Path: eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!border-2.nntp.ord.giganews.com!border-4.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!s1-1.netnews.com!news-out.netnews.com!postmaster.netnews.com!us1.netnews.com!not-for-mail X-Trace: DXC=BP^D\CE=l2L5[YVUAjISdMHWonT5<]0TMQ;nb^V>PUfF5[gZBW6J?LLb4Xlnec8YjDY0GEN8ZbRiJ <71345b5dec10e7bf08a2eafd16d12ca9@www.novabbs.com> <66c6555d$0$2873015$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <66c89d61$1$2385539$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <66c90083$3$3068679$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> Content-Language: en-GB From: Graham In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 29 Message-ID: <66c94f79$1$1895491$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 127.0.0.1 X-Trace: 1724469113 reader.netnews.com 1895491 127.0.0.1:53359 On 2024-08-23 5:25 p.m., Ed P wrote: > On 8/23/2024 5:34 PM, Graham wrote: >> On 2024-08-23 1:39 p.m., Ed P wrote: >>> On 8/23/2024 2:06 PM, Bruce wrote: >>>> On Fri, 23 Aug 2024 13:49:32 -0400, Dave Smith >>> >>>>> >>>>>> When I'm walking I see stupid cyclists and reckless car drivers. >>>>> >>>>> No doubt, but consider the numbers and percentages. >>>> >>>> Yes, let's compare how much cyclists contribute to pollution and how >>>> much car drivers contribute. >>>> >>> >>> When riding a bike your heart rate goes up and you breather harder. >>> That creates carbon dioxide and contributes to global warming. >>> >>> The world would be a better place if those bike riders just stayed >>> home and drank beer. I do my part. >> >> But brewing beer makes CO2!! > > > Sure, but ingesting the carbonated beverage, it is converted to farts > and they can be burned for heat. Farting over a candle used to be a rugby club pastime when the team got drunk after a game.