No Solar Panels | Lewis Black's Rantcast clips

[@hollyjobitner3285]

We have 36 panels on our roof and amazingly our garden still has enough sunlight. Maybe we’re just lucky. 💙

[@jimjett9996]

😂😂😂 good one !

[@redhotmoon1656]

You hit the sweet spot. 😂

[@marclegrand2066]

Are you sure pour panels are working well? May be they are broken. 😂

[@hollyjobitner3285]

@@marclegrand2066 Well,I had to check just to be sure, but our panels made 35.6 kWh yesterday and our house only requires approximately 32 kWh. Everything is still green/fall colors,so I think everything is ok. 💙

[@marclegrand2066]

@@hollyjobitner3285 I'm so happy for you🥳 Thank you for your awser, you made my day.

[@bounce-house]

Make America Think Again

[@redhotmoon1656]

Maybe some of us are thinking too much and using up all of the intelligence. 😂 I just can't with these people

[@ryanbauer3680]

MATA!

[@rockdalianninja1056]

This is a good statement.

[@sonofawwiivet8336]

The powerwalls catch fire!

[@richarddeese1991]

I dug a hole in my backyard once, & all the sunlight just poured into it. Caused a regional blackout for 2 days. tavi.

[@deborahciampa9285]

SWEET

[@cmdraftbrn]

stupidity has no limits. all you can do is minimize the damage stupidity brings.

[@rainbowtropolis]

Wow, that's flabbergasting! 🤯 How could anyone think that's even possible.

[@DeadDeadDeadski]

It's the kind of stupidity that makes your teeth ache.

[@guytucker5612]

*...and your hair hurt!*

[@ryanbauer3680]

...and a sudden sharp pain in the groin as if seeing someone get kicked in the nuts instinctively feeling it as if you imagined it was you.

[@theJellyjoker]

Don't drink that water! It's wet!

[@richardwhitfield9901]

I live in NC and yes there are a lot of these kind of people here

[@DeaDiabola]

My condolences 💔

[@brinistaco1970]

I have heard of people saying windmills might use up the wind and then sailboats won't be able to sail. We are at an all time low of intelligence in our country.

[@DeaDiabola]

Oh my god... that is absolutely bone chilling.

[@brdrcli1]

I had 12 solar panels on my home when I lived in Oklahoma City. Four were dedicated to the huge over sized Lennox air conditioner. My electric bill usually ran $14.28 a month. I wondered how it could be the same most of the time so I called the electric company. We called and I learned that since weren't off grid that everyone pays an amount that goes toward maintenance. That amount was.... $14.28.

[@stephenmorton8017]

yes, that's the connection/maintenance fee. isn't it funny how paying for the electricity isn't enough to cover that? basically what they are saying is: 'paying the power bill is how we make our profits. YOU pay for the maintenance.' electric utility customers are essentially dependent customers and they know this very well. this dependency is what forces them to try to make quick repairs when sections of the grid go down. no electricity, no commerce. we are dependent.

[@judigrumm7190]

Yes. They still charge that even if you give them double the power necessary to run your house, and they sell it to your neighbors for hundreds of dollars. Crazy.

[@AxelWerner]

a solar farm "consumes too much sunlight" ???!! Only in the U.S.A. .... only in the U.S.A!

[@keithsextonakathebluerose]

The "dumbing of America" project seems to have exceeded the program goals.

[@nunyabidnis3815]

It's like when AI learns off of AIs and starts to hallucinate, but over a very, very long timeline.

[@chriscrooksradiatinglove9094]

😂 I don't care who you are, that was funny!

[@cabanford]

The Haitians are eating the Sunlight! Run for your life!!!

[@stephenmorton8017]

they seem to be ignoring all the dead birds under the windmills.

[@DeaDiabola]

​@stephenmorton8017 they still don't kill as many birds as fossil fuels & they're already working overtime to ensure that we make green energy safer for migratory birds.

[@petersutcliffe4927]

humanity earns everything that tries to harm it.

[@timothywilliams2538]

It just makes me shake my head and sigh.

[@SlinkyTWF]

Talking snakes? Absolutely! Science? Hell no!

[@TallBlondeSassy]

The fact that many of these people have the same high school diploma that I have, makes me weep.😢

[@TinLeadHammer]

Physics is a one-year sort of elective in HS, it teaches mechanics and electricity at best, and many HS don't even have a physics teacher. American schools suck.

[@Crusty_Otter]

I worked with a guy I graduated high school with. At one point, I'd put a camper top on my truck, since I was traveling on weekends to fly fish for trout. I swear he actually said this: "You need one of those ovulating fans to keep it cool back there." Yes, he got the same diploma I did!

