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Pkrd

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Every time you boil off some DMS you reduce climate change. :ban: :ban:

Atmospheric sulphur, most of which comes from the sea, is a check against global warming. Phytoplankton — photosynthetic microbes that drift in sunlit water — produces a compound called dimethylsulphide (DMS). Some of this enters the atmosphere and reacts to make sulphuric acid, which clumps into aerosols, or microscopic airborne particles. Aerosols seed the formation of clouds, which help cool the Earth by reflecting sunlight.
http://www.nature.com/news/rising-ocean-acidity-will-exacerbate-global-warming-1.13602
 
So now when SWMBO starts complaining about your brewing too much you can tell her you are saving the environment. Though, I am sure that the propane burner offsets that benefit and then some.
 
Or not since the earths climate has been constantly changing, for better or worse, it's entire existence.
 
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