buckeyemike Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 The Yellowstone Caldera ia actually a giant hotspot - think of an opening 35m by 45m whose skin has solidified (for now). If it blows (unlikely in our lifetimes, but there has been recent troubling movement), it would be cataclysmic to he US. According to wiki, the last time it blew was 640,000 years ago and released 240 cubic miles of goop. There is a very entertaining account in Bill Bryson's book "A Brief History of Nearly Everything." A Yellowstone mega-eruption is the one thing that could happen that truly scares me. And there wouldn't be a damn thing we could do about it.
KD in CA Posted February 4, 2009 Posted February 4, 2009 Why is this news? Darin's been erupting around here for years! I can't believe it took 20 posts to get this response. We're slipping.
GG Posted February 4, 2009 Posted February 4, 2009 It can't. Think of it like trying to burp, fart and sneeze at the same time. You can't. And if you could, think of the mess. I take it you've never dined at Ryan's Steakhouse or heard stories?
DC Tom Posted February 4, 2009 Posted February 4, 2009 It can't. Think of it like trying to burp, fart and sneeze at the same time. You can't. And if you could, think of the mess. Worst analogy EVER.
YellowLinesandArmadillos Posted February 4, 2009 Posted February 4, 2009 Except blame Bush Or the Messiah, either way we have someone to blame
stuckincincy Posted February 4, 2009 Posted February 4, 2009 I take it you've never dined at Ryan's Steakhouse or heard stories? They had an outlet about 3 miles north of me. 2 years and they were closed up.
buckeyemike Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 Except blame Bush and not Sarah Palin? She's the guvnor, after all.
YellowLinesandArmadillos Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 and not Sarah Palin? She's the guvnor, after all. She is too busy buy expensive Gala dresses in NYC
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