(cant remember who said that- Voltaire maybe?) These are photos of albatross chicks that are fed human waste from an ocean swimming with our detritus. Fed to them by their mothers as they search for food. They die from starvation, choking or poisoning. Makes you proud to be human doesn't it. think of this next time you buy frivolous shit. <img src="http://www.chrisjordan.com/images/current2/1255628127.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.chrisjordan.com/images/current2/1255623558.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.chrisjordan.com/images/current2/1255628446.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.chrisjordan.com/images/current2/1255623594.jpg" /> see all the sobering pictures here: <a href="http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php?id=11">chris jordan</a>. Amazing how pictures so simple can make such an impact- for me anyway- I know some of you enjoy hurting defenseless creatures directly or indirectly. 2009-11-07T19:45:54-05:00 56 2009-11-07T10:58:05-05:00 true 0 96311 false false 9785 2802 1 2009-11-20T22:01:24-05:00 672 Saw your tweet and was disturbed. We need to get our shit together, for reals... 96311 Post 2009-11-07T10:59:41-05:00 3153471 1498 2009-11-07T10:59:41-05:00 pretty amazing pics.... R-E-C-Y-C-L-E recycle... C-O-N-S-E-R-V-E conserve... 96311 Post 2009-11-07T11:00:01-05:00 3153481 2870 2009-11-07T11:00:01-05:00 it's amazingly sad and depressing to see animals suffer like this. also, it's incredible how those birds were fed so much plastic... let's get our shit together! 96311 Post 2009-11-07T11:15:10-05:00 3153621 3643 2009-11-07T11:15:10-05:00 the title statement is true, we are a consumer based society 96311 Post 2009-11-07T11:16:55-05:00 3153661 4435 2009-11-07T11:16:55-05:00 This might sound callous, and it's not meant to be, but those remind me of when my dog would eat those little cat toys with the colored feathers and then crap out colored feathers. I'm curious as to how they were able to survive any amount of time with that stuff in their stomachs. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T11:46:04-05:00 3154061 2961 2009-11-07T11:46:04-05:00 I'm just waiting for some form of organism to adapt to consume plastic based items. Strictly from an evolution and adaptation standpoint, it might happen in a few million years. We're all dead in 2012 though so... 96311 Post 2009-11-07T11:52:05-05:00 3154161 44251 2009-11-07T11:52:05-05:00 I'm all about recycling and all that jazz but are these birds that dumb that they will eat anything. How did they survive this long? 96311 Post 2009-11-07T12:14:15-05:00 3154341 1219 2009-11-07T12:14:15-05:00 how humans survive this long? 96311 Post 2009-11-07T12:32:02-05:00 3154561 67141 2009-11-07T12:32:02-05:00 <blockquote><cite>shockbeard said:</cite> how humans survive this long?</blockquote> By not eating rocks. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T12:33:02-05:00 3154581 44251 2009-11-07T12:33:02-05:00 the global warming argument makes me laugh- that there is even an argument. They say 'there's no proof', ok then, lets accept that there is no proof, lets take that- but then can you still look at mass industry and mass waste and think that its all gonna be ok? should we really just carry on, or would it be prudent to maybe take some action regardless. Surely then prevention is better than cure. Only absolute morons would say that we should do nothing. same with health care- maybe you dont like the direction the debate is heading, but again, surely you cant deny that free health care, the saving of lives regardless of money is a good idea? So then should we at least move forward towards it in some way? these comments here are not strictly about global warming or health care, but rather about the inability for some people to see beyond their own emotional knee jerk reactions and think clearly on a subject/debate/argument. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T12:40:31-05:00 3154631 2802 2009-11-07T12:40:31-05:00 <blockquote><cite>OvenRude said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>shockbeard said:</cite> how humans survive this long?</blockquote> By not eating rocks.</blockquote> I try and not eat inedible stuff like rocks but I have to admit every once in a while I'll go to McDonald's. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T12:41:03-05:00 3154641 1219 2009-11-07T12:41:03-05:00 Godmachine for President of the United States! 96311 Post 2009-11-07T12:44:57-05:00 3154651 1815 2009-11-07T12:44:57-05:00 <blockquote><cite>OvenRude said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>shockbeard said:</cite> how humans survive this long?</blockquote> By not eating rocks.</blockquote> who says we will survive long- some future evolved historian ant will look at our fossils of our large weak cumbersome frame by comparison and teach their ant kids 'see how humans consumed consumed consumed and even destroyed their environment, poisoned their own food and believed in space ghosts- yes little Timmy-ant it is really confusing- its almost as stupid as eating rocks' 96311 Post 2009-11-07T12:45:07-05:00 3154661 2802 2009-11-07T12:45:07-05:00 When the socialist government comes to take my business, my money, and my rights, I will kill as many of them as can before i die. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T12:58:56-05:00 3154771 10520 2009-11-07T12:58:56-05:00 <blockquote><cite>block33 said:</cite> When the socialist government comes to take my business, my money, and my rights, I will kill as many of them as can before i die.