The bees are dying.

2008-09-13 17:55:13

#1

dANNN: Member; +3|6011|Leeds Uk

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/commen … 231321.ece

CCD (Colony Collapse disorder) Killing bees everywhere. Some places 70%+ percent of colonies killed.

Einstein once said "“If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.” Pretty sure Einstein will be right. If bees do go extinct, or aleast the honey bees. Will human kind be able to cope with the mass amount of pollination needed to sustain the delicate food system. Will the answer come with mass human labour ( pollination by human hand ), new technology ( flying bee things maybe? ).

What will happen if the bees actually die out....

2008-09-13 17:56:28

#2

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6458|what

dANNN wrote:
What will happen if the bees actually die out....

Haven't you seen Bee Movie?

2008-09-13 17:56:34

#3

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|6980|Canberra, AUS

Heard of this.

A bit of a concern, to be sure. Genetic manipulation may be needed as a last resort...

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2008-09-13 17:57:59

#4

MGS3_GrayFox: Member; +50|6473

Spark wrote:
Heard of this.

A bit of a concern, to be sure. Genetic manipulation may be needed as a last resort...

Last resort? Engineer some super bees or something now, fuck waiting.

Genetic engineering is cool.

2008-09-13 18:00:02

#5

Mason4Assassin444: retired; +552|6968|USA

dANNN wrote:
What will happen if the bees actually die out....

We would all die.

Who is going to solve this problem? We can't even agree on global warming. 61% of America believes Noah actually built an ark at the age of 900.

WE are all going to die.

2008-09-13 18:34:22

#6

nukchebi0: Пушкин, наше всё; +387|6630|New Haven, CT

Why does it have to be bees. I can think of other similarly colored species that I would absolutely be overjoyed with their demise.

2008-09-13 18:37:25

#7

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6843|Long Island, New York

Spark wrote:
Heard of this.

A bit of a concern, to be sure. Genetic manipulation may be needed as a last resort...

Aren't the African Killer Bees genetically modified? Or just created via unnatural ways?

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2008-09-13 18:40:37

#8

dANNN: Member; +3|6011|Leeds Uk

Although this would be cool

It looks awesome.

https://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l59/Gh0sT_RIder/killerbee_03.jpg

Last edited by dANNN (2008-09-13 18:42:24)

2008-09-13 18:41:17

#9

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|6980|Canberra, AUS

MGS3_GrayFox wrote:
Spark wrote:
Heard of this.

A bit of a concern, to be sure. Genetic manipulation may be needed as a last resort...
Last resort? Engineer some super bees or something now, fuck waiting.

Genetic engineering is cool.

Answer:

Aren't the African Killer Bees genetically modified? Or just created via unnatural ways?

Genetic engineering isn't the silver bullet many think it is.

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2008-09-13 18:50:38

#10

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6835|Global Command

Search boi.

Blame it on GS.

Lulz.

Bad bees!

2008-09-13 19:14:27

#11

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|6980|Canberra, AUS

blame it on gs

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2008-09-13 19:34:03

#12

Lotta_Drool: Spit; +350|6489|Ireland

Mason4Assassin444 wrote:
dANNN wrote:
What will happen if the bees actually die out....
We would all die.

Who is going to solve this problem? We can't even agree on global warming. 61% of America believes Noah actually built an ark at the age of 900.

WE are all going to die.

Meh. Fuck bees, the plants will just have to learn to have sex like everything else.

2008-09-13 19:36:58

#13

13rin: Member; +977|6785

Mason4Assassin444 wrote:
WE are all going to die.

Yes, we are all going to die. Every last one of us. There is no escaping it. You, me -we all will die someday. I don't think it'll be because of bees though.

I stood in line for four hours. They better give me a Wal-Mart gift card, or something. - Rodney Booker, Job Fair attendee.

2008-09-13 19:38:03

#14

Lotta_Drool: Spit; +350|6489|Ireland

DBBrinson1 wrote:
Mason4Assassin444 wrote:
WE are all going to die.
Yes, we are all going to die. Every last one of us. There is no escaping it. You, me -we all will die someday. I don't think it'll be because of bees though.

There is no global warming. Fucking Al Gore has everyone paranoid.

2008-09-13 20:01:07

#15

jord: Member; +2,382|6984|The North, beyond the wall.

Good, and kill all the flies as well. Especially midgies, they all bunch up at head height on purpose so you run into them and you get them in your eyes and mouth fucking ASSHOLES.

2008-09-13 21:10:24

#16

dANNN: Member; +3|6011|Leeds Uk

But then u will die 4 years later :S

2008-09-13 22:31:04

#17

Harmor: Error_Name_Not_Found; +605|6854|San Diego, CA, USA

Time for Robotic bees.

2008-09-14 00:13:45

#18

BVC: Member; +325|7001

Farming/society will adapt.

What are bee levels like compared to, say, 200 years ago? Its possible they're unnaturally high.

2008-09-14 00:21:23

#19

..teddy..jimmy: Member; +1,393|6955

Messes up the foodchain.

lol I don't actually know where bees stand in the foodchain.

2008-09-14 00:25:25

#20

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|6980|Canberra, AUS

At the very bottom. No bees = no pollination = no flowering plants = ohshi-

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2008-09-14 00:26:08

#21

..teddy..jimmy: Member; +1,393|6955

Spark wrote:
At the very bottom. No bees = no pollination = no flowering plants = ohshi-

O shi! Forgot about that.

2008-09-14 03:24:53

#22

dANNN: Member; +3|6011|Leeds Uk

How can farming/society adapt when already today there is a food shortage...

The world population is not getting any smaller

If 80% of the worlds pollination was lost with the bees the loss of human life would be huge.

2008-09-14 03:33:18

#23

Harmor: Error_Name_Not_Found; +605|6854|San Diego, CA, USA

Time to retrain maids with feather dusters to pollinate plants.

https://www.halloweenstreet.com/images/product/RP6996.jpg

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2008-09-14 10:02:21

#24

.:ronin:.|Patton: Respekct dad i love u always; +946|7115|Marathon, Florida Keys

4 years left? Thats 2012. Thats like #978126391278 of things thats gonna happen that year. Mayans are right its the end of the world.

https://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g117/patton1337/stats.jpg

2008-09-14 10:05:20

#25

Spearhead: Gulf coast redneck hippy; +731|6996|Tampa Bay Florida

.:ronin:.|Patton wrote:
4 years left? Thats 2012. Thats like #978126391278 of things thats gonna happen that year. Mayans are right its the end of the world.

President John McCain will also have a heart attack and fall down on the red button, sending 30,000 nukes to every country in the world.

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