Doomsday: How BP Gulf disaster may have triggered a 'world-killing' event

[Agent 488]

http://www.helium.com/items/1882339-...-killing-event

Ominous reports are leaking past the BP Gulf salvage operation news blackout that the disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico may be about to reach biblical proportions.

251 million years ago a mammoth undersea methane bubble caused massive explosions, poisoned the atmosphere and destroyed more than 96 percent of all life on Earth. [1] Experts agree that what is known as the Permian extinction event was the greatest mass extinction event in the history of the world. [2]

55 million years later another methane bubble ruptured causing more mass extinctions during the Late Paleocene Thermal Maximum (LPTM).

The LPTM lasted 100,000 years. [3]

Those subterranean seas of methane virtually reshaped the planet when they explosively blew from deep beneath the waters of what is today called the Gulf of Mexico.

Now, worried scientists are increasingly concerned the same series of catastrophic events that led to worldwide death back then may be happening again-and no known technology can stop it.

The bottom line: BP?s Deepwater Horizon drilling operation may have triggered an irreversible, cascading geological Apocalypse that will culminate with the first mass extinction of life on Earth in many millions of years.

[_Richard_]

or released pressure, considering the global doming occurring in the middle east etc

[jesse_adultdatingdollars]

what kind of babble is that ?

[Phoenix]

ugh...that is some seriously scary shit

[seeandsee]

if is going to happen in million yrs dont worry, we are already fucked

[Amputate Your Head]

27,000 abandoned wells (thousands improperly or "temporarily" capped) in the Gulf surely won't help the situation either.

[CaptainHowdy]

[Shok]

I dont have time to worry about this.

Im still upset over the whole NBC thing with Jay and Conan

[crazytrini85]

You're going to laugh but I did a report on the Permian Extinction Event in school. It's also called The Great Dying. One of the things they suspect could cause another one is a sudden release of methane hydrates from the sea floor.

It doesn't make sense to deny scientists access to the leak, have a media black out and try to control every movement of ANYTHING in the area. Something is up. The facts speak for themselves that this is no ordinary oil leak.

[Shok]

Humans will die out. We're weak. Dinosaurs survived on rotten flesh. You got diarrhea last week from a Wendy's.

[leedsfan]

Humans will die out. We're weak. Dinosaurs survived on rotten flesh. You got diarrhea last week from a Wendy's.

shok, aka fatfoo. nice stand-in.

[_Richard_]

shok, aka fatfoo. nice stand-in.

i dunno, fatfoo applied some semblance of relevance to the topic at hand

[baddog]

Like I suggested a couple weeks ago, that whole 2012 thing may not be as crazy as we thought. Personally, I would not mind being around to see the end of civilization as we know it.

[Tom_PM]

"I want my life back."

Now I get it.

All glory to the hypnotoad.

[bronco67]

It's like the earth farts...but it kills you.

[RadicalSights]

It's about time

[alias]

Hardcore.

[cykoe6]

Damnnn.... that does not sound so good.

[CaptainHowdy]

Personally, I would not mind being around to see the end of civilization as we know it.

That's what concerns me, the fact that we fell special enough the be witnesses of such an enormous event (maybe it has to do with christian upbringing).

[Caligari]

Like I suggested a couple weeks ago, that whole 2012 thing may not be as crazy as we thought. Personally, I would not mind being around to see the end of civilization as we know it.

yep, its the end of the world as we know it and i feel fine.

really.

humans have this stupid notion that they are the shit in this universe when in reality humans are just another life form and millions of years from now when the earth regains its balance it will start up again and the rivers will flow with or without another species similar to us.

[Amputate Your Head]

Most experts in the know, however, agree that if the world-changing event does occur it will happen suddenly and within the next 6 months.

So, if events go against Mankind and the bubble bursts in the coming months, Gregory Ryskin may become one of the most famous people in the world. Of course, he won't have long to enjoy his new found fame because very shortly after the methane eruption civilization will collapse.

Perhaps if humanity is very, very lucky, some may find a way to avoid the mass extinction that follows and carry on the human race.

Perhaps.

or perhaps not. I don't believe we humans are able to collectively get our shit together. We're probably going to go out early and be remembered by no one, anywhere. A fleck of flyshit on the universe that lasted less than the blink of an eye.

It's what we deserve.

[_Richard_]

Like I suggested a couple weeks ago, that whole 2012 thing may not be as crazy as we thought. Personally, I would not mind being around to see the end of civilization as we know it.

i heard from somewhere that both the planets and all the moons needed to align for there to be anything seriously screwed up to occur

[BestXXXPorn]

Holy shit I hope that's not the case... Should I buy a gas mask now in preparation? LOL

[ottopottomouse]

Someone tell Al Gore he's been wasting his time over global warming

[psili]

Humans will die out. We're weak. Dinosaurs survived on rotten flesh. You got diarrhea last week from a Wendy's.

That old man rocks.
http://twitter.com/shitmydadsays

[Martin]

Holy shit. Anybody read the full article? It doesn't look good for us

[mynameisjim]

It was worth it to drive my Escalade.

[Phoenix]

cant they just have massive fires going out there?

CH4 + O2 + 2O = CO2 + 2H20.

some water and carbon dioxide cant be terrible...maybe if you live in the immediate area

[SallyRand]

It's like the earth farts...but it kills you.

