I don't mind so much. I was a fan mainly of the original Trek, and even I have to admit that a third of the episodes were dogs and another third were just sort of ... eh.
By the way, I salute SwitcherX's captionfest.
All right ... you want random? This is pretty random. Smithsonian.com and Discover Magazine confirm that for a few years now, some of the larger pig farms in the Midwest have been rocked by huge explosions. Ordinarily the pig manure pools create methane, but then that methane gets dissipated by ventilation. Now, however, a mysterious gelatinous foam has begun to form which traps the methane and creates a major flammable hazard. In one explosion, 1,500 pigs got killed (as opposed to slaughtered). The foam may be a bacterial byproduct, but no one seems sure yet which kind or strain of bacteria could be responsible. It has been suggested that this may be a symptom of changes in pig feed.
I hope it is feed related -- because what if it isn't? What if this is a mobile and durable bacteria and the Midwest is simply its initial breeding ground? What if this stuff spreads around the world? I am particularly struck by the thought of the Siberian permafrost becoming less and less "perma" over the coming decades, thawing out and releasing its own methane. What if this bacteria finds Siberia to be an excellent growth medium? I can see it now: the Siberian wilderness of the future -- constantly rocked by huge spontaneous explosions.
It's a very speculative idea -- but if it comes true, remember: I suggested it first.