Comments on: Combatting global warming with a Giant Sea Sponge http://www.yappari.co.uk/archive/2006/07/11/combatting-global-warming-with-a-giant-sea-sponge/ The musings and rants of two thirty-something Englishmen...of course! Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:09:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Daniel http://www.yappari.co.uk/archive/2006/07/11/combatting-global-warming-with-a-giant-sea-sponge/#comment-46 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:31:11 +0000 http://www.yappari.co.uk/archive/2006/07/11/combatting-global-warming-with-a-giant-sea-sponge/#comment-46 Is that where the term <em>sponger</em> originates from then? Is that where the term sponger originates from then?

]]> by: Ian http://www.yappari.co.uk/archive/2006/07/11/combatting-global-warming-with-a-giant-sea-sponge/#comment-45 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:25:07 +0000 http://www.yappari.co.uk/archive/2006/07/11/combatting-global-warming-with-a-giant-sea-sponge/#comment-45 Benji your concerns are well founded but rest assured that the situations you have highlighted will never occur owing to a key point I forgot to mention in my earlier posting: a deceptively simple modification we have in mind for the sponge's addiction gene. This tweak in the Sea Sponge's genetic make-up ensures that it is a compulsive gambler and not an alcoholic. And so, while they don't drink alcohol, lager-lake levels will stay pretty stable. Their compulsive gambling habits will keep the majority of them burdened by huge debt throughout their life – and much will be owed to the loan sharks. When the number of sponges reaches a critical level, and debts become unmanageable, the sharks will no-doubt make examples of the worst offending sponges and help return the numbers to a more profitable level. May sound harsh – but that’s the nature of <a href="http://www.oceanfinance.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">ocean finance</a>. The result is that the number of sponges will be capped at this critical level, allowing sea-levels to be maintained at the optimum depth. Benji your concerns are well founded but rest assured that the situations you have highlighted will never occur owing to a key point I forgot to mention in my earlier posting: a deceptively simple modification we have in mind for the sponge’s addiction gene.

This tweak in the Sea Sponge’s genetic make-up ensures that it is a compulsive gambler and not an alcoholic. And so, while they don’t drink alcohol, lager-lake levels will stay pretty stable. Their compulsive gambling habits will keep the majority of them burdened by huge debt throughout their life – and much will be owed to the loan sharks.

When the number of sponges reaches a critical level, and debts become unmanageable, the sharks will no-doubt make examples of the worst offending sponges and help return the numbers to a more profitable level. May sound harsh – but that’s the nature of ocean finance.

The result is that the number of sponges will be capped at this critical level, allowing sea-levels to be maintained at the optimum depth.

]]> by: benji http://www.yappari.co.uk/archive/2006/07/11/combatting-global-warming-with-a-giant-sea-sponge/#comment-39 Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:36:49 +0000 http://www.yappari.co.uk/archive/2006/07/11/combatting-global-warming-with-a-giant-sea-sponge/#comment-39 What if the said sponges multiplied out of control and soaked up all the world's water? Or, even worse, they took a liking to lager... What if the said sponges multiplied out of control and soaked up all the world’s water?

Or, even worse, they took a liking to lager…

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