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Machines to replace trees

By *ovegames42 OP Man over a year ago

london

On the news this morning, talk of designing machines that can absorb carbon dioxide, tree give of oxygen and are a natural resource.

What sort of machine could do that, what would the cost implications be.

who going to pay for it ? “ would it not be more cost effective to stop needlessly destroying our forests and jungles”.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Havnt they got fake trees in Japan already.

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By *ovegames42 OP Man over a year ago

london

"Havnt they got fake trees in Japan already. "

Kind of defeats the object

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Much easier to levy a new tax based on mechanical infrastructure than on plants.

The world is going to hell in a remote controlled, gio-positioned, wifi hotspot emitting handbasket

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

This thread won't go far,it's not aimed at the poster above and there is no mention of a fuck or avoid,plus nobody cares about trees if there's a cake thread around

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Havnt they got fake trees in Japan already.

Kind of defeats the object "

Supertrees in Singapore. I think they are more for air cooling and creating biomes via solar power but it wouldnt be much of a stretch to do co2 to o2 I reckon. Although Im no scientist. I do love trees though

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

If trees gave us free wifi, we'd plant more. Unfortunately they only give us oxygen.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I saw that thia morning and honestly I thought to myself, "why haven't I thought about this before...."

....if man can design machines to burn shit harder than humans can then why the fuck wouldn't he/she be able to design a super fucking efficient tree....

Serious innit.....

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"This thread won't go far,it's not aimed at the poster above and there is no mention of a fuck or avoid,plus nobody cares about trees if there's a cake thread around"

Cake under a tree whilst fucking the fabber above.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Yeah ok, I'm going to be accused of bring three hugger but...

Doesn't that illustrate how self obsessed mankind is? We want to design something that already exists because we couldnt be arsed to appreciate it.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"On the news this morning, talk of designing machines that can absorb carbon dioxide, tree give of oxygen and are a natural resource.

What sort of machine could do that, what would the cost implications be.

who going to pay for it ? “ would it not be more cost effective to stop needlessly destroying our forests and jungles”."

Rhey already charge is for water, oxygen is next.

Its long been the blueprint for a svale world.

Havent you seen the guy from.Nestles comments on air/water?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

" Yeah ok, I'm going to be accused of bring three hugger but...

Doesn't that illustrate how self obsessed mankind is? We want to design something that already exists because we couldnt be arsed to appreciate it."

Cant charge for its function.

However a device like this does have its uses in interplantery travel.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

" Yeah ok, I'm going to be accused of bring three hugger but...

Doesn't that illustrate how self obsessed mankind is? We want to design something that already exists because we couldnt be arsed to appreciate it."

I'm not trying to sound like a cock, I just am one, but.....

.....what would be the issue with a machine that could reverse climate change?

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By *andonmessMan over a year ago

A world all of his own

" Yeah ok, I'm going to be accused of bring three hugger but...

Doesn't that illustrate how self obsessed mankind is? We want to design something that already exists because we couldnt be arsed to appreciate it."

And therein lies human kinds problem. Superiority complex.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

" Yeah ok, I'm going to be accused of bring three hugger but...

Doesn't that illustrate how self obsessed mankind is? We want to design something that already exists because we couldnt be arsed to appreciate it.

I'm not trying to sound like a cock, I just am one, but.....

.....what would be the issue with a machine that could reverse climate change?

It's like only natural solutions matter to a man made problem or something along those lines, that's just a bit short sighted imho.... But hey ho....

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

" Yeah ok, I'm going to be accused of bring three hugger but...

Doesn't that illustrate how self obsessed mankind is? We want to design something that already exists because we couldnt be arsed to appreciate it."

I agree! Wonder how they'd power the tree machines. Coal maybe.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

" Yeah ok, I'm going to be accused of bring three hugger but...

Doesn't that illustrate how self obsessed mankind is? We want to design something that already exists because we couldnt be arsed to appreciate it.

I agree! Wonder how they'd power the tree machines. Coal maybe. "

Same as trees innit, the sun....

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By *andonmessMan over a year ago

A world all of his own

" Yeah ok, I'm going to be accused of bring three hugger but...

Doesn't that illustrate how self obsessed mankind is? We want to design something that already exists because we couldnt be arsed to appreciate it.

I agree! Wonder how they'd power the tree machines. Coal maybe.

Same as trees innit, the sun.... "

And you think we can design and build a better, more efficient machine, using less natural resources than nature already has?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

" Yeah ok, I'm going to be accused of bring three hugger but...

Doesn't that illustrate how self obsessed mankind is? We want to design something that already exists because we couldnt be arsed to appreciate it.

I'm not trying to sound like a cock, I just am one, but.....

.....what would be the issue with a machine that could reverse climate change?

Interesting perspective. But trees aren't there to simply provide an atmosphere for us to survive?

They provide habitat for other creatures, pollinate, and to be quite Frank I think we need to accept that we share the planet not own it, and have a moral duty as a species to care for others.

