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AlGore - Natural CO2 is heavier than man-made CO2. Is this true?
Posted on 03/21/2007 10:31:06 AM PDT by rrr51
I was listening to the hearings and just heard AlGore say that natural CO2, such as CO2 produced by volcanos, is heavier than CO2 produced by man. Did I hear right? Is that what he said? Is it true? Does anybody know?
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: globaloney
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To: rrr51
..this clowns neurons have never used,will never use,can't possibly find the HOV lanes in his brain.
Doogle
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posted on
03/21/2007 10:45:32 AM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)
To: rrr51
The only possible explanation for this would be the differences between carbon-12, carbon-13, and carbon-14 atoms. The ratios of these are used in the radiocarbon dating process.
The extra proton would make carbon-14 a bit heavier than a carbon-13 atom. I can hardly imagine that difference could be measured though.
Also, since C-14 results initially from cosmic rays, I don't see how natural versus man-made CO2 would have any differences in the ratios anyway.
Wiki link on radiocarbon dating
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posted on
03/21/2007 10:45:50 AM PDT
by
Bob
To: saganite
Natural Al Gore is heavier than .... oh, this is too easy!
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posted on
03/21/2007 10:46:23 AM PDT
by
true_blue_texican
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
To: rrr51
Man-made CO2 comes from burning carbon compounds that have been in the ground for millions of years. It's almost all carbon 12.
Natural CO2 contains carbon 14 that is created in the atmosphere by radiation from space, which would be heavier.
To: ml/nj
Gore did get a degree in "Govement" from Harvard. He also dropped out of Divinity School.
He also aced "Bong 101". He holds the Guiness Book of World Records longest time for rebreathing without taking his lips off a bong. I believe that it is 8 hours, 45 minutes, and 43 seconds.
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posted on
03/21/2007 10:46:50 AM PDT
by
montomike
(If you didn't find this funny and were offended...have a riot.)
To: rrr51
CO2 is, by definition, Carbon Dioxide, one carbon atom for two oxygen atoms. As the weight of oxygen and carbon atoms is what it is, and the composition of CO2 is what it is, there's no way "artificial" CO2 weighs more than "natural."
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posted on
03/21/2007 10:46:58 AM PDT
by
RockinRight
("After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood." - FDT)
To: rrr51
Seems to me if some CO2 is heavier than another we should be able to capture a volume of air, separate out the "light CO@" and "heavy CO2", weigh them, do a little arithmetic and determine what the human contribution is.
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posted on
03/21/2007 10:47:15 AM PDT
by
gesully
(gesully)
To: rrr51
To: cpdiii
and just heard AlGore say that natural CO2, such as CO2 produced by volcanos, is heavier than CO2 produced by manWhat weighs more a ton of feathers or a ton of bricks?
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posted on
03/21/2007 10:47:21 AM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: VRWCmember
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posted on
03/21/2007 10:47:26 AM PDT
by
Dr.Deth
To: cpdiii
"The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Al Gore may or may not make."
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posted on
03/21/2007 10:47:38 AM PDT
by
azhenfud
(The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
To: rrr51
I guess they didn't teach chemistry at divinity school.
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posted on
03/21/2007 10:47:57 AM PDT
by
HEY4QDEMS
(Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
To: rrr51
CO2 is CO2 ... molecules are indistinguishable. I suppose that the Carbon-14 content might be a bit different, but that doesn't affect the chemical properties, or significantly affect the material properties. I think Manbearpig's knowledge of physics is unimpressive.
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posted on
03/21/2007 10:48:12 AM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: Tijeras_Slim
I really dont have much to say about neutrons...neither positive or negative.
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posted on
03/21/2007 10:48:21 AM PDT
by
CougarGA7
(I really dont know what I want to put here.)
To: Bob
Man, you guys are making this thing way too complicated. All algore's trying to say is that CO2 emitted by volcanoes is natural, CO2 emitted by humans is not. Thus, CO2 emitted by humans is bad. Got it?
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posted on
03/21/2007 10:49:03 AM PDT
by
Night Hides Not
(Chuck Hagel makes Joe Biden look like a statesman!)
To: geopyg
"We're going to have the best educated American people in the world." --Vice President Al Gore, 9/21/97
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posted on
03/21/2007 10:49:10 AM PDT
by
azhenfud
(The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
To: rrr51
Don't waste your time listening to a FOOL!!!
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posted on
03/21/2007 10:49:14 AM PDT
by
geo40xyz
(Born a democRAT, Dad set me free in 1952: He said that I was not required to be a MF'ing democRAT)
To: CougarGA7
"If its Carbon-14 then we can radio-carbon date algores carbon footprint."
Too late.
He decayed long ago.
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posted on
03/21/2007 10:49:14 AM PDT
by
Mrs.Z
To: Lawdoc
THe only thing I can think of is given his body habitus, Algores CO2 may be heavier than ours :-)
otherwise, his grasp of chemistry is astounding. Simply brilliant in fact.
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posted on
03/21/2007 10:49:42 AM PDT
by
Mom MD
(The scorn of fools is music to the ears of the wise)
To: rrr51
Possible, but unlikely is any real sense. Some carbon atoms might have more protons/neutrons then "normal" making it slightly heavier. Not up on the numbers, but either way it is not significant in it's effect on weather/warming/whatever. Kinda like a meaningless factoid.
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posted on
03/21/2007 10:49:47 AM PDT
by
jpsb
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