> From: Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > From: "The Fool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > From: Ronn Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Most environmental extremists think the current figure should be > > something > > > more like 92%+ (i.e., the maximum the Earth can sustain according to > > them > > > is no more than 500 million). > > > > The problem is you can fit every single person in the world > > (~6,000,000,000) in approximately half the state of Texas. Giving each > > the space of about 30ft x 30ft. Before you realize that people live in > > families, marriages / children etcetera which reduces the Total area > > drastically. Before you also realize the people can live above one > > another in apartments and high-rise skyscrapers. > > > > Those environmental extremists are FULL OF SHIT.
> While I agree that EE's are FOS, I see a lot of problems putting the entire > worlds population in a small space. Its a nifty thought problem! > > Are you aware of how much heat the human body produces? It would be > intolerably miserable at best on the coldest winter day. > > How you gonna feed em all? And where you gonna grow it? I suspect the > answers will be less than yummy. The farmland from say Iowa, alone could feed the entire population of the world. As it stands 99% of food produced in Iowa and other states goes to feed animals. > Any idea how much room the life support infrastructure will take? HVAC? > Plumbing? Electrical? Chill Water? Steam? Transportation? And trash is > deposited where? > > Will these 6 billion have jobs? Will there be industry? How will this > society be powered? Commuting? Is there any allowance for the accumulation > of wealth?(Will afluence breed roomier residences?) Do you have to have > spare capacity for new and growing families? > > Taking all this into account, i think we just overflowed Texas a few times. Presuming that families live together, I think not.
