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MI4 REAL 04/24/18 2:29:49 PM #1:	I used to see dandelions, honeybees, fireflies, and red squirrels in the 80s and 90s. Very few dandelions now. I actually saw a honeybee in my yard last year. Fireflies? Can't remember the last time I saw them. I haven't seen a red squirrel in over a decade and a half. --- "Er...well, y'know. You can't make an omelette without um...destroying a forest.....or something" -Black Mage <cite>MI4 REAL posted [p:900226216] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote>I used to see dandelions, honeybees, fireflies, and red squirrels in the 80s and 90s. Very few dandelions now. I actually saw a honeybee in my yard last year. Fireflies? Can't remember the last time I saw them. I haven't seen a red squirrel in over a decade and a half.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 04/24/18 2:30:07 PM #2:	So Gaia, spirit of the earth, sent 5 special rings to 5 special young people... --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:900226234] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote>So Gaia, spirit of the earth, sent 5 special rings to 5 special young people...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JSancton 04/24/18 2:30:30 PM #3:	What area are you in. I know the north east isn't seeing any this year bc of the long winter --- PSN: JSancton <cite>JSancton posted [p:900226260] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote>What area are you in. I know the north east isn't seeing any this year bc of the long winter</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MI4 REAL 04/24/18 2:30:46 PM #4:	s0nicfan posted... So Gaia, spirit of the earth, sent 5 special rings to 5 special young people... Man I loved that show. --- "Er...well, y'know. You can't make an omelette without um...destroying a forest.....or something" -Black Mage <cite>MI4 REAL posted [p:900226277] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote><cite>s0nicfan posted...</cite> <quote>So Gaia, spirit of the earth, sent 5 special rings to 5 special young people...</quote> Man I loved that show.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MI4 REAL 04/24/18 2:31:04 PM #5:	JSancton posted... What area are you in. I know the north east isn't seeing any this year bc of the long winter Midwest USA --- "Er...well, y'know. You can't make an omelette without um...destroying a forest.....or something" -Black Mage <cite>MI4 REAL posted [p:900226294] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote><cite>JSancton posted...</cite> <quote>What area are you in. I know the north east isn't seeing any this year bc of the long winter</quote> Midwest USA</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ultimate reaver 04/24/18 2:33:18 PM #6:	--- butts <cite>ultimate reaver posted [p:900226432] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/24/18 2:33:19 PM #7:	MI4 REAL posted... Very few dandelions now. Come over to my house. Bring a small shovel. please? <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:900226435] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote><cite>MI4 REAL posted...</cite> <quote>Very few dandelions now.</quote> Come over to my house. Bring a small shovel. please?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
halomonkey1_3_5 04/24/18 2:34:12 PM #8:	become a beekeeper --- Billy Mays: July 20, 1958 - June 28, 2009 The Greatest <cite>halomonkey1_3_5 posted [p:900226485] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote>become a beekeeper</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HypnoCoosh 04/24/18 2:34:25 PM #9:	TC a city boy --- We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. - C.S. Lewis <cite>HypnoCoosh posted [p:900226492] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote>TC a city boy</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Omnislasher 04/24/18 2:35:20 PM #10:	well, yes it is https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction <cite>Omnislasher posted [p:900226538] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote>well, yes it is https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Touch 04/24/18 2:36:14 PM #11:	This planet dying and Goku be absorbing more of it's energy for his spirit bomb smh --- https://i.imgur.com/Sy3Fd8J.jpg <cite>Touch posted [p:900226584] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote>This planet dying and Goku be absorbing more of it's energy for his spirit bomb smh</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/24/18 2:37:14 PM #12:	Omnislasher posted... well, yes it is https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Extinction_intensity.svg Not even a misleading "hockey stick" to instill panic. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:900226640] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote><cite>Omnislasher posted...</cite> <quote>well, yes it is https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction</quote> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Extinction_intensity.svg Not even a misleading "hockey stick" to instill panic.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bloodychess 04/24/18 2:37:55 PM #13:	MI4 REAL posted... Very few dandelions now. I actually saw a honeybee in my yard last year. Fireflies? Can't remember the last time I saw them. I haven't seen a red squirrel in over a decade and a half. I wish dandelions would stop growing in my yard I have honeybees every year, is there anything on your property that makes it worth their time to visit? They practically live at my thyme bush. I see Fireflies regularly. Never seen a Red Squirrel. So the planet is only 25% dead where I live --- To err is human To arr is pirate <cite>Bloodychess posted [p:900226675] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote><cite>MI4 REAL posted...</cite> <quote>Very few dandelions now. I actually saw a honeybee in my yard last year. Fireflies? Can't remember the last time I saw them. I haven't seen a red squirrel in over a decade and a half.</quote> I wish dandelions would stop growing in my yard I have honeybees every year, is there anything on your property that makes it worth their time to visit? They practically live at my thyme bush. I see Fireflies regularly. Never seen a Red Squirrel. So the planet is only 25% dead where I live</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MI4 REAL 04/24/18 2:41:00 PM #15:	I bet this extinction period is the only one where a certain species was virtually entirely responsible. Everything else was a natural catastrophe (note:I've only read part of that article so far) TC is a suburbanite, BTW. --- "Er...well, y'know. You can't make an omelette without um...destroying a forest.....or something" -Black Mage <cite>MI4 REAL posted [p:900226836] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote>I bet this extinction period is the only one where a certain species was virtually entirely responsible. Everything else was a natural catastrophe (note:I've only read part of that article so far) TC is a suburbanite, BTW.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darkrobotisback 04/24/18 2:42:18 PM #16:	There's always the option to colonize mars if earth dies --- https://imgur.com/a/FUMiecM https://imgur.com/a/NOIwA <cite>Darkrobotisback posted [p:900226910] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote>There's always the option to colonize mars if earth dies</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Duncanwii 04/24/18 2:43:28 PM #17:	As long as wheat, grain, pigs, and cows don't go extinct humanity will be fine. Hell even if they do go extinct modern science would be able to replicate it. --- Pic of my gf and me: https://imgur.com/gallery/blAC3 Link to my Pokemon Board:https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1409-the-pokemon-center <cite>Duncanwii posted [p:900226990] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote>As long as wheat, grain, pigs, and cows don't go extinct humanity will be fine. Hell even if they do go extinct modern science would be able to replicate it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Caution999 04/24/18 2:44:24 PM #18:	Feel free to visit my backyard and pull out all these weeds you really miss for some reason, TC. --- "Impossible is just a word to let people feel good about themselves when they quit." - Vyse, Skies of Arcadia <cite>Caution999 posted [p:900227035] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote>Feel free to visit my backyard and pull out all these weeds you really miss for some reason, TC.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bloodychess 04/24/18 2:45:51 PM #19:	MI4 REAL posted... TC is a suburbanite, BTW. You say that likes its a bad thing TC --- To err is human To arr is pirate <cite>Bloodychess posted [p:900227117] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote><cite>MI4 REAL posted...</cite> <quote>TC is a suburbanite, BTW.</quote> You say that likes its a bad thing TC</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Poiuyt 04/24/18 2:46:28 PM #20:	Questionmarktarius posted... Omnislasher posted... well, yes it is https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Extinction_intensity.svg Not even a misleading "hockey stick" to instill panic. What does this chart mean? I want to understand --- https://i.imgur.com/pj1636D.jpg <cite>Poiuyt posted [p:900227148] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Omnislasher posted...</cite> <quote>well, yes it is https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction</quote> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Extinction_intensity.svg Not even a misleading "hockey stick" to instill panic.</quote> What does this chart mean? I want to understand</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
REMercsChamp 04/24/18 2:46:38 PM #21:	>"I haven't seen a squirrel lately" >"The planet is dying" --- https://i.imgur.com/lwkIVOb.png <cite>REMercsChamp posted [p:900227157] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote>>"I haven't seen a squirrel lately" >"The planet is dying"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Holy_Cloud105 04/24/18 2:50:01 PM #22:	Duncanwii posted... As long as wheat, grain, pigs, and cows don't go extinct humanity will be fine. Hell even if they do go extinct modern science would be able to replicate it. If honeybees go extinct it'll be a huge problem for the ecosystem. They're the main pollinators of the food we eat. IIRC, it's something like bees pollinate 80% of our flowering crops which makes up about a third of what we eat. This also extends to our livestock since what they get fed is also pollinated by bees. --- Official Aqua of the Kingdom Hearts 3 board. <cite>Holy_Cloud105 posted [p:900227350] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote><cite>Duncanwii posted...</cite> <quote>As long as wheat, grain, pigs, and cows don't go extinct humanity will be fine. Hell even if they do go extinct modern science would be able to replicate it.</quote> If honeybees go extinct it'll be a huge problem for the ecosystem. They're the main pollinators of the food we eat. IIRC, it's something like bees pollinate 80% of our flowering crops which makes up about a third of what we eat. This also extends to our livestock since what they get fed is also pollinated by bees.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/24/18 3:05:11 PM #23:	Poiuyt posted... Questionmarktarius posted... Omnislasher posted... well, yes it is https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Extinction_intensity.svg Not even a misleading "hockey stick" to instill panic. What does this chart mean? I want to understand Percentage of marine species wiped out (Y-axis) at various times (X-axis). The older version actually has labels and stuff: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Extinction_Intensity.svg <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:900228172] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote><cite>Poiuyt posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Omnislasher posted...