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- jmoo1, on 01/27/2008, -3/+116Quite bad but consider the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami that devastated large parts of Asia. Over 225,000 people dead, with many, many more left homeless? Remember that?
- SiliconRain, on 01/27/2008, -12/+111*Ahem*
The conspicuous omission of 'American' from the title is a little offensive. If you made a global list of disasters, none of these would figure in the top ten.
The implicit assumption *again* that America is the only country in the world (or the only one that matters) is getting really old. - inactive, on 01/27/2008, -19/+95Forgot the #1 world disaster: Electing Bush into office in 2000 followed by the second worst -- reelecting him in 2004.
- chingy1788, on 01/27/2008, -1/+46This should be called the 10 Worst Disasters in the last 101 years of American History
oh I think the RIAA, MPAA should be noted as well - DeFex, on 01/27/2008, -2/+39Its a good thing disasters only happen in the US, the people in Indonesia will be glad to hear that.
- evan119, on 01/27/2008, -4/+35ya, i think these are just the top 10 in the U.S.
- Akraz, on 01/27/2008, -6/+32Misleading title. Buried. There are far worse events that happened in the world in comparison to America. Dont act like you just fell from the ***** sky. America isnt the only one with problems. Babies.
- ngsayjoe, on 01/27/2008, -5/+27Agreed! This list is total *****, it should be titled "The American 10 worst disasters of the last 101 years". None of them can even come close to the Asian Tsunami that happened in 2004 that killed more than 300,000 people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_ear ...
- OisinT, on 01/27/2008, -7/+29yeah it's a little ridiculous that these disasters were pretty bad, but almost all of them are tiny in comparison to some awful disasters that have happened worldwide in even the last 10 years. I'm not saying anything against US citizens in general, but if they took the time to look out at the rest of the world and not be so egotistic - they might be able to make a big change in the way that people feel about them and make a big difference in the world. I'm obviously not trying to generalize... there are plenty of people in the US that care about the rest of the world, but everyone would have to admit the majority doesn't give a *****.
- mitch37, on 01/27/2008, -3/+18Seriousy, WTF! Boxing Day Tsunami??? Get out of your bubble America!
- straylight08, on 01/27/2008, -5/+17The issue is that it says "The 10 worst disasters of the last 101 years" - this suggests that the article covers the whole world, when in fact it just covers America. The person who submitted this entry looks like a typical close minded idiot American, because they omitted to mention this important fact in the title.
- skywake, on 01/27/2008, -2/+13Prepare for a stream of -ve Diggs by the Yanks. Its true though, most of these wouldn't feature on a global list and omitting the fact that this is an American list is a bit misleading. On a pure emotive scale Cyclone Tracy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Tracy would be up on the top of most Australian lists (even globally) but I doubt that anyone outside of Australia would know about it. Same goes for these American disasters.... excluding a couple like St. Helens and Katrina maybe.
- inactive, on 01/27/2008, -3/+13Why do people keep posting stupid comments like this!?
If those diggs were close enough together towards the end of those 9.5 hrs, then yes, it makes the front page.
People don't need pointless comments like that. - Scroogl, on 01/27/2008, -3/+13Yeah. American disasters more like it. And what constitutes a disaster anyway? Is this list natural occurrences only -- then what about the fires featured? Is it based on the amount of deaths, or how it effected the world? If it is the lasting effects, where the hell is 911?
Interesting events, some "lest we forgets", but poor list-making. - OisinT, on 01/27/2008, -1/+10I don't have an anti-US agenda at all. I even said there are a number of really good people living in the US that keep up on world events and understand that there is a world outside their country. But, when I lived there for a few years I found those people to be in the minority.
In fact, I think saying that because someone criticizes US citizens or US policy they automatically have an "anti-American agenda" is proof conclusive of the fact that your ego is way too big.
