O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Mar 14, 2011 2:03pm
Am I a bad person for lulzing at much of this thread?
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Jawbreaker
Posts: 520
Mar 14, 2011 2:08pm
O-Trap;711789 wrote:Am I a bad person for lulzing at much of this thread?
Yes, This is serious stuff. I believe it is hinted in the forum name.
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Mar 14, 2011 2:16pm
Jawbreaker;711794 wrote:Yes, This is serious stuff. I believe it is hinted in the forum name.
Eh, okay.
Me = pwn3drotflolmfaofail
Thread Bomber
Posts: 1,851
Mar 14, 2011 2:52pm
Not if you are just watching the train wreck.O-Trap;711789 wrote:Am I a bad person for lulzing at much of this thread?
However, if you are one of those guys putting pennies on the tracks just to see what will happen.......
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Mar 14, 2011 2:56pm
we put pennies on the trac...flattens em pretty good!
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Mar 14, 2011 3:00pm
O-Trap;711789 wrote:Am I a bad person for lulzing at much of this thread?
No. This thread is proof that no matter how disastrous or horrible an event may be, if the right people are discussing it, it will be a hilarious trainwreck.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Mar 14, 2011 6:25pm
"Once again, if you are following foreign media: remain calm. This burn-off at reactor #3 was anticipated."
"If you are worrying over radiation precautions, just know that you are buying into the media hype machine. Not a prob outside Fukushima."
Some good things from twitter. Our media needs to calm the fuck down.
One of the few rational articles from our media : http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704893604576198421680697248.html
"If you are worrying over radiation precautions, just know that you are buying into the media hype machine. Not a prob outside Fukushima."
Some good things from twitter. Our media needs to calm the fuck down.
One of the few rational articles from our media : http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704893604576198421680697248.html
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Mar 14, 2011 7:37pm
I Wear Pants;712134 wrote:"Once again, if you are following foreign media: remain calm. This burn-off at reactor #3 was anticipated."
"If you are worrying over radiation precautions, just know that you are buying into the media hype machine. Not a prob outside Fukushima."
Some good things from twitter. Our media needs to calm the fuck down.
One of the few rational articles from our media : http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704893604576198421680697248.html
Yeah, and my boss has some good stuff too:
www.armscontrolwonk.com
It's bad, could get worse, but not near TMI yet.
dwccrew
Posts: 7,817
Mar 14, 2011 9:07pm
Speedofsand;711707 wrote:http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2058700,00.html?xid=rss-world
Second Blast at Japanese Plant Raises Fears of Meltdown
Not only did you make a false claim of a nuclear explosion (and get called out on it several times) but then you try to back up your false claim with an article that refutes your claim! Amazing!!!
The article states that there has been multiple hydrogen explosions, not nuclear. Learn the difference between a hydrogen explosion and a nuclear explosion.
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Jawbreaker
Posts: 520
Mar 14, 2011 9:31pm
dwccrew;712382 wrote:Not only did you make a false claim of a nuclear explosion (and get called out on it several times) but then you try to back up your false claim with an article that refutes your claim! Amazing!!!
The article states that there has been multiple hydrogen explosions, not nuclear. Learn the difference between a hydrogen explosion and a nuclear explosion.
Hydrogen explosion? You mean one of these?
I am surprised the media didn't confuse the two.
Speedofsand
Posts: 5,529
Mar 14, 2011 9:55pm
A nuclear plant explosion. I left out 'plant'. happy now? FUCK OFF AND DIE.
A third explosion just occurred, or maybe a sumo wrestler farted.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_EARTHQUAKE_NUCLEAR_CRISIS?SITE=TXWIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
A third explosion just occurred, or maybe a sumo wrestler farted.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_EARTHQUAKE_NUCLEAR_CRISIS?SITE=TXWIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Speedofsand
Posts: 5,529
Mar 14, 2011 11:49pm
Mar 14, 10:32 PM EDT
Latest News
Fire extinguished at crippled Japan nuclear plant
Japan: New radiation leaks harmful to health
Automakers shut plants after earthquake, tsunami
SOMA, Japan (AP) -- Radiation is spewing from damaged reactors at a crippled nuclear power plant in tsunami-ravaged northeastern Japan in a dramatic escalation of the 4-day-old catastrophe. The prime minister has warned residents to stay inside or risk getting radiation sickness.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Tuesday that a fourth reactor at the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex was on fire and that more radiation was released
Prime Minister Naoto Kan warned that there are dangers of more leaks and told people living within 19 miles (30 kilometers) of the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex stay indoors.