</cite> <quote>well, yes it is https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction</quote> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Extinction_intensity.svg Not even a misleading "hockey stick" to instill panic.</quote> What does this chart mean? I want to understand</quote> Percentage of marine species wiped out (Y-axis) at various times (X-axis). The older version actually has labels and stuff: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Extinction_Intensity.svg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Poiuyt 04/24/18 3:07:54 PM #24:	Questionmarktarius posted... Poiuyt posted... Questionmarktarius posted... Omnislasher posted... well, yes it is https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Extinction_intensity.svg Not even a misleading "hockey stick" to instill panic. What does this chart mean? I want to understand Percentage of marine species wiped out (Y-axis) at various times (X-axis). The older version actually has labels and stuff: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Extinction_Intensity.svg Interesting, thanks --- https://i.imgur.com/pj1636D.jpg <cite>Poiuyt posted [p:900228315] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Poiuyt posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Omnislasher posted...</cite> <quote>well, yes it is https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction</quote> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Extinction_intensity.svg Not even a misleading "hockey stick" to instill panic.</quote> What does this chart mean? I want to understand</quote> Percentage of marine species wiped out (Y-axis) at various times (X-axis). The older version actually has labels and stuff: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Extinction_Intensity.svg</quote> Interesting, thanks</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EverDownward 04/24/18 3:09:21 PM #25:	Yes, I'm sure the Earth will never recover from the carbon footprint of a species that hasn't been here for more than five seconds when taking billions of years into account wherein the planet was frozen over and boiled over multiple times and was home to dominant species long before we ever were. The planet isn't dying. No, if anything, we are dying and we should be worried about our future, not the planet's. --- "And you can't tell me what my spirit tells me isn't true, can you?" <cite>EverDownward posted [p:900228396] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote>Yes, I'm sure the Earth will never recover from the carbon footprint of a species that hasn't been here for more than five seconds when taking billions of years into account wherein the planet was frozen over and boiled over multiple times and was home to dominant species long before we ever were. The planet isn't dying. No, if anything, we are dying and we should be worried about our future, not the planet's.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eggcorn 04/24/18 3:10:14 PM #26:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9G2zAKJH98" data-time=" --- Warning: This post may contain triggering or distressing content. <cite>eggcorn posted [p:900228437] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9G2zAKJH98" data-time="</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 04/24/18 3:10:42 PM #27:	EverDownward posted... Yes, I'm sure the Earth will never recover from the carbon footprint of a species that hasn't been here for more than five seconds when taking billions of years into account wherein the planet was frozen over and boiled over multiple times and was home to dominant species long before we ever were. The planet isn't dying. No, if anything, we are dying and we should be worried about our future, not the planet's. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:900228465] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote><cite>EverDownward posted...</cite> <quote>Yes, I'm sure the Earth will never recover from the carbon footprint of a species that hasn't been here for more than five seconds when taking billions of years into account wherein the planet was frozen over and boiled over multiple times and was home to dominant species long before we ever were. The planet isn't dying. No, if anything, we are dying and we should be worried about our future, not the planet's.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/24/18 3:11:03 PM #28:	EverDownward posted... The planet isn't dying. No, if anything, we are dying and we should be worried about our future, not the planet's. See also: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/225971/20180423/neil-degrasse-tyson-shares-sobering-message-about-earth-day-he-thinks-saving-the-earth-is-odd.htm <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:900228484] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote><cite>EverDownward posted...</cite> <quote>The planet isn't dying. No, if anything, we are dying and we should be worried about our future, not the planet's.</quote> See also: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/225971/20180423/neil-degrasse-tyson-shares-sobering-message-about-earth-day-he-thinks-saving-the-earth-is-odd.htm</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Muffinz0rz 04/24/18 3:11:11 PM #29:	EverDownward posted... The planet isn't dying. No, if anything, we are dying and we should be worried about our future, not the planet's. This The planet will kill us off before we ever kill it off. --- Not removing this until Pat Benatar is in Super Smash Bros. (Started 8/31/2010) 2018 NFLB Summersim (1-3): https://i.imgur.com/7cjNtgQ.png <cite>Muffinz0rz posted [p:900228495] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote><cite>EverDownward posted...</cite> <quote>The planet isn't dying. No, if anything, we are dying and we should be worried about our future, not the planet's.</quote> This The planet will kill us off before we ever kill it off.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darkrobotisback 04/24/18 4:57:49 PM #30:	Muffinz0rz posted... EverDownward posted... The planet isn't dying. No, if anything, we are dying and we should be worried about our future, not the planet's. This The planet will kill us off before we ever kill it off. Unless inventions like the particle accelerator/large hadron collider create a black hole that wipes out all life on earth --- https://imgur.com/a/FUMiecM https://imgur.com/a/NOIwA <cite>Darkrobotisback posted [p:900234429] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote><cite>Muffinz0rz posted...</cite> <quote><cite>EverDownward posted...</cite> <quote>The planet isn't dying. No, if anything, we are dying and we should be worried about our future, not the planet's.</quote> This The planet will kill us off before we ever kill it off.</quote> Unless inventions like the particle accelerator/large hadron collider create a black hole that wipes out all life on earth</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
