Thursday, July 06, 2006
Fireworks
Two nights ago all three major TV networks had programs,
in prime time, which contained a fireworks display in honor
of the Fourth of July.....
Washington DC, New York and Boston had very large displays.....
In fact we even had one here at Lake Jabunyaville, which
of course was somewhat smaller......
If I remember my 1953 high school chemistry class, these
fireworks contain some form of carbon, along with potassium
nitrate, phosphorus and other chemicals used for various
colors......When these firework 'shells' explode the carbon
mixes with oxygen forming CO2 (carbon dioxide).....
I have not seen Al Gore's movie on global warming and have
no intention to......For those who have, is there any mention,
in the movie, of the banning of all fireworks on the Fourth of
July, in order to prevent the excessive discharge of CO2 into
the atmosphere on that day?......Pumps
in prime time, which contained a fireworks display in honor
of the Fourth of July.....
Washington DC, New York and Boston had very large displays.....
In fact we even had one here at Lake Jabunyaville, which
of course was somewhat smaller......
If I remember my 1953 high school chemistry class, these
fireworks contain some form of carbon, along with potassium
nitrate, phosphorus and other chemicals used for various
colors......When these firework 'shells' explode the carbon
mixes with oxygen forming CO2 (carbon dioxide).....
I have not seen Al Gore's movie on global warming and have
no intention to......For those who have, is there any mention,
in the movie, of the banning of all fireworks on the Fourth of
July, in order to prevent the excessive discharge of CO2 into
the atmosphere on that day?......Pumps
# posted by Pumps @ 2:15 PM 
