# What's the point of Global Apocalypse if Wyoming can't have an aircraft carrier?

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**Created:** [February 28, 2012, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-global-apocalypse-if-wyoming-cant-have-an-aircraft-carrier/614200 "2012-02-28T00:03:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-global-apocalypse-if-wyoming-cant-have-an-aircraft-carrier/614200/1 "2012-02-28T00:03:19Z")

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As someone who lived a bit in Wyoming it’s always good to see them put a good solid entry into the crazy legislator sweepstakes.

[http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/\_news/2012/02/27/10520804-wyoming-lawmaker-introduces-doomsday-bill](http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/27/10520804-wyoming-lawmaker-introduces-doomsday-bill)

I am highly disappointed that they have withdrawn the aircraft carrier plans. That was really the cherry on insanity Sundae. I am truly in awe of a brain that can answer the question “If society collapses what would a nation of 400,000 people 1500 miles from the ocean, and possessing 0 navigable waterways, and in general is a near desert , need on D day +1?” with “Aircraft carrier!” And then write it into a proposed law for the whole world to see.

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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-global-apocalypse-if-wyoming-cant-have-an-aircraft-carrier/614200/2 "2012-02-28T00:25:15Z")

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> [@wolfman](#):
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> I am truly in awe of a brain that can answer the question “If society collapses what would a nation of 400,000 people 1500 miles from the ocean, and possessing 0 navigable waterways, and in general is a near desert , need on D day +1?” with “Aircraft carrier!”

[Who says you can’t have a desert aircraft carrier?](http://hawkdog.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/cyclopcarrier.jpg) 😃

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**Author:** ![Bouncer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@Bouncer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bouncer)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-global-apocalypse-if-wyoming-cant-have-an-aircraft-carrier/614200/3 "2012-02-29T20:37:49Z")

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I dunno… is that more or less crazy than Kentucky wanting their own submarine.

[http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/recarch/02rs/HR256.htm](http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/recarch/02rs/HR256.htm)

Regards,  
-Bouncer-

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-global-apocalypse-if-wyoming-cant-have-an-aircraft-carrier/614200/4 "2012-02-29T21:43:56Z")

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> [@Bouncer](#):
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> I dunno.. is that more or less crazy than Kentucky wanting their own submarine.

At least Kentucky borders on two major rivers, and has two sizable man-made lakes at the west end. Submarines could be useful for, say, firing torpedoes at unlicensed fishermen on Lake Barkley. 🙂