The Most IMPORTANT Video You'll Ever See (part 3 of 8)

Featuring the famous, mind-blowing analogy of THE BACTERIA IN A BOTTLE. Part 3 of Dr. Albert A. Bartlett's lecture on "Arithmetic, Population, and Energy."

Entire playlist for the lecture: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6A1FD147A45EF50D
I've blocked users gkgreger and GrandMasterKai from further comments because I don't like the threats and intimations of death. :-(

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[Manitui]

im so depressed

[c4ke333ter2]

@janpetras22 2x growth and 1.01x growth are both exponential....

[stupidkid915]

I disagree with this man... because I am an idiot

[DSBrekus]

@Sauciflash You could print off an award from the voluntary human extinction movement, no joke.

[DSBrekus]

@danterrell14 And there's a reason you're an economist and not a scientist, covering your eyes and saying the market will take care of us is no more useful than praying that things will work themselves out somehow. Also, although I'm sure you know this, saying that its impossible to run out of oil is totally hilarious xD Don't worry guys our limited non-renewable resources are unlimited derp derp derp price theory the end.

[sgtcrab1]

@terrywoodinc Populations regulate themselves! Are you utterly nuts! We passed 7 billion about a few months ago!

[SuperGrunt08]

Looks like we need another mass homicide ... -_-

[Sauciflash]

OK I have no kids, what do I win?

[shogu666]

@danterrell14

"As crazy as it sounds it's only a matter of time before we end up on other planets and moons."

It would would take 14 thousand earth years of 1% steady growth of mankind for number of man to be equal to number of estimated atoms in known universe. :))

Obviously that cant happen. We would reach limit much,much sooner.

Beside i would see other aliens species have a problem with us having disregard for such a basic natural law.

In another words we are dangerous.

[danterrell14]

I understand the guy's concern; however there is a reason why he's a scientist and not an economist. We won't run out of oil; its impossible to. It's complete ignorance to price theory. The market will take care of our needs; we will find new resources and more efficient ways to use our resources. Technology and knowledge also grow at an exponential rate. As crazy as it sounds it's only a matter of time before we end up on other planets and moons.