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Will parts of Japan become a ghost town?

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Owl
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With everything that's happening in Japan I have really been diving into the subject of nuclear energy. I ended up watching this BBC documentary on the Chernobyl incident of 1986. Now I know technology is better now but Japan's nuclear crisis will be far worse then Chernobyl's and after looking at creepy pictures of Chernobyl now I'm wondering if sort of the same will happen in Japan.... I know kind of a crazy theory but think about it. With the mass of radiation that's already being released there's no way people can safely live around the plants.....

Those are just my 2 cents but I'd like to hear what others have to say! And for visual purposes here are pictures of Chernobyl.


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Mar 17 2011 9:43PM
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Milksteak
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ITS NOT GOING TO BE FUCKING CHERNOBYL 2.0

But yes....the areas around the plants wont be habitable for a long, long, long time.
Mar 17 2011 9:45PM
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SPskier543
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Have you seen pics of those old military bases in Alaska? They are completely abandoned, but look like modern towns complete with restaurants like mcdonalds still perfectly intact with no vandalism or anything, these places must be incredibly strange at night
Mar 17 2011 9:48PM
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the.cheat
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where can i find said pics?
Mar 17 2011 9:50PM
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Proletariat.
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Nyet
Mar 17 2011 9:51PM
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Owl
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Yes I am interested in said pics as well
Mar 17 2011 9:51PM
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SPskier543
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I would just search for them, I saw them on my aunt and uncles blog but it was about a year and a half ago when they visited there, so it's probably hard to find on there. They are going around the world on their boat and they stopped there, I'll try to find them and I can post a link
Mar 17 2011 9:55PM
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fragglemuffin
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That sounds sick...I definitely want to see those pics.
Mar 17 2011 9:56PM
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SCOO-WOOP
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According to the news right now, in most parts of Japan save the areas around the nuclear plants, the radiation levels are like 0.367 sieverts, which is like 10 times less than the amount of radiation that is given off when you get an X-ray. Soo....in all likelihood this wont end up being a Chernobyl 2.0, but there will be places in which a Chernobyl 2.0 will happen. Such as the areas directly around and a little bit outside the leaking reactors. But those reactors provide a lot of power to Japanese cities....so its unlikely that the areas will become COMPLETELY unpopulated.
Mar 17 2011 9:57PM
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Owl
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Well that's good news. The idea of it is so crazy though!
Mar 17 2011 10:00PM
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SPskier543
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http://kensblog.com/aspx/m/Home/beid/32132 here are some of the pics, there are some more that I can find later that are even creepier
Mar 17 2011 10:01PM
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nuggzz
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I'm not trying to be a ass hole but you have to remember that this is the country that blew up pearl harbor during ww2. What goes around comes around. During hurricane Katrina they did not come to are need. they do not need or dissever are help.
Mar 17 2011 10:03PM
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SCOO-WOOP
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For the people asking about these pictures, heres a link that has pictures:

http://freak.minimanga.com/main.htm
Mar 17 2011 10:04PM
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Gnarshred
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no.
Mar 17 2011 10:04PM
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Obi-Wan-Jenobi
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if you looked into nuclear energy then you should know that this will NOT be another cherynobl. but still leave it up to the russians to put a bad name on something.
Mar 17 2011 10:04PM
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Gnarshred
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leave it to Russians to be way ahead in technology, and way behind on safety.
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Mar 17 2011 10:06PM
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Owl
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You're an idiot
Mar 17 2011 10:06PM
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pomme-de-terre
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no because the meltdown is just an overhyped media scare tactic bullshit. this is not chernobyl. a chernobyl like incident is fucking impossible here. straight up impossible. chernobyl was because the russians were like "what would happen if we induced a meltdown in this totally fucking poorly built nuclear reactor facility which we dont know how to use in the firstplace?"

