Comments on: SELLING THE SIZZLE http://climatedenial.org/2007/01/09/selling-the-sizzle/ Charting the disconnect between climate science and action Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:09:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dave Hampton http://climatedenial.org/2007/01/09/selling-the-sizzle/comment-page-1/#comment-44142 Dave Hampton Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:56:50 +0000 http://climatedenial.org/2007/01/09/selling-the-sizzle/#comment-44142 To Courtney Hamilton and DDK. Excuse me, but Courtney H you neglected to mention the reason for your certainty about the reason for the Playstation name 'Carbon' NOT being the obvious one. (i.e. Carbon, hydrocarbon, CO2, carbon emissions, fossil carbon.) Do you know this, or do you just sound like you know it. Only someone obsessed with making something insidious sound innocent could think that the word carbon referred to something as dull as carbon fibre when it could refer to concentrated sunlight energy explosions, the internal combustion engine. To Courtney Hamilton and DDK.

Excuse me, but Courtney H you neglected to mention the reason for your certainty about the reason for the Playstation name ‘Carbon’ NOT being the obvious one. (i.e. Carbon, hydrocarbon, CO2, carbon emissions, fossil carbon.)

Do you know this, or do you just sound like you know it.

Only someone obsessed with making something insidious sound innocent could think that the word carbon referred to something as dull as carbon fibre when it could refer to concentrated sunlight energy explosions, the internal combustion engine.

]]> By: Courtney Hamilton http://climatedenial.org/2007/01/09/selling-the-sizzle/comment-page-1/#comment-2041 Courtney Hamilton Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:23:44 +0000 http://climatedenial.org/2007/01/09/selling-the-sizzle/#comment-2041 When it comes to Playstation, the use of the word carbon has nothing at all to do with climate change - I think that only someone who is completely and utterly obssessed with CO2 emissions could possibly think that. DDK is totally correct, carbon, or carbon fibre is usually the stock and trade of high-end performance cars like <a href="http://www.f1technical.net/articles/3" rel="nofollow">Formular 1.</a> When it comes to Playstation, the use of the word carbon has nothing at all to do with climate change – I think that only someone who is completely and utterly obssessed with CO2 emissions could possibly think that.

DDK is totally correct, carbon, or carbon fibre is usually the stock and trade of high-end performance cars like Formular 1.

]]> By: DDK http://climatedenial.org/2007/01/09/selling-the-sizzle/comment-page-1/#comment-1383 DDK Fri, 19 Jan 2007 19:27:31 +0000 http://climatedenial.org/2007/01/09/selling-the-sizzle/#comment-1383 Playstation 2 "Carbon"? Since it involves race cars, I would assume the word "carbon" is in reference to carbon fiber used in high end race cars, not CO2. See "carbon fiber" on Wikepedia "It [carbon fiber] is also widely used to enhance the look of automobiles and reduce weight. Many of the "tuner" style cars have carbon fiber hoods to reduce weight from a stock 28 lb hood to an 8 lb hood. Another use is in the increasingly popular hobby of RC cars, many high-end kits come with many carbon fiber parts due to their light weight and attractive appearance." Playstation 2 “Carbon”? Since it involves race cars, I would assume the word “carbon” is in reference to carbon fiber used in high end race cars, not CO2. See “carbon fiber” on Wikepedia

“It [carbon fiber] is also widely used to enhance the look of automobiles and reduce weight. Many of the “tuner” style cars have carbon fiber hoods to reduce weight from a stock 28 lb hood to an 8 lb hood. Another use is in the increasingly popular hobby of RC cars, many high-end kits come with many carbon fiber parts due to their light weight and attractive appearance.”

]]> By: Douglas Watts http://climatedenial.org/2007/01/09/selling-the-sizzle/comment-page-1/#comment-1380 Douglas Watts Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:14:49 +0000 http://climatedenial.org/2007/01/09/selling-the-sizzle/#comment-1380 I remember the large ad campaign from the 1970s by the American Chemical/Plastics/Pesticide lobby ... "Without chemicals, life itself would be impossible." I remember the large ad campaign from the 1970s by the American Chemical/Plastics/Pesticide lobby …

“Without chemicals, life itself would be impossible.”

]]> By: Geist http://climatedenial.org/2007/01/09/selling-the-sizzle/comment-page-1/#comment-1154 Geist Fri, 12 Jan 2007 19:50:04 +0000 http://climatedenial.org/2007/01/09/selling-the-sizzle/#comment-1154 Hey just wanted to say I'm loving the site in general. This post raised a few smiles! Hey just wanted to say I’m loving the site in general. This post raised a few smiles!

]]> By: Daharja http://climatedenial.org/2007/01/09/selling-the-sizzle/comment-page-1/#comment-1132 Daharja Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:17:16 +0000 http://climatedenial.org/2007/01/09/selling-the-sizzle/#comment-1132 Denial...it *was* a river in Egypt. Before it dried up, due to global climate change. But don't you worry about that! I'm sure Shell have some heroic guys working right now on finding new rivers for us to pollute and abuse...somewhere... Denial…it *was* a river in Egypt. Before it dried up, due to global climate change.

But don’t you worry about that! I’m sure Shell have some heroic guys working right now on finding new rivers for us to pollute and abuse…somewhere…

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