I understand with trees it’s not so much the oxygen production as the carbon storing. "Scientists estimate that 50-80% of the oxygen production on Earth comes from the ocean. " Still means you shouldn’t plow down half a forest.
You will also be using the oxygen of two trees when the sun isn’t shining. At least you will go dormant when the production to use ratio would be unsustainable.
I think every rooftop in the world should have an algae farm on it: as an extra layer of insulation, to absorb photons and make them do work rather than re-radiate in infrared and to convert CO2 back into Oxygen.
Sure boss, just double my share of sunshine, water and space and in almost no time I’ll give you the oxygen you ask for. Won’t take more than 15 years.
Ever hear about when Henry Ford decided to start a rubber plantation in South America to supply the tires and other rubber parts on his car. Instead of hiring people who knew something about rubber trees, he got engineers who said, “If we need to produce X amount of rubber, we need to plant Y amount of trees, and based on the amount of land we need to plant them in rows Z inches apart.” So if one tree got sick, it spread through ALL the trees because they planted them too close together. I don’t think he got an ounce of rubber out of that plantation.
awgiedawgie Premium Member over 3 years ago
It sounds perfectly ridiculous in this setting, and yet some big wigs don’t see anything wrong with trying that same approach on human beings.
Strob Premium Member over 3 years ago
I’ll go out on a limb and guess this is the branch manager.
Concretionist over 3 years ago
This is NOT a joke.
danketaz Premium Member over 3 years ago
It would help if you breathed less.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 3 years ago
Must be a MBA.
wiatr over 3 years ago
“If that’s the way you’re running this organisation, I’m leafing!”
SHIVA over 3 years ago
Or a mid-level flunkie sounding like the order came from him!!
tudza Premium Member over 3 years ago
I understand with trees it’s not so much the oxygen production as the carbon storing. "Scientists estimate that 50-80% of the oxygen production on Earth comes from the ocean. " Still means you shouldn’t plow down half a forest.
PICTO over 3 years ago
Double your respiratory rate or you’re deadwood…
Walrus Gumbo Premium Member over 3 years ago
Or I’ll turn you into my other desk!
Radish the wordsmith over 3 years ago
Republican ‘logic’.
Shirl Summ Premium Member over 3 years ago
Ah, just like most jobs. You’ll have to do more with less.
Brass Orchid Premium Member over 3 years ago
You will also be using the oxygen of two trees when the sun isn’t shining. At least you will go dormant when the production to use ratio would be unsustainable.
dflak over 3 years ago
I think every rooftop in the world should have an algae farm on it: as an extra layer of insulation, to absorb photons and make them do work rather than re-radiate in infrared and to convert CO2 back into Oxygen.
P51Strega over 3 years ago
You can bark right back at him. He’d end up making an ash of himself if he had to do your job himself. He clearly can’t cedar forest for the trees.
KEA over 3 years ago
typical capitalist
Nyckname over 3 years ago
Jair Bolsonaro.
Zen-of-Zinfandel over 3 years ago
Sounds shady..don’t risk life and limb.
Mighty Phavahg over 3 years ago
This is the problem with marginal costs.
kv450 over 3 years ago
Self-defeating short term approach adopted by too many businesses. These execs secretly hate their own grandchildren.
unfair.de over 3 years ago
Sure boss, just double my share of sunshine, water and space and in almost no time I’ll give you the oxygen you ask for. Won’t take more than 15 years.
PO' DAWG over 3 years ago
“HOW DARE YOU!” ( get Greta the mental help she needs )
NatureBatsLast over 3 years ago
Goodbye Amazon rainforest…hello dry grasslands and soaring CO2 above 415ppm.
paranormal over 3 years ago
You heartless bastard! There you sit at a desk made of one of the trees elders…
Asharah over 3 years ago
Ever hear about when Henry Ford decided to start a rubber plantation in South America to supply the tires and other rubber parts on his car. Instead of hiring people who knew something about rubber trees, he got engineers who said, “If we need to produce X amount of rubber, we need to plant Y amount of trees, and based on the amount of land we need to plant them in rows Z inches apart.” So if one tree got sick, it spread through ALL the trees because they planted them too close together. I don’t think he got an ounce of rubber out of that plantation.
WoodTrail over 3 years ago
You’re barking up the wrong tree.