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I saw this plant by a roadside in Eastern US. The flowers aren't opened yet but look like unopened Dandelion Flowers, maybe a little bit bigger. I saw six or seven, the smallest one was half way to my knee, the largest was up to my shoulders. The biggest leaves were longer than my foot. They were soft and smooth. Where is the right place to this question? Thanks! Flyflyfly 00:01, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
What is the plant? Flyflyfly 13:39, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Can one take too many antacid tablets and cause damage to the stomach? Can lack of acid in the stomach cause damage to the stomach (I didn't take any antacids, by the way)? -- Shanedidona 00:07, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
If your stomach had no acid in it, would that hurt? -- Shanedidona 03:47, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
We have an investigation into antacids as a Yr 9 (13-14-year-olds) project for our pupils. The actual amount of base per tablet is minute, and cannot possibly neutralise all the acid in the stomach. Rather, the conclusion is that they are intended to neutralise excess acid above the sphincter, and thus reduce discomfort. Also, the slower they dissolve, and the slower they slip down, the more effective they are. -- G N Frykman 11:26, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
I don't have a question--I want to pass on congratulations. I looked up Pluto on your site and was very happy to see that the information has just been updated. So often websites are created and never refreshed and kept up to date. You are doing a wonderful job. Thank you.
Can someone please explain to me why the Science RefDesk is so devoted to every possible aspect of seagulls? Once you're at it, are seagulls Hallal? Loomis 03:25, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
How long can a joke go before it stops being funny? This is not homework. – Clockwork Soul 04:13, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Which dance is the one in the front doing? DirkvdM 09:49, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Hi! which kind of war-plane has the highest frequency of crashing down ...NOT due to enemy-attack, but 'cause of technical-failure ? Also, what is the commonest technical problem that leads to a war-plane crash(in general) ?? -- Pupunwiki 04:05, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
I vaguely remember hearing of some Fokker, German, 1920's or 1930's, called a "widowmaker"; less than a hundred were made, and two-thirds of the pilots were killed. Google knows naught, though. linas 23:11, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
This is not a homework!
If you are making a zigzagging road as on this picture from Machu Picchu [1] what is the optimal slope so that it requires the least amount of energy to walk to the top. I have thought about this that it is the same as the optimal slope of a ramp to elevate yourself to a given height without the zigzaggings and does not depend on the slope of the mountain. If we have a formula that gives the energy E(α) required by average person to walk up a slope at the angle α per meter of gained elevation then we want to minimize E(α). When α goes to zero this goes to infinity and when α goes to a right angle it will also go to infinity. Is this my reasoning correct? Are there formulae or tables for E(α)? Also I think the optimal slope may be different for bicycles and cars, is that slope known? Thank you for your attention. 199.3.224.3 07:11, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
How does it work? Where is its sensor array? -- Toytoy 08:21, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
-- Fayray 13:05, 29 August 2006 (UTC)would like to know the risk factors and percentage success rate for this surgical procedure. If it is not successful, is the patient likely to be worse off than before undergoing the operation? Fayray 13:05, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Why doesnt a pH meter work in a weakly buffered solution?
Why does movements create heat? Correct me if I'm wrong and please explain! Thanks!
Perhaps because bonds are being formed and broken between the two objects as they move against each other, and energy is required to break the bonds? (Chemist's answer) Rentwa 20:15, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Hi,
An old physics question. A person is standing in an elevator on the 30th floor of a building holding a tennis ball. The chain/rope of the stationary elevator cracks and it starts falling down under free gravity. At that moment he releases the ball. Do you think the ball will hit the flor of the elevator before the elevator hits the ground 30 floors below?
Namit.
To nitpick: if the elevator is of a post-1857 design. it should have something like the Otis safety device which automatically applies brakes if the cable breaks, thriller movies notwithstanding. Edison 15:34, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Theoretically, as soon as the cables of the elevator are snapped, the ball will start falling with the same acceleration as the elevator. In relation to the person, the ball will be at the same height as tht when the person drops it. This is a clear cut case of weightlessness. Now as soon as the elevator hits the ground , the ball shall take normal time as on land to hit the ground.
