Call me when there is an asteroid in orbit, or a nuclear WWIII starts. Other then that...
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Ok, when there is an Earth killing asteroid that is 100% without doubt going to hit us.
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There aren't nearly enough nukes to end the world, fyi
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I think human egoism can only extend its give-a-shit capability to humanity ending, of which there are more than plenty of nukes.
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I have no idea what you just said. Seriously. What?
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basically most humans only care about humans... world ends when we as a specie die. which there are nukes and bunkerbusters galore to do this. here as we could wipe out all life on the planet and the world will continue until eaten by the red giant our sun will become.... or be puished out farther and continue still.
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My point is that we don't have nearly enough nukes to wipe out a land mass the size of say, Mexico, and definitely not the whole world. Unless everyone gets together to spread radiation through the atmosphere and perfectly calculated spots...
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um yes there are. and also there are simulations that if 12-24 multi warhead Thermonuclear bombs were to go off it would kill off all large life on planet. plus theres all the small yeild nuclear warheads that are bunkerbusters and such
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See the thing is, it wouldn't. The media horribly overestimates the strength and power of a nuclear bomb.
Radiation fallout would cause a large amount of damage, but even if every single nuke was fired it would cover a small fraction of the Earth's land mass. You could aim for the most population dense areas, but still most of human kind would survive. And where do you get your facts...? Do you KNOW what a multi warhead thermonuclear bomb is, or did you hear one of your friends at school once say that 12-24 of these (12 and 24 being a rather large amount apart, the difference between 0 and 12) would destroy all large life on the planet?
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A single nuclear weapon flash fired at the correct altitude could set the entire ozone layer alight, ending all life. Impact damage and nuclear winter are not the only risks faced with such an explosion.
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No. The amount of ozone in the upper atmosphere is very dilute. It couldn't even sustain a reaction. Never mind the fact that it's the oxidizer and not the fuel. Never mind the fact that most life would be almost completely unaffected by its absence. The sheer amount of ignorance in this whole reply chain is staggering.
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I'm pretty sure that the subsonic combustion of trioxygen caused by the massive pressure and heat increase from a nuclear blast would rapidly spread worldwide. And if you think that life would be unaffected by its absence then you really need to hit the books. When the fire burns out the UV rays from the sun would burn the planet to a crisp. But hey, I'm just a guy who did weapons research for the military, what do I know?
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Knock yourselves out
There are a few articles and research studies that can be found online that relate to ozone deflagration. I doubt that any will be as specific as involving nuclear material, but if you take the given formulas and plug in the appropriate information it should pan out well enough. Get comfy, there is a lot of science and math to be done.
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Some hasty googling has led to this: 100 Hiroshima sized rockets launched in a small vicinity would cause a near global hole in the ozone layer, due to the soot shot up from the explosion reacting with the air and destroying parts of the ozone layer. However, there is nothing about it burning.
Also, I couldn't find any other articles involving Ozone deflagration, combustion, or anything of the sort.
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for 1 im most likely older than you and have graduated college about 10 years ago. the difference between the 12-24 is the power of said warhead (smaller ones will take more) and infact the newer bombs are more of a fission-fusion-fission bomb which has a far greater impact on the environment because it produces a more powerful explosion.. where did you find your facts. pull them out of a rainbow? but nuclear bombs exploding at a certian height will produce a large enough EMP that can take out electronics..
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You're right. Destroying electronics and ending most life on earth are basically the same thing.
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never put those two together. was expanding on,
"A single nuclear weapon flash fired at the correct altitude could set the entire ozone layer alight, ending all life. Impact damage and nuclear winter are not the only risks faced with such an explosion.
DoctorRagnarok"
but i guess destroying ipods would be death to some.
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If you were expanding why did you reply to me and not him...?
Also he's been pretty damn dis-proven already, so I don't know why you're adding on.
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Wait, you are Australian?
Damn, I thought I could like you because you use a Dragon Quest avatar.
Ah well, back to grinding in the original.
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I'm a Kiwi. The government can have me shot for liking Aussies.