[@milfordcivic6755]

They don't have one. They all have GED's

[@DeaDiabola]

​@@Crusty_Otter ovulating 😭😭😭

[@DeaDiabola]

​@milfordcivic6755 ?? Don't disparage people with GEDs. So, in your mind, we should encourage people who didn't graduate/dropped out for whatever reason to just give up, because it's not good enough for you? Why would you even imply that? A GED is the same damn thing as a high school diploma, lol. My friend got one because her parents died in a crash when she was in 10th grade, and she was far too depressed to go back. Makes me so mad to hear people say things like that.

[@LaLadybug2011]

Thanks Lewis! And these people have voter registration cards.😢

[@redhotmoon1656]

Exactly! I was part of a study last week that was asked if voting should be a right for ALL Americans. This was the thought that popped into my head, and I really wanted to say "no." 😂

[@marclegrand2066]

Democracy in action. But if you don't take it all, included the stupidiest parts, you have none if it.

[@lsporter88]

Wow, that's bad. That's TRULY BAD. I honestly didn't realize people could actually be that stupid in this day and age. I shouldn't laugh, but.....🤣🤣🤣✌🏾

[@Cartier_specialist]

Well as the old saying goes: you can lead a horse to the water but you can't make the horse drink.

[@Herrikias]

When will they put solar panels on beach umbrellas and set up solar farms along the coastline? That's one place their sunshine-stealing abilities would be a benefit.

[@marclegrand2066]

What a great idea❤

[@hisnamewasrocco]

You can’t fix stupid!!

[@bryandraughn9830]

We just have to stay distracted until we say goodbye friend.

[@virginiathomasakaicedragon6579]

Somebody had to come and say that out loud to a group of grown ass people

[@Malevolent_Potato]

My good god holy *bleep*' it's finally happened.. we've de-evolved so low, literal sunlight confuses them.. 💀 ... We're so fucked.. 🙄

[@davidedgar2818]

That's a huge bunch of damn crazy shit ........ DAMN😝😝😝😝😞😞😞😂😂😂😂😳

[@stephenmorton8017]

outlaw all awnings immediately!

[@mildredsrecipes3543]

Reminds me of a radio call-in show I heard a few years ago when daylight saving time was a major topic of discussion. A caller was afraid that the extra hour of sunlight would harm his lawn.

[@ryanbauer3680]

An idea/argument so stupid it makes Lewis Black actually has to/makes him too tired to not yell angrily about how stupid it is to try and get across how moronic an idea/argument it is.

[@DeaDiabola]

This makes me want to scream and steal the sun's light until it consumes us all We're fv

[@pencildragon1961]

when I first heard about this I couldn't imagine people being so stupid... it's not ignorance,..it's stupidity.

[@bigwheelsturning]

They should go out and remove all the plants too. Dam grass and trees are sucking up all the power of the sun. Ned to drill for more oil if we need power. ;)

[@maestermercy8512]

Good education ended in Missouri when they quit paying and hiring teachers or purchase books way back in 2015. Our ince AAA-rated small town school has been in 4-day school weeks in barely staffed schools going in 7 yrs now & its inly getting worse. No day-care in town, no before or after school programs... Im working in a rant i guess. ♀️⚖️☮️

[@chrisdurhammusicchannel]

SciManDan and Professor Dave Explains both need to cover this stupidity!!!! That was incredibly funny!!! Same idiots probably think too many windmills will stop the wind from blowing!

[@judigrumm7190]

Windmills actually do slow the wind slightly. But very very slightly. It's a different dynamic than sunlight.

[@jorgecarrillo2]

Deep real Reason Koch Brothers Oil energy business don't want competence.

[@judigrumm7190]

Do you mean competition? Cuz those both do make sense.

[@janielunday5012]

Trump is proof that you can't fix stupid, but you can certainly make money off it.

[@DSAK55]

these people will be around after trump is gone

[@Rwjudy48]

They are the reason he is around.

[@stevenrunyon170]

TDS

[@stevenrunyon170]

@@DSAK55 TDS

[@stevenrunyon170]

@@Rwjudy48 TDS

[@pac3br]

Good grief! 😮

[@BobSmith-wh9hz]

And they vote.

[@CraigChrist8239]

This is inaccurate. The issue went viral in 2015 due to the comments from Mr and Mrs Mann at the city council meeting, which were quite insane as you point out... However to quote from Woodland councilman Ron Lane in the local News & Observer: “How would you and your family like to live in the middle of a solar farm, surrounded on all four sides? We have approved three solar farms on almost three points of the compass. This would have completely boxed the town in with solar farms.” I can't find the "3" the councilman is referring to, but looking at the satellite view there is a large solar farm north of town now

[@glenpeters9097]

"I noticed the sun dim when they turned on the panels!" Alfred E. Newman

[@lisac6609]

Unbelievable!

