Brother, can ya spare a planet?

footfootfoot · 06-27-2005, 10:47 PM

Well according to these folks, if everyone lived like me we'd need 4 planets.

http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp

How do you stack up?

And remember! Live simply, so I don't have to.

Thanks!

Troubleshooter · 06-28-2005, 08:20 AM

I'm going to risk my stellar reputation here and toss this out without having even been to the web site:

Shut up you fucking hippies.

Thank you.

Hobbs · 06-28-2005, 08:45 AM

I'll take 5.2 planets for myself, please, and I'm going to start with this one. OK, everyone off my planet!

BigV · 06-28-2005, 10:20 AM

10 acre footprint / 2.3 planet (damn blowdryers)

mrnoodle · 06-28-2005, 10:35 AM

6.9 planets!! woo hoo!

I'm going to use my lunch hour to drive around aimlessly. With the a/c on. And run over bunnies. Hoping to be at 8 planets by end of summer.

Undertoad · 06-28-2005, 11:14 AM

There are so many other sides to this that it becomes one of those multi-sided dies favored by fantasy gamers.

For example, how many planets do you produce? During my most productive time so far, I developed software for telecommunications, answered 1000 tech support questions (and chose the most difficult ones to work on), automated a small grocery store chain, helped develop an early internet provider, worked on a website that supported enabling the elderly to learn the net, built the foundation for an online record label, and much more. I think I may have produced enough for 100 planets or more per year in my most productive time so far. And future production may even be more than that, you never know.

And then, there's important differences in HOW you consume. For example, it is less wasteful of the earth to buy factory-farmed chickens than free-range. It takes less land to generate non-organic, genetically-engineered foods than it does organic. Are you making the right choices for the sake of the planet?

Do you have a pet? Waste

Put expensive synthetic oil in your car instead of fossil oil? Hmm, I'm not sure of the answer to that one.

Elspode · 06-28-2005, 11:28 AM

6.3 planets. Not bad for a Pagan.

UT, don't forget that all that computer work you did was on electronics which consumed massive amounts of resources, and the offal of which is presently being dumped in third-world countries where starving children are being poisoned and injured every day rooting through the massive piles of debris to salvage salable parts.

We all need to just kill ourselves, leaving a few lucky vegan, outdoor-living tree-huggers to compost our bodies.

Hobbs · 06-28-2005, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrnoodle

6.9 planets!! woo hoo!

I'm going to use my lunch hour to drive around aimlessly. With the a/c on. And run over bunnies. Hoping to be at 8 planets by end of summer.

Ahhhhh-hhaahahahahahah!!!! Classic!

lookout123 · 06-28-2005, 11:50 AM

CATEGORY ACRES

FOOD 6.9

MOBILITY 7.2

SHELTER 5.9

GOODS/SERVICES 11.9

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 32

IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 7.2 PLANETS.

I freakin' RULE! i bet i could use 8 planets. they didn't even ask me if i dump motor oil down the drains. i guess i was kind of doomed here - i eat animals, i drive a lot, and i fly a lot.

Trilby · 06-28-2005, 12:12 PM

Hell, I only need 4.9 planets. I feel smugly satisfied.

wolf · 06-28-2005, 12:19 PM

5.8, baby.

Coupla times I actually needed a "never" category instead of "seldom" so I too think I could have increased my number of planets quite easily.

And hell, they never once asked me how much copper jacketed lead I carefully return to the earth every single week. That should have been good for two or three planets all by itself.

Silent · 06-28-2005, 12:55 PM

CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD 3.3
MOBILITY 1.2
SHELTER 0.4
GOODS/SERVICES 1.2
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 6.1

IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 8.8 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 1.8 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 3.4 PLANETS.

I guess that ol' country life is good for the planet.

cowhead · 06-28-2005, 01:45 PM

CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 4
MOBILITY 0.5
SHELTER 2.5
GOODS/SERVICES 2
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 9

IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 2 PLANETS.

damn and here I thought being poor and lazy wasn't good for anything!

Queen of the Ryche · 06-28-2005, 01:51 PM

CATEGORY ACRES

FOOD 6.9

MOBILITY 1

SHELTER 3.7

GOODS/SERVICES 4.2

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 16

IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 3.6 PLANETS

I'm not as much of a pig as I thought! Guess I need to start consuming more..........

footfootfoot · 06-28-2005, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrnoodle

6.9 planets!! woo hoo!

I'm going to use my lunch hour to drive around aimlessly. With the a/c on. And run over bunnies. Hoping to be at 8 planets by end of summer.

Hee hee Hee. He said "bunnies".

