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2009-09-01 Science & Technology

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Posted by mojo 2009-09-01 13:56|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 How very strange. Who could have predicted that a flammable gas in a confined space could explode?

Posted by SteveS 2009-09-01 14:24|| 2009-09-01 14:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Isobutane and propane hydrocarbon. Jessus H. Christ on a crutch people.

And, how the hell can you call it green with a straight face when the refrigerant has the word hydrocarbon in it while telling us hydrocarbons are going to kill us all.

Posted by Mike N. 2009-09-01 14:37|| 2009-09-01 14:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Of course it's eco-friendly, you sillies! After all, if it's better that you don't plug the thing in, thereby not using any power at all, it is undeniably green.

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2009-09-01 15:05|| 2009-09-01 15:05|| Front Page Top

#4 Well, the contents will be green...

Posted by James">James 2009-09-01 16:41|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2009-09-01 16:41|| Front Page Top

#5 I think it's "green" from the previous scare story, the one about the ozone hole...

The hole that no one had any proof was a new thing, and could have been a natural and ancient phenomenon.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-09-01 19:14|| 2009-09-01 19:14|| Front Page Top

#6 But she stressed: 'There are hundreds of millions of these fridges and these incidents are very, very rare.

So are water heater casings launched through the living room floor when the bottom seam rusts out. But it happens.

Sparking thermostat? Sounds like a sure win lawsuit to me.

Posted by KBK 2009-09-01 19:20|| 2009-09-01 19:20|| Front Page Top

#7 Bright, the hole was found in 1956, determined to be of natural origin within a couple of years and then later co-opted by eco-terrorists to fulfill their agenda. And yes, 1956 was before widespread use of CFC's.

Posted by Silentbrick 2009-09-01 23:22|| 2009-09-01 23:22|| Front Page Top

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