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Glaciers may have helped warm Earth
Science Daily ^ | 7/31/17 | Science Daily

Posted on 08/02/2017 5:04:19 PM PDT by Openurmind

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To: blueunicorn6

I’m not sure if you’re being sarcastic, making a joke, or just don’t know what “negative feedback” means.

So I’ll elaborate... When a system is stimulated and that stimulation cause an increase, not a decrease in that stimulation, that is negative feedback.

In this case, the more ice I have, the more ice I get.

Positive feedback is the opposite:

When a system is stimulated and that stimulation cause a decrease in stimulation, that is positive feedback.

Like the shock absorber in your car; it dampens out the stimulation of a suspension upset.


41 posted on 08/03/2017 5:21:17 AM PDT by Freeport (The proper application of high explosives will remove all obstacles.)
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To: cpdiii
See, this was all about sarcasm/satire in the beginning. The original story was about how heat (global warming) made the ice up around Greenland. :)

It kinda quickly spiraled into technical stuff. I also wanted to know 'does the light go out in the fridge when you close the door and how do you know?'

42 posted on 08/03/2017 6:24:19 AM PDT by SkyDancer (You know they invented wheelbarrows to teach FAA inspectors to walk on their hind legs.)
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To: Freeport

“The more ice I have, the more ice I get.”

Oh, like my driveway.


43 posted on 08/03/2017 8:29:35 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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