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Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45
Equation for global warming.
X = Man made global warming
Y = Natural global warming
X + Y =10
Find X
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Your reasoning reminds me of this scene in Fight Club:
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Narrator: A new car built by my company leaves somewhere traveling at 60 mph. The rear differential locks up. The car crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside. Now, should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one.
Business woman on plane: Are there a lot of these kinds of accidents?
Narrator: You wouldn't believe.
Business woman on plane: Which car company do you work for?
Narrator: A major one.
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...except that X, the consequential cost, is probably a lot higher than the cost of fixing the problem.