The demonization of carbon dioxide is just like the demonization of the poor Jews under Hitler. Carbon dioxide is actually a benefit to the world, and so were the Jews.
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Godwin Applied to Chemistry Award.
And, while CO2 can beneit to the world, as plants need it to feed themselves, its high concentration can deregulate the weather mechanisms.
Water is of benefit to the world, too, but guess what happens if I push your head into a lake for a few minutes.
EDIT: Heh. Wow. What were the odds?
"Carbon dioxide is actually a benefit to the world"
Yeah, just look at Venus. Nice, temperate climate. Oh, wait, it's not.
Tell you what, Sparky. Let's put you first in a small, windowless room full of Jewish people, and have you take a few deep breaths. Then, we'll put you in a room full of carbon dioxide and repeat the experiment.
At certain levels incorporated into certain materials, it's great. That's what we had hundred of years ago but then we started flaming it into the air,,,that's when it became an issue.
And this is one of the most dishonest approaces used by greenhouse deniers. If you actually know the beneficial level of trapped carbon then you should know the bad applications.
You'll also better understand the plight of the Jews under Hitlers reighn while working on my dinner.
Carbon dioxide, like most substances, is a benefit to the world, as long as it's in moderate doses, stupid.
The demonization of carbon dioxide is more like the demonization of DDT, of asbestos, of gamma rays, etc.
Well, that's a weird new juxtaposition of Jewish folks & gas. *backs away slowly....*
To his credit, he says Jews benefit the world.
But he's still stupid otherwise.
Sit in a car with the exhaust pipe connected to your window with a hose and let it run for a while with all the other windows rolled up. See how well you do in those conditions.
We'll wait for your results.
I just... buh... gah... what?
Carbon dioxide? What?
Carbon Monoxide can also be of benefit to the world, Billy. Please, make it so.
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@Mike Litoris
Yeah, don't you remember that old folk song in the '60s;
@ Philbert McAdamia
Bad form, sir... but I do remember this one:
Love is like CO2,
Didn't make sense back then, either.
@ stonespiral and others
The danger from barbecuing indoors and car exhaust comes from carbon monoxide, not carbon dioxide. CO is an entirely different compound from CO2. Both can kill you by breathing it in, but in different ways.
CO2 is heavier than air and is only dangerous (to breathing anyway) in pockets where it can displace the oxygen. CO binds to red blood cells more tenaciously than oxygen and will kill you in much smaller amounts.
Who exactly is "demonizing carbon dioxide"?
And I was just getting to like it, especially in my carbonated drinks.
If you think carbon dioxide is bad, you better look out for dihydrogen monoxide:
Each year, Dihydrogen Monoxide is a known causative component in many thousands of deaths and is a major contributor to millions upon millions of dollars in damage to property and the environment. Some of the known perils of Dihydrogen Monoxide are:
Despite the danger, public dihydrogen monoxide use is widespread with no plans in place to phase it out. It's even used in the White House!
It's commonly used
as an industrial solvent and coolant.
You just equated a group of human beings to an atmospheric gas?
No. Just ... No. Not even close to being equivalent.
Although, perhaps in your case, it is close - as you are exuding noxious gaseous discharges like this.
Well, other than killing you, it would also make you loose weight as you would have increased buoyancy in the gas that is about 1.6 times the weight of air. Nearly everyone would like to loose a little weight..
This probably belongs in the Top 5 worst Godwins ever.
And "were" the Jews? Uh, the Jews are still around.
@ breakerslion
@ Philbert McAdamia
Bad form, sir ... but I do remember this one:
They can't all be gems, B. Even I, in my divinity, have limits.
@#1688280
I worked at Home Depot in the paint department. When a customer would ask about thinning the water based paint, or how to get it off their hands I would tell them to use Dihydrogen Monoxide.me .
@Philbert, from #1688280:
I would find it amusing, but would have also known what "water-based" implies. The first time I read about that "hoax" I thought it was hysterical. :) I recall they got quite a few signatures on the "Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide!" petition"
Wow, not once in 8 years? That's really freaking sad, you'd think some of the college students would get it. Seems to me we need MORE science in the science classrooms, not less. H-twenty? (shakes head)
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