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07-30-2014 , 10:24 PM

#76

Themaestrony

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This is the main event buddy.

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07-30-2014 , 10:25 PM

#77

Brock Landers

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Banned,
Pwned

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07-30-2014 , 11:25 PM

#78

jmakin

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Originally Posted by Themaestrony

This is the main event buddy.

Oh, ****!

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07-30-2014 , 11:27 PM

#79

Hardball47

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Originally Posted by BigPoppa

2012 Solar Flare Near Miss

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07-30-2014 , 11:43 PM

#80

microbet

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Originally Posted by jmakinmecrzy

it's no joke, a solar event large enough could knock out most of the transformers on the planet, and we only have the technology to make like 4 of those a year or something ridiculous.

while not planet ending, it could put our planet into enough chaos that it would take 100+ years to rebuild society to what it once was.

There must be hundreds of millions, if not billions, of transformers in the US alone. More than 4 a year are made.

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07-30-2014 , 11:46 PM

#81

jmakin

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There must be hundreds of millions, if not billions, of transformers in the US alone. More than 4 a year are made.

was just something i heard in the news or something so you're most likely right or I misinterpreted what I heard

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07-30-2014 , 11:48 PM

#82

jmakin

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well, okay, I doubt that's what they meant then.

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07-30-2014 , 11:54 PM

#83

microbet

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Originally Posted by jmakinmecrzy

well, okay, I doubt that's what they meant then.

I deleted my post since it seemed like derail was done.

Could be some truth to what you said though. Solar flares can fry transformers in the electrical grid. Solar flares can induce extra current in transmission lines which could end up overloading equipment like transformers.

Could be a limited supply of some class of really huge transformer that is important to the electrical grid.

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07-30-2014 , 11:56 PM

#84

jmakin

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I just looked it up to see if I was grossly mistaken, and yea, I think they're talking about the super transformers that control entire electrical grids for cities and ****.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/...09631825984744

one article I read.

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07-31-2014 , 12:08 AM

#85

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If you're worried about it you can get solar power with batteries. Might not help you get on the internet though.

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07-31-2014 , 01:28 AM

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I used to get these grow next to my coccyx, would get to the point where they'd actually push my tailbone out of alignment. Very, very painful and an indescribable relief when they finally discharged.

/toomuchinformation

had these off and on for a couple years (think it was pilonidal cyst), didn't want to have surgery done now i've been symptom free for a year. hope it lasts!

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07-31-2014 , 01:34 AM

#87

losing all2

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This Ebola stuff looks like a Disney movie compared to the documentary Countdown To Zero. Cliffs: Unless nuclear weapons become much less prevalent their use is inevitable given a long enough timeline, and of course use begets use.

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07-31-2014 , 02:33 AM

#88

rugby

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I would watch the **** out of a Disney movie about Ebola. The songs would be awesome.

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07-31-2014 , 02:38 AM

#89

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Sadly, nothing better could happen to the planet, than some disease we can't stop that kills 95% of the humans on Earth. Bring it on!

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07-31-2014 , 02:42 AM

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yay, another tbab gimmick.

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07-31-2014 , 05:52 AM

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Swwiinn

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According to Fox News, they wanna bring the 2 Americans that are infected back to the states. That's like pushing all in utg with the chip lead holding 7 2 off

**** this made me laugh

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This is the main event buddy.

This made me laugh more.

True story

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07-31-2014 , 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by CheckRaise

pilonidal cyst

Yep, that's the one. I'm also *touches wood* symptom free for a good while now.

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07-31-2014 , 06:09 PM

#93

Themaestrony

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http://m.ajc.com/news/news/breaking-...patient/ngrtm/
This is no bueno

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07-31-2014 , 06:17 PM

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KansasCT

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yup came here to post this

Sierra Leone declares emergency as Ebola death toll hits 729

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...0G00TG20140731

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07-31-2014 , 07:30 PM

#95

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All you have to do is not touch anyone, right?

Everyone on 2p2 is safe.

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07-31-2014 , 08:43 PM

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Dr McGriddle

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yeah flying an ebola patient to Atlanta seems like a great idea.

The CDC has had highly publicized lab breaches of both Anthrax and H5N1 here in the last couple months. What could go wrong!

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07-31-2014 , 09:28 PM

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RigCT

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All you have to do is not touch anyone, right?

Everyone on 2p2 is safe.

Very well played.

Count me on the "this is a terrible idea bringing Ebola to the US" camp. Isn't that why they closed the borders in Sierra Leone?

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08-01-2014 , 12:38 AM

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Hardball47

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Ebola is the new AIDS.

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08-01-2014 , 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr McGriddle

yeah flying an ebola patient to Atlanta seems like a great idea.

The CDC has had highly publicized lab breaches of both Anthrax and H5N1 here in the last couple months. What could go wrong!

Seems like an unnecessary risk to take.