Sasquatch Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 minute ago, OneTwoSixFive said: Did you know that the guy responsible for putting lead into petrol (which is a huge pollutant), then went on to invent fridges powered by CFC's (which destroy the ozone layer). Seriously, he has a lot to answer for. Wow, what a legacy, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibrett15 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, OneTwoSixFive said: Did you know that the guy responsible for putting lead into petrol (which is a huge pollutant), then went on to invent fridges powered by CFC's (which destroy the ozone layer). Seriously, he has a lot to answer for. the lobbyists and corporations had a lot MORE to answer for IMO. The known issue and head in the sand attitude vastly outweigh the initial experimentation and benefits he was exploring. Putting lead into gasoline made sense at the time - it helped with performance. Unplanned consequences are always the risk of progress. Hiding and obfuscating the facts in the name of profits should be met with jail time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
15412 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 "it's fine if you just don't care about what will happen in the future, but pretending you aren't spending next month's payment today by switching from one fossil fuel to another is incorrect." Your whole premise is incorrect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgbeethree Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 6 minutes ago, OneTwoSixFive said: Did you know that the guy responsible for putting lead into petrol (which is a huge pollutant), then went on to invent fridges powered by CFC's (which destroy the ozone layer). Seriously, he has a lot to answer for. Just did a little reading on him and it seems his last invention had a pretty good sense of both humor and karma at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 minute ago, wgbeethree said: Just did a little reading on him and it seems his last invention had a pretty good sense of both humor and karma at least. and... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgbeethree Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Joe said: and... He got sick. Designed a series of ropes and pulleys to help him get out of bed. Strangled himself. Edited August 21, 2019 by wgbeethree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uffdaswede Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 hour ago, incognito_man said: The ideas of humans flying used to be unrealistic, too. And then Tony Stark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit_Pack Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Just to correct a common misconception, most of the methane produced by a cow is released from the mouth as opposed to the backside. A cow can produce as much methane each day as is emitted from a car’s exhaust. Current studies to reduce or eliminate methane production include include feeding cows a certain type of pink seaweed, injecting them with bacteria similar to that found in the stomach of the more environmentally friendly kangaroo or via a special nose ring that neutralises the methane when the cow burps! The ultimate cattle-ytic converter 🤣🤣🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cakeshoppe Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 hour ago, OneTwoSixFive said: Did you know that the guy responsible for putting lead into petrol (which is a huge pollutant), then went on to invent fridges powered by CFC's (which destroy the ozone layer). Seriously, he has a lot to answer for. Did you know Colonel Sanders was never in the military and also shot a guy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, Cakeshoppe said: Did you know Colonel Sanders was never in the military and also shot a guy He was a very angry man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 We should start an Energy sub. Good stuff. When I become king I'm going to use all yer taxes monies to research Thorium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I'm going to cure every disease that ever existed if someone would just loan me the 20 grand I need. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatZepp Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 2 hours ago, skibrett15 said: as a free fuel source, yes. Hydro is sustainable and doesn't "consume" water. Relies on the water cycle and rain filling up said river and reservoir. But it doesn't create a ton of electricity and it is expensive to make and it is limited by the presence of a river which is not developed and can be dammed up. Back in early 2000s I think china built a dam which displaced a TON of people. Three Gorges Dam is the dam in question, it displaced over 1 million people. Hydro power, specifically hydro dams is very clean sounding but it’s the lesser known side effects that really hamper it. Everyone thinks, yea! Free energy using a renewable resource but one of the purposes of a dam and specifically three gorges is to eliminate flooding. Not to go too see but think about how river delta’s are the most fertile land because all the high nutrient sediment ends up there. Eliminate the floods which has been done by dams across the globe and you can point to some of the most fertile farmlands on every continent (Antarctica excludes) becoming unsuitable for agriculture. The. Think about how civilization has traditionally been built up next to water ways, when you fill the reservoir and flood all the once inhabitable land, every pollutant enters the water system. Old mines, factories, houses, everything. Then there is the biomass impact, in building a dam you can greatly alter what wildlife thrive and suffer. The low flow of a reservoir is great for some species but will allow an abundance of predators that can wreck havoc on native species. Even with fish ladders, animals have trouble accessing breeding grounds and spawns. There is also commerce, the Yangtze River for example Sees some of the highest commercial traffic, a lock system has to be managed to allow for boats to get around the dam. This is one of the largest most environmentally impactful dams in the world and supplies power to some of China’s 1.3 Billion people... well, 26 Million of them.... you would need over 50 dams just as big to supply power for China... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packer_ESP Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 18 minutes ago, Norm said: I'm going to cure every disease that ever existed if someone would just loan me the 20 grand I need. Sick reference 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesehawk Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 42 minutes ago, Norm said: I'm going to cure every disease that ever existed if someone would just loan me the 20 grand I need. got venmo? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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