Dear Congresspeople: CO2 will kill your ass.
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009Dear Michelle Bachman (R-MN) and Joe Barton (R-TX): CO2 is indeed toxic. If you don’t believe me, please find out about how, in 1986, the CO2 disolved in Lake Nyos in Africa rapidly escaped, killing 1,700 people and 3,500 head of livestock.
You people are stupid. Do you realize how idiotic you look to the rest of America? We all know intuitively, and learned in grade-school science class, that CO2 is exhaled by animals as waste, and it is not good for you in large quantities. Did you see that link above? CO2 at just 8% of atmospheric gas will cause unconsciousness. None of this takes into account the greenhouse effect of excessive levels of CO2.
Remember that if CO2 is not toxic, putting a bag over your head and leaving it there won’t kill you. I’ll wait while the two of you try that.

