BP has killed us all

the article wrote:

The bottom line: BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling operation may have triggered an irreversible, cascading geological Apocalypse that will culminate with the first mass extinction of life on Earth in many millions of years.

Well that is terrifying isn't it?

WHO says eating pork is safe, but Mexicans have even cut back on their beloved greasy pork tacos. - MSNBC on the Swine Flu

*starts my 6 months to live bucket list*

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Cereal?

If it's going to finish us off, I hope it gets a move on it.

I do not want to spend the last 2 years of my life enduring the smug "I told you so"s from the 2012ers . . .

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*Stealth* wrote:

Well that is terrifying isn't it?

Wonderfully.

Hedonism, here I come.

EDIT: Which reminds me, inb4 'the gays did it.'

Edited by Gatyr - 09 July 2010 at 10:17pm

And here I was preparing my underground bomb proof lair to dwell in and copulate with young Pakistani girls for the next 25 years.

Thanks Tallen... Thanks allot.

WHO says eating pork is safe, but Mexicans have even cut back on their beloved greasy pork tacos. - MSNBC on the Swine Flu

scotchyscotch wrote:

By the sounds of it he did you a favour.

I gotta start getting used to writing like that again...

ammolord wrote:

Great, planned for zombies, killed by a bubble, what a waste.

A smaller methane release, as described by Tallen, would have the potential for lower concentrations of the gas which would cause irreversible brain damage in those who were exposed to it for long periods of time. Depending upon the nature of the brain damage we could very well end up being attacked by hoards of exposed victims from the coastal regions who were driven to madness.

In other words, Zombies; but, without the fear of becoming one from their bites. (Of course the downside is that many would retain the faculties to reason and use weapons.)

tallen702 wrote:

Sorry Gatyr, gotta burst your bubble:

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0630/Oily-rain-and-cracks-in-the-earth-Busting-Gulf-oil-spill-myths

The article you posted specifically speaks of cracks opening up on the sea bed because of the spill, which is patently false. The zone around the well is extremely stable and isn't in any danger of cracking any more, collapsing, or releasing enough methane to do us all in. Furthermore, Gregory Ryskin's theories on methane die-offs are linked to far more catastrophic events than a leaking well or explosion on a drilling platform. Generally speaking, massive volcanic eruptions, massive earthquakes, or even asteroid strikes have triggered the methane releases that Ryskin describes. Furthermore, the release is almost instantaneous which is why the methane and water remain mixed, and thus heavier than air. The well hole simply is not big enough, even when combined with the naturally occurring cracks in the sea floor to cause a release of the magnitude Ryskin's mass extinction theories require.

Still,

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scotchyscotch wrote:

I've started looting.