Thread for things that blew your mind today.

IIRC Oppenheimer had great concerns over widespread and unchecked advancement in technology.

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Originally Posted by Androidpk

Considering it was still enough to obliterate everything in a 15 mile radius I don't think that is too much of a problem.

The thing that I find unnerving is the current level of nuclear brinkmanship by Putin. Threatening Denmark with nuclear strikes against their navy, buzzing NATO countries with nuclear bombers, proposing to place tactical nuclear weapons in the Crimea, and now recently launching multiple high level cruise missiles designed to carry nuclear warheads. He's playing a dangerous game.

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I just thought it was interesting. Personally I don't worry about a super power using nukes, they are useless from the point of gaining land and resources. It's the crazy fuckers I worry about getting their hands on a nuke, you know, someone like Ted Cruz, that shits scary.

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Originally Posted by GS4Pirate

I just thought it was interesting. Personally I don't worry about a super power using nukes, they are useless from the point of gaining land and resources. It's the crazy fuckers I worry about getting their hands on a nuke, you know, someone like Ted Cruz, that shits scary.

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It's the accidental launches you have to worry about.

Or that. Honestly though, it's just not something I worry about. Of course I grew up during the cold war and got to watch all those duck and cover films. If a schoolroom desk would save me, this oak roll top desk will be impenetrable and I have a refrigerator, so there's that.

Stop, drop and roll.

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Originally Posted by Wrathbringer

So you're not in favor of common sense bow control legislation? So you're in favor of public bow shootings? Got it.

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As long as the bows aren't black, we're good.

You people are really showing your age.

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Originally Posted by Androidpk

You people are really showing your age.

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hush up whippersnapper, or we'll take your TV privileges away.

http://i.imgur.com/bdYFGrn.gif https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bGdYJz6VDE

Also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuhRtDrPs9c