"Ooops! New NASA study: Antarctica isn’t losing ice mass after all !"

[billvon 3,120]

>The 400k number takes a LOT of assumptions into play.

Yes, just as the smoking number does. But as you said, you can still determine that number with some certainty.

[turtlespeed 226]

billvon

>The 400k number takes a LOT of assumptions into play.

Yes, just as the smoking number does. But as you said, you can still determine that number with some certainty.

I'm not saying that number is wrong, but it seems a little high to be contributed wholly to climate change.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[billvon 3,120]

> but it seems a little high to be contributed wholly to climate change.

I think that might be because we have something of a US-centric view here. Here in the US, a drought means you can't water your lawn for a few months; in many developing countries, it means thousands die of starvation. There are a lot of people living on the edge, and it doesn't take much of a change to push them over that edge.

We've all heard charities say "just a few cents a day can save a child from starvation." That's true because it doesn't take much to save the life of someone who is starving. The opposite is true as well.

[turtlespeed 226]

billvon

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We've all heard charities say "just a few cents a day can save a child from starvation." That's true because it doesn't take much to save the life of someone who is starving. The opposite is true as well.

It doesn't take but a few cents a day to kill an obese person?

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[normiss 897]

The rest of the world laughs at us.

[SkyDekker 1,465]

normiss

The rest of the world laughs at us.

Even Exxon Mobile admits it. But we don't laugh at all of you, just the GOP who have completely buried their heads in the sand.

[Stumpy 284]

That's nothing particularly new

Never try to eat more than you can lift

[wmw999 2,589]

Remember, any of you who post something like "I couldn't care less what the rest of the world thinks," that your argument is strengthened immeasurably by the inclusion of "neener neener."

Wendy P.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[Stumpy 284]

wmw999

Remember, any of you who post something like "I couldn't care less what the rest of the world thinks," that your argument is strengthened immeasurably by the inclusion of "neener neener."

Wendy P.

And something about elk?

Never try to eat more than you can lift