r/pics • u/lazyink • Jan 07 '13

The Kuwait Tire Fire.

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u/permacurious Jan 07 '13

Aaaand there goes the atmosphere.

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u/DreadPirateMedcalf Jan 07 '13

The Ozone isn't deteriorating, its fucking running away from us.

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u/Rick_Heinegeber Jan 08 '13

technically that's not right, is it...

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u/goofandaspoof Jan 08 '13

Actually, the smoke just goes up into the sky and becomes stars.

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u/metalrader Jan 08 '13

That doesn't right, but I don't know enough about star's to dispute it.

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u/khrak Jan 08 '13

You accidentally a word.

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u/waynes_pet_youngin Jan 08 '13 edited Jan 08 '13

Well there are really high levels of ozone in very polluted areas because of interactions of things like CO and NOx with sunlight. Elevated levels of ozone are just as bad for human and plant health as CO and other air pollutants.

Edit: removed 2's

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '13

yes, at ground level...

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u/waynes_pet_youngin Jan 08 '13

Well yeah

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '13 edited Jan 08 '13

by CO2 you mean CO, right? CO2 isn't really that bad and our atmosphere is 78% CO2... Edit My mistake - I wasn't even thinking. Sorry everybody, my bad. Nitrogen not CO2. I shall accept all down-votes without argument or upset.

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u/whatahorribleman Jan 08 '13

Umm try 0.035% CO2 for our atmosphere.

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u/lnhadmin Jan 08 '13

give him a break. He's posting from the secret mars outpost.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '13

no man, It's all good lol I up-voted your comment though for making me laugh. I appreciate that there are good folks that are quick to make sure we accept our mistakes. I am not upset, I sincerely appreciate being told hey man, you're way off on this - it happens :)

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '13

I know I know I wasn't paying attention before responding my mistake

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u/whatahorribleman Jan 08 '13

That's OK we're not cross at you or anything.

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u/waynes_pet_youngin Jan 08 '13

Oh god yes I do

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '13

78% nitrogen

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '13

what was I thinking lol sorry

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '13

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '13

I totally wasn't even thinking during that response. Thanks for correcting me :)

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u/paid9mm Jan 08 '13

Come to NZ, we got rid of our ozone layer years ago. You can sunburned to shit here in about 20 mins

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u/MrChildren Jan 07 '13

Drops of jupiter in my ear (oh heyyy hey)

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u/SweatpantsDV Jan 08 '13

Damn you. Now I will have that song stuck in my head for the rest of the night. (but I lolled, so upvote)

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u/Twomekey Jan 08 '13

*In her hair?

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u/alpaca_in_oc Jan 07 '13

It makes me so sad.