For the global warming denial crowd

Sailor Steve · 11-25-07, 07:00 PM

"Aww, go climb a..."

Weigh-Man · 11-25-07, 07:27 PM

Whats the problem, Polar bears are good swimmers.

Also

Anyone see a pattern here?

The WosMan · 11-25-07, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Weigh-Man

Whats the problem, Polar bears are good swimmers.

You beat me to it.

Torplexed · 11-25-07, 08:16 PM

He'd probably swim better if he didn't have a bellyful of cute baby harp seals. Can't have everything.

The WosMan · 11-25-07, 08:52 PM

All that blubber probably makes him float better. Natures lifepreserver.

Chock · 11-25-07, 10:25 PM

Actually, while it is true polar bears are good swimmers, young polar bears are not as resilient when it comes to swimming long distances, which they are having to do more and more as the ice floes break up due to global warming. Many more of them are dying because of this than used to be the case. Wouldn't surprise me if what the picture showed was one suffering from exhaustion after having been on a long trek with its mum for food and trying to recover on whatever 'land' was available.

Enjoy your 4x4.

Chock

August · 11-25-07, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chock

Actually, while it is true polar bears are good swimmers, young polar bears are not as resilient when it comes to swimming long distances, which they are having to do more and more as the ice floes break up due to global warming. Many more of them are dying because of this than used to be the case. Wouldn't surprise me if what the picture showed was one suffering from exhaustion after having been on a long trek with its mum for food and trying to recover on whatever 'land' was available.

Enjoy your 4x4.

Chock

Thank you I will. A polar bear skin rug would be cool too. :p

Sea Demon · 11-25-07, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weigh-Man

Whats the problem, Polar bears are good swimmers.

Also

Anyone see a pattern here?

I think this is one slide Al Gore "Inconveniently" left out of his presentation.

baggygreen · 11-25-07, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sea Demon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weigh-Man

Whats the problem, Polar bears are good swimmers.

Also

Anyone see a pattern here?

I think this is one slide Al Gore "Inconveniently" left out of his presentation.

Aint that the truth

:rotfl:

August · 11-26-07, 12:23 AM

"4 BC Birth of Christ"?

Are they being redundant or are they kind of shaky with that whole BC/AD thang?

Reaves · 11-26-07, 01:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by August

"4 BC Birth of Christ"?

Are they being redundant or are they kind of shaky with that whole BC/AD thang?

Didn't you know he lied about his age in order to skip conscription into the roman army?

:hmm:

TarJak · 11-26-07, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by August

"4 BC Birth of Christ"?

Are they being redundant or are they kind of shaky with that whole BC/AD thang?

The explanation is here: http://www.gotquestions.org/BC-AD.html

Umfuld · 11-26-07, 06:24 AM

"Anyone see a pattern here?"

Yup. People from both sides exchanging information provided by people they know nothing about involving scientific methods they know nothing about.

Like that chart - does anyone here know what data they base their figures on from times when there are no records? Do you know if these methods are at all reliable?

Because if not, it has no more value than one I could draw up for you in MSPaint right now.
And if what I chose to put on my pretty colored graph backed up what you believed I'm sure you'd present it to people as fact.

Again, both sides do this, imo.

But I've always had a hard time figuring out why anyone would be pro-pollution.

It's just such an odd stance to take

Peto · 11-26-07, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sea Demon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weigh-Man

Whats the problem, Polar bears are good swimmers.

Also

Anyone see a pattern here?

I think this is one slide Al Gore "Inconveniently" left out of his presentation.

Here's a stick of dynamite. I'll light it

.

There hasn't been a tremendous amount of eruptions lately so--who wants to place bets on where the next one will be?

Sea Demon · 11-26-07, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peto

Here's a stick of dynamite. I'll light it

.

There hasn't been a tremendous amount of eruptions lately so--who wants to place bets on where the next one will be?

http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/eruptionlist.cfm

Actually, there were quite a few in 2006. And there are a few out there that are continuous.

11-25-07, 07:00 PM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	"Aww, go climb a..." __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-25-07, 07:27 PM	#2
Weigh-Man Machinist's Mate Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK Posts: 121 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Whats the problem, Polar bears are good swimmers. Also Anyone see a pattern here? Last edited by Weigh-Man; 11-25-07 at 08:07 PM.

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Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	He'd probably swim better if he didn't have a bellyful of cute baby harp seals. Can't have everything. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

11-25-07, 10:25 PM	#6
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Actually, while it is true polar bears are good swimmers, young polar bears are not as resilient when it comes to swimming long distances, which they are having to do more and more as the ice floes break up due to global warming. Many more of them are dying because of this than used to be the case. Wouldn't surprise me if what the picture showed was one suffering from exhaustion after having been on a long trek with its mum for food and trying to recover on whatever 'land' was available. Enjoy your 4x4. Chock __________________

11-26-07, 12:23 AM	#10
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,220 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	"4 BC Birth of Christ"? Are they being redundant or are they kind of shaky with that whole BC/AD thang? __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

11-25-07, 08:52 PM	#5
The WosMan Watch Officer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: OH Posts: 332 Downloads: 88 Uploads: 0	All that blubber probably makes him float better. Natures lifepreserver.

11-26-07, 06:24 AM	#13
Umfuld Captain Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA Posts: 503 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	"Anyone see a pattern here?" Yup. People from both sides exchanging information provided by people they know nothing about involving scientific methods they know nothing about. Like that chart - does anyone here know what data they base their figures on from times when there are no records? Do you know if these methods are at all reliable? Because if not, it has no more value than one I could draw up for you in MSPaint right now. And if what I chose to put on my pretty colored graph backed up what you believed I'm sure you'd present it to people as fact. Again, both sides do this, imo. But I've always had a hard time figuring out why anyone would be pro-pollution. It's just such an odd stance to take Last edited by Umfuld; 11-26-07 at 06:38 AM.

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