Also, your number of dollars contributed may sound huge, but take into consideration that the US actually was #21 in funds commited to Tsunami aid (per $ GDP) with 0.007 per $100 and #20 per capita with 2.465 per 1 population. - tusseyd, on 01/27/2008, -1/+10The reader should note that these are all natural disasters, and are US only. So for example, the Christmas tsunami of 2004 that killed > 200,000 is not included. Still, and interesting list.
- AirRaven, on 01/27/2008, -0/+7These are, as a list, *NATURAL* disasters.
The World Trade Centers being blown up doesn't qualify under that category by any stretch of the imagination. - mal1964, on 01/27/2008, -0/+7Dust Bowl,,,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_Bowl
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dustbowl/ - an0n1m0us, on 01/27/2008, -2/+9Americans only consider disasters that happen to them. Anything outside of America - including American wars - are not considered
- mitch37, on 01/27/2008, -2/+8Agreed. In movies it frustrates the ***** out of me when one scene is in for example "Seattle, Washington", and another is in "Sydney, Australia". Since when is Washington a country?
- OisinT, on 01/27/2008, -0/+6hug?
- inactive, on 01/27/2008, -0/+610 potential movies.
- Svizac, on 01/27/2008, -0/+6They forgot Windows '95
- nathanaver, on 01/27/2008, -2/+8All you America bashers need to STFU. Yes, the title is misleading but it's right there in the ***** description that this article is about American disasters. We are not stupid or ignorant about the rest of the world. We know that the Indonesian tsunami was a bigger disaster than anything we have ever experienced, but this article is not about that. Please take your inaccurate cliché generalizations and go whine somewhere else.
- ffttoteof, on 01/27/2008, -6/+12It's just a list of disasters from the US. They're not being "egotistic" and pretending like others didn't happen. Which do you think is more likely, that they don't know other disasters happened at Popular Mechanics, or that it's just a US-only list in a US publication? I think you are using generalizations about the US to explain something with a much simpler explanation.
- mungk, on 01/27/2008, -0/+6I stand correct on the numbers. Point taken on your good people are in the minority. I (of course) have to disagree on the ego.
I am not opposed to all criticism of the US. In fact, I think there are huge number of areas that must be criticized. Over and over again until some change happens. I didn't say you had an anti-American agenda simply because you criticized. I said that because you were criticizing an area where I feel the criticism is undue. In my mind, that meant you were looking for anything to support that agenda.
That being said, I'll retract my assertion. - straylight08, on 01/27/2008, -5/+11I completely agree - the title of this entry just goes to show how ignorant many Americans are of the world outside America.
- lalop, on 01/27/2008, -1/+6Let's say the title was misleading; but it probably says a lot if an american didn't realize that before someone else points it out.
- jerryudigg, on 01/27/2008, -1/+6That's good, Stalin, Hitler, and Mao not the worst, it's Bush. Your insight is noted.
- Zera, on 01/27/2008, -0/+5Or maybe they use a ratio of Diggs : Number of Article Views.... any high ratio should make it to the front page... Or maybe these 25 diggs were unrelated to each other... you know, like a network of 50 people who all digg the same series of articles to get it to the front page means far less than if 25 different individuals, who are unrelated, all see it independently and click it. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think Digg has released it's exact algorithm... Either of these approaches seems valid to me.
- TheShom, on 01/27/2008, -1/+6"America recognizes very little regarding the world beyond it's borders, unless it directly effects them"
John Cleese
Just thought i'd put that out there. - REsplin, on 01/27/2008, -1/+6@ straylight
Why don't you blame Popular Mechanics instead of the submitter? The submitter took the exact headline from Popular Mechanics, he didn't fail to mention other disasters because he's a close-minded American, you douche. Why don't you click the link to realize the magazine made the headline, not the submitter? - DeFex, on 01/27/2008, -3/+8but they were only little brown people. in the US one of those is only worth about $2.50, while the government believes the average US citizen is worth at least $5.99
- DogBotherer, on 01/27/2008, -0/+5I'd love to see a rough geographical breakdown of Digg users, is there one anywhere? I'm sure America dominates, but I doubt it's overwhelming...
