Using Barges to Fight Global Warming 347
An anonymous reader writes "Dr. Peter Flynn, Poole Chair in Management for Engineers in the University of Alberta Department of Mechanical Engineering, has developed what he would like to consider a fall back plan to help combat the effects of global warming, in northern Europe. Flynn proposes using 'more than 8,000 barges moving into the northern ocean in the fall, speeding the initial formation of sea ice by pumping a spray of water into the air, and then, once the ice is formed, pumping ocean water on top of it, trapping the salt in the ice and reaching a thickness of seven meters. In the spring, water would continue to be pumped over the ice to melt it, forming a vast amount of cold, salty water that sinks and adds to the down-welling current to re-strengthen it.'"
Oh goodie... (Score:3, Funny)
Oblig. Futurama reference (Score:5, Funny)
Suzie: Just like Daddy puts in his drink every morning. And then he gets mad.
Narrator: Of course, since the greenhouse gases are still building up, it takes more and more ice each time. Thus solving the problem once and for all.
Suzie: But-
Narrator: ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!
Leela: Well, we just need one of those big ice cubes. Someone should call the losers who are supposed to deliver it.
[phone rings]
Hello?
That's good... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Hack? (Score:2, Funny)
Sounds like Futurama (Score:2, Funny)
Why not just leave the refrigerator open? (Score:2, Funny)
Wait... you mean the world would actually get WARMER? BAH! The thermal engineers are trying to confuse me!
well thank god (Score:2, Funny)
New Plan (Score:2, Funny)
"Due to all the additionnal greenhouse gases created by having 8,000 barges continuously circumventing the oceans, the Alberta professor now suggests to add more barges... to curb the effect on global warming the old ones created."
Re:CO2 output? (Score:5, Funny)
Sincerely,
Dr. Peter Flynn
What about the sun? (Score:3, Funny)
Use the excess CO2 to make dry ice (Score:4, Funny)
ebarge.com ... dammit (Score:3, Funny)
go grab ebarge.com while its still available...
Then I checked and well... http://www.ebarge.com/ [ebarge.com]