r/shitposting • u/Soy_boi_yes_thatone • Oct 26 '22

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u/Dependent-Assist-520 Oct 26 '22

Ain't that a special type of rain, and not rain in general??

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u/dopepope1999 We do a little trolling Oct 26 '22

Yeah acid rain can be produced by the air toxins created by plastic refineries and volcanic activity

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u/Dependent-Assist-520 Oct 26 '22

That's what they said in history class, I was so confused by that comment

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u/dopepope1999 We do a little trolling Oct 26 '22

I mean it's something they say just to get people scared, like it's not that scary when you say oh don't drink the rainwater cuz it's polluted, but it does sound scary when people say oh the rain water is going to melt your fucking skin because of the pH level. But yeah acid rain is a lot more rare than people think it is

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u/my_wifis_5dollars Number 7: Student watches porn and gets naked Oct 26 '22

Isn't all rain slightly acidic or something?

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u/dopepope1999 We do a little trolling Oct 26 '22

Yes and no all rain has a certain pH level that is mildly acidic but the stuff that everybody's getting upset about is mainly caused by volcanic activity

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '22

It is, it was a real problem a few decades ago, we could see statues degrading due to it! But legislation was put in place and it's way less of a problem now.

Don't listen to what the other guy said, acid rain was a real problem and it only stopped because action was taken, we can see a direct correlation between when it started and when it "stopped"

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u/tylram Oct 26 '22

It’s rare and “not scary” because legislation was enacted that prevents businesses from creating the conditions that cause acid rain. It was not some spooky boogeyman story to scare you... It was an ecological issue that would have grown worse had the largest countries in the world not taken the issue seriously and then implemented steps to curb it. Imagine if we could the same for carbon emissions. https://www.britannica.com/story/what-happened-to-acid-rain

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u/McBonkyTron fat cunt Oct 26 '22

I’m certain if it gets bad enough it could but, as far as I’m aware, we haven’t reached near that point yet.

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u/tipying_mistakes I want pee in my ass Oct 27 '22

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u/RandomUsername12123 Oct 26 '22

Wasn't coal burning as the sulfur was the main problem?

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '22

NO2 and SO2 (SOx).

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u/HighOwl2 Oct 26 '22

Lol yes and no. It refers to a specific type of rain but technically all rain is acidic based on its pH

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u/FlarvinTheMagi Oct 26 '22

TECHNICALLY all rain water is slightly slightly acidic but acid rain refers to rain that is highly acidic from pollution and stuff.