Garrulous Glaahk Cthulhu Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 http://www.helium.com/items/1882339-doom...d-killing-event Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 That article does not cite even one scientist or other legitimate source that supports the idea presented in the article. It cites legitimate sources that detail higher methane levels near the spill, that the Permian extinction was possibly caused by methane released from the ocean floor, and that the oil spill has caused some increased levels of unhealthy gasses. Yet there are no legitimate sources supporting the author's theory. All of those "experts in the know" are conveniently not cited. Also, a quick Google search reveals that the author of this article also has a political blog containing assertions that Iran and North Korea are planning to launch a doomsday attack against the United States, in addition to claiming that Obama is deliberately "ruining the country financially to reshape it into a fascist-socialist system." So yeah...nothing to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Originally Posted By: Cthulhu http://www.helium.com/items/1882339-doomsday-how-bp-gulf-disaster-may-have-triggered-a-world-killing-event Jeez, that guy writes like David Farah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 http://io9.com/5585294/methane-bubble-doomsday-story-debunked If it wasn't obvious just from reading the original article, though, you need to sharpen your critical thinking skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Rowen Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 That doomsday story forgot to mention 12/12/12 and ever other "doomsday" theory in existence. As for me, I learned to stop hatting and love the bomb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Originally Posted By: Rowen As for me, I learned to stop hatting and love the bomb. Strangelove FTW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Originally Posted By: Rowen I learned to stop hatting and love the bomb. Yes! No hats no hats! Bombs > hats. Hats FTL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Originally Posted By: Triumph Originally Posted By: Rowen I learned to stop hatting and love the bomb. Yes! No hats no hats! Bombs > hats. Hats FTL! I'm sure that Eph and Nalyd would disagree... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Niemand Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Quote: Hats FTL! I agree; we should devote more resources to developing faster-than-light hats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Originally Posted By: Niemand Quote: Hats FTL! I agree; we should devote more resources to developing faster-than-light hats. Bah! My hats are all modified to go at LUDICROUS SPEED! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Ephesos Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Originally Posted By: Niemand Quote: Hats FTL! I agree; we should devote more resources to developing faster-than-light hats. I endorse this product and/or service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Originally Posted By: Dantius I'm sure that Eph and Nalyd would disagree... It upsets me that I am not known for being a lover of hats. Time for another abominable thread, methinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Ahahaha! My brilliant plan for rooting out the pro-hat clique on Spiderweb has succeeded!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Originally Posted By: Triumph Ahahaha! My brilliant plan for rooting out the pro-hat clique on Spiderweb has succeeded!!!!!!! Your comments intrigue me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Originally Posted By: Nikki It upsets me that I am not known for being a lover of hats. This. Also, Triumph? Take note: *Dikiyoba places Dikiyoba's hat on the table in front of Dikiyoba for a moment* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Originally Posted By: Rowen That doomsday story forgot to mention 12/12/12 and ever other "doomsday" theory in existence. If I had a penny for every "doomsday" theory I've heard in my lifetime, I'd be a billionaire several times over. Originally Posted By: Rowen As for me, I learned to stop hatting and love the bomb. Any thread that causes you to lose your hat is a bad thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Order of magnitude problem! An average lifetime is between two and three billion seconds long. You probably don't hear a doomsday theory every second. I'd bet there's not even one every day. —Alorael, who takes his hat off to this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 I own... eight hats, of various types (not including tuques). I'm thinking bowler, next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Originally Posted By: Yohohari Order of magnitude problem! An average lifetime is between two and three billion seconds long. You probably don't hear a doomsday theory every second. I'd bet there's not even one every day. —Alorael Okay, so I exaggerated a bit. There's no need to take what I said literally. Although if you factor in the law of compound interest, it's at least plausible, albeit still improbable. For the record, however, I have heard more than my share of doomsday theories. Thus far, all the ones with dates that are now in the past have all failed to happen; and based on this, I seriously doubt that any of the ones with dates in the future will happen either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 At least one doomsday scenario will come to pass. Because there is a finite (albeit large) number of doomsday scenarios, the probability of a doomsday scenario coming to pass is non-zero. —Alorael, who must grant, however, that it is also possible that the actual doom will not have been successfully envisioned prior to its occurrence and that it may not, in fact, be sudden or dramatic enough to qualify as a "doomsday," thus justifying your claim. Still too literal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Close enough, I guess. Nearly all doomsday scenarios I've heard are (or were) supposed to come true on such-and-such exact date, usually within five years of the initial prediction, and will quickly wipe out everyone and everything in some freak event. Those are the ones for which I'm a firm nonbeliever. There is only one doomsday scenario I'm aware of that will, in fact, come true: The sun will eventually die one way or another, thus making life impossible on this planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Txgangsta Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 The sun will expand into us before it goes away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 We could always come up with some unlikely far-future technology to stabilize the sun, but I'm betting on entropy in the end. —Alorael, who recently tried to circumvent the volatility of the stock market by investing in S. His broker seemed unenthusiastic. Claimed that it takes way too long to collect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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