Jump to content





Posted Image

PCS & Stuart M. Grant - Cichlid Preservation Fund - Details here


Photo

Keeping Warm In Winter


  • Please log in to reply
13 replies to this topic

#1 smirq

smirq
  • Forum Member
  • Joined: 25-July 13
  • Location:Near Pet Magic on Albany Hwy
  • Location: Near Pet Magic on Albany Hwy

Posted 23 July 2014 - 05:34 PM

In our old climate, we sort-of knew how it behaved. We had decades and even centuries of records to use to project changes into the future. But all of this historical data may be of much less use in the future as the baseline physics have now changed. Even more critical, the short term is now very important as tipping points may appear at any time.
 
When it comes to fossil-fueled global warming we are, metaphorically speaking, a community of morbidly obese people who understand exactly where our excess pounds came from, and  precisely what we need to do to take them off, and yet we think and talk and commiserate about all this at great length as we cut ourselves additional slices of banana cream pie.[/size]
 
http://www.techtimes...e-1880-noaa.htm

 
Meanwhile, in places where they don't believe in climate change (or evolution) -

 

 

God save the queen.



#2 Westie

Westie

    West African Cichlid fan

  • Admin
  • Joined: 31-May 10
  • Location: Hammond Park

Posted 23 July 2014 - 05:55 PM

Ha ha boys and their toys

#3 Kleinz

Kleinz
  • Forum Member
  • Joined: 02-September 11
  • Location: Maylands

Posted 23 July 2014 - 06:31 PM

Given how carcinogenic coal dust is, this will be natural selection in action.



#4 Redevilz

Redevilz
  • Forum Member
  • Joined: 02-September 12
  • Location:Perth
  • Location: Scarborough

Posted 23 July 2014 - 07:39 PM

Bogan hunters eat your heart out lol.

#5 sandgroper

sandgroper
  • Forum Member
  • Joined: 24-April 06
  • Location: Near Malaga

Posted 23 July 2014 - 10:53 PM

Their intelligence says it all.



#6 bigjohnnofish

bigjohnnofish
  • Forum Member
  • Joined: 02-August 10
  • Location: Banjo Country aka just past Mundaring

Posted 24 July 2014 - 01:06 AM

Given how carcinogenic coal dust is, this will be natural selection in action.

 

its only called rollin coal... doesnt have anything to do with coal mate  :Rofl_3f:  :Rofl_3f:  :Rofl_3f:

 

just a case of modifying the air to diesel mix to create the black smoke... 

 

as for environmentalists that jump up and down about the polution - 8 reasons why diesel engines are better than petrol engines....

 

1. Diesels are more efficient. Most gasoline engines convert about 30 percent of their fuel energy into actual power. A traditional diesel converts about 45 percent. And advanced diesels can hit about 50 percent.

2. Diesels are more reliable. Because they don’t need high-voltage ignition systems, diesel engines never fail for lack of a spark. They also don’t emit radio frequency emissions that can interfere with a vehicle’s other electronic systems.

3. Diesels run cooler. Because they are more efficient, diesel engines release less waste heat while in operation.

4. Diesels last longer. Diesel engine parts are generally stronger than gas engine components, and diesel fuel has superior lubricating properties. As a result, diesel engines tend to last twice as long as gas-powered ones.

5. Diesel fuel is safer. Diesel fuel doesn’t release fumes like gasoline does. It’s more difficult to burn and won’t explode like its lighter counterpart.

6. Diesels are more easily turbo-charged. Put under sufficient pressure, gasoline engines will spontaneously detonate. By contrast, the amount of super- or turbo-charging pressures diesel engines can endure are limited only by the strength of the engines themselves.

7. Diesels produce minimal carbon monoxide. This makes diesel generators useful in mines and submarines, environments in which gasoline engine exhaust would prove deadly.

8. Diesel engines can easily accept synthetic fuels. Non-petroleum-based biofuels will run easily in diesel engines, whereas gas engines need to be significantly modified to accept such alternative fuels.



#7 sydad

sydad
  • Forum Member
  • Joined: 31-October 04
  • Location: Jandakot

Posted 24 July 2014 - 11:32 AM

There is nothing like ignoring facts. Statement #5 should be seen as the nonsense it is when referring to diesel emissions. OK, the fuel itself is certainly safer to handle, but diesel fumes are listed by the WHO as class1 (proven) carcinogens. Most of the compounds falling under the carcinogen label, and these include both aliphatic and cyclic organics, are contained within carbon "cages"; and this is the noxious black emission that diesels are famous (should be infamous) for. But what is less well known is that other particles emitted by diesels (particularly older non-turbo models), and often classified  as sub-micron entities, are capable of directly entering the bloodstream from the lungs and have been implicated in contributing to a number of chronic illnesses including diabetes.

 

I drive a turbo-diesel 4WD myself, and I'm aware of the down-side of these vehicles, and the need to keep them well maintained. As Kleinz pointed out natural selection will (hopefully) take care of the morons depicted in the clip and who should meantime be nominated for the Darwin Award. For those not informed on the subject, the Darwin Award is given annually to a person or persons who do their utmost to eliminate their genes from perpetuation.I can imagine no more deserving idiots than those depicted. The sad thing is their determination to take other innocents with them.

 

Syd.



#8 smirq

smirq
  • Forum Member
  • Joined: 25-July 13
  • Location:Near Pet Magic on Albany Hwy
  • Location: Near Pet Magic on Albany Hwy

Posted 24 July 2014 - 11:43 AM

How does diesel not release fumes? Are we arguing semantics between fumes and exhaust? Why can I smell diesel when I fill up the ute?



#9 Leigh

Leigh
  • Forum Member
  • Joined: 18-January 12
  • Location: Baldivis

Posted 24 July 2014 - 12:48 PM

I think you are interpreting the comment wrong...

 

"5. Diesel fuel is safer. Diesel fuel doesn’t release as much fumes like as gasoline does."

 

...is probably the intention of the statement.



#10 smirq

smirq
  • Forum Member
  • Joined: 25-July 13
  • Location:Near Pet Magic on Albany Hwy
  • Location: Near Pet Magic on Albany Hwy

Posted 24 July 2014 - 12:51 PM

That I can agree with. Still don't see much point in making it release a buttload of exhaust though.



#11 Mattymak

Mattymak
  • Forum Member
  • Joined: 20-February 12
  • Location:Marangaroo
  • Location: Perth, Australia

Posted 24 July 2014 - 01:19 PM

Bogans 'R' us :P

#12 MrLeifBeaver

MrLeifBeaver
  • PCS Club Member
  • Joined: 08-January 13
  • Location:Langford
  • Location: "Ruby Gardens Estate"

Posted 24 July 2014 - 04:16 PM

How does diesel not release fumes? Are we arguing semantics between fumes and exhaust? Why can I smell diesel when I fill up the ute?

 

I think it could be 'flavored' so you know it's around. Don't they do that to Gas in your house?



#13 Shane-o88

Shane-o88
  • Forum Member
  • Joined: 02-July 13
  • Location: chidlow

Posted 24 July 2014 - 05:19 PM

Wondering if I can make the ranger blow like that... Yeeehaw

#14 bigjohnnofish

bigjohnnofish
  • Forum Member
  • Joined: 02-August 10
  • Location: Banjo Country aka just past Mundaring

Posted 25 July 2014 - 01:07 AM

yeah pretty easy mate... fit a second air filter and make it small so it cloggs up quick and have a toggle switch between your normal filter and the second filter... or insert an injector into air intake after filter to add more diesel.... these clowns use the second method i think :)






1 user(s) are reading this topic

0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users