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risingmoon parchseason
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Posted - 2007.12.12 16:27:00 -
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the polar ice cap floats so has already displaced it's mass and tehrefore when it melts will hardly effect sea levels.
ice on land is a different matter, such as greenland, northern russia and oh i dunno, large chunks of antartica.
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Oam Mkoll
Caldari
HUSARIA
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
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Posted - 2007.12.12 16:33:00 -
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This is a cunning ploy to deflect the boot.ini lawsuits. If Iceland's gone you won't be able to deliver the legal documents :).
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Valadeya uthanaras
Killjoy.
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Posted - 2007.12.12 16:40:00 -
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London, not really the safest place to put server, in my opinion.
some to northern cadada (canadian sheild)
Earthquake...only seen 1-2 in 20 years and the biggest was a 4 on reichter squale.
and you would be safe from the virgin mobile and other greedy compagnies on the network.
Oh and cost for cooling the equipment can be minimized used some ventilation, temperate being rather low all the time ^^
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Dravius Luxor
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Posted - 2007.12.12 16:41:00 -
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 Originally by: Sister Impotentata
Here's an experiment:
Take a large glass. Fill it with ice cubes. Fill it the rest of the way with water. All the way to the top, so you have a nice convex meniscus. Allow the ice cubes to melt.
This is a remarkably good point. I'm no scientist, but as far as I know, water is one of the few compounds that takes up less space in it's liquid state than when it is solid.
Britain is threatened by the dissolution of the gulf stream, but is there any reason to think that water levels will rise much? Or will they in fact sink?
Or will it just get cold?
To those of you who get your factual info from television: Al Gore is a celebrity, and a brand name, nothing more.
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flashfreaking
LFC
FreeFall Securities
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Posted - 2007.12.12 16:45:00 -
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As already stated, landice will melt, that ice isn't in the water => serious volumes of water flow in sea
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Helox
Gallente
Demonic Retribution
Pure.
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Posted - 2007.12.12 16:48:00 -
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Originally by: Sister Impotentata
Here's an experiment:
Take a large glass. Fill it with ice cubes. Fill it the rest of the way with water. All the way to the top, so you have a nice convex meniscus. Allow the ice cubes to melt.
Now take a broader glass. Fill the middle with sand. Lay the icecubes on the land. Fill the rest with water. Look and behold.
Won't work for the Northpole, but the Southpole is a continent right?
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the above is my personal opinion and does not necessarily reflect that of the little voices in my head
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Arvald
Caldari
House of Tempers
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Posted - 2007.12.12 16:48:00 -
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Originally by: Sister Impotentata
Here's an experiment:
Take a large glass. Fill it with ice cubes. Fill it the rest of the way with water. All the way to the top, so you have a nice convex meniscus. Allow the ice cubes to melt.
yes but what about the ice that is in on land and not floating 0_o
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Originally by: Last Wolf
I prefer smartass, but I like some variety now and then.
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Shar'Tuk TheHated
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Posted - 2007.12.12 16:57:00 -
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On the plus side something like 80%-90% power usage comes from the thermal vents so yay for steam power right. Im sure the Devs have a Batcave for a quick escape incase danger arrives. 
DRINK RUM It fights scurvy & boosts morale!
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Dravius Luxor
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Posted - 2007.12.12 17:00:00 -
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Hmmm...
I'm beginning to wonder now.
If the sea ice melts, sea level will drop. If the land ice melts, sea level will rise...
So they will probably even out. We're in no big danger anyway, this happens every 250,000 years, doesn't it?
Anyway - never mind - no one can calculate it!
Or would someone like to try? That would be interesting...
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Pharaik
Amarr
CCCP INC
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
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Posted - 2007.12.12 17:01:00 -
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Meh global warming is a scam, its the governments way of making more money other than increasing tax to much!!! bah c02 bull..
Every1 knows the real truth..... whales learn't how to ********** and the salt content in the ocean is rising rapidly everyday which causes icebergs to thaw out.
Quick CCP start whale hunting!!!
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An Anarchyyt
Gallente
Sublime.
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Posted - 2007.12.12 17:03:00 -
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Originally by: CCP kieron
Originally by: Killian Darkwater
or just rebrand as Waterworld-Online
I would not want any company titles associated with that movie. Blech! 
But in the endgame, you find dry land!
Originally by: CCP Wrangler
Second, a gentile is a non jewish person
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Gnulpie
Minmatar
Miner Tech
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Posted - 2007.12.12 17:05:00 -
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Originally by: Dravius Luxor
Originally by: Sister Impotentata
Here's an experiment:
Take a large glass. Fill it with ice cubes. Fill it the rest of the way with water. All the way to the top, so you have a nice convex meniscus. Allow the ice cubes to melt.
This is a remarkably good point.
Britain is threatened by the dissolution of the gulf stream, but is there any reason to think that water levels will rise much? Or will they in fact sink?
Indeed a good point! It is one of the anomalies of water that it is most dense at 4 ŚC. Ice is less dense than water - that is why ice blocks swim on water and don't sink onto the bottom of the ocean.
Therefore melting iceblocks swimming in the water not only won't rise the waterlevel but acrually decrease it!
The rise of the global sealevel comes from the fact that ice not in the water (for example at greenland and at the south pole) is melting and even more important, that warmer water needs more space, so the heating up of the oceans increases the level already - ice or not.
Now to the rift. As aleady explained, the rift in iceland is part of the mid-atlantic ridge which can be found across the whole length of the atlantic ocean. It is expanding and that is a more or less harmless process, at least compared to those places where the tectonical plates are subduced like at the west coast of south america or at the whole southeast asia - this subducing results in explosive and dangerous vulcanos (Mt St. Helens in US or Pinatubo at the Phillipines as examples). The expanding rift creates a more or less continuous vulcanism with lots of lava but not with big and extremely dangerous explosions.
The conculusion: CCP can safely continue to work on their 200-year plan!!
*cheers*
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Xerita
Caldari Naval Reserve
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Posted - 2007.12.12 17:20:00 -
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In case of a catastrophic disaster, Tranquility has a backup server orbiting the Earth in a hot air balloon.
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Nito Musashi
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Posted - 2007.12.12 17:22:00 -
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Global warming is a theory not scientific fact like some people would have you believe, in fact i came across and old discovery from years and years ago with a huge article about global warming that discussed the theory in great detail and said people would not even be able to tell if it was fact or not until something like 2020 something or other when certain man made pollutants would reach detectable levels in the atmosphere.
Never mind that 20 some odd years ago scientists were running around screaming about global cooling and its dangers, so take all these alarmists after massive grants for research and pizza money with a grain of salt.
Heck i remember back in high school learning that the earth was still coming out of the last ice age, if that is the case you would expect the earth to warm some on its own.
Besides there are asteroids that could wipe out 98% of all life on earth in the blink of an eye and certainly take out the eve servers and iceland. There are massive solar flares that could fry all electronics, power systems, satellites, etc in one swoop and destroy eve. Never mind super massive tidal waves that can occur when coastal shelfs fall into the ocean, like california and other places around the world that will devestate costal areas, islands. across the globe and possibly hit iceland.
cheery stuff eh?
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Anaalys Fluuterby
Caldari
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Posted - 2007.12.12 17:24:00 -
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During the last true Ice Age the level of the oceans were some 600 ft. above today's levels.....
I doubt the fact that the servers are flooded is going to make much impression compared to the rest of our problems if that happens....
Originally by: CCP Chronotis
Since this thread continues to fight against the people who derail it into the macro miners witchhunt. I will move it to features and ideas discussion where ...
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Paaaulo
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Posted - 2007.12.12 17:25:00 -
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Iceland very rarely has major earthquakes, and the volcanic eruptions aren't violent, its more like some syrup slowly coming out of a fissure, its not particularly dangerous as you could walk away from it.
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Phlox
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Posted - 2007.12.12 17:32:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Atropos
I think the chances of being pulled into a rift is pretty minimal.
I think they said the same thing about the original EvE Gate, and we all know what happened to that... >_>
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Darken Two
Gallente
Oberon Incorporated
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2007.12.12 17:35:00 -
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Yes "Vulcanic" activity is a big issue.
However, Iceland has a treaty with the Klingons...so it's safe.
Originally by: Blind Fear
Generally, when trying to be a puppetmaster, it is considered good form not to wrap the strings around your neck and choke yourself.
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CCP Eris Discordia
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Posted - 2007.12.12 17:38:00 -
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I think there would be a fair warning for a major eruption and a lot of CCP is now made up out of foreigners so we can all fly back to our own country and maybe even demand our country to pick us up.
And then we ( Ok maybe just me) point and laugh at the Icelanders 
Snorkling between the plates was awesome but the pictures are horrible and dry suits are not sexy.
Pink Dread has been hijacked
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Nito Musashi
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Posted - 2007.12.12 17:41:00 -
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Ever read the Illuminati Trilogy CCP Eris?
All hail Eris, All hail Discordia!
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Kagura Nikon
Minmatar
Infinity Enterprises
Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate
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Posted - 2007.12.12 17:51:00 -
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Originally by: risingmoon parchseason
the polar ice cap floats so has already displaced it's mass and tehrefore when it melts will hardly effect sea levels.
ice on land is a different matter, such as greenland, northern russia and oh i dunno, large chunks of antartica.
the north pole yes. The south pole that is several times larger is a Fullfeatured T2 continent. As solid as Any other.
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Polinus
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Posted - 2007.12.12 17:53:00 -
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Originally by: Dravius Luxor
Originally by: Sister Impotentata
Here's an experiment:
Take a large glass. Fill it with ice cubes. Fill it the rest of the way with water. All the way to the top, so you have a nice convex meniscus. Allow the ice cubes to melt.
This is a remarkably good point. I'm no scientist, but as far as I know, water is one of the few compounds that takes up less space in it's liquid state than when it is solid.
Britain is threatened by the dissolution of the gulf stream, but is there any reason to think that water levels will rise much? Or will they in fact sink?
Or will it just get cold?
To those of you who get your factual info from television: Al Gore is a celebrity, and a brand name, nothing more.
That does not work because only the SMALLER pole cap is a piece of ice. The LARGE HUGE one in south is a HUGE rock larger than north america and its covered in Kilometer depth Ice.
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Sister Impotentata
Elite Angels Of Death
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Posted - 2007.12.12 18:24:00 -
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Certainly the land ice in Antarctica would have an impact on mean sea levels. But I thought, and I'm not sure on this, that the arctic ice cap is expected to be impacted more than the antarctic. When someone mentioned Al Gore talking about the Polar Ice Cap melting, I took the wording to mean the stuff up north. Perhaps "Polar Ice Cap" is also a technical term for what's down south, but I'd think suspect the scientific community wouldn't use the same term to refer to what's up north and down south. "Glaciated Continent" or summat.
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Originally by: Psycho John Petrucci
If there's any point where you feel it's too difficult, then just stop. Because you just, you don't have it, you're just not good.
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Ed Anger
Weekly World News
Derek Knows Us
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Posted - 2007.12.12 18:27:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Chronotis
However we are reasonably safe from big earthquakes as the boundary is a divergent one and not a convergent or transform plate boundry like in Japan or California which can cause much more intense earthquakes.
this. it's subduction zones where the bad earthquakes are...
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flashfreaking
LFC
FreeFall Securities
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Posted - 2007.12.12 18:29:00 -
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North: North Pole
South: South Pole/antartica
Easy, isn't it
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Benilopax
Gallente
Pulsar Combat Supplies
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Posted - 2007.12.12 18:29:00 -
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I was told by an engineer once about the building the EVE server is located. It is like an electronic fort knox the whole of London could be destroyed by an atom bomb and the building would still be standing and all the electronics safe. Probably because 3 of the worlds major banks feed through the same building. 
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Lorieen
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Posted - 2007.12.12 18:32:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Atropos
I went snorkeling at Thingvellir with a few other CCPers and you basically snorkel between the two tectonic plates. It was pretty awesome. However, even though Iceland has both volcanoes and the potential for earthquakes, I think the chances of CCP being pulled into a rift is pretty minimal.
I don't think CCP has to worry about being pulled into a rift but release another patch like this last one and I'm sure the probabilty of CCP being pushed in will be quite high. 
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Matsui Hideki
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Posted - 2007.12.12 18:45:00 -
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MANBEARPIG
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JamnOne
Amarr
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Posted - 2007.12.12 19:10:00 -
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Originally by: ApaKaka
Edited by: ApaKaka on 12/12/2007 15:09:46
Originally by: Xrak
Servers are in London.
London rarely has earthquakes.
It is however prone to floods. Especially considering Mr. Al Gore tells us that in 7 years the north pole icecap will be gone and everyone on islands will drown :)
CCP, you have 7 years to move the servers or we will DIE! 
Please don't listen to Mr. Gore. We don't even listen to him here in the states especially since he "invented the internet".
Ooh - back on topic...I am sure the servers are in a nice safe place. As for CCP, they also have an office through White Wolf in Georgia, USA.
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Hah! Vengeance is sweet! 
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FiNAL FiGHT
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Posted - 2007.12.12 19:14:00 -
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I know this is a bit off topic, but some that replied here brought up global warming - Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger has already come up with a great plan to defeat global warming - we just need to move the Earth a few inches further away from the sun.
the man's a genius.
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