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I find it interesting that I initially interpreted the headline “New nitrogen products are in the air” as a story about pollution. I.e., new nitrogen products (

I find it interesting that I initially interpreted the headline “New nitrogen products are in the air” as a story about pollution. I.e., new nitrogen products (pollutants) have been detected in the atmosphere.

chrisco255 6y ago
Ah well Nitrogen is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere so it's not by any stretch a pollutant.
- eloff 6y ago
  Nitrous oxides are a by-product of fossil fuel combustion, and are a common and problematic pollutant.
- vikramkr 6y ago
  N2 isn't a pollutant but many nitrogen compounds are major pollutants, and its not so far fetched to call something like NO2 a "nitrogen product"
darkerside 6y ago
I'm sure that was intentional. Effective clickbait.
- mc32 6y ago
  I saw it more as a pun. Unfortunately given the terrible practice of clickbait we no longer have the inclination to give puns the benefit of doubt.
kovek 6y ago
Same reaction for me earlier, and I didn’t have the time to look into it and had it on my mind since then. Should the title have “[not about pollutants]”?
dang 6y ago
Ok, we've taken the nitrogen products out of the air in the title above.