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    Jack_Burton: Ahem... Blood Car. #dystopia more »
    gigshaft: Recently BP discovered a huge deposit of oil under the Gulf of Mexico containing tens of billions of barrels of oil. The catch? It's seven miles dow... more »
    Klebert L. Hall: Look folks, here's the thing. Anybody out there not think the oil companies are greedy? Anyone? If peak oil was imminent, they'd be hoarding and pric... more »
    Dr Emilio Lizardo: Too expensive to drive? Here in the US, I bet you could get $10 a gallon for gas with no appreciable decrease in traffic. It's a big country and for a... more »
    Jeremy Tapsell: Wait, wait.. Am I going to be living Mad Max, or Faranheit 451? I is confus-ed. #dystopia more »
    lightninglouie: I know Patton Oswalt made fun of his crummy hometown movie critic for pointing it out, but I always did wonder: If refined gasoline was so hard to com... more »
    Turlough: I am not in any way saying that we shouldn't worry about peak oil, but I will say that it won't be the end of civilization. This may sound like delay... more »
    Franklin Harris: The current rise in the price of oil has nothing to do with oil and everything to do with the dollar. Oil is priced in dollars internationally. The do... more »
    Strick: Fortunately, we're discovering massive reserves of natural gas. Not quite as flexible as oil, but cleaner and usable it in cars, etc. with existing t... more »
    Arryma: I am gravely disappointed. Again you have made me unleash my dogs of war. Look at what remains of your gallant scouts. Why? Because you're selfish!... more »
    OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: I told my wife raising our children to be feral, razor boomerang throwing crazies would come in handy. #dystopia more »
    OMG! Ponies!: Umm, some of us have Honda Insights that get more than 50 mpg with 80,000 miles on them. I say bring on the $300/barrel oil. #dystopia more »
    KhaiJB: about time.... #dystopia more »
    Chip Overclock: Whether you believe we've reached Peak Oil or not (and no one can know for sure, except perhaps in retrospect), one thing for sure: there's a limited ... more »
    Anekanta - Go Play!: So, what you're saying is, I should open up a pig-farm to produce methane? #dystopia more »
    92BuickLeSabre: I'm going to guess they made it pink so it would stand out. 50% of the stuff S. Korea does (and 90% of the stuff N. Korea does) is simply to try to co... more »
    Bill-Lee: I still wouldn't want these guys knocking on my door. I think they look pretty hard, in spite of the cartoon boat. more »
    omgwtflolbbqbye: Yea... they're boned... I think they should follow it up with a playthrough of last levels of Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory- So they can learn to sneak ... more »
    Grey_Area: But are they prepared for Kim Jong Il's yellow submarines? more »
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    Love Mad Max? You Could Be Living It Soon Enough

  • #preapocalyptic

    Korean Officials Train For Nuclear Attack On Pee Wee Herman's Boat

    With North Korea reportedly moving forward with its uranium-enrichment program, South Korea is bracing itself for World War III. South Korea's Coast Guard staged a training exercise in Incheon with this somewhat cartoony "mock ship." More training-for-apocalypse photos below. More »
  • #retrofuturism

    Nuclear Missiles Are Rock Stars In Moscow

    Russians prepare to parade nuclear missiles through Red Square as part of the annual Victory Day celebrations. The procession of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, a scary Cold War tradition, ended after the Soviet Union fell, but now Russia is reviving it. Call it apocalyptic retro-futurist nostalgia. Or maybe just overcompensation. Either way, Russians will be screaming and maybe throwing their underwear at these shiny gray WMDs. A gallery of weapon-porn, after the jump. More »