I've had an idea on how to counter global warming

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  1. Jay

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    We've just had a partial eclipse where, here in Barnsley, about 90% of the sun was covered by the moon. It got a bit gloomy, but nowt worse than a rainy day. I reckon if just 50% were visible we'd barely be able to tell the difference. Clearly we don't need a sun that big. All it's doing is warming the planet up and causing all this climate change malarkey (not to mention malignant melanoma and eclipse blindness). We could chop a bit off, float it off in to space and then burn all the fossil fuels we like, travelling to as many exotic destination by plane as take our fancy. I'll leave the scientist types to work out all the fine details, but personally, I don't envisage any problem with this plan at all.
     
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    It might take a while, as obviously we wouldn't be able to work a night shift
     
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    Could you imagine the timescale to complete?

    I've been driving 3 years today and I've never been on the M1 without there being roadworks
     
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    Christ you must be knackered, ;-)
     
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    Pretty sure that's illegal too. Should he be taking regular breaks?
     
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    Endeavour.
     
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    :)
     
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    Chop off a chunk of the sun from the part that's facing AWAY from the earth and sell it on eBay.
     
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    I know the M1 is bad, but I didn't think it was that bad...:eek:
     
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    We could design an artificial moon that could be assembled in space, and positioned to block off most of the sun. It wouldn't need to be as big as the real moon as it would be closer to earth. Each country could have their own artificial moon so that global warming could be adjusted by each country independently. The sunny side of the artificial moons would have solar panels to charge up batteries for ilappadtoplets, which would then float to earth on parachutes.

    Or you could just draw the curtains.
     
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    It's been done already on Star Trek, its called a Dyson Sphere.

     
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    I thought a Dyson sphere was a testicle belonging to a popular poster on here?
     
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    Welcome back Bro!
     
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    That would be unfeasibly large and beyond the realms of science fiction. A concept.
     
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    You've overcomplicated the issue, we just need one of these.

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    Just googled Dyson's Sphere, what a load of balls
     
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    If you think in your wildest imagination that the UK has a problem with global warming then you better come here and feel the real heat...
     
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    pissin it down yesterday out at sea!
     
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    I remember visiting there twice in 1973 from a nearby RAF station in Oman. As soon as you reached the top of the aircraft steps it was like walking into a full heat oven. I thought it was hot on Masirah island but Dubai was something else. Hot as hell, literally, and a long way off seeing the air conditioned modern structures that are there now. It was nothing more than a large town with a fishing port at that time.
     
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    Well Prince the temperature didn't change but you wouldn't recognise the place now, no longer a fishing village but a first world City where all the major brands are represented, it's a global hub for air travel which has now overtaken Heathrow as number one airport, is a business hub that doesn't have all the outrageous restrictions of Western Europe since 911. A truly remarkable example of what capatilism should be. Sure we have to find our own medical aid and pension, sure it's not a democracy, but as an ex-pat I really admire the facts that the ruler looks after his own and has made a society not anymore reliant on oil revenues. Bet I'm going to get some stick on this but it's what it is...
     
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