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[Eric Blank]

Wait, do they mean gasses that react with CO2 or gasses that counteract the greenhouse effect? What even are they planning to release?

And is it even safe/a good idea? Or would they just cause another problem?

[Frumple]

I may be misremembering details, but I think there was some company or another somewhere (south of the US?) that was sending up... basically balloons filled with sulfur of some sort or another, and then popping them, releasing the payload into the atmosphere.

It was. Basically techbro geoengineering, which is a combination of words that is exactly as concerning as you'd think. Lots of dumb shit involved, up to and including, like, not checking to see what happened afterwards, or something along those lines. Dumbfuck venture capital burning horseshit vaguely resembling actual (I think since -- as in well before the idiots in question did this -- discredited-ish?) geoengineering proposals.

The only bright side involved is that they were too small scale to do any meaningful damage to the countryside, heh.

[King Zultan]

that was sending up... basically balloons filled with sulfur of some sort or another, and then popping them, releasing the payload into the atmosphere.

Sounds exciting and helpful, but I know a better thing we could do for the environment and that would be to take all the tires and set fire to them!

[EuchreJack]

https://futurism.com/startup-releasing-chemicals-dim-sun

[bloop_bleep]

There was a proposal to start sending aerosols into the atmosphere that reflect light outwards to prevent as much light from warming up the Earth. Kinda like volcanic eruptions that kick up ash which dims the sky.

This sounds to me like a mindblowingly stupid idea. For one it does not primarily decrease the amount of infrared light that keeps getting bounced around keeping the Earth warm but the visible light that hits the Earth in the first place. Which means less light for plants to grow. Wonder what that'll do to our agriculture...

Also wonder what happens when you got tons of sulfur oxides in the air mingling with oxygen and water. No way that'll cause acid rain, no siree...

[Frumple]

https://futurism.com/startup-releasing-chemicals-dim-sun

Yeah, that's the techbro geoengineering idiots I had heard about. Move fast and scam the investors break stuff, not necessarily the best idea when you're dumping sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere.

[dragdeler]

Screw it bring back the oldschool pollutents that phosphor fluorence is such an eyesore, only radium may tickle my eyeballs. You only live once.

[hector13]

Sounds like you also don’t want to live long :p

[dragdeler]

But but not being inconvenienced prevails over basic I can only say motor skills cause we're way past common sense. Trust me it's been windy for like half a month.

I think you misunderstood, radium would be such a chad way to go.

[EuchreJack]

I feel like I should create a company that will build pipes into the sky that will pump hydrocarbons into the atmosphere, blocking out the Sun so as to counteract global warming.  Of course, I am looking for Government Subsidies for providing this service.  We'll also make a little money on the side selling off the electricity...

[dragdeler]

Pump the CO2 into space, that oughta do it.

[JoshuaFH]

I'm really racking my brain to remember where I saw a funny skit ages ago. It was about a very inappropriate plumber that's talking dirty to the pipes and sensuously caressing the pipe holes in a way that is making the owners uncomfortable. When he's asked to leave, he angrily reminds them he's the best and cheapest in town, by a large margin. He then resumes while the confused and disgusted owners watch on.

I just remembered it, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. It seems like something SNL would do, but nothing comes up searching for that.

[King Zultan]

I'm really racking my brain to remember where I saw a funny skit ages ago. It was about a very inappropriate plumber that's talking dirty to the pipes and sensuously caressing the pipe holes in a way that is making the owners uncomfortable. When he's asked to leave, he angrily reminds them he's the best and cheapest in town, by a large margin. He then resumes while the confused and disgusted owners watch on.

I just remembered it, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. It seems like something SNL would do, but nothing comes up searching for that.

It is terrifying....    I need to see this.

[GiglameshDespair]

I'm really racking my brain to remember where I saw a funny skit ages ago. It was about a very inappropriate plumber that's talking dirty to the pipes and sensuously caressing the pipe holes in a way that is making the owners uncomfortable. When he's asked to leave, he angrily reminds them he's the best and cheapest in town, by a large margin. He then resumes while the confused and disgusted owners watch on.

I just remembered it, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. It seems like something SNL would do, but nothing comes up searching for that.

Is this what you're thinking of?

[JoshuaFH]

Yes! I completely forgot about SMBC Theater.