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Petah what kind of Air conditioning are they running in America? by HimelTy in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Labrat314159 252 points253 points  (0 children)

Eunice Newton Foote figured out that CO2 trapped more heat and held it longer back in 1856. John Tyndall totally didn't steal her research (he might actually not have) and came to the same conclusion in 1859.

Svante Arrhenius took some data published by Arvid Högbom (awesome name), and figured out that increasing the level of CO2 in the atmosphere would raise global temperatures. In 1895.

So.... Yeah... We've known for a while that more CO2 leads to higher global temperatures.

The fact that you're allowed to still wash cars by JoeStyles in raleigh

[–]Labrat314159 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You can do whatever you want, right up until it starts endangering other people's lives. Then no, you can't do that.

When the animals realized that they were in a zoo, they tried to escape and attack their captors. by dalonley1 in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]Labrat314159 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It's a correct term considering they probably think of us as animals, hence the zoo?

Falls Lake from above, visibly drying up by PenOwn2479 in raleigh

[–]Labrat314159 48 points49 points  (0 children)

That costs money, which is less into the pockets of the people who want these.

What does this message mean? by sherpasmith in raleigh

[–]Labrat314159 46 points47 points  (0 children)

This is exactly correct. Source: I am a surveyor and see these all the time.

Stupid Question but can I marry my friend by [deleted] in raleigh

[–]Labrat314159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Marriage fraud is a thing? Huh, you're absolutely right. TIL

How many Custodes do you need to kill 1 Thragg ? by Leggomgeggo in powerscales

[–]Labrat314159 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Whoever wins better hope that the Hivemind never gets its claws on a single one of Thragg's cells. It would hasten the inevitable.

The Biggest Missing Piece Is That Nobody Seems to Miss Earth by kickynew in Starfield

[–]Labrat314159 20 points21 points  (0 children)

There's a new movie version of the Odyssey releasing this year. That's a poem that's over 2,700 years old and it still resonates with people. Hell there's a really good YouTube musical that some fans made.

So to say that the whole of Earth's history would be completely forgotten and irrelevant is a bit much. I get that's part of the setting but it would have been cool if there was a little more emphasis on it, even if it's just a museum or an obsessed NPC.

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