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Polluting, for science!

• romwell 8y ago
  I know you jest, but it's not like the scientists pushed the container overboard. So - using disasters to discover new things, for science! My favorite example of that is still the discovery of radiotrophic fungi[1] in Chernobyl. It's just so cool to find out about species that feed on radiation. Too bad it takes a local-nuclear-apocalypse level of disaster for that to have happened. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotrophic_fungus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotrophic_fungus
  • PhasmaFelis 8y ago
    When all planes were grounded after 9/11, scientists collected some really interesting data on how airplane contrails effect the weather. (It's more than you'd expect.) https://globalnews.ca/news/2934513/empty-skies-after-911-set-the-stage-for-an-unlikely-climate-change-experiment/ https://globalnews.ca/news/2934513/empty-skies-after-911-set...
    • phyller 8y ago
      Huh. "9/11 proves that global warming caused by vapor trails" sounds absolutely nutty, but apparently is rather accurate.
      • romwell 8y ago
        This is offtopic, but can you please post that article with this title to /r/nottheonion? "Contrails" instead of "vapor trails" might make it even better, but it's damn near perfect as is.
        • PhasmaFelis 8y ago
          That's actually a good idea. Edit: Sadly they only allow recent news.
          • romwell 8y ago
            Re: edit: :(
          • leereeves 8y ago
            Also, they only allow the original headlines.