I live in the country so I'm biased I guess, but creating to machines to nourish and reintroduce is fine. But we know it'll be to replace given our track record and greed.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

" Yeah ok, I'm going to be accused of bring three hugger but...

Doesn't that illustrate how self obsessed mankind is? We want to design something that already exists because we couldnt be arsed to appreciate it.

I agree! Wonder how they'd power the tree machines. Coal maybe.

Same as trees innit, the sun....

And you think we can design and build a better, more efficient machine, using less natural resources than nature already has? "

In a word, yes, definitely, I'm certain a tree is not 100% efficient or there would only be one type, shape and size in each region, grasses wouldn't exist etc.... Is a bee the most efficient diem of flight? I'm not being funny, just practical

...what's your qualification on this subject? We can design drugs to beat natural disease can't we? You're using a device to communicate on, why not just make smoke signals and shout? Oh wait smoke involves burning lolol

Rant over but I wish ppl could think last their initial tribalisms and club mentality....

Peace, love, trees and all that's shiz

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

" Yeah ok, I'm going to be accused of bring three hugger but...

Doesn't that illustrate how self obsessed mankind is? We want to design something that already exists because we couldnt be arsed to appreciate it.

I'm not trying to sound like a cock, I just am one, but.....

.....what would be the issue with a machine that could reverse climate change?

Interesting perspective. But trees aren't there to simply provide an atmosphere for us to survive?

They provide habitat for other creatures, pollinate, and to be quite Frank I think we need to accept that we share the planet not own it, and have a moral duty as a species to care for others.

I live in the country so I'm biased I guess, but creating to machines to nourish and reintroduce is fine. But we know it'll be to replace given our track record and greed."

As the environment changed then the machines are replaced again with trees or some shiz like, that's if you like and we can home all orangutans again, but you see what I'm saying, if it's all currently going tits up, then we need to abanson ideals and get pragmatic innit....

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

" Yeah ok, I'm going to be accused of bring three hugger but...

Doesn't that illustrate how self obsessed mankind is? We want to design something that already exists because we couldnt be arsed to appreciate it.

I agree! Wonder how they'd power the tree machines. Coal maybe.

Same as trees innit, the sun.... "

Would they need a wind farm to power each tree?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

" Yeah ok, I'm going to be accused of bring three hugger but...

Doesn't that illustrate how self obsessed mankind is? We want to design something that already exists because we couldnt be arsed to appreciate it.

I agree! Wonder how they'd power the tree machines. Coal maybe.

Same as trees innit, the sun....

And you think we can design and build a better, more efficient machine, using less natural resources than nature already has?

Rant over but I wish ppl could think last their initial tribalisms and club mentality....

Peace, love, trees and all that's shiz

I didnt take it as a rant just discussing.

I guess people prefer natural, as ultimately that's what we are?

Kind of like swimming in the ocean is so much more satisfying than a man made pool etc?

Sure I'm an advocate of the natural world, and there are efficient machines, but it's a far more complex debate than efficiency alone surely?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

" Yeah ok, I'm going to be accused of bring three hugger but...

Doesn't that illustrate how self obsessed mankind is? We want to design something that already exists because we couldnt be arsed to appreciate it.

I'm not trying to sound like a cock, I just am one, but.....

.....what would be the issue with a machine that could reverse climate change?

Interesting perspective. But trees aren't there to simply provide an atmosphere for us to survive?

They provide habitat for other creatures, pollinate, and to be quite Frank I think we need to accept that we share the planet not own it, and have a moral duty as a species to care for others.

I live in the country so I'm biased I guess, but creating to machines to nourish and reintroduce is fine. But we know it'll be to replace given our track record and greed."

And when you look out your window in the country, what natural environment do you see, jurassic forest or a ploughed field covered in pesticides (albeit maybe natural ones these days but still taking away insect homes). Is your drive gravel? It's perspective, and with all green politics it's a decision on which point in history you want to return the planet to. Even then it'll be like back to the future with bad biff finding the sports directory, shiz. Time is time in my opinion for a good reason...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

" Yeah ok, I'm going to be accused of bring three hugger but...

Doesn't that illustrate how self obsessed mankind is? We want to design something that already exists because we couldnt be arsed to appreciate it.

I agree! Wonder how they'd power the tree machines. Coal maybe.

Same as trees innit, the sun....

Would they need a wind farm to power each tree? "

Sun, in the sky lolol

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I give up, I just think if ppl were more open minded then more would get done. Frustrates me. Gotta go burn some shit and talk to my girl now anyway....

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan over a year ago

Aylesbury

" Yeah ok, I'm going to be accused of bring three hugger but...

Doesn't that illustrate how self obsessed mankind is? We want to design something that already exists because we couldnt be arsed to appreciate it.

I'm not trying to sound like a cock, I just am one, but.....

.....what would be the issue with a machine that could reverse climate change?

Depends how one intends to reverse climate change. There are already companies extracting co2 out of the atmosphere but it's expensive and very power hungry. We could do more to reflect solar rays but again what. I guess we could make a machine yo wipe out humans as a species, that would have the desired effect.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

" Yeah ok, I'm going to be accused of bring three hugger but...

