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justincredible

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gut;1359771 wrote:It's a mega super volcano, and the ash that would be ejected into the atmosphere would block light globally - plants and plankton die, and then everything else follows. Air and soil become toxic. Think nuclear winter. Nearly all of North America would be blanketed with ash.

Might not be an extinction event globally, but then an ice age would probably also follow.
I'm scared.
Jan 7, 2013 11:17am
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justincredible

Nick Mangold

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gut;1359773 wrote:Erupts every 600k years almost like clockwork. Last eruption was 640k years ago.
Jan 7, 2013 11:18am
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Raw Dawgin' it

Just Ain't Care

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I'll be dead before the end of the world comes. Also, i'm not sure i want to live in the aftermath of this volcano erupting.
Jan 7, 2013 11:22am
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gut

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justincredible;1359778 wrote:I'm scared.
It's something like 45x65 KILOMETERS. When it explodes, it will be some 2500X more powerful than Mount St. Helens. Like 1M atom bombs going off simultaneously.
Jan 7, 2013 11:36am
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MontyBrunswick

gut;1359773 wrote:Erupts every 600k years almost like clockwork. Last eruption was 640k years ago.

Not possible. God created earth 2000 years ago
Jan 7, 2013 11:37am
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gut

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dlazz;1359789 wrote:Not possible. God created earth 2000 years ago
Ehh, if we can go another 100-200 years I'm sure we'll have the technology to prevent a full-scale eruption.
Jan 7, 2013 11:45am
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fish82

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No prepping here. When the shit hits the fan, I'll be in the streets rioting with everyone else.
Jan 7, 2013 11:46am
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Pick6

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gut;1359794 wrote:Ehh, if we can go another 100-200 years I'm sure we'll have the technology to prevent a full-scale eruption.
What could possibly prevent that?
Jan 7, 2013 11:53am
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gut

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Pick6;1359802 wrote:What could possibly prevent that?
I'm thinking they could drill/blast to create pressure reliefs (i.e. man-made volcanoes). There are already some naturally occurring pressure reliefs and run-offs, but obviously not enough to maintain permanent stability.
Jan 7, 2013 12:03pm
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WebFire

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Pick6;1359802 wrote:What could possibly prevent that?
If we knew that, we wouldn't have to wait 100-200 years.
Jan 7, 2013 12:20pm
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Belly35

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fish82;1359795 wrote:No prepping here. When the shit hits the fan, I'll be in the streets rioting with everyone else.

Please wear a red ball cap so I have something to aim at :)
Jan 7, 2013 12:32pm
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Raw Dawgin' it

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Pick6;1359802 wrote:What could possibly prevent that?
Ask Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton.
Jan 7, 2013 1:29pm
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Heretic

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fish82;1359795 wrote:No prepping here. When the shit hits the fan, I'll be in the streets rioting with everyone else.
Damn straight!
Jan 7, 2013 2:31pm
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Heretic

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justincredible;1357643 wrote:So I should start stockpiling cartons of cigarettes?
As a fan of the current-gen Fallout games, I'd say you need bottle caps. Lots and lots of bottle caps. They will be currency. Cig cartons, too. They're worth more in trades than most of the game's junk items.

I just hope when the end comes, we've developed a V.A.T.S. system. When it comes to wild gunfights, I need all the help I can get!
Jan 7, 2013 2:33pm