Our envirothon team deciding on a team name:
EASTstroudsburg13 wrote:So are we the Carbon Sequesterers? I'm open to other ideas that are environment-related.
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Non-Scioly Member 1 wrote:Japanese Beetles?
Gypsy Moths?
Army Ants?
Turkey Vultures?
Flaming Falcons?
Hammering Hamsters?
Non-Scioly Member 2 wrote:Flaming falcons is good...
Non-Scioly Member 1 wrote:I like flaming falcons
EASTstroudsburg13 wrote:FIRE.
The only problem is, it won't sound very obnoxious when they announce our team name, while Carbon Sequesterers does.
49ers wrote:screw u can we just decide on a decent name?
EASTstroudsburg13 wrote:How about Flaming Sequesterers? XD
49ers wrote:i agree
Non-Scioly Member 1 wrote:isn't sequester just storage, wouldn't that make us the flaming storers? maybe poison sequesterers
EASTstroudsburg13 wrote:Well, carbon sequestration is when one takes out carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and puts it in a storage place, thus reducing the greenhouse effect and global warming. The adjective "flaming" just implies that we do all of this while on fire.
Fun stuff.