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What is the most catastrophic event that could poss devastate humanity in the future?
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Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man;
But will they come when you do call for them? Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1, Act III:
go with the flow the river knows . . .
Frank
I do not know, therefore everything is in pencil.
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Originally posted by rogue06 View Post[ATTACH=CONFIG]36014[/ATTACH]Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man;
But will they come when you do call for them? Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1, Act III:
go with the flow the river knows . . .
Frank
I do not know, therefore everything is in pencil.
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1Cor 15:34 Come to your senses as you ought and stop sinning; for I say to your shame, there are some who know not God.
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Scripture before Tradition:
but that won't prevent others from
taking it upon themselves to deprive you
of the right to call yourself Christian.
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Originally posted by shunyadragon View PostThe point is the possibility of major solar storms even greater than previous 1859 solar storm are far more likely than a major meteor strike.
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I have a sneaking suspicion that solar power might just go phht - and possibly battery storage along with it.
Dark Angel was another TV series set against a backdrop of IT suddenly going west - but I don't know what the show attributed the cause to.1Cor 15:34 Come to your senses as you ought and stop sinning; for I say to your shame, there are some who know not God.
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Scripture before Tradition:
but that won't prevent others from
taking it upon themselves to deprive you
of the right to call yourself Christian.
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Implementation of the Green New Deal.That's what
- She
Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
- Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)
I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
- Stephen R. Donaldson
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Originally posted by Bill the Cat View PostImplementation of the Green New Deal.Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man;
But will they come when you do call for them? Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1, Act III:
go with the flow the river knows . . .
Frank
I do not know, therefore everything is in pencil.
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This was sort of an April Fool thread, yes, based on facts, but with the possible effects highly exaggerated. Lots of jokes. but no actually did research to contradict initial post.Last edited by shunyadragon; 04-07-2019, 07:06 PM.Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man;
But will they come when you do call for them? Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1, Act III:
go with the flow the river knows . . .
Frank
I do not know, therefore everything is in pencil.
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Originally posted by shunyadragon View PostIt failed in Congress.That's what
- She
Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
- Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)
I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
- Stephen R. Donaldson
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Originally posted by shunyadragon View PostThis was sort of an April Fool thread, yes, based on facts, but with the possible effects highly exaggerated. Lots of jokes. but no actually did research to contradict initial post.
In fact, i'm pretty sure all of this would cause a complete power outage in addition to the other horrific stuff.
So, given that the first post included an example that contradicted its own contention, you shouldn't be surprised that the discussion wandered off in random directions."Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from trolling."
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Originally posted by TheLurch View PostYou yourself mentioned meteor impacts in the original post. We've modeled the dino-killing one, and it's clearly worse than just losing power. I'm pretty sure lighting every single tree on the planet on fire at once qualifies as more severe than a power outage. As would blocking out the sun for months and delivering massive acid rain.
In fact, i'm pretty sure all of this would cause a complete power outage in addition to the other horrific stuff.
So, given that the first post included an example that contradicted its own contention, you shouldn't be surprised that the discussion wandered off in random directions.Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man;
But will they come when you do call for them? Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1, Act III:
go with the flow the river knows . . .
Frank
I do not know, therefore everything is in pencil.
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Originally posted by shunyadragon View PostNot surprizing, but the point of the thread is that super solar storms are far far more likely to occur in frequency of more than one a century when compared to the frequency of a massive meteor strike, which occur in a frequency of millions of years or more."Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from trolling."
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Originally posted by TheLurch View PostWhat is the one/century based on?
See list in reference. Actually reviewing this source they consider it a possible catastrophic event. I did not consider it that bad.Last edited by shunyadragon; 04-08-2019, 05:18 PM.Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man;
But will they come when you do call for them? Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1, Act III:
go with the flow the river knows . . .
Frank
I do not know, therefore everything is in pencil.
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Originally posted by shunyadragon View PostHistory of recorded occurrences, and older projected occurrences.
See list in reference.
I'm looking for an indication of the frequency of events that could take out the grid, a prerequisite for this risk."Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from trolling."
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Originally posted by TheLurch View PostWe've been through a large number of the events on that list with our modern electrical grids intact, so the list isn't very helpful for this issue.
I'm looking for an indication of the frequency of events that could take out the grid, a prerequisite for this risk.Last edited by shunyadragon; 04-08-2019, 07:07 PM.Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man;
But will they come when you do call for them? Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1, Act III:
go with the flow the river knows . . .
Frank
I do not know, therefore everything is in pencil.
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