Like we don't have enough to worry about! Well, you're gonna have to find some room between terrorism, the economy, dwindling oil reserves, Africa, pirates and obesity, because... here comes METHANE GAS!
As far as the production of dangerous greenhouse gases go, it's a horse race between cows and automobiles (that's gotta be my best mixed metaphor ever!)Believe it or not, there are more than a billion and a half cows on this planet -- one for every six humans, and their methane gas farts are three times more dangerous, CC for CC, than the toxicity from cars.
Cow scientists (yes there are such people)are working round the clock to pretty up bovine flatulence, which they think they can do by adding more nitrogen to their food.
But we won't be out of the methane woods even if cows start to smell nice, because global warming -- and rising ocean temps -- are threatening to defrost a HUGE undersea supply of, you guessed it -- METHANE HYDRATES! As one wag scientist put it, 'If that source of methane erupts to the surface uncontrolled, the Earth will boil!'
Geez! I really feel a little guilty, worrying about the Jets changing quarterbacks!
VERRRy funny. What I need to know if the same swiss cheese science is behind the methane panic propaganda as is behind the global warming one. Shall we kill all the cows? That would fix that problem...and a hell of a barBQ to boot. I have to tell you that I am not worried. We can and will figure it all out.
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Kangaroos don't have the methane problem because of a different digestive thing. Maybe they could crossbreed to get gasless cows.
ReplyDeleteOr transplant digestive systems.
Or switch the meat we eat to roo.
First -- ALL science is Swiss cheese science; we really don't know Jack shit about anything. That said, it probably wouldn't be a bad thing if we tended a little more toward planetary upkeep.
ReplyDeleteIt is worrisome, however, that folks think 'we can figure it out.' We really haven't a clue!
Second -- (for ArthurKra) they are working on gasless cows. I'm just glad it's not MY job! Maybe we're better off with veggies, but oh, my, those 5 Guys burgers are GOOD!