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Re:How 16 ships create as much pollution as all the cars in ... by sp332 on Thursday May 07, 2015 @11:33AM (#9505789)
Right, so if someone complains of being poisoned, you wouldn't be surprised if they meant something other than alcohol poisoning. But commenters here seem surprised that "pollution" refers to anything other than CO2.
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Re:How 16 ships create as much pollution as all the cars in ... by mikeash on Thursday May 07, 2015 @12:10PM (#9506105)
It's not surprise that "pollution" refers to anything other than CO2, it's surprise that "pollution" refers to one specific pollutant and no others.

What if I told you that Côte d'Ivoire produced more food than any other country in the world? What if you then discovered that by "food" I meant cocoa beans, and they're not even remotely close to being at the top when considering all food?

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Re:How 16 ships create as much pollution as all the cars in ... by dangerlibrary on Thursday May 07, 2015 @12:00PM (#9506015)
The way you phrased your original comment (before the edit adding context), it was a vacuous statement. That is why I posted.
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