[@taylors4243]

im so upset at the intelligence of a lot of people

[@MeanBeanKerosene]

What intelligence? It takes energy and confidence in yourself to come to the correct conclusions that conform to reality yourself. It's easy to accept an argumentum ad verecundian. That way you don't have to think. You can just let it happen and blame the other side for the woes you voted on and people you voted in.

[@arbknight12]

Only in America!

[@judigrumm7190]

I don't think so. There's stupid everywhere.

[@rrad8106]

Imagine having to be the SCIENTIST who has to go in and DEBUNK these crap theories, only to have the TOWN say "Well... thank you for your time; we're opting to ignore what you said".

[@Formaldehydex]

Has Cheeto Jesus heard about this catastrophic possibility?

[@tracykruzan5939]

Jesus tap-dancing Christ on rollerskates! This is making my brain hurt!

[@sh-zm7xl]

I’m with you Lewis, wow

[@sktorre8815]

The security of ignorance

[@howardjessica7704]

Bro, it’s very very simple (simple being the key word), if they use up all the Sun, there won’t be any Sun left for the rest of us…duh! 😂

[@marvinsmith2116]

Stupid owns us.

[@Crusty_Otter]

That friends, is conceptual bedrock of the entire situation.

[@ursaltydog]

I guess they were also not informed that the earth is a spec of dust compared to the SUN... 1.3 million times larger... gawdomighty...

[@DonkeyKong57783]

I flew from Texas to Montreal for the Eclipse earlier this year… a Canadian came over to me as I was getting ready to video the Eclipse and told me… I need to wear Solar Eclipse glasses to watch the video later. I told her, imagine that, the Power of the Sun in my IPhone. I could set up a few Solar Panels and have unlimited power.

[@revinhatol]

Mr. Black, why haven't they brainstormed this earlier?!

[@sonofawwiivet8336]

The powerwalls catch fire

[@andrewgrace4410]

Horrifying that these mutants operate heavy machinery 😼

[@kiffaj9982]

Duct tape doesn't fix stupid,but it muffles the sound. Queenslander.

[@JazTrance]

Need to find a way to keep people like this from voting

[@SofaKingShit]

There are so many ways they keep so many folks from voting so what's the harm in one more huh? 👍

[@jschnabes13]

America is doomed jfc

[@dongordayiii6976]

They may be teaching science there, but they certainly are not learning any.

[@DeaDiabola]

They teach the bible instead, I'm not even joking.

[@trevorstanding6462]

Be careful the solar panels don't fall off the edge of the Earth !

[@JB-ek4yx]

Just tell the residents you're going to have to limit electricity usage due to excessive sunlight consumption. TV, lights, AC etc. use is going to be limited to 2 hours per day, it could maybe be prevented by installation of a solar farm & anyone installing their own panels would not only avoid limits but also have lower bills & will help insulate their homes & help prevent skin cancer, that would be true if people choose to spend time in the shade of the solar farm

[@amschroed89]

Natural selection is important for all species, and we have pretty much eliminated that. This is the result.

[@christinavuyk2026]

Oh meh goad that’s hilarious 😳🤦‍♀️😂

[@crowhaven895]

It's disheartening that I've heard this argument before

[@FDR_progressive_liberal]

And wind turbines use up all the wind !

[@ChipArgyle]

If that were true, wouldn't solar farms be doing double duty in combatting global warming - reducing the need to produce greenhouse gases while also sucking up excess energy (heat) from the sun?

[@hojo70]

Do they also think windmills will suck up all the wind?

[@DeaDiabola]

Yes. The same people have mentioned that exact sentiment with deadly seriousness.

[@crowfoot7355]

Sago Lewis what dafuq is going ? Please keep us sane 😅🤣

[@peterbathum2775]

Youd think the independence from paying for power might appeal to the uninformed

[@NOPE-55515]

Just wow....

[@1MysteryZ1967]

🤦‍♂️ Solar farms do NOT hog sunlight. Y’all cray.

[@SyracuseBrad]

Lewis as much as I want to mock idiots this story was debunked by snopes.

[@DeaDiabola]

It was satire that a lot of people took as fact lol

[@ScottfromBaltimore]

Has anyone mentioned the "Who shot Mr Burns" episode of the Simpsons?

[@rons6331]

Just like the girl who said why doesn’t NASA go to the sun at night time when it’s “off” so they don’t burn up. Say what?!

[@wryter93]

Collective stupidity. People are catching symptoms of Trumps sociopathic tendencies!

