Lofunzo wrote:I believe that it exists, just not on the level of some. You don't buy my car example??
Hehe. No. I'm not knowledgable enough about the subject to argue it but I don't think the inside of your car and the Earth's atmosphere is a fair comparison.
Maine has a good swing for a pitcher but on anything that moves, he has no chance. And if it's a fastball, it has to be up in the zone. Basically, the pitcher has to hit his bat. - Mike Pelfrey
Lofunzo wrote:I believe that it exists, just not on the level of some. You don't buy my car example??
Hehe. No. I'm not knowledgable enough about the subject to argue it but I don't think the inside of your car and the Earth's atmosphere is a fair comparison.
Actually, it is an excellent example. Think of your car's windshield much like you think of the Earth's atmosphere. The rays from the sun come in the form of short rays. Those short rays are able to pass through the Earth's atmosphere. There are some that get absorbed but you get the point. O.K. Well, these short rays are also able to pass through your windshield. Once these rays hit something (ie. the Earth's surface, the inside of your car, etc.), they are scattered and reflected. This causes these short waves to become long waves. These long waves are unable to pass back through the Earth's atmosphere or, in this example, your car's windshield. Basically, the heat is trapped as long wave energy within the membrane that it originally passed through as short wave energy. That's why if you park your car in the sun on a really cold day, it is sometimes warm inside.
Hope this makes sense. I tried to simplify it so it would be easier to understand.
Lofunzo wrote:\Actually, it is an excellent example. Think of your car's windshield much like you think of the Earth's atmosphere. The rays from the sun come in the form of short rays. Those short rays are able to pass through the Earth's atmosphere. There are some that get absorbed but you get the point. O.K. Well, these short rays are also able to pass through your windshield. Once these rays hit something (ie. the Earth's surface, the inside of your car, etc.), they are scattered and reflected. This causes these short waves to become long waves. These long waves are unable to pass back through the Earth's atmosphere or, in this example, your car's windshield. Basically, the heat is trapped as long wave energy within the membrane that it originally passed through as short wave energy. That's why if you park your car in the sun on a really cold day, it is sometimes warm inside.
Hope this makes sense. I tried to simplify it so it would be easier to understand.
Lofunzo wrote:\Actually, it is an excellent example. Think of your car's windshield much like you think of the Earth's atmosphere. The rays from the sun come in the form of short rays. Those short rays are able to pass through the Earth's atmosphere. There are some that get absorbed but you get the point. O.K. Well, these short rays are also able to pass through your windshield. Once these rays hit something (ie. the Earth's surface, the inside of your car, etc.), they are scattered and reflected. This causes these short waves to become long waves. These long waves are unable to pass back through the Earth's atmosphere or, in this example, your car's windshield. Basically, the heat is trapped as long wave energy within the membrane that it originally passed through as short wave energy. That's why if you park your car in the sun on a really cold day, it is sometimes warm inside.
Hope this makes sense. I tried to simplify it so it would be easier to understand.
yesterday i wore shorts.. went to the driving range.. nice like 50-60 degrees.. today.. rain in the morning.. my dad says its gonna snow.. i laughed.. about 3rd period in school people are saying how basically every school in the states gotten out but us (typical in my town, our supierintendent sucks, its like hes watching the florida weather forcast....) but we ended up getting out early.. still wasnt snowing but it was freezing and windy.. about a half hour after got out it starts snowing hard and hadnt stopped till a few hours ago... weve gotten like 6 inches.. as much as i like the snow i really want to golf... but it was freezing cold out.. my car had a layer of ice on it
I'm not arguing the existence of the greenhouse effect. Without it the Earth wouldn't be warm enough for us to live. But global warming is the "theory" that we are unaturally strengthening the greenhouse effect.
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