Reference :- This old chestnut is so overcooked that the staff at The Sky Reply advised the editor against correcting Alan Jones, yet again . Sigh...... but here it is .
Jonesie, with all due respect , when it comes to atmospheric CO2 levels , you have no idea what you are talking about . This is the last time we will point this out . I implore you to stop making a fool of yourself by discussing the issue . When you reveal that you know stuff all about climate change , it leads one to irrationally conclude that you no stuff all about anything , which does you no favours .
I am sure there are a few things you do know something about , so don't feel disheartened .
My son , Ken junior , who does quite well in science at the local state school, couldn't stop laughing at you and Ms Credlin . His best friends , Monte , and Gabbo ( the aborigine) started a contest in which they tried to outdo each other at mocking you with jokes based on the " avalanche " effect . You appear not to have heard of the "avalanche effect " . This is a popular term for the observation that a very small change in part of a system can often precipitate massive changes in the system as a whole.
Monte started the game . He pretended he had been pulled over on his motorcycle and was being breath tested by the local copper . " But officer " he protested " How could a blood alcohol level of only .08 % effect my riding ? That is less than one part in one thousand ? ". He then pretended to fall off his bike and scream as the exhaust barbequed his leg .
Ken junior pretended to be an old bull about to be shot between the eyes with a Lee-Enfield 303 . " Ha ha " he laughed " How could a little piece of lead that weighs .001 % of my body weight hurt me ? " . He then shouted "bang '' , and collapsed faster than a deregulated financial sector .
But young Gabbo ( the aborigine ) came up with the best one by far . He pretended to be Maxwell Smart , agent 86 , who had just been given a suicide pill to use in case he was captured by the enemy. He held the pill between his fingers , and said . " But chief , how can this cyanide tablet kill anybody ? It only contains a dose of .00000001 % of average body weight ? " He then scrutinised the pill warily , and added .
" And another thing chief , how do I get them to swallow the pill ? "
Jonesie , your knowledge of chemistry would embarrass a caterpillar , and how Peta Credlin can keep a straight face as you waffle on astounds me . I guess a saving grace might be that with your disdain for the potency of small concentrations ,you probably do concur that homeopaths are a bunch of lying quacks . Anyway , lets never speak of percentages again . I promise not to if you don't .
Your comrade , Ken
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