I understand completely that this being a pseudointellectual server attracts likeminded individuals.

Sulfur dioxide is a rare emission from metazoan organisms. For total emission it requires extensive burning, of which is not taking place in wuhan

Sulphur is commonly bound in sillaceous and metallic compounds, or bound to carbon. It is a trace element within humans.

I’m just wondering why In specifically Wuhan and chongqing there are sulfur dioxide levels exponentially beyond normal according to Windy. I understand that windy may not be the greatest or most relevant data, but if you can give me non biased numbers for it I will reassess the situation.

Simple. Quarantined city requires extra energy. Sulphur is far more abundant within dirty coal or other hydrocarbons alongside steel production.

Micrograms of sulfur dioxide are nothing

The hight projected amount according to windy is 1.8mg per cubic meter

That is around the average amount of argon in the atmosphere

Actually

Scratch that

There is more argon on average over china than there is sulfur dioxide

However, the numbers seen currently in Wuhan and chongqing are beyond the rest of the world by a lot and I’d assume in India and other places without the cleanest power to have a lot more emissions than they do

It does not require clean power

It just means the fuel source has sulfur within it

Hydrocarbon fuel can be sulfur poor as well as sulfur rich

And I assume there is no way to see what kind of fuel the Chinese government is using.

China uses mostly coal fired plants

Well- kind as in, where they got it

Determining the likelihood of sulfur content

No. But the sulphur is from a coal source

For the concentration of sulfur dioxide to be that high means either

1. Astronomically small amount of burned, with total cremation

2. Astronomical casulty rates which could not be feasibly burned

Notice how they appear strongest near industrial areas

Well we must keep in mind that both of these cities are modern and have modern methods of cremation.

Which takes hours

Mind you

And doing the math, it's only around 45 people plus viscera if we're assuming near-total oxidization of sulfur

This is of course assuming an absurd volume with the highest conc.

Alright. I’ll give you it, but if we all die because God decided to play plague inc on us I’m gonna be knockin on your door with some questions

lol

You don't need to worry

Unless you're a boomer

lol

Chinese have disgusting public health

Nah zoomer all the way

I would not look to them as a reliable source of fatality data

Well and ya know, their government isn’t exactly the most honest.

@Malac we actually have a channel in here for scientific study and things- if you can call it that

Even if they are lowering the numbers

Keep in mind that the chinese are in no stellar health