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That's funny. https://www.foodsource.org.uk/building-blocks/agricultural-methane-and-its-role-greenhouse-gas https://www.foodsource.org.uk/building-blocks/agri
by nvader 6y ago
That's funny.
https://www.foodsource.org.uk/building-blocks/agricultural-methane-and-its-role-greenhouse-gas https://www.foodsource.org.uk/building-blocks/agricultural-m... claims
> it is a relatively short-lived GHG, with emissions breaking down after an average of around 10 years.
Looks like someone didn't understand what half-life means, or is being misleading.
- projektfu 6y agoOn average, a molecule of methane breaks down in less than 10 years. That is a true interpretation.
- 07t15 6y agoHalf life implies that one half of the mehane molecules decay in that period (or that a single one has a 50% of decaying).
- scaredginger 6y agoDepends on what 'average' you mean I guess. It is true for the median of course. However, if the time for an individual molecule to decay is exponentially distributed, you can solve for lambda to find its expected lifetime is 13.1 years. That being said, I'd say this is a less useful interpretation.