Climate change is a farce and the Obamas just proved it

Flopping Aces ^ | 03-14-15 | DrJohn

[Starman417]

One gallon of jet fuel burned creates about 19 pounds of C02. A 747 burns about 25,000 pounds of fuel per hour. A round trip from Washington DC to LA would take about 11- 11 1/2 hours. That comes to about 287,000 pounds of fuel. And that results in the production of about 5,462,500 pounds of CO2.

A 757 burns about 6,000 pounds of jet fuel per hour. A similar round trip to LA would burn about 69,000 pounds of fuel and create about 1,310,000 pounds of CO2.

Barack Obama and Michelle Obama both traveled to Los Angeles on the same day on separate aircraft for something of grave importance- appearances on talk shows.

Barack Obama flew out to LA and appeared on Jimmy Kimmel.

Michelle Obama took a separate aircraft to LA and appeared on "Ellen."

When asked about this

White House deputy press secretary Eric Schultz told reporters Friday that the president and first lady’s “schedules were not in sync in order to travel together.”

“I’m not even sure they overlapped,” he said when asked if the president and first lady saw each other in southern California Thursday.

In order to pin the cost of his frivolity on the US taxpayer Obama made a cameo appearance at a VA hospital in Phoenix that has been the subject of much attention.

Together they spewed 6,773,500 pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere for completely unserious reasons.

Let's consider the excuses offered for this excess pollution.

[kingu]

You'd think that Obama could have at least ride shared with his wife, since both flew to Los Angeles (Michelle leaving just a couple hours before Barry arrived...)

[molson209]

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[Aut Pax Aut Bellum]

I think the first wookie and Obummer loathe each other and he probably took Reggie Love with him.

[Regulator]

But will anyone in the media besides cranky conservative websites take the ridiculous hypocrites to task for it?

[Cicero]

Well, after all, he promised us “change,” didn’t he?

[research99]

Larry Conners was St. Louis’ longest serving anchorman, and that’s past tense because after 27 years at KMOV-TV, he was fired after writing a Facebook post accusing the IRS of targeting him after he interviewed Barack Obama in 2012.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y31BohHqKRQ

[xzins]

One gallon of jet fuel burned creates about 19 pounds of C02

A gallon of fuel weighs about 7 pounds, so I have doubts how the above could be possible.

[MaxMax]

No those idiots (MSM) will not take the idiots to task. When 2016 comes they'll
most certainly be blowhards ridiculing each candidate if they take even a Cessna
to any debate. And Obama/Mooch can rot in hell for their blatant hypocrisy.

[Raycpa]

https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/contentIncludes/co2_inc.htm

[ClearCase_guy]

Yeah, the math there kinda floored me. Maybe there’s some bizarre chemical reaction going on, but I figure it’s just a brainless Liberal lie.

[BitWielder1]

Fuel is mostly hydrogen H and Carbon C in some combination.
When burning, it combines with oxygen O and makes CO₂ and H₂O, which together are heavier than the fuel was.

[Fresh Wind]

Maybe they refuse to travel together.

[TaMoDee]

Didn’t do too well in High School chemistry did we?
Smile Chappie, SIR!

[dsrtsage]

How does one gallon of fuel which weighs about 8 lbs create 19 pounds of gas?

[BitWielder1]

For the exact numbers, you have to know the composition of jet fuel, which I don't.
Suffice to say that oxygen is 18 times heavier than hydrogen. That's where the weight gain comes from.

[dsrtsage]

“Fuel is mostly hydrogen H and Carbon C in some combination.
When burning, it combines with oxygen O and makes CO2 and H2O, which together are heavier than the fuel was.”

Dammit, had I thought about that for a second, that would have been the obvious answer. That is my old engineer punishment for spouting a comment without thinking about it, while drinking...though I have an excuse as I just got off a 29 hour plane journey so my brain is mush

[Regulator]

But the IRS doesnt do that!

Next your gonna tell me they lied to Congress...

And we know they never do that

Don’t we!?

[Still Thinking]

That was my first instinct as well, but remember the O2 comes from outside the plane. The fuel is only providing the C, which is just over 40% of the mass of the CO2.

[rktman]

Any charges pending against them for helping to kill mother erf?