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Dr Neil Tyson schools Foxsnooze on Climate vs Weather (Original Post)
zebonaut
May 2014
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randys1
(16,286 posts)1. Nah, dont believe it, Fox news says no so no it is
WhoIsNumberNone
(7,875 posts)2. Duly noted.
Maybe when the Koch brothers can no longer get any decent lobsters for their trophy wives, they'll start to consider listening to your concerns.
Or maybe they'll just build a giant refrigerated salt water lake to raise them in- Otherwise, what's the point of having more money than God?
valerief
(53,235 posts)3. Good explanation, but lunkhead Foxers still wouldn't get it. nt
Skittles
(153,160 posts)4. dude just makes me swoon
yes INDEED
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)5. This is beyond the understanding of the average Fox "News" viewer.
That's not to say that Dr. Tyson does a bad job of explaining weather vs climate.
I liked the dog's path representing the weather while Dr. Tyson's path represented climate.
It's like talking to children. I take that back. Children don't have their minds made up beforehand.
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)6. K&R a thousand times. Beautifully said.
jjewell
(618 posts)7. Comparing Weather to Climate...
is like comparing a Mood to a Personality...
hatrack
(59,585 posts)8. Nicely done, and props to NDT