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AlleyKat
Gallente
Sharks With Frickin' Laser Beams
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Posted - 2008.12.28 04:55:00 -
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It seems Yellowstone got hit with 8 Earthquakes during Saturday. Linkage
Anyone live in the area? or any semiologists that can add some comment to this?
From my understanding, Yellowstone is a ticking bomb of sorts?
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Imperator Jora'h
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Posted - 2008.12.28 05:00:00 -
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Edited by: Imperator Jora''h on 28/12/2008 05:08:42
 Originally by: AlleyKat
From my understanding, Yellowstone is a ticking bomb of sorts?
You bet it is.
If Yellowstone ever pops it will affect the entire world. People living within a few hundred miles will just be dead outright (our own Michael Dietrich among them). The eastern 2/3's of the US will be buried and rendered useless in short order. A possible global winter to follow.
Might not be a world killer but count on millions or even billions dying when (not if) it pops. Heck, just the loss of the bread basket that is American farmland will cause famine world wide. Krakatoa will seem a pop cap in comparison. A bare blip in power to what Yellowstone will do.
Fun stuff. 
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At the other extreme is the Yellowstone eruption of 2.1 million years ago, which is described on the VEI as an eight: mega-colossal, with a towering ash cloud 10 miles high that pours out at least a thousand cubic miles of ash. That Yellowstone eruption had 10 times the ejected material as a VEI 7 volcano, which modern humans have never seen either.
In fact, the last VEI 7 eruption was in Toba, Indonesia, 74,000 years ago, and it caused such global cooling that some scientists think it nearly drove humans to extinction.
SOURCE: http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/supervolcano/under/under_03.html
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Last Wolf
Umbra Wing
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Posted - 2008.12.28 05:16:00 -
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Edited by: Last Wolf on 28/12/2008 05:16:16
Originally by: Imperator Jora'h
Heck, just the loss of the bread basket that is American farmland will cause famine world wide.
Err? We'd have to actually EXPORT stuff for that to happen. I figure the world would be affected financially because its biggest importer just got wiped of the face of the earth.. (literally heh)
PS: I live in Arkansas, so I'd be one of those unlucky folks that get buried under a mile of ash, and would have plenty of time to panic unlike the lucky bastards closer to YS who would never see it coming
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Imperator Jora'h
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Posted - 2008.12.28 05:22:00 -
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Originally by: Last Wolf
Edited by: Last Wolf on 28/12/2008 05:16:16
Originally by: Imperator Jora'h
Heck, just the loss of the bread basket that is American farmland will cause famine world wide.
Err? We'd have to actually EXPORT stuff for that to happen.
The US exports loads of food. Doesn't really matter anyway. Yellowstone blowing will screw the planet quite well. I doubt ALL humans will die. Doubtless the politicians will run to their bunkers and save some few worthy people and ride it out but I am willing to bet billions will perish around the world because of it.
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Zyck
KDS Navy
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Posted - 2008.12.28 05:24:00 -
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Edited by: Zyck on 28/12/2008 05:25:07
I found it a little funny and disturbingly appropriate that if civilization as we know it ends, it may as well be from something on US soil. We sure do know how to go out with a bang huh.
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Imperator Jora'h
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Posted - 2008.12.28 05:41:00 -
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I should add little earthquakes are a good thing. They are releasing built up energy in small squirts. Whether it is enough to make a difference in the long run I do not know but it is when all that pent up energy is released in one go that causes problems.
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Phantom Slave
JUDGE DREAD Inc.
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Posted - 2008.12.28 05:42:00 -
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I'd like to be an internet toughguy and say I would survive the eruption and ensuing global crisis afterwards, but I live close enough to yellowstone that I'd just be blown to bits. I watched something on the History channel not too long ago about yellowstone, and we're something like 600,000 years overdue for an eruption.
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Micheal Dietrich
Caldari
Terradyne Networks
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Posted - 2008.12.28 05:45:00 -
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You know, I mock people for living under sea level in the direct path of hurricanes. I mock people for living on a fault line. I never really stop to think about the bomb I've planted my ass on.
Yes, it would suck if that massive zit on mother natures face popped.
