Yes, I'm serious. It's the same aluminum, just in a different location. There is nothing inherently evil about aluminum being in a Maine landfill in the form of a can rather than in the ground in Argentina in the form of particles. The only thing bad about it is that a few people who live near the landfill might not like it. So why do they choose to live near the landfill?
The only point I'm trying to make here is that some things we get really upset about are not in and of themselves bad, some of us just don't like them. If I moved to the desert and then complained about not having enough water, or about having to transport it at great effort and expense, I could rightfully be laughed at for having moved to such an arid place. Yet people are moving to desert areas of the states in droves, and they are complaining about the lack of water. Like the people who buy houses near an airport runway, then complain about the noise. Go figure. Apologies for continuing this CS-irrelevant thread. I'll stop now. Dick ________________________________ From: Bob Banever <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, April 23, 2010 9:54:22 AM Subject: Re: CS>A closer look at americium 241 from a smoke detector Richard, You can't be serious, right? Aluminum is found in abundance in the earth's crust but it isn't found in the form of beer cans. If these things degrade at all it will probably take thousands of years for them to revert back to the nanoparticles of aluminum found in soil. In the mean time they pollute our environment. If water wasn't important to conserve then why do we have periodic draughts in various parts of the country causing food shortages and dust storms? Sure the water is "still there" in the form of evaporation or salt water, a useless form for most human needs. >
