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2013-02-15 20:43:35

#1626

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5469|Sydney

More the hypothetical scenario, which happens on lot on here, like how easy would it be for the US to roll a nation like Iraq.

I can see how some people believe this could be the case, especially with the bias of certain Russian politicians, though if it were a weapons test they must have been testing some piss poor weapons. Still, if one wanted to get away with testing something on a given population in a similar fashion then doing it under the guise of it being part of a meteor shower it could potentially work.

I was presenting it more as a hypothetical than any belief I hold. Settle down.

Last edited by Jaekus (2013-02-15 20:44:12)

2013-02-15 21:06:27

#1627

Spearhead: Gulf coast redneck hippy; +731|6980|Tampa Bay Florida

Jaekus wrote:
I believe Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.

But hey, maybe it's a nuts idea. Probably not as nuts as owning firearms to fight your own government in case of tyranny though.

Australians know about Americans landing on the moon? Wicked

2013-02-15 21:08:22

#1628

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5469|Sydney

Seeing as you're deliberately not paying attention, it was in reply to:

13/f/taiwan wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_landing_conspiracy_theories

2013-02-15 21:11:07

#1629

RTHKI: mmmf mmmf mmmf; +1,743|7028|Cinncinatti

Now we control meteors and earthquakes.

2013-02-15 21:20:07

#1630

RTHKI: mmmf mmmf mmmf; +1,743|7028|Cinncinatti

chavez said we caused the haiti quake
now two of our old enemies just happen to get hit by exploding meteors.

nwo

2013-02-15 21:22:31

#1631

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5469|Sydney

Caused an earthquake? How exactly?

2013-02-15 21:23:21

#1632

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6949|BC, Canada

They flew Jay in and got him to jump up and down.

2013-02-15 21:24:56

#1633

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6949|BC, Canada

Haven't you heard, the US has a station up in Alaska that can cause an earthquake anywhere in the world. Or it controls the weather, depending on which tinfoil hat you are talking to at the time.

2013-02-15 21:26:56

#1634

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5469|Sydney

I think the Jay story sounds more plausible.

2013-02-15 21:30:58

#1635

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6949|BC, Canada

Pretty much, I know people that have told me one or the other depending on what stupid theory they were trying to preach to me. Never mind that their stories contradict each other half the time. Funny when I disagree they yell "You're just brainwashed by CNN! You're just brainwashed by CNN! You're just brainwashed by CNN!" When I tell them I don't watch the news they just keep yelling it though.

2013-02-15 21:31:11

#1636

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|5876

you will all regret saying that when jay is rich and famous

2013-02-15 21:32:35

#1637

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6949|BC, Canada

Maybe we can debate with him on facebook then and come back here to brag about it!

2013-02-15 21:47:10

#1638

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6788

Macbeth wrote:
you will all regret saying that when jay is rich and famous

R I P Hostess twinkies

anyways, my white American Dream includes owning a yacht. unlike jay, i plan on actually using it, instead of meeting other WASPs and gnoshing on little weenies while complimenting the subtle shade of their latest deck shoes.

2013-02-15 21:50:40

#1639

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5469|Sydney

Do boat shoes typically come in pastel colours?

2013-02-15 22:55:39

#1640

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6983

A rl boater wears no shoes

x

2013-02-16 09:56:40

#1641

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|5876

If the guy with blades for legs goes to prison will they take his legs away since they can be used as weapons?

2013-02-16 18:02:40

#1642

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,817|6396|eXtreme to the maX

He probably doesn't use hs running blades erryday.

Fuck Israel

2013-02-17 13:16:28

#1643

globefish23: sophisticated slacker; +334|6614|Graz, Austria

-Whiteroom- wrote:
the US has a station up in Alaska

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAARP

But I think it's used to create titdal waves to flush back the Russian/Chinese/Korean, should they invade across the Bering Strait.

Dilbert_X wrote:
He probably doesn't use hs running blades erryday.

Even worse.
He could smuggle in weapons in his regular prostheses.

2013-02-17 13:34:28

#1644

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6443|what

RTHKI wrote:
Now we control meteors and earthquakes.

And tidal waves...

2013-02-18 03:41:00

#1645

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|6965|Canberra, AUS

Jaekus wrote:
Was there any report of a meteor shower to hit Russia prior to it happening? There are usually warnings about these things weeks in advance.

You are vastly, vastly over-estimating our ability to find the fuckers, especially when they're fairly small like this. Alright, it's probably better now but our knowledge of NEOs remains unacceptably low.

Also, the thing came in from the general direction of the sun. Have you ever heard of a telescope that works during the day?

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

2013-02-18 08:56:49

#1646

Uzique The Lesser: Banned; +382|4545

science (or perhaps, more generally, human knowledge) should learn to accept that we're never going to master everything - you can't exert rationality through sheer willpower to predict and understand everything. every few thousand years, a large-scale natural disaster is going to happen. no amount of science or technicism or high-falutin' ideals are going to save us from the fact that we are carbon based lifeforms sat on a rock in space. be it mortality, disease, extinction scenarios... whatever. we can't control everything. i think events like the meteorite in russia (a minor one at that) are mostly uncomfortable because they symbolize in one neat, visceral little sound/video-bite how little control we really have over our life here on earth.

2013-02-18 12:38:44

#1647

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,057|7062|PNW

no amount of science or technicism or high-falutin' ideals are going to save us from the fact that we are carbon based lifeforms sat on a rock in space.

For now.

2013-02-18 12:56:45

#1648

Uzique The Lesser: Banned; +382|4545

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
no amount of science or technicism or high-falutin' ideals are going to save us from the fact that we are carbon based lifeforms sat on a rock in space.
For now.

ever. death is a part of life. human hubris cannot extend to stop mass extinction events. the best we can do is spread out over multiple planets/solar systems, to 'out-live' localized extinctions.

2013-02-18 13:01:13

#1649

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,057|7062|PNW

Uzique The Lesser wrote:
unnamednewbie13 wrote:
no amount of science or technicism or high-falutin' ideals are going to save us from the fact that we are carbon based lifeforms sat on a rock in space.
For now.
ever. death is a part of life. human hubris cannot extend to stop mass extinction events. the best we can do is spread out over multiple planets/solar systems, to 'out-live' localized extinctions.

Well if you mean "human" as we are now, sure. But there's no guarantee that we'll remain the same species for eternity, or even carbon-based.

2013-02-18 13:17:04

#1650

Uzique The Lesser: Banned; +382|4545

well then we won't be humans, will we. homo sapiens. we'll be something else. what a great line of argument!

and how the fuck will we evolve to not be a carbon based lifeform? you've been reading too much fantasy.

Last edited by Uzique The Lesser (2013-02-18 13:17:29)

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13/f/taiwan wrote:

Macbeth wrote:

-Whiteroom- wrote:

Dilbert_X wrote:

RTHKI wrote:

Jaekus wrote:

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

Uzique The Lesser wrote:

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

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