Science, culture, astronomy, philosophy, other sciences... all means to explain what cannot be explained. But today we will not use these powerful means to explain the unexplainable, but to answer questions that everyone can ask in their own life, which is a more polite way to say that we will use knowledge for nonsense. From the group of Sciemenziati, we kick off this wonderful series of notions. And to start off right, we need a subject, and that subject is the PIG. As this is the pilot episode, only three questions have been selected:
1) Can pigs drink alcohol? Or are they like your friend Luigi, with the liver of a fetus?
2) Why do Muslims consider the pig a sacred animal? And above all, why the pig? Wouldn't a little dog or a fish won at the fair have been better?
3) But does the pig listen to music? Is it a fan of rock or opera? Or is it just a dumb animal that doesn't understand anything, related to the stinking and - unforgettable
@[Poletti]? Let’s go in order.
First answer:
Apparently yes. There's even a documented case that proves not only that pigs can get drunk but that Australia exists. It was 2013. We're at a campsite located in the western part of Australia. During the night, this cute little piglet starts to sneak away with 18 beers, which in comparison, makes Homer Simpson look like a kid. Despite this, the little pig keeps it together but begins to rummage through the trash and chase a cow, just because. The little piglet didn't die and was found exhausted under a tree. (P.S this story is true; anyone who wants to make a movie out of this can certainly let their imagination run wild).
2) Ah, I know what you're thinking: "Have you lost your mind? They consider it an impure animal; it's even written in the Quran! Go read it, you ignorant and rude." Yes, that's true, and it provides the cultural backdrop. In reality, digging deeper, I found a theory that is quite valid and very interesting. We all know that Islam is the main religion of the Eastern peoples, and in those countries (Arabia, Islam, Iran), most of the territories are composed of desert areas. In ancient times, there were likely some men living in those areas where they settled; however, man was not the only one living in those lands; there were also other animals... one of which was our dear friend the pig. Now, considering that the pig is potentially a danger to humans (since it can smell the flavor of our flesh), populations tried not to go against the pig to the point that it was considered "equal to man." In short, one of the reasons pigs are not eaten is that ancient populations treated them with respect.
#Zittoesuino 3) Yes, and they even like it. There are farmers who play music for pigs,
