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.
Why a I not getting to see my Snorg Tees ads lately!?!?!?
is it that smart Carol who is to blame?
kadaka (KD Knoebel) says:
December 4, 2012 at 8:06 pm
Away from the fun factor of selling such a device to Warmists, it would be harmful to your health.
The inhaled O2 will be exhaled as CO2, so in a closed device anoxia would occure!
Please don’t try this!
kadaka (KD Knoebel) says:
December 4, 2012 at 8:06 pm
I wonder how many people could be sold on using the advanced recycling version, where the toxic pollutant CO₂ is extracted from the exhaled air then the remaining purified air is stored in a small reservoir where it’s the source of all inhaled air.
It’s a very efficient unit, within a half hour so much CO₂ has been extracted that the concentration in the system is barely detectable.
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Kind of like the stillsuit in Dune. But I suspect anyone using such a device would soon become very still and eventually release all the carbon they’ve sequestered.
Paul Jackson says:
December 4, 2012 at 8:05 pm
You know they really could make these masks, use some CaO (lime) granuals to absorb the CO2 from the wearers breath. Of course it wouldn’t have any efffect on Global warming real or imagined, but I bet the masks would sell and actually absorb some CO2 to make the warmists feel warm and fuzzy.
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And if there’s much water vapor in their breath they might start to feel really warm.
I don’t know if they’re still working on it but there was a company trying to develope self-heating can. The heat source was mixing CaO with water in a compartment below the food.
lol
I’ve done worse things, but my most persistent advertising ‘punishment’ so far has been promotion to the top of the X-Ray Fluorometer mailing list. And I only looked up X-Ray Fluorescence once, honest!
But if they knew that they’re each exhaling a ballpark figure of CO2 at about 40,000 ppm with each breath, would the amount of CO2 “pollution” trapped so close to their faces only frighten the bejesus out of them, sadly making the masks not marketable, or would they finally decide to do the right thing and just end it all in order to “save the planet”? Nah, they’d only babble about Malthus being right and redouble their final-solution efforts to get rid of the rest of us!
The masks make perfect sense. Put on the mask – rule the world!
http://youtu.be/gVHz2z1nGQU
This took me back to a first form (age 12) geography class in England circa 1955. There was great excitement about the prospect of nuclear power from Britain’s first atomic power station.
“They do say” said our teacher. ” that by the time you are paying your electricity bills, it’s going to be so cheap that all you will have to pay will be a small charge for maintaining the cables”.
He paused and added “AND IF YOU BELIEVE THAT, YOU WILL BELIEVE ANYTHING”
I don’t think there are many geography or science teachers of that sort today!
I’m surprised no one mentioned how it ‘proves’ the CO2 warming effect too – by pointing out how warm/hot the inside of the mask becomes as the CO2 traps all the heat! (Jeez, do I really need to put a /sarc tag, here?)
Just to add to the thread
Although this may not be a definitive analysis it does add some context. It is a pity that the individuals who agreed to the use of masks cannot think for themselves
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breathing
I’m speechless!
The next thing to try is to sell them zero carbon food.
I am so glad I didn’t have anything in my mouth when I read this or I would now be cleaning my screen, keyboard and surrounding area.
Thank you for brightening up my day.
James Bull
THE funniest post ever ever ever made more so by our luckless troll JEFF.
There is a far better solution than this available, and has been used in diving for many years I think.
http://www.apdiving.com/evolution/
As someone said early in the comments the total CO2 involved is probably way above that saved by the system. Still thinking things through has always been a problem with religious beliefs.
Sandy
Mask, Carrey:
As I had always believed, they are just so suggestible.
It would have been funnier if the mask was to prevent CO2 getting IN…
Berényi Péter says:
December 5, 2012 at 12:01 am
The next thing to try is to sell them zero carbon food.
You could try marketing it as “organic food” that is totally free of nasty chemicals such as carbon.
My warmist friend suggests that all this is an elaborate hoax played out on the conference delegates. In other words, the people inerviewed were not bona fide delegates. .Any suggestions as to how to convince him that these people were indeed dumb? Is there a list of people with their credentials who agreed to wear the mask if so requested?
alleagra:
You attempt to suggest doubt about the video in your post at December 5, 2012 at 4:12 am
The video identifies the delegates who wore the mask in the video.
Richard
She also makes a lovely Gaia:
http://youtu.be/BcE9XRTO_1M
Surely there’s a massive market waiting to be tapped – selling these things to all the governments of the Western world which have bought into the ‘CO2 is evil’ dogma…
Start off by standing outside the Palace of Westminster ( houses of Parliament to you) in London, shouting: ‘Get yer carbon dioxide filters ‘ere….!’
There should be a rush to buy (particularly by the Liberal Democrats)…
Goldie says:
December 4, 2012 at 2:33 pm
In the early days of mad cow disease in the uk one minister had his children eat a beef burger on TV only to later find that mad cow disease presented a real threat. In this case of course the opposite would be true.
Perhaps it might be worth asking him to wear one of the masks. John Gummer (Lord Debden) is now Chairman of the UK’s “independent” Committee on Climate Change, which “advises the UK Government on setting and meeting carbon budgets and on preparing for the impacts of climate change.” (wikipedia).
What it tells me is that, if you want to be appointed an official delegate, to be permitted to confer at the conference, you already have to be a full-fledged warmist hysteric. Otherwise, you’re locked out, because you’d be such a distracting trouble-maker.