mail to the batch

this was a mail written by me to my batch....thought it would be relevant to everyone.....

lets work towards a paperless world....

17 normal sized pine trees gives u 1 ton of paper

one sheet of A5 paper is about 4-5 grams....

one additional sheet = 6 sheets

6 sheets = 30 grams

10 additional sheets + one main sheet = 60+15 = 75

75 sheets = 375 grams

375 grams * 8 exams = 3000 grams = 3kg

3kg * 4 semesters = 12 kg per 2 year course (for examination purpose only)

add to it assignments per course = 10 per semester * 10 A4 sheets = 100 A4 sheets

weight of one A4 sheet = 7-8 gm

Weight of assignments submitted/ 2 yr course = 6*100sheets = 800 grams*4 sems = 3200 grams

add to it class notes+rough work+Cv submissions = another 2 kgs

So consumption of paper in 2 yrs = 3kg+3.2kg+2 kg = 8.2 kg

so consumption in one year - 4kg(approx)

lets take an average consumption of 2kg per person throughout his/her life.

total consumtption of paper per year for a 23 year old = 50 kg (approx)= 0.8 = 1 normal sized pine tree approximately.

the facts and figures given here might be erroneous and exaggerated. but the problem iam trying to address here is important.

People in their quest to get more marks in exams resort to the following methodologies

1. Draw a 1.5 inches margin on both the sides of the paper.

2. Even though you are provided with a ruled sheet, act as if you are writting on an unruled sheet.

3. Increase the font size dramatically atleast by twice the original size.

4. Use double/triple line spacing.

5. Sometimes use sketch pencils to write(instead of a pen) so that the number of words accomodated per page decreases.

6. Write not more than 6 words per line, two of these words being prepositions or articles.

7. elongate the spacing between each word....worse is increasing the space betwween each letter.

By using any of the above methodologies an individual can increase his paper consumption by 50-60%. thats a conservative estimate. the maximum can be sometimes 400% increase.

So all his/her life the person could have lived with 50% of the paper he or she consumed so far. thus saving atleast a pine tree.

To magnify the problem at our hands im putting forth some more facts
one tree absorbs about 13 pounds of co2 per year. (1 pound = 453 gm)
in 23 years one tree absorbs about 300 pounds of co2= 136 kgs of co2.
couldnt google any more ....so lemme put it directly a pine tree in all these years could have saved the earth from lots of adverse effects such as the melting ice caps etc....

lemme give one last fact....every year about 50 million acres of forest is destroyed...about 30% of this is for paper consumption...

though our drastic and sensible change in our consumption of paper wouldnt have made a lot of differnce to the melting polar ice caps, collectively as a community of responsible and educated students we can make a difference.

So in your quest for one or more additional marks do not compromise on quality and be responsible for more deforestation.

dont know whether there will be any impact on te batch....but in my quest to be a good citizen moi trying my level best....