1) Dear Japan,
It's a bit of a b@st@rd when something sneaks up on you without any warning eh?
Best wishes from all the lads in Pearl Harbour.
2) Ellen MacArthur is said to be gutted, after her round the world record was broken earlier today, by a Japanese waiter on a coffee table.
3) Rescuers in Japan have called in Elton John, Goerge Micheal and Graham Norton, to help to search through the rubble for injured earthquake victims.
Their assistance could prove invaluable with their experience of seeing japs eyes covered in sh1t.
Ok I'll get my coat.....
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Originally posted by Confused but excited.
1) Dear Japan,
It's a bit of a b@st@rd when something sneaks up on you without any warning eh?
Best wishes from all the lads in Pearl Harbour.
2) Ellen MacArthur is said to be gutted, after her round the world record was broken earlier today, by a Japanese waiter on a coffee table.
3) Rescuers in Japan have called in Elton John, Goerge Micheal and Graham Norton, to help to search through the rubble for injured earthquake victims. Their assistance could prove invaluable with their experience of seeing japs eyes covered in sh1t.
Ok I'll get my coat.....
Personally, I think that humour is a very good way of coping with the relentless deluge of bad news that you get from the TV, radio and newspapers.
Without humour we'd all crack up. That said, I wouldn't be the first to make such a joke in public - I'm not brave enough
Its called Black Humour. It happens a lot in stressful or tragic situations, and is quite normal within the people concerned to help them deal with stress - which is understandable.
was wondering though why they are saying that the nuke plants were not designed for such an unusual event when Japan is well known for earthquakes and
tidal waves...
Where do they put all the switch gear for the plant? in the basement oh what a good idea, not
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
was wondering though why they are saying that the nuke plants were not designed for such an unusual event when Japan is well known for earthquakes and tidal waves...
Where do they put all the switch gear for the plant? in the basement oh what a good idea, not
It sounds like there have been some obvious questions recently on the news as to why a plant located right next to the sea can even run out of water anyway. Considering that the buildings stood up to the quake it doesn't seem imposable for the pumps to survive too. Every time there is a nuclear accident it always seems to be down to lack of coolant and that engineers failed to build in adequate redundancy. Really I think it is just plain bad design.
Here's some coverage on why we seem to want to find tragedy funny:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12775389
Heard the western Australian surfing championships was won by a little Japanese fella on a wardrobe.
Cheers,
Bob
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
It sounds like there have been some obvious questions recently on the news as to why a plant located right next to the sea can even run out of water anyway. Considering that the buildings stood up to the quake it doesn't seem imposable for the pumps to survive too. Every time there is a nuclear accident it always seems to be down to lack of coolant and that engineers failed to build in adequate redundancy. Really I think it is just plain bad design.
When you pour water on a fire, you get steam. Without venting it (in this case its radioactive as well), you get pressure which doesnt go away until
it blows a bloody great hole in something.
Even though the reactors shut down, they would still be producing residual heat, as with steam boilers. By pouring loads and loads of water on the
reactor would create an abundance of steam and pressure.
I dont suppose we will ever find out all of the facts, unless you work in the nuclear industry.
jokes are flooding in now.
adam
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Originally posted by MikeRJ
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
It sounds like there have been some obvious questions recently on the news as to why a plant located right next to the sea can even run out of water anyway. Considering that the buildings stood up to the quake it doesn't seem imposable for the pumps to survive too. Every time there is a nuclear accident it always seems to be down to lack of coolant and that engineers failed to build in adequate redundancy. Really I think it is just plain bad design.
The issue was not the quake, the reactors stood up that perfectly and the automatic shut down worked exactly as intended. The problem came when millions of tonnes of water washed over the power station and destroyed the backup generators for the cooling system.
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
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Originally posted by MikeRJ
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
It sounds like there have been some obvious questions recently on the news as to why a plant located right next to the sea can even run out of water anyway. Considering that the buildings stood up to the quake it doesn't seem imposable for the pumps to survive too. Every time there is a nuclear accident it always seems to be down to lack of coolant and that engineers failed to build in adequate redundancy. Really I think it is just plain bad design.
The issue was not the quake, the reactors stood up that perfectly and the automatic shut down worked exactly as intended. The problem came when millions of tonnes of water washed over the power station and destroyed the backup generators for the cooling system.
probably quite true, but then why put the generators or their systems so low down where they can be swamped? hindsight is wonderful but they did know these things happen