japan is all like "what if we used our vast intelligence and advanced tools to keep this damaged, but very solidly and properly built nuclear power plant in working order and both kept the general populace and the power grid and environment and shit in good condition"
Mar 17 2011 10:06PM
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SCOO-WOOP
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Clicky http://http://kensblog.com/aspx/m/Home/beid/32132
Mar 17 2011 10:09PM
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1337
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no. look what happened to Hiroshima, its still a bustling city 60 years after it got bombed.
Mar 17 2011 10:12PM
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Spic-N-SpaN
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*Our. and holly fuck that was like 70 years ago, I think we can forgive them
Mar 17 2011 10:12PM
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Obie.
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Not trying to be an ass but this post is completely irrelevant / ignorant, its a much different world than it was in 1941, Emporer Hirohito isnt running the show anymore. and im pretty sure with the very strong trade relations / debt that we have with the East Asian region the help is deserved  
Mar 17 2011 10:12PM
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nuggzz
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do you now why are economy is in the shit hole
Mar 17 2011 10:16PM
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Milksteak
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Fuck you're dumb.
Mar 17 2011 10:17PM
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SPskier543
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Are you trying to say our economy is awful because of the world wars?
Mar 17 2011 10:21PM
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nuggzz
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No, importing goods from over seas. in the 1950's we the US population made almost every electronic device in this world. But slowly we lost are economy because of lower wages over seas. yes we still manufacture things in the US but not nearly enough to keep all of our billions of people working. are goverment will have to decide what is better a terible unemploud rate or haveing a lower. Did you now that there has not been 1 TV manufactured in the US in 35 years but in the 1950's every TV in the world and most automobiles where manufactured here.
Mar 17 2011 10:30PM
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nuggzz
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minimum wage*
Mar 17 2011 10:33PM
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SPskier543
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In short terms, we import more than we export.
Mar 17 2011 10:36PM
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bangarangmules
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JESUS CHRIST you are ignorant.
Mar 17 2011 10:38PM
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AHSkier
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if what goes around comes around then the US is fucked because we nuked japan. I dissagree with you, I think since we dropped a few on them we need to make it up
Mar 17 2011 10:42PM
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GayWolf420
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dumbass.
Mar 17 2011 10:43PM
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SPskier543
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They attacked a military base on an island without a large civilian population, we nuked large cities. I think we win on the douchebag scale.
Mar 17 2011 10:44PM
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Raz.
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i guess you failed the part of that test where we DROPPED TWO FUCKING BOMBS ON THEM.
Mar 17 2011 10:46PM
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Raz.
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btw, are=\=our. and I guess you didn't realize we are allies with japan now?
Mar 17 2011 10:48PM
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SCOO-WOOP
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You sir, are a fucking idiot.
Mar 17 2011 10:48PM
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HotShelly
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They deserved that, this is natures version of karma, lifes a bitch huh
Mar 17 2011 10:49PM
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GayWolf420
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Congrats. You can now join the thousands of other ignorant americans currently ruining americas image with their blatant stupidity.
Mar 17 2011 10:50PM
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Raz.
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yes, THAT is when we got even with them. but NOW we are allies.
Mar 17 2011 10:51PM
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JamesR
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Mar 17 2011 10:58PM
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Owl
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You really need to stop posting.
Mar 17 2011 11:00PM
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CAPITA-DEVOURS
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its going to end up being a zombie apocolypse.
Mar 17 2011 11:02PM
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FUUUCK
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Mar 17 2011 11:05PM
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Owl
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hahahahahahah
Mar 17 2011 11:08PM
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zagfan5
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ns secret park? we could make the roof of the macdees into a rail garden.
Mar 17 2011 11:08PM
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Spic-N-SpaN
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haha i see what you did therrrrr...
Mar 17 2011 11:16PM
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SPskier543
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At that abandoned town in ak, you can buy a 4plex (4 connected houses) for around $5,000 and they look to be in good shape.
Mar 17 2011 11:17PM
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Spic-N-SpaN
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Truth. this is the reason that everyone hates america, cause they think everyone of us it that guy.
Mar 17 2011 11:18PM
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SPskier543
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And be because we as a country consume the majority of the worlds food cuz we are fat
Mar 17 2011 11:20PM
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geteducated
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its called capitalism.
Mar 17 2011 11:21PM
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Owl
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this post works so well with your username :P just saying
Mar 17 2011 11:26PM
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Milksteak
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How's it feel having down syndrome?
Mar 17 2011 11:27PM
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