nmr: sustainability questions

Hegel · **Posted:** Sat Jun 23, 2007 3:50 am

I guess all faucets drip the same size droplet of water at the exact same rate in a 24 hour period worldwide.

splates · **Posted:** Sat Jun 23, 2007 5:48 am

nacho Wrote:

d Wrote:

4. What percentage of pesticides used on residential lawns are considered probable carcinogens by the EPA?

d Wrote:

4. 95%

And they say cancer rates are rising.... how strange. But these can't be related. Plus, what are we supposed to do, let those awful, awful weeds grow in our perfect green grass?

everythings a bloody carcinogen

youd think having studied some toxicology and carcinogenicity id care more, but it kinda has an opposite
effect

d · **Posted:** Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:25 pm

got this answer from the author of the memo:

Quote:

Wise goddess of sustainability answers:
hmmmm... that does seem rather high, doesn't it.... the answer/question was provided by David Johnston during a talk he gave here not long agao --- let me check....

ah, yes, here it is -- this is the major dripping faucets answer -- -- the one provided could be for three faucets dripping at a rate of 40 to 60 drips per minute -- so it is on the high end -- but just one faucet dripping at that rate will still waste one whole gallon per day....you can calculate your own here:

http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/sc4.html

paladisiac · **Posted:** Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:27 pm

i thought this thread was going to be related to the need for viagra

Finch Platte · **Posted:** Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:45 pm

We need to recycle more Obner posts.

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