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NASA Announces Record Ozone Hole
Drewsk writes "NASA has announced that the ozone hole over the Antarctic has broken all records. From the story: 'From September 21 to 30, the average area of the ozone hole was the largest ever observed, at 10.6 million square miles,' said Paul Newman, atmospheric scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. If the stratospheric weather conditions had been normal, the ozone hole would be expected to reach a size of about 8.9 to 9.3 million square miles, about the surface area of North America.""
Doesn't that usually happen when you fuck with a hole?
said Paul Newman, atmospheric scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
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Is nothing enough for Paul Newman? It's not enough that he stars in movies with Robert Redford, or that I'm forced to by his Salad Dressings and Microwave Pop-Corn... now I must apparently take his word on the o-zone layer. I suppose in 20 years he'll show up in a computer animated film as some sort of washed-up radio telescope convinced to go for one more shot at the big time.
And your fart joke certainly isn't of 8th grade calibur.
I for one, am looking forward to our improved sun tanning opportunities. UV kills parasites too. It's win-win here. Ozone layers are over-rated.
"And what's this layer of ozone? That's never been there before." - Professor Farnsworth before discovering that the ship had been taken back in time 1057 years to 1947.
...increased cancer for us Australians this year. Not to worry though, in 60 years, whatever skin we have left on our face and arms after the melanomas have been removed will be safe(r).
Dude, if your farts have a "shape" I would recommend some pepto bismol......
Monstar L
holy crap, but the fact he just used Al Gore as a reference doesn't bother you?
"NASA Announces Record Ozone Hole"
- Yes, but will it be available in retail before the holiday shopping season? What will availability be?
- Can it run Lunix? Duke Nukem 4? NetBSD? Can I make a beowulf out of them?
- Shouldn't we wait for Rev. B?
- Why didn't they mention any pricing in the article? It's totally a vaporware mock-up, like that keyboard!
- Did they use clean energy to manufacture it?
- Isn't the one from RKA/ESA/JAXA superior? NASA only makes hoaxes anyway -- Was this "ozone hole" actually on a sound stage in Nevada?
Alright everyone, our goal has been achieved. Take a little break and we'll meet back here for more ozone depletion in a few aeons, mm'kay?
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