Practically, taking air resistance into consideration, the speed of the elevator will reduce and thus also its acceleration. This will cause a disbalance in the acceleration of the ball and the elevator. And thus the ball will hit the ground before the elevator hits the ground.
Also, remember Galileo's Ecperiment frm the top of the Leaning tower of Pisa. When two objects are dropped frm a common height, they land in the same time duration. User : Veda, Sanchit
Why do car / house alarms activate during a thunderstorm? Someone told me that the static in the air sets them off but other electronic devices seem to work fine. 62.25.109.194 15:23, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Vibration of the house windows or of the car might set off the sensors. As noted above, the electrical field from the lightning, or electrical fields induced in the power circuits might trigger the alarm. Utility electric power may be momentarily switched off and back on by the utility high voltage lines to clear fault conditions when lightning strikes power lines, and some alarms may be set off by the power being removed and restored, especially if the alarm backup batteries are worn out. Edison 15:38, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
How does that explain why car alarms go off for fireworks? freshofftheufo ΓΛĿЌ 13:13, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
Hello,
I was wondering what shackle poisoning is. I've heard that it is the constant rubbing of chains on peoples legs, mostly on chaingangs. I was just wondering what exactly it is and why does it kill people.
Thank you.
--Jerry
In films such as The Fly, teleporters work by 1. Identifying each individual cell in the body of the traveller; 2. Destroying the body of the traveller; 3. Transmitting the data to another machine and 4. Reproducing each individual cell in the precise order they were in earlier. To me, it seems that rather than teleporting a person from one place to another, they've just killed the person and replaced them with a clone. Thoughts? Corrections? Wouldn't this be the ideal way to commit suicide, as your consciousness ends but your family and friends are unaware of any change? Pesapluvo 17:16, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone else have problems using EndNote to search for references from the PubMed database? It's always saying that it can't find any results even though I'll eventually find exactly what I'm looking for using different search parameters, despite the thing I'm looking for matching the parameters I originally used. It's rubbish. -- Username132 ( talk) 17:53, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
I read in a science book that some people think that hyperventilating will help them hold their breath longer, but really this doesn't help at all and might be dangerous. I was just wondering; if hyperventilating doesn't help you hold your breath, what does? What are you supposed to do in order to hold your breath longer? The hyperventilation article doesn't say anything about holding your breath. -- Jonathan talk 18:17, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, thanks, that's just the article I needed. -- Jonathan talk 23:47, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Pardon the original research but in my youth I worked at breath holding, reaching a personal best of 3 minutes 45 seconds. There is no question, based on my experiments, that hyperventilating prior to breath holding extends the time one can hold the breath without passing out. Michael Faraday, the 19th century chemist and physicist, working with Humphrey Davy first isolated several gases and did much work in labs where lethal gases were sometimes produced. He wrote an experimental note in one of his books to the effect that if one wishes to rescue a person who has passed out in an atmosphere dangerous to life, it is a good idea to take several deep breaths before dashing into the room and pulling out the person who has passed out, being careful not to breathe in the noxious atmosphere. He noted that he had used the technique a number of times. As always, seek medical advice before trying anything you read about on Wikipedia. Edison 03:46, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Let's say two guys talk at the same time. One guy is talking in completely the inverse phase of what the other is, so that in theory, the audiowave peaks where the other audiowave reaches its bottom. Realistic restrictions part aside, would the two guys cause the sound to disappear at some place? Thanks! Henning 19:18, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
If two points are generating inverse waves, then in 3d space, at some points they will destructively interfere (producing no sound), and at other points the overlap will produce contructive interference that will double the sound intensity. Raul654 00:23, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
To try this experimentally, one might take a monophonic recording, and reverse the leads to one of the 2 speakers. Then move along a line equidistant from the line connecting the speakers, perhaps plugging one ear, and se if there is a point where the sound in at a minimum. Edison 03:49, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
I know that Pseudoscience makes claims that its predictions are supported by experimental evidence. However, a pseudoscience concept put forth fails under the rigors of experimental testing within the framework of the scientific method. Often the methods of testing, data collection, and conclusions are flawed by a preconceived agenda. Can you give me an example of a pseudoscience concept or product and an explanation why it is based on false science or logic. I know alittle about this but not enough to give my son the right logic for his studies. THANKS
String theory was recently criticized as non-falsifiable, but Brian Greene is extremely smart and he is a proponent of it so what can you do. Edison 03:52, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
If it's correct, what will happen when expansion slows to a halt and starts contracting? For that matter, what will the universe look like when expansion slows enough to see light from the very edge of the universe?
