Osler's Razor

One of the most troubling science fiction films ever was Soylent Green. In short, the plot of the movie is this: Through a series of ecological disasters and population growth, Earth can no longer sustain its human population. The government is performing "riot control" by gathering up people with "scoops," and then processing them into food-- Soylent Green. One of the most disturbing images in the film is the "scoops" gathering up doomed victims:



I hadn't thought about this pretty-bad movie in a long time. However, I recently watched a little boy play with Thomas the Tank Engine toys. I couldn't help but notice one special toy-- the riot control scoop!



If you look closely in the scoop, you can clearly see a human foot: