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***Official*** "the world is going to end tragically" thread...

i mean, yeah, we are all going to die, and no, there isn't anything we can do about it.......































...but 2012 wasn't what i had in mind!
 
not sure what the tragic flaw is. maybe i need the norton critical edition so i can just read the annotations?
 
Originally posted by: ElFenix
not sure what the tragic flaw is. maybe i need the norton critical edition so i can just read the annotations?
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We aren't prepared for magical solar blasts of plasma that will kill our electrical system, destroy life as we know it, steal our money, give our computer viruses, erase our porn, and rape our families.
 
This was in the news a couple of months ago.

I can list at least 6 natural events that scientists say will kill almost everyone. It's like it's a competition among scientists to find the worst.
 
Originally posted by: thecrecarc
Originally posted by: ElFenix
not sure what the tragic flaw is. maybe i need the norton critical edition so i can just read the annotations?
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We aren't prepared for magical solar blasts of plasma that will kill our electrical system, destroy life as we know it, steal our money, give our computer viruses, erase our porn, and rape our families.
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i don't think that qualifies as a tragic flaw
 
Originally posted by: Random Variable
This was in the news a couple of months ago.

I can list at least 6 natural events that scientists say will kill almost everyone. It's like it's a competition among scientists to find the worst.
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I'll take the zombies for 500
 
Originally posted by: Random Variable
This was in the news a couple of months ago.

I can list at least 6 natural events that scientists say will kill almost everyone. It's like it's a competition among scientists to snag the funding.
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Fixed.
 
Originally posted by: ElFenix
Originally posted by: thecrecarc
Originally posted by: ElFenix
not sure what the tragic flaw is. maybe i need the norton critical edition so i can just read the annotations?
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We aren't prepared for magical solar blasts of plasma that will kill our electrical system, destroy life as we know it, steal our money, give our computer viruses, erase our porn, and rape our families.
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i don't think that qualifies as a tragic flaw
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I can see the doer of evil trait in you but not the Amish one...
 
The world will, most probably, yawn at the prospect of a devastating solar storm until it happens.
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At which point, everyone will blame the scientific community for not warning anyone about this kind of thing.

 
Originally posted by: thecrecarc
Originally posted by: ElFenix
not sure what the tragic flaw is. maybe i need the norton critical edition so i can just read the annotations?
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We aren't prepared for magical solar blasts of plasma that will kill our electrical system, destroy life as we know it, steal our money, give our computer viruses, erase our porn, and rape our families.
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Well, that will be the end of life as we know it.

 
hmm there's a lot of overcurrent protection devices on the grid, but not sure how they'd respond to the DC component

i'll go ask the smartest electrical guy on site and see what he thinks
 
A bit early for April Fools. Oh well, I'll just increase the rate I consume hookers and blow to ensure it ends at 2012.
 
Shielding grids from solar storms (IEEE Spectrum, Nov 2000)
http://thayer.dartmouth.edu/sp.../biblio/molinski00.pdf

Electric Utility Industry Experience with Geomagnetic Disturbances (ORNL: Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the US Dept of Energy)
http://www.ornl.gov/~webworks/cpr/v823/rpt/51089.pdf

Electromagnetic Pulse Research on Electric Power Systems: Program Summary and Recommendations (ORNL: Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the US Dept of Energy)
http://www.ornl.gov/info/reports/1993/3445605662155.pdf
 
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