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Imperator Jora'h
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Posted - 2008.12.28 05:56:00 -
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Originally by: Micheal Dietrich
You know, I mock people for living under sea level in the direct path of hurricanes. I mock people for living on a fault line. I never really stop to think about the bomb I've planted my ass on.
Well, to be fair people in the path of hurricanes can expect one every decade or two (maybe more). Fault line people get earthquakes every decade or so (noticeable and damaging ones anyway).
You planted your ass on something that hits every couple million years. Generally not a bad bet although as noted above we seem to be overdue. Even if it pops tomorrow though you can take comfort that you were not stupid being where you are. It will have global effects so no matter where you live you are screwed. Also, I would submit dying fast from that thing will likely be a blessing rather than hanging around to watch society collapse and the world slowly starve...you among them.
In short, you are probably smart being where you are on this count.
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HankMurphy
Minmatar
Pelennor Enterprises
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Posted - 2008.12.28 06:10:00 -
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I have to wonder...
with all our technology, i know we can't go so far as to impact plate tectonics yet however in the case of Yellowstone, wouldn't we be able to drill some holes to alleviate some of the pressure that builds?
Of course i'm sure if this were possible, someone would have already considered it... but i've never heard someone explain why this isn't a possibility.
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Captain Hudson
Caldari
Royal Hiigaran Navy
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Posted - 2008.12.28 06:18:00 -
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we are overdue for a iceage, a astroid and god knows what else.
/me adds yellowstone to the 'to kill me at some point' list
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Micheal Dietrich
Caldari
Terradyne Networks
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Posted - 2008.12.28 06:48:00 -
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Originally by: HankMurphy
I have to wonder...
with all our technology, i know we can't go so far as to impact plate tectonics yet however in the case of Yellowstone, wouldn't we be able to drill some holes to alleviate some of the pressure that builds?
Of course i'm sure if this were possible, someone would have already considered it... but i've never heard someone explain why this isn't a possibility.
You know whats really creepy was this exact thought went through my mind when I posted my last message.
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Last Wolf
Umbra Wing
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Posted - 2008.12.28 07:02:00 -
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Originally by: Micheal Dietrich
Originally by: HankMurphy
I have to wonder...
with all our technology, i know we can't go so far as to impact plate tectonics yet however in the case of Yellowstone, wouldn't we be able to drill some holes to alleviate some of the pressure that builds?
Of course i'm sure if this were possible, someone would have already considered it... but i've never heard someone explain why this isn't a possibility.
You know whats really creepy was this exact thought went through my mind when I posted my last message.
Kinda hard to drill a hole that would be something like 20 miles deep.
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HankMurphy
Minmatar
Pelennor Enterprises
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Posted - 2008.12.28 08:11:00 -
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convince an oil company there is crude down there and you will see a hole dug so fast you'll think god magicked its ass there
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Aricaan
Gallente
Playboy Enterprises
Dark Taboo
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Posted - 2008.12.28 09:07:00 -
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Originally by: HankMurphy
convince an oil company there is crude down there and you will see a hole dug so fast you'll think god magicked its ass there
lol
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David Kang
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Posted - 2008.12.28 14:34:00 -
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Originally by: HankMurphy
convince an oil company there is crude down there and you will see a hole dug so fast you'll think god magicked its ass there
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Stitcher
Caldari
Duty.
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Posted - 2008.12.28 15:35:00 -
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Sure, yellowstone could pop and do a lot of damage to the human race.
then again some kind of airborne-vector immunodeficiency disease could get on a plane in Africa and from there to the rest of the world via Heathrow, or a huge asteroid could hit us, or the earth's magnetic field could flip (it's happened before) bathing everyone on the sunward side of the planet in intense solar radiation for an hour or two.
there are a billion "rocks fall, everybody dies" scenarios out there, most of which are a matter of when as opposed to if.
The odds of even one of them happening in any given human lifetime are very small, however, so try not to worry about it.
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AmosTrask
Minmatar
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Posted - 2008.12.28 15:56:00 -
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Mother Clanger
Viziam
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Posted - 2008.12.28 16:54:00 -
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This and all the events listed above are why it really is in our best interests to get the private space program moving sooner rather than later...
...plus I want my Starfury dammit.
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Gabrialle
Amarr
Sanctuary Logistical Industries Inc
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Posted - 2008.12.28 17:04:00 -
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Originally by: Mother Clanger
...plus I want my Starfury dammit.
- MC
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just remember the 2 magic rules:
1 - flying a starfury is hard
2 - we werent kidding about rule 1 flying a starfury is REALLY hard
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Of Montreal
Gallente
CRICE Corporation
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Posted - 2008.12.28 17:09:00 -
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afaik Yellowstone typically has multiple earthquakes a day, its not abnormal. In 2002 alone it had over 2300 earthquakes. But yeah if yellowstone blows we are fracked.
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Dr Slaughter
Minmatar
Rabies Inc.
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Posted - 2008.12.28 17:22:00 -
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Originally by: Captain Hudson
and god knows what else.
Radiation wavefront from local star blowing up perhaps?
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Eran Laude
Gallente
The Aduro Protocol
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Posted - 2008.12.28 17:28:00 -
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The last volcano to erupt on a similar scale [penultimate one, one on New Zealand's North Island erupted 50000 years after it but was not as powerful or caused as many damaging effects] wiped out 60% of the human population on the planet, caused a volcanic winter for several hundred years, deforested most of southern Asia, was responsible for the formation of permanent deposits of sulphur in the atmosphere and blew a 100x30km hole out of Sumatra's surface at Lake Toba, and it wasn't as powerful as Yellowstone is projected to be.
I'd say we're screwed if it goes off 
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Blane Xero
Amarr
The Firestorm Cartel
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Posted - 2008.12.28 18:00:00 -
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Originally by: Dr Slaughter
Originally by: Captain Hudson
and god knows what else.
Radiation wavefront from local star blowing up perhaps?
We'd be dead before the Radiation wave front hit us AFAIK.
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Xen Gin
Universal Mining Inc
Forged Dominion
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Posted - 2008.12.28 18:00:00 -
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Edited by: Xen Gin on 28/12/2008 18:00:36
Isn't this why Yellowstone is called a Super volcano.
Sure in the past the less intelligent, less populated humans would have died, but I think we would survive, quite easily.
I'm of the mind that humanity will most probably survive until the end of the universe.
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Blane Xero
Amarr
The Firestorm Cartel
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Posted - 2008.12.28 18:02:00 -
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Edited by: Blane Xero on 28/12/2008 18:04:29
Originally by: Xen Gin
Isn't this why Yellowstone is called a Super volcano.
Sure in the past the less intelligent, less populated humans would have died, but I think we would survive, quite easily.
I'm of the mind that the Human will race will most probably survive until the end of the universe.
Call me a saddistic ********, but i don't think humanity deserves that much considering if we somehow managed to get into space and find another Culture that showed any intelligence, we'd either Hunt it for food/sport or outright kill it for fear of it doing one of either to us.
Of course, that is assuming they dont kill us first.
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Of Montreal
Gallente
CRICE Corporation
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Posted - 2008.12.28 18:16:00 -
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Originally by: Blane Xero
Edited by: Blane Xero on 28/12/2008 18:04:29
Originally by: Xen Gin
Isn't this why Yellowstone is called a Super volcano.
Sure in the past the less intelligent, less populated humans would have died, but I think we would survive, quite easily.
I'm of the mind that the Human will race will most probably survive until the end of the universe.
Call me a saddistic ********, but i don't think humanity deserves that much considering if we somehow managed to get into space and find another Culture that showed any intelligence, we'd either Hunt it for food/sport or outright kill it for fear of it doing one of either to us.
Of course, that is assuming they dont kill us first.
You watch too many movies man
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ceaon
Gallente
Porandor
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Posted - 2008.12.28 18:22:00 -
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now wait 1 min and think on the good side of this
if happen will not purge all the us less the planet population survivors can have a hard time but after that whit less humans there will not be food problems etc
"from earth point of view is a good thing"
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Arianhod
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Posted - 2008.12.28 18:23:00 -
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Originally by: ceaon
whit less humans there will not be food problems etc
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... And on what land will we grow our food? Using what Sunlight?
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ceaon
Gallente
Porandor
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Posted - 2008.12.28 18:47:00 -
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Originally by: Arianhod
Originally by: ceaon
whit less humans there will not be food problems etc
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... And on what land will we grow our food? Using what Sunlight?
tha will compromise the north america land u know in africa/west europe is plenty of space to grow food
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