How Sperm Whales Offset Their Carbon Footprint

Boy Wunda writes "Scientists at Flinders University in South Australia found that in an awesome example of design by Mother Nature, Southern Ocean sperm whales offset their carbon footprint by simply defecating – an action that releases tons of iron a year and stimulates the growth of phytoplankton which absorb and trap carbon dioxide. If only we humans could say the same for our poop, which really doesn't do much more than just sit there." I'm going to do my part by buying some iron supplements and a can of chili, and heading off toward the ocean.

Comments

samzenpus:

[Anonymous Coward]

How about you do your part by buying a cheap .22 caliber pistol and blowing your brains out?

Re: samzenpus:

[Rhaban]

I would not accept suicide advices from someone who never did any successful attempt.

Re: samzenpus:

[DinDaddy]

What about on more coarse pigs?

You're doing it wrong

[Anonymous Coward]

If your poop "just sits there" try going *in* the toilet next time, not beside it. If you can make that work, your poop will magically be whisked away and probably end up in a digester somewhere making methane, or possibly being reprocessed into fertilizer. Behold, the secret life of poop!

Worthless turd!

[mgierhart]

So basically, according to Mother Nature, we aren't worth our weight in shit?

Re:I wonder ...

[Anonymous Coward]

I suggest dumping raw sewage into the oceans in an effort to reduce our carbon footprint.

('bout 6 minutes.)

Don't be too hard on yourselves

[rattaroaz]

If only we humans could say the same for our poop, which really doesn't do much more than just sit there.

As humans, aren't we a little too hard on ourselves? First, we criticize ourselves for cutting down trees. Then, we criticize ourselves for global warming. Now, we criticize ourselves because our poops suck? Sheesh. When will it end?

Re:Carbon Footprint?

[lupinstel]

Yeah... They don't even have feet!

Re:I wonder ...

[Rato Ruter]

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