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  • I can’t imagine going out dancing like I used to.

    Man, a few weeks ago I came across this comic that ended with that burnt out mother staring at a plane like “that was me, I used to go places”. That would have been so fitting here for your comment, but I just can’t find it. Just imagine I cross referenced a funny comic here. If you know which one I’m talking about, please help me out.



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    17 days ago

    Was just going to say that this really depends on you and your friends. Got one friend group that is all about cuddling drunk, giving shoulder massages and complimenting each other. Got another that is more about board games and being sure feet don’t touch accidentally under the table. All friends are valid <3













  • No. If a watt worth of sunlight hits the earth, it’s transformed into a watt of heat. If it hits a solar panel, it’s transformed into some heat and some electricity, which is then used to power something that then transformed it into heat. The only solar energy that doesn’t heat up the planet is the one that is reflected back into space, which, however, isn’t much for solar panels.

    However, if you use a watt of sunlight to power your phone instead of a watt of energy you got from burning coal, this watt of energy instead stays below earth and therefore doesn’t heat up the planet. It also doesn’t release co2, which would otherwise reduce the atmosphere’s reflectivity, trapping even more sun heat on the planet.

    So solar panels don’t reduce the temperature by not allowing sunlight to heat up the planet, they decrease the temperature by replacing other stuff that would otherwise heat up the planet.