Use non-polarizing glasses. Duh.

(My primary glasses are polarizing so I have a spare pair for 3D viewing)

There's more to a successful union than just sharing a currency. The US has a strong federal government that can help individual states and individuals in states in case of trouble. For example, even in poorest states Social Security and Medicare are funded by the federal government so they are guaranteed to work.

In Europe the central government simply doesn't exist.

Horses are actually used in mountainous regions. But they are gentle creatures and require a lot of care, you need to feed and water them. And unlike humans (who can live a day or two without food) a hungry horse quickly loses its stamina.

That was a result of mis-translation. The team is in constant communication but there were no official news releases.

Nope. The lake had almost been reached in 1998 but drilling was stopped to ensure that there would be no contamination. Several years were spent to devise a good solution for the problem of contamination. So the drilling has been resumed only in 2005 when the international community decided that it's safe enough.

They're using a well filled with kerosene and freon to keep bacterial contamination away. Also, they're using sterilized parts without grease to minimize places where bacteria could hide.

So they've discovered polymorphic viruses? You know, like in good old days of DOS where viruses were real viruses and not simple worms.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymorphic_code

So?

The authors of the paper inserted an irrelevant factoid first. It makes absolutely no difference that CO2 is odorless and colorless when we're talking about its global warming potential.

For example, ozone is a poisonous gas with unpleasant 'electric' smell and it is a known carcinogen. Yet it's irrelevant when we're talking about the ozone layer in the atmosphere.

Yes, I've been thinking about it. I think I've found what is the problem with your solution.

Suppose that you have a pipe of length L, with brine density D1 and fresh water density D. So the pressure differential at the bottom of the pipe would be L*(D1-D) - it can be arbitrarily big, certainly big enough to overcome the osmotic pressure. Right?

That bit probably is wrong. Osmotic pressure is not constant, it rises with the pressure on the 'freshwater' side of the membrane. So you can not create enough pressure differential just by submerging a pipe with semi-permeable membrane.

Pure CO2 has a distinctive odor (sharp, almost metallic), it's caused by carbonic acid forming on mucous membranes.

Here it's described as 'acidic': http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide#Physical_properties

It's not really a problem for MSDS datasheets, because at these CO2 concentrations you're going to faint in a few seconds.