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muriel_volestrangler

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24. They saw someone discussing climate change *on Mars*

Thu Nov 1, 2012, 04:54 PM

Nov 2012

It's been a recurrent 'fact' from man-made climate change deniers that Mars' polar caps are getting smaller (I don't even know how true that is); and they claim this means there must be solar variation causing both this and climate change on Earth. If you look at the rawstory article, you see that an Oxford University lecturer has suggested that Mars' greater axis wobble (not having a decent sized moon to stabilise it) might mean significant growth and melting of the caps. Which is believable in concept, whether or not it works out in practice.

So this mushhead has seen someone saying "perhaps the Mars polar caps are melting because of its wobble", and then thought this means someone thinks that is causing it on Earth too.

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Fox News: Climate Change might be caused by Mars' wobble [View all] Ichingcarpenter Nov 2012 OP

nope. It's because of Jah Wobble NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #1

haa...haa...haa..Excellent... Tikki Nov 2012 #23

un-*******-beleiveable hollysmom Nov 2012 #2

And the other guy brought up Eric the Red. These people are nuts. yellowcanine Nov 2012 #3

As long as it doesn't implicate Fux Noise's Sex Partner - Big Oil - joeybee12 Nov 2012 #4

Astrology now? At least no animals were killed to get a reading from their entrails. byeya Nov 2012 #5

Cable channels ballabosh Nov 2012 #21

How did anyone this stupid live this long? hobbit709 Nov 2012 #6

That would be to admit that it is happening treestar Nov 2012 #7

Agreed! superpatriotman Nov 2012 #16

The wobble does cause temperatures to rise. cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #8

OMG. That is on the top ten hifiguy Nov 2012 #9

So, they're inching toward man causing climate change? mzmolly Nov 2012 #10

I'd call it "milimetering" toward it, if there were such a word. Fawke Em Nov 2012 #15

I guess that's better than blaming it on the persecuted and yet resilient Weebles. Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #11

I think it is caused by popcorn PowerToThePeople Nov 2012 #12

So, your argument is it's really Uranus? montanto Nov 2012 #17

=) +100 PowerToThePeople Nov 2012 #18

Uggghhhh Fawke Em Nov 2012 #13

Well, that's plausible. KamaAina Nov 2012 #14

Hmmm <taps foot> Fumesucker Nov 2012 #19

Fucking unbelievable . . . hatrack Nov 2012 #20

They saw someone discussing climate change *on Mars* muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #24

Nope, it's marbles wobbling around inside Rupert's skull. Scuba Nov 2012 #22

OMG. The stupid burns. Whovian Nov 2012 #25