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if everyone lived like you, how many planets would we need?

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FlyLice

Banned
Jan 19, 2005
1,680
1
0
8.8 :confused:

If you didn't eat processed foods, would you need more earth? (process foods = more yield?)
 

Feldenak

Lifer
Jan 31, 2003
14,090
2
81


CATEGORY ACRES

FOOD 6.2
MOBILITY 4
SHELTER 6.2
GOODS/SERVICES 9.1
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 26



IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.
WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 5.7 PLANETS.
 

Cerebus451

Golden Member
Nov 30, 2000
1,425
0
76
CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 6.9
MOBILITY 3.2
SHELTER 20
GOODS/SERVICES 15.8
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 46

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 10.3 PLANETS

Don't like it? Don't reproduce like it was going out of style while living in the middle of a desert.
 

WhiteKnight

Platinum Member
May 21, 2001
2,952
0
0
CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 3.7
MOBILITY 0.7
SHELTER 4
GOODS/SERVICES 4.2
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 13

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 2.8 PLANETS.
 

Anubis

No Lifer
Aug 31, 2001
78,712
427
126
tbqhwy.com
CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 4.2
MOBILITY 0.7
SHELTER 4.4
GOODS/SERVICES 4.7
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 14

IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.
WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.
IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 3.2 PLANETS.
 

FoBoT

No Lifer
Apr 30, 2001
63,084
15
81
fobot.com
Originally posted by: dullard
Originally posted by: z0mb13
I wonder if anyone got < 1 planet
I put in every ecological option possible for someone my age and gender. I got 4 acres needed, 4.5 acres per person, yet still 1.0 planets required. I assume it is programmed to round up to 1.

since the whole point of this is to show how evil everyone is , it wouldn't make sense to allow the software to return < 1 planet needed
 

Shawn

Lifer
Apr 20, 2003
32,236
53
91
CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 6.9
MOBILITY 2.2
SHELTER 7.2
GOODS/SERVICES 8.4
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 25



IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.



IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 5.6 PLANETS.
 

MeanMeosh

Diamond Member
Apr 18, 2001
3,805
1
0
CATEGORY ACRES

FOOD 3.5

MOBILITY 2

SHELTER 10.6

GOODS/SERVICES 8.6

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 25



IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.




IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 5.6 PLANETS.

 

bootymac

Diamond Member
Aug 20, 2001
9,597
0
76
FOOD 3.3
MOBILITY 0.2
SHELTER 1.1
GOODS/SERVICES 1.3
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 5.9

3.3 Planets :)
 

mb

Lifer
Jun 27, 2004
10,233
2
71

CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 5.9
MOBILITY 2.2
SHELTER 3.2
GOODS/SERVICES 4.9
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 16



IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.
 

freakflag

Diamond Member
Mar 22, 2001
3,951
1
71
6.4

I'm gonna go home and throw everything in my refridgerator away out of spite.


Fvck nature. I eat Dolphin.
 

43st

Diamond Member
Nov 7, 2001
3,197
0
0
CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 2.2
MOBILITY 0
SHELTER 4
GOODS/SERVICES 2.7
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 9

2 planets.
 

whistleclient

Platinum Member
Apr 22, 2001
2,700
1
71
IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.




IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 3.4 PLANETS.

 

PunDogg

Diamond Member
Jan 15, 2002
4,529
1
0
CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 4
MOBILITY 4
SHELTER 5.9
GOODS/SERVICES 6.7
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 21



IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.



IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 4.6 PLANETS.
 

Boze

Senior member
Dec 20, 2004
634
14
91
CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 5.9
MOBILITY 8.2
SHELTER 23.7
GOODS/SERVICES 21.7
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 60

IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.
WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.
IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 13.4 PLANETS.

This makes me feel a little bad.. I thought I was living pretty ecologically responsibly... :(
 

Britboy

Senior member
Jul 25, 2001
818
0
0
IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 7.1 PLANETS.

Well.....They don't, in fact there are many out there in the world using less than 0.1 planets so quit whining, damn tree huggers!:D
 
Aug 23, 2000
15,509
1
81
Originally posted by: Boze
CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 5.9
MOBILITY 8.2
SHELTER 23.7
GOODS/SERVICES 21.7
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 60

IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.
WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.
IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 13.4 PLANETS.

This makes me feel a little bad.. I thought I was living pretty ecologically responsibly... :(


Got ya beat.
CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 6.9
MOBILITY 27.9
SHELTER 2
GOODS/SERVICES 33.8
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 71



IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.



IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 15.9 PLANETS.
 

mugs

Lifer
Apr 29, 2003
48,920
46
91

AbAbber2k

Diamond Member
Mar 1, 2005
6,474
1
0
CATEGORY ACRES

FOOD 4.9

MOBILITY 0.2

SHELTER 1.7

GOODS/SERVICES 1.2

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 8



IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.




IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 1.8 PLANETS
 

jadinolf

Lifer
Oct 12, 1999
20,952
3
81
CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 4.2
MOBILITY 0.2
SHELTER 8.2
GOODS/SERVICES 5.7
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 18



IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.



IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 4.1 PLANETS.