So which is more terrifying for you?
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Posted on: 2011-08-26 21:41 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
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If you want REAL scary, imagine dying old, blind, crippled and maybe crazy in a puddle of your own **** after having been in constant pain for years.|
Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
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especially about fires. But I don't limit my zero sympathy to the rich flood victims. I spread it equally amongst most of the natural disasters that occur regionally. They know the damn things are going to happen sooner or later and they still chose to live there. Screw'em, they deserve it. |
If I gotta go, make it fast, and because I'm rather misanthropic, make it SPECTACULARLY messy so everyone can see it and some poor schlub has to clean me off every available surface with a spatula.
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You mean like when a funnel drops down directly in your area?|
Originally Posted by Durakken
How poor is your vision that you can't see a tornado far enough away that you can't get away or to safety?
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Or it comes through in the middle of the night while you're asleep?
Or the fact that they move faster than you can walk or run?
Or the fact that it can lob a Buick like you would a softball?
Or the fact that it can lob ANY debris, fast enough to shoot through you like a bullet?
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Pretty much everywhere on the planet has some form of natural disaster that can happen. It's the ones that are easily recognizable that bother me (aforementioned flooding).|
Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
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especially about fires. But I don't limit my zero sympathy to the rich flood victims. I spread it equally amongst most of the natural disasters that occur regionally. They know the damn things are going to happen sooner or later and they still chose to live there. Screw'em, they deserve it. |
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| Hurricanes.. I have been through a few, so they don't really scare me anymore either. The last one that followed the predicted path of Irene, though, left me without power for 8 days. No internet or television for EIGHT DAYS!?!?! Now THAT scares the bajeebies outta me! Especially with the launch of Freedom possibly being right around the corner. |
That was probably the closest potential for dying from a natural disaster that I've come.
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Not really scary all that stuff is either avoidable pretty easily, unlikely to happen to most people, or if you have to live in the area that it happens a lot in its unavoidable and why be scared of things that are unavoidable?
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Originally Posted by Hyperstrike
You mean like when a funnel drops down directly in your area?
Or it comes through in the middle of the night while you're asleep? Or the fact that they move faster than you can walk or run? Or the fact that it can lob a Buick like you would a softball? Or the fact that it can lob ANY debris, fast enough to shoot through you like a bullet? |
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Having experienced a very close and very real out of the blue tornado I think you and Durakken are extremely off here. Maybe you didn't notice the odd tornadoes that touched down in New York, Oregon and Florida last year. Not places in the so called "Tornado Alley". |
Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
It's called Tornado Alley for a reason. If they want to play Polish Mine Detector and live on a bullseye I'm not going to feel sorry for them.
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Last year in October (NOT Torando season) we had a tornado literally chase our car. It dropped down next to us and we exited the highway and turned under the bridge and headed the opposite direction only to have it on our rear bumper. Luckily it turned away from us but then we had to worry about it hitting our house just a block away. It was extremely terrifying and there was NOTHING we could have done to prepare for or avoid it.
So I'd have to go with the most terrifying things being the sudden ones. I usually have warning for things like hurricanes to get my stuff and my family out of harms way.
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It's called night. It's called torrential rain. It's called the funnel is so damn huge you don't perceive it to be a funnel cloud at all.
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Originally Posted by Durakken
How poor is your vision that you can't see a tornado far enough away that you can't get away or to safety?
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Volcanoes scare the piss out of me. Especially super volcanoes.
Reading this, just kind of ruined me: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toba_catastrophe_theory
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Not all of them are in the midwest. |
Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
It's called Tornado Alley for a reason. If they want to play Polish Mine Detector and live on a bullseye I'm not going to feel sorry for them.
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Well...you probably don't want to know what'll happen if/when Yellowstone goes...
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Originally Posted by Hqnk
Volcanoes scare the piss out of me. Especially super volcanoes.
Reading this, just kind of ruined me: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toba_catastrophe_theory |
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Believe me, I'd like to live somewhere else, but I don't have that luxury. I imagine many people have places they'd rather live. It's naive to think people just live wherever they want.
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Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
It's called Tornado Alley for a reason. If they want to play Polish Mine Detector and live on a bullseye I'm not going to feel sorry for them.
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I'm marking Durakken down on the "knows nothing about tornadoes" column, and ignoring further input on this particular topic.
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Originally Posted by Durakken
Not really scary all that stuff is either avoidable pretty easily, unlikely to happen to most people, or if you have to live in the area that it happens a lot in its unavoidable and why be scared of things that are unavoidable?
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If only there was advanced warning for Durakken...
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Originally Posted by Durakken
Neither...
