[Sherman Logan]

Calculations show that the amount of energy it would take to remove plastics from the ocean is roughly 250 times the mass of the plastic itself;

Anybody have a clue what this means?

[treetopsandroofs]

“Some say...”, “Calculations show...” — whatever it takes to make us believe the president shouldn’t be held responsible for doing something about it, as compared to 3 years ago when we needed to DEMAND that the president of a major plastic-using country with a mess TWICE THE SIZE of that same country BETTER BE DOING SOMETHING about it.

It’s all about the political party of the president.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Anybody have a clue what this means?

3250 Mexicans in canoes with dip nets.

[WayneS]

Mass and energy now have the same Units?

“Who are THEY who are so wise in the ways of science?

[Keith in Iowa]

>>>>Calculations show that the amount of energy it would take to remove plastics from the ocean is roughly 250 times the mass of the plastic itself;

>>>Anybody have a clue what this means?

It means the author has no idea WTF they’re talking about so they’re pulling some ‘calculations’ out of their wazoo aperture.