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    Did This Jellyfish Crop Circle Accurately Predict A Solar Storm?

    Solar Storm Season Could Plunge Earth Into Total Blackout, Warn Scientists
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    Image of Aethyr Aethyr
    07/17/09

    In reply to Did This Jellyfish Crop Circle Accurately Predict A Solar Storm?
    That is the most adorable crop circle I've ever seen.

    ...what solar storms devastating our planet what?
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    07/02/09

    In reply to Did This Jellyfish Crop Circle Accurately Predict A Solar Storm?
    I'd like to do a intricate crop circle that clearly spells out "HOAX" just to see what theories these people come up with.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    07/02/09

    In reply to Did This Jellyfish Crop Circle Accurately Predict A Solar Storm?
    His noodly appendage is protecting us...


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    Image of NotChoinski NotChoinski
    07/02/09

    In reply to Did This Jellyfish Crop Circle Accurately Predict A Solar Storm?
    Are you sure they weren't just trying to draw this?:


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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    07/02/09

    In reply to Did This Jellyfish Crop Circle Accurately Predict A Solar Storm?
    I see. So even Naruto's involved in crop circles now?


    Yes I know the concept of chakra points is far older than a manga/anime series.

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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    07/02/09

    In reply to Did This Jellyfish Crop Circle Accurately Predict A Solar Storm?
    Looks legit to me. I guess we're all gonna die. Any cute girls want to try all the sexual stuff we've only seen on the internet?
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    Image of Mr. Praline Mr. Praline
    07/02/09

    In reply to Did This Jellyfish Crop Circle Accurately Predict A Solar Storm?
    I'm interested in Xenu's take on this matter.
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    07/02/09

    @Mr. Praline:


    "I'm interested in Xenu's take on this matter.'


    Ask Tom, its supreme representative on earth.

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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    07/02/09

    @Roklimber: Tom is only Xenu's #2.
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    Image of WindowlickinDaywalker WindowlickinDaywalker
    07/02/09

    In reply to Did This Jellyfish Crop Circle Accurately Predict A Solar Storm?
    Stupid crop cicle analysts.


    It's OBVIOUS that this crop circle is a 7 tiered capiz lamp. They're going to be all the rage next season. We're being warned to stock up before they run out.


    Sheesh.

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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    07/02/09

    @WindowlickinDaywalker: OMG! So true. Can you make a chart to show us how that works?
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    Image of GayRobotsRUS GayRobotsRUS
    07/02/09

    In reply to Did This Jellyfish Crop Circle Accurately Predict A Solar Storm?
    UK barley field? How did the stoned kangaroos get all the way over there?
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    07/02/09

    @GayRobotsRUS: I don't know about kangaroos, but you have my new favorite commenter name. I own a t-shirt that says "That's right - I'm a gay robot." We should form a gay robot army.
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    Image of ♠ Final ♠ ♠ Final ♠
    01/13/09

    In reply to Solar Storm Season Could Plunge Earth Into Total Blackout, Warn Scientists
    Fertile Land and shotgun shells my friends.


    More importantly what are we going to do with the bodies of all the nerds that die of interweb withdrawl?

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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    01/13/09

    @Final: Plow 'em under, they will make your land more fertile.


    (Pls wait till I'm actually dead kthx)

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    Image of newgalactic newgalactic
    01/13/09

    In reply to Solar Storm Season Could Plunge Earth Into Total Blackout, Warn Scientists
    After the power grid blows:


    1. What will we use our newly acquired big screen for?

    2. Will we all suddenly find softball leagues very popular?

    3. Country Living vs. City Living ...finally answered.

    4. Grandma's clout suddenly sky-rockets?

    5. Will ho-downs come back into style?

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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    01/13/09

    @newgalactic:


    1. Dining room tables.

    2. HAHAHAHAHAHAH

    3. Cities contain more concentrated populations of delicious terrified people.

    4. Grandma will be kept chained to the radiator in the basement.

    5. About fucking time ho-downs came back.

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    Image of SilvanaCassiopeia SilvanaCassiopeia
    01/13/09