Also, since the universe is expanding at only very nearly the speed of light (and not the speed of light), what is happening to those few photons that overtake the "edge"? Is that energy lost from the universe? Or is the expansion of the universe expansion through time, not space? I'm very unclear on this.
And if the universe starts contracting, what will happen? Will cohesive masses get smushed together (the galaxy being pulled into a gigantic quadrillion-galaxy ball of plasma in the center of the universe for example) or would atoms just get closer or something (us relativistic creatures never noticing until microcircuitry -and brains- stop working from the interference)?
-- Froth 20:50, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Yeah-- theres no ' space' w/o mass-- Light current 21:31, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
why would some sorts of fast flashing lights and/or random high pitch sounds, supposedly cause an epileptic seizure?. -- Cosmic girl 21:20, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
thank you!!!!! :D I didn't know about hot water! interesting... -- Cosmic girl 21:47, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
While researching for Denver Zoo, I came across a reference to " Chinese pheasants." Does anybody have any idea what species these are? Neither Wikipedia nor ITIS have answered this question. Could it be the Chinese Monal? -- Ginkgo100 talk · e@ 21:28, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Peacocks? Just a wildfowl guess 9-)-- Light current 21:51, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Can space exist on its own, or do you need mass to create it?-- Light current 22:11, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Are you sure?? How would you define space? Is it something or nothing?-- Light current 23:51, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
No! Space needs mass to exist!-- Light current 03:14, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
It seems obvious to me now that since you cannot truly escape the bounds of the known universe, you cannot actually get into real space. THis needs moving to talk:space -- Light current 11:29, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Its less than nothing. it doesnt exist!-- Light current 03:14, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Lets ask another question: Is it possible to accelerate your space craft beyond the limits of the universe?-- Light current 03:19, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
There isnt even a vacuum. This discussion should be moved to talk:space-- Light current 11:29, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
THe question is whether you can have ZPE somewhere where ther is no mass around at all. Anyway this discussion should not be here now and I have copied it to talk:space . Pls resume any discussion thers. Thanks
Do Americans believe that global warming is occuring and if so why do you believe it is occuring? In the UK we are constantly presented with the idea that you USAers think that global fossil fuel consumption and industrial pollutants do not directly contribute to atmospheric pollution. Instead we are are told that the US does not believe that pollutants directly contribute to the greenhouse effect but that is an aspect of natural climatic change and that our opinon is incorrect. I have seen many Americans on the telly who believe that climatic change is as a result of our use of fossil fuels and industrial processes, but we are constantly lead to believe that the administration does not want to affect change becase of dubious scientific evidence linking them. -- russ 22:27, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
I think most Americans and the Bush admin believe in global warming. The admin, however, chooses to suppress the science in order to protect the powerful oil industry, in which they have a personal financial interest. StuRat 23:29, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
According to this, about 1/2 of Americans are concerned about global warming versus 2/3 of UK citizens. Dragons flight 00:10, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Bush says global warming is not based on good science. Many of his fundamentalist followers also do not believe in evolution and think nothing is older than about 6000 years. Edison 03:55, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
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I saw this plant by a roadside in Eastern US. The flowers aren't opened yet but look like unopened Dandelion Flowers, maybe a little bit bigger. I saw six or seven, the smallest one was half way to my knee, the largest was up to my shoulders. The biggest leaves were longer than my foot. They were soft and smooth. Where is the right place to this question? Thanks! Flyflyfly 00:01, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
