Uh oh, Yellowstone Caldera Awakens

[notyoueither]

Spoken like a good rat.

[Space05us]

I wonder if my prediction for this year is coming true

[Sikander]

"The latest eruption spewed out nearly 240 cubic miles of debris."

Yea, that's a lot more devestating than the worst nuclear winter estimates.

[Richelieu]

Originally posted by Lancer
If the Yellowstone caldera blew it would be hard times for much of the world, but particularly the US. Take the US out of the equasion, eliminate half of the rest of the world's population, and go from there.

There are some people in this world who would not call this a problem but rather THE solution.

*Starts checking for which co-worker he wants to jump first when the thing goes*

[uh Clem]

There's no reason to be alarmed yet. Wait untill Tom Ridge starts telling everyone not to worry and just go about their business...that's when I'll know it's time.

Is anyone preparing Bruce Willis for this? How do you plug up a caldera?

[CerberusIV]

OK, so imagine for a moment that the US Geological Survey decide Yellowstone is going to blow next year. The President goes on TV and declares a state of emergency and......

What exactly can anyone do (apart from jump the co-worker you always wanted to)?

I can find plenty of things to worry about that I can actually do something about.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by uh Clem
How do you plug up a caldera?

Duct tape.

[Richelieu]

Throw Ann Coulter in. The ***** is so cold she'll stall the whole process for a few hundred years at least.

[Whoha]

Originally posted by Osweld


Isn't Caldera a giant moth that shoots lazers out it's eyes?

they're really plasma beams.

[Sava]

IT IS FRANCES FAULT OMFG BOMB CHIRAC!

[The Mad Monk]

Originally posted by Sikander
"The latest eruption spewed out nearly 240 cubic miles of debris."

Yea, that's a lot more devestating than the worst nuclear winter estimates.

For a comparison, the 1980 Mt. Saint Helens eruption...um...launched...a "paltry" two-thirds of a cubic mile.

So we're talking 360 Helens eruptions in a single shot.

No biggie.

[Whoha]

I think the only solution is to rip the surface off of the caldera and the surrounding lands, and hope that with that much surface area we don't get the same effects that a point breakthrough would give.

[Shi Huangdi]

"What exactly can anyone do (apart from jump the co-worker you always wanted to)?"

Well, flee to Europe for one.

[Sava]

Originally posted by Shi Huangdi
"What exactly can anyone do (apart from jump the co-worker you always wanted to)?"

Well, flee to Europe for one.

duh!

[monty python]
RUN AWAY RUN AWAY
[/monty python]

[The Mad Monk]

No...no, that would pretty much guarantee a BIG bang.