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Combatting Global Warming With Artificial Volcanos?
An anonymous reader writes, "Some scientists are suggesting that a short-term solution to global warming could be to inject sulfate-based aerosols into the stratosphere as a 'sunlight-reflecting, cooling foil.' Tom Wigley of the National Center for Atmospheric Research says that adding just 5 million metric tons of sulfur dioxide annually to the stratosphere 'would have a significant influence.'" From the article: "Constant aerosol production also could mean we wouldn't have blue skies anymore, and it could reduce incoming solar radiation enough to hobble such imperatives as replacing fossil fuel with solar energy technologies."
a preemptive strike against the machines!
"I think that God in creating Man somewhat overestimated his ability."-Oscar Wilde
Ever notice that Sagan was one letter away from SATAN!? Coincidence?
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There was an episode of Futurama where they combatted global warming by putting a giant ice cube in the ocean. As global warming became worse, they would use a bigger ice cube each year.
This plan seems to have the same sort of thinking behind it.
I can keep driving my Hummer!
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Didn't Venus try this?
Oh yes, introduce foreign wildlife into an inhospitible land to do natures dirty work. That never ends badly.
Just look at what happened on Mars, we sent a Beagle there now the place is overrun with little pizza shaped robotic dogs.
I mean, how long has it been since you saw a native martian?
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It's ok, we can send snakes over to kill the beagles.
These guys are almost as bad as "area man". They lurk around trying to foist the most asinine ideas on the rest of us. The only thing they're doing is combatting the general betterment of the human intellect.
I heard "some scientists" suggested we should build a giant space elevator (w/ a kick-ass carbon nanotube teather) and then send up a few guys to ask the sun to cool it for a little while.
Jack asses.
Sulfur dioxide is hardly a solution
Of course not, it's a compound!
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