Random theory of the day

I think I may have found the source of the anger in the Middle East. It is the HEAT! Forget politics and religion, just get them all air conditioners and reliable power.

I know I get grumpy when it gets above 85F. Queens almost blew up when they didn't have power for air conditioning and the weather was around 90F. It is regularly over 110F in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East.

Yes, I know it is a dry heat. Still, heat is heat. It bakes the brain and makes us act strangely. It has been studied (I don't have time or inclination to track down the study right now) and found that violent crime doubles in Miami when the temperature goes over 90.

So maybe the most important player in the Middle East peace talks should be Carrier and Con Ed (ok Con Ed might be a bad example).

Note: none of this post is to be taken at all seriously.