Weird Typoes

[stickmaker]

Because of the news about Myanmar I was checking what actually goes into those "high energy biscuits." They're pretty interesting; a combination of high and low tech to use for modern incidents of an ancient problem: short term hunger relief.

However, I was boggled to find one document listing the "chlorine" nutritional content. (Presumably that was supposed to be "choline.") Another gave the amount of "Lodine," perhaps intending "Iodine."

I was also saddened to learn that the packages are deliberately designed to be unattractive to military, paramilitary and insurgents. They're blocky and bulky, to make them hard to fit into military-style pants pockets, and the outsides made non-shiny so they aren't attractive.

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[solarbird]

I was also saddened to learn that the packages are deliberately designed to be unattractive to military, paramilitary and insurgents.
Saddened? Why? Aid theft is a huge, huge problem.

[stickmaker.livejournal.com]

>Aid theft is a huge, huge problem.

That's why. That such measures need to be taken to prevent the theft of food from starving people.