What is the plant? Flyflyfly 13:39, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Can one take too many antacid tablets and cause damage to the stomach? Can lack of acid in the stomach cause damage to the stomach (I didn't take any antacids, by the way)? -- Shanedidona 00:07, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
If your stomach had no acid in it, would that hurt? -- Shanedidona 03:47, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
We have an investigation into antacids as a Yr 9 (13-14-year-olds) project for our pupils. The actual amount of base per tablet is minute, and cannot possibly neutralise all the acid in the stomach. Rather, the conclusion is that they are intended to neutralise excess acid above the sphincter, and thus reduce discomfort. Also, the slower they dissolve, and the slower they slip down, the more effective they are. -- G N Frykman 11:26, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
I don't have a question--I want to pass on congratulations. I looked up Pluto on your site and was very happy to see that the information has just been updated. So often websites are created and never refreshed and kept up to date. You are doing a wonderful job. Thank you.
Can someone please explain to me why the Science RefDesk is so devoted to every possible aspect of seagulls? Once you're at it, are seagulls Hallal? Loomis 03:25, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
How long can a joke go before it stops being funny? This is not homework. – Clockwork Soul 04:13, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Which dance is the one in the front doing? DirkvdM 09:49, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Hi! which kind of war-plane has the highest frequency of crashing down ...NOT due to enemy-attack, but 'cause of technical-failure ? Also, what is the commonest technical problem that leads to a war-plane crash(in general) ?? -- Pupunwiki 04:05, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
I vaguely remember hearing of some Fokker, German, 1920's or 1930's, called a "widowmaker"; less than a hundred were made, and two-thirds of the pilots were killed. Google knows naught, though. linas 23:11, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
This is not a homework!
If you are making a zigzagging road as on this picture from Machu Picchu [1] what is the optimal slope so that it requires the least amount of energy to walk to the top. I have thought about this that it is the same as the optimal slope of a ramp to elevate yourself to a given height without the zigzaggings and does not depend on the slope of the mountain. If we have a formula that gives the energy E(α) required by average person to walk up a slope at the angle α per meter of gained elevation then we want to minimize E(α). When α goes to zero this goes to infinity and when α goes to a right angle it will also go to infinity. Is this my reasoning correct? Are there formulae or tables for E(α)? Also I think the optimal slope may be different for bicycles and cars, is that slope known? Thank you for your attention. 199.3.224.3 07:11, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
How does it work? Where is its sensor array? -- Toytoy 08:21, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
-- Fayray 13:05, 29 August 2006 (UTC)would like to know the risk factors and percentage success rate for this surgical procedure. If it is not successful, is the patient likely to be worse off than before undergoing the operation? Fayray 13:05, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Why doesnt a pH meter work in a weakly buffered solution?
Why does movements create heat? Correct me if I'm wrong and please explain! Thanks!
Perhaps because bonds are being formed and broken between the two objects as they move against each other, and energy is required to break the bonds? (Chemist's answer) Rentwa 20:15, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Hi,
An old physics question. A person is standing in an elevator on the 30th floor of a building holding a tennis ball. The chain/rope of the stationary elevator cracks and it starts falling down under free gravity. At that moment he releases the ball. Do you think the ball will hit the flor of the elevator before the elevator hits the ground 30 floors below?
Namit.
To nitpick: if the elevator is of a post-1857 design. it should have something like the Otis safety device which automatically applies brakes if the cable breaks, thriller movies notwithstanding. Edison 15:34, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Theoretically, as soon as the cables of the elevator are snapped, the ball will start falling with the same acceleration as the elevator. In relation to the person, the ball will be at the same height as tht when the person drops it. This is a clear cut case of weightlessness. Now as soon as the elevator hits the ground , the ball shall take normal time as on land to hit the ground.
