I'm so wasteful!

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Suggs

Original Poster:

393 posts

282 months

Wednesday 21st August 2002
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More lentil munching twaddle from the BBC.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/world/2002/disposable_planet/quiz/

Its a quiz to decide what your "Global Footprint" is, or what your personal environmental impact is I guess.

If everyone lived like me we would need 6.5 planets to live on . My personal global footprint is 11.7 Hectares and the average for the UK is 5.3 Hectares whereas there are only 1.8 Hectares each available globally.

Do I feel greedy? Nah!

mondeoman

11,430 posts

272 months

Wednesday 21st August 2002
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HAHAHA NERFED YA!

11.7 planets, 21 hectares!! And all were truthful answers.... bring on the catastrophe!

plotloss

67,280 posts

276 months

Wednesday 21st August 2002
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3.3 planets and 5.9 hectares for me.

I blame living in bloody London in a bloody flat, that almost makes me an (environ)Mentalist.

Grrrr.


Matt.

davidy

4,469 posts

290 months

Wednesday 21st August 2002
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I Live in the middle of nowhere and came out as Mr Average 5.3 Hectares (I reckon, size of house and fuel efficiency of car and no travel on public transport have something to do with it), I own 2.5 Hecatres so I better buy some more land of an adjoining farmer!!!

davidy

incorrigible

13,668 posts

267 months

Wednesday 21st August 2002
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24.5 planets 44.1 hectares

And I didn't even get chance to mention that my rear tyres only last 2000 miles

Suggs

Original Poster:

393 posts

282 months

Wednesday 21st August 2002
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Incorrigible/Mondeoman. Respect is due!

:wearenotworthy:

M@H

11,297 posts

278 months

Wednesday 21st August 2002
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A mere 13.8 planets, 24.8 hectares... Must try harder..

Don

28,377 posts

290 months

Wednesday 21st August 2002
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7.1 - quite modest really.

I think its because the wife and I usually travel together...

kryss

12 posts

271 months

Wednesday 21st August 2002
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16.3 planets and 29.4 hectares, and all honest answers...

Toffer

1,527 posts

267 months

Wednesday 21st August 2002
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24.8 for me...that includes the space to grow sufficient hops!

Got to dash to Sainsburys on my own in the Griffith to buy a couple of juicy Argentinian steaks, some green beans from Kenya, potatoes from Jersey and a box of Californian strawberries for dessert. I have left the sprinkler on to water my grass, which I cut earlier with my motor mower. It gives my 15 cats more chance to catch the few remaining birds. The grass looks nice this time of year, especially with the garden patio lights on. Last weekend one of our friends from Los Angeles called in to see us. He left his ASTRA jet at Stansted which was really convenient because he had to nip into Israel for a service.

On the way to Sainsburys I have to fill up the Griff with Super Unleaded petrol...luckily my other three cars are full-up because I heard there may be a fuel shortage?

After dinner, I may take Mrs Toffer to the local cinema 20 miles away, she will take her Audi A8, as she has to collect our laundry after the cinema.

The Audi is really economical for a 4.2 litre engine, probably due to the aluminium suspension?

I will take the Aston rather than the Griff to the cinema, as I am hoping to see my mates firework display after the film and it will be cold with the roof off...it seems a waste of energy running the heater with the roof off?

Scarily this is not far from the truth...

roadsweeper

3,787 posts

280 months

Wednesday 21st August 2002
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I got 6.2 hectares and 3.4 planets.

Question for you all: are you so dismissive of this questionnaire because you think it is flawed or for some other reason?

roadsweeper.

Dazren

22,612 posts

267 months

Wednesday 21st August 2002
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5.9 planets and 10.6 global hectares.

DAZ

Neil Menzies

5,167 posts

290 months

Wednesday 21st August 2002
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I got 6.1 planets.

But, when you think about it, you have to average over the population of the world, and there are lots of people out there who use virtually nothing, so I'm just keeping the average safe

mattjbatch

1,502 posts

277 months

Wednesday 21st August 2002
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What a pile of bollox. I can't believe I just wasted five minutes of my time doing that crap.

6.2 planets and 11.2 hectares BTW

scruff400

3,757 posts

267 months

Wednesday 21st August 2002
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we'd still take up the whole planet!



We do!

Oh, 4.6 and 8.2H - there's only one of me!!

Gargamel

15,194 posts

267 months

Wednesday 21st August 2002
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hmm only 3.3 planets - must be owning an elise and not a tvr ....

Public transport and walking everyday - very virtous

But stupid quiz - If we didn't buy our raw materials from 3rd & 2nd world countries - what would they do

mondeoman

11,430 posts

272 months

Wednesday 21st August 2002
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Toffer - YOU DA MAN!!!!!!!!




kevinday

12,095 posts

286 months

Thursday 22nd August 2002
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Blimey, average in Hungary is 3.1 hectares, I came in (truthful answers) with 19.2 hectares, 10.7 planets!

JMGS4

8,756 posts

276 months

Thursday 22nd August 2002
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Just did it as a banglaboy of 65+ age, total usage 0.5 planets!!! with 7+ people living in under 20sqm???
Greatest Sh1t ever printed. If we all lived like that we'd be globally responsible sez they!!!! WTF!!!!
Who the F**k wants that? I'm happy with my 20000 acres and NO one else! And I do more against global warming with my biologically processed fecal remains than any of those green slime!!! Happy with my hard worked for (i.e. earned) property.

>> Edited by JMGS4 on Thursday 22 August 09:53

Toffer

1,527 posts

267 months

Thursday 22nd August 2002
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Hey, be calm...everyone knows the BBC is environmentally friendly

...the whole place runs on BULLSHIT!!!