womxn buys a CO2 monitor, replies are full of fellow neurotics with π· PFPs
CO2 monitors should come with a warning label for the neurotichttps://t.co/0shEouKjHS
— Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D. (@KatherineJWu) February 3, 2023
The meterβs cruel readings began to haunt me. Each upward tick raised my anxiety; I started to dread what Iβd learn each morning when I woke up. After watching the Aranet4 flash figures in the high 2,000s when I briefly ignited my gas stove, I miserably deleted 10 wok-stir-fry recipes Iβd bookmarked the month before. At least once, I told my husband to cool it with the whole βneeding oxygenβ thing, lest I upgrade to a more climate-friendly Plant Spouse. (Iβm pretty sure I was joking, but I lacked the cognitive capacity to tell.)
Well done for helping to reproduce the narrative that caring about clean air is crazy. That caring about not getting sick is crazy. Bravo - tweet
This piece undermines efforts to get better indoor air quality in public spaces and shops and restaurants by having them post CO2 monitors in public the way they do in countries like Japan. Why are you doing this? - tweet
Definitely better not to know. While you're at it: disable the smoke, carbon monoxide, and radon detectors in your home. Stop using sunscreen. Lobby regulators to prohibit severe weather warnings. Never get your blood pressure checked. No more dental check-ups. - tweet
Hi Katherine! Could you please take this down? - joeolivermd
I think this piece is incredibly irresponsible given the ongoing mass death and disability.
Covid is killing 1,000s a week and Katherine used her platform to paint CO2 monitoring in a negative light.
Yesterday I used a CO2 monitor and learned the Metro in DC has good ventilation. - tweet
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if your co2 levels are climbing to 2000 ppm inside you house, just add a grow light and a few pot plants
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lol no. It takes about 400 house plants to offset the co2 you produce.
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lol no you are wrong. with seven grow lights in a sealed room, my regulator would still click on to supply extra when im in there. only 25 plants. would drop the room to zero ppm in 20 minutes from 1500ppm. thats rdwc tho, so turbo mode growing
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Dude, its literally been extensively studied by NASA as part of their research on living off planet.
Just think about how much more metabolism and activity you have compared to a houseplant.
Your breath is something like 38,000 ppm, 25 house plants is going to barely make a dent in that.
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nasa didnt grow fat ganj under gavitas, bigot.
β¦ ok fine, 1000 watt hps with cheapo reflectors
we are talking about stoners here
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yeah NASA shoulda just tried growing cannabis, bunch of r-slurs
I mean dude weed lmao
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Yeah, NASA should grow weed in space with massive grow lights. If they were so smart, I wonder why they don't know that
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Thatβs what I think of your science.
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that's, like, doable
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It's mostly about the mass of the plant. Which is why old growth trees are our friends
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