Comments on: The Great Helmsman Requires Attention http://www.randomwire.com/2008/04/01/the-great-helmsman-requires-attention/ life on the edge of the digital extreme Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:30:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: David http://www.randomwire.com/2008/04/01/the-great-helmsman-requires-attention/#comment-38719 David Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:49:13 +0000 http://www.randomwire.com/?p=765#comment-38719 Yeah, but you have to wonder how the lights get enough sunlight to power them given that pollution blocks most of the direct sunlight.<br><br>I found the air in Beijing to be quite dry and when you first arrive a bit uncomfortable to breathe but you soon get used to it. I wouldn't like to think what a lifetime of being there would do to your lungs though. I wonder how it compares to smoking...<br><br>I think its a combination of heavy industry, cars, and other services which cause it. Yeah, but you have to wonder how the lights get enough sunlight to power them given that pollution blocks most of the direct sunlight.

I found the air in Beijing to be quite dry and when you first arrive a bit uncomfortable to breathe but you soon get used to it. I wouldn't like to think what a lifetime of being there would do to your lungs though. I wonder how it compares to smoking…

I think its a combination of heavy industry, cars, and other services which cause it.

]]> By: Tom http://www.randomwire.com/2008/04/01/the-great-helmsman-requires-attention/#comment-38718 Tom Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:52:46 +0000 http://www.randomwire.com/?p=765#comment-38718 Solar powered traffic lights! Very green... and amber and red :). Interesting photos, the level of smog is hard to believe! Like playing a computer game with a very short draw distance. What does it feel like to breathe? What is the main cause of it - factories? Solar powered traffic lights! Very green… and amber and red :). Interesting photos, the level of smog is hard to believe! Like playing a computer game with a very short draw distance. What does it feel like to breathe? What is the main cause of it - factories?

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