Practically, taking air resistance into consideration, the speed of the elevator will reduce and thus also its acceleration. This will cause a disbalance in the acceleration of the ball and the elevator. And thus the ball will hit the ground before the elevator hits the ground.
Also, remember Galileo's Ecperiment frm the top of the Leaning tower of Pisa. When two objects are dropped frm a common height, they land in the same time duration. User : Veda, Sanchit
Why do car / house alarms activate during a thunderstorm? Someone told me that the static in the air sets them off but other electronic devices seem to work fine. 62.25.109.194 15:23, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Vibration of the house windows or of the car might set off the sensors. As noted above, the electrical field from the lightning, or electrical fields induced in the power circuits might trigger the alarm. Utility electric power may be momentarily switched off and back on by the utility high voltage lines to clear fault conditions when lightning strikes power lines, and some alarms may be set off by the power being removed and restored, especially if the alarm backup batteries are worn out. Edison 15:38, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
How does that explain why car alarms go off for fireworks? freshofftheufo ΓΛĿЌ 13:13, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
Hello,
I was wondering what shackle poisoning is. I've heard that it is the constant rubbing of chains on peoples legs, mostly on chaingangs. I was just wondering what exactly it is and why does it kill people.
Thank you.
--Jerry
In films such as The Fly, teleporters work by 1. Identifying each individual cell in the body of the traveller; 2. Destroying the body of the traveller; 3. Transmitting the data to another machine and 4. Reproducing each individual cell in the precise order they were in earlier. To me, it seems that rather than teleporting a person from one place to another, they've just killed the person and replaced them with a clone. Thoughts? Corrections? Wouldn't this be the ideal way to commit suicide, as your consciousness ends but your family and friends are unaware of any change? Pesapluvo 17:16, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone else have problems using EndNote to search for references from the PubMed database? It's always saying that it can't find any results even though I'll eventually find exactly what I'm looking for using different search parameters, despite the thing I'm looking for matching the parameters I originally used. It's rubbish. -- Username132 ( talk) 17:53, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
I read in a science book that some people think that hyperventilating will help them hold their breath longer, but really this doesn't help at all and might be dangerous. I was just wondering; if hyperventilating doesn't help you hold your breath, what does? What are you supposed to do in order to hold your breath longer? The hyperventilation article doesn't say anything about holding your breath. -- Jonathan talk 18:17, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, thanks, that's just the article I needed. -- Jonathan talk 23:47, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Pardon the original research but in my youth I worked at breath holding, reaching a personal best of 3 minutes 45 seconds. There is no question, based on my experiments, that hyperventilating prior to breath holding extends the time one can hold the breath without passing out. Michael Faraday, the 19th century chemist and physicist, working with Humphrey Davy first isolated several gases and did much work in labs where lethal gases were sometimes produced. He wrote an experimental note in one of his books to the effect that if one wishes to rescue a person who has passed out in an atmosphere dangerous to life, it is a good idea to take several deep breaths before dashing into the room and pulling out the person who has passed out, being careful not to breathe in the noxious atmosphere. He noted that he had used the technique a number of times. As always, seek medical advice before trying anything you read about on Wikipedia. Edison 03:46, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Let's say two guys talk at the same time. One guy is talking in completely the inverse phase of what the other is, so that in theory, the audiowave peaks where the other audiowave reaches its bottom. Realistic restrictions part aside, would the two guys cause the sound to disappear at some place? Thanks! Henning 19:18, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
If two points are generating inverse waves, then in 3d space, at some points they will destructively interfere (producing no sound), and at other points the overlap will produce contructive interference that will double the sound intensity. Raul654 00:23, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
To try this experimentally, one might take a monophonic recording, and reverse the leads to one of the 2 speakers. Then move along a line equidistant from the line connecting the speakers, perhaps plugging one ear, and se if there is a point where the sound in at a minimum. Edison 03:49, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
I know that Pseudoscience makes claims that its predictions are supported by experimental evidence. However, a pseudoscience concept put forth fails under the rigors of experimental testing within the framework of the scientific method. Often the methods of testing, data collection, and conclusions are flawed by a preconceived agenda. Can you give me an example of a pseudoscience concept or product and an explanation why it is based on false science or logic. I know alittle about this but not enough to give my son the right logic for his studies. THANKS
String theory was recently criticized as non-falsifiable, but Brian Greene is extremely smart and he is a proponent of it so what can you do. Edison 03:52, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
If it's correct, what will happen when expansion slows to a halt and starts contracting? For that matter, what will the universe look like when expansion slows enough to see light from the very edge of the universe?
