Scientist David Suzuki makes an analogy about our planet that's pretty terrifying
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2. theWatcherAlpha commented 10 years ago
Oh ... mannn .... that's sukss. I finally got my life started and now we only have a minute to live!!??
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3. tradewinds commented 10 years ago
A very concise and sobering analogy. One that I am sure will be disregarded until the last minute (pun intended).
On a side note, is it me or does he almost have talons for hands? Evolution at work?
On a side note, is it me or does he almost have talons for hands? Evolution at work?
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4. MindTrick commented 10 years ago
China has known about this for a long time. The one child policy should be forced into every country. But with a human consideration that for every couple that has no children, there should be allowed for another to have two. Just as long as we don't grow in numbers. It's hard suppress our instincts, but we have managed before, and can manage again.
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5. cameramaster commented 10 years ago
There's only ONE thing I'm well not happy about....wrong word, but I'm sure you'll get what I mean, I'm nearly 62 years old, I just hope I'm not around when it all collapses.
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7. banzemanga commented 10 years ago
What is more terrifying is that the video is not loading for me.
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8. ChainTexter commented 10 years ago
Mr Miyagi makes an interesting point.
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10. dopkop commented 10 years ago
What a great way to visualize exponential growth. Though, his fundamental assumption here is a constant growth rate - and for humans it's actually is not constant at all.
Generally, the better the quality of life, the slower the overall population growth rate. Europe and the US has a near zero organic population growth rate. Check out Thomas Malthus' theories if you're interested in this subject, I think it's super interesting!
Generally, the better the quality of life, the slower the overall population growth rate. Europe and the US has a near zero organic population growth rate. Check out Thomas Malthus' theories if you're interested in this subject, I think it's super interesting!
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11. huldu commented 10 years ago
Don't worry about it once the time comes and it will, a man or a woman will rise up. For the better or worse. It has happened and it will happen again. I don't want to live when that happens however, just thinking about the 1920-1940's, which would most likely look like child's play.
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14. Noobeater commented 10 years ago
I make it a rule not to trust anyone with claws.
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15. Nikalin commented 10 years ago
There is a good real world example of this in comic format here:
http://www.stuartmcmillen.com/comics_en/st-matthew-island/
http://www.stuartmcmillen.com/comics_en/st-matthew-island/
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16. TesticleTom commented 10 years ago
An entertaining video with an alarmist and inaccurate analogy which neatly ignores many factors including war, disease and natural disasters.
In fact global human population growth rate is NOT exponential:
"Globally, the growth rate of the human population has been declining since peaking in 1962 and 1963 at 2.20% per annum." - source Wikipedia.
and #15. The message from your link is that reindeer are stupid.
In fact global human population growth rate is NOT exponential:
"Globally, the growth rate of the human population has been declining since peaking in 1962 and 1963 at 2.20% per annum." - source Wikipedia.
and #15. The message from your link is that reindeer are stupid.
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20. IllusionsPlay commented 10 years ago
Suzuki, not just fast as a bullet, but also very smart and wise.
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21. slightlyph commented 10 years ago
It would be even scarier if this analogy was made about the escalation of totalitarianism in the past, oh, 20 years. Even better, the escalation of procurement of natural resources which the coming years will demonstrate to us in the USA, plus elsewhere. Pollution or government will likely annihilate us before population.
0 1. Kiksmaler commented 10 years ago
Science - FAIL
ARMY - Yippie ka ye!
Lets go again...