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The Ozone Hole Is Not Climate Change
- The ozone hole and climate change involve different atmospheric mechanisms, although ozone depletion still affects climate.
- Green explains that ozone blocks ultraviolet radiation, while greenhouse gases trap heat; international cooperation largely helped the ozone layer recover.
Mail Memes To Friends Without Phones
- Keep a friendship alive through quarantine with whatever communication channel remains available, including email or physical mail.
- John and Hank suggest printing or drawing a meme and mailing it as “mail order memes” to a phoneless friend.
Millions Of Ants Could Carry A Human
- Carrying a human would require roughly 1.36 million large ants or as many as 68 million smaller ants.
- The real challenge is coordinating the ants and finding a human willing to be carried, since an uncooperative person would require vastly more force.