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March 26, 2004
A million atomic bombs ~ Nature and universe
"The sun evaporates 8 thousand billion tonnes of water each year from the surface of the Amazon jungle - the same amount of energy as half a million atomic bombs."
- Science & Nature Newsletter
Now rather than compare such a wonderful phenomenon of nature with the destructive force of nuclear weapons, I would have preferred a more positive and appropriate comparison. Let's say to lighting up all the major cities for ten years, or to sending the whole world population to mars and back ten times, or to providing pollution-free energy for transportation for the next century, or to whatever. Anything is better than a bunch of atomic bombs whose only purpose (and result) would be to destroy the Amazon jungle and the rest of the surrounding world a hundred times over.
Posted at 9:27 PM
2 Comment(s)
ha-ha
Posted by me at May 15, 2004 10:24 PM
atomic bomb
Posted by colin at May 15, 2004 10:26 PM
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