butthole666 04/24/18 5:18:01 PM #31:	The vaquita is going to be extinct any day, basically --- "Kenan & Kel is what made me realize I wasn't racist." ~ NewportBox100s <cite>butthole666 posted [p:900235479] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote>The vaquita is going to be extinct any day, basically</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shadow-Moses 04/24/18 5:23:39 PM #32:	EverDownward posted... Yes, I'm sure the Earth will never recover from the carbon footprint of a species that hasn't been here for more than five seconds when taking billions of years into account wherein the planet was frozen over and boiled over multiple times and was home to dominant species long before we ever were. The planet isn't dying. No, if anything, we are dying and we should be worried about our future, not the planet's. Well then we only have ourselves to blame. --- PS3>>>>>>>>>>PS2>PSP>PS1>PS4 <cite>Shadow-Moses posted [p:900235768] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote><cite>EverDownward posted...</cite> <quote>Yes, I'm sure the Earth will never recover from the carbon footprint of a species that hasn't been here for more than five seconds when taking billions of years into account wherein the planet was frozen over and boiled over multiple times and was home to dominant species long before we ever were. The planet isn't dying. No, if anything, we are dying and we should be worried about our future, not the planet's.</quote> Well then we only have ourselves to blame.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/24/18 5:33:35 PM #33:	butthole666 posted... The vaquita is going to be extinct any day, basically Radical expansion of totoaba farming will make that problem go away quickly. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:900236286] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote><cite>butthole666 posted...</cite> <quote>The vaquita is going to be extinct any day, basically</quote> Radical expansion of totoaba farming will make that problem go away quickly.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ImTheMacheteGuy 04/24/18 5:35:24 PM #34:	s0nicfan posted... So Gaia, spirit of the earth, sent 5 special rings to 5 special young people... --- Place-holder sig because new phone and old sigs not saved :/ <cite>ImTheMacheteGuy posted [p:900236382] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote><cite>s0nicfan posted...</cite> <quote>So Gaia, spirit of the earth, sent 5 special rings to 5 special young people...</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
catboy0_0 04/24/18 5:36:14 PM #35:	where I live is teeming with growth and life <cite>catboy0_0 posted [p:900236425] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote>where I live is teeming with growth and life</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
butthole666 04/24/18 5:45:46 PM #36:	Questionmarktarius posted... butthole666 posted... The vaquita is going to be extinct any day, basically Radical expansion of totoaba farming will make that problem go away quickly. Before this fishing season began there were only 12 individuals left. Totoaba farming would have saved it years ago, however now it's suspected to be succumbing to inbreeding depression. --- "Kenan & Kel is what made me realize I wasn't racist." ~ NewportBox100s <cite>butthole666 posted [p:900236924] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>butthole666 posted...</cite> <quote>The vaquita is going to be extinct any day, basically</quote> Radical expansion of totoaba farming will make that problem go away quickly.</quote> Before this fishing season began there were only 12 individuals left. Totoaba farming would have saved it years ago, however now it's suspected to be succumbing to inbreeding depression.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/24/18 5:49:36 PM #37:	butthole666 posted... Questionmarktarius posted... butthole666 posted... The vaquita is going to be extinct any day, basically Radical expansion of totoaba farming will make that problem go away quickly. Before this fishing season began there were only 12 individuals left. Totoaba farming would have saved it years ago, however now it's suspected to be succumbing to inbreeding depression. That's what happens when you treat poaching as an enforcement issue, instead of a market failure. All bans and raids accomplish is making poaching more lucrative. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:900237123] in This plane... [t:76547952]...</cite> <quote><cite>butthole666 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>butthole666 posted...</cite> <quote>The vaquita is going to be extinct any day, basically</quote> Radical expansion of totoaba farming will make that problem go away quickly.</quote> Before this fishing season began there were only 12 individuals left. Totoaba farming would have saved it years ago, however now it's suspected to be succumbing to inbreeding depression.</quote> That's what happens when you treat poaching as an enforcement issue, instead of a market failure. All bans and raids accomplish is making poaching more lucrative.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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