tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post5164055585968925110..comments2023-12-23T05:14:34.273-05:00Comments on Wit's End: A Colossal Scavenger Hunt! Find the Trees Dying in South Dakota, Maine, Alabama, Saskatchewan, Missouri, US Open Congressional Competition...oh...and New JerseyGail Zawackihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01800944469843206253noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-69305473954635870002011-06-21T12:50:51.190-04:002011-06-21T12:50:51.190-04:00The trick might be to get some gamers interested i...The trick might be to get some gamers interested in what you've discovered about dying trees and the gradual effects of atmospheric pollution on trees that might normally have lived 200 years. To my limited knowledge, there are no video games about dying trees and air pollution. Gamers are always looking for something that hasn't been done before. These guys are into shock and awe. And what's more awesome then a future without trees? Why not go to the gamers websites and online magazines and invite them to visit witsend and see if there isn't a kickass video game that can be created to educate about dying trees.<br /><br />Catman306Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-53779517838685888092011-06-20T20:45:28.267-04:002011-06-20T20:45:28.267-04:00Perhaps you are on to something, Anon! I had thou...Perhaps you are on to something, Anon! I had thought of it as a joke, but you never know what will garner attention on the 'tubes, so maybe a contest is the way to go. I have dreams that something will trigger a mass awakening in time that we could avert at least this one disaster, if not all the others in the pipeline.<br /><br />Let me cogitate a little on the possibilities. It could be a contest with multiple categories, and different prizes. What I would really like to do is a youtube with a "tree rap" I've been composing - I think that's the way to appeal to a larger number of people. But I'm hopeless with the video camera - even though I bought one I have yet to figure out how to use it in even the most rudimentary way.<br /><br />Help from anyone with the inclination is hereby solicited! Please write to me directly with any ideas - witsendnj at yahoo dot com.<br /><br />Thanks to all.Gail Zawackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800944469843206253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-12860125883252425182011-06-20T17:04:49.191-04:002011-06-20T17:04:49.191-04:00Your contest needs to somehow get out to the inter...Your contest needs to somehow get out to the internet masses. <br /><br />Can I suggest that you devise an internet test to show how the trees are dying? Pictures from this post would work fine. If millions of people suddenly become aware of this silent menace, we might get something done about ozone, VOCs, and ethel alcohol combustion bi-products.<br /><br />An internet test or game, showing, perhaps by getting points for recognizing the damage to today's trees when compared to trees from just a decade ago, might be another way to get the message out to the young people. Was this picture taken this month or this month ten years ago?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com