Buy a huge chunk of Iceland for about 50p and use the natural thermal energy to power huge greenhouses.
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Food Shortages..WWYD ?
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostNope, photosynthesis is inefficient and GM does not change that. Britain cannot feed itself, unless we burn oil to power lights and grow food in 3 dimensions.
The answer in that case is a doddle. Invade Ireland and eat all their food. Then France etc.
We used to be good at invading. We were tought by the best (Vikings and Normans), and I think it's sad to see these old traditions die out.When money ceases to be the tool by which men deal with one another, then men become the tools of men. Blood, whips and guns--or dollars. Take your choice - Ayn Rand, Atlas.Comment
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Originally posted by deano View PostSorry, I didn't realise that it was only Britain that was hypothetically starving.
The answer in that case is a doddle. Invade Ireland and eat all their food. Then France etc.
We used to be good at invading. We were tought by the best (Vikings and Normans), and I think it's sad to see these old traditions die out.
I'd be looking at bagging some Canada geese from Hyde Park, if 100,000 other people hadn't already had the same idea, or growing and eating fat hen which is very nutritious and given half a chance grows like crazy.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Surely with the advent of stem cell technology the answer would be to eat yourself ?
It is now technically feasible to grow a pork chop on your leg, using hybrid porker/you stem cells. These can be grown quite quickly then harvested and cooked when visitors are expected.
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostSurely with the advent of stem cell technology the answer would be to eat yourself ?
It is now technically feasible to grow a pork chop on your leg, using hybrid porker/you stem cells. These can be grown quite quickly then harvested and cooked when visitors are expected.
And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostThe snag is the Irish were also taught by the best
It's a bit like when people get degrees in a subject (Harpsichord tuning or whatever), then getting a job in a call centre where they never use the skills they have been tought, as opposed those who study law or medicine, and aftewrwards they become lawyers and doctors.When money ceases to be the tool by which men deal with one another, then men become the tools of men. Blood, whips and guns--or dollars. Take your choice - Ayn Rand, Atlas.Comment
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What famine scenario are we talking about? The entire UK population alive and a terminal food shortage? If so, growing food and savaging in the woods is a non-starter, what with 60 million others doing the same. You'd be shooting each other. If not, with a smaller population, surviving should be a doddle, we've done it before. Surviving the first few months and years would be trickiest. In that period you'd have to team up with others holding up in a supermarket or some-such and the army and civil police / people with big guns would probably take over these places, and if they share, things could get nasty and drawn-out for all. If they are selfish they will survive.Comment
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