Also, since the universe is expanding at only very nearly the speed of light (and not the speed of light), what is happening to those few photons that overtake the "edge"? Is that energy lost from the universe? Or is the expansion of the universe expansion through time, not space? I'm very unclear on this.
And if the universe starts contracting, what will happen? Will cohesive masses get smushed together (the galaxy being pulled into a gigantic quadrillion-galaxy ball of plasma in the center of the universe for example) or would atoms just get closer or something (us relativistic creatures never noticing until microcircuitry -and brains- stop working from the interference)?
-- Froth 20:50, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Yeah-- theres no ' space' w/o mass-- Light current 21:31, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
why would some sorts of fast flashing lights and/or random high pitch sounds, supposedly cause an epileptic seizure?. -- Cosmic girl 21:20, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
thank you!!!!! :D I didn't know about hot water! interesting... -- Cosmic girl 21:47, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
While researching for Denver Zoo, I came across a reference to " Chinese pheasants." Does anybody have any idea what species these are? Neither Wikipedia nor ITIS have answered this question. Could it be the Chinese Monal? -- Ginkgo100 talk · e@ 21:28, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Peacocks? Just a wildfowl guess 9-)-- Light current 21:51, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Can space exist on its own, or do you need mass to create it?-- Light current 22:11, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Are you sure?? How would you define space? Is it something or nothing?-- Light current 23:51, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
No! Space needs mass to exist!-- Light current 03:14, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
It seems obvious to me now that since you cannot truly escape the bounds of the known universe, you cannot actually get into real space. THis needs moving to talk:space -- Light current 11:29, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Its less than nothing. it doesnt exist!-- Light current 03:14, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Lets ask another question: Is it possible to accelerate your space craft beyond the limits of the universe?-- Light current 03:19, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
There isnt even a vacuum. This discussion should be moved to talk:space-- Light current 11:29, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
THe question is whether you can have ZPE somewhere where ther is no mass around at all. Anyway this discussion should not be here now and I have copied it to talk:space . Pls resume any discussion thers. Thanks
Do Americans believe that global warming is occuring and if so why do you believe it is occuring? In the UK we are constantly presented with the idea that you USAers think that global fossil fuel consumption and industrial pollutants do not directly contribute to atmospheric pollution. Instead we are are told that the US does not believe that pollutants directly contribute to the greenhouse effect but that is an aspect of natural climatic change and that our opinon is incorrect. I have seen many Americans on the telly who believe that climatic change is as a result of our use of fossil fuels and industrial processes, but we are constantly lead to believe that the administration does not want to affect change becase of dubious scientific evidence linking them. -- russ 22:27, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
I think most Americans and the Bush admin believe in global warming. The admin, however, chooses to suppress the science in order to protect the powerful oil industry, in which they have a personal financial interest. StuRat 23:29, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
According to this, about 1/2 of Americans are concerned about global warming versus 2/3 of UK citizens. Dragons flight 00:10, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Bush says global warming is not based on good science. Many of his fundamentalist followers also do not believe in evolution and think nothing is older than about 6000 years. Edison 03:55, 30 August 2006 (UTC)