Earthquakes are pretty easy to avoid if you don't go to faultline areas so they don't worry me and if I did go into those area I'd be psychologically prepared. Tornados too are pretty easy to avoid as well... You can just drive away or go somewhere that won't be effected... they suck, but hardly scary. rising rivers you can walk away from >.> Storms only annoy me due to dog being scared... i can't think of anything i find scary... |
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Best advice I've seen all day.
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Originally Posted by Chyll
I'm marking Durakken down on the "knows nothing about tornadoes" column, and ignoring further input on this particular topic.
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Yep. Because everyone just happens to have a nuclear fallout shelter buried 30 feet underground that they live in 24/7.|
Originally Posted by Durakken
Not really scary all that stuff is either avoidable pretty easily, unlikely to happen to most people, or if you have to live in the area that it happens a lot in its unavoidable and why be scared of things that are unavoidable?
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You haven't got the slightest idea what you're talking about and I don't have any more patience to try to explain it to someone who's being militantly obtuse.
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I'd rather get hit out the blue, at least you're not waiting for the inevitable.
Tsunamis suck, especially because they're the freaking ninjas of natural disaster. You basically see nothing till it's right on you and then BAM! Like a damned monster rising out of the deep. And when you go out to help the dead and injured left behind, the real wave shows up and gives you a lesson in just how insignificant you really are. Also, megatsunamis, because the regular kind aren't awesome enough, like the Lituya Bay tsunami would be especially terrifying.
Why yes, a wave 500 feet taller than the Empire State Building did just come out of nowhere to mess up your day.
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Tornadoes effectively scare me and you are talking to someone that doesn't scare easily.
you would think they aren't all that bad until you are in one, or three...
the bad thing about tornadoes is they are small, compact, seemingly random disasters...that can sneak up on you. this is where location comes into play. if you are in a very flat area, with no trees you could easily spot one on the ground and determine the threat level.
if you live in a rather suburb type area, with trees crowding the sky, or at the worst a heavily wooded area, then yes, you will be scared. I don't care who you are how bad you think you are, or how sociopathic you may be, tornadoes will terrify you. Its not a matter of discussion it is a simple fact.
that much moving cloud, that kinetic force, which you can feel, with that much debris, is terrifying. Especially up close.
in the worst case scenario, a tornado can form, destroy your life, and dissipate in less than 5 minutes...
I have a very large tree hanging over my bedroom. I don't sleep during storms.
Ignoring anyone is a mistake. You might miss something viral to your cause.
Oh yes, that mega tsunami that going to hit the east coast? yeah. I wouldn't live there uninsured and without an escape plan.
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So... you're homeless, then?|
Originally Posted by Durakken
Tornados too are pretty easy to avoid as well... You can just drive away or go somewhere that won't be effected... they suck, but hardly scary.
rising rivers you can walk away from >.> |
Condolences. Hope you get back on your feet soon.
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The one that's been debunked by pretty much every geologist who's studied the possibility apart from the one who originally publicized it?
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Originally Posted by MrHassenpheffer
Oh yes, that mega tsunami that going to hit the east coast?
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I have this picture in my head of a tornado wearing a ninja mask and booties whilst sneaking up beyond you. It's stage whispering, "Be vewwy vewwy quiet, I'm huntin' MrHassenpheffers!"
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Originally Posted by MrHassenpheffer
the bad thing about tornadoes is they are small, compact, seemingly random disasters...that can sneak up on you.
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Already living with the constant pain for years.
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Originally Posted by Hyperstrike
If you want REAL scary, imagine dying old, blind, crippled and maybe crazy in a puddle of your own **** after having been in constant pain for years.
If I gotta go, make it fast, and because I'm rather misanthropic, make it SPECTACULARLY messy so everyone can see it and some poor schlub has to clean me off every available surface with a spatula. |
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That's why I said in a previous post|
Originally Posted by Father Xmas
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| I spread it equally amongst most of the natural disasters that occur regionally. |
Disasters that occur in unexpected locations don't meet my definition of occurring regionally so they do get my sympathy.
I grew up in Puerto Rico, so we usually get a few hurricanes and plenty of hurricane warnings, so by now I know what needs to be done to handle them. They give enough warning and the storm and rain are probably the biggest problems to handle since a lot of water can get anywhere.
Growing up like this I figured tornadoes were kiddie threats. Faster, sure, I'll give them that, but really, they are much much smaller than hurricanes. Big whoop.
And then I moved to Iowa and got to see one up close. Boy I was wrong. I saw one white column out my window one night and the very next day was a frightening scene. You could see the path it took through town. Seeing houses not so much leveled, but still standing with the middle part missing sent chills down my spine.
Hurricanes do damage all over the place, but tornadoes do a lot of damage in a very concentrated area. Have to respect that.
Quick and unannounced would be on my concern list.
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