Comments for Fascinating Things http://fascinatingthings.wordpress.com Facts and concepts to invigorate the mind Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:24:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Sustainability Ctd. by tvargs http://fascinatingthings.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/sustainability-ctd/#comment-2106 tvargs Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:24:06 +0000 http://fascinatingthings.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-2106 "but we aren’t going to reach the millions who eat at McDonald’s each year." perhaps, but perhaps a cap-and-trade program that effectively prices carbon into the economy would deter folks from shopping there because it wouldn't be as cheap to do so. “but we aren’t going to reach the millions who eat at McDonald’s each year.”

perhaps, but perhaps a cap-and-trade program that effectively prices carbon into the economy would deter folks from shopping there because it wouldn’t be as cheap to do so.

]]> Comment on Sustainability Ctd. by Reba http://fascinatingthings.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/sustainability-ctd/#comment-2105 Reba Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:24:31 +0000 http://fascinatingthings.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-2105 A while back I asked a friend of mine in water management (Peace Corps, academic research, bleeding-heart type) what we could do as individuals about water conservation. He said the real issue (yet again) is energy, since most of our water goes to power plants, either for steam or as a heat sink. This source estimates 48%: http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/water-for-power-plants-a-major-concern-all-of-its-own/ ...which combined with the 40% estimate for agriculture leaves very little in our showering hands. I guess we can still shower, but only in cold water in the dark? (It's all the more disturbing that so many carbon-"green" energy options are still pretty shitty when it comes to water!) A while back I asked a friend of mine in water management (Peace Corps, academic research, bleeding-heart type) what we could do as individuals about water conservation. He said the real issue (yet again) is energy, since most of our water goes to power plants, either for steam or as a heat sink. This source estimates 48%: http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/water-for-power-plants-a-major-concern-all-of-its-own/ …which combined with the 40% estimate for agriculture leaves very little in our showering hands. I guess we can still shower, but only in cold water in the dark? (It’s all the more disturbing that so many carbon-”green” energy options are still pretty shitty when it comes to water!)

]]> Comment on A Word for People Concerned about Sustainability by bradleyheinz http://fascinatingthings.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/a-word-for-people-concerned-about-sustainability/#comment-2104 bradleyheinz Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:32:42 +0000 http://fascinatingthings.wordpress.com/?p=56#comment-2104 http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/4801/ i love you grant. let's revolt! http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/4801/
i love you grant. let’s revolt!

]]> Comment on Bald-Eagle Sex by deniz http://fascinatingthings.wordpress.com/2007/04/24/bald-eagle-sex/#comment-2100 deniz Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:37:42 +0000 http://fascinatingthings.wordpress.com/2007/04/24/bald-eagle-sex/#comment-2100 ja ich will auch mit dir ja ich will auch mit dir

]]> Comment on Bald-Eagle Sex by kelsie http://fascinatingthings.wordpress.com/2007/04/24/bald-eagle-sex/#comment-2099 kelsie Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:10:31 +0000 http://fascinatingthings.wordpress.com/2007/04/24/bald-eagle-sex/#comment-2099 peekaboochins i did it wit randy peekaboochins i did it wit randy

]]> Comment on Bald-Eagle Sex by randy http://fascinatingthings.wordpress.com/2007/04/24/bald-eagle-sex/#comment-2098 randy Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:06:24 +0000 http://fascinatingthings.wordpress.com/2007/04/24/bald-eagle-sex/#comment-2098 hi i have tried it it was swimingly well but wen i got hard in the air it was super cold aaaahhhh hi i have tried it it was swimingly well but wen i got hard in the air it was super cold aaaahhhh

]]> Comment on Accuracy of Pi by John http://fascinatingthings.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/accuracy-of-pi/#comment-2097 John Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:59:32 +0000 http://fascinatingthings.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/accuracy-of-pi/#comment-2097 Interesting, but where is the proof: 1) that PI is irrational and infinite? 2) that the mathematical equations used to calculate PI to such a degree are correct? 3) What is the most accurate MEASURED value for PI? 4) How was the most accurate MEASURED value for PI determined? Interesting, but where is the proof:
1) that PI is irrational and infinite?
2) that the mathematical equations used to calculate PI to such a degree are correct?
3) What is the most accurate MEASURED value for PI?
4) How was the most accurate MEASURED value for PI determined?

]]> Comment on Mac Volume Control by Dyck http://fascinatingthings.wordpress.com/2007/05/24/mac-volume-control/#comment-2096 Dyck Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:16:48 +0000 http://fascinatingthings.wordpress.com/2007/05/24/mac-volume-control/#comment-2096 Yeah, how do you extract the fart-like sound, so you can use it somewhere else?? Yeah, how do you extract the fart-like sound, so you can use it somewhere else??

]]> Comment on Accuracy of Pi by Postcards from Introspectionland » Blog Archive » Computational Complexity: So You Think You Settled P verus NP http://fascinatingthings.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/accuracy-of-pi/#comment-2095 Postcards from Introspectionland » Blog Archive » Computational Complexity: So You Think You Settled P verus NP Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:36:19 +0000 http://fascinatingthings.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/accuracy-of-pi/#comment-2095 [...] the way, did you know that if you wanted to draw a circle around the known universe (about 1026 meters in diameter) and be accurate to the diameter of a proton (10-15 meters), you’d only [...] [...] the way, did you know that if you wanted to draw a circle around the known universe (about 1026 meters in diameter) and be accurate to the diameter of a proton (10-15 meters), you’d only [...]

]]> Comment on Bald-Eagle Sex by lwp http://fascinatingthings.wordpress.com/2007/04/24/bald-eagle-sex/#comment-2094 lwp Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:29:19 +0000 http://fascinatingthings.wordpress.com/2007/04/24/bald-eagle-sex/#comment-2094 I skydive and this is a topic that has come up before. It would definitely be possible during a jump. Haven't heard of anyone trying though. I skydive and this is a topic that has come up before. It would definitely be possible during a jump. Haven’t heard of anyone trying though.

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