Norm, its great that you have your own opinions but before you say this gentleman, who has a degree of some sort in geology, perhaps even a Phd, is wrong, I would like you to provide some proof. In other words, find a documented source which backs up your opinion.
Rob > > I have seen many times in storytelling a situation where people > are trapped in an airtight environment and it is said that they > will run out of oxygen. > > In ordinary storytelling it might not be such a problem, after > all, it is fiction. > > > But recently I have seen the same thing said on the Science > Channel, in both fiction and non-fiction and I think that the > assertion is wrong. > > > People that see these falsehoods in a semi-truthful or > instructional situation on the tube, especially children who are > trying to form a truthful picture of the world around them, > causes confusion that required extra effort to change to reality. > > A classic example was on the Science Channel some months ago on > a show called How the Earth was Made. A man who was said > to be a geologist held a piece of basalt in one hand and a piece > of granite in the other. He explained that the granite was > less dense than the basalt so that was why the granite was > prevalent on the surface of the earth. Which was > fine. But he interjected that the difference in density > between the granite and the basalt was greater than difference > between the density of water and air. This is so > obviously wrong it would simply be laughable except for the fact > that someone portrayed as a teacher was putting false > information into a child's mind which will have to be changed > eventually. I just believe lying to children is wrong.
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