That's one way to escape the smog! Bottles of FRESH AIR from Canada are a hot sale in China as pollu

[Calista241]

Source: Daily Mail UK

Since China's capital city Beijing issued its first ever air pollution red alert last week, sales of bottled Canadian fresh mountain air to Chinese customers have soared.

Two entrepreneurs from Alberta have been selling Vitality Air for just over a year, but over the last two weeks their sales to China have increased dramatically, reports The People's Daily Online.

The red alert over air pollution was issued by Beijing authorities on December 7, lasting three days, amid the second bout of bad air this month. During this time PM2.5 levels - tiny hazardous airborne particles - exceeded 900 micrograms per cubic meter.

Canisters of air are being sold for up to £42 each, depending on the size

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peoplesdaily/article-3359154/Bottles-fresh-air-Canada-hot-sale-China-smog-remains-high.html

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I remember this scene from the movie Spaceballs. Great movie, but i never thought it would happen for real.

[Xipe Totec]

1. Perri-Air

[Blue_Tires]

14. Brilliant...

[pangaia]

2. First bottled water.

Now bottled air.



And is that price REAL ???

OR is this the onion? No, it is the Daily Mail..

[BumRushDaShow]

3. O'Hare Air

[Egnever]

9. You beat me to it.

First thing I thought of as well.

[BumRushDaShow]

11. I knew I had to move quick on that one

(loved Danny Devito in that)

[hedda_foil]

4. Isn't Alberta the home for Canadian cracking?

[AngryAmish]

6. Lance Storm is from Alberta.

[allan01]

5. i was going to remark about the spaceballs canned air gag myself , but i see great minds think alike

i feel for the chinese ppl who have to breathe in this stuff.

[ffr]

7. Why does China get all the headlines, when India leads in more polluted cities?

No. 1 Delhi, India
No. 2 Patna, India
No. 3 Gwalior, India
No. 4 Raipur, India
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. - Politifact.com



Of the cities with the most air pollution, China doesn't even make the top 20. So why the constant barrage of news headlines about their air being seemingly the worst?

[Egnever]

10. That must be the crazy train I always hear about.

[Skittles]

15. notice it is only men

[Herman4747]

8. You're kidding me!!! - (No, it's actually true!) nt

[lonestarnot]

12. Rocky Mountain Air.

[Trailrider1951]

13. A friend of mine from Wisconsin once told me

about a bumper sticker that used to be seen up there:

"Come to Wisconsin and smell our dairy air!"