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To be honest, we're all just hoping the drop bears will burn up with the rest of Australia.
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Well, if Australia did go up, then there's no reason for anyone to go there (at lesat not for a while). So hopefully all the snakes/spiders/sharks/jellyfish/etc. won't be able to hitch a lift off your continent and we'll all be as safe as could be.
No seriously, take care.
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That happened here in Brisbane just recently. While driving back from the coast, the green nature strip in the middle of the motorway was ablaze for a few hundred meters because someone threw their cigarette out the window. Everyone loves driving through smoke...
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Poor Tas got hit really bad, we don't need more :(
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Not looking forward to 40+ degrees... but shouldn't be too dangerous in Sydney compared to the rural areas.
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The electricity plants will probably have a fine day over it and whinge over record usage for the year because of everyone turning their air cons on. Besides that, possibly some bushfires in the upper northwest (lots of national parks around here) and/or far west.
Rural areas get the short stick whenever it comes to bushfires, but they're usually more prepared than silly urban dwellers (and have less chances of being injured). It's a fine balance, me thinks.
edit: some weather app on my phone is now displaying 40 degrees max tomorrow. The others are revising to at least 38 and it seems like Saturday's also fucked with 37. Gotta love this week.
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Oh man :S I guess Australia will be the first to go...
On a serious note, I hope they manage to control it soon. "Catastrophic" sounds too much like the end of the world and I don't want the world to end..............................................or people to get hurt.
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Bushfires are a crucial reminder for our national conscious as to where we live and who we are. The only other days where we are prompted to check our passports and spelling is when it's a) Anzac Day, b) National Day, and c) Christmas Day.
Because honestly, Australia isn't very Australian most of the time. You guys attribute far too many stereotypes on us just because we're on this gigantic, mostly sand-filled island a pond and a half away.
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I'm quite proud of our customs. At least they do something compared to other countries, even if they did confiscate some of my more beloved products I brought back from overseas... grr.
(Incidentally, the borderline ridiculous amount of items considered "weapons" in this country is why we call ourselves living in a nanny state. A novelty blade (as dull as a fruit knife) hidden in a cane? WEAPON. A bloody electric fly swatter? IT COULD BE A STUN GUN, WEAPON.)
edit: anal cavity searches are probably the TSA, not ours. The TSA are uniquely American.
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lol Concealed weapons of any sort should be confiscated regardless! Do you want to walk down the street knowing that a granddad could whip out his cane knife and put you in hospital or a grave? I didn't think so.
And hmmmm an electric fly swatter..........................ever heard of someone getting killed whilst taking a bath due to an "electrical appliance"? Flies aren't the only things it could kill!
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An easy way around it is to de-assemble it into parts, put it in the luggage bag and then reassemble once you're at home. A stun gun is one of the easiest "modern" DIY weapons, hence the ridiculousness over it being banned in customs (even as something designed for a completely different purpose, such as electrocuting giant bees).
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If a Chinese man smuggles a Chinese fly swatter/stun gun into the country and then proceeds to murder your best friend while he/she is taking a bath, don't come crying to me.
And I'm very surprised you think that a DIY weapon can fend off giant bees. I'm not even Australian and I find that ridiculous :')
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I killed one with it.
Kept electrocuting it until it fell down into the trash bin, then watched it struggle back to life (how, I don't know) and slammed it with another half dozen jolts. Bee fell back dead, tied up trash and threw it out as fast as I could before it came back to life.
How else am I supposed to deal with it? A net? Christ, that sucker was HUGE.
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Of course they have to rigorously investigate tourists' anal cavities! They might be trying to smuggle in some fire...
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So after World War II, the whole world was going,
"Come on, Europe, give these countries back. Come on, we just had a bloody war; let's give 'em back. Britain?"
"Wha'?"
"What's that behind your back?"
"Oh, it's India and a number of other countries."
"Give 'em back."
"Oh, all right. There's that one there, and there's that oneâŚâ
âAustralia?â
âOh, we need the Australia... for strategic sheep purposes!"
Sorry Eddie, I had to...
