Izzy

Yes. It's spelt "Anakin".

You know, I could, but I get the feeling I would be slightly disrespectful, and somehow come off as arrogant, so I'd rather not.

Well, see, that one was believable. Millions of computers malfunctioning, causing a nuclear holocaust and the end of the human race as we know it. Luckily, scientists are smart and pulled it together.

Lmao. >_>

After of course watching Lasse Gjertsen's original Hypoeractive version, be sure to check out the

Only because more people have them. I know quite a few people that have never used a Mac, and I'm sure that's the case for some Denizens, and obviously people aren't going to vote for something they've never used.

Haha, that reminds me of that one thread. "Personal Personal Computer." Mac FTW. Have I said that yet?

Woah, I was in the shower when I realized my mistake. Thank you shower-tiles. Man the "eureka!" moment feels good.

So that's what trolling is..

Umm... No comment. >_> 14's my favorite. For the sheer geekiness. Back on topic: Joking aside, I would really love to hear from those who voted yes. Opinions? Reasoning? Please?

LMFAO. LIS has amazing taste in comedies. Those were hilarious.

LMAO. Unfortunately not. C'mon man, this is BD. + 500 cool points for figuring out an awesome creative way to off your dad. These may help.

*Looks at Randro and Twin_Bro* ...Can you guys be sure TP never wakes up again?

This is an essay I wrote for school about a year ago. Global Warming - Cyclical or Our Fault? Izzy [Last Name] Global warming is in no way a new thing. Throughout history, there have been periods of time when it has been a lot colder than it is now (the series of ice ages definitely being some of our foremost evidence, as we didn't have much documentation way back when), but also a lot warmer. During the Cenozoic era 65 million years ago (began when the dinosaurs died out, also the beginning of mammals), Earth was about 18° - 27° Fahrenheit hotter than it is now. Clearly humans weren't alive back then, so I can say without a doubt that this was not our fault. Earth's temperature shot up even further after this period, leveled off, went down for a while, we had a few ice ages, and now the temperature is rising again. (Details can be found here: http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/temperature/) There are many theories on what caused all this climate change, the Greenhouse Gas Effect most common among these. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere make the atmosphere retain more of the heat from the sun, as it traps and re-directs the heat as it reflects back off the Earth. Contrary to common belief, green house gases are actually good for us. If we had no greenhouse gases in the air then we'd all be dead, because it'd be very, very, very cold. We are certainly putting more of these, CO2, SO2 and so on into the air, but the effect of that is dwarfed by the two main greenhouse gases, which are water vapor and methane. Though we have significantly added to the amount of methane through cattle ranches, flooded rice fields, and other things, all these gas emissions combined are still behind termites when it comes to the biggest producers of the stuff worldwide. Human production of CO2 and SO2 also doesn't amount to much. A day, the average size volcano can emit anywhere from 20 tons to 10 million tons of S02, depending on volcanic activity, type, and the volume of magma involved. For example, the large explosive eruption of Mount Pinatubo on 15 June 1991 expelled 3-5 km3 of dacite magma and injected about 17 million tons of SO2 into the stratosphere. Along with this, volcanoes release more than 130 millions of tons of C02 into the atmosphere every year. Don't forget that there are thousands of volcanoes! C02 typically does not pose a direct hazard to life because it becomes diluted to low concentrations very quickly. But in certain circumstances, C02 may become concentrated at levels lethal to people, especially in volcanic areas where C02 emissions occur. The point is, volcanoes and termites combined, in one year, produce way more SO2 and CO2 than the human race has in its entire history. Volcanoes came before us, volcanoes will stay pretty much long after we're gone. The planet is going to be fine pretty much fine whatever we do, but we stand some chance of wiping out a fair amount of life. So to conclude, it's mostly a natural process (heh, actually it's kind of arrogant to actually think we have so much affect on our planet), but we are doing something to make it worse, and being natural doesn't mean it'll be good for us. Personally, I'm waiting until 12:01 AM, 1 January, 2013 before any "I told you so.." messages go out.

Are you referring to the Mayan Calender, or do you have other information I'm not familiar with? Either way, I'd like to know. Feel free to PM me if you feel it's in others' best interest not to know, but I'm curious.

Eh, it probably will. As long as everyone realizes it's cyclical, and NOT OUR FAULT (though, we aren't doing much to help), I'm not too concerned. Yeah, we're all going to die one day. But not in 20 12.

Oh? Do tell.

Dude, I wasn't putting you down. I'm sorry if it came off like that. I meant it as "Do you realize that you've just supported what I said before? That's awesome, thanks buddy". I was mocking the fact that some people believe that nonsense, whilst emphasizing it so others could realize just how silly it is themselves. The "I'm not interested in your dopey religious cult" was aimed at no one in particular, and certainty not you. Relax man. Stop misinterpreting my posts. Er... If I managed to offend anyone with the above, sorry. But look on the bright side, you're not going to be killed off!

Do you realize what you're saying? That totally proves the religious cult thing I was saying. Oh no, the apocalypse is coming! Something's going to come and kill us all off, but all the animals and the Earth are going to be fine! ... I'm not interested in your dopey religious cult.

(No problem. I had James explain it pretty nicely to me a while back, so if anyone does need it explained to them, feel free to ask.) Why would we need proof that it isn't going to happen, if there's nothing (convincing) to suggest that it will happen in the first place? That's like saying prove that the flying-sea-monster-unicorn-fairy doesn't exist. It's a waste of time to be honest, because scientists could be busy doing more important things. Like preventing real world destruction at the hands of meteors, and other bad things. And by "world destruction" I mostly mean human. As George Carlin said "The planet has been through a lot worse than us. Been through all kinds of things worse than us. Been through earthquakes, volcanoes, plate tectonics, continental drift, solar flares, sun spots, magnetic storms, the magnetic reversal of the poles...hundreds of thousands of years of bombardment by comets and asteroids and meteors, worldwide floods, tidal waves, worldwide fires, erosion, cosmic rays, recurring ice ages...And we think some plastic bags, and some aluminum cans are going to make a difference? The planet...the planet...the planet isn't going anywhere. WE ARE!"

I don't think I was online when he needed it. By you sending it, he would have gotten it quicker, so yeah.

Why would it? Because some religious cults say it will? Definitely not. And if anyone brings up the Mayan Calender "argument", I'm personally going to kick them.