Thunderstruck
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Thu Mar-24-11 01:28 PM
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Did anyone see earlier the bubble-headed teleprompter reader on CNN show |
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an image of smoke/steam rising from one the reactors at Fukushima? Essentially it was a don't worry blurb. Paraphrasing: "Steam was seen rising from one of the reactor's at Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear plant today. The government issued a statement explaining that 'the steam is a natural occurrence' and that no one should be alarmed."
Since when is steam from an shaken, drowned, and exploded nuclear reactor a "natural occurrence"?
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Thu Mar-24-11 01:29 PM
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1. Water evaporates when it gets hot |
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They are using water to cool hot things.
Therefore...
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godai
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Thu Mar-24-11 01:35 PM
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2. Since when? Since always...Natural but not normal. |
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This is not to say that this radioactive steam is good but, get used to it. There are much worse possibilities from Fukushima.
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Thu Mar-24-11 01:39 PM
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3. I guess either you had to be there or I'm seeing absurdity where none is justified. |
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It just seemed the sort of blurb that attempts to minimize and make benign a situation that is levels above the benign.
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godai
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Thu Mar-24-11 01:52 PM
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4. I agree about the bubble-headed teleprompter readers...unwatchable. |
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Seems like the steam comment was from the Japanese government. They are in full 'don't panic' mode, understandably with 20 million people in Tokyo/Yokohama watching.
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Thu Mar-24-11 02:35 PM
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5. They have a point - which is more dangerous? |
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A few hundred, or thousand, people getting radiation sickness or radiation related illnesses, or 20 million people in full panic/flight mode?
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Thu Mar-24-11 02:36 PM
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6. I saw it!! I almost made a post but people seem kinda pissy about the |
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henny penny stuff.
But, yeah, naturally occurring?
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itsrobert
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Thu Mar-24-11 02:37 PM
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7. CNN yesterday had Live Libya video and saying anti aircraft firing |
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The live feed from Libya showed a flock of birds.
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