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Post by vampyre on Aug 26, 2010 0:44:49 GMT -5
Aw come on, who hasn't done that? It's why they invented cruise controle. Maybe that's why that guy got air born in his car at over 100mph?
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Post by Raven on Aug 26, 2010 8:24:49 GMT -5
^I never use cruise control. I hate it.
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Post by deathlynx on Aug 26, 2010 17:29:15 GMT -5
"Impaired Awareness" is probably also what they use for people who're using cellphones, texting or reading the newspaper while driving...
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Post by moonsanity on Aug 26, 2010 19:34:55 GMT -5
I knew you all would find that worthy of snark:)
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Post by MsKay on Sept 5, 2010 1:55:54 GMT -5
Rain may force evacuations in quake-hit Canterbury The reality of Saturday's earthquake is beginning to set in for Canterbury residents, with many facing a second night in shelters away from their homes. High winds and aftershocks continue to rock the region, with some jolts measuring up to magnitude 5.0. Saturday’s quake measured 7.1 and was felt as far north as Palmerston North in the North Island. Heavy rain is now threatening Waimakariri, north of Christchurch, where residents are already dealing with contaminated water and extensive traffic jams caused by rubberneckers wanting to look at the destruction. From tomorrow, the army and extra police will be called in to restrict access to the area as the volume of people were hampering workers trying to repair utilities. Civil Defence Minister John Carter said they were mindful the weather was going to turn nasty and were preparing for an evacuation if that happened. He said stop banks which provide flood protection to lower lying areas were damaged in the quake, meaning swollen rivers now pose a serious problem. “Waimakariri is the area we are most concerned about,” Mr Carter said. He urged people to look after each other, especially those most vulnerable such as the elderly. www.stuff.co.nz/national/4096872/Rain-may-force-evacuations-in-quake-hit-Canterbury-Minister
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Post by deathlynx on Sept 5, 2010 17:44:00 GMT -5
Wow...I hadn't even heard about the Earthquake!
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Post by MsKay on Sept 6, 2010 3:04:27 GMT -5
yeah we get Earthquakes regularly here as New Zealand is right on the edges of two tectonic plates – the Australian and Pacific. But Christchurch is our most disastrous since 1987 because it hit out second largest city. there have been several aftershocks and about 5 billion in damage.. could be worse.. no lives were lost
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Post by Raven on Sept 8, 2010 8:14:38 GMT -5
I'm glad no lives were lost, but it's still scary. I'm super glad you're okay, Demon. I thought of you instantly when I saw it on the news. *hugs*
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Post by vampyre on Sept 8, 2010 11:18:45 GMT -5
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Post by ailishsmom on Sept 12, 2010 7:45:19 GMT -5
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Post by kiraglade on Sept 15, 2010 0:34:32 GMT -5
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Post by Raven on Sept 16, 2010 7:35:31 GMT -5
HOLY CRAP.
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Post by Raven on Sept 17, 2010 16:42:55 GMT -5
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Post by deathlynx on Sept 30, 2010 18:58:29 GMT -5
Okay, what's the tulpa up to now? When Architecture Attacks: The Las Vegas Death RayThe curved glass facade of the Vdara Hotel in Las Vegas promises a world of climate-controlled luxury. Except if you are poolside, where sunlight reflected and intensified by the building's shape has been melting plastic and burning people's hair. According to BLDG BLOG: The surface of the building acts like a parabolic reflector, concentrating solar heat into a specific target area. It's the future of urban thermal warfare, perhaps: hotels armed against other hotels in a robust defense posture defined by pure heat. Apparently the building's designers knew this could be a problem, and coated the windows on the south side of the hotel with a film intended to scatter the light more evenly. It didn't work. Hotel workers call it the "death ray," but a public affairs rep at the hotel said it should be referred to as a "solar convergence phenomenon." Apparently the plan is to fix the problem by providing more shaded areas poolside - perhaps some trees, which hopefully won't catch fire when they're exposed to the solar convergence phenomenon.
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Post by Raven on Oct 1, 2010 13:51:48 GMT -5
^I thought the exact same thing when I saw that! He's frying humans!
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