</blockquote> party on, wayne. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T13:02:49-05:00 3154821 44251 2009-11-07T13:02:49-05:00 thats is crazy to see...how man bottle caps and lighters just alone are in their stomachs 96311 Post 2009-11-07T13:03:51-05:00 3154831 3021 2009-11-07T13:03:51-05:00 <blockquote><cite>OvenRude said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>block33 said:</cite> When the socialist government comes to take my business, my money, and my rights, I will kill as many of them as can before i die.</blockquote> party on, wayne.</blockquote> Party on, Garth, party on. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T13:04:22-05:00 3154851 10520 2009-11-07T13:04:22-05:00 <img src="http://fladoodles.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/coastal_pollution.jpg" /> 96311 Post 2009-11-07T13:08:06-05:00 3154871 44251 2009-11-07T13:08:06-05:00 look up pacific gyre....enough to make you sick inside 96311 Post 2009-11-07T13:11:24-05:00 3154901 3021 2009-11-07T13:11:24-05:00 <blockquote><cite>Godmachine said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>OvenRude said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>shockbeard said:</cite> how humans survive this long?</blockquote> By not eating rocks.</blockquote> believed in space ghosts</blockquote> Sir are you denying the existence of Space Ghost? He has his own show so I'm pretty sure he exists. <img src="http://animatedtv.about.com/library/graphics/SGaction.jpg" /> 96311 Post 2009-11-07T13:19:16-05:00 3154981 6600 2009-11-07T13:19:16-05:00 <blockquote><cite>atomicchild said:</cite> look up pacific gyre....enough to make you sick inside</blockquote> I just did, and it's making me sad... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnUjTHB1lvM 96311 Post 2009-11-07T13:21:48-05:00 3155001 1498 2009-11-07T13:22:22-05:00 aside from being sad, what i learned from these photos is that birds definitely like pretty colors. I think all disposable items should be required by law to come in earthtones only. that may sound shitty, but it might actually help until we can get people to start coming around. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T13:24:51-05:00 3155031 1106 2009-11-07T13:24:51-05:00 i wonder whats gonna happen on 2012 96311 Post 2009-11-07T13:38:35-05:00 3155201 67141 2009-11-07T13:38:35-05:00 <blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> aside from being sad, what i learned from these photos is that birds definitely like pretty colors. I think all disposable items should be required by law to come in earthtones only. that may sound shitty, but it might actually help until we can get people to start coming around.</blockquote> 96311 Post 2009-11-07T13:43:17-05:00 3155281 51031 2009-11-07T13:43:17-05:00 That's just wrong, this surely made an impact on me. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T14:19:32-05:00 3155581 10688 2009-11-07T14:19:32-05:00 if GM starts a cult...I'm in... and btw, socialists don't take your business...communists do...for some reason the line between communism (or what we call communism) and socialism has been lost thanks to the Limbaughs and Faux Newses of the world... no one who went to a public school is allowed to complain about socialism, btw, it's a rule I just made up... nothing is going to change until our culture shifts a bit (and culture changes so fast that it won't be long, one way or another)...our self worth in this country is directed related to our amount of consumption...and that's pretty much it... it's pretty sad... and this is coming from a full blooded Henry Roark lover... 96311 Post 2009-11-07T14:22:51-05:00 3155621 33471 2009-11-07T14:22:51-05:00 Thats a pretty big bum out. Humans consume so much, and many people are entirely unaware of the real impact we have just by our rate of consumption. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T14:29:53-05:00 3155741 9099 2009-11-07T14:29:53-05:00 but with out the amount off consumption none of us could make money 96311 Post 2009-11-07T15:07:29-05:00 3156111 4435 2009-11-07T15:07:29-05:00 i mean, i have 80 t shirts, who needs 80 t shirts? 96311 Post 2009-11-07T15:12:13-05:00 3156201 4435 2009-11-07T15:12:13-05:00 Well I just spent a week in a small village in Bulgaria, and boy I tell you I got a huge heaping helping of humble pie. The importance of a loaf of bread for your stomach or a warm room to sleep in is vastly overlooked. Now I feel like a big fat american asshole with my huge house, nice car, electronics, etc. Not entirely on topic, but that's where my head's at right now. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T15:19:26-05:00 3156271 11937 2009-11-07T15:19:26-05:00 <blockquote><cite>biotwist said:</cite> but with out the amount off consumption none of us could make money</blockquote> artist will create whether there's money or not... it's not the path you choose, it's the path that chooses you... 96311 Post 2009-11-07T15:21:53-05:00 3156281 33471 2009-11-07T15:21:53-05:00 <blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> aside from being sad, what i learned from these photos is that birds definitely like pretty colors. I think all disposable items should be required by law to come in earthtones only. that may sound shitty, but it might actually help until we can get people to start coming around.</blockquote> lateral thinking- I like it. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T15:22:37-05:00 3156291 2802 2009-11-07T15:22:37-05:00 <blockquote><cite>Godmachine said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> aside from being sad, what i learned from these photos is that birds definitely like pretty colors. I think all disposable items should be required by law to come in earthtones only. that may sound shitty, but it might actually help until we can get people to start coming around.</blockquote> lateral thinking- I like it.</blockquote> no doubt...found this very interesting myself...that swh is a smart man it seems... 96311 Post 2009-11-07T15:23:51-05:00 3156311 33471 2009-11-07T15:23:51-05:00 <blockquote><cite>of1000kings said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>Godmachine said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> aside from being sad, what i learned from these photos is that birds definitely like pretty colors. I think all disposable items should be required by law to come in earthtones only. that may sound shitty, but it might actually help until we can get people to start coming around.</blockquote> lateral thinking- I like it.</blockquote> no doubt...found this very interesting myself...that swh is a smart man it seems...</blockquote> absolutely. clear thinker in the very least. swh is a well educated man. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T15:27:00-05:00 3156381 1992 2009-11-07T15:27:00-05:00 <blockquote><cite>godsloadedsociety said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>of1000kings said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>Godmachine said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> aside from being sad, what i learned from these photos is that birds definitely like pretty colors. I think all disposable items should be required by law to come in earthtones only. that may sound shitty, but it might actually help until we can get people to start coming around.</blockquote> lateral thinking- I like it.</blockquote> no doubt...found this very interesting myself...that swh is a smart man it seems...</blockquote> absolutely. clear thinker in the very least. swh is a well educated man.</blockquote> All plastics must be earth tone by LAW!!!! Imagine if every plastic produced in the world had to be an earth tone. Every bottle of detergent, your printer, your television, the pepsi logo, the plastisol ink we use on tee shirts, your camera, car parts, shoes, hats, baby strollers, linoleum floors....etc...etc its all disposable. thats is so idealistic its completely unrealistic, and you propose to FORCE people to do it because of birds. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T15:36:12-05:00 3156441 10520 2009-11-07T15:37:10-05:00 <blockquote><cite>block33 said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>godsloadedsociety said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>of1000kings said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>Godmachine said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> aside from being sad, what i learned from these photos is that birds definitely like pretty colors. I think all disposable items should be required by law to come in earthtones only. that may sound shitty, but it might actually help until we can get people to start coming around.</blockquote> lateral thinking- I like it.</blockquote> no doubt...found this very interesting myself...that swh is a smart man it seems...</blockquote> absolutely. clear thinker in the very least. swh is a well educated man.</blockquote> All plastics must be earth tone by LAW!!!! Imagine if every plastic produced in the world had to be an earth tone. Every bottle of detergent, your printer, your television, the pepsi logo, the plastisol ink we use on tee shirts, your camera, car parts, shoes, hats, baby strollers, linoleum floors....etc...etc its all disposable. thats is so idealistic its completely unrealistic, and you propose to FORCE people to do it because of birds.</blockquote> hahaha . I am gonna assume you are joking here... ....otherwise you are suggesting that birds are swalling shoes and tv sets.....that the importance of my bottle top being a lovely tangerine hue is paramount over the survival of other animals...and that if someone mearly simply suggests an idea in a thread that it will immediately be picked up by the worlds goverments and forced unwillingly like some 1984 nightmare on its people : 'noooooooo I will fight for my rights, I will never surrender, you will never change my freedom coloured puse lighter to a dull communist brown. Neverrrrr'... or you could just see it as an idea and chillax. Only messing with you bro. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T15:52:43-05:00 3156571 2802 2009-11-07T15:53:30-05:00 If evolution can turn lizards into dinosaurs it can teach birds not to eat garbage. Is it just the albatrosses or does this happen to all birds. I'm not condoning garbage, and people are responsible, but looking at the contents of what is left of these poor creatures makes me think that they are not the foxes of the bird world feel me. or are fish so hard to find that this is desperation, and they are so starved that it's made them retarded. At any rate it's a sad thing to see. I like animals. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T16:02:23-05:00 3156661 506 2009-11-07T16:04:40-05:00 <blockquote><cite>Godmachine said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>block33 said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>godsloadedsociety said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>of1000kings said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>Godmachine said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> aside from being sad, what i learned from these photos is that birds definitely like pretty colors. I think all disposable items should be required by law to come in earthtones only. that may sound shitty, but it might actually help until we can get people to start coming around.</blockquote> lateral thinking- I like it.</blockquote> no doubt...found this very interesting myself...that swh is a smart man it seems...</blockquote> absolutely. clear thinker in the very least. swh is a well educated man.</blockquote> All plastics must be earth tone by LAW!!!! Imagine if every plastic produced in the world had to be an earth tone. Every bottle of detergent, your printer, your television, the pepsi logo, the plastisol ink we use on tee shirts, your camera, car parts, shoes, hats, baby strollers, linoleum floors....etc...etc its all disposable. thats is so idealistic its completely unrealistic, and you propose to FORCE people to do it because of birds.</blockquote> hahaha . I am gonna assume you are joking here... ....otherwise you are suggesting that birds are swalling shoes and tv sets.....that the importance of my bottle top being a lovely tangerine hue is paramount over the survival of other animals...and that if someone mearly simply suggests an idea in a thread that it will immediately be picked up by the worlds goverments and forced unwillingly like some 1984 nightmare on its people : 'noooooooo I will fight for my rights, I will never surrender, you will never change my freedom coloured puse lighter to a dull communist brown. Neverrrrr'... or you could just see it as an idea and chillax. Only messing with you bro.</blockquote> lol...I know its just an idea in a thread, but we do have to think broader than that. Those pictures really sadden me and I feel horrible about those birds and the ocean and all the pollution. I know we can do something about it too. As far as birds swallowing tv sets, no BUT all the things I listed get thrown away at some point and the plastic never goes away it just breaks into smaller pieces, some of those end up in the oceans. Having an orange bottle top isn't that important but I wouldn't want to force the bottler to make it brown either. We have to have better ways to deal with the problems then automatically calling ourselves gluttonous assholes. I really believe that humanity is a disease infecting this planet ( see The Matrix )We need to accept that, and start coming up with better more realistic ways we can save the planet so that we can suck the life out of her! 96311 Post 2009-11-07T16:02:25-05:00 3156671 10520 2009-11-07T16:02:25-05:00 If I ate a lighter the first time, the second time I saw one I would be like, mom that's not food wtf? 96311 Post 2009-11-07T16:06:34-05:00 3156681 506 2009-11-07T16:06:34-05:00 <blockquote><cite>quakerninja said:</cite> If evolution can turn lizards into dinosaurs it can teach birds not to eat garbage. Is it just the albatrosses or does this happen to all birds. I'm not condoning garbage, and people are responsible, but looking at the contents of what is left of these poor creatures makes me think that they are not the foxes of the bird world feel me. or are fish so hard to find that this is desperation, and they are so starved that it's made them retarded. At any rate it's a sad thing to see. I like animals.</blockquote> There are few other birds that travel as far out to sea. I think that's the point though, their nesting grounds and feeding grounds in the sea are so remote and yet our trash is making it into their guts. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T16:48:10-05:00 3156971 2330 2009-11-07T16:48:10-05:00 plus this is all happening on a nature reserve (the metro newspaper). So imagine what its like everywhere else. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T16:52:46-05:00 3156991 2802 2009-11-07T16:52:46-05:00 <blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> aside from being sad, what i learned from these photos is that birds definitely like pretty colors. I think all disposable items should be required by law to come in earthtones only. that may sound shitty, but it might actually help until we can get people to start coming around.</blockquote> cool thing is .. most organic and natural items you see on display at stores are pretty much made up of all earth tone colors. just what i was thinking when you said that 96311 Post 2009-11-07T17:04:06-05:00 3157051 2870 2009-11-07T17:04:06-05:00 Plastic is the albatross round the neck of the albatross. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T17:27:35-05:00 3157171 12032 2009-11-07T17:27:35-05:00 I had an ostrich eat my hat once. No lie, the little (big) fucker leaned over a fence and swallowed it. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T18:35:24-05:00 3157611 44251 2009-11-07T18:35:24-05:00 This isn't just happening to the albatross, this is happening to countless species throughout the world. Marine life in particular are greatly effected by not just pollution but all waste in general. I'm sure many of you have heard of the giant trash island(s) floating in the ocean, the most famous one being twice the size of texas. As for some people saying that the albatross is just stupid or it should have known better, this is nonsense, what is it you're saying exactly? It's the bird's fault? That animals should just know better? Dinosaurs did in fact evolve from earlier smaller reptiles, but this process took tens of millions of years, plastic waste and other harmful pollution have been around, what, at most a hundred years? Animals like the albatross have evolved over millions of years to not pass up opportunities to eat interesting looking objects in their environment, it's what's made them successful, and now they're supposed to override hardwired instincts because what, we're too lazy and ignorant to think of better ways to deal with out waste? I'm sure that sounded like an angry rant, but it wasn't, I just think people should now more about these types of things and I'm glad GM posted it. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T18:42:12-05:00 3157641 9785 2009-11-07T18:42:12-05:00 You can try to educate people till the end of time about sustainability etc, the truth is unless it somehow makes their life easier, they won't change their habits until it is too late. We assimilate natural materials and move on. I have a feeling we will figure out how to move onward to another planet before we fix this one, or simply destroy ourselves with some really kickass weapon. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T18:50:09-05:00 3157681 44251 2009-11-07T18:50:09-05:00 <blockquote><cite>OvenRude said:</cite> <img src="http://fladoodles.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/coastal_pollution.jpg" /></blockquote> The Only difference between that and the USA is here we hide our shit 96311 Post 2009-11-07T18:52:33-05:00 3157691 10727 2009-11-07T18:52:33-05:00 There really isn't time to move on to a new planet, we're racing towards a wall, and the only thing that will make a difference is deciding to change the way we live. The problem with ideas like "we assimilate natural materials and move on" is that it's a relatively new concept, but one we've lead ourselves into believing is true and unavoidable. We weren't always like this. Our culture is something we constructed and, if we really wanted to, we could make a new one. We just always take sooo long to stop being narrow minded, and this time around we're facing extinction. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T19:02:14-05:00 3157761 9785 2009-11-07T19:02:14-05:00 I could tell you some secrets that I know about the future of power, but then I would have to kill you... Or actually...the US is currently rebuilding its energy system to accept a form of fusion power that is expected to be acceptable for use in 2026. Having friends who are electrical engineers can be a bonus. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T19:05:31-05:00 3157781 44251 2009-11-07T19:05:31-05:00 <blockquote><cite>LitoQ said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>atomicchild said:</cite> look up pacific gyre....enough to make you sick inside</blockquote> I just did, and it's making me sad... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnUjTHB1lvM</blockquote> 0:49 is really sad =/ 96311 Post 2009-11-07T19:09:53-05:00 3157801 25661 2009-11-07T19:09:53-05:00 Haha, death worth secrets.. must be nice. It's true there are a lot of new and exciting things happening by people who do give a shit, it just takes so much work to get governments and "average joe" on board. And I am sorry that ostrich ate your hat. If it's any consolation he probably ended up an ostrich burger. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T19:10:26-05:00 3157811 9785 2009-11-07T19:10:26-05:00 <blockquote><cite>PrimatePrecious said:</cite> Haha, death worth secrets.. must be nice. It's true there are a lot of new and exciting things happening by people who do give a shit, it just takes so much work to get governments and "average joe" on board. And I am sorry that ostrich ate your hat. If it's any consolation he probably ended up an ostrich burger.</blockquote> And into ostrich skin cowboy boots, worn my some cowboy with unkept feet. Such things bring me joy. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T19:19:23-05:00 3157921 44251 2009-11-07T19:19:23-05:00 I'm sure I meant *death worthy* Ending up as a filthy cowboy's boot is indeed sweet revenge. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T19:28:32-05:00 3157991 9785 2009-11-07T19:28:32-05:00 Kind of along the same lines (one causes the other imo) from the same photographer: http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set.php?arch_id=1 The design of items (especially of mass consumption) really is stupid at times. One of the obvious ones is the plastic hoops that hold cans, usually alcohol. Maybe more sympathetic design could be the way to go, and possibly in tandem with recycling as much as possible. Non-reusable products, and especially packaging could have different rules on what they're made of or how they must be disposed of. I dunno, it would be a start. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T19:28:42-05:00 3158011 6884 2009-11-07T19:28:42-05:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxNqzAHGXvs Oh. I did not know that fish eggs look like plastic. I take back what I said about dumb birds. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T19:30:41-05:00 3158051 506 2009-11-07T19:31:28-05:00 That vid is pretty nasty. 96311 Post 2009-11-07T19:45:54-05:00 3158171 9785 2009-11-07T19:45:54-05:00