[@garryferrington811]

Whaaaa....?! 😮

[@snail415]

At some point, you have to realize that you’re being trolled. Imagine you’re in a small town that you absolutely love. You don’t want that to change. What do you do? You report unprecedented levels of crime. The joke is on the energetic intelligent. Just focus on your own recycle bin, and get on with your day.

[@magooracing]

How can this be true.

[@larbueno]

Probably the same people that think the Earth is flat.

[@gl15col]

OK, they were being funny right? Making dumb jokes? Do not let me believe there are people who literally suck smart out of the air, exactly like they think that solar farm does to the sun. FML

[@elmestguzman3038]

It makes you lose faith in the public education system and humanity.

[@TinLeadHammer]

* lose

[@redhotmoon1656]

You still have faith?

[@thomasridley8675]

🙄🙄🙄

[@MariaSantiagoCarvajal]

Hamerica america ha what ha what

[@MK-rt2gm]

They must be Trump supporters. People pick up a BOOK and read NC

[@SmugAmerican]

I literally don't believe this story. Unless it's based on the comment of one 98 year old woman, its a fake story.

[@Hathur]

Painful. There's real genuine reasons to be concerned about solar farms... none of which are "it consumes sunlight". The real reason to be concerned about them is we haven't devised a method of safely disposing of solar panels, which only have a lifespan of 10 to 15 years, and the materials inside them are HIGHLY toxic to humans. When we throw them in trash heaps, they break down over a few years and release extremely toxic chemicals into the air that are carcinogenic and poisonous to humans. Right now, the number of panels is not believed to pose an immediate threat... but in 10, 20, 30 years? The world will be filled with them... ALL sitting in trash heaps, poisoning the air we breathe as they break down. They also cannot yet be recycled either. We are trading CO2 emissions for carcinogenic toxins in the air... and once again, our species is so myopic and stupid we're only going to do something about it AFTER its too late and has become a massive global problem.

[@billgraham861]

10 t0 15 years my ****! I bought eight of them in 1993; they still work, ace! they have degraded by about 20 percent, and that was in the first 10 years, I think due to manufacturing failures, not service time. Do you throw away your food and medicine after their expiration dates too?

[@Hathur]

@@billgraham861 Then you didn't buy chinese or indonesian made panels... 90% of which MADE TODAY, are made there.. which have much shorter lifespans. But you UTTERLY missed the point. Who cares if they live 10 years, or 25 years before needing replacement... THEY STILL GO TO A GARBAGE HEAP - where they release carcinogenic and highly toxic chemicals into the AIR as they break down. Until we invent a way to SAFELY dispose or recycle panels, we are facing a new environmental man-made disaster in the next 50 years as more and more panels are used around the world, because we haven't bothered to think of a way to safely throw them out. Solar panels were supposed to fix / help repair our man-made environmental disaster from Co2 emissions.. instead, they are creating a whole new and potentially deadlier one in the next half century. Scientists have been warning about this for 10+ years and NOBODY is listening.... just like nobody listened 30+ years ago when they warned about global warming.

[@JustaLuni]

We dont deserve to be a species if this is what divides us

[@susanteller7046]

Joke for you Sir: Cash in the trash. I was walking up to the gas station and an elderly man was scratching off his lottery tickets right on top of the trash can. Furiously scratching and throwing them right in the trash. Then he went in and bought $100 more and I told him, "you might not want to scratch those tickets off right on top of the trash can, bad mojo on your tickets". He says, "you're right", and goes right back to scratching his tickets right on top of the trash can right outside the store....Cash in the trash. Cash I know I could use, along with all the homeless people around here.

[@djdrewphilly55]

Nobody really cares! Live your life! Let Gen Z fix it! They seem to have all the answers! 😂

[@TinLeadHammer]

So you make fun of them but you cannot explain why solar panels would not deprive people of sunlight. How does it make you look?

[@BubbaSmurft]

WHAT?

[@anthonygranziol7957]

It makes Lewis look impatient with idiots such as yourself. If you do not know how solar panels work and, instead of using your internet access (which you do have or we wouldn't be exposed to your idiocy) to deal with that shortfall, you instead blame others for not spoonfeeding you answers, turn off your computer and eat it. Seriously, eat it. Your body will get more out of you doing so than your brain will ever get out of your communication with the rest of the Internet.

[@billgraham861]

Hey, tinhead, we probably couldn't explain it to you. party on

[@KohalaLover]

Oh dear, oh my. I can only pray you are a very young person with a limited amount of basic education.

[@sooner3034]

no more obamala communism 😊

[@MeanBeanKerosene]

What in the fuck are you on about, you absolute matchstick?

[@Crusty_Otter]

​@@MeanBeanKerosene "Absolute matchstick?" I love it! LMAO