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Question: Why did you say those mean things on Twitter?
Asked by sportygirl16 to Leo on 25 Jun 2010 in Categories: About. This question was also asked by frank123rous, tylanhollyrokmore, annibella13, lilandcaitlinizdabest.Question: Why did you say those mean things on Twitter?
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sciencetube145 commented on :
I’m sorry, it was just asking a question that was on my mind at the time. I didn’t mean for it to be uninteresting or anything not to do with Cancer but I was just interested in knowing the answer.
I’m sorry for the uproar it has caused over twitter and on here. My apologies again,
ScienceTube145 – Celine.
Leo commented on :
No harm done. Like I said, I only felt it was uninteresting in the context of the other questions being asked, which were often very serious and more relevant to my expertise, and should have been moderated given the volume of questions we had to answer.
It is a perfectly valid question, though.
Look, to make up for any upset, why don’t I just answer it now:
Apparently, it is because of a change in dog food composition; because of regulations which came around during the BSE crisis, dog food contains less bone than it used it. Now, the reason the poo goes white is because it evaporates, leaving behind the calcium that was present in bone. Hence, if dog food contains no more bone, there is no calcium left behind – and no white dog poo! Also, if dog poo is getting cleared up quicker, then there is less chance of it going white.
There – hope that helped. Again, no offense meant and I hope you continue to enjoy learning about science and asking probing questions!
Best wishes.
Leo
Moderator - Peter commented on :
We really appreciate the amount of time and effort all of the scientists have put into answering all the questions to such an excellent standard, particularly in this zone as it has been so busy. The volume of activity in this zone was unexpected and we needed to be more selective about which questions were allowed through from the start. However, the question was approved in principle because we want the students to be free to ask any question that they want to know the answer to. We are sorry for any annoyance or upset caused and hope this hasn’t spoiled anyone’s enjoyment of the event.
sciencetube145 commented on :
Yes that helps, thanks Leo.
Good luck,
Celine.