Well, yeah.

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Well, yeah.

Tom Brosz — 5/5/2005 12:50:54 AM (archived)

Picking the vertical scale to get the effect you want is the oldest trick in the book, and another indication that somebody was trying to sell something, not just show science.

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Anthropogenic CO2. - et - 5/4/2005 4:58:05 PM
- Human flatulence. - SDAI-Tech1 - 5/5/2005 11:59:56 AM
  - BTW - R.L. - 5/5/2005 2:20:10 PM
    - Tree ring science - SDAI-Tech1 - 5/5/2005 7:43:11 PM
      - Look into isotopic analysis... - R.L. - 5/5/2005 7:50:56 PM
  - WHY do you waste space with posts like this? - R.L. - 5/5/2005 2:09:00 PM
- More propaganda from those biased eco-whackos at NASA, and Columbia University, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and.... - R.L. - 5/5/2005 8:08:35 AM
  - Commentary and synopsis from that study's author..... - et - 5/5/2005 2:55:23 PM
- DO you think people would get excited if you showed them THIS graph? - Nick Hoffman - 5/5/2005 12:02:22 AM
  - I would. Seems to show a clear trend. - alcaray - 5/5/2005 3:32:16 PM
    - It's becoming harder to sweep the increase under the rug. - et - 5/5/2005 3:54:07 PM
  - don't be silly, Nick - R.L. - 5/5/2005 4:05:34 AM
  - Bollocks Nick. Bulldust. - et - 5/5/2005 1:54:54 AM
  - Well, yeah. - Tom Brosz - 5/5/2005 12:50:54 AM
    - Trying to sell something. - et - 5/5/2005 2:21:20 AM
- What I really don't understand - R.L. - 5/4/2005 9:40:28 PM
  - What you don't understand is that you aren't the problem. - Tom Brosz - 5/5/2005 12:48:55 AM
- R.L.s original post. - et - 5/4/2005 8:52:04 PM
- re: Anthropogenic CO2. - Sawyer - 5/4/2005 6:21:36 PM
  - Thank You - Scott Evil - 5/4/2005 9:35:30 PM
    - Too bad you seem to prefer the jungle.... - R.L. - 5/5/2005 6:08:34 AM
      - re: You sure get angry when told "The ain't a God" - Scott Evil - 5/5/2005 7:51:28 PM
        
        How could I get angry? "The ain't a God" is gibberish - R.L. - 5/6/2005 12:55:55 AM
    - Keep hope alive, dupe. (n/t) - et - 5/5/2005 2:02:43 AM
  - re: Anthropogenic CO2. - dtb - 5/4/2005 6:47:34 PM
  - There is nothing dishonest about using that graph - R.L. - 5/4/2005 6:46:33 PM
  - What makes that graph intellectually dishonest? (n/t) - et - 5/4/2005 6:30:25 PM
    - This. Another graph... - Tom Brosz - 5/4/2005 6:50:25 PM
      - scales - LJ - 5/4/2005 7:29:52 PM
        
        Of course the larger period of time in Tom's graph would also elimate any "noise" caused by periodic spikes that were much higher than tose you've indicated. - Scott Evil - 5/4/2005 9:57:46 PM
        
        All this proves is - R.L. - 5/4/2005 10:12:29 PM
        
        A little smug, aren't we? - Tom Brosz - 5/5/2005 6:10:27 PM
      - Another lame argument - R.L. - 5/4/2005 7:03:50 PM
        
        re: Another lame argument - gbaikie - 5/4/2005 9:42:04 PM
        
        Carbon monoxide and dioxide aren't the same. Check your NASA link. (n/t) - pwokenyaw - 5/4/2005 10:35:25 PM
        
        re: Carbon monoxide and dioxide aren't the same. Check your NASA link. - gbaikie - 5/4/2005 11:56:10 PM
        
        re: Another lame argument - R.L. - 5/4/2005 10:03:31 PM
        
        Uh...serious question - Tom Brosz - 5/5/2005 12:53:42 AM
        
        These games are getting old, Tom- as an engineer I would have expected more of you - R.L. - 5/5/2005 2:21:09 AM
        
        It's a legitmate question as to prehistory, but I don't think it affects the present debate - pwokenyaw - 5/5/2005 4:16:20 PM
        
        re: Another lame argument - gbaikie - 5/4/2005 10:54:07 PM
        
        as mentioned above, the global map is for CO, not CO2 (n/t) - pwokenyaw - 5/5/2005 12:08:10 AM
        
        re: as mentioned above, the global map is for CO, not CO2 - gbaikie - 5/5/2005 1:07:08 AM
        
        There hasn't been a huge change in the weather. - Scott Evil - 5/4/2005 9:39:15 PM
        
        I'm curious. - et - 5/5/2005 2:11:36 AM
        
        Hey...Maybe fat people cause global warming...Somebody draw a chart showing the average wt of a human vs. the mean global tempatures - Scott Evil - 5/4/2005 9:44:48 PM
        
        You really need to get an education on this topic before spouting off - R.L. - 5/5/2005 2:34:08 AM
- Whats the point, its not like people like Scott want the facts - R.L. - 5/4/2005 5:36:41 PM
  - Please help me...I have a Scientific Question... - Scott Evil - 5/4/2005 9:33:49 PM
    - re: Please help me...I have a Scientific Question... - gbaikie - 5/6/2005 9:54:02 AM
    - Ah- I see you LIKE playing the flippant ignorant jerk.... - R.L. - 5/4/2005 9:46:04 PM
      - So nobody knows is your answer... - Scott Evil - 5/4/2005 9:54:06 PM
        
        This website suggests the issue has been studied. - pwokenyaw - 5/4/2005 10:29:16 PM
        
        Nope, my point is we do know - R.L. - 5/4/2005 10:09:36 PM

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