Carawou@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agoTIL owning a dog was associated with a 24% lower risk of dying from all causes over the course of 10 yearswww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1500arrow-down111
arrow-up1489arrow-down1external-linkTIL owning a dog was associated with a 24% lower risk of dying from all causes over the course of 10 yearswww.nytimes.comCarawou@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square103fedilink
minus-squaredogslayeggs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47arrow-down1·1 day agoThe average dog is responsible for a carbon footprint of 770kg of CO2 per year, which is 11,500kg for an average 15 year life span of a dog (many don’t live that old, but it’s a round number). https://www.zerosmart.co.uk/post/the-average-carbon-footprint-of-a-pet The average gas car has a carbon footprint of 76,000kg over its lifetime. https://www.hotcars.com/the-truth-about-the-carbon-footprint-of-a-new-car-that-no-ones-talking-about/ Even if you were correct, one extends your life and the other kills people around you.
minus-squareLydia_K@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoThis is great news, cause we need less people and more dogs.
minus-squarecrank0271@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoAnd think about the return on those eggs!
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoI thought Robin laid an egg, and The Joker got away?
minus-squareTwilitSky@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoFirst the Batmobile lost its wheel.
The average dog is responsible for a carbon footprint of 770kg of CO2 per year, which is 11,500kg for an average 15 year life span of a dog (many don’t live that old, but it’s a round number). https://www.zerosmart.co.uk/post/the-average-carbon-footprint-of-a-pet
The average gas car has a carbon footprint of 76,000kg over its lifetime. https://www.hotcars.com/the-truth-about-the-carbon-footprint-of-a-new-car-that-no-ones-talking-about/
Even if you were correct, one extends your life and the other kills people around you.
What if one’s name is Cujo?
This is great news, cause we need less people and more dogs.
AND one lays eggs!
And think about the return on those eggs!
I thought Robin laid an egg, and The Joker got away?
First the Batmobile lost its wheel.