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Global Warming Stopped By Adding Lime To Sea

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the but-then-nobody-can-have-a-good-gin-and-tonic dept.

Antiglobalism writes "Scientists say they have found a workable way of reducing CO2 levels in the atmosphere by adding lime to seawater. And they think it has the potential to dramatically reverse CO2 accumulation in the atmosphere, reports Cath O'Driscoll in SCI's Chemistry & Industry magazine published today."

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  1. There's a song about this... by illeism · · Score: 1, Redundant

    ...There was an old lady who swallowed a cat.
    Imagine that, she swallowed a cat.
    She swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...
    She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
    That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
    She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
    But I dunno why she swallowed that fly
    Perhaps she'll die...

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    Help test the /. effect at my min
  2. Does this work with any citrus fruit? by WiglyWorm · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I would much prefer my ocean with a wedge of lemon.

  3. Re:Ocean of Acid by Talderas · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I am not a chemist and I'm sure I'm missing something here, but I don't understand how changing the acidity of the ocean is going to make it capable of absorbing more CO2.

    If both the lime and CO2 bind with water molecules, isn't adding lime reducing the amount of water molecules that are left to bind with CO2?

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    "Lack of speed can be overcome. In the worst case by patience." --Znork
  4. Re:And finally... by bugnuts · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You have lime
    You have salt.

    Just need some tequila.

  5. Re:And finally... by terjeber · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Lemonade? Hell no. We have the salt. We have the lime. I'll add the tequila for the greatest party in the history of evoluion!