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- InS4n3 - 07-19-2007
As a student of nuclear engineering I can assure you that Japanese nuclear reactors are the most modern and saftest. The media loves to hype up damage and while any news about reactor trouble is indeed scary, it is impossible for modern reactors to have a meltdown, even if an earthquake hit the area. The massive reactor casings are also tested by having derelict planes loaded with jet fuel and then rammed into the side.
Glad to hear everthing is great though. I'm pretty boring, all we get is the occasional tornado since I live near tornado valley.
- Kielanai - 07-20-2007
Eh? Planes are smashed into them? :eek: I didn't know that. Then again, I don't know anything about nuclear engineering, ... or any engineering for that matter. I am impressed. :yes:
The company is trying to say that it shut down like it was supposed to, so that is good. I think most Japanese just fear the results of what leaked and maybe worry about the way the problems were not announced sooner. Other people seem angry that it even exists because Japan is earthquake prone. But what else is to be done? ?( Fossil fuel isn't 100% good either. We do have other smaller sources -- for example, there are some wind mills near the shopping mall here. But until we come up with something better than nuclear, it is what Japan has to depend on for now.
Natural disasters happen everywhere in some way. Wind, lightning, flood, tornado, typhoon, quake, mudslide, volcano, heat wave, drought, blizzard, forest fire ... No place is free of all of these possibilities, ne? :| Every place has at least one potential danger, yet people live in all types of places, so we have to find ways for them to have energy. If we plan toward minimizing the danger, I feel that is the best we can do, until a new energy idea proves better.
- IAMTHEEMPEROR - 07-20-2007
Just had a nearby tornado today, ran through parts of East Connecticut, which is close to us in West Mass. Category 4, which is extremely rare here.
I hope you are okay. - Kielanai - 07-20-2007
That is unusual. I don't remember any tornados when I lived in Boston -- but I lived there less than a year, so I guess I wouldn't really know what is unusual.
Sounds strong, though. I hope everyone that went through it is okay. Tornado would be scary, not only for people, but for all the history in that region. I very much enjoyed seeing the old houses and stone fences and colonial time things. Only bad thing I remember about the weather when I was there was a very, very hot and humid summer. I thought I was going to die not having air conditioning, but I guess New England is like northern Tohoku -- miserable summer heat doesn't last long enough to justify putting a cooler in the home. We have more to worry about with cold weather. (Our summer weather here is ... in August. That's about it. Fans, sweat towels, and cold tea can help us endure heat for about 30 days if necessary.) ^_^
- InS4n3 - 07-20-2007
Eh? Planes are smashed into them? I didn't know that. Then again, I don't know anything about nuclear engineering, ... or any engineering for that matter. I am impressed.
Yes. Several of the newest reactor casing designs (made of lead and concrete, dense materials that absorb radiation well) as well as the Concrete and lead vessels that store radioactive waste are tested by loading up actual derelict planes, loading rockets on the back and filling it with jet fuel to simulate terrorist attacks. I am however, now sure about how it could react to an earthquake, but the point is that it is VERY difficult to damage/destroy/meltdown a reactor.
I am glad everything is ok! I've never been in an earthquake, and I must say I'd rather avoid it. :yes:
- IAMTHEEMPEROR - 07-20-2007
Yeah, it's very strange, this is the second time I've ever heard of a tornado in New England, the first one happened many years ago, I think it was the 1940's, not quite sure. That one also rolled through Connecticut, and made it partway into Western Mass.
I never knew they smashed planes into them either. But the US is very afraid of Nuclear Power ever since a few nuclear accidents occurred. They had a whole community further eastward in Massachusetts that shut down and was completely abandoned after the nuclear plant they were all working at closed due to safety concerns.
And yes, the terrible himidity is the worst part of New England. Sometimes you'd swear it was very thin fog :yes:
I am loaded with stories, I feel like I'm hijacking this thread. I don't even belong in Akavir
- Kodama - 07-20-2007
Quote:Originally posted by IAMTHEEMPEROR
I am loaded with stories, I feel like I'm hijacking this thread. I don't even belong in Akavir
But you do belong in Beyond Cyrodiil, and even if you did'nt, you're still welcome to hijack this thread :yes:
And if you have some stories to tell, feel free to share them with us =)
Stories! ^_^ - Kielanai - 07-21-2007
I love stories. :yes: I love lists, too. Things I learned living in New England ...
1) Paul Revere was short and cabbage was used as a compress for fever in colony times.
2) Apartments near Fenway are so bright at night you can read by the light from stadium. (Not that I lived there. My cousin did. No, I had "THE APARTMENT FROM HELL!".)
3) Said apartment from hell allowed me to learn all about "raccons" -- more than I ever wanted.
4) To get children to stop kicking their ball against your wall, you have to shout, "SMA'TEN UP! KNOCK IT OFF!" like a local, so that your English is clearly understood.
5) You also have to learn how to say "wicked awsome" when something pleases you.
6) Don't go to Lynn.
7) Do go to Quincy (sp?) Square.
8) Some of the nicest people for giving directions have rainbow colored hair and wear leather and heavy chains.
9) Pizza is unbeatable in Boston.
10) Fans do not dehumidify. They only spread the moist air more thoroughly.
11) The road to Concord with all the old stone fences and orchards is lovely.
12) "Grinders" are unbeatable in Concord.
13) "Noreasters" are nasty storms.
14) It's possible to feel like you've really gone back in time when you sit at a plank board table to share beer and some kind of corn mush with friends.
15) You must master the art of learning how to say, "Worchester" in a way that doesn't draw blank stares. Much like visitors coming to Japan must learn how to say "MacDonald's" correctly, or they will get blank stares, too. ... (Makudonarudo)
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RE: Stories! ^_^ - Kodama - 07-21-2007
Interesting facts...Quote:Originally posted by Kielanai
Makudonarudo
Are there any silent letters in that word? Like the "u" ?
Or is that how you actually pronounce it?
No ... - Kielanai - 07-21-2007
It sounds exactly like it looks ... "Ma-ku-do-na-ru-do" (... "-san", if you mean the clown). That's why English speakers will get blank stares if they say the name the way they are used to saying it.
It's because Japanese kana always has two romaji letters to each kana symbol -- except "n" because it is nasal. So, to write it in Japanese, it has to be spelled this way. So that is the way it is spoken, too. :yes:
You didn't like my facts about Massachusettes? I could write a travel guide, ne?