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- EvanVolm, on 11/03/2007, -1/+47I bet Tom Cruise has 5 of these.
- inactive, on 11/02/2007, -1/+45So who's going to be around to plant the seeds when the apocalypse comes? Did anybody give directions to the cockroaches?
- RoyalPwner, on 11/05/2007, -9/+29You spelled "apocalypse" wrong.
Spell check your titles. Please. - moskaudancer, on 11/02/2007, -0/+18That would be boring as hell without wampas and AT-AT walkers:
"OK, men, let's move out and find those seeds!"
Two long hours of stimuli-free celluloid later:
"OK men, we found those seeds! Now lets plant these little *****!"
Then, a sequel. Hopefully involving the ghost of Roddy McDowell. - CaptMonkey, on 11/02/2007, -2/+19Umm... not really. It has a 1 in 45,000 chance of hitting the earth. Even then, no one knows where it would hit if it did strike the earth. And finally, while it would really suck if you were within a thousand miles or so of the impact, it is unlikely that it would have long lasting global-effects.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99942_Apophis - DuffyDirect, on 11/02/2007, -2/+15Cool, it's like the library in the Halo series
- suxmonkey, on 11/02/2007, -3/+16Didn't come up as a dupe when I submitted it. Haven't seen it before myself. If you think it's a dupe, provide a link. Otherwise ... why bother saying anything? Thanks.
- sporg, on 11/02/2007, -0/+13Now I just wonder what buried surprises our past civilizations have left for us. With our luck it will probably be a vault full of killer robots.
- sporg, on 11/02/2007, -0/+12Actually you can eat petroleum. It can be made into an edible jelly like substance and filled with vitamins and artificial flavorings. I believe the jelly itself is undigestable and only the additives are absorbed but you can still eat it.......
- sporg, on 11/02/2007, -0/+11Now here is what doesnt make any sense... Say we have a worldwide disaster and our food supplies are mostly destroyed. In such a scenario who decides to whom these seeds belong? I guess the first country with a landing party on the ground is the winner. I suggest the United States form a "Preemptive Seedbank Strike Force". In the event that a worldwide disaster looks like it is likely to occur we will immediately mobilize them to "liberate" these seeds from their opressive seed bank overlords.
- scrumpy, on 11/02/2007, -0/+11Any hemp? and no I'm not a smoker. Just wondering what the "establishment" would say.
- aurrea, on 11/02/2007, -0/+9Why was I thinking this was some seed shaped bomb shelter for me to purchase in the event of a nuclear attack?
- brainScan, on 11/02/2007, -1/+10Sweet... no worries... Keep driving those Hummers!!!!
- JasonCox, on 11/02/2007, -3/+11"This feature requires Flash Player 8 or better. Your browser does not appear to have the necessary plug-in installed.
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Release Flash for x64, Adobe! - JaredXM, on 11/02/2007, -0/+8When I read the title I was expecting the article to be about a different type of seed. You know, like, a man's seed.
- jesseroo, on 11/02/2007, -0/+8you see, there are millions of people who play the lottery...say 1 million people played the lottery, that brings the odds down quite a bit closer to 1 in 200 that at least someone will get it. Plus you have to keep in mind that each person usually picks like 6 sets of numbers decreasing the odds even more that no one will hit .Meanwhile there's only one earth, and it's a 1 in 45,000 chance.
- sparkysko, on 11/02/2007, -1/+8WTF. They need to add refrigeration? How warm will it get in there w/o refrigeration?
- TSSaloic, on 11/02/2007, -0/+7"Hello, I am 343 Guilty Spark monitor of installation..."
- dacheetah, on 11/02/2007, -0/+6Ignoring it's intoxicating effects, it's a very useful plant, and would be even more useful in a post-apocalyptic world when we don't have access to all the alternatives we have now...
- isage, on 11/02/2007, -2/+8The Gates Foundation is providing most of the money for this project. Seems like Bill is going to be the Carnegie of our times.
- TrainingName, on 11/02/2007, -0/+6Cue the next James Bond movie.
- spyd3rweb, on 11/02/2007, -0/+6"Face it folks, its a big club, and you ain't in it."
