Next time you hear some Liberal whining about how the melting ice caps are gonna flood the planet, as him to try this experiment:
Take a glass, add some ice cubes and fill the glass to the brim with water.
When the ice cube melts, does the water overflow the glass?
NO!
Why not?
Because frozen water displaces the same volume as liquid water.
WOW! Ancient science that any Greek from 2,500 yrs. ago knew.
2007-05-01 01:14:20 · 15 answers · asked by cladiusneroimperator 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
A warm thank you to those pointing out the flaw hewre. To those that felt they had to call names like a bunch of 3rd graders, grow up.
2007-05-01 01:50:54 · update #1
I have my doubts about global warming and it's consequences, but the point you are making is flawed. If all the ice was already in the oceans, yes, your point would be right, but much of the ice is NOT in the oceans, but on land. The melting ice from Antarctica and Greenland would raise sea level.
2007-05-01 01:21:54 · answer #1 · answered by DavidNH 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Arctic ice cap is like that but not the Antarctic ice cap which is what people are actually worried about.
So next time you hear some idiot global warming denialist trying to claim that the ice caps melting won't be a problem ask them to try an experiment that involves melting ice cubes above a glass that is filled to the brim (say in a sieve above it).
The Arctic ice cap even though it won't raise the level of the ocean directly should it melt would still cause problems for wildlife that lives there and the Earth's albedo (think about it, water is dark, ice is light so ice reflects more sunlight than water) causing a temperature increase (probably pretty small compared with the dominant effect of our CO2).
2007-05-01 08:28:06 · answer #2 · answered by bestonnet_00 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Try this. 80% of global temperature increase has been captured by the ocean. In other words the oceans are getting warmer. If you're such an expert in science you will know that warm water expands.
You're point applies to the north poll but doesn't take into account ice on the Antarctica continent or land ice in places like Greenland.
2007-05-01 08:24:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Let me ask you something. In Montana it usually snows pretty heavy in the middle of winter. How come no snow tell late in the season. The south how come it freezes in Fla ? My state never gets snow but we do now for 2 weeks and 5 yrs ago Erie, Pa hauled 263 inches of snow to Rochester, NY. The earth has heated up 9 degrees from last year. How can you compare a plant to a glass of ice cubes and water? Buy the way some islands are sinking in the South Pacific . Don't take my word for it call the Embassy of Australia. Their taking people in.
2007-05-01 08:36:14 · answer #4 · answered by papabear098 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Youre ignoring runoff from mountains and other frozen areas above us that will flood the lakes and rivers and will actually raise the sea levels.
Im with you on the ice caps not raising the sea levels though.
Also the salinity differences are a huge deal, as are the changes that will occur in air currents if water temps rise.
2007-05-01 08:28:53 · answer #5 · answered by Showtunes 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
regardless of anything. global warming is going to happen, the earth cools and heats its self drastically all the time, its a proven historical fact. and even if the ice melts... you cant destroy a water molecule, its either evaporated or melted or drank, water is constantly recycling and nobody has anything to worry about.
2007-05-01 08:46:09 · answer #6 · answered by cliftonstewart11 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Actually the volume decreases from frozen to liquid state.
2007-05-01 08:21:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Gee, you must have a doctorate in science from MIT. More likely you're drinking too much scotch with those ice cubes. Open your eyes, numb-nuts.
http://www.realclimate.org
2007-05-01 08:26:05 · answer #8 · answered by notyou311 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Any chance you'll stand up like a man and admit your "common sense" is wrong?
Mostof the frozen water is sitting on top of the ocean or on top of land in the form of glaciers right now, knucklehead, calving off and dropping into the ocean as it warms. It is not in the ocean to begin with.
No wonder there is so little healthy debate on the subject... too many morons incapable of understanding it.
2007-05-01 08:19:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 5⤋
What your saying is totally wrong, but I'm not saying there right either. all I gotta say though is its good people are caring for this planet we live on. with all the pollution we all should be trying to make things better instead of just not caring what we are putting in the air.
2007-05-01 08:24:55 · answer #10 · answered by american_bulldog25 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