Ranting to /dev/null

Another reason not to visit Nebraska

The whole flat-as-a-pancake and boring-as-drying-paint reasons aside, the good people of Nebraska have just extinguished a 2,000 ton burning pile of manure.

Yes, you read that right. Apparently the manure reached some kind of critical mass and spontaneously ignited, burning for around four months. Apparently, crap has a critical mass. I'm taking bets as to how long it'll take Kos or Salon to reach that point.