Latest News
Fire extinguished at crippled Japan nuclear plant
Japan: New radiation leaks harmful to health
Automakers shut plants after earthquake, tsunami
SOMA, Japan (AP) -- Radiation is spewing from damaged reactors at a crippled nuclear power plant in tsunami-ravaged northeastern Japan in a dramatic escalation of the 4-day-old catastrophe. The prime minister has warned residents to stay inside or risk getting radiation sickness.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Tuesday that a fourth reactor at the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex was on fire and that more radiation was released
Prime Minister Naoto Kan warned that there are dangers of more leaks and told people living within 19 miles (30 kilometers) of the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex stay indoors.
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Mar 14, 2011 11:51pm
I've seen conflicting reports on that though.
Still, not good at all. Looks like the works are doing all they can, but it is not enough.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/japan-stepped-closer-to-a-full-blown-nuclear-catastrophe/2011/03/14/ABamS8V_singlePage.html
Still, not good at all. Looks like the works are doing all they can, but it is not enough.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/japan-stepped-closer-to-a-full-blown-nuclear-catastrophe/2011/03/14/ABamS8V_singlePage.html
Speedofsand
Posts: 5,529
Mar 14, 2011 11:58pm
Japanese earthquake nuclear disaster. And I thought the La. oil spill was bad.
dwccrew
Posts: 7,817
Mar 15, 2011 1:24am
Jawbreaker;712416 wrote:Hydrogen explosion? You mean one of these?
I am surprised the media didn't confuse the two.
LOL, as am I.
Speedofsand
Posts: 5,529
Mar 15, 2011 9:00am
The International Atomic Energy Agency said it was informed by Japanese authorities that the fire took place at a storage pond for spent fuel rods at the plant's number 4 unit, and that radioactivity was released directly into the atmosphere at dose rates equivalent to 4,000 chest X-rays every hour.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/Dangerous-Radiation-Levels-Reported-at-Japans-Stricken-Nuclear-Plant-117995699.html
Concern is particularly high regarding the plant's number 2 unit, where officials say coolant boiled away faster than it could be replaced Monday, leaving the fuel rods exposed to the air at least twice. That permits the rods to become extremely hot and begin melting, with the risk of damaging the surrounding containment chamber that keeps deadly radiation from escaping into the environment.
In a nationally televised statement Tuesday, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the radiation level is "very high" and that there is a high risk of more radiation escaping. Anyone living within 30 kilometers of the troubled Fukushima nuclear plant has been urged to remain indoors.
nuclear plant explosions and radiation activity
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/Dangerous-Radiation-Levels-Reported-at-Japans-Stricken-Nuclear-Plant-117995699.html
Concern is particularly high regarding the plant's number 2 unit, where officials say coolant boiled away faster than it could be replaced Monday, leaving the fuel rods exposed to the air at least twice. That permits the rods to become extremely hot and begin melting, with the risk of damaging the surrounding containment chamber that keeps deadly radiation from escaping into the environment.
In a nationally televised statement Tuesday, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the radiation level is "very high" and that there is a high risk of more radiation escaping. Anyone living within 30 kilometers of the troubled Fukushima nuclear plant has been urged to remain indoors.
nuclear plant explosions and radiation activity
karen lotz
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Mar 15, 2011 12:22pm
bases_loaded
Posts: 6,912
Mar 15, 2011 12:27pm
thats a quality fucking yacht. Not a window disturbed. Only problem is getting it down...is there still going to be a massive aftershock? That might do it.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Mar 15, 2011 3:22pm
i call shenanigans on that photo.
Fab1b
Posts: 12,949
Mar 15, 2011 3:23pm
thavoice;713120 wrote:i call shenanigans on that photo.
It's in yahoo's most popular photos. No reason to doubt that after seeing videos and pics from over there!
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Mar 15, 2011 3:35pm
NO way.
I guess I was wrong.
Again.
That is almost something Iw ould need to see a video of to believe it.
I guess I was wrong.
Again.
That is almost something Iw ould need to see a video of to believe it.
derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
Mar 15, 2011 4:29pm
karen lotz;712956 wrote:
where's Waldo?
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Mar 15, 2011 5:19pm
thavoice;713135 wrote:NO way.
I guess I was wrong.
Again.
That is almost something Iw ould need to see a video of to believe it.
There are tons of videos out there. They are fucking wild....almost fake looking. End of days type shit!
HitsRus
Posts: 9,206
Mar 15, 2011 6:43pm
I saw a video earlier today of a crying woman being interviewed on a hilltop overlooking her wiped out town. "What am I to do?....My house is gone and they are telling me to stay inside."Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the radiation level is "very high" and that there is a high risk of more radiation escaping. Anyone living within 30 kilometers of the troubled Fukushima nuclear plant has been urged to remain indoors
That's government for you.
Fab1b
Posts: 12,949
Mar 16, 2011 11:47pm
Touching story and video about a couple dogs caught in the tsunami:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/dog-in-japan-stays-by-the-side-of-its-ailing-friend-in-the-rubble
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/dog-in-japan-stays-by-the-side-of-its-ailing-friend-in-the-rubble