tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907857389686321158.post5914860747607221582..comments2024-03-27T10:17:41.411-07:00Comments on Doubleroo: Bavarian Rhapsodydoubleroohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10434955166403587719noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907857389686321158.post-22572313495016555812014-12-01T18:05:01.711-08:002014-12-01T18:05:01.711-08:00“If you wish to present the case that fossil fumes...“If you wish to present the case that fossil fumes have no influence on climate, do it standing next to the exhaust of a bus.”<br /><br />A fallacious comparison. We don't want to inhale too much bus exhaust because the carbon monoxide bonds strongly to our hemoglobin so it can no longer carry oxygen. The greenhouse effect is based on the totally independent phenomenon of infrared absorption by molecular vibrations that change the molecule's dipole moment. <br /><br />E.g, I wouldn't want to breathe pure chlorine gas, because it dissolves in water (e.g. in eyes and lungs) to form strong acid. But this doesn't contribute at all to the greenhouse effect (although it will form compounds that do), because it is a symmetric diatomic molecule, so its vibration doesn't change the dipole moment, so it doesn't absorb infrared.Jonathan Sarfati, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12530418085229071099noreply@blogger.com