[Jerrybob]

My son thinks that the extreme weather on the east coast (and in Europe) is due to all the oil that is still in the Gulf of Mexico.....

Thoughts?

[cripplecreek]

There’s no reason to believe oil in the gulf would affect the weather in europe even if there was oil in the gulf.

[certrtwngnut]

I have a cousin who blames “global warming” on Glenn Beck.

[dsrtsage]

Tell him to show maps that totally show where the oil is. Then ask him to research how much oil seeps into the gulf every year, and how much that quantity is in relation to the spill. Then ask him to research how much volume of water runs per hour in the main Atlantic current, as well as calculate the speed and thus the energy how much energy that entails, and compare that to how much oil was spilled and how much energy would be required to stop that current, and if that mass of oil, assuming it starts from a completely stationary position (even assuming it can be considered one big object (like a rock, and not already completely dissapated from microbes eating it) is both large enough in volume, and mass, to even have the smallest impact whatsoever.

If he gets his facts all straight, he will see that the oil spill would have as much impact as a styrofoam pellet in the colorado river.

[Justa]

‘My son thinks that the extreme weather on the east coast (and in Europe) is due to all the oil that is still in the Gulf of Mexico.....
Thoughts?”

Change his school. He’s being brainwashed with dialectical materialsim. Next thing you’ll find you and the misses being blamed for his failures and continued lack of responsibility. Ergo, it’s always someone else’s fault.

[Ditto]

My son thinks that the extreme weather on the east coast (and in Europe) is due to all the oil that is still in the Gulf of Mexico.....

I remember the old lady next door back in the 50s that blamed rockets punching holes in the sky if it rained on her laundry day. (You must remember that is back when the laundry was hung on cloths lines in the back yard, not stuffed in a gas dryer.)

[NittanyLion]

My son thinks that the extreme weather on the east coast (and in Europe) is due to all the oil that is still in the Gulf of Mexico.....

Tell him to stop being ridiculous - everyone knows the weather is due to contrails...

[Mike Darancette]

What caused this same condition last winter?

[Minn]

Thoughts?

The world needs cashiers. Just kidding. I'm sure he's got potential. But something is impairing his reasoning skills at the moment

[maryz]

My son thinks that the extreme weather on the east coast (and in Europe) is due to all the oil that is still in the Gulf of Mexico.....

Makes me think of a cartoon I saw soon after the "new Coke" was introduced: Two guys sitting in a bar -- one is saying, "I don't care what they say . . . we never had this crazy weather until Coke changed its formula!" ;-)