Its surprising to me how over the years, our society has become so detached from what is real. Our food is a prime example. It wasnt long ago that I was a boy on my uncles ranch, and I watched him slaughter a pig- I nearly went into shock, I couldnt believe it was real. I got over it quick, after he explained why he was doing it, and I even made myself a plate that night. All of us today are so detached from where our food comes from, because when we get it at the grocery store, its been processed, cleaned, dressed, guts and blood removed, and nicely packaged. Weve become over-sensitized with brainwashing about the human-animal relationship, and while compassion and feelings against animal cruelty are warranted and to be respected, an E9 launch on this slow rocket would not harm the fish (I would NEVER harm an animal for entertainment!)
When it comes to animals and our food, we want someone else to do the killing and clean it up nice until it doesnt look like a living creature anymore- then we can feel like were the loving animal-friendly people that we try to convince ourselves we are. Since weve been so far removed from the killing process, we deny our involvement- we dont eat living creatures, it was sitting there at the store, and all I did was pick it up and buy it- I didnt harm a thing! I wont mention the leather shoes youre wearing right now, or the number of animals that were tortured in the process of developing those medications your taking right now!
But all right everybody, dont get your panties in a bunch!:y: I already planned to use a plastic fish, READ my posts
So now the feeder goldfish I would have launched once (without incident), and then kept at home in my nice aquarium afterwards, can now live another day at Petsmart, suffocating in its filthy, oxygen deprived tank with dead floating fish getting picked apart by other fish, eventually contracting ick or some nasty fungus, so it can die a slow painful death. Lets hear it for the circle of life, woo-hoo!
(actually, my wife wouldnt let me do it.):cry:
