OMFG! 8.9 Richter Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan!!

[1speedbike]

Originally Posted by Kg810

I hope those who are affected have a speedy recovery.

But, I'd just like to say, for those of you in the States that know of any ignorant retards that are posting ignorant shit about how the Japanese deserved this because of Pearl Harbor, please slap them in the fucking mouth.

http://youropenbook.org/?q=pearl+harbor&gender=any

^check that out to see all the ignorant Americans post dumb shit. Really pisses me off.

it's almost as sad as the earthquake itself..



makes me wish an earthquake would hit THEIR homes... complete embarrassments to the human race

[choicez]

^^makes my blood boil. ignorant mofos.

[choicez]

Originally Posted by james426

on right now, CNN says Meltdown may be under way at the nuclear plant?!

<edit> conflicting reports from CNN....forget I said anything we'll wait and see

hope it doesn't happen because it's the ultimate rubbing salt on a wound. first an 8.9 earthquake then a tsunami and now maybe a nuclear disaster to top it off. God help them.

[.:bHd:.]

the plant is right next to the ocean. If it leaks were all doomed.

[Blake]

i heard from all my friends in japan. everyone is okay, even my friend's parent in the north. good to hear

[Nutballa]

I got some friends from Japan. They parents are heading to Japan to help their family. Interior of their apartment got messed up during the quake.

[Year's_End]

Originally Posted by 1speedbike

it's almost as sad as the earthquake itself..

makes me wish an earthquake would hit THEIR homes... complete embarrassments to the human race

Wow so I've been checking these out...here's a bright guy: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...4255668&v=wall

[MarkR171]

Originally Posted by Nikkahtropolis

Wow so I've been checking these out...here's a bright guy: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...4255668&v=wall

omfg, which one of you guys was this? LOL

[gun6slinger9]

Originally Posted by Nikkahtropolis

Wow so I've been checking these out...here's a bright guy: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...4255668&v=wall

Wow the ignorance is strong in this one. I seriously hope someone fucks him up for his posts.

[Tondtar]

Originally Posted by MarkR171

omfg, which one of you guys was this? LOL

Originally Posted by gun6slinger9

Wow the ignorance is strong in this one. I seriously hope someone fucks him up for his posts.

I personally think god(?) whom he believes in so strongly punished him for his extreme ignorance ...I mean just take a look for yourself.

"Lil porn star" LMAO

[CollinsE90]

Originally Posted by Nikkahtropolis

Wow so I've been checking these out...here's a bright guy: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...4255668&v=wall

OMG

I'm ashamed to say this, but that guy in from my hometown

facepalm

[CollinsE90]

HOLY FUCK

I just looked and his nephew was a weirdo I went to HS with, was always preaching to us and shit at school

[yakev724]

Spoke to 2 people i knew who were in tokai (just north of tokyo) when it hit, they sounded pretty shaken up but OK. Said the aftershocks were strong for over 12 hrs.

Wanted to comment on the above FB comments, but can't really think of anything that wouldn't offend many american-raised members.

[E90SLAM]

Originally Posted by yakev724

Spoke to 2 people i knew who were in tokai (just north of tokyo) when it hit, they sounded pretty shaken up but OK. Said the aftershocks were strong for over 12 hrs.

Wanted to comment on the above FB comments, but can't really think of anything that wouldn't offend many american-raised members.

Forget it, don't bother argue with these ignorant people.
Otherwise they'll just call you a terrorist.

I hope the nuclear power facilities will go back to normal asap.
Makes me cringe to just think there will be 4-5 more possible Prypiat in Japan.

[DougLikesBMW]

This is a must see link: Before/After

Wow...absolutely nuts. Why do the trees turn black?

[yakev724]

Originally Posted by E90SLAM

Forget it, don't bother argue with these ignorant people.
Otherwise they'll just call you a terrorist.

I hope the nuclear power facilities will go back to normal asap.
Makes me cringe to just think there will be 4-5 more possible Prypiat in Japan.

Nuclear wise, there really isn't risk anywhere near Pripyat. Chernobyl had several factors combined that led to the final result. I can put money on the fact that there isn't a single operating reactor in the world (unless there's a makeshift one not monitored by the IAEA) which can lead to the same consequences.

One of the reactors has actually released a controlled amount of radioactive material several hours ago to aid in cooling. Though any release is undesired, the levels here are nowhere near enough to affect a person's well-being. I think much of the fear of ANY nuclear event comes from the afterthought of chernobyl, and as most aren't educated on the subject, automatically conclude that everyone will die and have mutant children. It is because of this ignorance that it will be absolutely impossible to build any sort of nuclear reactor in the US for quite some time.

[yakev724]

Originally Posted by DougLikesBMW

This is a must see link: Before/After

Wow...absolutely nuts. Why do the trees turn black?

That's a crazy perspective, hope that plane took off in time...

...water raised a bunch of sediment shortly after hitting land and deposited it on everything it came in contact with.

[james426]

That racist guy thinks he's holier than though and walks a higher path (based on his other facebook posts)..... He's one bomb-strapped-to-his-chest away from being in the same league as islamic extremist, just with a different religion.

[OC Guy]

Let's leave the racist people's ignorant remarks out of this thread. You are giving them the attention they want.

[Pseudo Nim]

Originally Posted by yakev724

Nuclear wise, there really isn't risk anywhere near Pripyat. Chernobyl had several factors combined that led to the final result. I can put money on the fact that there isn't a single operating reactor in the world (unless there's a makeshift one not monitored by the IAEA) which can lead to the same consequences.

One of the reactors has actually released a controlled amount of radioactive material several hours ago to aid in cooling. Though any release is undesired, the levels here are nowhere near enough to affect a person's well-being. I think much of the fear of ANY nuclear event comes from the afterthought of chernobyl, and as most aren't educated on the subject, automatically conclude that everyone will die and have mutant children. It is because of this ignorance that it will be absolutely impossible to build any sort of nuclear reactor in the US for quite some time.

+1. Thanks for the good writeup - that is EXACTLY the situation in the US. The unbridled, blind fear of "nucular" reactors is why the US is so profoundly dependent on coal and so on; I have so far seem a number of posts here and there that speak of a "nuclear meltdown" in Japan, which couldn't be further from the truth.

Pripyat, though, had some other disadvantages that Fukushima doesn't - for instance, Fukushima has an abundance of seawater (ironic, I suppose, that this is one case where they NEED it to get flooded) - but that greatly assists in managing the core temperature. Most of the evac thus far has been purely preventive, rather than reactionary.

Finally, Chernobyl had tremendous human life impact simply due to the fact that, for far too long (for over 24 hours after the explosion), the attitude was "everything is fine". This is not going to be the case here.

[Pseudo Nim]

Originally Posted by yakev724

That's a crazy perspective, hope that plane took off in time...

...water raised a bunch of sediment shortly after hitting land and deposited it on everything it came in contact with.

Based on reports from JP news agencies, it did not - seems to be buried underneath. Hopefully everyone disembarked...

[GregTheStig]

Wow, I feel embarrassed sharing a planet with those assholes in that FB post.