Topic: Which is worse for the environment?
Anonymous A started this discussion 15 years ago #13,912
Books or ebooks?
| Poll option | Votes | Percentage | Graph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Books | 3 | 50% | |
| Ebooks | 3 | 50% | |
| Equally bad | - | 0% |
floorboard !hbZVTk6JYc joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 hour later[^] [v] #248,513
teh internet
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 42 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #248,526
book: uses paper(about a third a tree) and hooves once
ebook: uses coal(stripmines), nuclear fission(radioactive materials), hydroelectric poer(flooding areas behind dam) for the electricity to type and read book
teh answer: ebooks
ebook: uses coal(stripmines), nuclear fission(radioactive materials), hydroelectric poer(flooding areas behind dam) for the electricity to type and read book
teh answer: ebooks
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #248,529
@previous (C)
> conveniently leaves out the other resources and energy put into regular books
I'm going to go ahead and vote against this guy just because of how stupid he is.
> conveniently leaves out the other resources and energy put into regular books
I'm going to go ahead and vote against this guy just because of how stupid he is.
Anonymous C replied with this 15 years ago, 4 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #248,530
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 7 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #248,532
@248,529 (D)
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 9 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #248,533
@248,526 (C)
Yes but millions of each book are printed, a person has a library of multiple books etc. The ebook replaces hundreds of books per person with one ebook.
Yes but millions of each book are printed, a person has a library of multiple books etc. The ebook replaces hundreds of books per person with one ebook.