Doesn't that illustrate how self obsessed mankind is? We want to design something that already exists because we couldnt be arsed to appreciate it.

I'm not trying to sound like a cock, I just am one, but.....

.....what would be the issue with a machine that could reverse climate change?

Absolutely agree with your last comment, but since it's unlikely to get through our political system then what can we do except build fake trees innit.....?

Also need to think WHY we preserve things, I reckon it's mainly for appreciation and so we can watch David Attenborough on TV and know that's all the amazing stuff is out there and feel warm and fuzzy, why would your average carnivore care if there were 1000000 or 100001 species of fish in the sea? But if someone in a factory wants to create a duper gm sheep to save Africa then God help him for creating a new animal.....

I'm all for just letting time take its toll on us all and our planet and firmly in the idgaf camp, I just can't abide politically motivated environmentalists with narrow vision and bulging wallets preaching to the "plebs" and selling us "natural".

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan over a year ago

Aylesbury

" Yeah ok, I'm going to be accused of bring three hugger but...

Doesn't that illustrate how self obsessed mankind is? We want to design something that already exists because we couldnt be arsed to appreciate it.

I'm not trying to sound like a cock, I just am one, but.....

.....what would be the issue with a machine that could reverse climate change?

Absolutely agree with your last comment, but since it's unlikely to get through our political system then what can we do except build fake trees innit.....?

It's certainly a tricky one. Hopefully there will be a pandemic that would drastically reduce our numbers. I used to think a good war would go the same but as we are moving towards fighting drone technology I guess that those days have long gone.

But I think the question is why don't we preserve more? The answer is simple, as a species we are so selfish, that generally looks at the world with greed. All we do is exploit, whether its resources or wildlife.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

" Yeah ok, I'm going to be accused of bring three hugger but...

Doesn't that illustrate how self obsessed mankind is? We want to design something that already exists because we couldnt be arsed to appreciate it.

I'm not trying to sound like a cock, I just am one, but.....

.....what would be the issue with a machine that could reverse climate change?

Absolutely agree with your last comment, but since it's unlikely to get through our political system then what can we do except build fake trees innit.....?

Cant argue with the politically motivated comment, as I feel a lot of green initiatives are actually exploited by companies to make money.

Sure our planet changes and evolves, but isn't there a stark difference between preserve and destroy?

I'm suggesting a considerate approach to life, not a return to a medieval existence chewing raw turnips and living in freezing cold habitats. I'm taking am ethical stance?

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By *ovegames42 OP Man over a year ago

london

" Yeah ok, I'm going to be accused of bring three hugger but...

Doesn't that illustrate how self obsessed mankind is? We want to design something that already exists because we couldnt be arsed to appreciate it."

This. Thank you, we have lost the appreciation for what was has been left to us

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

The technology exists to capture C02 from power stations, I've done some work in this area.

It's prohibitively expensive though.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_capture_and_storage

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By *ce WingerMan over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

What happens when dogs start pissing on them, won't it just fuse the electrics in them

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

" Yeah ok, I'm going to be accused of bring three hugger but...

Doesn't that illustrate how self obsessed mankind is? We want to design something that already exists because we couldnt be arsed to appreciate it.

I'm not trying to sound like a cock, I just am one, but.....

.....what would be the issue with a machine that could reverse climate change?

Absolutely agree with your last comment, but since it's unlikely to get through our political system then what can we do except build fake trees innit.....?

Cant argue with the politically motivated comment, as I feel a lot of green initiatives are actually exploited by companies to make money.

Sure our planet changes and evolves, but isn't there a stark difference between preserve and destroy?

I'm suggesting a considerate approach to life, not a return to a medieval existence chewing raw turnips and living in freezing cold habitats. I'm taking am ethical stance?"

I'm probs coming across as sarcastic because I'm trying to push some thinking in ppl. I don't mean to

My profession is sales and marketing of "natural, green" products and I see just as much negative as positive in the industry daily..... I think a man cannot come up with a non-man-made solution by definition and man is part of nature too.... Just think we're greedy cunts tbh....

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

It's an excellent idea and one I already had. They probably stole it from me.

I also had the brilliant idea of bioluminescent trees giving off light lessening the need for street lights.

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By *ovegames42 OP Man over a year ago

london

"What happens when dogs start pissing on them, won't it just fuse the electrics in them

LOL had me in stitches

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By *rontier PsychiatristMan over a year ago

Coventry

"On the news this morning, talk of designing machines that can absorb carbon dioxide, tree give of oxygen and are a natural resource.

What sort of machine could do that, what would the cost implications be.

who going to pay for it ? “ would it not be more cost effective to stop needlessly destroying our forests and jungles”."

Yes but what do people find easier? To enjoying their current lifestyle and products or make big changes and consume less?

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By *ovegames42 OP Man over a year ago

london

I am making a few changes in my lifestyle, of which may not have an overall effect in the grand scheme of things, however they make me feel like I am contributing somewhat to the cause.

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