06-09-2002 06:07									#1
	How many planets would we need if everyone on Earth lived like you? Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

For me it turns out that if all six billion of us lived like me, we'd need 4.9 Earths to feed, cloth, house, and transport all of us. Personally, I take up about 8.9 hectares (US average is 9.7, so I'm a little better than most of my countrymen--but not as good as I thought). "Worldwide, there exist 1.8 biologically productive global hectares per person."

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	06-09-2002 06:12									#2
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2.6 hectares, requiring 1.4 planets. I got major reduction in points due to my transportation situation and living in NYC.

	06-09-2002 06:13									#3
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1.7 planets, and 3 hectors.

Edited to add that the average in Canada is 8.8 hectors.

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	06-09-2002 06:16									#4
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4.2 hectares SUCK IT

	06-09-2002 06:17									#5
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I take up 4.8 ha (the average ecological footprint for China is 1.5 ha). If everyone lived like me we'd need 2.7 planets.

	06-09-2002 06:19									#6
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quote: Originally posted by monolith94 4.2 hectares SUCK IT

...okay, no comment.

	06-09-2002 06:19									#7
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This test is bullshit. I pretended to be a person from Malaysia who was vegan and lived an ABSOLUTELY GREEN life and it said we would need 1 planet!
I'm an environmentalist but even I have to say that this test is skewed.

	06-09-2002 06:20									#8
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So the Communist turns out to be the biggest burden on the planet so far... oh, the irony!

	06-09-2002 06:21									#9
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quote: Originally posted by monolith94 This test is bullshit. I pretended to be a person from Malaysia who was vegan and lived an ABSOLUTELY GREEN life and it said we would need 1 planet! I'm an environmentalist but even I have to say that this test is skewed.

You expect to be able to live in the void of space because you live green?

	06-09-2002 06:21									#10
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quote: Originally posted by Boris Godunov So the Communist turns out to be the biggest burden on the planet so far... oh, the irony!

Che is all talk and no walk.

	06-09-2002 06:24									#11
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The test is full of it.... 6 hectares and 3.3 planets. I do use more resources than my average countrymen, who use 4.7 each.

The test is skewed. No way I use less resources than Chegitz.

	06-09-2002 06:25									#12
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I did a re-calculation and my number over 7.6 ha. The problem is flying time. A trip from HK to Canada, and then back, can take more than 30 hours. If I flew more than 100 hours, the footprint jumps to more than 15 ha.

	06-09-2002 06:27									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Osweld You expect to be able to live in the void of space because you live green?

I guess he was assuming that, since they gave you portions of planets beyond 1, they'd subdivide the first as well. But good point...

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Hmm, I filled in the thing twice with exactly the same answers, one for sweden and one ofr Los Angleles... Turned out that my footprint more than doubled just for moving... And my lifestyl is pretty much unchanged....

Biased test?Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah...

	06-09-2002 06:28									#15
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No Osweld
If I lived the way I polled, and EVERYONE did, then I'm sure we could support another few billion. Heck maybe more than that.

	06-09-2002 06:28									#16
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i'd need 3.

Category global hectares

Food 2.2

Mobility 0.1

Shelter 1.6

Goods/Services 1.5

Total Footprint 5.4

	06-09-2002 06:31									#17
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monolith, I think Osweld is pointing out that the minimum you can get, no matter what, is 1 planet, since that's what we currently have to work with.

What was the hectare outcome for the Malaysian Green?

	06-09-2002 06:32									#18
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quote: Originally posted by monolith94 No Osweld If I lived the way I polled, and EVERYONE did, then I'm sure we could support another few billion. Heck maybe more than that.

The quiz is about how much larger the earth would have to be to support your life style globally. If everyone lived green, we could all easily fit on one planet and would not need to have any more space.

	06-09-2002 06:33									#19
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3.7 planets

	06-09-2002 06:36									#20
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Hmmm I can't remember...
Ah well I'm sure this whole ecology thing'll work out in the end.........

	06-09-2002 06:38									#21
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quote: If everyone lived like you, we would need 3.8 planets. Category global hectares Food 1.6 Mobility 0.3 Shelter 2.8 Goods/Services 2.1 Total Footprint 6.8 In comparison, the average ecological footprint in your country is 9.7 global hectares per person. Worldwide, there exist 1.8 biologically productive global hectares per person.

I got pissed after taking this BS test. Bah!

	06-09-2002 06:38									#22
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2.3 planets. Add Mars and the moon, and we can just about fit that many people.

	06-09-2002 06:38									#23
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I rated 5.6 hectares which is only 60% of the U.S. average. I bike alot and I live in a city with excellent trolly service plus my car is a fuel efficient four cylinder.

It would take 3.1 earths for everyone to live like me. Fortunately, everyone doesn't live like me so I get to continue living the highlife.

	06-09-2002 06:40									#24
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quote: Originally posted by Boris Godunov So the Communist turns out to be the biggest burden on the planet so far... oh, the irony!

I got nailed on the apartment. I have a big 'un (1326 sq ft.). Plus I live in the hot, humid South.


Food 1.8

Mobility 0.2

Shelter 4

Goods/Services 2.9

Total Footprint 8.9

	06-09-2002 06:42									#25
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If everyone lived like you, we would need 1.7 planets.

Category
global hectares

Food 2.4

Mobility 0

Shelter 0.4

Goods/Services 0.3

Total Footprint 3.1


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	06-09-2002 06:43									#26
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Whomever made this quize....I oughta kick him/her in the groin for their stupidity. Once more:

	06-09-2002 06:44									#27
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8.1 compared to an average of 9.7. Mostly because I don't drive.

	06-09-2002 06:44									#28
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I agree. From a scientific stand point this test is designed to shock people and not to be accurate. The numbers are inflated. Plus it didn't take into account heating energy; I live in southern California and almost never use the heater or airconditioner (I love that ocean breeze ) so wouldn't an ice bound canuk consume more then the quiz let's on?

	06-09-2002 06:45									#29
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quote: Originally posted by Skanky Burns 2.3 planets. Add Mars and the moon, and we can just about fit that many people.

Yah, but by the time we get around to colonizing Mars and the Moon, we'll need a lot more planets than that. Then where do we go?

	06-09-2002 06:47									#30
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quote: Originally posted by monolith94 Ah well I'm sure this whole ecology thing'll work out in the end.........

How? Did you hear something about Dubya and the fat one stepping down?