# Nuclear meltdown! Holy Godzilla NOOOO!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 12, 2011, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389 "2011-03-12T08:19:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389/301 "2011-03-14T03:05:36Z")
Another explosion at the nuclear plant. ---
**Author:** ![Walmarticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Walmarticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walmarticus)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389/302 "2011-03-14T03:28:28Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Engineers are an evil. A necessary one, but an evil nonetheless. butbutbut, I like using technology ☹ ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389/303 "2011-03-14T03:30:59Z")
It’s nice to see that Second has the good sense to keep digging. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389/304 "2011-03-14T03:31:38Z")
Besides, they’re only minions, doing the bidding of the lawyers. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389/305 "2011-03-14T03:46:07Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Another explosion at the nuclear plant. Fuck. Maybe it’s best that there’s little to no communication in the affected areas. There would be panic. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389/306 "2011-03-14T03:49:38Z")
> **[Volcano in southern Japan erupts](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2011-mar-13-la-fgw-japan-quake-volcano-20110314-story.html)** > > Volcano in southern Japan erupts m Did I forget to mention the volcano on the southern most island is becoming active. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389/307 "2011-03-14T03:59:18Z")
> [@FinnAgain](#): > > It’s nice to see that Second has the good sense to keep digging. Bets on him reaching coal, oil or uranium first? ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389/308 "2011-03-14T03:59:58Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > [Volcano in southern Japan erupts](http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-japan-quake-volcano-20110314,0,2486939.story?track=rss) > m Did I forget to mention the volcano on the southern most island is becoming active. I’d like to repeat something I said just above: _Fuck._ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389/309 "2011-03-14T04:00:31Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > [Volcano in southern Japan erupts](http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-japan-quake-volcano-20110314,0,2486939.story?track=rss) > m Did I forget to mention the volcano on the southern most island is becoming active. How dare you assert that the volcano is caused by the leakage of nuclear radiation from a fission blast! The volcano thingy is just a coincidence! ---
**Author:** ![Silophant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Silophant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silophant)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389/310 "2011-03-14T04:09:16Z")
I hope you’re being serious. Because it is, of course, a coincidence. The nuclear power plant has absolutely nothing to do with the volcano becoming active. Even if the plant was built in the caldera, it still wouldn’t be able to activate the volcano. Edit: It may be linked to the earthquake, but not to the nuclear plant. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389/311 "2011-03-14T04:11:28Z")
> [@kidchameleon](#): > > Bets on him reaching coal, oil or uranium first? Can I get 100 to one odds he hits an old nuclear waste disposal site left by the dinosaurs? BTW its a little known fact that embracing nuclear power is what actually killed off our dino friends. ---
**Author:** ![Walmarticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Walmarticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walmarticus)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389/312 "2011-03-14T04:13:11Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > How dare you assert that the volcano is caused by the leakage of nuclear radiation from a fission blast! The volcano thingy is just a coincidence! I really hope you aren’t insinuating that it actually is. Come to think of it, I really don’t understand this entire thread. Euthanize this train wreck. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389/313 "2011-03-14T04:16:38Z")
Radiation has been detected up to 60 miles from the nuclear plant. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389/314 "2011-03-14T04:18:45Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Radiation has been detected up to 60 miles from the nuclear plant. That really doesnt mean anything either way. You’d be amazed at how sensitive radiation measuring can be. ---
**Author:** ![Raygun99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389/315 "2011-03-14T04:26:22Z")
> [@Walmarticus](#): > > I really hope you aren’t insinuating that it actually is. Come to think of it, I really don’t understand this entire thread. Euthanize this train wreck. No no, shhh. I want to see him explain this. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389/316 "2011-03-14T04:34:30Z")
> [@Walmarticus](#): > > I really hope you aren’t insinuating that it actually is. Come to think of it, I really don’t understand this entire thread. Euthanize this train wreck. It is pretty clear that you don’t understand this entire thread. I was insinuating that it was just coincidence, which it is, but I was being facetious. Facetious is a humor thing. Many do not find it humorous. Such as engineers. And commie lovers! ---
**Author:** ![Walmarticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Walmarticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walmarticus)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389/317 "2011-03-14T04:39:47Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > It is pretty clear that you don’t understand this entire thread. I was insinuating that it was just coincidence, which it is, but I was being facetious. Facetious is a humor thing. Many do not find it humorous. Such as engineers. And commie lovers! This isn’t helping. Stop it! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389/318 "2011-03-14T04:40:06Z")
There are so many threads on the quake/tsunami/meltdown now that I’m sure I could have missed this if it’s been covered, but: What is the danger of fallout to Hawaii and the North American West Coast? Is that about to become a hot topic, so to speak? ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389/319 "2011-03-14T04:43:40Z")
> [@kidchameleon](#): > > Bets on him reaching coal, oil or uranium first? I think he’ll reach his self respect and keep right on going. ---
**Author:** ![groo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecd19e/32.png) [@groo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groo)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389/320 "2011-03-14T04:45:58Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > This will be the most devastating fallout. ☹ Hard to tell. I’d choose fallout over other syndromes. (However, I’m the one who liked The Core.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-meltdown-holy-godzilla-noooo/574389.md?page=17)