another awesome video. in history class when we were talking about the cuban missile crisis in our text book all they talked about was how the fall out would kill us and they totally over exagerated it. its always nice to hear the fact that i didnt think it was right doesnt make me crazy =]
Andrea_cro,
All due respect, you may have missed the point Mr Curly Hair (Winn) was trying to make here, which is that, although Nukes are terrible and deadly, there are a lot of misconceptions about them and their effects. Their effects are most definitely terrible, but the media has for years tended to hype up peoples fear of nuclear disaster through reporting that is big on sensation but short on facts, and sensational movies that are even shorter on facts. No surprise there, as sensational programming and movies get good ratings, whereas non-sensational fact based programming and movies tend to be less sellable (more boring?). One fine example of this is the mass hysteria over "Global Warming", but that's one for another thread.
Again, I respond with all due respect here Andrea_cro, but it seemed it may be important to say something here about your remarks about Hiroshima and Nagaski and comparissons with Iraq. First I will start by saying my wife is Japanese, born and raised in Japan, so I do know a bit about this. My father-in-law was born in Manchuria during Japans occupation of Manchuria. His father was a scientist (a chemist I ... lots more (1899 words)
Some viewers still don't get it. This is a show about basic principles, targeted at a public that was taught NOT to think by the educational system of its culture. Finally, someone is trying to help us to do the critical thinking we should have been encouraged to do in school, not discouraged to do by brainwashing and indoctrination. Your viewers need to see the movie "Expelled," the DVD "Indoctrinate U," and maybe read "The Shack," which would really shake up the Southern Baptists. Keep up the good work, even if viewers don't get it. One day the light may dawn for them. Oh, I might add, "Pagan Christianity" is a good read, too. It not only shakes up the Baptists but the Lutherans, Roman Catholics, and nearly everybody else . . .
Perhaps we need to be shaken up so that we can undo the brainwashing and indoctrination that "higher education," especially, has done to us, and learn to do genuine critical thinking and bring objective analysis to bear on culture, history, science, and everything else we've ever been taught by those who ... lots more (214 words)
"Colorful metaphors" - can you do a video on that? Whatcha thoughts on the words we use? or our kids use? or our leaders? Are some words just "bad"? Or can we use those colorful words for good? Who the %#$@@ knows... help us with a video on the $#^'ing topic! :)
Agreed: Nukes are big, nasty, horrible things but there is one thing that scares and disturbs me more. The dude in these videos actually believes he is funny. I mean, he makes these clips whilst fantasizing about random chicks asking him to sign their [insert expletive here] on the red carpet of the captain [more profanity] awards! Just because your mom laughs at your jokes doesn't mean you're a [pick you favorite swear word] comedian! You were bullied a [...] load in school huh? It shows.
[Dear Mike: We choose to edit the more colorful metaphors you placed in your post.]
I dont like (nor agree) your remark about hiroshima and nagasaki. Do you see what are people prepared to do for the freedom in iraq? They blow themselvs up. How does make them different from japnese? Kamikaze & human-bomb both end up the same.
Lets throw a nuclear bomb on Bagdad. NOT!
Im not either pro or anti american, i just belive that there are two sides of the word freedom.
If you want to continue this debate mail me.
PS Sorry for my bad english.
On the question of fall-out the case is not entirely as simple as it's put here. While an air-burst such as over Hiroshima and Nagasaki (i.e. one where the fireball doesn't touch the ground) doesn't produce much fall-out, a ground burst is a completely different matter, where much of the casualties from a small device will result from fall-out. See e.g.the first scenario in:
http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/nationalsecurity/earlywarning/NationalPlanningScenariosApril2005.pdf
For a more general introduction to nuclear war Stuart Slade lays out the land in:
http://homepage.mac.com/msb/163x/faqs/nuclear_warfare_101.html
http://homepage.mac.com/msb/163x/faqs/nuclear_warfare_102.html
http://homepage.mac.com/msb/163x/faqs/nuclear_warfare_103.html
MIRV: Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle. It is a missle that can house and devliever multiple warheads.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIRV
The use of the word "merv" dates the fact that you are guilty of playing "SCORCHED EARTH". We should have a nostalgia show about things that were popular in the eighties and ninties (early ninties).
April 25th, 2008 
15 Comments
Meandering
I like that scorched earth game. Anyone remember that one?steph
another awesome video. in history class when we were talking about the cuban missile crisis in our text book all they talked about was how the fall out would kill us and they totally over exagerated it. its always nice to hear the fact that i didnt think it was right doesnt make me crazy =]AnotherSqueezedRadish(orTurnip?)
