Another day in Paradise

 

I was told there would be no war.

I was misinformed.

Electric Funeral

 Saw this on Facebook and thought I'd pass it along:

Total fuel consumption of U.S. airlines is approximately 19 billion gallons annually.

Total fuel consumption for mining ore for construction of electric car batteries is approximately 21 billion gallons annually.

The 21 billion gallons of fuel burned can only produce enough ore to build 250,000 electric car batteries.

The lifespan of an electric battery is 10 years and is not renewable. By 2050 these batteries will fill landfills with 50 million pounds of waste that does not break down.

I wonder if people would still believe in electric power cars, vehicles or equipment if they knew how massive the carbon emissions footprint really was?

The photovoltaic industry used to be a net consumer of energy when the big picture was considered. Economies of scale and the ultimate low cost of the key ingredient--silicon derived from silicates (sand) -- help the economies. But still, ripping the oxygen atoms from silicon atoms in sand is energy intensive as it is one of the strongest chemical bonds known. 

I used to work in the carbon energy sector until it was defunded by the government and industry. The US was and still is considered the Saudi Arabia of coal. I guess the Red Chinese are waiting for mineral rights to fall far enough to snatch them up. Then we'll be truly fucked.

 

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The late Lemmy did a PSA on drugs a few years before he died:

Sometimes the straight people are right. And they’re right in the fact that one drug will lead to another ‘cause you meet more people who are doing drugs, you know?

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I wish I knew where the video came from. No one in the extensive comments seems to know either. :(

[added: Rabel sleuths the source in the comments]

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An eight piece lounge act from Austin, Texas covers one of my favorite old Black Sabbath tunes:

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Actually, they're pretty good. I'd pay money to see that.

Here's a great (1970) version of the original:

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Black Sabbath's guitar player, Tony Iommi, was very original and inspired. But he nearly quit playing as a teen after losing two fingertips in an accident. A coworker urged him on, playing a Django Reinhardt recording for him:

My friend said, 'Listen to this guy play,' and I went, 'No way! Listening to someone play the guitar is the very last thing I want to do right now!' But he kept insisting and he ended up playing the record for me. I told him I thought it was really good and then he said, 'You know, the guy's only playing with two fingers on his fretboard hand because of an injury he sustained in a terrible fire.' I was totally knocked back by this revelation and was so impressed by what I had just heard that I suddenly became inspired to start trying to play again.  link