Would you wear a mask to prevent CO2 exhalation? Surprisingly, many said yes.
Guest post by Paul Driessen
With the climate talks in Doha, Qatar limping along, and support for a new treaty waning among nations in attendance, one might expect spirits to be down among the global warming faithful. But this is not the case.
Yes, nations like Canada, New Zealand, and Japan seem eager to withdraw from the process. And yes, nature has not been exactly cooperative, with 16 years of no statistically significant warming. However, delegates here at COP 18 remain steadfast in their cause and willing to do almost anything it takes to “save the earth.”
CFACT highlighted this eagerness to go to extremes by introducing a new gadget called the “sequestration of exhalation device” — a mask that would filter CO2 from a person’s breath. Conference delegates were asked if they would wear such a mask if it would filter out all the CO2 they exhale. Surprisingly, many said yes.
Here’s a video of the interviews and responses:
Of course the mask really did no such thing, but those questioned were unaware that the proposition being made was done in sport. A few actually said they would have their children wear the mask, even going as far as to say their pets could wear a filtration mask too.
Among those trying the mask were members of the IPCC and World Meteorological Organization — two of the leading scientific bodies supporting global warming investigations. Although they were unwilling to use the mask themselves, they did entertain its usefulness and give their input on the notion.
If COP 18 attendees are willing to consent to wearing an invasive mask, just how far are they willing to cajole, push, or coerce the rest of the world to take action? Stay tuned: Visit www.CFACT.org for updates on COP18.
Australian Aborigines solved this problem years ago. No need for expensive face masks.
But methane sequestration is far more challenging.
This is a great prank but it highlights our biggest problem- gullible people.
Y’know, these masks could be something our side could wear to a warmist demonstration, as a gentle spoof.
Carol Fischer says:
December 4, 2012 at 2:14 pm
Pwned!
You can’t hide from the internet. Unless of course you were using someone else’s PC 🙂
This was too easy. I mean they are in the hard heart of Islam. Useless stupid looking face masks are mandatory there.
The nice way of looking at this, and one which has been legitimized in social studies, is that “good” citizens will give the benefit of the doubt to others in the community, and will support them should they appear impassioned (and there are no obvious dangerous elements involved). Someone wants you to donate for research on demystification of the lower eleum (a terrible disease!), we give ’em five bucks and wish him luck.
The not-so-nice – because it is both scary and relevant – way of looking at this, is that the warmist committed is exactly the sort to get behind someone’s programme simply because the person is impassioned and there are no obvious dangers to going-with-the-flow. De-mystification of the lower eleum or decarbonization of the world: if it is a popular excitement, then there they are. Which is NOT the sort we need determining our technological, economic or political realities.
(But I am open to donations for the demystification cause from the COP18 attendees.)
Hilarious! I wonder what else they’d be willing to do to cut down their “carbon footprint”? How about if they could just buy carbon indulgences instead? These people are not only fools of the highest order, but they are first-class hypocrites as well.
How many gallons of Eco Greenie Kool Aide have they been chugging?
They are like cultists now, rationale thought has given way to fuzzy theological beliefs.
Thank gawk they are a fringe and a fad.
On an entirely different matter, imagine my disgust to find lewandowski being interviewed on radio 4 – http://scef.org.uk/news/67-latest/410-lewandowski-implanted-memories-radio-4
ABC World News Tonight (6:30PM EST): Home prices rocketing up. Phoenix up 21%.
But inventory at 7 year low with mortgage prices lowest since… basically all-time low. What did they expect? Also the top state increases have a curious shape out west. Ignore the coastal states, spread out inland eastward from California, there they are. Looks like the great migration from the People’s Republic of Kalifornia is continuing apace.
Dandelions in December, 2012 on track to be warmest on record in lower 48. 400 record high temps already.
But this time they didn’t mention global warming? Surprise! Of course they mentioned temperatures will be dropping by 20°F tomorrow. Guess sometimes they have to admit it is just weather. Although it was a very brief report, too much happening elsewhere, maybe they didn’t have the time.
