RE: Weird FAQ query

From: Hermann Wistuba (hermann@wistuba.com)
Date: Thu Oct 19 2000 - 08:42:08 PDT 

Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 17:42:08 +0200
From: "Hermann Wistuba" <hermann@wistuba.com>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg3013$foo@default>
Subject: RE: Weird FAQ query

There is a use of the VFT.
As fare as I know, there was ( or is ) a company,
that uses the VFT to make a medicine against cancer.
I mean with no effect except to make money with
sick people.

Greetings

Hermann
Dr. Hermann Wistuba
Mudauer Ring 227
68259 Mannheim
GERMANY
hermann@wistuba.com

-----Original Message-----
Behalf Of Barry Meyers-Rice
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 5:24 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list CP

Hey folks,

Sorting through my mail today generated by the CP FAQ, I got this one
which is just so odd, yet mundane, I had to share it. My response is
appended as well.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
To: bazza@sarracenia.com

    Hi my friends child is doing a project on the venus flytrap and is
stumped on one question...I have read your faq sheets but still could not
fine the answer....as they do not have the internet i have told her I
would try to look this up and se if i could find an answer the question
is....What is the purpose or use of the Venus Flytrap?

        thanks
            Laurie
--------------------------

Hi Laurie,

What an odd question. I don't know how to answer that. I simply don't
think that everything on this planet has a "use" by humans.

If you mean, "has the plant been used by humankind for some purpose like
food, textiles, etc.", no, the Venus flytrap does not have such an
anthrocentric use.

Cheers

Barry

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