A controversial experiment to artificially cool Earth was canceled — what we know about why
A controversial experiment to artificially cool Earth was canceled — what we know about why
www.theverge.com A controversial experiment to artificially cool Earth was canceled — what we know about why
Researchers didn’t consult with Indigenous leaders who opposed the plan.
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They should just harvest a huge block of ice from a comet and drop it in the ocean.
30 0 ReplyWhat if we did just that.
17 0 ReplyOnce and for all
10 0 ReplyMakes sense.
- Create a massive rocket
- Burn a massive amount of rocket fuel to get it into space
- Surround the comet ice in enough artificially made heat resistant materials so it doesn’t burn up in the atmosphere
- Use more rocket fuel to angle the giant ball of ice so it doesn’t burn up on re-entry
- Burn some more fuel to slow down its descent once inside the atmosphere so it doesn’t crash into the earth, ending all life in the immediate area
- Drop the ball of unsalted ice in the ocean
9 0 Reply.....it's a Futurama reference
29 0 ReplyHahhaha. Totally missed that. I just assumed it was a joke.
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Fun fact, the kinetic energy a comet would gain from falling into the Earth's gravity well is around 60MJ/kg, more than two orders of magnitude greater than the energy which would be absorbed by it melting (0.33MJ/kg).
11 0 Reply- Make a tv show with this reference in it.
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