Mmmmmmmmmmm...your video concerns a special circumstance which has indeed occured in several lakes in Africa, which events are in no way similar to what is going on in the Gulf of Mexico. The methane discharge in these lakes resulted from decomposition of vegetable and other organic matter combined with the phenomena known as inversion. The lake literally tips over iwth the old bottom becoming the top. The effects of the methane cloud on any life within its range was the same though and inversion can also occur involving carbon dioxide instead of methane.

[Phoenix]

the benzene and the other crap doesnt sound good...holy christ have to stop reading this

[PenisFace]

Everyone dies. Sometimes, you don't make it past birth. Sometimes, you curse your maker for keeping you alive to 105. Either way, we all equally fucked

And our life, our existence, is less than the blink of an eye on a cosmic scale. We are alone, and no one can save us from ourselves. We have one home, and we're not treating it very well (almost as poorly as we treat each other).

Who's going to notice? Who's going to care? We are irrelevant, so much so that in yet another blink of a cosmic eye, we will never have existed. No one will notice, no one will care. Because no one, is. Everything you have done, everything you have been or ever will be, doesn't matter, has never mattered, and will never matter. You? Me? That chair you're sitting on? It's nothing. We, are nothing.

shit that was deep. I'll be here all day, folks.

[IllTestYourGirls]

Someone tell Al Gore he's been wasting his time over global warming

His bank account would disagree

[will76]

http://www.helium.com/items/1882339-...-killing-event

Ominous reports are leaking past the BP Gulf salvage operation news blackout that the disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico may be about to reach biblical proportions.

251 million years ago a mammoth undersea methane bubble caused massive explosions, poisoned the atmosphere and destroyed more than 96 percent of all life on Earth. [1] Experts agree that what is known as the Permian extinction event was the greatest mass extinction event in the history of the world. [2]

55 million years later another methane bubble ruptured causing more mass extinctions during the Late Paleocene Thermal Maximum (LPTM).

The LPTM lasted 100,000 years. [3]

Those subterranean seas of methane virtually reshaped the planet when they explosively blew from deep beneath the waters of what is today called the Gulf of Mexico.

Now, worried scientists are increasingly concerned the same series of catastrophic events that led to worldwide death back then may be happening again-and no known technology can stop it.

The bottom line: BP?s Deepwater Horizon drilling operation may have triggered an irreversible, cascading geological Apocalypse that will culminate with the first mass extinction of life on Earth in many millions of years.

Sounds like fun. It will be like a hurricane party on steroids

[PenisFace]

Sounds like fun. It will be like a hurricane party on steroids

Something like this, then?

[TrainWreckContent]

that sounds like some serious shit....

[crazytrini85]

Like I suggested a couple weeks ago, that whole 2012 thing may not be as crazy as we thought. Personally, I would not mind being around to see the end of civilization as we know it.

I'm with you. I don't fear death, I just don't wait it to hurt.

[halfpint]

Well if it does im gonna die either wanking or in the middle of a huge orgy

[MPGdevil]

Damn, now I have to look for a bunker.

[LickMyBalls]

Bullshit..

[halfpint]

U know what this would make a real good disaster movie for WB

[cgiGeek]

Humans will die out. We're weak. Dinosaurs survived on rotten flesh. You got diarrhea last week from a Wendy's.

too friking funny

[Major (Tom)]

http://www.helium.com/items/1882339-...-killing-event

Ominous reports are leaking past the BP Gulf salvage operation news blackout that the disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico may be about to reach biblical proportions.

251 million years ago a mammoth undersea methane bubble caused massive explosions, poisoned the atmosphere and destroyed more than 96 percent of all life on Earth. [1] Experts agree that what is known as the Permian extinction event was the greatest mass extinction event in the history of the world. [2]

55 million years later another methane bubble ruptured causing more mass extinctions during the Late Paleocene Thermal Maximum (LPTM).

The LPTM lasted 100,000 years. [3]

Those subterranean seas of methane virtually reshaped the planet when they explosively blew from deep beneath the waters of what is today called the Gulf of Mexico.

Now, worried scientists are increasingly concerned the same series of catastrophic events that led to worldwide death back then may be happening again-and no known technology can stop it.

The bottom line: BP?s Deepwater Horizon drilling operation may have triggered an irreversible, cascading geological Apocalypse that will culminate with the first mass extinction of life on Earth in many millions of years.

That's one big ass fart!
ds

[colin farrell]

can someone point me towards the tin foil hat dispensary please. i'm fresh out.

[notime]

You are scaring the people with this info. Scared people don't spend and make the economy halt. Death is inevatable anyway, like paying taxes.

[Dead]

Wrap this up with "Brave New World" Aldous Huxley style, and we have a winner!
Its the end of the world as we know it,..... and I still feel Fine Bring it on, history!

[LickMyBalls]

can someone point me towards the tin foil hat dispensary please. i'm fresh out.

[FetishWeb]

Wow, so that would mean Obama actually is the anti-christ then right?

[Jack Sparrow]

We wont all die just like that. Im willing to bet on that. 10 grand if we all die at once.

[Brujah]

Assume you're right. Why bother with a cover up? If it's over, it's over.

[Amputate Your Head]

Assume you're right. Why bother with a cover up? If it's over, it's over.

To prevent all-out anarchy, which is exactly what would happen. Picture it...

Obama goes on TV and announces that in less than 6 months we'll likely all be dead. At that moment, society and civilization break down. It's every man for himself and if you aren't able to defend yourself and your family, without fail, you won't survive long enough to witness the actual event. Failure = Death.

If such an event were probable enough for our government to own up to it publicly, all rules go right out the window. If everyone knows the clock is ticking, what would you be willing to do to attempt to survive it?

And how would the rest of the world react....