Scientists find evidence Antartica is warming

[gingerjedi]

Isn not the underlying train of though for the climate change activists that it is changing to more extreme conditions. The peaks and troughs will reach higher and lower respectively.

meaning hotter summers and colder winters. We have had 2 of the hottest summers since records began in the noughties and this winter has been colder than I have ever experienced through December/January. (granted I am not yet 30!)
One of the reasons Global Warming was dropped as a moniker was because it was more a visible change to long established climate patterns, ie more extreme conditions and deviations from averages not seen in over 50 years.

Then I suggest you leave this to the board experts, you're not really twisted or cynical enough yet to comment on this subject.... Some of them even remember a time before Bono.

[EternalOptimist]

Eh?? And your point is?

I have a six year old grandson who wouldnt fall for your average arms jape. If you think thats actually any good you must just come off the banana boat

[Drewster]

I have a six year old grandson who wouldnt fall for your average arms jape. If you think thats actually any good you must just come off the banana boat

That would probably be covered by my comment about not seriously believing that anyone but a numpty would fall for it....

My (original) point being that Statistics can be used to "prove" anything.........

Note: the use of quotation marks on prove..... by putting it in quotes I am acknowledging that it is a corruption of the word/definition of proof. ie Using (biased/out of cotext) statistics provides very (very) weak argument and certainly not proof. Even well supported and qualified statistics only provide support of an idea - proof is a different kettle of fish.

Note: Comparison to a "kettle of fish" doesn't mean that I am literally comparing the definition of the word proof to a "kettle of fish"....

Note:

[Doggy Styles]

Take no notice of EternalOctopus. He's got eight arms and thinks your joke is in bad taste.

[EternalOptimist]

Take no notice of EternalOctopus. He's got eight arms and thinks your joke is in bad taste.

hhmmppf

[Drewster]

Take no notice of EternalOctopus. He's got eight arms and thinks your joke is in bad taste.

On that basis my supposition is entirely wrong........ If the population is me, you, Mich, EO and the "unknown next" seen.....
Me - 2
You - unknown
Mich - unknown
EO - 8
Unknown "next" - unknown

A known total of 10 arms for a population of 5 is an average of 2 - so even if you and Mich are totally armless the Unknown next is unlikely to meet my expectation (more than the average)...................... unless he is related to EO obviously.

[Doggy Styles]

hhmmppf

[Cyberman]

Bring it on !!