Absolutely. The helium supply on earth is fixed, it's hard to make any without kicking up a big mess, and we're going to run out, just when we need it for air transport because we won't have hydrocarbon fuel any more. http://www.livescience.com/38990-looming-helium-shortage.html
Right, just like Newton proved F=MA. Until it was disproved by the unknown hypothesis of relativity. You can't ever prove a hypothesis in the physical sciences. Any hypothesis, however well developed and conforming to the data and however clear the mechanism, can always be countered with "No it's not, it might be something else entirely you don't know about." For example, the unbreakable critique of evolution, geological theory, etc. that God made the earth 6000 years ago, exactly as it would appear if it were billions of years old. This is a critical brick in the edifice of AGW denialism. "It might be something else you don't know about that looks just exactly like the AGW effect you theorize, while something else you don't know about prevents the AGW effect you theorize from occurring". See also "It's not smoking that causes cancer, it might be something else you don't know about". That's why Occam shaves. Whereas disproving a negative, even an unknown negative, is trivially easy. The fact that I can see a yellow house disproves numerous unknown hypotheses, such as that there are no houses, there are no yellow houses, there are no yellow houses visible in my vicinity, and so on quite literally ad infinitum.
you'd think that if the solar system was heating up due to the sun or whatever, the moon might be warming too. we can measure its temp almost as well as we can the earth's, and it is as good a control for what would happen to the temp of a body in this locality without an atmosphere that we have. but the denialists are always more interested in the temperature on Pluto, whose very existence we have only known for less than one of its years.
Of course, the whole "global warming everywhere in the solar system" can be dismissed out of hand by considering the number of events mentioned; in a system of 9(ish) planets, however many moons, and other odd bodies, presenting a list of 4 or 5 which are getting warmer is like proving a coin is heads on both sides because you have evidence that it came up heads half a dozen times when you flipped it 50 times.
"Well, you see my point I hope." Not really. I gather that you are skeptical in regard to the moon landing, rocks, fake rock gifting, etc but I don't see where the dust comes into it.
Stopped by the Wallops Island NASA visitors' site a few years back. Most people have no idea the US space program ever existed anywhere but Florida and Texas but us ancient nerds who recognize the name Willy Ley.... Aside from being very cool to such a nerd, that visit to Wallops Island has the distinction of being easily the most mosquito infested place I've ever been. Quite literally dozens of bites just between the car and the building.
Of course, if elected officials have no option to continue their employment, that will only enlarge the career path of lawmaker to lobbyist; I believe this particular matriculation rate for congress is currently at 43%.
Gosh, your country sure got unlucky when kidnapping a few foreign nations to provide slaves. It's a wonder the early Americans ever got enough work out of them to create the wealth the US enjoys today. They must have beaten the tar out of them to get that kind of return on investment, LOL! Well, better luck next time when enslaving a bunch of lesser races. May i suggest Nordic types, Swedes,Norwegians, etc? Diligent workers, yet able to withstand all sorts of harsh treatment without death or crippling.
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Yes. If it weren't for Al Gore there would be no evidence for AGW. He's the mastermind behind the whole thing. Bwaha etc .
Absolutely. The helium supply on earth is fixed, it's hard to make any without kicking up a big mess, and we're going to run out, just when we need it for air transport because we won't have hydrocarbon fuel any more.
http://www.livescience.com/38990-looming-helium-shortage.html
This leaves open the hypothesis that he is an evil scientist. Certainly denialists believe the world is full of them.
Right, just like Newton proved F=MA. Until it was disproved by the unknown hypothesis of relativity.
You can't ever prove a hypothesis in the physical sciences. Any hypothesis, however well developed and conforming to the data and however clear the mechanism, can always be countered with "No it's not, it might be something else entirely you don't know about." For example, the unbreakable critique of evolution, geological theory, etc. that God made the earth 6000 years ago, exactly as it would appear if it were billions of years old. This is a critical brick in the edifice of AGW denialism. "It might be something else you don't know about that looks just exactly like the AGW effect you theorize, while something else you don't know about prevents the AGW effect you theorize from occurring". See also "It's not smoking that causes cancer, it might be something else you don't know about". That's why Occam shaves.
Whereas disproving a negative, even an unknown negative, is trivially easy. The fact that I can see a yellow house disproves numerous unknown hypotheses, such as that there are no houses, there are no yellow houses, there are no yellow houses visible in my vicinity, and so on quite literally ad infinitum.
you'd think that if the solar system was heating up due to the sun or whatever, the moon might be warming too. we can measure its temp almost as well as we can the earth's, and it is as good a control for what would happen to the temp of a body in this locality without an atmosphere that we have. but the denialists are always more interested in the temperature on Pluto, whose very existence we have only known for less than one of its years.
Of course, the whole "global warming everywhere in the solar system" can be dismissed out of hand by considering the number of events mentioned; in a system of 9(ish) planets, however many moons, and other odd bodies, presenting a list of 4 or 5 which are getting warmer is like proving a coin is heads on both sides because you have evidence that it came up heads half a dozen times when you flipped it 50 times.
Best ever was one guy who posted quite seriously that in the neighborhood of Jupiter's Red Spot it was experiencing global warming, locally.
Mod this funny (intentionally I believe)
Similarly all the studies that even hands-free phone conversations interfere with visual attention when driving.
"Well, you see my point I hope."
Not really. I gather that you are skeptical in regard to the moon landing, rocks, fake rock gifting, etc but I don't see where the dust comes into it.
"How often do you feel compelled to this overly precise mode of communication?"
"0.0007 Hz".
OMG!!! They're drone attacking the moon now! Obama! !!!
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Filter error: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.)
If you heard such a boom it would probably be the meth lab blowing up.
Stopped by the Wallops Island NASA visitors' site a few years back. Most people have no idea the US space program ever existed anywhere but Florida and Texas but us ancient nerds who recognize the name Willy Ley.... Aside from being very cool to such a nerd, that visit to Wallops Island has the distinction of being easily the most mosquito infested place I've ever been. Quite literally dozens of bites just between the car and the building.
Why would your society want to gather hunters?
Of course, if elected officials have no option to continue their employment, that will only enlarge the career path of lawmaker to lobbyist; I believe this particular matriculation rate for congress is currently at 43%.
They may have no idea what it means, but if it involves backdoors, it sounds like something that should illegal.
Contempt of congress is the American national pastime.
Hey mom, can I have encrypted eggs for breakfast?
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"It's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide".
Nothing funnier than a debate between somebody from the Bronx and somebody from Alabama.
I can't speak Mandarin either and i'm pretty smart.
Gosh, your country sure got unlucky when kidnapping a few foreign nations to provide slaves. It's a wonder the early Americans ever got enough work out of them to create the wealth the US enjoys today. They must have beaten the tar out of them to get that kind of return on investment, LOL! Well, better luck next time when enslaving a bunch of lesser races. May i suggest Nordic types, Swedes,Norwegians, etc? Diligent workers, yet able to withstand all sorts of harsh treatment without death or crippling.
The UK and the US; two nations separated by a common language.