Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Say 'No' to Crackers.....


Hi …
Just 2 mins n I ll leav u..,
As we all r heading 2wards the most awaited festival in our calender, we keep track on the TV programs 4 that day (Luk out for the much celebrated and awaited new film on the small screen).
Yes, I m talking about ‘deepavali’…The festival of lights redefined over the years to ‘festival of crackers’. Show me one house in south India where u see lights lit on a deepavali day??? Impossible..U cud hear the sound of crackers even if u run away for that day to Mars.
Wel as literates we need 2 think abt the adverse impacts of burning crackers. More than pollution the sudden explosive sound can be a ‘deathblow’. Imagine the state of a new born baby, smal kid or elders for that matter hearing a sudden 145dB explosion *yuck* (Just take a minute 2 perceive dis).
The SC has actually banned the production of crackers above 120dB(Some say 125dB.,) but crackers hitting the market these days aren’t less than 140dB., The manufacturers r also supposed 2 disclose the facts abt the composition of their product, the sound level wen fired etc etc but they fail to do so. The onus lies on us to understand these obscure facts and act accordingly. If we start inculcating this to our kids at least by now, we are about to save our next generation from this growing threat.
Expecting at least a minimal response from u not in the form of comments, but in action, here’s wishing u a ‘happy and safe deepavali’ in advance…thanks 4 spending ur valuable time…
Post Script: I recommend those colorful nighttime skiers to those bloody horrible crackers. You know, we are at least sound-free if not pollution-free and we are nothing short of a real good fun and amusement at the same time.

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