Andrea_cro, All due respect, you may have missed the point Mr Curly Hair (Winn) was trying to make here, which is that, although Nukes are terrible and deadly, there are a lot of misconceptions about them and their effects. Their effects are most definitely terrible, but the media has for years tended to hype up peoples fear of nuclear disaster through reporting that is big on sensation but short on facts, and sensational movies that are even shorter on facts. No surprise there, as sensational programming and movies get good ratings, whereas non-sensational fact based programming and movies tend to be less sellable (more boring?). One fine example of this is the mass hysteria over "Global Warming", but that's one for another thread. Again, I respond with all due respect here Andrea_cro, but it seemed it may be important to say something here about your remarks about Hiroshima and Nagaski and comparissons with Iraq. First I will start by saying my wife is Japanese, born and raised in Japan, so I do know a bit about this. My father-in-law was born in Manchuria during Japans occupation of Manchuria. His father was a scientist (a chemist I ... lots more (1899 words)Bob
Some viewers still don't get it. This is a show about basic principles, targeted at a public that was taught NOT to think by the educational system of its culture. Finally, someone is trying to help us to do the critical thinking we should have been encouraged to do in school, not discouraged to do by brainwashing and indoctrination. Your viewers need to see the movie "Expelled," the DVD "Indoctrinate U," and maybe read "The Shack," which would really shake up the Southern Baptists. Keep up the good work, even if viewers don't get it. One day the light may dawn for them. Oh, I might add, "Pagan Christianity" is a good read, too. It not only shakes up the Baptists but the Lutherans, Roman Catholics, and nearly everybody else . . . Perhaps we need to be shaken up so that we can undo the brainwashing and indoctrination that "higher education," especially, has done to us, and learn to do genuine critical thinking and bring objective analysis to bear on culture, history, science, and everything else we've ever been taught by those who ... lots more (214 words)James
"Colorful metaphors" - can you do a video on that? Whatcha thoughts on the words we use? or our kids use? or our leaders? Are some words just "bad"? Or can we use those colorful words for good? Who the %#$@@ knows... help us with a video on the $#^'ing topic! :)Mike
Agreed: Nukes are big, nasty, horrible things but there is one thing that scares and disturbs me more. The dude in these videos actually believes he is funny. I mean, he makes these clips whilst fantasizing about random chicks asking him to sign their [insert expletive here] on the red carpet of the captain [more profanity] awards! Just because your mom laughs at your jokes doesn't mean you're a [pick you favorite swear word] comedian! You were bullied a [...] load in school huh? It shows. [Dear Mike: We choose to edit the more colorful metaphors you placed in your post.]Andrea_cro
I dont like (nor agree) your remark about hiroshima and nagasaki. Do you see what are people prepared to do for the freedom in iraq? They blow themselvs up. How does make them different from japnese? Kamikaze & human-bomb both end up the same. Lets throw a nuclear bomb on Bagdad. NOT! Im not either pro or anti american, i just belive that there are two sides of the word freedom. If you want to continue this debate mail me. PS Sorry for my bad english.Stefan
On the question of fall-out the case is not entirely as simple as it's put here. While an air-burst such as over Hiroshima and Nagasaki (i.e. one where the fireball doesn't touch the ground) doesn't produce much fall-out, a ground burst is a completely different matter, where much of the casualties from a small device will result from fall-out. See e.g.the first scenario in: http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/nationalsecurity/earlywarning/NationalPlanningScenariosApril2005.pdf For a more general introduction to nuclear war Stuart Slade lays out the land in: http://homepage.mac.com/msb/163x/faqs/nuclear_warfare_101.html http://homepage.mac.com/msb/163x/faqs/nuclear_warfare_102.html http://homepage.mac.com/msb/163x/faqs/nuclear_warfare_103.htmlIngrid
This kind of reminds me of the series Jericho. Love that serie, I hate CBS for canceling...Lilmissgeek
ok thanks for clearing that up ^.^The Brothers Winn
MIRV: Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle. It is a missle that can house and devliever multiple warheads. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIRVLilmissgeek
merv? Never heard of the word before... I looked it up and didn't find a meaning that makes sense in the context of the sentence.Rabble of Redheads
The use of the word "merv" dates the fact that you are guilty of playing "SCORCHED EARTH". We should have a nostalgia show about things that were popular in the eighties and ninties (early ninties).Jamie
Godzilla?John from NIU
Duck and cover!