Hartlepool

I agree.
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That besoeker guy gets more boring with every"look at me"post he makes. ops:

Besoeker

My post was directed to Akria whom I'm pretty sure will understand it.
On a more general note, it is fairly basic physics.
The basic unit of energy is the Joule (J). It is the equivalent of 1 Watt (W) for 1 second. It needs 4200J to raise 1 litre of water by 1 deg C. The rest is just arithmetic.

But all sorts of people reject the overwhelming majority of learned scientific opinion on topics like global warming without even this basic knowledge of physics.

Hartlepool

You must get tired blowing that trumpet of yours all day and night besoeker. :roll:

Besoeker

Yet another constructive post - well done.

Hartlepool

You're welcome.

Besoeker

If my posts bore you then don't read them.

Hartlepool

OK,I'll try not to.

Besoeker

You just did...........

Akria

In that case we still have about 175 years to sort it out before it's too late to reverse it.
To be honest, I didn't bother working out how long it would take at a rate such as you suggested. I just felt that I ought to point out that it's a tremendous amount of energy and that the advert didn't mention that.

Without doing the math, I'd agree with your figure of about 115 years. It looks about right .

I'll admit that I'm concerned about global warming. I think that it's a real and quite serious problem. The only thing that annoys me are those who would have that we all run around screaming in fear, or those who don't give us all the necessary information. Quoting from Dilbert:

News presenter: "Studies show that most people have strong opinions on these subjects despite the fact that we provide no useful contextual data."
Dogbert: "I've got to stop watching scary shows before I go to bed."

It is scary how many people make judgements and form opinions with no useful data, or how often they do but the data is taken out of context.

Hartlepool and kernow:
I don't see why you're complaining about besoeker's posts when, comparing his first in this topic and my starter, mine's even more complex. In any case, if you feel that it's too complex for you, then stay out of the topic and don't post such unwarranted criticism. Those with intelligence can stay and discuss the topic, and they have the right to do it without uneeded interruptions or insults.
I realise that I may be overreacting with that rather short rant, but I feel very strongly about allowing intelligent people to have intelligent discussions in peace.

Oh, and I am quite pleased that you posted here, besoeker. It makes a refreshing change to talk to an intellectual as compared with most of mankind*.

Akria

*I lost my faith in humanity and its intelligence long ago.

Besoeker

Akria
Thank you for that.
But I'm not in any way an intellectual.
I'm an electrical engineer, mathematician, and professional grumpy old man.
I just try to get things right.