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WATER
USE
protruding objects which
smaller and large stock. They
half to create two ample
are supplied with ball valves
water containers.
to regulate water levels.
There are a variety of custom- Rototank makes a freestandmade troughs available that
ing water tank trough for
are made from heavy plastic. animal water storage. The
They are made at various
tank can also act as a
different heights to cater for
rainwater storage tank. The
tank stores 1 650 litres,
including 250 litres in the
trough part. These systems are
available as solar powered
water troughs as well.
The base of the trough must
be positioned on solid, level
grounding which is free of any
S
tion will cause more morons
to become neutrons, forming
isodopes.
This characteristic of moron
promotion leads some
scientists to believe that
Governmentium is formed
whenever morons reach a
critical concentration. This
hypothetical quantity is
referred to as critical morass.
When catalysed with money,
Governmentium becomes
Administratium, an element
that radiates just as much
energy as Governmentium
since it has half as many
peons but twice as many
morons. All of the money is
consumed in the exchange,
and nothing else results.
cientists at CERN near
Geneva, Switzerland
have announced the
discovery of the HEAVIEST
element yet known to
science!
AND yes ... it was discovered
in South Africa!
The new element is
Governmentium (Gv). It has
one neutron, 25 assistant
neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons
and 198 assistant deputy
neutrons, giving it an atomic
mass of 312.
These 312 particles are held
together by forces called
morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of
lefton-like particles called
peons.
Since Governmentium has no
electrons or protons, it is inert.
However, it can be detected,
because it impedes every
reaction with which it comes
in contact.
A tiny amount of Governmentium can cause a reaction
normally taking less than a
second to take from four days
to four years to complete.
Governmentium has a normal
half-life of 2-6 years. It does
not decay but instead
undergoes a reorganisation in
which a portion of the
assistant neutrons and deputy
neutrons exchange places.
In fact, Governmentium's mass
will actually increase over
time, since each reorganisa-
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could lead to puncturing the
trough. It is also advisable to
surround the trough with a
layer of gravel, so the area
around the trough stays as
dry as possible and provides
safe footing for your stock.
Check your troughs daily to
ensure that rodents, birds or
other small wildlife have not
fallen in and drowned. An
animal carcass in a water
source can cause any number
of illnesses in livestock forced
to drink the tainted water.
Frogs and snakes are
particularly prone to entering
a water trough and then
being unable to get out.
Freestanding water tank
and trough from Rototank