The Declarer (Floyd McWilliams' Blog)

Wednesday, April 23, 2003


Several bloggers have linked to the Earth Day Footprint Quiz, an eco-hysterical site that tried to make me feel guilty for having a house and eating meat "frequently" (i.e., as often as every other day). Here is the result of combining my personal info with their ecological illiteracy: A total footprint" of 33 acres. The quiz tells me that " WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON." I wonder which of those biologically productive acres grew the metal to construct my car.

Footprint Quiz conclusion:
IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 7.5 PLANETS.

My conclusion:
IF EVERYONE KNEW AS LITTLE ABOUT ECONOMICS AS YOU, I WOULD NEED 1.0 GRAVES TO HOLD MY STARVING, FREEZING CARCASS.





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