Sunday, March 23, 2008

Galoshes Good For Viewing Oslo Global Warming Installation

Here.

Excerpt:
The floor of Klima X is covered with a 10-centimeter deep layer of H2O which will continue to rise a few centimeters over the course of the two-year-long exhibit as two huge blocks of ice sitting on the floor (representing the two poles) melt in real time.
A few quick suggestions to make the exhibit more realistic:

1. Have the water rise only a fraction of one centimeter over the course of two years.

2. Show one pole melting a bit and the other pole growing a bit.

3. At the start of the exhibit, set up two rooms identically--one to show the results if we don't give trillions of dollars to rent-seekers in suits, and the other to show the results if we do give this money to the rent-seekers. At the end of the two years, note that the water levels and ice block size in each room are still identical.

For even more realism, actually remove some hard-earned cash from each patron's wallet before unveiling that second room.

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