    In reply to Solar Storm Season Could Plunge Earth Into Total Blackout, Warn Scientists
    Oh my god, people may actually get out more, maybe umm...MEET other humans and interact face to face. CHILDREN may actually go out and play! With REAL toys and touch REAL ground and snowboard on the actual snow! It's mind blowing!
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    01/13/09

    @SilvanaCassiopeia: So scary! ::shiver::
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    01/13/09

    @SilvanaCassiopeia: Snowboard? Here in NorCal it's 75 degrees outside! Holy crap! GLOBAL WARMING IS REAL!
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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    01/13/09

    In reply to Solar Storm Season Could Plunge Earth Into Total Blackout, Warn Scientists
    Well, it would have to be really bad solar weather, for a global blackout...

    -Kle.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    01/13/09

    @Klebert L. Hall: Optimism, that's what we're all about here!
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    01/13/09

    @Klebert L. Hall: How come you sign everything you write, when your name is DIRECTLY ABOVE IT.


    It kind of looks like you're one of those guys who writes in a diary as if you're already famous, and your diary is going to be published, so you try really hard to write really really pithy things, but everything ends up sounding like rewrites of Oscar Wilde quotes.

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    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    01/13/09

    In reply to Solar Storm Season Could Plunge Earth Into Total Blackout, Warn Scientists
    God Damn! I'm so friggin excited for the apocalypse.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    01/13/09

    @Grrsn Dn: Shocking!
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    Image of Themindtaker Themindtaker
    01/13/09

    In reply to Solar Storm Season Could Plunge Earth Into Total Blackout, Warn Scientists
    Space is in trouble! Now's your chance!


    Also, this would just shut everything down and maybe delete all RAM-type stuff, right? I mean, couldn't a lot of stuff would be able to just be turned back on, as though a fuse had just been blown?

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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    01/13/09

    @Themindtaker: In theory, sure, but the question is: how many fuses are getting blown, and how big are they?


    A transformer blowing, while in many ways like a fuse blowing, is a lot bigger and a lot harder to replace. And if they all blow at once? And if the store that you're going to go to buy more ALSO has no power? And the traffic lights are out, etc. etc.


    I don't know if it'd really do that, but "power grid collapse" would be a pretty catastrophic event.

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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    01/13/09

    @braak: Believe you me, even when the fuse for the power supply for your laptop blows, replacing that's a bitch. It was a nightmare for me back in my power supply engineering days... *curls into fetal position*
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    Image of Nefilim Nefilim
    01/13/09

    @Themindtaker:


    I think it really fucks with wiring and circuit boards entirely. A whole lot of overhauling would be required to get things back up and running. It would be essentially a new dark age for at least 3-4 years.


    I think it would be interesting to see our generation dealing with the lack of electronic entertainment. There will definitely be rioting...Start stocking up on bear arms!

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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    01/13/09

    @crashedpc: I was thinking of fuses in the house, which aren't so hard to replace (and can be worked around with pennies and gum wrappers). But yes, the fuses in other things are a pain in the ass.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    01/13/09

    @Nefilim: Are bear arms like bear claws? Mm...
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    01/13/09

    @Themindtaker: Nothing I've read suggests it would erase hard drives. But without electrical devices to access those drives, they might as well be dead. Imagine the volume of weeping that would emerge from all those Seekrit Google Server Farms. Though I bet those places are protected from solar storms.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    01/13/09

    @Annalee Newitz: Imagine the volume of weeping coming from those with terabytes of internet porn. Not that I would know.
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    Image of Gann Gann
    01/13/09

    @Themindtaker: A good overview of EMP damage:


    [www.aussurvivalist.com]


    Keep in mind though, that if the sun really starts ramping up its radiation production it will be much more prolonged and widespread than a singular event.

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