripes http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/313row/til_that_in_order_to_protect_people_in_the_future/