  More Practical Merit Badges  The Boy Scouts recently
introduced a new Copyright Merit Badge. Among other requirements
to earn the badge—this is true—scouts must learn how to identify
five types of copyrighted works and visit a movie studio to see
how many people can be harmed by film piracy.  We at CRACKED are
concerned that badges like this distract Scouts from much more
practical endeavors in line with their tradition as a pragmatic
outdoors group. That is why we devised some much more useful
merit badges for scouts to earn in the coming year.   Crystal
meth is an important income supplement for rural Americans.
Scouts should be trained in its safe manufacture and
distribution because, let’s face it, when these kids grow up
they’re certainly not going to be making any dough off their
knot-tying and bird-calling skills.     • Write out the basic
ingredients for cooking crystal meth in your home.   • Provide
your Troop leader with free sample to gauge its purity.   •
Describe one way you plan to prevent twe