We're DOOOMED! (Doomsday Vault Thread)
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I didn't see a thread on this, so I thought I'd take a crack at it, as it's ripe for debate.
Linky: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6335899.stm
So basically this guy, or team of guys as it were, have created this huge vault inside the ice and earth above the artic circle. It's atomic bomb proof, and end of the world proof, since it would obviously survive a nuclear winter after the fallout/giant comet and/or asteroid.
It's stocked with hundreds of millions of seed samples, growing devices, scientific gadgets, and general "last hope" kind of stuff.
Here's some pics of the place:
artists renderings and 3d models
I found this interesting
"Someone will go up there from time to time to make sure everything is alright, but there will be no full time staff."
Questions:
1) Is something like this a good idea? if Yes, then how can we make it better? Is it wrong to start storing DNA samples to build a modern Noah's Arc?
2) Should all countries be allowed to have a say in this project, since it's a world saving theoretical design?
3) With modern terrorist paranoia, was it wrong to publicly advertise both the doomsday vault and it's fortress of solitude-like location?
4) Speaking of question 3, do you think superman is going to be pissed to have a bunch of noisy neighbors?
Alright, that's it for me, I hope this is worth at least a few pages of debate/discourse.
Linky: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6335899.stm
So basically this guy, or team of guys as it were, have created this huge vault inside the ice and earth above the artic circle. It's atomic bomb proof, and end of the world proof, since it would obviously survive a nuclear winter after the fallout/giant comet and/or asteroid.
It's stocked with hundreds of millions of seed samples, growing devices, scientific gadgets, and general "last hope" kind of stuff.
Here's some pics of the place:
artists renderings and 3d models
I found this interesting
"Someone will go up there from time to time to make sure everything is alright, but there will be no full time staff."
Questions:
1) Is something like this a good idea? if Yes, then how can we make it better? Is it wrong to start storing DNA samples to build a modern Noah's Arc?
2) Should all countries be allowed to have a say in this project, since it's a world saving theoretical design?
3) With modern terrorist paranoia, was it wrong to publicly advertise both the doomsday vault and it's fortress of solitude-like location?
4) Speaking of question 3, do you think superman is going to be pissed to have a bunch of noisy neighbors?
Alright, that's it for me, I hope this is worth at least a few pages of debate/discourse.
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I don't think even terrorists are stupid enough to attack a stockpile of seeds.
It is built already, It just recently finished being stocked "for the time being". Also, I just like these images better than t he actual ones.
2) Whoever funded it gets a say, that's all.
3) Since they did publicize this, I assume they were prepared for possible ramifications and thus, have a second one that is still built and actually secret. the foundation series says so.
4) When the souce of his yellow sun rays is permanently blocked from the skies, he'll be absent his superpowers and thus, will probably be overtaken by the survivors for the extra living space.
"This is where I say something profound and you bow, so lets just skip to your part."
ahhh, but according to today's foxnews science reports, the sun won't go out for a while, at least another couple billion years, so the only thing blocking the yellow sun rays is the radioactive dust clouds, which superman can just fly up and over to get a recharge. I'm telling you, he's gonna be pissed.
seriously though, I do hope they built a secret one, because if the world ever does go up like a roman candle, there's going to be a lot of fucking people scurrying off to the artic circle and dying horribly in the process.