{"id":43231,"date":"2025-04-27T12:06:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T12:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=43231"},"modified":"2025-04-27T12:06:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T12:06:03","slug":"untangle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/04\/27\/untangle\/","title":{"rendered":"Untangle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XII\/Untangle-I.mp3\">Untangle-I.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XII\/Untangle-I.mp4\">Untangle-I.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XII\/Untangle-Unplugged-Underground-XVIII.mp3\">Untangle-Unplugged-Underground-XVIII.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XII\/Untangle-Unplugged-Underground-XVIII.mp4\">Untangle-Unplugged-Underground-XVIII.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XII\/Untangle-intro.mp3\">Untangle-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nThe human angle<br \/>\n(Ever harder to untangle)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nMust confess<br \/>\n(Quite a mess)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nOur vectors<br \/>\nGetting all entwined<br \/>\nLost hectors<br \/>\nOf forest that we mined<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nThe human angle<br \/>\n(Ever harder to untangle)<br \/>\nStanding on our shoelaces<br \/>\n(Falling on our faces)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nUntangle<br \/>\n(Our angle)<br \/>\nMust confess<br \/>\n(Quite a mess)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nOur vectors<br \/>\nGetting all entwined<br \/>\nLost hectors<br \/>\nOf forest that we mined<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nFiguring our angle<br \/>\n(Ever harder to untangle)<br \/>\nShoelaces tied together<br \/>\n(Tripping now to nether)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nUntangle<br \/>\n(Our angle)<br \/>\nQuite a mess<br \/>\n(Hard to digest)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nFiguring our angle<br \/>\n(Ever harder to untangle)<br \/>\nWeather together<br \/>\n(Whether to nether)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nCouldn&#8217;t untangle<br \/>\n(Our warped angle)<br \/>\nQuite a mess<br \/>\n(Failed the test)<\/p>\n<p>A MATH AND SCIENCE NOTE<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"78\" data-end=\"149\">A <strong data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"137\">vector diagram of human-induced climate change<\/strong> would show:<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"418\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"210\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"210\"><strong data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"182\">Each major human activity<\/strong> as a <strong data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"198\">vector<\/strong> (an arrow).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"418\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"236\">Each vector would have:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"418\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"322\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"322\"><strong data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"254\">Magnitude<\/strong> = <strong data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"285\">how strong the effect is<\/strong> (how much it drives climate change).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"418\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"327\" data-end=\"418\"><strong data-start=\"327\" data-end=\"340\">Direction<\/strong> = <strong data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"366\">what type of effect<\/strong> it causes (warming, cooling, feedback loops, etc.).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"425\" data-end=\"470\">Some of the main <strong data-start=\"449\" data-end=\"460\">vectors<\/strong> would be:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"group pointer-events-none relative flex justify-center *:pointer-events-auto\"><button class=\"hover:bg-token-main-surface-secondary text-token-text-secondary pointer-events-auto rounded-lg px-1 py-1 opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-200 group-focus-within:opacity-100 group-hover:opacity-100\"><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"tableContainer horzScrollShadows relative\">\n<table class=\"min-w-full\" data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"1114\">\n<thead data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"522\">\n<tr data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"522\">\n<th data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"483\">Activity<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"502\">Vector Direction<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"502\" data-end=\"522\">Vector Magnitude<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"1114\">\n<tr data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"635\">\n<td class=\"max-w-[calc(var(--thread-content-max-width)*2\/3)]\" data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"580\">Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas)<\/td>\n<td class=\"max-w-[calc(var(--thread-content-max-width)*2\/3)]\" data-start=\"580\" data-end=\"617\">Strongly toward <strong data-start=\"598\" data-end=\"616\">global warming<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"max-w-[calc(var(--thread-content-max-width)*2\/3)]\" data-start=\"617\" data-end=\"635\"><strong data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"633\">Very large<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"709\">\n<td class=\"max-w-[calc(var(--thread-content-max-width)*2\/3)]\" data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"652\">Deforestation<\/td>\n<td class=\"max-w-[calc(var(--thread-content-max-width)*2\/3)]\" data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"696\">Toward <strong data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"672\">warming<\/strong> (loss of carbon sinks)<\/td>\n<td class=\"max-w-[calc(var(--thread-content-max-width)*2\/3)]\" data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"709\"><strong data-start=\"698\" data-end=\"707\">Large<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"801\">\n<td class=\"max-w-[calc(var(--thread-content-max-width)*2\/3)]\" data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"735\">Industrial agriculture<\/td>\n<td class=\"max-w-[calc(var(--thread-content-max-width)*2\/3)]\" data-start=\"735\" data-end=\"781\">Toward <strong