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Off Topic / Re: Solar farming

« on: February 17, 2014, 12:07:20 PM »

Did you know that since before then, people had thyroid problems too? Did you know that the amount of radiation that reached California was nowhere near toxic levels?

Either way he has a point. The pacific ocean is pretty loving large, 5355 miles long from Japan to California. If the fallout can reach from there to California, think of a full-scale meltdown, like Chernobyl, only today where the energy requirements are larger so therefore more radioactive materials being used. The fallout would be devastating. I'm a supporter of nuclear energy but I still try to look at both sides from a logical perspective. Nuclear power does have a severe cost if a failure occurs.

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Off Topic / Re: Solar farming

« on: February 17, 2014, 11:40:51 AM »

These incidents are exactly why regulations exist. Fukushima only happened because quite literally millions of pounds of water water cannoned the stuff out of the structure and essentially destroyed everything, and even so it was stopped at a partial meltdown.

People don't care.

Example counter-argument:
Fukushima was also based off the coast of the island. Building a nuclear power plant not near an ocean, say, about 50-75 miles from the coast, then a independent water source is needed or a large pipeline will need to be built cool it off in case of a meltdown. Regulations exist sure but there's also other problems. What if equipment malfunctions or pieces of material that sustains the plant fail? What about natural disasters?

While these all can be easily fixed/avoided, and the cost-effectiveness would be so huge that financing the construction of such a structure wouldn't be an issue, environmentalists and anti-nuclear activists would go out of their way to prohibit the construction. The west coast is a good example of somewhat hazardous place for construction of nuclear power-plants. Volcanic activity to earthquakes could result in some unwanted after affects if a nuclear plant is built near geographically active places.

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Off Topic / Re: Suggest things for me to buy to put in my Man Cave!

« on: February 17, 2014, 10:32:03 AM »

a parachute

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Off Topic / Re: Solar farming

« on: February 17, 2014, 10:20:21 AM »

Well no stuff derp. That's why people are actively researching it and trying to improve it so it is a viable solution.

i'm aware of this.

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Off Topic / Re: Solar farming

« on: February 17, 2014, 10:16:10 AM »

what the heck are you talking about fusion would give off way more energy than we could ever hope fission to give us.

dunno what you've read but humans haven't created a stable fusion reactor that's given off more energy than whats been required to create it.

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Off Topic / Re: Solar farming

« on: February 17, 2014, 07:45:04 AM »

just give scientists who work on nuclear fusion tons of doe. it is by far the most efficient way to generate power and doesn't produce any radioactive waste

efficient ecologically sure. energy wise not so much.

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Off Topic / Re: Computer rapidly crashing

« on: February 17, 2014, 06:00:29 AM »

it might also be a sign from the internet gods for you to stop posting.

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Off Topic / Re: Solar farming

« on: February 17, 2014, 02:34:33 AM »

Fukushima was a minor incident that only occurred because of massive damage. Chernobyl was a piss poor Ukrainian station that melted down in what, the 80s? Three Mile Island is still in use today, didn't melt down.

Waste produced by power plants is stored on-site now and perhaps one day we will figure out whether it's ok to just shove it in the desert of Nevada. Until then, it's pretty safe.


Regardless, it's going to take multiple sources of power to completely power the world. Plus geographically, some power sources don't even make sense in separate regions.

i'm aware of this. i would like nuclear power, im not defending anti-nuclear power. im pointing out that a large majority of people are scared of it.

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Off Topic / Re: Solar farming

« on: February 17, 2014, 01:43:27 AM »

surprised no one has mentioned geothermal power yet.

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Off Topic / Re: Furry Megathread - Furry Things Here

« on: February 17, 2014, 01:41:03 AM »

i haven't posted any art lately. also falvie is amazing, he should draw more females though.




Favorite by far ^^^

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Games / Re: Grand Theft Auto Megathread - OP 3.0

« on: February 17, 2014, 12:34:53 AM »

me and kelblock forgetin' around with a jet and a motorbike.

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Games / Re: Grand Theft Auto Megathread - OP 3.0

« on: February 17, 2014, 12:11:39 AM »

Wait, are you talking about Online? I was talking about Single Player.

both.

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Off Topic / Re: Solar farming

« on: February 17, 2014, 12:09:26 AM »

i still like my hydroelectric idea.

Or instead of building immense structures that harvest very little energy for a very large capital investment cost, we can just build nuclear reactors that produce stufftons of energy with relatively little waste that is actually contained rather than spewed into the environment. That will work just fine for the next hundred years until we develop nuclear fusion technology.

there's a problems with this.

People: People are scared of a nuclear meltdown, and a majority of people are willing to shoot down the idea with past incidents, Fukushima, Three-Mile Island accident, and Chernobyl. Also it's been a popular misconception spread by anti-nuclear activists that the waste produced by nuclear power-plants is not properly contained, and is ran off into the ocean and our water sources. Some politicians back my previous statement.

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Forum Games / Re: YOU LAUGH YOU LOSE v666

« on: February 16, 2014, 07:55:57 PM »

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Off Topic / Re: Solar farming

« on: February 16, 2014, 06:07:16 AM »

solar power would be to expensive and problematic to build in the ocean. you're better off building hydroelectric systems instead, to maximize electrical generation, especially in the atlantic during hurricane season. it also ceases some of the power from a hurricane, so it doesn't damage the mainland as much.