And Kaylee, what the hell's goin' on in the engine room? Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?

Mal ,'The Train Job'


Natter 69: Practically names itself.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


DavidS - Nov 16, 2011 4:15:28 pm PST #7157 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Frequently?

You guys can quit worry about that.

Q: How imminent is an eruption of the Yellowstone Volcano?

A: There is no evidence that a catastrophic eruption at Yellowstone National Park (YNP) is imminent. Current geologic activity at Yellowstone has remained relatively constant since earth scientists first started monitoring some 30 years ago. Though another caldera-forming eruption is theoretically possible, it is very unlikely to occur in the next thousand or even 10,000 years.

The most likely activity would be lava flows such as those that occurred after the last major eruption. Such a lava flow would ooze slowly over months and years, allowing plenty of time for park managers to evaluate the situation and protect people. No scientific evidence indicates such a lava flow will occur soon.


billytea - Nov 16, 2011 4:19:41 pm PST #7158 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

I worry frequently about the Yellowstone supervolcano.

Remember Tom, it's probably more frightened of you than you are of it.


-t - Nov 16, 2011 4:20:14 pm PST #7159 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Worry is not the right word for how I feel about the heat death of the universe or the sun swallowing the earth. It's more in the way of doom and despair.


meara - Nov 16, 2011 4:20:17 pm PST #7160 of 30001

For some reason, when I saw this, I thought Owen, as well as many other Buffista sprog and their parents might like it.

OMG, that is awesome!!

I do not worry about a Yellowstone volcano or the Sun dying, but I do definitely worry that an earthquake will level Seattle and/or make California fall into the ocean and then the US economy will be in chaos and even if I survive life will never be the same...

(Especially because I figure I am not the sort to make it through an apocalypse. I'd run out of food, loose my glasses, and get smashed by a truck or shot by looters)


Cass - Nov 16, 2011 4:20:25 pm PST #7161 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

Our sun won't supernova.

I am constantly trying to say, "betelgeuse" three times to summon that one because we can see it and it won't hurt us. But so far my attempts have been in vain.


Atropa - Nov 16, 2011 4:20:41 pm PST #7162 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I worry frequently about the Yellowstone supervolcano.

Pete worries about Mt. Rainier.


§ ita § - Nov 16, 2011 4:21:48 pm PST #7163 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Maybe the Mayan thing will work out for you.

I can't lie--I cross my fingers about that too. Those crazy wacky Mayans.


DavidS - Nov 16, 2011 4:23:44 pm PST #7164 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Pete worries about Mt. Rainier.

You know, Mt. Saint Helens was pretty fuckin' big and yet most humans are still alive.

I mean 57 deaths isn't nothing, but traffic pileups have taken out more.


Zenkitty - Nov 16, 2011 4:24:25 pm PST #7165 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I worry about a massive earthquake triggering a domino-effect of volcanic eruptions around the Ring of Fire, with resulting giant tsunamis.

Well, I say "worry". "Contemplate", maybe.


Amy - Nov 16, 2011 4:24:34 pm PST #7166 of 30001
Because books.

I'm a lot more worried about the collapse of the economy than I am about natural disasters. But super viruses do freak me out a little.