data-start=\"744\" data-end=\"755\">warming<\/strong> (methane, nitrous oxide)<\/td>\n<td class=\"max-w-[calc(var(--thread-content-max-width)*2\/3)]\" data-start=\"781\" data-end=\"801\"><strong data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"799\">Medium-large<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"908\">\n<td class=\"max-w-[calc(var(--thread-content-max-width)*2\/3)]\" data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"839\">Aerosol pollution (tiny particles)<\/td>\n<td class=\"max-w-[calc(var(--thread-content-max-width)*2\/3)] min-w-[calc(var(--thread-content-max-width)\/3)]\" data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"888\">Slightly toward <strong data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"868\">cooling<\/strong> (reflect sunlight)<\/td>\n<td class=\"max-w-[calc(var(--thread-content-max-width)*2\/3)]\" data-start=\"888\" data-end=\"908\"><strong data-start=\"890\" data-end=\"906\">Small-medium<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"991\">\n<td class=\"max-w-[calc(var(--thread-content-max-width)*2\/3)]\" data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"939\">Urbanization (heat islands)<\/td>\n<td class=\"max-w-[calc(var(--thread-content-max-width)*2\/3)]\" data-start=\"939\" data-end=\"977\">Toward <strong data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"976\">local and global warming<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"max-w-[calc(var(--thread-content-max-width)*2\/3)]\" data-start=\"977\" data-end=\"991\"><strong data-start=\"979\" data-end=\"989\">Medium<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"1114\">\n<td class=\"max-w-[calc(var(--thread-content-max-width)*2\/3)] min-w-[calc(var(--thread-content-max-width)\/3)]\" data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"1058\">Climate feedback loops (like melting ice reducing reflectivity)<\/td>\n<td class=\"max-w-[calc(var(--thread-content-max-width)*2\/3)]\" data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1091\">Toward <strong data-start=\"1067\" data-end=\"1090\">accelerated warming<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"max-w-[calc(var(--thread-content-max-width)*2\/3)]\" data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1114\"><strong data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1112\">Growing rapidly<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"1116\" data-end=\"1119\" \/>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1155\">How the diagram would look:<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1157\" data-end=\"1547\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1157\" data-end=\"1248\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1248\">A <strong data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1189\">large cluster of vectors<\/strong> mostly <strong data-start=\"1197\" data-end=\"1247\">pointing in the same general warming direction<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1249\" data-end=\"1379\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1379\">A <strong data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1276\">few smaller vectors<\/strong> pointing <strong data-start=\"1286\" data-end=\"1298\">opposite<\/strong> (cooling, like aerosols) \u2014 but not strong enough to cancel out the warming ones.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1547\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1547\">Some <strong data-start=\"1387\" data-end=\"1428\">vectors bending and amplifying others<\/strong>, showing <strong data-start=\"1438\" data-end=\"1456\">feedback loops<\/strong> (ex: hotter temperatures = more wildfires = more CO\u2082 released = even hotter temperatures).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1554\" data-end=\"1574\">Conceptually:<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1871\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1695\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1577\" data-end=\"1695\">Human-induced climate change would look like <strong data-start=\"1622\" data-end=\"1655\">an overwhelmingly strong push<\/strong> (vector sum) <strong data-start=\"1669\" data-end=\"1694\">toward global warming<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1696\" data-end=\"1871\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1698\" data-end=\"1740\"><strong data-start=\"1698\" data-end=\"1730\">The overall resultant vector<\/strong> would be:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1743\" data-end=\"1871\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1743\" data-end=\"1754\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1745\" data-end=\"1754\">Very long<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1757\" data-end=\"1871\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1759\" data-end=\"1871\">Very sharply pointed toward <strong data-start=\"1787\" data-end=\"1865\">higher temperatures, more extreme weather, rising seas, ecosystem collapse<\/strong>, etc.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1878\" data-end=\"2157\"><strong data-start=\"1878\" data-end=\"1897\">In simple terms<\/strong>:<br data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"1901\" \/>Imagine a bunch of arrows (vectors) \u2014 the biggest and most powerful ones (like fossil fuel burning) all point toward &#8220;Warming&#8221; with huge force. A few tiny arrows (like aerosol cooling) point the other way, but they\u2019re way too small to stop the giant surge.<\/p>\n<h3>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"\/songwriter\/tag\/angle\/\">Angle<\/a>&#8220;<\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/\">The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Untangle-I.mp3 Untangle-I.mp4 Untangle-Unplugged-Underground-XVIII.mp3 Untangle-Unplugged-Underground-XVIII.mp4 Untangle-intro.mp3 [Intro] The human angle (Ever harder to untangle) [Bridge] Must confess (Quite a mess) [Verse 1] Our vectors Getting all entwined Lost hectors Of forest that we mined [Chorus] The human angle (Ever harder to untangle) Standing on our shoelaces (Falling on our faces) [Bridge] Untangle (Our angle) Must confess [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,9,14],"tags":[4120,4059],"class_list":["post-43231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-4d-music","category-daniel","category-lyrics","tag-angle","tag-climate-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43231"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43251,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43231\/revisions\/43251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}