Topic: I think I found the craziest city in Africa
Mr. Bloody Lemonade !0JqexkOGBc started this discussion 2 weeks ago #138,131
Goma.Mr. Bloody Lemonade !0JqexkOGBc (OP) double-posted this 2 weeks ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #1,461,772
I thought Tokyo was bad… how do people live here and not feel anxiety? Do they know something I don’t about the next life?Mr. Bloody Lemonade !0JqexkOGBc (OP) triple-posted this 2 weeks ago, 3 minutes later, 5 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,461,773
Apparently it erupted in 2021.Mr. Bloody Lemonade !0JqexkOGBc (OP) quadruple-posted this 2 weeks ago, 50 seconds later, 6 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,461,774
This is messed up! Why would you live next to this?Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE joined in and replied with this 2 weeks ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,461,777
There actually are legitimate reasons why people would want to live next to a volcano. The soil is generally very fertile, valuable minerals, and these days probably lots of tourism revenue. All good reasons for a thriving town or city to spring up somewhere.
Also, while I'm not an expert on this, I think that usually if a volcano is being actively monitored there is some advance warning if it erupts, so there's time to evacuate. And it's not like eruptions are that common, generally. Generations can pass without any eruptions.
Also, while I'm not an expert on this, I think that usually if a volcano is being actively monitored there is some advance warning if it erupts, so there's time to evacuate. And it's not like eruptions are that common, generally. Generations can pass without any eruptions.
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 2 weeks ago, 1 hour later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,461,792
@previous (Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE)
> There actually are legitimate reasons why people would want to live next to a volcano. The soil is generally very fertile, valuable minerals, and these days probably lots of tourism revenue. All good reasons for a thriving town or city to spring up somewhere.
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> Also, while I'm not an expert on this, I think that usually if a volcano is being actively monitored there is some advance warning if it erupts, so there's time to evacuate. And it's not like eruptions are that common, generally. Generations can pass without any eruptions.
Seismic sensors, GPS depressions, thermal monitoring, satellite monitoring and global watch stations. A surprise eruption would be almost unheard of because of the forces generated and all of the seismic and heat signals.
> There actually are legitimate reasons why people would want to live next to a volcano. The soil is generally very fertile, valuable minerals, and these days probably lots of tourism revenue. All good reasons for a thriving town or city to spring up somewhere.
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> Also, while I'm not an expert on this, I think that usually if a volcano is being actively monitored there is some advance warning if it erupts, so there's time to evacuate. And it's not like eruptions are that common, generally. Generations can pass without any eruptions.
Seismic sensors, GPS depressions, thermal monitoring, satellite monitoring and global watch stations. A surprise eruption would be almost unheard of because of the forces generated and all of the seismic and heat signals.
Mr. Bloody Lemonade !0JqexkOGBc joined in and replied with this 2 weeks ago, 5 hours later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,461,823
@1,461,777 (Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE)
I thought you were into Ancient Rome. Did it work out for the people in Pompeii and Herculaneum?
I thought you were into Ancient Rome. Did it work out for the people in Pompeii and Herculaneum?
Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE replied with this 2 weeks ago, 4 hours later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,461,858
@previous (Mr. Bloody Lemonade !0JqexkOGBc)
Yeah, I too had sort of assumed that they all died, but I saw a video recently explaining that that actually wasn't the case.
Modern scholars believe that the majority of people in both cities actually survived, and had ample time to evacuate. What's interesting is that Pliny the Younger says that the people actually basically ignored the earthquakes that happened a few days prior to the eruption, as earthquakes were common in the area. They only realised something was seriously wrong when the volcano started to emit smoke and pumice began to fall. At this point, Pompeii had about 17 hours to evacuate, Herculaneum about 12. And people did evacuate. We even hear in the textual and archeological record of refugees resettling in other cities, and prominent families continuing on elsewhere.
I actually don't disagree with you that living next to a volcano is quite terrifying, but my point is that even two ancient cities like those were able to come out of it fairly well, even after explicitly ignoring the earliest signs. So I am assuming that this modern-day African city would do even better than the Romans.
Yeah, I too had sort of assumed that they all died, but I saw a video recently explaining that that actually wasn't the case.
Modern scholars believe that the majority of people in both cities actually survived, and had ample time to evacuate. What's interesting is that Pliny the Younger says that the people actually basically ignored the earthquakes that happened a few days prior to the eruption, as earthquakes were common in the area. They only realised something was seriously wrong when the volcano started to emit smoke and pumice began to fall. At this point, Pompeii had about 17 hours to evacuate, Herculaneum about 12. And people did evacuate. We even hear in the textual and archeological record of refugees resettling in other cities, and prominent families continuing on elsewhere.
I actually don't disagree with you that living next to a volcano is quite terrifying, but my point is that even two ancient cities like those were able to come out of it fairly well, even after explicitly ignoring the earliest signs. So I am assuming that this modern-day African city would do even better than the Romans.
(Edited 1 day later.)
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 2 weeks ago, 1 hour later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,461,875
You can't really be sure man has been to the moon, but you can be sure that the World Trade Center is no longer standing.
Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE replied with this 2 weeks ago, 2 hours later, 16 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,461,880
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I view it the other way around. The 9/11 was absolutely a false flag attack. They are just hiding the WTC with holograms, it's been still going all this time.
The moon landing is legit though. They want to colonise the moon and mine it, so there is economic incentive to go there.
I view it the other way around. The 9/11 was absolutely a false flag attack. They are just hiding the WTC with holograms, it's been still going all this time.
The moon landing is legit though. They want to colonise the moon and mine it, so there is economic incentive to go there.
Mr. Bloody Lemonade !0JqexkOGBc joined in and replied with this 2 weeks ago, 2 hours later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,461,882
@previous (Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE)> there is economic incentive to go there.
Not really, the moon has almost the same composition as Earth.
Mr. Bloody Lemonade !0JqexkOGBc double-posted this 2 weeks ago, 1 minute later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,461,884
The moon has some rare forms of hydrogen that would be useful in a nuclear fusion reactor… if we invented those yet. There are experiments but they all lose energy.
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 2 weeks ago, 4 hours later, 23 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,461,899
Why carry a NSA tracking device around at all?
Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU joined in and replied with this 2 weeks ago, 17 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,461,905
What a waste. I bet they could run some pipes or shit in there and get unlimited electricity generation which would power all of Africa.
Anonymous G replied with this 2 weeks ago, 5 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,461,947
One thing worse than living in a police state is finding out that no one cares.
Mr. Bloody Lemonade !0JqexkOGBc joined in and replied with this 2 weeks ago, 6 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,461,993
@1,461,905 (Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU)
It definitely wouldn’t be enough energy for that. Also wouldn’t the pipes melt?
It definitely wouldn’t be enough energy for that. Also wouldn’t the pipes melt?
Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU replied with this 2 weeks ago, 5 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,462,036
@previous (Mr. Bloody Lemonade !0JqexkOGBc)
The POWER OF EARTH'S MAGMA can surely solve all of humanities energy needs.
Magma is 700-1300 and steel melts at 1400-1500.
The POWER OF EARTH'S MAGMA can surely solve all of humanities energy needs.
Magma is 700-1300 and steel melts at 1400-1500.
Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE replied with this 2 weeks ago, 14 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,462,037
@1,461,882 (Mr. Bloody Lemonade !0JqexkOGBc)
I appreciate that you didn't correct the first part of that post. Glad we agree about 9/11.
I appreciate that you didn't correct the first part of that post. Glad we agree about 9/11.
Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 2 weeks ago, 8 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,462,067
Earthquake is everywhere in japan