What do you think about Nuclear Weapons?
Monday, November 24, 2003 by joetheblow | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I think they are passé. There is no reason to develop better ones or for that matter make more of them.
I can think of one reason to make better ones and that is to blow up asteroids or meteors that threaten the Earth with impact.
A nuclear bomb is not going to scare a terrorist because terrorist use different tactics and use the community as their shield/catalyst.
So is there any reason why someone would approve new better nuclear bombs?
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joetheblow
Reply #66 Wednesday, November 26, 2003 10:50 PM
What you talkin' about Chi Chi?
Unless you mean the rock called Earth and not refering to any of the life forms on it.
We have no real idea as to how the clones will effect the food chain, cycle of life, or any number of issues.
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Reply #66 Wednesday, November 26, 2003 10:50 PM
| Regardless of wether its ethical or not, how does cloning harm the planet? |
What you talkin' about Chi Chi?
Unless you mean the rock called Earth and not refering to any of the life forms on it.
We have no real idea as to how the clones will effect the food chain, cycle of life, or any number of issues.
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joetheblow
Reply #67 Wednesday, November 26, 2003 11:04 PM
Reply #67 Wednesday, November 26, 2003 11:04 PM
Hey IPlural, wouldn't the wall of water crest crash about 10 miles inland to California (where WinCusto's Servers are at)?
Also wouldn't it have to pass the mountain range before it got that far East (like New York) even at 600 miles per hour?
I think we will feel the wind that would come from such a action though, but the water I am not to sure. Plus, isn't there another mountain range before you get to New York? Wouldn't the Mississippi river absorb allot of what would pass the mountain range on the west coast (what is left of it)?
I always found the idea of a water wave amazing. A meteor hitting the Ocean sending a wave of water... that is why I wanted to move toward inland. Pennsylvania or something. Oregon is to far West. Michigan? Illinois?
Also wouldn't it have to pass the mountain range before it got that far East (like New York) even at 600 miles per hour?
I think we will feel the wind that would come from such a action though, but the water I am not to sure. Plus, isn't there another mountain range before you get to New York? Wouldn't the Mississippi river absorb allot of what would pass the mountain range on the west coast (what is left of it)?
I always found the idea of a water wave amazing. A meteor hitting the Ocean sending a wave of water... that is why I wanted to move toward inland. Pennsylvania or something. Oregon is to far West. Michigan? Illinois?
IPlural
Reply #68 Thursday, November 27, 2003 12:13 AM
Reply #68 Thursday, November 27, 2003 12:13 AM
na, West Coast of Africa, East Coast of US.... = heading West across the Atlantic...
It was on Discovery about 2 months after 9/11. Kinda threw me seeing it, nothing like advertising
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It was on Discovery about 2 months after 9/11. Kinda threw me seeing it, nothing like advertising
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Chi Chi Rodriguez
Reply #69 Thursday, November 27, 2003 1:08 AM
Reply #69 Thursday, November 27, 2003 1:08 AM
Cloning is like photocopying a life form. An exact copy wont effect the food chain. We can use cloning for such things as preserving life by sustaining certain species on the planet and keeping the food chain in correct balance. I would say that we should try and stop killing off species, but we can't go back in time and fix past mistakes like endangering a species very easily.
I think youre more thinking along the lines of how does genetics affect the balance of things. Yes, we rushed into genetics and caused some problems. If anyone is familiar with this type of science, one notable instance of a mistake was BT corn. A genetically modified type of corn engineered to resist insects. Not only did it resist them, but tests showed that the milkweed leaves (the primary diet of monarch caterpillars) that were heavely dusted with BT corn pollen became sick. The scientists who did this study assumed that because of this, BT corn was a risk to monarch butterflies. This is the type of effect I think you're referring to. Tests later done by the USDA proved that BT presented little to no risk towards monarchs.
But genetics is growing by leaps and bounds and geneticists are much more careful about the possible side effects of genetically engineered organisms on other life on the planet.
Somewhere around 70% of the worlds crops are GMO's. Btw.
edit: The caterpillars got sick, not the milkweed.... My fingers are really slow and my brain works too fast for them.....sometimes
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I think youre more thinking along the lines of how does genetics affect the balance of things. Yes, we rushed into genetics and caused some problems. If anyone is familiar with this type of science, one notable instance of a mistake was BT corn. A genetically modified type of corn engineered to resist insects. Not only did it resist them, but tests showed that the milkweed leaves (the primary diet of monarch caterpillars) that were heavely dusted with BT corn pollen became sick. The scientists who did this study assumed that because of this, BT corn was a risk to monarch butterflies. This is the type of effect I think you're referring to. Tests later done by the USDA proved that BT presented little to no risk towards monarchs.
But genetics is growing by leaps and bounds and geneticists are much more careful about the possible side effects of genetically engineered organisms on other life on the planet.
Somewhere around 70% of the worlds crops are GMO's. Btw.
edit: The caterpillars got sick, not the milkweed.... My fingers are really slow and my brain works too fast for them.....sometimes
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kona0197
Reply #70 Thursday, November 27, 2003 1:14 AM
Reply #70 Thursday, November 27, 2003 1:14 AM
whats next? nano technolgy? nona technology scares me as well.
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Reply #71 Thursday, November 27, 2003 1:41 AM
Reply #71 Thursday, November 27, 2003 1:41 AM
Innovation scares a lot of people...I'd encourage you to research the things that scare you. Understanding your fears is a good first step to overcoming them.
kona0197
Reply #72 Thursday, November 27, 2003 1:44 AM
Reply #72 Thursday, November 27, 2003 1:44 AM
Hey i am not that scared that I would shake in my boots. I am very aware of my fears.
Death however, I am not afrad of.
Death however, I am not afrad of.
kona0197
Reply #74 Thursday, November 27, 2003 4:08 AM
Reply #74 Thursday, November 27, 2003 4:08 AM
my point is I have already overcome my fears. I am no wuss. Sure nuclear war scares me but there is nothing I can do about it so why worry about it?
IPlural
Reply #75 Thursday, November 27, 2003 11:04 PM
Reply #75 Thursday, November 27, 2003 11:04 PM
bit presumptious don't you think?
assuming to know of others fears and what not?
I damn well do not need to have someone else explain them to me or how to face them.
Though I probably could use a rest from them and have someone else deal with them for
a while, but then again this sin't the place for such...
nore is it therapy 101
assuming to know of others fears and what not?
I damn well do not need to have someone else explain them to me or how to face them.
Though I probably could use a rest from them and have someone else deal with them for
a while, but then again this sin't the place for such...
nore is it therapy 101
IPlural
Reply #77 Friday, November 28, 2003 3:41 AM yeah it would be at that 
Thats ok, I installed ieSpell on this laptop now so "aardvark"
Reply #77 Friday, November 28, 2003 3:41 AM
yeah it would be at that 
Thats ok, I installed ieSpell on this laptop now so "aardvark"
IPlural
Reply #78 Friday, November 28, 2003 3:42 AM
guess it would be "isn't" instead of *sin't*
Reply #78 Friday, November 28, 2003 3:42 AM
| sin't |
guess it would be "isn't" instead of *sin't*
Sure sounds like dutch
IPlural
Reply #80 Friday, November 28, 2003 6:15 AM
Reply #80 Friday, November 28, 2003 6:15 AM
Na, it's Aussie for Turkey
Here is Florida Turkey is called Pelican
and Seagull is called Haitian Chicken
Here is Florida Turkey is called Pelican
and Seagull is called Haitian Chicken
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Reply #61 Wednesday, November 26, 2003 4:45 PM