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Hey we built railroads in India! We brought civilisation and oppression to the country! Invested so much time and money into exporting goods back to the modern world! And still we gave it up, how generous of us.
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Indeed, I am still resentful for all those gold-filled galleons those pesty limeys boarded and pillaged...
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You think we chose a life of piracy, drugs, kidnapping, murder, underage drinking, rape, torture, witch hunting, incest, and impulsive invasive syndrome? Look, just blame King George III. He was king of England during the American revolution and ultimately responsible for the American civil war and the subsequent retreat of British forces from the American continent. If he wasn't so greedy with his taxation of American colonists, Britain would effectively rule the world by now and everything would be p-e-r-f-e-c-t.
It feels good just thinking about how p-e-r-f-e-c-t it would be.
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Lmao china is the richest country in the world, I don't see how it's a "backward" society.
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Personally, I wouldn't call that a sign of a "backwards" society. All I think it shows is a prominent "culture of selfishness" fuelled by the country's ridiculous government, history and laws. It's difficult to generalise though, because China is huge and regions differ enormously in terms of economic prosperity and modernisation. For obvious reasons, they're not forward-thinking when it comes to human rights, to name one issue, but while rural areas can often be described as frozen in the past, you'll find large cities can be rather Westernised (or modern) in terms of culture (ie. treatment of women).
Disgusting video though. Thanks for reminding me, Lyathon :(
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I suppose you have a point in terms of China being so big that there are vastly different areas and therefore people. I would think a "culture of selfishness" exists anywhere where a poorer workforce exists though. India and most of the middle east have the same story. And you're right, I didn't consider the lack of human rights and..........communism SHHHHHH. However, if there's any country that I would consider "developing" it would be China. Interesting that you mentioned the treatment of women :P
It is disgusting, Wrinkles :( I mean, so are Wrinkles.......................d i s g u s t i n g.
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Way too slow! It if lives in the ocean, I'm not eating it.
So apart from tying your hair up, you're going to look the same when you're 50 as you did when you're 18? Lets just say that again, 18 = 50
now shut up :D At least age 120 is accurate, you'll need a ladder, not a stool...
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Your 11 days of wisdom don't mean shit! Older people are less fun to be around, especially when you have to shout louder and make sure you don't step on them.
If you look 17 and you work with teenagers, that's messed up. Your Chinese genes betray you! I win!
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You didn't add the italic effect before, how could ANYONE understand your freakin sarcasm.
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Italics were always there - I only edited one word and that was before you even replied. Also, even without them, it should be very obvious that I'm joking if you've ever heard of the Opium Wars or why Hong Kong was part of the British Empire for 100 years...
Anyway, the person I was actually replying to clearly understood my sarcasm, which is what really matters.
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The good news is: Your Steam library is safe.
The bad news: Everything else is ****ed.
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It looks exactly like the terrorist attack level in the United States, back in the times of George W. Bush. During the time that scale was being used and despite it being on the top risk several times... Nothing happened. Hope it ends that way also!
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ahem, not sure if you've noticed but Australia's conveniently surrounded by water, I think the rest of the world is pretty safe.
Unless...a boat docks and catches fire and makes it to a port in another country...?
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Well you certainly have enough water don't you ;) When you Aussies are all cooked and extra crispy I'll come back over and sweep you up as a snack for the sharks. Until then, I'm going to live out the remainder of my days in MIDDLE EARTH. I can sense you're just a little jealous, and that's alright. I would be too if I lived somewhere where every living breathing thing tries to kill me. Baaaaa
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But then again, given the size of Australia, you could quite happily say any body of land is surrounded by water. Just might be 1000 (or more) miles to the sea, but technically it's surrounded by water... Going slightly off-topic, if you define an island as a body of land surrounded by water, then the Euro-Asian continent is technically the largest island.
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Well, sure, but I think the point stands: The end of the world isn't going to come from a fire in Australia. Australia is big but only constitutes 5-6% of the earth's landmass (which is only 29% of the Earth's surface) and is home to only ~0.3% of the Earth's population.
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There was a fire near me today and now my water is brown. :(
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