Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Jul 14^th, 2014 at 11:33am:


Sorry to laugh. It is just when I read the first line, I wondered what on earth stockings had to do with it (as in 15 denier etc).
Got it on the second pass though, don't worry.

One day of any sort of weather, hot or cold, doesn't prove a thing. It is the longer term trends that matter.

greggerypeccary wrote on Jul 14^th, 2014 at 8:51pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jul 14^th, 2014 at 8:51pm:



Of course we are, but the context the word was used in should have been sufficient to explain the concept.

"existing in nature and not made or caused by people : coming from nature" is one definition, and the one I was alluding to. Let's not argue of semantics here.

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Jul 14^th, 2014 at 11:47am:


Another way to explain the situation is to use an extreme example. Say, had the United States launched 100 nuclear missiles into the North Pacific Ocean right now, and detonated the weapons underwater. This would lead to an underwater flash boiling of massive amounts of ocean water, and lead to an area of hot humid air in that part of the world. The thing is, it doesn't affect just that area of the world, it also conflicts with usual weather patterns across the region. When the sun goes down on the region, it's still hot during the night, and it still steams the area. Whilst northern hemisphere regions surrounding bears the brunt of warmer humid weather, the hot air causes cold antarctic air to travel further north and affect areas (generally tropical) of the southern hemisphere that usually doesn't experience cold weather.

An example of this is when the French tested nuclear weapons in 1995 in the Pacific. Several days after the explosions, Australia and New Zealand had weather patterns inconsistent with usual patterns. I believe that the heavier rainfall along the east coast was earlier than predicted. I would surmise that it could have enhanced an early winter in the northern hemisphere.

I know the environmental science behind all this. But the global warming conspiracists seem to think that the earth is in a constant state of warming, when we seem to see a general balance of hot and cold weather systems. Personally, I think we have a joke of a cold snap to say that 2.6 degrees is cold. We have that weather here every year, and even down to freezing in Rockhampton.

The climate is always bloody changing. Like the 70 year old 20 years ago claiming that it was just as hot in his younger days as it is now. He said that the only change is the fact that we are spoiled with air conditioning and cold water on demand. We are just not toughing it out as the people of previous generations were. They still had 44+ degree temperatures, only that they had to endure it without complaint. These days, climate hysterics and their chicken little counterparts are claiming that it's hot because the earth is warming up. Realistically, they are just soft ****s who can't handle getting out of the aircon, and out into the sun.

UnSubRocky wrote on Jul 17^th, 2014 at 3:13pm:



Don't go relying on science when you need it now, ya hear