Burning Clothes

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  Tom DOriginal Poster

  Nov 19, 2021

  I do give the better ones away. I only rip them if I don't think anyone else would want them. While burning would produce greenhouse gas, the amount a nudist saves by buying fewer clothes and washing them less often probably more than makes up for it.

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  Paul

  Nov 19, 2021

  I gave my clothing to a thrift store.

  Burning clothing does not produce unexpected "greenhouse gases."

  Science Lesson:

  Essentially all of my clothing is cotton -- a natural plant fiber. Cotton is made of very long chain polysaccharides -- sugar. Plants make sugar by combining water and carbon dioxide (with the help of energy derived for ultra violet light). The waste product of this chemical process is oxygen.

  When any part of any plant dies and rots, that chemical process consumes all of the oxygen that was previously released and releases all of the carbon dioxide and water that was previous consumed. In the end, the net effect with respect to atmospheric gasses is a big ZERO. When plant materials are burned, the exact same amount of oxygen is consumed and the exact same amount of carbon dioxide and water are released.

  The earth's ecosystem is seriously carbon dioxide deficient. If it is possible to get it back to optimum levels, then we'll see such horrible things as a loss of deserts, an extinction of droughts, and a severe deficiency of famines. The planet will be overwhelmed by lush plant and tree growth. Farmers will be devastated by being able to grow 3, or perhaps 4, times the amount of crops on the same amount of land within the same amount of time.

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  Paul

  Nov 19, 2021

  I give all of my clothing to a thrift store -- regardless of their usability as clothing. The thrift store sells textiles that cannot be sold as clothing to a fiber recycler -- and they are turned into who knows what. [quote]It does seem a wasteful way to create green house gases. If the clothes are in good condition, why not give them to Goodwill or some place like that who can resell them?[/quote]

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  Tom DOriginal Poster

  Nov 19, 2021

  [quote]I give all of my clothing to a thrift store -- regardless of their usability as clothing. The thrift store sells textiles that cannot be sold as clothing to a fiber recycler -- and they are turned into who knows what.It does seem a wasteful way to create green house gases. If the clothes are in good condition, why not give them to Goodwill or some place like that who can resell them?[/quote]
  
  Yes, some charities sell worn out cothing to recyclers, but others only want clothing that is in good condition.

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  FullSun

  Nov 20, 2021

  [quote]Science Lesson:When any part of any plant dies and rots, that chemical process consumes all of the oxygen that was previously released and releases all of the carbon dioxide and water that was previous consumed. In the end, the net effect with respect to atmospheric gasses is a big ZERO. When plant materials are burned, the exact same amount of oxygen is consumed and the exact same amount of carbon dioxide and water are released.The earth's ecosystem is seriously carbon dioxide deficient. If it is possible to get it back to optimum levels, then we'll see such horrible things as a loss of deserts, an extinction of droughts, and a severe deficiency of famines. The planet will be overwhelmed by lush plant and tree growth. Farmers will be devastated by being able to grow 3, or perhaps 4, times the amount of crops on the same amount of land within the same amount of time.[/quote]
  
  I sure wouldnt want you teaching science because you obviously flunked. If what you state were true, animal life would not exist because they/we breathe oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide, plants use carbon dioxide and produce oxygen in a symbiotic relationship. Yes, plants do emit some CO2 when they decay but nowhere near the amount they take in.
  
  Also CO2 levels are at historic highs in at least the last 800,000 years and skyrocketing. There are many resources that discuss this but here one of the with graphs of the CO2 levels. https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-atmospheric-carbon-dioxide

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  Paul

  Nov 20, 2021

  That's absolutely false. It's in complete balance. Absolutely every bit of the carbon dioxide consumed and every bit of oxygen released while a plant in glowing is reversed when the plant rots or is burned. That's inarguable scientific fact. Go look it up. If this were not the case, then the ecosystem would need a constant external supply of carbon dioxide. There is no such external supply. The world would have run out of carbon dioxide a long time ago and everything would be dead. Sorry you've been lied to. Sorry you believed the lie. [quote]Plants do emit some CO2 when they decay but nowhere near the amount they take in.[quote]

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  Strandjunge59

  Nov 20, 2021

  I don't think thatBurning Clotheshas any positive effect for anything. It's only activism.

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  Tom DOriginal Poster

  Nov 20, 2021

  [quote]That's absolutely false. It's in complete balance. Absolutely every bit of the carbon dioxide consumed and every bit of oxygen released while a plant in glowing is reversed when the plant rots or is burned. That's inarguable scientific fact. Go look it up. If this were not the case, then the ecosystem would need a constant external supply of carbon dioxide. There is no such external supply. The world would have run out of carbon dioxide a long time ago and everything would be dead. Sorry you've been lied to. Sorry you believed the lie. Plants do emit some CO2 when they decay but nowhere near the amount they take in. [/quote] I believe that the main difference is that burning releases the same amount, but in a much shorter time.

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  Paul

  Nov 20, 2021

  [quote]I believe that the main difference is that burning releases the same amount, but in a much shorter time.[/quote] The amount of time it takes is the only difference. But it's not as if it takes eons for a tree to decompose. And until the bio available carbon dioxide returns to optimum levels, we'll continue to live in a world of deserts, famines, and droughts. The scarcely available carbon dioxide is what limits plant growth. Carbon dioxide is plant food and there's currently not enough of it.

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  nudeyooper

  Nov 21, 2021

  I cut my stuff into one foot squares to be used as rags if they are too far gone to wear.

  Matter can neither be created or destroyed.

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  FullSun

  Nov 21, 2021

  [quote]That's absolutely false. It's in complete balance. Absolutely every bit of the carbon dioxide consumed and every bit of oxygen released while a plant in glowing is reversed when the plant rots or is burned. That's inarguable scientific fact. Go look it up.If this were not the case, then the ecosystem would need a constant external supply of carbon dioxide. There is no such external supply. The world would have run out of carbon dioxide a long time ago and everything would be dead.Sorry you've been lied to. Sorry you believed the lie.[/quote]
  
  I have looked it up and and studied as Im I kind of science geek when it comes to this kid of stuff and you are incorrect. If you were to say carbon instead of carbon dioxide or gasses you'd be somewhat correct. There is a carbon cycle but it includes sugars, organic materials in soils and rocks etc. Again, heres one of many places with information https://www.carboncyclescience.us/what-is-carbon-cycle
  
  Your biggest falsehood is the one about earth being carbon dioxide deficient. I will again point you to one of the very many places pointing out carbon dioxide levels have not been this high in at least over 800,000 years and most alarming is the rate of increase. Due to the increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the oceans are becoming more acidic as they absorb some of the increase. Go to a university with an atmospheric science department, nasa, noaa, or probably a school science fair and youll see how wrong you are. Ill throw it back at you, go look it up.
  https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-atmospheric-carbon-dioxide

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  Strandjunge59

  Nov 21, 2021

  When I read that and realise that there are people who believe that I fear for the future of our children. [quote]The earth's ecosystem is seriously carbon dioxide deficient. If it is possible to get it back to optimum levels, then we'll see such horrible things as a loss of deserts, an extinction of droughts, and a severe deficiency of famines. The planet will be overwhelmed by lush plant and tree growth. Farmers will be devastated by being able to grow 3, or perhaps 4, times the amount of crops on the same amount of land within the same amount of time.[/quote] At no time before we can inform us about every scientific knowledge like today. Why we believe on every self-appointed world declarer instead of a serious scientist. Maybe the world declarer have the easy answers. And we all search for easy answers in a more complicated world.

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  J

  Jan 18, 2023

  Cut all underwear up in to shop rags years ago.

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