- xero040486, on 11/02/2007, -1/+6Here, have some tinfoil.
- moskaudancer, on 11/02/2007, -0/+5But without the smarmy, self-satisfied AI-orb thingy that compliments itself and hums under its breath while we're trying to fend off the sentient fungus all over the place.
- jplevel, on 11/02/2007, -3/+8Its funny that there is a 1 in 45,000 chance of hitting the earth and we aren't worried, but we sure as hell play mega millions at 1 in 175,711,536. I guess the reason is that someone is bound to win the lottery eventually, even at those odds
- inactive, on 11/03/2007, -0/+5Vault 13!
- Dhalgren, on 11/02/2007, -0/+4I was thinking the same thing. This totally sounds like it should be part of the next fallout game...
- themastersb, on 11/02/2007, -0/+4I wish I had a bunch of money so I could be a lunatic.
- newbis, on 11/02/2007, -2/+6Does that look... phallic... to anybody else?
- yujie, on 11/02/2007, -0/+3I preferred Jack O'Neill to save us
- Harbinger67, on 11/02/2007, -0/+3Ze Google Earth, it shows nothing! :( (78.13n, 15.33e)
- OneLess, on 11/02/2007, -1/+4More importantly, who's going to be able to get past the ARMORED POLAR BEARS?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panserbj%C3%B8rne - Brassbud, on 11/02/2007, -0/+3Hasen't Svalbard been used for this purpose for quite some time? I have this strange desire to go there. A former roommate of mine spent time working in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, and since then I've had this facination with the great white North.
- moskaudancer, on 11/02/2007, -0/+3"WHY CAN'T I SHOOT THIS THING?!"
- moofer, on 11/02/2007, -0/+3yeah, and you (nor the article) answered his question
- symetrix, on 11/02/2007, -0/+3The title of the article is misleading, this bank is for more than just post-apocolypse recovery. Read the (much better) LA Times article here: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-f ...
"International seed banks returned indigenous varieties of rice to Cambodia after the Khmer Rouge's failed agricultural policies three decades ago threatened to destroy the country's rice production. Local bean varieties were salvaged in Rwanda after the 1994 genocide because of joint efforts by local and international researchers. The crop has helped revive the country's agriculture.
After the Indian Ocean tsunami caused devastation in South Asia in 2004, international seed banks provided Malaysia and Sri Lanka with rice varieties that could thrive in the coastal regions where large amounts of salt had been deposited by the surging seawater, according to the UC report." - Terra21, on 11/02/2007, -1/+4I'm sure Bruce Willis will take care of it somehow.
- Liggmin, on 11/02/2007, -0/+2sorry, double commented.
- Waterrat, on 11/02/2007, -0/+2 So true...
But the seed vault won't help um if all the pollinators become extinct...
The only plants that will grow would be self pollinators...And only the rich will be able to hire the poor to pollinate squash,fruit trees,etc. for themselves..Unless,of course,we run out of fresh water....And global warming plus global dimming kill all the plant life first...Fun times are ahead,even as the powers that be continue to ravage this planet for personal,short term profits. - moskaudancer, on 11/02/2007, -0/+2No big deal, we just need some giant magnets- and someone to feed to the polar bears in order to distract them while we set up the giant magnets.
- moskaudancer, on 11/02/2007, -0/+2Should I be saying "yum", or should I simply continue to chow down on pizza?
- moofer, on 11/02/2007, -1/+3Fear not, Chicken Little... we've got Bruce Willis.
- jpop, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1My recollection is they only take non-genetically engineered seeds.
- FLarsen, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1You have not seen the magic of my crowbar yet.
- thismortalshade, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1"Do not open until Doomsday"*
*3 min 50 sec in on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chBeYfzY4Zk - jpop, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1Hrm, jellied petroleum or soylent green... Not an appetizing set of foods...
- Liggmin, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1I saw this in Wired. looks amazing!
- moskaudancer, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1Kilmer Jack or MacGuyver Jack?
- yujie, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1of MacGuyer Jack of SG-1 and the SG-1 Team
- RoyalPwner, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1He's right.
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