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Music on vinyl records, mobile phones the size of house bricks and pornography printed on paper. What hideously out of date stuff do you still use?

Thanks to boozehound for the suggestion

(, Thu 4 Nov 2010, 12:44)
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Yes: I'd've thought that it probably is.
The plant material absorbs carbon as part of the growth process, and releases almost all of it during combustion. I'm going to assume that the burning is not 100% efficient, so burning wood is probably possibly actually carbon-negative.*


*Not a scientist. Just guessing.
(, Wed 10 Nov 2010, 13:57, 1 reply)
He doesn't mention if he plants a sapling for every tree he cuts down

(, Wed 10 Nov 2010, 14:18, closed)
I planted a tree this summer
So I offset it by burning an old armchair.
(, Wed 10 Nov 2010, 17:03, closed)

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