They didn't ask me about the used photo chemicals. *looks left, looks right, dumps down drain*

So, add another planet, for me, that makes five. then since I'm foot foot foot, that should increase my footprint by another three. So I am at 8, I beat lookout123!

06-27-2005, 10:47 PM	#1
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Brother, can ya spare a planet? Well according to these folks, if everyone lived like me we'd need 4 planets. http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp How do you stack up? And remember! Live simply, so I don't have to. Thanks! __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

06-28-2005, 08:20 AM	#2
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	I'm going to risk my stellar reputation here and toss this out without having even been to the web site: Shut up you fucking hippies. Thank you. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

06-28-2005, 08:45 AM	#3
Hobbs Professor for the school of ass-clownery Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Surprise! Posts: 404	I'll take 5.2 planets for myself, please, and I'm going to start with this one. OK, everyone off my planet! __________________ That's it! Send in the chimps!

06-28-2005, 10:20 AM	#4
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	10 acre footprint / 2.3 planet (damn blowdryers) __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-28-2005, 10:35 AM	#5
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	6.9 planets!! woo hoo! I'm going to use my lunch hour to drive around aimlessly. With the a/c on. And run over bunnies. Hoping to be at 8 planets by end of summer. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

06-28-2005, 11:14 AM	#6
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	There are so many other sides to this that it becomes one of those multi-sided dies favored by fantasy gamers. For example, how many planets do you produce? During my most productive time so far, I developed software for telecommunications, answered 1000 tech support questions (and chose the most difficult ones to work on), automated a small grocery store chain, helped develop an early internet provider, worked on a website that supported enabling the elderly to learn the net, built the foundation for an online record label, and much more. I think I may have produced enough for 100 planets or more per year in my most productive time so far. And future production may even be more than that, you never know. And then, there's important differences in HOW you consume. For example, it is less wasteful of the earth to buy factory-farmed chickens than free-range. It takes less land to generate non-organic, genetically-engineered foods than it does organic. Are you making the right choices for the sake of the planet? Do you have a pet? Waste Put expensive synthetic oil in your car instead of fossil oil? Hmm, I'm not sure of the answer to that one.

06-28-2005, 11:28 AM	#7
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	6.3 planets. Not bad for a Pagan. UT, don't forget that all that computer work you did was on electronics which consumed massive amounts of resources, and the offal of which is presently being dumped in third-world countries where starving children are being poisoned and injured every day rooting through the massive piles of debris to salvage salable parts. We all need to just kill ourselves, leaving a few lucky vegan, outdoor-living tree-huggers to compost our bodies. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

06-28-2005, 11:50 AM	#9
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	CATEGORY ACRES FOOD 6.9 MOBILITY 7.2 SHELTER 5.9 GOODS/SERVICES 11.9 TOTAL FOOTPRINT 32 IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON. WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON. IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 7.2 PLANETS. I freakin' RULE! i bet i could use 8 planets. they didn't even ask me if i dump motor oil down the drains. i guess i was kind of doomed here - i eat animals, i drive a lot, and i fly a lot. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

06-28-2005, 12:12 PM	#10
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Hell, I only need 4.9 planets. I feel smugly satisfied. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

06-28-2005, 12:19 PM	#11
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	5.8, baby. Coupla times I actually needed a "never" category instead of "seldom" so I too think I could have increased my number of planets quite easily. And hell, they never once asked me how much copper jacketed lead I carefully return to the earth every single week. That should have been good for two or three planets all by itself. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-28-2005, 12:55 PM	#12
Silent Romanes Eunt Domus Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 702	CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES FOOD 3.3 MOBILITY 1.2 SHELTER 0.4 GOODS/SERVICES 1.2 TOTAL FOOTPRINT 6.1 IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 8.8 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON. WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 1.8 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON. IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 3.4 PLANETS. I guess that ol' country life is good for the planet.

06-28-2005, 01:45 PM	#13
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	CATEGORY ACRES FOOD 4 MOBILITY 0.5 SHELTER 2.5 GOODS/SERVICES 2 TOTAL FOOTPRINT 9 IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON. WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON. IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 2 PLANETS. damn and here I thought being poor and lazy wasn't good for anything! __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

06-28-2005, 01:51 PM	#14
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	CATEGORY ACRES FOOD 6.9 MOBILITY 1 SHELTER 3.7 GOODS/SERVICES 4.2 TOTAL FOOTPRINT 16 IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON. WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON. IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 3.6 PLANETS I'm not as much of a pig as I thought! Guess I need to start consuming more.......... __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

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