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Solve : HOW LONG TO DEFOREST A FOREST?? |
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Answer» http://video.yahoo.com/watch/4325408/11616013wow... they strip quite a lot of bark down... seems like it would take a little too much off. I had no clue, they have machines like this one.... Quote from: Broni on February 04, 2009, 11:45:43 PM I had no clue, they have machines like this one.... Yeah, wow.They waste 1/2 the tree!What a waste of time. They should just cut the tree down and send it to a sawmill where none of it gets wasted. Quote from: Broni on February 04, 2009, 11:45:43 PM I had no clue, they have machines like this one.... Well, I take forestry so no surprise to me...All the bark and branches left will rot and grow new trees. And besides, the stumps will grow back. Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on February 05, 2009, 05:56:34 PM All the bark and branches left will rot and grow new trees. And besides, the stumps will grow back. Plus, in forestry operations, when they clear cut or thin, they have to replant. So no matter how many trees they cut down, there will always be more. It's the miracle resource that we all use in our everyday lives!! Even wood by-products. We could not survive without trees and wood. Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on February 05, 2009, 05:56:34 PM ...the stumps will grow back.Deformed, and very slowly with uneven sides... like the teenage body!Carbon:Should like this... The logic is straightforward: Plants need atmospheric carbon dioxide to produce food, and by emitting more CO2 into the air, our cars and factories create new sources of plant nutrition that will cause some crops and trees to grow bigger and faster. The waves in the ocean can produce all the electricity the earth needs. Windmills off the coast in front of Teddy Kennedy's home could give a boost to available power. Quote from: street1 on February 06, 2009, 04:30:39 AM Carbon:Should like this... uh, no. these 10's of billions of cubic feet of co2 emmissions annually emitted into the atmosphere globally, are trapped and assist in the composition of the infamous greenhouse gas effect. Yes, putting some back into the atmosphere is a good thing, all THINGS in moderation remember, but its not beneficial by any means at the rate its being emitted. Windmill farms can assist in elec supply Quote from: computeruler on February 05, 2009, 01:55:32 PM They waste 1/2 the tree! What do you mean? Quote from: foggs on February 08, 2009, 12:44:43 PM uh, no. these 10's of billions of cubic feet of co2 emmissions annually emitted into the atmosphere globally, are trapped and assist in the composition of the infamous greenhouse gas effect. Yes, putting some back into the atmosphere is a good thing, all things in moderation remember, but its not beneficial by any means at the rate its being emitted. GREAT ,somebody else who actually believes that a politician can suddenly become an environmentalist. Does NOBODY remember the 2000 election between Gore and Bush? I recall NOTHING mentioned by this so called "environmental scientist" about the environment or anything of the sort. In fact, it almost seemed as if when he lost the election- he needed some way to regain attention... what better way then to latch onto the emerging idea that Co2 actually get's trapped and acts like a greenhouse gas. The question is one of molecular makeup. Co2 has an atomic weight of 12.011. Oxygen has an atomic weight of 15.9994. So the weight of a Carbon Dioxide molecule can thus be induced at 44.0098. oxygen contains TWO atoms per molecule- so it weighs in at just under 32 in atomic weight. Nitrogen, making up over half the atomsphere, is also a duplex-molecule, with two 14.0067 atomic weight atoms comprising each molecule- making for just over 24 in weight. Considering the rest of the atmosphere (Argon, other inert gases, etc) make for less then 1-2% of the atmosphere, we will not take them into account for this analysis: Carbon Dioxide:44.0098 Oxygen: 31.9988 Nitrogen: 28.0134 Note the differences in mass? Also realize that heavier air will sink? One can thus induce that the Co2 will SINK (regardless of it's temperature at emission- it will reduce to at least the same temperature as the surrounding air, being subject to gravity just as much as the other gases... but weighing more on account of it's heavier atomic makeup). Co2 is about 0.038% of the air. the Earth is 12742 km in diameter. the stratosphere extends 50KM. so, using the sphere volume formulas(V=(4/3)*(PI)(r) cubed, we get: 1083206916845.75 KM cubed. (volume of the earth) and, we take the height of the atmosphere, get the volume of the larger sphere that contains it, and SUBTRACT the earth from that value: 1108910814907.98 km ^3 for volume of earth+troposphere and stratosphere 1108910814907.98 - 1083206916845.75= 25703898062.23 so 25703898062.23 kilometers squared for the volume of our atmosphere. we take 0.038 percent of that: 25703898062.23 *0.00038= 9767481.2636474 so then, the volume of all the CO2 in our atmosphere is 9767481.2636474 kilometers cubed. Seems like a lot? Well, let's see how thick it would be. we add this value to the volume of the earth... 1083216684327.01 for the volume of Earth + CO2 in atmosphere. we reverse this using the Radii formula, to get the radius of the earth + all the Co2: 6371.01914944568 remember the radius of the Earth? it's 6371. So then, all the Co2 in the atmosphere would form a layer around the earth about 10 meters high. Not exactly the huge amount that al gore wants us to think. The lesson learned here? Don't rely on a politicians answer for anything mathematical. Their entire career is built upon lies... In order to get to the top, they simply piles lies on top of each other until they can make it. Not exactly the type of person I think is in it for the good of everybody else. And of course... this is assuming my math was right. I did it twice, so I believe I've got it down I mean 1/2 the bark has wood on it. They dont need to take off that much. They could also usew the branches and bark for mulch or somehtingTo add to my previous post: how much Co2 does every person - No, every mammal - breathe out with each breath? multiply that by a billion to get approximate amount of Co2 added to the air by people. every few seconds. these "greenhouse gases" from industry and so forth are a drop in the bucket compared to the combined exhalation of every single air-breathing creature on the face of the planet. Saying the Earth cannot compensate for such a tiny fraction increase is ludicrous. EDIT: LOL, just realized I haven't made a single on-topic comment. Looks like it's more for logger entertainment then anything. Would probably be more practical to send it, bark and all, to a mill. This would have the added benefit of protecting the wood during it's travel. (via the bark) |
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