- OisinT, on 01/27/2008, -0/+5ugh i accidentally dugg you when what I really wanted to do was bury your stupid ass and block you.
you, my friend... are a moron. I kinda agree about some of the stuff you've said and I'll even bite on the Zionists, because I believe what's happening in Gaza is ***** outrageous and the Jews have no right to start ***** people out of their homes... but God doesn't have land OR chosen people because he doesn't exist...... and if he did exist, well he sure as ***** wouldn't have chosen people. sorry. - AirRaven, on 01/27/2008, -2/+6Yes. Sometimes.
I'd say that Hurricane Katrina hitting, say, London, would have a rather greater impact than it did in New Orleans.
America's important, but no natural disaster in it has had all *that* much of an effect worldwide- certainly no more so than any disaster in any other developed nation. Your view's rather US-centric- the world extends beyond your borders, and you're by no means the most important nation on Earth. - known, on 01/27/2008, -2/+6I agree.
- graemee, on 01/27/2008, -1/+5No Halifax Explosion = Lame & Buried
- dbug, on 01/27/2008, -4/+8Agreed and buried as inaccurate.
- Hollowpoint, on 01/27/2008, -2/+6You're an ignorant little ***** for not realising the arrogance that's implied in titling an article "worst disasters of the last 101" years when in fact the worst thing on there is trifling compared to outside events. It's a list of US natural disasters? Then why the ***** isn't it called US natural disasters you presumptuous, and dare I say it, ignorant little turd?
- Ionis, on 01/27/2008, -2/+6I'm sure you would be up in arms if the website was about purely Spanish or some other countries disasters. Can you be a bit more considerate in future please?
- FadieZ, on 01/27/2008, -0/+3Digg him down if you must but jerryudigg has a point.
Oh and buried as inaccurate on account of the article only including American disasters. What about Indonesia? 230,000 dead ring a bell? The rest of us exist too, you know. - FadieZ, on 01/27/2008, -2/+5Not to mention the yellow river flood in China with over 9M dead. Get your head out of your ass, America.
- DeadFox1, on 01/27/2008, -0/+3A refreshing comment from all whining going on in here.
- Tarnum, on 01/27/2008, -1/+4The Spanish Flu Pandemic was not "American" disaster. It was global pandemic. Europe and Asia suffered just as bad.
Earthquakes, catastrophic fires and volcanic eruptions happen in the rest of the world too.
Remember the forest fires in Greece, that decimated half the country?
Oh yes, and I liked the "the Storm of the Century" description - "three days of crippling snow, Amerikans left without power, Temperatures on land dropped below freezing". Wow. Temperatures dropped below freezing. Unthinkable. - inactive, on 01/27/2008, -0/+3You mean American only disasters?
I lived through the 93 snow storm. It was fun; I was just a kid! - SouthsideIrish, on 01/27/2008, -0/+3When you say something killed over 50 million people worldwide, doesn't it mean that it must have also happened outside the US?
- bubut, on 01/27/2008, -0/+2I was disgusted by how fast the Indonesia disasterand the V-Tech shootings disappeared from the news after about two weeks. Probably to bring the latest "britney spears missed court" story :/
- spykez, on 01/27/2008, -2/+4FTA: "From the San Francisco Earthquake to Hurrican Katrina, America has been challenged by natural disasters. In this special feature, PM revisits the stories of destruction, survival and heroism - and recalls the critical lessons learned."
Obviously it's directed to America, and the submitter forgot to include that, but do we really need every single comment whining about it. People need to grow up and stop making generalizations about America, but more importantly stop crying over a bad title in an article. - ChefAnubis, on 01/27/2008, -1/+3buried for being one of those stupid list that starts at number 1, I mean, come on, work your way up, its the whole purpose of a numbered list!
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