John was not joking

[K. Soong]

Dear Coral List:
    Most environmental problems we are facing are caused by human.  So, it
is only logical that eliminating most human can eliminate most of the
problem.  John was not joking, but suggesting a solution, a hard one.
    The next step, following the same logic, is to eliminate people who
release more than his share of CO2.  I don't want to point fingers since it
would be a real joke.  How about a compromise: just eliminate the habit of
releasing excessive amount of CO2, or produce one fewer kids, and don't live
too long.
Sincerely
K. Soong
ps. Don't hold your breath

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Ware" <jware at erols.com>
To: <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 7:35 PM
Subject: Other sources of atmospheric CO2


> Dear List,
>
> All the discussion between Bob B. and Debbie McK. reminded me of an
> almost totall ignored source of atmospheric CO2.
>
> We have ~5 billion people on Earth inhaling O2 at 21% and exhaling it at
> 16%.  At the same time they inhale CO2 at about 365 ppm while the
> exhalant contains thousands of ppm of CO2 (I think about 50,000 ppm).
>
> Why don't we eliminate this source of CO2???
>
> John
>
> P.S. I should have sent this out on April 1.  I hope everyone gets the
> joke!
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