What with important things to do like sounding the alarm over the genetically modified salmon the FDA is set to approve for consumption in the US… Some people think it could cause cancer!
Maybe I should just stop watching the TV “World” news.
pfft! noobs! – pwned does not mean punked and owned it just means owned. The p is an o in leet speak – in fact any letter or number canbe used to substitute for any other letter or number as long as the intent canbe made out.
“Among those trying the mask were members of the IPCC and World Meteorological Organization — two of the leading scientific bodies supporting global warming investigations. Although they were unwilling to use the mask themselves, they did entertain its usefulness …”
How many time have you heard this… we won’t, we know xxxxx makes no real difference, but we sure would support forcing all the rest of humanity to xxxxx if yyyyy.
(just fill in the topics of choice)
Why are we not surprised …
“I would like to completely de-carbonise myself …”
Wish they would. Just give us a bit of warning so we can get out of the way …
Better not tell them about the volume of co2 dissolved in beer, soft drinks, carbonated (oops) “aeriated” mineral water. Or maybe use this as the joke for next year’s gabfest?
I make the tonnage 7 figures being burped out annually in this country of 20+m.
The absurdity is mind boggling. If there is over two pounds of CO2 exhaled, then the mask will get a lot heavier over the day (from 2/3 pound to 2pound depending on the chemical reaction). Realistically, you need at least as much material as the weight of gas, so the mask would probably weigh quite a few pounds to start. Of course carrying that weight of mask would itself increase the CO2 output leading to runaway CO2 induced heating. That it turn would lead to hydrological effects (thirst) requiring water to be carried, leading to a water vapour feedback mechanism induced thermal runaway as more and more CO2 is produced.
It’s an end of the world scenario!
Al Gore would need a rather large mask….
“Al Gore would need a rather large mask…”
Particularly for the methane sequestration…
So, you can use CO2 creating transportation, to take idiots to a conference to discuss idiotic concepts with other idiots who have created CO2 to get to the same conference, to call people like me deniers, in speech muffled by a mask to absorb CO2!
It sounds like something from a Monty Python script!
I buy surgical masks for £10 per 1000, I bet these morons will buy them for £10 each if I say they absorb CO2!
Lady Life Grows says:
December 4, 2012 at 3:00 pm
Here is the graph I really love link because it is portable and easy to understand.
For posting up as a link Lucy’s flick graph is great link
Have all of the believers wear these masks, so we can see who they are and have a laugh.
Doha! – Homer Simpson
Such a mask could only work by means a chemical reaction capturing the CO2. Which would require a chemical process to manufacture such a compound, requiring energy and releasing CO2. Thus a net carbon capture face mask isn’t possible (although potentially a biological one could be). What surprises me, is none of the people seem to realize this.
On a similar note: Pen and Teller video – Petition to ban Dyhydrogen Monoxide.
She forgot the best bit and that is how they collect the filters every week to burn in a power station so it’s not just carbon neutral, it’s carbon negative. And even better, the more carbon-rich your diet the more you’ll be doing to save the planet.
With a couple of pounds of sequestrated CO2 in them, those masks are going to get a bit heavy by the end of the day!
The idea was good but a lot of the “victims” didn’t look that keen even though they said yes. I guess it’s a better idea to make other people wear one.
Also reminded me of Penn & Teller’s dihydrogen monoxide skit, which they made a much better job of:
Shame they forgot to point out how long you’d have to wear one to compensate for a round trip flight to Doha.
I don’t think that anthropogenic CO2 has an effect on climate that is worth getting excited about, but I do see a tremendous economic potential in the carbon dioxide filter mask economically. Masks could be designed and constructed for all of earth’s CO2 expelling creatures. Just consider the number of individuals to be employed designing these masks, building the masks, and those trained to actually fit the masks on all of earth’s creatures. Then consider the trillions of tiny masks needed for bacteria. Need I say more? Surely this is the answer to our planet’s economic doldrums.