# How has Former President Trump pissed you off today? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 20, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640 "2017-01-20T17:21:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 348
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6949 "2019-08-27T02:15:50Z")
What if the hurricane brings along a ladder? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6950 "2019-08-27T02:36:17Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Hey, no worries. I haven’t analyzed it real close, just following my nose. Yeah, he is a bit of a fruit loop. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6951 "2019-08-27T09:57:23Z")
I just want to point out that throwing nuclear bombs on places selling hurricanes would hit quite a few Hard Rock Cafés and lower property values nearby. This would be bad for Trump’s real estate and hotels. There, someone remind Fox News of this, willya? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6952 "2019-08-27T10:04:46Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > I just want to point out that throwing nuclear bombs on places selling hurricanes would hit quite a few Hard Rock Cafés and lower property values nearby. IIRC, nuclear weapons already aren’t allowed in there. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6953 "2019-08-27T11:53:18Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > What if the hurricane brings along a ladder? This is cracking me up this morning. I think I’m on the verge of a nervous breakdown with this fucking administration. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6954 "2019-08-27T12:04:53Z")
How much energy does it take to power a hurricane? Would it even notice an H-bomb? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6955 "2019-08-27T12:35:50Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > I just want to point out that throwing nuclear bombs on places selling hurricanes would hit quite a few Hard Rock Cafés and lower property values nearby. This would be bad for Trump’s real estate and hotels. There, someone remind Fox News of this, willya? Well, it would finish New Orleans off for good, which probably suits him just fine. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6956 "2019-08-27T13:28:49Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > How much energy does it take to power a hurricane? Would it even notice an H-bomb? An atmospheric scientist on MSNBC last night said a hurricane generates the power of an H-bomb every 20 minutes. So…no. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6957 "2019-08-27T13:34:02Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > How much energy does it take to power a hurricane? Would it even notice an H-bomb? According to the [Hurricane Research Division](https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/C5c.html) at the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): > [@NOAA Hurricane Research Division](#): > > …A fully developed hurricane can release heat energy at a rate of 5 to 20 x 10[sup]13[/sup] watts and converts less than 10% of the heat into the mechanical energy of the wind. The heat release is equivalent to a 10-megaton nuclear bomb exploding every 20 minutes. > > …In addition, an explosive, even a nuclear explosive, produces a shock wave, or pulse of high pressure, that propagates away from the site of the explosion somewhat faster than the speed of sound. Such an event doesn’t raise the barometric pressure after the shock has passed because barometric pressure in the atmosphere reflects the weight of the air above the ground. For normal atmospheric pressure, there are about ten metric tons (1000 kilograms per ton) of air bearing down on each square meter of surface. In the strongest hurricanes there are nine. To change a Category 5 hurricane into a Category 2 hurricane you would have to add about a half ton of air for each square meter inside the eye, or a total of a bit more than half a billion (500,000,000) tons for a 20 km radius eye. It’s difficult to envision a practical way of moving that much air around. So no, a fully developed hurricane wouldn’t even notice a typical nuclear weapon (most of which are far smaller than 10 megatons of explosive yield). What it could do, though is to make the hurricane radioactive by the addition of radioactive contamination and fallout as a result of the blast. :eek: As NOAA states in the above link: > [@NOAA Hurricane Research Division](#): > > …Apart from the fact that this might not even alter the storm, this approach neglects the problem that the released radioactive fallout would fairly quickly move with the tradewinds to affect land areas and cause devastating environmental problems. Needless to say, this is not a good idea. So this would appear to be a poor strategy, which of course is why the Idiot-in-Chief is suggesting it. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6958 "2019-08-27T15:37:29Z")
Like so many current White House policies, it’s stupid, futile \*and \*destructive. It’s perfect! ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6959 "2019-08-27T15:40:43Z")
> [@Skypist](#): > > he probably thinks he’s the first to think of it Or else he saw _Sharknado_ and thought it was a documentary. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6960 "2019-08-27T15:57:21Z")
Just remember folks, ‘The adults are in charge now.’ CMC fnord! ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6961 "2019-08-27T16:29:57Z")
The best people. And the obvious place to hold the next G-7 summit is at the[struggling Doral Country Club](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/fl-ne-trump-defends-doral-summit-20190826-lff57c4eijerleskwdcenr4gua-story.html) in Miami. You know who owns it, right? Hint: Emoluments. Eyeroll quote: > [@](#): > > “From my standpoint I’m not going to make any money. In my opinion, I’m not going to make any money. I don’t want to make money. I don’t care about making money,” Trump said. > He said that it also isn’t an attempt to build his personal brand. “No, not at all.” ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6962 "2019-08-27T16:34:33Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > The best people. > > And the obvious place to hold the next G-7 summit is at the[struggling Doral Country Club](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/fl-ne-trump-defends-doral-summit-20190826-lff57c4eijerleskwdcenr4gua-story.html) in Miami. You know who owns it, right? Hint: Emoluments. > > Eyeroll quote: > [@article linked above](#): > > “From my standpoint I’m not going to make any money. In my opinion, I’m not going to make any money. I don’t want to make money. I don’t care about making money,” Trump said. - Trump business motto. ETA: ninja’d ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6963 "2019-08-27T16:55:18Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > The best people. > > And the obvious place to hold the next G-7 summit is at the[struggling Doral Country Club](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/fl-ne-trump-defends-doral-summit-20190826-lff57c4eijerleskwdcenr4gua-story.html) in Miami. Don’t let the [bed bugs](https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/ent-columns-blogs/jose-lambiet/article129651494.html) bite! ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6964 "2019-08-27T16:55:26Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > How much energy does it take to power a hurricane? Would it even notice an H-bomb? This whole issue reminds me of a [XKCD what if](https://what-if.xkcd.com/archive/) scenario. These usually end in absolute disaster, often including the destruction of the planet. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6965 "2019-08-29T02:43:14Z")
We have our uber-pro-military POTUS to thank for this policy change - citizenship will no longer be automatic for children of some US military members living overseas: [Citizenship will no longer be automatic for children of some US military members living overseas | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/28/politics/us-military-employee-citizenship-rule/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6966 "2019-08-29T03:44:42Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > We have our uber-pro-military POTUS to thank for this policy change - citizenship will no longer be automatic for children of some US military members living overseas: [https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/28/politics/us-military-employee-citizenship-rule/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/28/politics/us-military-employee-citizenship-rule/index.html) Well, hey, this is nothing compared to his earlier (and ongoing) stunt of diverting funds targeted for military members’ and their family members’ quality of life (you know, like maintaining barracks and family housing on base, building new family housing where needed, etc.) to his Magical Mystical Marvelous Invisible Wall. If he doesn’t care about their quality of life, then why would he care about their citizenship? And let’s not forget what he said: “If you don’t like it here, leave”. Yeah, and those folks are overseas at the request and for the benefit of the government of the United States. What the hell will it take to get him impeached? ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6967 "2019-08-29T03:54:43Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > What the hell will it take to get him impeached? Classically? A dead girl or a live boy. But this is Trumpus we’re talking about, so maybe several dead boys. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6968 "2019-08-29T13:44:33Z")
Naw. It’d be \*their \*fault if they were found in his bed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640.md?page=347) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640.md?page=349)